Korg CR-4 User's Manual
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1. 4 TRACK CASSETTE TAPE RECORDER Owner s Manual ems KO RG Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction n direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference Operate this unit at a suitable dis tance from radios and televisions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls Care If the exterior becomes dirty wipe it with a clean dry cloth Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes Keep this manual After reading this manual please keep it for later reference Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Never set any container with liquid in it near this equip ment If liquid gets into the equipment it could cause a breakdown fire or electrical shock Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment If something does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the2. This symbol 44 indicates a caution This symbol indicates advice We ll point you to other pages in the man ual like this p 6 e o o o o o o o o o Features of the CR 4 Key features of the CR 4 include the following High quality multitrack cassette tape deck The CR 4 includes a multitrack cassette tape deck allowing you to use everyday low cost cassette media to make your own multitrack recordings You can record up to four tracks at a time mixing guitars bass keyboards and microphone inputs before creating your own mixes using a stereo cassette deck CD or even to a computer where you can make your own MP3s Ampworks guitar effects The integrated Ampworks guitar effects pro vide you with a wide range of guitar and bass amplifiers that include high quality profes sional sounding digital effects such as reverb delay chorus etc Just plug into the CR 4 and go And you can use the Ampworks effects with the CR 4 to feed a larger amplification system practice your favorite licks and riffs using the CR 4 on its own Other Ampworks effects The CR 4 also provides two microphone mod els allowing you to simulate the sound of two of the world s most famous microphones as well as an acoustic model bypass effect The built in 3 band EQ features a sweepable midrange frequency control for these modes Built in amplifier and speakers To cut down on the number of cables and con
3. o o o o o o o o 0 Using the 4 as a pre amplifier If the CR 4 s speakers aren t loud enough for you use the LINE OUT jacks to connect to a suitable stereo input of another system allow ing you to use the amp speaker modeling and effects through a larger system amp Be sure that the input of the other system matches the output of the CR 4 see the specifications You can damage the CR 4 and the other equipment if they do not match Simply press the REC OL button of any tracks that you want to output through the other system After setting the TRIM levels adjust the pan position PAN and level fad ers of each track The MASTER fader is probably best left at the 7 or 8 position Adjust the overall level with the other unit s volume control You can use the CR 4 to do solo gigs in this way if you ve recorded your backing on two tracks of a CR 4 cassette Play back these backing tracks with a microphone connected to one of the unused tracks and a guitar connected to the other You can use a separate guitar processor or stomp box to give one set of effects for the guitar and use the CR 4 s reverb to add some depth and warmth to your vocals 16 Cassette recorder Track format 4 tracks 4 channels Head configuration 1x4 track record replay head Permalloy 1 x 4 track erase head ferrite Motor type 1 x DC motor capstan and reel motor Tape speed 17 8 i
4. 7 Now you can use tracks and 4 for new tracks along with the previous tracks now bounced onto 1 and 2 Once you ve mixed your first four tracks to stereo there s no way of separating them again So if you decide after recording tracks 5 and 6 that the bass is too quiet or you notice a wrong note there s not a lot you can do about it You may want to usea new cassette for the bounced tracks and preserve your first four tracks on the origi nal cassette e e o o o o o o o 0 o o Using the noise reduction As part of the Ampworks effector there is a noise reduction system built in If you re play ing a noisy guitar or using a microphone in a noisy situation this allows you to cut out the unwanted sound in quiet passages while let ting through the wanted sound when the threshold level is reached Adjust the threshold level by pressing and holding the TAP button and turning the EFF DEPTH control 13 Ampworks effects MID FC GAIN TREBLE MIDDLE BASS VOLUME EFF DEPTH 6 666620 MODELING 2 RES 4 2 a B gt vocat you O Yg These rotary dials allow you to choose a model to add life to your playing as well as allowing you to select a digital effect o o o o o o o o 0 What is REMS z7E I1S Resonant structure and Electronic cir cuit Modeling System is KORG s proprietary sound modeling technology which precisely re
