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Korg PXR4 Musical Instrument User Manual

1. If no song has been recorded on the card Make New will appear automatically Quick start 4 Record gt p 25 Specify the recording track Press the track 1 REC SELECT PTE metz key to make the O symbol D r CABI EQ MOD AMB appear for track 1 Check the input level Hold down the SHIFT key and press the MIXER to switch the DISPLAY indicator in the screen to PRE pre fader level d ZA a A a D EV CSC et DISPLAY PRE While watching the level meter turn the INPUT TRIM knob a little at a time to adjust the recording level Set the level as high as possible without allowing the level meter to reach CLIP Set the recording level Hold down the SHIFT key and press the MIXER key to switch the DISPLAY indicator in the screen to POST post fader level DISPLAY POST While watching the level meter slowly raise the TRACK fader for that track As you gradually raise the TRACK fader the level meter of the input track will change according to the level of the input track Set the level as high as possi ble without allowing the meter to reach CLIP To hear the sound that is being input raise the PHONE LEVEL konb MAS
2. Effect parameters A MOD CHAIN5 Effects marked by an asterisk Chorus generate the effect sound from Flanger the L channel of the input and ModDelay produce a stereo effect from L R Trem Pan When using these effects be sure PitchStt to input the signal to the L chan Phaser nel or to Send L if using the Octave effect as a master effect Filter SlowAtk AMB CHAIN1 CHAIN2 CHAIN3 CHAIN4 HAIN5 CHAIN6 CHAIN7 ICHAIN8 Delay Echo StDelay pring N R GATE CHAIN1 CHAIN2 CHAIN3 CHAIN4 CHAIN5 CHAIN6 CHAIN7 CHAINS SE GATE NR GATE GATE Troubleshooting No sound Is the power of the PXR4 and or connected devices turned on gt p 14 Are the amp or headphone connections correct Can t hear the playback The MASTER fader or PHONES knob may have been set to 0 The track volume level may have been lowered After using the faders for effect editing or after using the faders to adjust pan or send the position of the faders may not match the actual volume levels After pressing the EXIT key to exit the current mode raise and lower the faders so that the actual volume levels match the fader positions and then adjust the levels appropriately If when using punch in out you cannot hear the play back for other than the specified recording range of the recording track you may have turned the Auto
3. At this stage the current time has not yet been moved 2 Select the mark that you want to delete Turn the dial to select the mark number that you want to delete Press the CURSOR right key gt p 66 3 Confirm the mark for deletion The mark number shown in the value display of the DelMark page is the mark that will be deleted If you want to delete this mark press the CURSOR right key to delete the mark When you delete a mark that mark number will be vacant and the next registered mark will use that number In such cases the mark numbers will no longer match the order in which the marks were registered Setting the InTime OutTime ToTime and EndTime to marked locations You can register marks at each of the InTime OutTime ToTime and EndTime locations used in track editing gt p 43 If you want to set these locations without regard to marks select the mark that is closest to the desired time and press the CURSOR down key to switch to the time dis play for that mark In the same way as when changing the current time location use the CURSOR left right keys so that the counter unit that you want to change is blinking and turn the dial to set the time By pressing the PLAY key at this time you can hear approximately two seconds of playback starting at the selected time location The time location you set here does not affect the mark If you want to register this location to a mark press the
4. Operating time when using batteries Dimensions Weight 2 hours Backlit off 124 mm W x 110 mm D x 34 mm H 265 g not including batteries Analog digital input output specifications A D D A conversion 24 bit Sampling frequency lt GUITAR INPUT gt Connector Input impedance Maximum level LOW HIGH 32 kHz 6 3 mm phone jack unbalanced 470 KQ LOW 940 KQ HIGH 8dBu typ 14dBu typ Rated level LOW HIGH Source impedance lt LINE INPUT gt Connector Input impedance Maximum level Rated level Source impedance lt OUTPUT gt Connector Output impedance 44dBu TRIM max 4dBu TRIM min 38dBu TRIM max 2dBu TRIM min 6000 mini stereo phone jack 10kQ 2dBu 50dBu TRIM max 10dBu TRIM min 6002 mini stereo phone jack 1kQ Maximum level 0dBu Rated level 12dBu Load impedance greater than 10 kQ lt PHONES OUTPUT gt Connector Output impedance Maximum level lt USB gt Connector Supported OS mini stereo phone jack 10 Q 7 mW 33 Q type B Windows Me 2000 or later Mac OS 9 0 4 or later Included items Appendices SmartMedia 16 Mbytes PXRC 00S AC adapter soft case notice for improvement Appearance and specifications are subject to change without Appendices 00000000000000000 E eye 25 INPUT SELECT switch 25 In d ex Bloen 44 Insert eftfect 35 EFFECT derse 64
5. ToTime and EndTime For each of these use the dial to select a mark number that you registered Then press the CURSOR right key amp The To End time must be in the range of 50 200 of the In Out time By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location gt p 32 8 Select PitchFix Use the dial to select whether the pitch will remain the same or will change For this example select Yes to fix the pitch Then press the CURSOR right key 9 Execute the operation When the display asks ExpOK press the CUR SOR right key to execute the operation When the data has been expanded compressed the display will indicate Finish O Press the PLAY key to play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing gt p 21 amp This operation will take longer to be completed the Fin ish display according to the length of the specified region In Out O peration o OOO Copy Virtual Track copying to a virtual track This operation copies the data of an entire virtual track from its beginning to end to another virtual track of the same track or to a virtual track of another track SrcTrk SrcVTrk DestTrk DestVTrk a h As
6. eat aey H 3 lt gt Bla a E DE 1 BPM Beats Per Minute xekkKNKKRKK NK KKK KKK KKK KK KNN 040 240 Specifies the tempo OO TTT 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Specifies the time signature A EE EeEREE O ff 01 50 Turns rhythm on off and specifies the rhythm pattern Refer to Rhythm pattern list gt p 91 4 Rhythm Rhythm Level wv 00 50 This sets the volume of the rhythm Parameters i OOOO P2 EditSong Song editing operations These operations edit or rename a song amp It is not possible to Undo after executing these operations l Happetap oo 2 Dopet D La d Tu 3 Del Grp o D Ban unn w n nonn umna E nmn re Lu P 2 1 NameSong Change the name of a song This operation changes the name of the currently selected song gt p 24 P 2 2 CopySong copy a song This operation copies the selected song to the specified destination song number DOSISONG anias aniani anaa 1 99 Select the copy destination song number The numbers that can be selected are 1 last existing song 1 s COP ORR ua ias Yes No If you select Yes and press the CURSOR right key the copy will be executed the song will be copied to the copy destination song number DestSong If DestSong is an existing song number subsequent songs will be renumbered upward by one amp Undo is not available for this operation Parameters i P 2 3
7. 2 Display the EditSong page Press the SYSTEM key then use the CURSOR up down keys to select EditSong and press the CUR SOR right key 3 Select the Delete operation Use the CURSOR up down keys to select Del Song and press the CURSOR right key 4 Confirm the song number DestSong that will be deleted Make sure that 1 is selected as the song number and press the CURSOR right key 5 Execute the Delete operation The display will ask Del OK If you press the CUR SOR right key the display will ask Sure and when use the dial to select Yes and press the CUR SOR right key the song will be deleted If you press the CURSOR left key you will return to the previous page When the Delete operation is completed the display will indicate Finish Operation Step 10 Track editing The PXR4 provides the following track editing operations For details on each parameter refer to p 56 Virtual Track select a virtual track Copy Track copy a track Insert Track insert blank space Erase Track erase a track Delete Track delete a track Expansion Compression expand or compress a track Copy Virtual Track copy to a virtual track Delete Virtual Track delete a virtual track If an error message is displayed during track editing make a note of the content of the error message Then press the EXIT key to return to the previous page and try the editin
8. CardUtl page and press the CURSOR right key Access the CdRecvey page Use the CURSOR up down keys to access the CdRecvey page and press the CURSOR right key Execute the Card Recovery operation When the display asks Ready select Yes and press the CURSOR right key Formatting a card Format amp When you format a card all the contents of that card will be 1 2 erased Access the CardUtl page Use the SYSTEM key and CURSOR up down keys to access the CardUtl page and press the CURSOR right key Access the CdFormat page Operation Use the CURSOR up down keys to access the CdFormat page and press the CURSOR right key Execute the Format operation When the display asks Format select Yes and press the CURSOR right key When the display asks Sure select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the Format operation When formatting is completed the Song Create page will appear gt p 23 This section explains the function of the parameters that appear in the display each time you press a key LO CATE O Here you can check the current location set the counter display and use the counter to change the current time P1 Location Counter counter display The counter displays the current location time of the cur rently selected song Use the CURSOR up down keys of the LOCATE key t
9. Send R send levels 85 Appendices gt Is the return level set to 0 or close to 0 Press the EFFECT key to access Effect mode press the CURSOR right key several times to display EffRetLv and raise the return level Final effect does not apply gt Is the effect insert location correct Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT key and set EFFECT ASSIGN to FINAL gt p 35 Rhythm Can t hear rhythm sounds gt Is rhythm selected Hold down the SHIFT key and press the RHYTHM key and in the page that appears set Rhythm to a setting other than Off The rhythm icon will appear in the upper right of the display The rhythm volume may have been lowered Press the SYSTEM key and when Tempo appears press the CURSOR right key four times to display RhythmLv Then adjust the rhythm volume The recorder may be stopped Press the PLAY key to play back The rhythm will sound when the recorder is recording or playing If you want to hear the rhythm while the recorder is stopped press the SYSTEM key to display Tempo and press the CURSOR right key to enter the Tempo Edit page Rhythm sound does not stop volume is too loud Has the rhythm been turned on If the rhythm icon is displayed hold down the SHIFT key and press the RHYTHM key and turn the Rhy
10. symbol key to stop to the track number of the track that will be recorded track 1 3 Begin bounce recording Refer to steps 3 7 of Combining tracks 14 onto two tracks Play your instrument while recording takes place Layering additional performances onto one track Use this method when you want to add additional mate rial while preserving the audio that is already recorded on the track As an example here s how an external input source can be layered onto the audio of track 1 1 Select the bounce mode Hold down the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE key to switch the BOUNCE setting to DUB dub bing EFFECT DISPLAY MIXER Assign BOUNCE PRE LEVEL DUB 2 Select the track Press the REC SELECT key to assign a O symbol to the track number of track 1 which you will be recording 3 Adjust the recording level on the input device and begin recording Refer to 1 Recording methods steps 1 9 Operation L Step 4 Playback This section explains basic playback on the PXR4 and how to play back songs consecutively 1 Playback 1 Select the song that you want to play back and set the time location For details on how to set the time location refer to poz 2 Start playback Press the PLAY key The gt PLAY PLAY icon will light Use the TRACK faders to adjust the vol
11. 0 10 Adjusts the level at which com pression is applied 2 GATE ATTACK 1 10 Adjusts the attack time 3 GATE RELEASE 1 10 Adjusts the release time 4 BLANK WE It is not possible to turn the GATE off If you do not want to apply the effect set GATE THRESHOLD to 0 Effect parameters E Effect Program List Se a ee ee ae eee ACOU SIM CL COMP 50 S 60 S 70 S 80 S 90 S 2001 TREMOR STRAYCAT PIEZO BLUES ROCK METAL JAZZ COUNTRY OCTAVE FUNKY PHASHED SHIFTER SLOW ATK U VIBE FLANGE 2X DELAY Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 Chain1 WAH SOLO Cham S aoe B BOOTS B OVDRV B DSTOCT B CLN DY Chain3 Chain3 Chain3 Chain3 Chain3 Chain3 MOTOWN B Chain3 PICK Bor FINGFLAN B SLAP MIC ACOU MicAcou2 ACOUS DI AcousDi2 VOC MIC VOC MIC2 MIC DI MIC DI2 DRUM MIC DrumMic2 KB LO EQ KB MIDEO KB HI EQ KB WD EQ KB WD3EQ Chain3 Chain3 Chain3 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain4 Chain2 Chain2 Chain2 Chain2 Chain2 Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Bass Guitar Ac Guitar Ac Guitar Ac Guitar Ac Guitar Vocals Vocals Vocals Vocals
12. Punch in out re recording a portion of a track 27 Count in recordingafteraspecifiednumberofmeasures 28 3 Bounce combining multiple tracks ccoooccocoooona o 29 Combining tracks 1 4 onto two tracks 29 Combining three tracks and one external input source OTE One e AAA A 30 Layering additional performances onto one track 31 Step 4 PlAYOACK sisiscsanwesncessavsuissicivesssncssansvanrsiaivesareS 1 1 PlaYD Kuina anda 31 Double speed Play bad scsi 31 HalEspecd playback dei 32 Consecutive playback Chain Play playing songs one alter ano ter deere 32 2 Other types of playback sssssssssnssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 32 Step 5 Viewing and changing the time location 32 1 Switching the counter display ssccscsseesssseeeeseeeees 32 2 Changing the current time location ccsssessseees 32 3 Using Marks to change the time location 33 Repisteriia a Mark santi 33 Changing the timelocationin order ofthemarknumbers 33 Changing the time location in order of the locations RE SISTCKEC PO Cach Matos 33 CIES E E 34 Setting the InTime OutTime ToTime and EndTime to marked locations E 34 Step 6 Mixer adjustments sssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn DD 1 Selecta mixer parameter ssssssssnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 35 Adjusting the level volume pan stereo position and send level assess 35 Using the faders to adjust mixer settngs 35 Step 7 Using effects sssssssnnsnnnnnnnnn
13. Re specify the time settings correctly MarkFull The number of marks has exceeded the limit Delete unneeded marks No Card No card is inserted gt Insert a card If a card is already inserted turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power back on NoLength When executing a track editing operation the InTime and OutTime or ToTime and EndTime were set to the same time location Set each time correctly N otReady In Mark mode either the mark is one that cannot be erased or the mark cannot be erased because the recorder is operating Appendices Marks and 00 cannot be erased If another mark is displayed press the STOP key to stop the recorder and then erase the mark RecSave Do you want to save the recording as long as there is space on the card This will be displayed after the CardFull warning is displayed Select Yes to save the recording on the card or No to discard the recording and not save it SameVTrk You are attempting to edit the same virtual track of the same track gt Check your track selection SngFilEr The song data is incorrect or has been damaged gt Execute CdRecvry gt p 62 If an error message still appears use DelSong p 42 to delete that song SongFull The maximum number of songs has been exceeded Dele