5. 4 Use this road map as a quick guide to find important features of your 4 Connect the AC power adapter here and turn the CR 4 on and off with this switch POWER DC 12V 6 8 Stereo mastering cassette CD etc is C connected here LINE OUT SPEAKER R L OFF ON Speakers turn these on and n off with the rear panel switch You can also use headphones as an alterna tive monitoring metho A track cassette deck and transport controls Cassette transport controls are just the same as on any cassette deck PHONES MAIN SUB Ampworks effect Use this to ive your playing a distinc Stereo head Mixer section Controls the FANS a ying hones go in p g input levels record enabling here and output levels of the tracks as well as the effects for the tracks and the pan positions Guitars basses microphones synthesizers and so on go into these 1 4 inch jacks Setting up the CR 4 To use the CR 4 you need to make enough room on a level firm surface for the unit itself and also leave enough space for connections There are two kinds of connections to make as well as the power connection the audio con nections to the CR 4 and the connections from
6. and right of side A are played back with the tape trav eling in one direction and the other two left and right of side B are played back with the tape traveling in the other direc tion With the CR 4 all four tracks play in the same direction Also the CR 4 does not feature noise reduction e e o o o o o o o 0 o o About the Ampworks effects When you play an electric guitar or bass part of the total sound comes from the instrument itself and a significant part comes from the amplifier and speakers Although you may love the sound of your favorite guitarist you know that it s going to be difficult to set up a massive stack of tube amplifiers and speakers in your home to sound just like him The Ampworks effects in your CR 4 simulate some of the world s most famous and best loved amplifier speaker combinations allow ing you to get just the sound you want without the large heavyweight stacks In addition there is a digital effects unit allow ing you to add reverb delay and so on giving that extra professional touch to your playing Full tone controls and gain and volume con trols just like on a full sized guitar amplifier give you complete control When you use an acoustic guitar the two microphone models and the acoustic setting provide you with added flexibility and control Full instructions on how to make the most of this feature are provided in this manual p 14 Finding your way around the CR
7. are a few more techniques that you can use to help with your recording Multi track recording The CR 4 allows you to record four tracks at once The example we gave above only recorded one track at a time If you are recording a group of musicians you can record more than one track at once and adjust the balance later You can record on a pair of tracks either 1 2 or 3 4 Press one REC OL button and then the other REC OL button of the pair to arm You can also arm and record on all four tracks by using four fingers to press all four REC OL buttons together If you are recording on more than one track remember that only one track at the most can use the Ampworks effects Don t try to press more than one EFFECT switch at the same time o o o o o o o o 0 Expanding the inputs You can use a small mixer to mix together sev eral different instruments for example a ste reo chorus rhythm guitar and a buttonboard with the bass and use this to feed two tracks The other two tracks can then be used for lead guitar and vocals Typically you ll create a stereo sub mix using the small external mixer and record the left and right outputs of the mixer on two tracks When you come to mix down you ll pan these two tracks hard right and hard left eecccccc 6060 60 006000 9069 Expanding the number of tracks The CR 4 is restricted to four tracks on a cas sette but you
8. effect see the appropriate section p 14 Prepare the track for recording arm it using the REC OL button and adjust the fader as you did for the rhythm machine so that the REC OL indicator barely lights on the loudest bass passages Press PLAY and play the bass part along with the recorded rhythm part PLAY Use the fader of track 2 the rhythm track to adjust the relative levels so that you can hear the bass while still having the rhythm section loud enough to play in time Record the bass part as you did the rhythm part Remember to safe the track by pressing the REC OL button when you re done Making your first recording o o o o o o o o 0 o Recording a guitar This is almost the same as recording the bass Use track 3 for the guitar part Unplug the bass from input 1 and connect the guitar to input 3 Adjust the TRIM as you did for the bass and don t forget to turn down the TRIM on track 1 You will probably want to choose another Ampworks amp speaker combination and effect for the guitar as well as adjusting the tone controls etc p 14 Remember to turn track 3 s EFFECT switch on and track 1 s EFFECT switch off a maxi mum of one EFFECT switch can be on ata time you can turn off all EFFECT switches by pressing the switch that s on lightly to turn it off When you have adjusted the guitar recording volume using fader 3 you should use faders 1 and 2 to adj
9. store where the equipment was purchased THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive
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11. 89 336 EEC and mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery operated apparatus means it con forms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC COPYRIGHT WARNING This professional device is intended only for use with works for which you yourself own the copyright for which you have received permission from the copyright holder to publicly perform record broadcast sell and duplicate or in connection with activities which consti tute fair use under copyright law If you are not the copyright holder have not received permission from the copyright holder or have not engaged in fair use of the works you may be violating copyright law and may be liable for damages and penalties If you are unsure about your rights to a work please consult a copyright attor ney KORG TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT COMMITTED THROUGH USE OF KORG PRODUCTS Company names product names and names of formats etc are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Table of Contents Introduction SES EIER 4 Unpacking your CR 4 see vang aUa Re emus er iab 4 About this manual
12. See s ose rade e eee we 15 Further uses for the CR 4 5 16 Using the CR 4 as a guitar combo esee mr RSS ERES IRAE 16 Using the CR 4 as a precamplifier 16 Specifications 7 7 17 Cassette recorder Ate Pe Sees eerie 17 Physical specifications Serena nes e 17 Audio specifications and performance 17 ac akna maa pa A RR PRR aE E E E E 17 Dimensional drawing 17 Block Diagram 18 Introduction Unpacking your CR 4 When you first open the packing for your CR 4 you should find the following as well as this manual The CR 4 itself e An AC power adapter Your warranty card and other service infor mation Contact your KORG dealer if any of these items are missing Save the packing in case you ever need to return the CR 4 for service LA Only use the AC adaptor supplied with your 4 and make sure that the voltage marked on the adapter matches your household AC voltage If you are in any doubt consult your KORG dealer About this manual In this manual we ll use the following conven tions Steps that you follow are marked in order like Connect the power 2 Switch on the power switch When we mention a control or indicator on the CR 4 we put it in brackets like PLAY
13. ause the CR 4 only plays tapes in one direction you will get half the stated recording time on a tape Keep the listening levels low High levels can destroy hearing and you never get it back 0 0 0 About multitrack recording As we mentioned earlier the CR 4 allows you to perform multitrack recording Multitrack ing allows you to record the different parts of a piece of music separately meaning that if you play a perfect guitar solo but make a mess of the vocals you don t have to record everything again just the vocals There are three basic phases to multitrack recording tracking overdubbing and mix down We ll explain a sample session in this manual 9 and also give tips on more advanced recording you can do with your CR 4 p 13 In tracking the basic foundations of the song are recorded Most people find it easiest to record the rhythm parts for example drums and per cussion bass and rhythm guitar first and then add the lead and vocal lines When overdubbing you add other parts on top of the basic parts you recorded earlier And when you mix down you adjust the level of the individual parts and their position in the stereo field their pan position and make a stereo recording on a separate master cas sette MD or CD recorder Note that if you try play back the CR 4 tapes in an ordinary stereo cassette deck or the other way round on an ordinary ste reo cassette two tracks left
14. can record more than four tracks in a song if you use a mixdown stereo recorder It s probably best to use a digital CD or MD recorder as your stereo recorder to avoid tape hiss and noise building up 1 Record the first four tracks as described above p 9 2 Mix down to the stereo recorder p 12 and rewind your CR 4 tape to the start of the recording or insert a new tape 3 Connect the LINE OUT of the stereo recorder to inputs 1 and 2 of the CR 4 You may not want to add any effects to these tracks just yet so make sure all EFFECT switches are off 4 Arm all the CR 4 tracks from 1 through 4 so that you write over the previously recorded tracks Move the TRIM controls and the faders of tracks 3 and 4 to their lowest level all the way down 5 Play back the stereo recording and adjust the TRIM controls of tracks 1 and 2 6 Start recording on the CR 4 and play back the mixed stereo recording from the begin ning Disconnect the stereo recorder from the CR 4 inputs and safe all CR 4 tracks If you re using a cassette recorder as your stereo recorder you can take the mixed cas sette from the stereo recorder and put it in the CR 4 The stereo tracks will become tracks 1 and 2 on the CR 4 Remember you cannot use noise reduction on your stereo cassette recorder and because the track lay out of the CR 4 is different to that of an ordinary cassette recorder you must use only one side of the stereo cassette