14. STORE MARK key to create a new mark If you turn off the power without saving the song the mark will not be saved p 15 Operation _ OOO Step 6 Mixer adjustments By using the mixer to adjust the volume tone and pan ning for input recording or playback of each track you can create the most effective overall sound Select a mixer parameter In Mixer mode use the CURSOR up down keys to switch between mixer parameters Level Pan Send L Send R track 1 2 3 or 4 You can also switch parameters in the same way by holding down the MIXER key Adjusting the level volume pan stereo position and send level After pressing the MIXER key press the CURSOR up down keys several times to select the desired parameter The selected parameter will be shown when you select MIXER as the DISPLAY setting Use the CURSOR left right keys to select the track that you want to adjust and use the dial to edit each value For details on the settings of each parameter refer to p 66 Using the faders to adjust mixer settings The TRACK faders are assigned to adjust the track input recording or playback level volume However the faders can also be assigned to adjust mixer parameters other than the levels For the procedure refer to Using the faders to select edit parameters in 2 Selecting and setting parameters gt p 20 Operation TN Ste
15. The data will be saved to Num2 P 4 3 CdFxLoad Loading an effect user file This operation loads the effect user data into internal memory 1 LOG NUM tana Int 1 2 Select the effect data load source Int Load the initial settings preset data 1 Load from Num 1 the data that is loaded at power on 2 Load from Num amp It is not possible to load a user effect program individually P 4 4 CdRecvey Recover card data This operation checks and recovers a card gt p 54 Press the CURSOR right key to execute the Card Recover operation P 4 5 CdFormat Format a card This operation formats initializes a card A card that has been used by another device must be formatted gt p 54 amp All the data on the card will be lost when you execute the Format operation P5 System System related settings Here you can make settings for the mixer and for record ing P 5 1 MixerSys Mixer settings Here you can set mixer related parameters These settings are common to all songs L AUDI nod Off On Specify whether the input source of a track selected for recording RecSelect will automatically be switched according to the status of the recorder When using punch recording we suggest you turn this setting On On For tracks selected for recording the input will be switched automatically according to the status of the recorder External input when the recorder is stopped Track input when the re
16. and use the INPUT TRIM knob to adjust the input level so that the level does not reach CLIP when the loudest sounds are produced 2 Specify two tracks for recording Press two REC SELECT keys 1 2 or 3 4 to specify the tracks that you want to record adding two O GE symbols to the track numbers in the display You can also listen to rhythm while you record gt p 41 You can also apply an effect to the input source gt p 36 To listen to the sound that is being input raise the TRACK faders and the MASTER fader to about 6 H Operation TN 4 Set the recording level Hold down the SHIFT key and press the MIXER key to switch the DISPLAY setting in the screen to POST post fader level SHIFT REC PLAY While watching the level meter use the TRACK fader of that track to adjust the recording level so that the level does not reach CLIP when the loudest sounds are produced Set the current time to the location from which you want to begin recording For details on how to set the time refer to p 32 Verify the tracks for recording Verify that the display shows a O symbol for the track numbers that you will be recording If not press the corresponding REC SELECT key Press the REC key to enter record standby mode Press
17. the same way The number of effect modules depends on the effect type Also the editing order of the effect modules may not match the connection order 4 Adjust the volume of the effect After making settings in step 3 press the CURSOR right key to display the ProgMVol effect volume setting page While you listen to the output use the dial to adjust the setting Using the faders to edit the effect When editing an effect module DRIVE LMT CABI EQ MOD AMB and if Effect parameter is lit you can use the corresponding fader to directly edit the param eters TRACK faders 1 4 are assigned to parameters 1 4 and the MASTER fader is assigned to parameter 5 A If you use the faders to edit parameters the actual current volume will not match the fader positions Shortcuts using the REC SELECT keys In Effect mode REC SELECT keys 1 4 are shortcuts to the four effect module select pages and the MIXER key is a shortcut to the Effect Save page When you are ina module select page the corresponding key will act as the on off key for that module Saving an effect program An effect program you edit will not be saved automati cally To save an effect program you like you must exe cute the following procedure To save an effect program As an example we will explain how to edit the currently selected effect and save it in user area number U03 with a new name 1 Ed
18. 000 127 P 2 1 DelMark Delete Mark Delete a mark This can also be edited by TRACK fader 3 Here you can delete the selected mark When the mark 10 Leve A 000 127 selection is displayed pressing the CURSOR right key This can also be edited by TRACK fader 4 will delete that mark 1 DelMark Delete Markt All 01 99 P 2 1 Pan Pan adjustment This will indicate the selected MarkNumber that you Adjusts the stereo position Pan of each track selected for deletion Press the CURSOR right key to l Panf E L30 Cnt R30 delete the mark 1 2 3 4 Refer to P 1 1 Level All If you select End for MarkNumber all marks will be deleted amp The marks at 00 End and cannot be deleted P 3 1 Send Send level adjustment L ch Adjusts the level sent from each track to the left channel of the effect Setting this will have no effect if the effect insert location is not set to MASTER Le E e 000 100 1 2 3 4 Refer to P 1 1 Level P 4 1 SendR Send level adjustment R ch Adjusts the level sent from each track to the right channel of the effect Setting this will have no effect if the effect insert location is not set to MASTER T Send TE 000 100 1 2 3 4 Refer to P 1 1 Level MIXER DISPLAY Here you can select the information that will be displayed in the level meter Hold down the SHIFT key and press the MIXE
19. 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track 2 EditMode na Fast Best Select the unit of time used for editing gt Copy Track 4 3 INTIMO ccusccscnseusenccneescnccnneeccnncaeenccnnaceuscnsngeeuscnscneesenngonanscas Specify the starting time in the edit destination track d QUE MB coccion rr Specify the ending time in the edit destination track Be ESO A o ro oi O E Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation 59 Parameters Pn P 3 5 DelTrack Delete Track Delete data from a track This operation deletes track data from the In Out region of the edit destination track DestTrk When this operation is executed the track data of the In Out region will disappear and the track data that follows the deleted data will be shifted forward 1 Destinia Ee EE 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track Lo EI diia ads Fast Best Select the unit of time used for editing gt Copy Track 4 3 INTIMO cccrrccccnorrcrracno rro rro Specify the starting time in the edit destination track d QUE MB cccccoiccco corran rro Specify the ending time in the edit destination track 5 DOK alas Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation P 3 6 ExpTrack Exp Cmp Expand compress a region of a track This operation expands or compresses the track data of the In Out region of the edit source track SreTrk so that it will
20. 3 Begin bounce recording Refer to steps 3 7 of Combining the sound of tracks 1 4 into two tracks 4 Anew song will be created The new song created as a stereo file will be added to the end of the existing song There are some limitations on how the completed stereo file can be edited Step 12 Saving to your computer When a recording or editing operation is completed the PXR4 automatically writes the data into the card Song data saved on the card can be sent to your computer and saved backed up When there is little space remaining on the card or when you have completed a song you should save your data on a medium other than the card amp A card for use with the PXR4 must not be formatted on a computer or digital camera etc The card must be formatted by the PXR4 itself Making USB connections to your computer The PXR4 has a USB connector for direct connection to your computer making it quick and easy to back up your important song data amp You must use the AC adapter when using the USB connec tor Load a file Wl SE Save a file The procedure will differ according to the operating sys tem of your computer Windows users Supported versions Windows Me 2000 or later 1 Use a USB cable to connect the PXR4 to your com puter Connect the USB connector to the USB jack of the PXR4 Make sure that the connect
21. 37 Funk03_ 47 Disco01 Disco02 azz01 o Sbeatos 20 16beat08 30 Rock07 40 BigBeatt 50 N lt o k O SS N ju Wu LA Appendices Specifications lt Recorder section gt Number of tracks Recording format Recording time when using 16 MB SmartMedia 4 tracks x 8 virtual tracks 4 tracks simultaneous playback 2 tracks simultaneous playback 16 bit MPEG1 Layer 2 compression 32 kHz Hi Quality approx 11 minutes 1 track Standard approx 16 minutes 1 track Economy approx 33 minutes 1 track maximum of approx 270 minutes 1 track Economy when using 128 MB Recording time may vary slightly depending on conditions of use Number of songs Mark points Tempo Metronome types Rhythm types Track editing Song editing Counter 99 songs per card 100 points per song 40 240 32 55 Copy Insert Erase Delete Time Expansion Compression Rename Copy Delete Min Sec Msec Meas Beat Tick lt Mixer section gt Structure lt Effect section gt Structure Effects lt Tuner gt Detection range Calibration lt Card gt Usable cards lt General gt Power supply 4 ch 2 ch when using sub input function Guitar Insert Master Final One of the above can be selected for use 100 preset 100 user 27 5 Hz 2093 Hz fixed at A 440 Hz 3 3V SmartMedia 4 128 Mbyte included AC adapter or two AA alkaline batteries sold separately
22. CURSOR right key to jump from one item to the next 4 Set the return balance from the master effect to LR Press the CURSOR right key to display the EffRt Bal page and use the dial to adjust the setting 5 Use the send level to adjust the depth of the effect Enter Mixer mode and adjust the send level while you listen to the L R playback from OUTPUT p 35 Using a final effect One stereo in out final effect is built in For example you can use a dynamics type effect such as a limiter to make the overall level more consistent 1 Select the final effect Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT TUNER key to switch the EFFECT ASSIGN display to FINAL final effect 2 Select an effect program Press the EFFECT TUNER key to enter Effect mode and turn the dial to select an effect program Play back the song to listen to the L R output and hear the result of the selected effect Operation o OOO 2 Editing an effect You can edit the effect program selected for each effect type amp If you move to another mode or turn off the power without saving the edited effect your settings will be lost If you will want to use the edited effect again you must perform the Save effect operation Effect programs and chains The combination of effect modules that can be used simul taneously and the order of their connection is referred to as a chain The PXR4 provides eight chains t
23. DelSong Delete a song P 3 1 V Track Select virtual tracks This operation deletes the selected song DESISONG acia 1 99 Confirm the number of the song that will be deleted DO OK ra Yes No When you select Yes and press the CURSOR right key the display will ask Sure and then the song will be deleted The DestSong will be deleted and subsequent songs will be renumbered downward by one amp Undo is not available for this operation P3 EditTrk Track editing operations These operations select virtual tracks and edit tracks that have been recorded The tracks selected in the V Track page for tracks 1 4 will be the tracks that are affected by these operations Although the time range of the edited data can be set during the editing operation you can also use Mark locations that were registered using the STORE MARK key gt gt OIC 1 Ww PF i 5 Fa Sc A ge Zoe us 2 lt gt O55 6 lt gt 030 T fe a CC 20 GE A A 927 3 a OFF 7 v FIA yo mm A A Ge ak D gt OIG A Yrs 8 rao Here you can select the virtual track for each track Each track has eight virtual tracks A H Select one of these virtual tracks for recording playback on each track Track editing operations other than CopyV Trk DelV Trk will affect the virtual track you select here Other virtual tracks will not be affected by your editing operations If you select a virtual tra
24. Drums Drums Keyboard Keyboard Keyboard Keyboard Keyboard Internal MIC FINALMIX POP_MIX CLUB_MIX ROCK_MIX STD_MIX LIM HiEO LIM MidO LIM LowQ TAPE_SIM DIGI_SIM BrightHL MiniHall BrightPL Room_RV SpringRV Echo Voc_Chor VocFlang VocMoDly VocPhasr PsftEcho St_Flang St_Pitch St_Phase St_Chors Final Final Final Final Final General General General General General Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master St_MdDly SoftComp HardComp SoftLimt HardLimt UltraLim LowRngEQ MidRngEQ Hi_RngEQ Max_Bass Cl_Sound NaturlEQ LowCutEQ LowBstEQ Hi_BstEO Hi_CutEO DigiGate Radio_EO DriveLim Max_Lim PP_Delay SweepFlg Oct Dely PDlyEcho Pan Echo Se Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain6 Chain8 Chain5 Chain5 Chain5 Chain5 Master Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert General General Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert General General General Master Master Master Master Master Effect parameters Effect Chain List For each chain the following effects can be selected DRIVE LMT US HI G CABI EQ CHAINS _ CHAIN6 LowEQ MidEQ HighEQ WideEQ1 WideEQ2 2x12AC30 WideEQ3 WideEQ3 2x12 CIA BDrum D 4x10 Twd 4x12 Cls_ GE 4x12 Mdn
25. a SONG siii 57 P 2 3 DelSong Delete a SOMG coocconconnonnonanonnoneonconaonaons 58 P3 EditTrk Track editing operations oomccocoreooocoononos 58 P 3 1 V Track Select virtual tracks 58 P 3 2 CpyTrack CopyTrack Copy a track 58 P 3 3InsTrack InsertTrack Insertblankspaceintoatrack P 1 8 EffectReturn Effect return level setting 65 59 P 1 9 EffectBalance Effect return balance setting 65 P 3 4 ErsTrack Erase Track Erase data from a P 1 10 Rename Write Name and save an effect 65 o EE EAEE AEE EE E 59 P2 Tuner Tuner FUNCTION sssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 65 SCH DelTrack Delete Track Delete data from a track MARK E 66 P 1 1 SelectMark Select amark 66 P 3 6 ExpTrack Exp Cmp Expand compress a P 2 1 DelMark Delete Mark Delete a mark 66 to AAA A 60 MIXER 66 P 3 7 CpyV Trk Copy a virtual track wo ee 61 CUCU E EE ERR EEEEERRER E OOS E EEN EE EE RER EE EE RER E ESSERE E EE ERR EE EEN P 3 8 DelV Trk Delete a virtual track s ss 151100111 61 P 1 1 Level Volume level adjustment un 66 P4 CardUU Card related functions cssssssscsseessseeeass 61 P 2 1 Pan Pan adjustment enpa 66 P 4 1 CardInfo Information P 3 1 Send L Send level adjustment L ch EECH 67 View card Information 61 P 4 1 SendR Send level adjustment R ch 67 P 4 2 CdExSave Saving Ge GC EE 62 DISPLAY vccccccccccccccccecacccuauacscusuunusususcucususnusus