15. cts from 80ms to 4 sec ROTARY onds The tap interval is exactly equal to the modulation speed FLANGE Sets the flanger modulation speed from 160ms to 8 seconds The tap interval is equal to half the modulation speed TREM Sets the tremolo modulation speed from 65ms to 2 seconds The tap interval is equal to twice the modulation speed DELAY Sets the delay time from 80ms to CHO DL 1 second The tap interval is exactly equal to the delay time REVERB Sets the reverb decay time from CHO RV about 0 5 seconds to 8 seconds The tap interval is equal to half the reverb decay time Note that you cannot use the TAP button with the COMP or WAH effects If you want to use an external amp modeler or record Ampworks effects without modeling turn the MODELING TYPE control to AC EQ This position turns off Ampworks amp modeling function and allows you to use three band EQ noise reduction and effects as desired 15 Further uses for the CR 4 e e o o o o o o o 0 o o o Using the CR 4 as a guitar combo To use the CR 4 as a very portable guitar combo with built in amp modeling and built in effects 1 Connect your guitar to track 1 Press the REC OL button and adjust the TRIM and fader levels p 10 2 Switch track 1 s EFFECT switch on and select your amp speaker model and effects p 14 3 Now you can play Adjust the overall vol ume with the MASTER fader
16. e mixing down make sure that the master meter s 6 indicator is only lighting in the louder passages If it is continuously lit you will overload the amplifier of the CR 4 and cause distortion If you re recording to a digital recorder such as a CD or MD recorder remember that digital distortion is extremely unpleasant you should adjust the input levels of your recorder or if it has no recording level controls the MASTER fader On the other hand if you make the recording too quiet you may hear background noises and tape hiss which you don t want You may want to move the MASTER fader to about the 4 position and get a balance before adjusting the master level 10 MASTER There are no absolute rules for mixing but you should try to avoid making one part too loud at the expense of all the others Mix positions You can also use the PAN controls to position the different tracks in the mix Typically lead vocals reside in the center equally balanced between the left and right channels If you have recorded a stereo source stereo rhythm machine synthesizer etc on two tracks you will probably want to pan these 12 tracks hard left and hard right to keep the orig inal stereo image produced by the source Typically the aim is to make the listeners feel as though they are really there listening to the original performance but you can often use pan po
17. ended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distribu tor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty R KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan 2004 KORG INC Printed in China
18. hythm machines synthesizers or other input devices connected to the CR 4 Then switch on the CR 4 POWER DC 12V Now you can switch on the recorder if this is connected We always recommend switching on equipment starting with the source and finishing with the final destination Switch off equipment in the reverse order ending with the source 0 0 0 0 0 Inserting the tape It s a good idea to invest in a tape cleaning kit and clean the heads of the CR 4 before and after every recording session we do not suggest that you use dry cassette type head cleaners cotton swabs and tape head and rubber cleaning fluid kits are ideal This will help you maintain a high standard of recording and will make your work sound much better You may also want to consider the use of a tape head demagnetizer Follow the instructions of the demagnetizer for opti mum results Remember to use only CrO2 tape Type tapes Setting up the CR 4 You may want to take up any slack in the tape cassette using a pencil before you load it into the CR 4 1 Lift the cassette lid use your fingers there s no eject button 2 Mark the tape with your project song name and the date and add CR 4 so that you know in the future that it s a multi track tape 3 Insert the tape fully rewound to the start with the full spool on the left side It s a good idea to always use the same
19. impedance 10kQ Dimensional drawing 434 mm 17 1 io et e nm jm en c m O 666666 0 0O G O o 4 3 ii e 1 81 ww 9p 322 12 7 20 re 5810 US uu 6 ww p 17 g 9 9 9 aa INOUT 1 z 10dBV 50dBV INOUT 2 10dBV 50dBV INOUT 3 nx tOdBV S0dBV INOUT 4 r 10dBV 50dBV L gt gt gt oL cH2 oL CH3 oL oL 9 E EFF SW 1 EFF SW2 EFF SW3 EFF SW 4 REC FUNCTION LEVEL 4ch RECORDER Q MASTER LEVEL gt METER 1098 SdB 008 508 gt 4444 LINE OUT L i0dBV R HEAD PHONE 18 D00802300A D a J D Q A e a e 4 4 gt E Q E e m 2 pnubw S ISUMO IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify that this product is int
20. ith metal plate VALVE A tube bass amp with the ULTRA LO switch turned ON LA STUDIO A bass amp that is typical of the LA sound AC EQ 3 band EQ for direct line input and acoustic guitar VOCAL 1 Widely used Austrian condenser microphone sound VOCAL2 Standard dynamic microphone Ampworks effects o o o o o o o o 0 Effects In addition there are eleven digital effects you can apply to your playing and vocals These are listed here COMP Produces consistent levels and sustain WAH Auto wah applying a wah effect that responds to picking When the EFE DEPTH control is in the left half this effect produces a down sweep and when in the right half produces an up sweep CHORUS Vintage chorus FLANGE Vintage flanging PHASER Vintage phasing TREM Vintage tremolo ROTARY Simulates a rotary speaker DELAY Delay REVERB Simulates a spring reverb CHO DL Vintage chorus and delay CHO RV Vintage chorus and spring reverb The TAP control Use the TAP control to match the timing of the digital effects with your music TAP O Use it in the following way press the TAP button a number of times The last two taps determine the timing of the effect The indica tor by the TAP button shows the current effect speed Use tap timing with the following effects CHORUS Sets the modulation speed for PHASER these effe
21. n sec 4 76 cm sec Wow and flutter 0 25 Fast wind time Approx 120 seconds C 60 tape Tape Compact Cassette rec ommended tape lt C 60 High bias CrO2 Typell 70us 3180us only Headphone outputs 1 4 stereo phone jacks Output level 10mW 10mW Output impedance 300 Frequency response 50Hz to 12 5 kHz 3 dB Signal to noise ratio 43 dB Total Harmonic Distortion Better than 3 0 at 1kHz Channel separation Better than 40 dB at 1kHz Erasure 65 dB at 1 KHz Physical specifications Effects Amp cabinet 11 models models Effects 11 noise reduction EQ Bass midrange and treble controls Power requirements supplied power USA CANADA EX 120VAC60Hz KA233 adapter UK EUR 230VAC 50Hz UK KA236 EUR KA239 AUSTRALIA NZ 240 50Hz Not included Power consumption 13 W via the supplied adaptor Physical dimensions 434 x 103 x 322 mm w x h x d 17 1 x 4 1 x 127 in Weight main unit 4 9 kg 10 8 Ib e e o o o o o o o 0 o o Audio specifications and performance Mic line inputs 1 4 unbalanced phone jacks Input level 504 or higher Input impedance 1MO Speakers Speaker type Bass reflex 8 cm 3 1 Peak output power 2 5W 2 5W LINE OUT 2 x RCA jacks Output level 104 Output
22. nections you need to record you can use the built in bass reflex speaker system Or if you get a bit carried away you can keep your playing to yourself and a friend using the dual headphone facilities this means that a singer and guitarist can both use headphones at the same time Easy operation The CR 4 has been designed to be as easy as possible to operate If you can use a stereo cas sette deck you can use the CR 4 to make your own recordings Read through this manual to find out what you can do with the 4 and how to do it e o o o o o o o o o A few dos and don ts There are some basic safety precautions at the beginning of this manual which you should read and note In addition please note the fol lowing Keep the tape heads clean using cassette head cleaning kits available from most electronic stores Cassette tapes are sensitive to magnetic fields Don t use the CR 4 near TV sets or computer monitors and don t store the cassettes anywhere near these devices or near equipment with large electric motors Introduction Avoid smoking eating or drinking over the CR 4 Smoke particles food crumbs and spilled liquids are the enemies of fine audio gear Use the best possible new cassettes Type II wherever possible for high quality results Useshorter tapes whenever you can Avoid C 90 or longer tapes if possible because the tapes are thin and may stretch or even break Bec
23. oudest parts TR 2 3 Move the fader up for track 2 so that it s between 7 and 8 the unity gain posi tion Set the TRIM and faders of tracks 1 3 and 4 to their minimum levels this prevents any unwanted noise from intruding on your recording 4 Press the REC OL button for track 2 so that the REC OL indicator flashes green Play the rhythm machine again If the indi cator turns red the signal is too loud Pull down the fader a little GRECO 5 Adjust the MASTER fader for a comfort able monitoring level from the headphones and the speakers CET 1111 MASTER amp Be careful not to damage your hearing or the speakers or headphones 6 Stop the rhythm machine If you need to rewind it to the start of the song do so 7 Press the RECORD button which also presses the PLAY button The tape starts moving and recording starts on track 2 Start the rhythm machine RECORD PLAY You can also use the PAUSE button to prepare for recording without actually hav ing the tape moving press and hold the RECORD button and press the PAUSE button Making yovr first recording 8 When you reach the end of the rhythm track stop the rhythm machine press the PAUSE button and then press the STOP button Rewind the tape to the zero posi tion where you started the recording Turn down track 2