26. can turn on the backlight Slide the POWER BACK LIGHT button to the amp symbol and the backlight will light amp If you are using batteries turning on the backlight will shorten the operating time 3 Turning the power off Make sure that operations such as song playback or recording are completed and turn off the power by fol lowing the power on procedure in reverse amp Before you power off you must press the STOP key to save the song to the card amp Turn the volume of all connected devices to the minimum setting and turn off each power switch in order beginning with the last device that receives the audio signal amp Never turn off the power when the card access icon is dis played Doing so will destroy not only the selected song but may also destroy the songs on the card as well as the Smart Media itself Listening to the demo songs The included card contains demo songs Here s how you can listen to these demo songs 1 Connect headphones or a monitor amp to the PXR4 Make connections as described on p 12 2 Turn on the power of the PXR4 gt p 13 Introduction jj 3 Set the TRACK fader of the PXR4 to 8 and the V OO OU 4 MASTER MASTER fader to 0 4 Select the song that you want to play back p 23 Step 2 2 Selecting a different song 5 Ifa O symbol is displayed at a track number in the display press the corresponding REC SELECT key so tha
27. cccccnoncccnnnncnnnnnccnnnnnnnns 27 Manual pGumnch Am cee 28 Manual punch 0Ut cconnccnincn o 28 R RECI Sassari 71 REC ELECE E 69 PECO E eene eeere errr ere 25 Recording level ue 26 Recording trat 25 IGGL E OOO 21 63 Removable DISK wisnnsessensepessessayentontes 52 MEW E 71 RYO A 40 57 Rhythm volume 41 57 Rhythm paternal 41 57 ROOE Ee E 53 S Send level occccccccnnnnnnnnnnnncnocoss 35 66 Se 54 IT ani n 69 SEN OCA EE 13 Ee 23 IEN 24 NOW SONS E 23 Select the song criadas 23 EE 56 DON CCN 90 POE Op En pee 41 57 Delete SONS sentarse 42 58 SONS COPs 41 57 DONE Nada 41 57 Son TORIET eaten 53 ONE Irae 23 56 SS Ee 44 Stereo MP2 SONB ee 51 54 68 EIS her ee 71 STORE MARK anos 69 lis 63 SS AA 57 E 20 T Ten PO sana E 40 57 Time LOCATON ps 32 Changingthecurrenttimelocation 32 Appendices Lime E 40 57 TO TING EN 34 45 Track edit ooooonnnnnnnnncnnnnnoninnnnnes 43 58 Copy Ue al orita 43 58 Copy Virtual Track 49 61 Delete Track 47 60 Delete Virtual Track 49 61 Erase Track 46 59 Expansion Compression 47 60 Insert Track 45 59 TRANSPORT EEN 70 o E 22 65 U UNO crac 21 63 UNOS Sa 63 DD esa E E 52 64 V Virtual track 26 43 58 Volume level cccncccccnncnnnnnnnnnnnn 66 W WINCOWS cccccncnnnocccccccnnccnnnnonononananininos 52 Appendices Block diagram TUNER HIZ LO OO INPUT ASSIGN O SEND L SEND R MASTER L MASTER R SELE
28. edit page gt Copy Track 2 3 Select InsTrack insert blank space Select InsTrack Then press the CURSOR right key CURSOR GA 4 Select the DestTrk Use the dial to select the track number into which the blank will be inserted For this example select 1 Then press the CURSOR right key 5 Select EditMode gt Copy Track 7 Select the InTime and OutTime For each of these use the dial to select the mark num ber that you registered at the desired time Then press the CURSOR right key gt Copy Track 8 9 By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location 7 Execute the editing operation When the display asks InsOK press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation When the blank has been inserted the display will indicate Finish 8 Press the PLAY key to play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing gt p 21 Erase Track erasing a track This operation erases the specified region In Out of recorded track data When you erase the region the data in that region will change to silence In Out DestTrk DestTrk Blank As an example here s how to erase the In Out region o
29. ici aa ea 88 Rhythm pattern liSt sssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn DL le UNC CON ECK Analog digital input output specifications 92 INCIUACA MMS cuna 93 Je 7 GEO q 4 OU d ICT ICH rio O 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 per form record broadcast sell and duplicate or in connection with activities which constitute 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 Whatis Zems LYFEMS Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System is KORG s proprietary sound modeling technology which precisely reproduces the complex character and nature of both acoustic and electric instruments as well as electronic circuits in real world environments FEMS emulates a wide variety of sound generation characteristics including instru ment bodies speakers amp cabinets acoustic fields micro phones vacuum tubes transistors etc Introduction Than
30. in the edit source track gt p 35 6 QUiTIMl cocoscncorcracnn crono rr rr Specify the ending time in the edit source track gt p 35 7 TM coc rrccccn cocoa rro cr rr rr Specify the time location in the edit destination track p 35 3 COPY OK Praia Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation P 3 3 InsTrack Insert Track Insert blank space into a track This operation inserts blank space into the In Out region of the edit destination track DestTrk When this operation is executed the track data that fol lows the inserted blank data will be shifted toward the end of the song Parameters i OOM 1 Deia 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit source track 2 EQUI Odia Fast Best Select the unit of time by which the data will be edited Copy Track 4 3 INTIMO ccssccccsteesncccnneeccnconsenccnnaeusccnnaeeuscnsageeuscnscneensnnganaenens Specify the starting time in the edit source track d QUE MB coccion orcos rra rr rr Specify the ending time in the edit source track da MIO coa Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation P 3 4 ErsTrack Erase Track Erase data from a track This operation erases the track data in the In Out region of the edit destination track DestTrk When this operation is executed the track data in the In Out region will be erased leaving silence 1 Dest rk isa aos 1 2 3 4 1
31. nector Set the INPUT SELECT switch to GUITAR If you want to tune using the internal mic set this INPUT SELECT switch to MIC If you want to tune an instrument connected to LINE set this switch to LINE However in the case of an instrument connected to LINE only the L channel can be tuned 2 Enter Tuner mode While stopped press the EFFECT TUNER key to enter Tuning mode If EFFECT ASSIGN has been assigned press the EFFECT TUNER key once again to enter Tuner mode DRIVE LMT CABI EQ MOD Amb E BPARAM 1 SPARAM2 HPARAM3 BPARAM4 PARAMS 3 Tune your instrument Make sure that your guitar is connected to the GUI TAR INPUT jack and play a string on your guitar The character display area of the screen will function as a tuning meter and will display the note name Tune the string while watching the amount of tuning difference displayed in units of cents and the meter in the display The reference pitch frequency is A 440 Hz When the tuning is correct SHIFT REC PLAY cup If you do not want the sound to be heard while tuning set the MASTER fader to 0 Exit Tuner mode Press the EXIT key to exit Tuner mode Step 2 Creating selecting a song 1 Creating a new song Before you ca
32. or EXIT key Selecting a different song To select the next numbered song Press the FF key to move to the beginning of the next numbered song To select the previous numbered song If you are at the beginning of the song 00 00 00 press the REW key Operation TN If you are in the middle of the song press the REW key to move to the beginning of that song and then press the REW key once again to move to the previous song amp When you switch songs the volume level of each track will change to the level at which the faders were when you switched songs Please be aware that depending on the fader settings playback may occur at a high volume Changing the name of a song A newly created song will be named NEW SONG So that you will be able to tell your songs apart we recom mend that you change the song name A song name of up to 16 characters can be assigned Characters available for a song name To change the name of a song 1 Select the song whose name you want to change 2 Selecting a different song 2 Press the SYSTEM key and then use the CUR SOR up down keys to display EditSong edit song SHIFT REC PLAY Press the CURSOR right key to display Name Song name song Press the CURSOR right key to
33. p 36 e Play internal rhythms along with the playback gt p 41 Step 5 Viewing and changing the time location This section explains how you can change the time loca tion within a song 1 Switching the counter display The counter display format shown in Locate mode can be switched according to your needs You can select one of the following three formats e minutes seconds 1 1000 second e measures beats 1 96 beat e Fr minutes seconds time remaining for recording In Locate mode you can press the LOCATE key to switch the display format gt p 56 2 Changing the current time location 1 In Locate mode press the CURSOR right key When the counter is displayed pressing the CUR SOR right key will make the counter display blink 2 Use the dial to change the time location Now turn the dial to change the location To adjust the amount unit of change use the CURSOR left right keys to change the blinking unit Moving toward the right will switch screens allowing you to move in smaller units VO If LocMoni gt p 63 is turned On you will be able to lis ten to the sound while you change the time location 3 Press the EXIT key to return to normal Locate mode When you press the EXIT key you will return to the initial counter mode To move from th
34. the REC key The REC REC icon in the dis play will blink Press the PLAY key to start recording When you are ready to begin playing press the PLAY key Recording will begin Play your instru ment During recording the REC REC icon and gt PLAY PLAY icon in the display will be lit 9 Press the STOP key to stop recording To stop recording press the STOP key The REC REC icon and gt PLAY PLAY icon will go dark and recording will stop 2 Additional recording Using virtual tracks to record The PXR4 is a four track recorder but each track has 8 vir tual tracks A H You can select one of these for record ing and then switch virtual tracks to use the PXR4 as though it were a 32 track recorder 1 Select the virtual track on which you will record In the V Track page select the virtual track on which you will record gt p 43 2 Adjust the recording level of your input device and record Refer to 1 Recording methods steps 1 4 Overdubbing listening to the playback while you record another track The technique of listening to the playback of previously recorded tracks while you record another track is called overdubbing For
35. to recover the data USB Your computer does not recognize the PXR4 Is the USB cable connected correctly gt p 52 Re connect the cable Your computer does not release the PXR4 The procedure will depend on the operating system of your computer gt p 52 W hen you connectthe PXR4 you are requested to install software or a device driver _ Does the operating system version of your computer support the PXR4 gt p 52 Appendices Messages CardLock While USB connected it is forbidden to remove the card from the PXR4 Do not disconnect the USB cable when this message is displayed Doing so may damage the data in the card Data can be written from the computer to the card inserted in the PXR4 CdFormat gt p 87 Display indicates CdFormat CdN otRdy While USB connected no card is inserted into the PXR4 or the card cannot be accessed gt Insert a card If a card is already inserted turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again In this state it is possible to disconnect the USB connection CdRecvry gt p 87 Display indicates CdRecvry CrdReady While USB connected the computer is ready to access the card inserted in the PXR4 Data can be written from the computer to the card inserted in the PXR4 In this state it is possible to dis connect the U
36. track of the edit destination track de DOV a t NEE Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation P4 CardUt Card related functions These operations let you view information about a card and check or format initialize it amp All the data on the card will be lost when you execute the Format operation 1 Carded io lt gt pu mam mannm II v y 1 I Er ee E a um E mmn p me 2 aE e Und bei DU sl man sep n nunna mamn n nan v y E 1 L Po mum sm e A 3 ai Ou muan v y ta PoP E meig a gt DOLL 4 Bama Fuad E elen ec CB sg adn Bi PO Poi pepo rP Tire A DL 5 Bast Pdi Bati E Sne Zu roa P 4 1 Cardinfo Information View card information Here you can view the card type and the amount of free area 1 Card MB iinn 4 8 16 32 64 128 This displays the type of card that is currently being used The units are Mbytes 61 Parameters A Lie Freel ida This indicates the percentage of space available on the currently used card De space that can be written P 4 2 CdFxSave Saving an effect user file This operation saves the effect user data to the card 1 Save NUM iros 1 2 Select the save destination for the effect data The normal effect write operation gt p 40 will always over write the data onto Num1 EFF If you do not want to over write select 2 1 The data will be saved to Numl the data that is loaded at power on 2
37. type select one of the four types GUI TAR INSERT MASTER or FINAL This selection will determine the chains that can be selected To select a chain select an effect program that uses the desired chain gt p 82 For example if you want to edit a program based on CHAIN1 select GUITAR as the effect type and select preset program 50 S If you want to edit a program based on CHAINS select MASTER as the effect type and select preset program Pan Echo It is not possible to change the chain used by each of the fac tory preset effect programs Editing an effect 1 Select the effect type that you want to start with Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT TUNER key to switch EFFECT ASSIGN to the effect type that you want to start with 2 Select an effect program Press the EFFECT TUNER key to enter Effect mode and use the dial to select the effect program that you want to edit 3 Select an effect module and set the parameters Press the CURSOR right key to display the selection page for the first effect module If you turn EffctSel to Off that module will be off After making your selection press the CURSOR right key to move to the parameter setting page for that module Parameter pages exist only for the effect parameter indicators that are lit When you finish making these settings you will be in the next effect module select page Make settings in
38. 000000000000000000 2 Connect your guitar 2 Turn the power on Connect a shielded cable mono phone plug to your guitar Connect the other end of the cable to the PXR4 s GUITAR IN jack gt p 12 Set the PXR4 s INPUT SELECT switch to GUITAR If you set the INPUT SELECT switch to the MIC position you can record using the internal mic 1 Connect the AC adapter Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 4 5V jack If you want to use batteries refer to p 13 2 Set the MASTER fader to 0 Lower the PXR4 s MASTER fader Quick start E Turn the power on 2 Specify the grade of the song Turn on the POWER BACK LIGHT switch located After the display indicates MakeNew it will indi on the rear panel of the PXR4 and the start up screen cate SngGrade will appear in the display Use the dial to select the grade of the song that will be newly created and press the CURSOR right key If the display is too dark to read turn on the backlight gt p 23 gt p 14 000000000000000000000000000 E This creates a new song 3 Create a New song gt p 23 A song named NEW SONG has now been created 1 Press the FF key When you select the last recorded song and while stopped press the FF key once again the display will indicate MakeNew
39. 8 Shift icon This will light while the SHIFT key is pressed 9 REC icon This will light during recording and will blink during record standby 10 PLAY icon This will light during playback 11 Undo Redo icons These will light when undo redo are available 12 Track level meters 1 2 3 4 These indicate the input output audio levels of each track A O symbol indicates the track number selected by REC SELECT 13 Master level meter L R This displays the output audio level sent from the OUTPUT jack 14 Battery empty icon 15 16 17 18 This will blink when the battery runs low gt p 14 Effect chain This area indicates the on off status of each effect module Display indicator These indicate the type of level that is shown by the level meters PRE The meters show the pre fader levels POST The meters show the post fader levels MIXER The level meters indicate the value of the parameter LEVEL PAN SENDL SENDR selected in the mixer display for each track Mixer indicator This area indicates the parameter that you are editing in Mixer mode LEVEL You are in the page that sets the audio level of each track PAN You are in the page that sets the stereo left right position of each track SENDL You are in the page that sets the effect depth for the left channel of each track SENDR You are in the page that sets the effect depth for the right channel of each track Effec
40. CT O O O O O GUITAR o gt INPUT alt S A LINE 5 Ze 2 O O O REC TRK1 Or O o REC TRK2 O INPUT rs c TRIM O a Se F D TRK1 MIC Gest W REC TRKt S R09 S REC TRK2 T TRK2 GUITAR 2 S TRK3 EFFECT TRK4 INSERT Ei EFFECT RyhthmLv RHYTHM DISPLAY See off O l On Gei FINAL l EFFECT 6 PHONES CF VOLUME 5 MASTER our 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 intended 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 distributor 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 KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan 2001 KORG INC
41. InTime 34 AA A FLOOR AAEE EE EET US eee ee VAN GT CC Un EE 62 Chain ee ee ee I of L AWOL E 63 Editing an effect nn 94 38 EFFECT ASSIGN BEE 67 Level GEESS ERC Keen 35 B SEENEN 64 Level meter 25 Effect parameter coccoocncccnnnnnnnancciicnis 7 LOCATE anios 56 BACK CO AUD arranca 52 Effect Program ssssseeesseeseseee 35 64 LOC ata 20 32 DOWN 29 68 Eegen ENEE 38 65 LOCM ONI EE 63 C Eet Pessoa poa 35 67 M Effect user Die 39 54 EE ee 12 51 Bee DEE 39 MaciNtOS iia 53 Foot E oes caticcecaasuctecosecsteccaecansearics 62 PPP E T 39 IMARK enee 66 View card information 61 A 34 E A E 20 33 Card TECOV E 54 62 A teigveensaeaences 69 Delete a mark 34 66 Chat Planear 32 IER EE 33 CONVE tee 51 F Master effect ocooccccccocononanonananananano nos 35 Counter display RE 32 56 Ende coccccceccccccccccccccccccceccccccecs 21 35 69 ITI ME 50 Conlara 28 Edd ooccccccccccccccceccoeccceeccececceecesssccs 63 IMIXER nas 66 reas 71 MIXET en 20 35 D Final effect ooooncccnnnninnninnnnnnss 35 36 Mixer parameter en 66 DestTrk ss 44 MOS miras ia ln aid 20 Device driwer 52 G O NEE 67 E EH EE 35 DO SOLIS EE 31 Oi 53 OTTO tia 34 45 e le E 27 D EE Ee 35 66 ech ec oq a a cy yer nee ene reer er eer ee 20 Parameter value cee 21 TEA pe 70 Play OGG Kores 31 Double speed playback 31 Half speed playback 32 POSO pinte 66 Post fader level 26 Pre fader Ievel 25 67 Punch in Out
42. Mark mode When you use the MARK key to enter Mark mode the Mark icon will blink and will indicate the value At this time the current time location has not yet been moved 2 Move from one mark to the next When you turn the dial the value display will show the registered mark numbers and their time locations At the same time the current time location will change accordingly Press the EXIT key to return to Locate mode Changing the time location in order of the locations reg istered to each mark Here s how to change the current time location in the order of the time location of each registered mark 1 Move to the beginning of the song Hold down the SHIFT key and press the FF key The value indicator will show 00 Mark number 00 is pre registered as the beginning of the Operation TN song 2 Move to the next or previous mark Hold down the SHIFT key and press the FF key to move to the mark with the next time location or press the REW key to move to the mark with the previous time location Moving from mark to mark in order of their time can also be done outside of Mark mode Deleting a mark Here s how to delete a mark that is no longer necessary or that was registered wrongly amp A deleted mark cannot be recovered 1 Enter Mark mode Press the MARK key to enter Mark mode and the Mark icon will light Initially the value display will show
43. PANDORA DIGITAL RECORDING STUDIO MOIVA OIS KORG 4 MASTER ems TONEWORKS wm HYPERFORMANCE PRODUCTS NOG To ensure long trouble free operation please read this manual carefully Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction e In direct sunlight e Locations of extreme temperature or humidity e Excessively dusty or dirty locations e Locations of excessive vibration Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the cor rect 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 This product contains a microcomputer Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televisions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or con trols 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 e Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment If liq uid gets into the equipment it could cause a breakdown fire or electrical shock e Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipm
44. R DISPLAY key to switch the setting PRE The pre fader level the level before passing through the level fader of each channel will be displayed Select this setting when you want to know whether the input level is appropriate or whether the track is outputting sound In this case L R will display the post fader level Parameters A POST The post fader level the level after passing through the level fader of each track will be displayed Select this set ting when you want to know whether the playback level is appropriate or whether the recording level is appropri ate MIXER Select this setting when you want to compare the mixer parameter values for each track The parameter LEVEL PAN SENDL SENDR selected in Mixer mode will be displayed 23 EFFECT ASSIGN Here you can select the effect insert location and select the effect type The PXR4 has one built in effect unit and you can select one of the following locations into which it will be inserted Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT key to switch this setting GUITAR Mono in gt mono out The effect will be inserted immediately after the input Select this when you want to record while applying a mono effect If you select GUITAR only one track can be selected for recording INSERT Stereo in gt stereo out The effect will be inserted immediately after the input 67 Parameters Pn Select this when you want to r
45. SB connection CrdRetry The card cannot be detected correctly or is in a state in which access is not possible Appendices gt Insert a card If a card is already inserted turn off the Execute CdRecvry gt p 62 If an error message still power re insert the card and then turn the power on appears use DelV Trk p 49 to delete unneeded once again tracks If it is still not possible to execute the operation Finish delete unneeded songs The operation was completed successfully CardFull SongFull There is not enough space on the card for recording Execute CdRecvry gt p 62 If an error message still appears and you do not mind being unable to Undo the previous operation for that song execute DelUndo p 63 for that song Alternatively if you You have exceeded the maximum number of songs that can be stored in a card Delete unwanted songs or use another card Working do not mind being able to Undo previous operations An operation is being performed Please wait until for all songs execute DelUndo for All If this does this message disappears not increase the free space sufficiently use DelV Trk gt p 49 to delete unneeded tracks If there is still not Error messa ges enough space delete unneeded songs Batt Low CdProtct
46. Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation The processing time until the operation is completed Finish will be longer in proportion to the length of the specified region In Out P 3 7 CpyV Trk Copy a virtual track This operation copies all track data of the edit source track SrcTrk to the specified virtual track of the edit destina tion track DestTrk amp When this operation is executed the edit destination track will be overwritten Verify the contents of the edit destina tion track before you execute this operation BE ei 1 E 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit source track 2a SOV TIM ada A B C D E F G H Select the virtual track of the edit source track 3 DESK EE 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track d a TK A B C D E F G H Select the virtual track of the edit destination track 9s CPYV OK rr Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation P 3 8 DelV Trk Delete a virtual track This operation deletes all track data from the edit destina tion track DestTrk amp When this operation is executed the edit destination track will be overwritten Verify the contents of the edit destina tion track before you execute this operation Parameters i O 1 Deia 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track 2 DESWT acia A B C D E F G H Select the virtual
47. TER fader to an appropriate vol ume Press the REC key Press the REC key to enter record standby mode The REC icon in the display will blink Press the PLAY key When you are ready to perform press the PLAY key Recording will start so begin playing your instru ment During recording the REC icon and PLAY icon will be lit Quick start E Press the PLAY key Playback will begin During playback the PLAY icon will be lit 3 Press the STO P key When you have finished playing press the STOP key Recording will stop and the REC icon will dis appear Use the MASTER fader to adjust the volume 4 Press the STOP key To stop playback press the STOP key Playback will stop and the PLAY icon will go dark 5 Playback gt p 31 1 Press the REW key The counter time will move to the beginning of the song 2 Defeat the recording track If the O symbol is displayed for the recording track number you specified in 4 Record press the REC SELECT key for that track to erase the O symbol O peration Step 1 Basic operation l This section explains basic operation of the PXR4 Selecting modes The function
48. The batteries have run down The PXR4 cannot be The card is write protected operated Ifyou want to write to the card turn off the power Turn off the power and either replace the batteries or remove the card peel off the protect label affixed to connect the AC adapter Then turn the power on the card re insert the card turn the power back on again and try the operation again Card eg Done OK The card could not be accessed correctly will Undo will not be possible execute anyway indicate a number This willbe displayed after a warning of UndoOver gt Execute CdRecvry gt p 62 If an error message still Yes will execute and Save the card or No will appears use CdFormat p 62 to format the card cancel execution and will not save to the card gt gt Card lt lt EtryFull An editing operation such as CopyTrk or Copy The song cannot be created or renamed or the effects Song could not be executed due to insufficient free saved because no more files can be created on the space on the card card Use Delete Song to delete unneeded songs EvntFull Recording is not possible since there are not enough free events in the song To increase the number of free events use Del V Trk p 49 to delete unneeded tracks In gt O ut When executing a track editing operation such as Copy lIrk the InTime is located later than the Out Time
49. a swirling character to the sound 1 MANUAL 1 10 Adjusts the frequency at which the effect applies 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the distinctive tonal character 3 DPEED ies 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the modulation speed 4 DEPTO iveco 0 10 Adjusts the depth of the effect 5 BLANK sra Octave O CTAVE This effect generates a sound one octave below the input which can be mixed into the original sound to give it more bottom end 2 This may not operate correctly if you play multiple strings simultaneously or if you play low notes 1 BLANK aussi 2 BLANK svscriocionisaaso 3 BLANK 2 gtetesgeeugek 4 DEPTH 0 10 Adjusts the amount of one octave lower sound 5 MIX arcioriio cian 0 10 Adjusts the amount of original sound WahUp WAH UP This is a band pass filter type auto wah similar to a pedal wah It is placed before the drive block Lo ATTACK sacas 1 10 Adjusts the attack speed of the wah in response to your picking 2 SENS ciscectincatcaninists 0 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the wah 3 BLANKE eege 4 BLANK orina 5 BLANK sncisici jnecinins WahDwn WAH DOWN This is a wah in which the filter operates in the opposite direc tion from WAH UP The parameters are the same as WAH UP B WahUp BASS WAH UP This is a low pass filter type auto wah It is suitabl
50. access the song name edit page The character that can be changed will blink Use the dial to edit the song name The character will change as you turn the dial To move to a different character to change press the CURSOR right left keys When you are finished entering the name press the CURSOR down key The display will ask NameOK so use the dial to select Yes and then press the CURSOR right key If you select No the previous name will reappear Operation Step 3 Recording 1 Recording methods This section explains the different recording methods available on the PXR4 For basic recording refer to Quick Start Recording on two tracks Here s how to record on two tracks simultaneously 3 Use the level meters to check the input levels 1 Connect the input device Hold down the SHIFT key and press the MIXER Lower the PXR4 s MASTER fader set the INPUT key to change the DISPLAY setting in the screen to SELECT switch to LINE and connect your keyboard PRE pre fader level etc to the LINE INPUT jack att REC PLAY While watching the level meter play sounds on your input source instrument
51. an example bere e how virtual track A of track 1 can be copied to virtual track B of the same track 1 1 Display the EditTrk track edit page gt Copy Track 2 Select the CpyV Trk Press the CURSOR up or down keys several times to select CpyV Trk Then press the CURSOR right key CURSOR Select the SrcTrk Use the dial to select the copy source track number For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key Select the SrcVTrk Use the dial to select the copy source virtual track number For this example select virtual track A Then press the CURSOR right key Operation TN D Select the DestTrk Use the dial to select the copy destination track num ber For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key 6 Select the DestVTrk Use the dial to select the copy destination virtual track number For this example select virtual track B Then press the CURSOR right key 7 Execute the editing operation In response to the CpyV OK display press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation When the copy is completed the display will indicate Fin ish 8 Select B as the virtual track for track 1 move to the beginning of the song and play back to verify that the copy was executed as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to execut