24. produces the complex character and nature of both acoustic and electric instruments as well as electronic circuits in real world environ ments FEMS emulates a wide variety of sound generation characteristics including instrument bodies speakers amp cabinets acous tic fields microphones vacuum tubes transistors etc e o o o o o o o Controls MID FC GAIN With the VOCALI VOCAL2 VALVE LA STUDIO and AC EQ modeling set tings adjusts the mid frequency With other settings acts as a gain control The higher you turn this control the more distortion you will add to the sound TREBLE adjusts the amplifier high frequency range MIDDLE adjusts the amplifier mid frequency range BASS adjusts the amplifier low frequency range VOLUME adjusts the amp volume EFE DEPTH adjusts the level of the digital effects TAP sets the speed of some of the digital effects p 15 14 TAP EFFECT There is also another combination function noise reduction 13 Modeling type The models available are CIN Clean channel of a high end 100 watt hand made amp BLK212 2x12 combo amp indispensible for country or blues players Brilliant channel of a VOX UK 80S UK manufactured 100 watt mas ter volume head from 1983 UK MDN UK manufactured 100 watt mod ern amp NU METAL High gain amp w
25. s TRIM control and disconnect the rhythm machine 9 IMPORTANT Press the REC OL button for track 2 to make it safe and prevent you from recording over it CREME When you start recording you will record on any armed track with its REC OL button pressed even if nothing is con nected to the track inputs Remember to disarm or safe a track when you have finished recording it e e o o o o o o o o o o o Recording a bass 1 Connect your bass to the TR 1 input TR 1 TR2 TR 3 TR 4 2 Play your bass and dias the TRIM con trol for track 1 so that the TRIM indicator only lights briefly on the very loudest notes ie TR 1 3 Now we ll use the effects Turn on the effect for track 1 using the track s EFFECT switch EFFECT Select an amplifier speaker model using the Ampworks rotary control MODELING 10 There is no right or wrong model to choose here different amplifier models suit different guitars and playing styles Experi ment until you find the basic sound that suits you best You can add an effect such as chorus to thicken up the sound using the Ampworks rotary control EFFECT Use the Asap works contol to adjust the tone of the bass as well as the gain and amount of effect if you use one MID FC GAIN TREBLE MIDDLE BASS VOLUME EFF DEPTH For full details of how to use the Amp works
26. side side A of tapes for multitrack recording That way you won t be confused in the future 4 Close the cassette lid 5 Press PLAY to play the tape for about ten seconds press STOP and press the tape counter reset button F FWD 0238l 21 This prevents you recording on the non recording leader tape at the start of cas settes You are now ready to start recording as explained below p 9 Making your first recording For this recording let s assume that you are starting with a bass and drum part on the first two tracks and the drum sounds will come from a rhythm drum machine The bass guitar will be recorded on track 1 and the drum part on track 2 There s also one gui tar part track 3 and one vocal part track 4 Of course your arrangement may be different but we suggest you read through and follow this example as closely as you can We ll record the bass using the Ampworks effects We ll record the rhythm machine first with no effects and then play the bass part backed by the recorded rhythm machine using the Ampworks effects e e e o o o o o o o o o Recording the rhythm machine 1 Connectthe mono output of the rhythm machine to the TR 2 input TR 1 2 TR 4 2 Adjust the level etc of the the rhythm machine and play it Adjust the CR 4 s track 2 TRIM control so that the red indi cator lights very briefly on only the very l