52. and has a broad range from low to high frequencies that suits most instruments The parameters are the same as VINTAGE DYNAMIC Perc Cn PERCUSSIO N CON DEN SER This simulates a small condenser mic designed for instru ments which has a distinctive high range and is ideal as an overhead mic for drums or for use with acoustic guitar The parameters are the same as VINTAGE DYNAMIC Whale Dy WHALE DYNAMIC This simulates a mic characterized by clarity and a sense of volume and is ideal for drum sounds The parameters are the same as VINTAGE DYNAMIC Vocal Cn VO CAL CON DEN SER This simulates a widely used studio condenser mic and is ideal for vocals acoustic instruments and narrations The parameters are the same as VINTAGE DYNAMIC Vocal Th VOCAL TUBE This simulates a vintage tube mic and is ideal for vocals The parameters are the same as VINTAGE DYNAMIC BDrum Dy B DRUM DYNAMIC This simulates a fairly large dynamic mic and is suitable when you want to capture the sense of air movement felt with a close miked bass drum The parameters are the same as VINTAGE DYNAMIC MODULATION BLOCK 1 MODULATION Chorus CHO RUS StChorus STEREO CHORUS These effects give the sound depth and warmth by modulat ing the delay time 1 TIME seco 1 10 Adjusts the delay time controlling the frequency range at which the effect will apply Adjusting this toward 0 will
53. be saved Press the CURSOR right key The display will ask Sure so use the dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR right key If you select No the file will not be loaded Step 8 Tempo rhythm settings This section explains how to make tempo settings for the song If you change the tempo after recording the measures and beats displayed in the location counter will no longer match the audio in the track 1 Setting the tempo and time signature On the PXR4 you can set one tempo for a song d Display the Tempo page Press the SYSTEM key to display the Tempo page Set the tempo Press the CURSOR right key to display BPM Use the dial to set the tempo of the song Set the time signature Press the CURSOR right key to display Beat Use the dial to set the time signature of the song To save the time signature and tempo that you specified NJ press the STOP key to save the song If you turn off the power without saving the song the time signature and tempo you specified will not be saved gt p 14 Playing rhythms The PXR4 contains various rhythm patterns gt p 91 When you suddenly have an idea for a song you can begin recording your playing immediately as you play along with the internal rhythm as a guide Operation Selecting and playing a rhythm 1 Select the rhythm Hold down the SHIFT key and press the SYSTEM key to display the R
54. bus Increasing the return level will cause the effect to be applied more deeply wet 2 If a setting other than MASTER is selected for effect assign this page will not be displayed Parameters P 1 9 EffectBalance Effect return balance setting 1 ER lianas L30 Cnt R30 When MASTER is selected as the effect type EFFECT ASSIGN this setting adjusts the balance of the return from the effect to the master bus amp If a setting other than MASTER is selected for effect type this page will not be displayed P 1 10 Rename Write Name and save an effect 1 REMAMECEPFECE scsscccsnccssenccneesenccnsecccnconseeccnnsaeescenneacensonnaees Here you can edit the name of the effect Press the CUR SOR left right keys to select the character that you want to edit and use the dial to select a character When you have finished editing the name press the CURSOR down key The effect will be saved with this name when it is saved WU FF coccion 00 99 Select the save destination user area number This opera tion writes the currently selected effect program into the user area saving it gt p 39 3 Saving an effect pro gram P2 Tuner Tuner function When Effect mode is selected you can press the EFFECT TUNER key to enter Tuner mode This allows you to tune an input sound source In Tuner mode the effect will be bypassed De the effect will not be applied so you can also use this mode t
55. cause the modulation to occur at a higher pitch 2 BLANK eee 9 OF BED nj 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed at which the pitch is modulated As DEPT D 0 10 Adjusts the depth at which the pitch is modulated Be MON ad 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound Flanger FLAN GER StFlange STEREO FLANGER These effects give the sound modulation and a sense of pitch movement Le TIME arcos 1 10 Adjusts the delay time controlling the frequency range at which the effect will apply Adjusting this toward 0 will cause the modulation to occur at a higher pitch 2 FEEDBACK 10 10 Adjusts the unique character of sound Raising this setting appropri ately will produce a jet effect Oe OE BED uses 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed at which the pitch is modulated Effect parameters o OOl d DEPTE s t er 0 10 Adjusts the depth at which the pitch is modulated When set to 10 the TIME parameter has no effect 5 MIX cbeietvningeetdcanaianeas 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound ModDelay MOD DELAY StModDly STEREO MOD DELAY These effects can also modulate the delay time to produce chorus or flanger like effects 1 TIME 0 1 75 Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the feedback repeated ech oes a PEED esoe 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed at which the pitch is modulated GER DEP lo aa 0 10 A
56. cccnnccncnnnons 1 2 Switches the order of output 1 Output from L 2 Output from R 5 MIX aa 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the delayed sound Room ROOM This simulates the acoustics of rooms ranging from a small studio sized room to mid sized rooms such as a garage 1 V LC GE 1 10 Adjusts the length of reverberation 2 BLAN essa 3 TONE ss oooiis 1 10 Adjusts the tone of the reverberation 4 BLANK siria 5 MIX oa 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the rever beration Hall HALL This simulates the acoustics ranging from mid sized to large halls The parameters are the same as ROOM Spring SPRING This simulates the spring reverb unit built into some guitar amps The parameters are the same as ROOM Plate PLATE This simulates a plate reverb unit The parameters are the same as ROOM N R GATE BLOCK The NR GATE block is not displayed as an effect module but can be selected as part of the edit parameters 1 NR NR NOISE REDUCTION This effect suppresses noise 1 NRGEND 0 10 Adjusts the depth of the effect 2 BLANK sscssstiovssnenssinss 3 BLANK cece 4 BLANK acsacstisavessssinasa 5 BLANK cece It is not possible to turn NR off If you do not want to apply the effect set NR SEND to 0 2 GATE Gate GATE This effect suppresses noise 1 GATE THRESHOLD
57. ck that already contains recorded data the display will indicate Lo MIL aaa A B C D E F G H Select the virtual track for track 1 Pe WKN U ais A B C D E F G H Select the virtual track for track 2 3 e e ETA E A B C D E F G H Select the virtual track for track 3 d VTA Mid A B C D E F G H Select the virtual track for track 4 P 3 2 CpyTrack CopyTrack Copy a track This operation copies the track data in the In Out region of the edit source track SrcTrk to the To location in the edit destination track DestTrk for the specified num ber of times amp When this operation is executed the copy destination track DestTrk will be overwritten LM eds 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit source track 2a DEAK E 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track Sic CDV TE 01 99 Specify the number of times the data will be copied de EQUI diran oda Fast Best Select the unit of time by which the data will be edited LGE Fast The data will be copied in 1 frame 36 msec units This is suitable when editing long sections of data The processing time will be shorter If you select Fast the minimum unit for the time settings listed below will be 36 msec b St Best The data will be copied in 1 sample units This is suitable for more detailed edits The processing time will be longer A Specify the starting time
58. corder is playing External input when the recorder is recording Off Tracks selected for recording will always use the external input Ze POP AD oiro Off On Specify whether the pan stereo position setting will be set automatically when bounce recording to a single record track p 29 Se SUD Morsa dnd dada Off On Turn SubIn On when you want to insert an external input directly into the master bus Otherwise leave this turned Off Gap ill 4 FadrCtrl Fader Control sxkakKNKKNKNK KKK KRKKNKRK KKK RK KEN Off On This function allows mixer parameters other than level i e pan send L send R to be set by the TRACK faders in the Mixer page gt p 21 On The faders can be used to set mixer parameters Off The faders will only set the level of each track 5 LocMoni Locate With Monitoring ccoooccoocorooooooas Off On This function outputs the track playback in order to help you verify the location when you change the current time in the Locate page The track audio of channels selected for recording will be output if Autoln is On P 5 2 Record Recording settings Here you can adjust your settings for recording 1 Countin ssssssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 0 8 Playback will begin this number of measures earlier and recording will begin after the specified number of mea sures have been played Use this when you want record ing to start automat
59. coroccoronrro nero nr rr depending on the type of effect The effect will not be dis This can also be edited by TRACK fader 2 layed if the effect assign setting is Off ech S Lo Parameter 3 hire pe When an effect page is selected the TRACK faders 1 4 and This can also be edited by TRACK fader 3 the master fader are used to edit effect parameters The fad ers that control parameters will be indicated in the display 1d Parameter 4 joriena ES When you are in an effect page the REC SELECT record This can also be edited by TRACK fader 4 select keys will select the effect to be edited By repeatedly le Parameter Si boat pressing the same key you can switch the corresponding Ee ait This can also be edited by the MASTER fader P 1 3 Cabinet Cabinet module 1 Cabinet sssssssnsnsnnnnnnnannnonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanannonnnnonnnnnn ee Select the type of cabinet P 1 4 Modulation Modulation module 1 ModulatoN iia rer Select the type of modulation P 1 5 Ambience Ambience module L AmMmDIENCE EEN rer Select the type of ambient effect P 1 6 NR Gate NoiseReduction Gate module 1 NR Gate id 000 100 P 1 7 ProgMVol Program master volume BR Gef LL aia 000 100 P 1 8 EffectReturn Effect return level setting L EMROUV cis 000 100 When MASTER is selected as the effect insert location ASSIGN this setting adjusts the return level from the effect to the master
60. d to the GUITAR INPUT jack LOW Use this setting when using a guitar with low output pickups such as a single coil pickup HIGH Use this setting when using a guitar with high output pickups If you are not sure which setting is appropriate set this to LOW If the sound is still distorted when the INPUT TRIM knob is in the minimum position set this switch to HIGH Introduction 6 Display screen DRIVE LMT CABI EQ t MOD f ame ICO PARAM 1 EPARAM2 BPARAM3 BPARAM4 BPARAMS5 y Page parameter display Location counter display This area displays the current time and parameter information Page guide display This area shows the direction of the pages to which you can move from the current page by using the CURSOR key Value display This area shows the value being edited or information on the page or program MARK icon This will light when a Mark is selected At this time the value display will indicate the Mark number EDIT icon This will light when it is possible to use the dial to edit a value Card access icon This will light when data is being written to or read from the card amp Never turn off the power when the card access icon is dis played Doing so may destroy not only the currently selected song but also the data in the card as well as the card itself 7 Rhythm icon This will light when a rhythm pattern is selected 8 9 10 11 SHIFT REC gt PLAY UN
61. djusts the depth at which the pitch is modulated 5 MIX AA 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound Tremolo TREMOLO Trem Pan TREMOLO PAN These effects simulate the tremolo that is built into some gui tar amps 1 BLANK score 2 SPREAD soriana 0 10 Switches between tremolo and pan For CHAIN5 BLANK 2 For TREMOLO 3 SPEED sor 1 0 10Hz Adjusts the speed of tremolo toa 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed of tremolo For CHAIN5 4 DEPTH use g i 0 10 Adjusts the depth of tremolo 5 BLANK versus l Effect parameters PitchSft PITCH SHIFTER StPitch STEREO PITCH SHIFTER These are pitch shifter effects with a 2 octave range of adjust ment 1 BLAN bres 2 BLANK bird Be PITCH A 24 24 Adjusts the pitch change amount 4 OI 50 50 Fine adjustment of pitch change amount 5a MIX aan 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound For stereo 1 L PITCH 24 24 Adjusts the L ch pitch change amount 2 PINE sonic 50 50 Fine adjustment of the L ch pitch change amount SAR PIECE areosa 24 24 Adjusts the R ch pitch change amount 4 R FINE 50 50 Fine adjustment of the R ch pitch change amount 5 MIX taa 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound Phaser PHASER StPhaser STEREO PHASER These modulate the phase to give
62. e for instru ments such as electric bass L ATTACK emmer 1 10 Adjusts the attack speed of the wah in response to your picking 2 E E 0 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the wah 3 BLANK oasis 4 BLANK giereg 5 BLANK Sendai B WahDwn BASS WAH DOWN This is a wah in which the filter operates in the opposite direc tion from BASS WAH UP The parameters are the same as BASS WAH UP Filter1 FILTER1 This is a band pass filter with a fixed frequency It is placed before the drive block 1 FREQENCY 1 10 Adjusts the center frequency of the fil ter 2 BLANK asas 3 BLANK lariccesca 4 Eech 5 BLANK sanas Filter2 FILTER2 This is a low pass filter with a fixed frequency 1 FREQUENCY 1 10 Adjusts the center frequency of the fil ter 2 PEAK ao 1 10 Adjusts the curve of the filter 3 RE CECR gegedien 4 GL ANK 5 BLANK Eegenen SlowAtk SLOW ATTACK This slows the attack of each picked note producing a violin like effect 1 ATTACK ege 1 10 Adjusts the time over which the vol ume rises 2 THRESHOLD 1 10 Adjusts the level at which the effect applies 3 BLANK civsscenssinesesestats 4 BLANK sassisdacssssetncasnes 5 BLANK tara Effect parameters o OOM AMBIEN CE BLO CK l DELAY Delay MONO DELAY This is a mono delay with a ma
63. e middle of the song to the beginning press the REW key Using Marks to change the time location You can register a specific time location as a mark and then move instantly to the registered time location As a convenience for track editing you can also register marks for the desired InTime OutTime ToTime and EndTime and select these marks when editing You can use marks to move even while the song is playing Registering a mark In any mode you can use the following procedure to reg ister a mark 1 Move to the time location where you want to register a mark 2 Press the STORE MARK key and the current time location will be saved as a new mark The number of the registered mark and the time loca tion will be displayed for a certain length of time You can register a mark in the same way by pressing the STORE MARK key even while a song is playing or being recorded Operation o OOO The last time location in the song is automatically registered in the mark number End This is useful when you want to move to the end of the song To save the marks that you registered in a song press the STOP key to save the song If you turn off the power with out saving the song the registered marks will not be saved p 14 Changing the time location in order of the mark num bers Here s how to change the current time location in the order of the registered mark numbers 1 Press the MARK key to enter
64. ecord while applying a ste reo effect MASTER Stereo in stereo out Select this when you want to send the Send signals from each track to the effect enhancing the overall depth and balance FINAL Stereo in gt stereo out Select this when you want to make overall adjustments to the song in the master LR bus O FF The effect will not be used Nothing will be displayed in the Assign area if this is selected The effect pages will not be displayed if the assign setting is turned OFF effect to two already recorded tracks and record the result on two other tracks 2 2 gt 2 2 tracks 2 inputs gt 2 tracks With this type the external input sources will be input to the tracks selected for recording by REC SELECT This type is used mainly when you want to listen to two tracks while adding another performance stereo input and recording the result on two tracks or similarly when you want to combine the playback of three tracks with one audio input and record the result on one track DUB Dubbing With this type the external input sources and the track playback will be input simultaneously to the tracks selected for recording by REC SELECT This allows you to add additional material to an already recorded track however the levels cannot be adjusted independently You will select this mainly when you have already BOUNCE Select the type of bounce recording The mixer settings wil
65. ed forward In Out DestTrk we DestTrk LA C M Here s how to delete the In Out region of track 1 1 Register marks at the desired In and Out time loca tions gt p 35 Display the EditTrk track edit page gt Copy Track 2 Select DelTrack delete track Select DelTrack Then press the CURSOR right key CURSOR Operation TN 4 Select the DestTrk Use the dial to select the track number from which data will be deleted For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key D Select the EditMode gt Copy Track 6 Select the InTime and OutTime For each point use the dial to select a mark number that you registered Then press the CURSOR right key By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location 7 Execute the operation When the display asks DelOK press the CUR SOR right key to execute the operation When the data has been deleted the display will indicate Fin ish 8 Press the PLAY key to play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing gt p 21 Expansion Compression expanding compressing a track This operation expands or compresses the specified re
66. elect Cpy Track Then press the CURSOR right key Select the SrcTrk copy source track number Use the dial to select the copy source track number For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key Select the DestTrk copy destination track num ber Use the dial to select the copy destination track num ber For this example select track 2 Then press the CURSOR right key Specify the CpyTimes number of times to copy the data Use the dial to select the number of times to copy the data For this example select 3 as the number of times Then press the CURSOR right key 7 Select EditMode editing unit For this example select Fast If the editing location turns out to be inaccurate undo the operation and then select Best and try the operation again If you select Best some time may be required for process ng 8 Select the InTime Turn the dial to select the mark number that you regis tered at the In time location Then press the CURSOR right key By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location A Execute the Copy operation O peration A Select the OutTime Turn the dial to select the mark number that you regis tered at the Out time
67. ent If some thing does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the 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 protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications 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 fol lowing measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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
68. example this can be used when you want to listen to previously recorded backing tracks while you record a lead guitar performance 1 Select the track that you want to record Press the REC SELECT key of the track that you want to record assigning a O symbol to the track number in the display Raise the TRACK faders of the playback tracks 2 Adjust the recording level of the input source and press the PLAY key You can practice your performance while listening to the previously recorded tracks in the same way as when actually recording Adjust the level of your input source instrument and practice playing and working out your musical ideas until you are ready to actually record If you cannot hear the input source press the SYSTEM key and turn the MixerSys parameter Autoln to Off gt p 62 Operation o OOOO 3 Start recording Set the time to a location slightly before the point where you want to start recording and press the REC key When you are ready press the PLAY key to start recording gt p 25 Punch in out re recording a portion of a track If you make a mistake in one part of your recorded perfor mance or if you are not happy with your performance you can re record just a portion of the track without hav ing to re record the entire track from the beginning Punch in is the action of switching the song f
69. f track 1 1 Register marks at the desired In and Out time loca tions gt p 35 Display the EditTrk track edit page gt Copy Track 2 Select ErsTrack erase track Select ErsTrack Then press the CURSOR right key CURSOR Select the DestTrk Use the dial to select the track number that you want to erase For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key Select the EditMode gt Copy Track Select the InTime and OutTime For each point use the dial to select a mark number that you registered Then press the CURSOR right key By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location 7 O peration A Execute the operation When the display asks ErsOK press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation When the data has been erased the display will indicate Finish Press the PLAY key to play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing gt p 21 Delete Track deleting a track This operation deletes the specified region In Out of the recorded track data When data is deleted the data fol lowing the deleted region i e the data following the Out location will be mov
70. ffect user files 1 and 2 An effect 1 Display the CardUtil page R Se user file contains all of the user programs Pe eta ae EE ER page The file loaded at power on 2 Display the CdFxLoad page When the power is turned on file 1 1 EFF will be loaded Press the CURSOR right key and then press the and this will also be the save destination when effect pro CURSOR down key to display the CdFxLoad grams are saved page If no effect user file 1 EFF has been saved on the card the f data stored in the PXR4 itself the default settings will be ee loaded Press the CURSOR right key to display Load l Num Use the dial to select the file number If you Simply exchanging cards will not change the contents of the select Int the data factory settings stored in inter effects nal memory will be loaded To save to a different effect user file 4 Load the file 1 Display the CardUtl page Press the SYSTEM key to display the CardUtl page 2 Display the CdFxSave page Press the CURSOR right key and then press the CURSOR down key to display the CdExSave page 3 Select the desired effect user file Press the CURSOR right key to display Save Num Use the dial to select the file number 4 Save the file Press the CURSOR right key The display will ask Sure so use the dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR right key If you select No the data will not
71. fit in the To End region of the edit destination track DestTrk and copies this data the specified num ber of times starting at the To location When this opera tion is executed the edit destination track will be overwritten There are limitations to the degree of expansion compres sion An error will occur if the length of the In Out region differs too greatly from the length of the To End region You must set the To End region so that it is within 50 200 of the length of the In Out region SOU Kah EE 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit source track DESK eege eege 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track CO TIM 01 99 Specify the number of times that the data will be copied INTIMO saccusccnccccusececonecnecscnneuscnncnneussnncaneescnnganeusccnganeuscennaggns Specify the starting time in the edit source track QuUiTM cccocconranocrccrronn orcas Specify the ending time in the edit source track TMB ccoo rocio ronca rra Specify the starting time in the edit destination track EndTimMe ccsccscsnccsccsccnecnenscnnecsensceneesenscansessnnganeusccnnncuscensgaees Specify the ending time in the edit destination track PitehFiX EEN Yes No Specify whether the playback pitch will be unaffected by the expansion compression operation Yes The pitch will not be affected by the operation No The pitch will change according to the degree of expansion or compression EXPO K oraci n Yes No
72. g operation once again gt p 88 Error messages 1 Track editing operations Virtual Track selecting a virtual track 1 Display the EditTrk track edit page Press the SYSTEM key and then use the CURSOR up down keys to select EditTrk Then press the CURSOR right key CURSOR GA 2 Display the virtual track page Display the V Track page and press the CURSOR right key once again to enter the virtual track page 43 Operation 3 Select the track for which you want to select a virtual track Use the CURSOR left right keys to select a track 1 4 whose virtual track you will select 4 Select the virtual track Use the dial to select the virtual track A H that you want to record Copy Track copying a track This operation copies the specified range In Out of recorded track data to another time location To In Out SrcTrk Times Jo EE yoy DestTrk As an example here s how the In Out range of track 1 can be copied three times to the To location of track 2 1 Register marks at the In Out and To locations Change the current time to each of the locations that you want to register and press the STORE MARK key gt p 35 2 Display the EditTrk track edit page Press the SYSTEM key and then use the CURSOR up down keys to select EditTrk Then press the CURSOR right key Select CpyTrack Use the CURSOR up down keys to s
73. g name 2 Stereo MP2 songs MP2 Stereo MP2 songs created by the Bounce operation are generated as stereo format MP2 MPEG1 Audio Layer 2 files By copying these files to your computer you can listen to the songs on your computer or distribute them amp If you are using a sound card that does not support a 32 kHz sampling rate playback may not be possible 3 Effect user file 1 EFF 2 EFF These files are created when you create or save user effect data The filenames are 1 EFF and 2 EFF 4 Setting file PXR4 IN I A file containing settings is created with a name of PXR4 INT This file contains the number of the song that is currently being edited on this card The presence or absence of this file will not affect the opera tion of the PXR4 If this file does not exist the first song will be used 5 Card recovery results DRECVRY LO G When you use the Card Recovery gt p 62 function the results will be saved in a file named CDRECVRY LOG The presence or absence of this file will not affect the opera tion of the PXR4 Card management If the available capacity of the card decreases or if the data on the card becomes damaged you can recover the card If recovery is unsuccessful or if you are using a new card you can format the card Recovering a damaged card Card Recovery 1 Access the CardUtl page Use the SYSTEM key and CURSOR up down keys to access the
74. gion In Out of recorded track data and places it in a specified location To End The data that follows the expanded compressed data i e the data following the End point will be shifted toward the end of the song You can select whether or not the pitch will be converted In Out SrcTrk aa To EE DestTrk ABC ABC ABC As an example here s how the In Out region of track 1 can be converted without changing the pitch to the length of the To End region of track 2 and copied there three times 1 Register marks for the desired In Out To and End time locations gt p 35 2 Display the EditTrk track edit page gt Copy Track 2 3 Select ExpTrack expand compress track Select ExpTrack Then press the CURSOR right key CURSOR GA 4 Select the SrcTrk Use the dial to select the track number containing the data you want to expand or compress For this exam ple select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key 5 Select the DestTrk Use the dial to select the track number into which the expanded compressed data will be placed For this example select track 2 Then press the CURSOR right key 6 Select Times Use the dial to select the number of times that the data will be copied For this example select 3 as the number of times that the data will be copied Then press the CURSOR right key 7 Select the InTime OutTime
75. hat are suit able for various purposes CHAIN1 CHAIN8 The fac tory preset settings contain 100 effect programs each of which consists of one of these chains To edit an effect program start with one of these factory preset effect programs Type and chain configuration The chain configurations for each type are as follows GUITAR monaural in monaural out CHAIN 1 This chain is suitable for electric guitar DRIVE CABI NR MOD DELAY CHAIN 2 This chain is suitable for a variety of input sources such as mic electric bass or synthesizer LIMITER H4BAND E GATE MOD DELAY CHAIN 3 This chain is suitable for electric bass BASS DRIVEH BASS CABI NR MOD DELAY Operation CHAIN 4 This chain is suitable for mic input MIC SIM LIM ITER GATE MOD DELAY INSERT stereo in stereo out MASTER stereo in stereo out FINAL stereo in stereo out CHAIN 5 This chain lets you use modulation and delay simultaneously MOD HH AMB CHAIN 6 This chain can be used to adjust the final level during mixdown LIM ITER E GATE CHAIN 7 This chain contains completely independent modulation effects for L and R MOD CHAIN 8 This chain contains a high quality reverb AMB Selecting the effect type and chain When editing an effect you must first select the effect type and the chain that is the basis of the effect To specify the location at which the effect is inserted and the input output
76. hat song if you are in the middle of the song During playback holding down this key for some time will cause the time location to rewind toward the begin ning of the song If you hold down the SHIFT key and press this key you will move to the mark that precedes the current time location Parameters i OOM 5 FF Fast Forward Pressing this key while playing or stopped will move to the beginning of the next song During playback holding down this key for some time will cause the time location to fast forward toward the end of the song If you hold down the SHIFT key and press this key you will move to the mark that follows the current time location Effect parameters The contents of the effect parameters are explained for each effect module The effect modules that can be selected will differ for each chain gt p 82 DRIVE LMT BLO CK 1 DRIVE TopBoost TO P BO O ST This model simulates the distortion of the VOX AC30 O e LEE 1 10 Adjusts the amount of distortion 2 LEVE E 0 10 Adjusts the output level Se TREBLE sisi 1 10 Adjusts the treble high range tone 4 MIDDLE 1 10 Adjusts the middle mid range tone 5 BASS at raat 1 10 Adjusts the bass low range tone US HI G US HI GAIN This model simulates the distortion of a USA made high gain amp The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST Brit Stk BRIT STACK This model simulates the distortio