27. sitions for special effects and an unnat ural pan position or change to the pan posi tion is an attention grabber Remember that people listening on mono equipment AM radio etc won t hear the benefits of this though Making the mix When you ve adjusted the level you should 1 Rewind the CR 4 tape to a little before the start of your recording 2 If you re mixing to a tape rewind the ste reo tape to a little before you want to start the mix you don t need to do this if you re recording to disc Put your stereo recorder in record ready mode 3 Play back the CR 4 tape and if your stereo recorder has meters watch them carefully at the loudest parts to make sure that you are not recording at too high a volume Adjust the recording level or if your stereo recorder has no recording level controls lower the CR 4 s MASTER fader 4 Rewind the CR 4 tape to a little before the start of your song 5 Play back your CR 4 tape 6 Start recording on your stereo recorder in the quiet passage before the song actually starts 7 Attheend of the song stop your recorder and then stop the CR 4 tape 8 You can now listen to the mixed tape It s quite possible that you will not get it per fectly right first time so be prepared to do it again and again until you get it right When you ve finished we suggest you clean the tape heads of your CR 4 before turning it off and putting it away More advanced techniques Here
28. the unit You may want to look at the road map p 6 before going much further o o o o o o o o o o o Connections to the CR 4 Connections to the CR 4 include microphones guitars synthesizers and rhythm units etc TR 1 TR 2 TR 3 TR 4 O All of these are made through the 1 4 jacks on the front panel amp We always suggest that you connect and disconnect equipment to and from the CR 4 and turn equipment on and off with the headphone and speaker MASTER vol ume turned down This protects your ears as well as the speakers and headphones e eoe o o o o o o o o Connections from the CR 4 The connections that you need to make from the CR 4 are the headphones and the connec tions to the master stereo recorder Connect headphones to the 1 4 PHONES jacks on the front panel Use the MAIN jack if you are only connecting one pair of head phones the SUB output doesn t work on its own PHONES MAIN SUB PK SZ Connect any standard cassette recorder etc using the RCA jacks on the rear panel of the CR 4 These should be connected to the REC IN or IN of the recorder LINE OUT R L 0 0 0 0 Connecting the power Making sure that the AC adapter is the correct voltage for your region connect the plug of the power cord to the power inlet of the CR 4 and the plug of the adapter to an AC outlet Switch on any r
29. ust the playback volume of the pre viously recorded bass and rhythm to match the volume of the guitar Remember that this is only to help you play in time when you re ready for the final mixdown you can adjust the volumes as you want Let s take a look at the PAN controls These allow you to position the tracks between the left and right speakers or all in the left or right speaker if you want When you re recording especially when you re using headphones you may find it helpful to play back the previously recorded tracks in one channel and the track you re recording in the other PAN Turn down the track 3 TRIM control and unplug the guitar Turn the track 3 EFFECT switch off and safe the guitar track when you re done so you don t accidentally record over the top of it o o o o o o o o o o Recording vocals For this track track 4 use a microphone for the vocals If you use speakers while you record with a microphone there s a risk of feedback Turn the speakers off using the switch on the rear panel and use headphones for this track SPEAKER OFF ON When you use the TRIM control to adjust the input volume you will probably have to turn it clockwise in order to get the correct level microphones have lower levels than other input sources There are two built in microphone modelers VOCALI and VOCAL2 which you can use with your vocal line as well as the aco
30. ustic AC EQ position but you can use other models if you want You will probably want to add a little reverb or echo to your vocal line to make it sound a bit more spacious Make sure the track 4 EFFECT switch is on to enable the models and or effects Use the REVERB or the DELAY setting here and adjust the tone etc so that it suits your voice you may want to make a few test record ings and listen to them to see how you really sound Remember to turn the REC OL but ton on while you re recording and off when you re playing back You don t need to record all the vocals in one take You can record the first verse and chorus for example stop the tape record the next verse etc This works as long as there is a short space between the vocal passages otherwise the vocals will start to sound a little patchy Once you ve recorded the vocals you re ready to start mixing down to make a stereo record ing Once again remember to safe the vocal track so you don t record over it To prevent any accidental recording on your multitrack cassette you can punch out the write protect tab from the recording side side A 11 Making yovr first recording o o o o o o o o o o Mixdown For mixdown it s a good idea to use speakers rather than headphones so turn the speakers back on Unplug the headphones to achieve the best sound quality from the LINE OUT Mixing levels When you r
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