77. hen something is selected for BOUNCE Is the REC SELECT of the recording track set to REC O displayed at the number Is there enough free space on the card Set the counter display to FreeTime and check the amount of recordable time gt p 56 Is the bounce setting BOUNCE appropriate p 29 gt Ifthe bounce setting BOUNCE is set to CONV the recording will be created as a new song gt p 51 Can t record two tracks simultaneously The EFFECT ASSIGN effect insert location may have been set to GUITAR gt If this is set to GUITAR only one track can be recorded simultaneously Input sound or recorded sound contains noise or distor tion _ Is the TRIM knob raised to an appropriate level Ifthe TRIM setting is too high the sound will distort if it is too low noise will be heard gt p 18 If the effect input is distorted make the following adjustments Guitar insert effect Hold down the SHIFT key and press the DISPLAY key and select the PRE setting for DISPLAY Then use TRIM etc to adjust the input volume as high as possible without allowing CLIP to light in the level meter Master effect Adjust the faders and send level so that CLIP for the master L R track does not light Final effect Adjust the faders so that CLIP does not light for the master L R track _ Ifthe effect output is distorted make the follo
78. his amp has a mild tone with low mid range emphasis The parameters are the same as SOLID1 Hi Gain1 HI GAIN 1 This is an overdriven amp with a heavy low end boost 1 BLANK vs sa10011100010 De BOOST aida 1 10 Adjusts the amount of boost 3 PRESENCE 12 12 Adjusts the volume of the high fre quency range BLANK icssnsceoe nessa 5 BLANKI 110111100110 amp If the sound is distorted slightly lower the BOOST and PRESENCE settings Hi Gain1 HI GAIN 2 This is an overdriven amp suitable for hard rock styles The parameters are the same as HI GAIN1 MIC SIMULATOR When recording sound that is output from an acoustic instru ment or a speaker it is best to use a mic that takes advantage of the characteristics of the source When using the built in condenser mic of the PXR4 you can simulate the mic that is most appropriate for the source being recorded VntgDy VINTAGE DYNAMIC This simulates the warm and rich sound of a vintage dynamic mic and is ideal for vocals 1 SETTING 1 4 Switches the location of the mic 1 Close 2 On 3 Off 4 Far A 0 10 Input trim 3 GL ANK 4 BLANK ss When you select the Close or On setting the proximity effect will produce a boosted low range so you will need to use TRIM to adjust the overall level MultiCn MULTI CON DEN SER This simulates a general purpose studio condenser mic
79. his setting will be ignored Pan to L if the Here s how the audio from two previously recorded tracks plus two channels of input or the audio from three previously recorded tracks plus one channel of input can recording track is odd numbered or to R if the recording be combined and recorded on one track track is even numbered gt p 63 As an example we will explain how the audio of tracks 1 3 plus one external audio input source can be recorded on 4 Set the current time to the beginning of the song ae rack 1 1 Select the bounce mode Hold down the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE key to switch the BOUNCE setting to 2 2 2 2 tracks 2 inputs 2 tracks 5 Adjust the playback recording levels Use the TRACK fader of each channel to adjust the playback level of each track Use the MASTER fader to adjust the recording level of all tracks gt p 25 After you have made the adjustments press the STOP key ARK EDIT S SC DISPLAY mixer EREECT Bounce 6 Begin bounce recording SS pre LEVEL GUITAR Ez 2 2 gt 2 Press the REC key to select record ready mode the E eREC REC icon will blink Press the PLAY key to begin recording the REC REC icon will light 2 Select the track for recording 7 When you are finished recording press the STOP Press the REC SELECT key to assign a O
80. hythm page Use the dial to select a rhythm pattern If you select Off the rhythm will be off Rhythm will show the name of the selected rhythm pattern For a list of the available rhythms refer to p 91 The rhythm patterns that can be selected will depend on the 2 time signature Adjust the volume of the rhythm In the Rhythm page press the CURSOR right key to display the RhythmLv rhythm volume level page While listening to the output use the dial to adjust the rhythm volume Recording your performance while listening to the rhythm You can record your performance while using the internal rhythm as a guide 1 Select a rhythm pattern Refer to Selecting and playing a rhythm Make sure that a rhythm pattern is selected and that the rhythm is not turned off Adjust the recording level of the input source and record Refer to 1 Recording methods When you press the REC key to enter record ready mode the count will begin playing When you press the PLAY key to start recording the selected rhythm pattern will sound Play your instrument along with the rhythm Operation TN Changing the tempo of the rhythm Each rhythm pattern has a tempo setting stored for it To change the tempo select the rhythm and then edit BPM to set the tempo Step 9 Song editing The PXR4 provides the following editing operations for managing songs 2 Undo is not a
81. ically from the beginning of the song Parameters or when you want to record with a smooth transition from previously recorded material If this is set to 0 playback will start at the same time that recording begins p 28 RecLngth Rec Length scsscsccsssessesseeesesseees Off 001 999 This setting lets you pre specify the number of measures from the beginning to the end of recording so that record ing will end automatically You can perform overdubbing by using this in conjunction with Count In gt p 28 The punch in time corresponds to the beginning of recording current time The punch out time will be the RecLength added to that time P 5 3 UndoSys Undo settings E AUDIO maana aa Off On Select whether the Undo Redo function will be available On Undo Redo will be available After recording or track editing you will be able to undo redo Off Undo Redo will not be available WG If this is On the undo data will be erased following the next recording or track editing operation If you turn this On again without performing a recording or track editing operation undo redo will be available DelUNdO E 1 S ALL You can delete the undo data to increase the free space on the card Press the CURSOR right key to select Yes and the data will be deleted amp Undo data that has been deleted cannot be recovered Parameters A 1 S Delete only the undo data
82. ing gt p 21 amp It is possible to execute this operation on a track that is not currently selected so be sure you know which data is in the track before you execute Delete Virtual Track deleting a virtual track This operation deletes all track data from the beginning to the end of the specified virtual track DestTrk DestVTrk a h a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a As an example here s how to delete virtual track C of track 1 1 Display the EditTrk track edit page gt Copy Track 2 2 Select the DelV Trk CURSOR 3 Select the DestTrk Use the dial to select the track number of the virtual track that will be deleted For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR right key 4 Select the DestVTrk Use the dial to select the virtual track number that will be deleted For this example select virtual track C Then press the CURSOR right key 5 Execute the editing operation In response to the DelV OK display press the CURSOR right key to execute the operation When the data has been deleted the display will indicate Finish 6 Select C as the virtual track for track 1 move to the beginning of the song and play back to verify that the data was deleted as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing gt p 21 amp It is possible to execute this operation on a track
83. inished recording can be converted into a stereo MP2 song file that can be played on your computer A song that is created in this way can be played back on the PXR4 but there are several limita tions on how it can be edited Limitations for a stereo MP2 song e Basic operations that are not possible Recording including additions or bounce Track editing Adding changing or editing effects Locate mode The Free Time display will indicate the time avail able for stereo recording at the recording grade of the original song of this stereo file System mode In the Card Utl page only Card Info Recovery and Format can be used The contents of the System page cannot be edited e Mixer mode Editing can be performed as usual but saving is not possible Mark mode Marks cannot be registered or added Marks registered in the original song will be ignored Operation TN Creating a stereo file Here s how the audio recorded on tracks 1 4 can be con verted into a stereo file 1 Select Bounce mode Hold down the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE key to switch the BOUNCE display to CONV convert EFFECT srar mixer EES frounce M v SHIFT REC PLAY Y PRE LEVEL CONV 2 Select the tracks that will be recorded Press the REC SELECT key for track 1 and 2 to assign a O symbol to tracks 1 and 2
84. is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it con forms 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 conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Table of Contents Introduction LOR 6 Printing conventions in this Manual cssccssessseeseesees 6 Display screens in this manual 6 Main Tea tres ina 6 Features of the PXR4 and their functiON oocccococoanoros 7 E TOP Panel iran 7 2 SIGE panel iaa 8 3 Front panel iia naaa 9 4 Rear Panel 9 D BOOM Pal aran dano 9 0 DISHIAY SEEN isis 10 CONMECUONS iia a 12 INP otto 12 A o Fu O 12 Inserting exchanging cardS sssssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnan 12 More about cards E 13 Turning the power on Off sssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 13 1 Power supply preparatonS ssssssssssnssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 13 Connecting the e 13 Installing replacing batteries onconncioniocnocaninnoninnnnnanos 13 Battery empty Id ICO egener 14 2 Turning the power On ssssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 14 Turning on the display backlight nn 14 3 Turning the power Off ccssccsssessseesssesssnesssnessseesaes 15 Listening t
85. it the effect Press the EFFECT key and edit the effect Operation o OOO Refer to Editing an effect Assign a name to the effect program that you want to save Edit the name where the effect name is displayed The character that you are editing will blink Use the dial to select the character Use the CURSOR left right keys to change the character being selected After you have input the name press the CURSOR down key If you do not want to edit the name press the CURSOR 3 down key Select the save destination user program number and save the program When the display indicates Write use the dial to select the save destination For this example select U03 and press the CURSOR right key The display will ask Sure so use the dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR right key to save the effect program to the specified number If you select No you will return to the effect pro gram select page without saving amp When you save the edited settings will be overwritten onto that number and the previous settings will be lost The MIXER key is a shortcut to the Effect Save page If you want to save each time you finish editing each module you can simply press this key to jump to the Save page regard less of where you are in Effect mode Operation 4 Loading saving an effect user file Loading a different effect user file A card can contain two e
86. k you for purchasing the TONEWORKS Digital Recording Studio PXR4 In order to take full advantage of the PXR4 and enjoy trouble free operation please read this manual carefully After you have read this manual please keep it for future reference Printing conventions in this manual Keys and knobs on the panel of the PXR4 are enclosed in square brackets Parameters that appear in the display are enclosed in double quotation marks Steps 1 2 3 Steps in a procedure are indicated as 1 ZS aie p IM This indicates a reference page Za EE These symbols indicate cautions or advice Display screens in this manual The parameter values appearing in the display screens printed in this manual are only examples and may not be the same as what appears in the display of your PXR4 About your data The contents of memory may be lost if an unexpected malfunction occurs so be sure to make a backup of any important data Korg Corporation can take no responsibil ity for any damages due to loss of data Main features The PXR4 is a digital multi track recorder that uses SmartMedia as its storage medium The PXR4 lets you record from guitar keyboard mic or other instruments and mix your tracks to complete a song all without requiring any additional equipment You can also use the USB connector to send the recorded data to your computer SmartMedia In addition to recording in the studio y
87. l change according to the type you select allowing var ious types of bounce operation gt p 29 Hold down the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE key to switch this setting 4 2 4 tracks 2 tracks With this type the track playback will be input to the track s selected for recording by REC SELECT Select this type when you have used up all four tracks and want to combine them into two tracks or one track You can also select this when you want to apply a master effect or final decided on the part assignments of each track and want to layer sounds as if you were using a musical notepad CONV Convert With this type a completed song that you have already recorded can be converted into a stereo MP2 song By converting a completed song you will be able to send it to your computer and play it back on a MPEG1 Layer 2 play back application When you execute conversion a new song will be added as a playback only stereo MP2 song This means that the tracks selected by REC SELECT will not be overwritten Mixer operation is the same as in 42 O FF This is the normal recording mode REC SELECT Lin 2 R 3 1 D OOOH REC SELECT These keys select the track s for recording When you select a track for recording a O symbol will appear for the track number below the level meter dis play The tracks that can be recorded will differ depending on whether you are using normal recording or bounce recording It is
88. ln function On gt p 27 Can t hear the input sound Is the INPUT SELECT switch set correctly Have you pressed a REC SELECT switch to set the desired input track as the recording track a O symbol displayed by the number Appendices l Is the TRIM knob raised to an appropriate level Make sure that sound is being input Hold down the SHIFT key and press the DISPLAY key to set the DISPLAY indicator to PRE and watch the meter to verify that sound is being indicated for each of the mixer tracks Raise the TRACK and MASTER faders to appropri ate positions If the level meters do not move no sound is being input to the tracks If you no longer hear the input sound when a record ing track O displayed at the number is played back did you set Autoln to Off gt p 27 TRACK faders don t work After using the faders to edit an effect or after using the faders to adjust pan or send levels the position of the faders may not match the actual volume levels After pressing the EXIT key to exit the current mode raise and lower the faders so that the actual volume levels match the fader positions and then adjust the levels appropriately Can t record The TRACK faders may have been lowered for con ventional recording The MASTER fader may have been lowered for bounce recording i e w
89. location Then press the CUR SOR right key By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location Select the ToTime Turn the dial to select the mark number that you regis tered at the To time location Then press the CUR SOR right key By pressing the CURSOR down key you can edit the time location of the selected mark You can also press the PLAY key to play back the sound for approximately two seconds from the selected time location When the display asks CopyOK press the CUR 45 Operation SOR right key to execute the operation When the copy has been completed the display will indicate Finish B Press the PLAY key to play back and verify that the copy occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing gt p 21 Insert Track inserting a blank space This operation inserts silent data into the specified region In Out of recorded track data Track data that follows the inserted blank will be moved toward the end of the song In Out DestTrk A Zeen R i DestTrk Blank As an example here s how to insert a blank into the In Out region of track 1 1 Register marks at the In and Out time locations gt p 35 2 Display the EditTrk track
90. n make a new recording you must create a new song 1 Access the song creation page If no songs are recorded on the card the display will automatically indicate MakeNew when you turn on the power If songs have already been recorded on the card select the last song 22 Selecting a different song make sure that playback recording is stopped and press the FF key 2 Select the song grade After MakeNew appears in the display the display will indicate SngGrade and the song grade select page will appear Use the dial to select the song grade appropriate for the desired recording time Operation DI co Economy Extended length recording Select is when you want to record for an extended time GE d Standard Standard Normally you will select this grade H 4 High Quality High audio quality Select this when you want to record at a high audio quality The available recording time will be shorter D D gt amp The song grade that you select here cannot be changed after the song is created Create the song After using the dial to select the song grade press the CURSOR right key and a song named NEW SONG will be created If you decide not to create a song press the REW key
91. n of a British made stack type amp The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST BigFuzz BIG FUZZ This model simulates a standard vintage fuzz unit The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST Seattle SEATTLE This model simulates a pedal that is ideal for the grunge rock that originated in the Seattle area The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST Mt Dist METAL DIST This model simulates the hard distortion of the 90 s The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST Fat Dist FAT DIST This model simulates a distortion pedal with the fat distortion of the 80 s The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST ClasDist CLASSIC DIST This model simulates the sound of a distortion pedal plus amp distortion that was typical of the 70 s The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST Tube OD TUBE OD This model simulates the driving tube amp distortion of the 70 s The parameters are the same as TOP BOOST ClasComp CLASSIC COMP This is a compressor that makes your picking more consistent and produces a smooth sustain amp If the sound is distorted slightly lower each of the LEVEL TREBLE MIDDLE and BASS settings L SENS simi 1 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the compres sor 2 LEVEL EE 0 10 Adjusts the output level de TREBLE mea 1 10 Adjusts the treble high range tone 4 MIDDLE 1 10 Adjusts the middle mid range tone 5 BASS pa
92. ne 5 BASS A 18 18 Adjusts the low low range tone Effect parameters o OOM B Ovdrv BASS OVERDRIVE This model simulates the natural distortion of an amp LGA a 1 10 Adjusts the amount of distortion Ze LEVEL nas 0 10 Adjusts the output level 9 TREBLE soviers 18 18 Adjusts the treble high range tone 4 MIDDLE 18 18 Adjusts the middle mid range tone 5 BAD 18 18 Adjusts the bass low range tone B Dist BASS DISTO RTION This distortion effect is designed especially for bass The parameters are the same as BASS OVERDRIVE B Octave BASS OCTAVE This is an octave effect designed especially for bass 1 RRE ciaci n 0 10 Adjusts the volume of the octave 2 LEVEL i 0 10 Adjusts the output level 3 TREBLE sisas 18 18 Adjusts the treble high range tone 4 MIDDLE 18 18 Adjusts the middle mid range tone 5 BAD 18 18 Adjusts the bass low range tone B OctDst BASS OCTAVE DISTORTION This is a octave distortion effect designed especially for bass The parameters are the same as BASS OVERDRIVE Effect parameters Pe 1x12 Blk 1x12 BLACK PANEL This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with one 12 inch speaker The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED CABI EQ BLOCK 1 CABINET Some of the most important factors that determine the sound of a guitar amp are the sha
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94. not possible to record unless you select a track for recording Normal recording The sound will be recorded on the selected track s Use the TRACK fader s to adjust the recording level Bounce recording 4 2 2 2 gt 2 If the selected track is 1 or 3 the sound will be recorded on the master L channel If the selected track is 2 or 4 the sound will be recorded on the master R channel Use the MASTER fader to adjust the recording level O EXIT Press this key to cancel an editing operation when EDIT is lit or to return from another mode to Locate mode In Locate mode pressing the EXIT key while the recorder is stopped will display the name of the currently selected song Parameters o O SHIFT If more than one function is assigned to a key you can hold down the SHIFT key and press the desired key to access its alternate function CH STO RE MARK You can register a mark by pressing this key If you regis ter a mark at a desired time location in a song you can recall that mark number to move to that time location Marks that you register can be used to specify editing time locations for track editing p 43 For details on using Marks to change the current time and how to register or delete a Mark refer to p 34 FADER Except when an effect page or mixer page is selected these faders are used to set the volume levels When adjusting the recording levels fader o
95. o 12 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 2x12 CIA 2x12 CLASS A This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with two 12 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 4x10 Twd 4x10 TWEED This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with four 10 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 4x12 Cls 4x12 CLASSIC This cabinet model simulates a closed back 25W enclosure with four 12 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 4x12 Vin 4x12 VINTAGE This cabinet model simulates a closed back 30W enclosure with four 12 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 4x12 Mdn 4x12 MODERN This cabinet model simulates a closed back 75W enclosure with four 12 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 4BAND EQ Six types of 4 band graphic equalizer are provided each with different center frequency settings for the various bands LowEQ LOW EQ Bands 14 correspond to 80 Hz 120 Hz 250 Hz and 550 Hz L S0 arrastra 10 10 Band 1 level 2 OA ona 10 10 Band 2 level 3 2001 Z einen 10 10 Band 3 level 4 B50HZ cccooccconnnos 10 10 Band 4 level LEVEL ains 0 10 Adjusts the overall level MidEQ MID EQ Bands 1 4 correspond to 250 Hz 550 Hz 1 kHz and 4 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ HighEQ HIGH EQ Bands 1 4 cor
96. o hear how the effect is modifying the sound Press the EFFECT TUNER key once again to return to the previous state 65 The tuner will not operate during playback or record Parameters standby 0000000000000000000000000000 MIXER Seseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeg A ls MARK ere you can set the volume level Level and stereo posi tion Pan of each track If the effect type is MASTER you an also set the send level SendL SendR sent from each track to the effect In these pages you can use marks to change the current time location and can also delete marks This page cannot be selected if no marks have been registered You can also use the faders to set these parameters as well as P 1 1 SelectMark Select a mark selecting each parameter and using the dial gt p 21 Here you can select a mark and change the current time ee eee P 1 1 Level Volume level adjustment E E OT Adjusts the volume level of each track This displays the time location of the registered marks If L level ananin you pressed the CURSOR right key to delete a mark you La LOVE AAA 000 127 can confirm the time location here This can also be edited by TRACK fader 1 2 MarkNumMmber sssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 00 99 End Lb Level 2 A 000 127 This displays the number of the registered marks Use the This can also be edited by TRACK fader 2 dial to select a number and move to that location DG LEVET S E
97. o switch the counter display format _ MSM The current location will be displayed as the absolute time from the beginning of the song From the left the units are Minutes Seconds Milliseconds 1 1000th of a second __ MBT The current location will be displayed as the number of measures from the beginning of the song The time signature and tempo are specified in the SYS TEM Tempo page gt p 41 From the left the units are Measure Beat Tick 1 96th of a beat __ _ Fr FreeTime The recordable time on the currently used card will be displayed From the left the units are Minutes and Seconds The time displayed here is the time that can be recorded at the song grade of the currently selected song If the REC SELECT keys have selected two tracks as the recording tracks the display will indicate the remaining recordable time for two tracks SONORA ina 1 99 H S E P This indicates the currently selected song number and the song grade of that song The song grade is selected when the song is created gt ap qs fo am E Song number Song grade KN High Quality Highest audio quality o Standard Standard grade Economy Extended length H Play Only Playback only song created by the BOUNCE CONV operation gt p 52 mo Gm ms SYSTEM P1 Tempo tempo setting Here you can set the tempo time signature and rhythm of the currently selected song
98. o the demo SONGS sssssssssnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 15 Demo SOM ape 15 QUICK Start sssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna LO Lo UE CH Uu CT 16 2 Turn the power ON s ssssssssunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 16 3 Create a NEW SONG ssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 17 As RECONTO ET 18 Se Pla VDA OK E 19 Oper t BA Step 1 Basic operation sssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 20 1 Selec ng MO E 20 Locale mode eoe Aee 20 System E 20 Wei n e Te TEE 20 ene TE 20 Mirer E 20 2 Selecting and setting parameters cscccccsseeseseeeees 20 DE lECHINS SE 20 Editing a parameter Value iss sis ccavcssconsadrrebosncossusesdeosens 21 Using the faders to select set parameters conoonicccnono 21 Canceling an edit Undo Redo eee eee 21 Sie PUN EE 22 Tuning YOUR SUI sentia 22 RS step 2 Creating selecting a SONG ssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnn 23 1 Creating a NEW SONG sssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 23 2 Selecting a different SONG sssssssssnnssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 23 To select the next numbered oomg 23 To select the previous numbered oomng 23 3 Changing the name Of a SONg sssssssssnnsnnnsnnnnnnnnnnn 24 To change the name Of a song 24 Step 3 RECOrging iii za 1 Recording methodS ios 25 Recording on Iwo Tracks asa 25 2 Additional recording ssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 26 Using virtual tracks to record un 26 Overdubbing listening to the playback while you o o AMO EE 27
99. of the currently selected P1 Effect Effect sett ngs song ALL Delete the undo data of all songs P 1 1 SelectEffect Select an effect program 1 SelectEffect neren 00 49 50 992 U00 99 P6 USB comm USB connections 1 When ASSIGN GUITAR 2 When ASSIGN INSERT When connecting the PXR4 to your computer make set MASTER FINAL tings in this page gt p 52 This selects the effect program The effects that can be selected will depend on the insert location For the effects available for each insert location refer to Effect Program soose 00000000000000000000000 List gt p 81 Numbers preceded by a U e g U00 EFFECT are user area programs in which you can store effect pro grams that you yourself created Here you can select effect settings For an effect you can select either GUITAR INSERT MASTER or FINAL as the P 1 2 Drive LMT Drive LMT module effect assign insert location gt p 67 EFFECT ASSIGN This depends on the effect An effect program consists of up to eight effect modules A T aaa peer together You can edit an effect program in various ways Sel h faa mul such as by switching each effect module on off and edit DEE EH ing its settings Edited effect programs can be saved in the La Parameter Dian pr x user area gt p 40 This can also be edited by TRACK fader 1 The number of effect pages and their contents will differ Lb Parameter 2 0 00000coocccocco
100. onnector you can use a commercially available card reader to back up the data from the card Load a file Load a file PXR4 Wm Save a file fi Save a file Ga SmartMedia 1 Turn off the power of the PXR4 and remove the card gt p 12 2 Insert the card as described in the manual of your card reader 3 Back up the data onto your computer If data is copied to a card of a different size than the card on which the song was created the Undo data may be lost Contents of the card The root directory of the card may contain the following files and folders 1 Song folders The PXR4 manages each song as a separate folder As a rule the folder name will be the same as the song name but if you create identically named songs the folder name will consist of the song name plus a tilde and numeral e g 71 72 The folder will contain the audio data files for each track and a song management file amp When copying a song from a card to your computer or when writing a previously copied song back to the card you must copy the entire folder If you modify or delete part of the files in a folder it will no longer be possible to handle the song correctly If you change the name of a folder the new folder name will be the song name Although it is possible to use a tilde in the file name the tilde and subsequent characters will not be displayed in the son
101. or is oriented cor rectly and insert it all the way into the jack Display the USB communications page Use the SYSTEM key and the CURSOR up down keys to display the USB comm page and press the CURSOR right key When the Ready display appears select Yes and press the CURSOR right key The display will indi cate CrdReady A drive named Removable Disk will be added to your computer If you are connecting the PXR4 for the first time the device driver will be installed now Back up the data to your computer When you open the removable disk drive that was added in step 3 you will see the contents of the SmartMedia that is inserted in the PXR4 Copy the desired song effect data into your computer Song data from your computer can also be written into the SmartMedia Disconnect the PXR4 from your computer Left click the card icon displayed in the right side of your computer s taskbar In the menu that appears left click Stop USB disk driver drive name Make sure that a message indicating that the USB disk may be disconnected safely is displayed Make sure that the display has changed from CardLock to CrdReady and press the CURSOR right key When the display indicates Complete select Yes and press the CURSOR right key After returning to Locate mode disconnect the USB cable from the Operation o OOO PXR4 Macintosh users Supported version
102. orded data you want to play back occupies more than four tracks Combining tracks 1 4 onto two tracks Here s how the audio of tracks 1 4 can be overwritten onto tracks 1 and 2 1 Select Bounce mode Hold down the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE key to switch the BOUNCE setting to 4 2 4 track gt 2 track mode EFFECT DISPLAY MIXER Assign BOUNCE M M v M PRE LEVEL 2 2 gt 2 Select the tracks that will be recorded Press the REC SELECT keys for the tracks that will be recorded 1 and 2 adding a O symbol to the track number Adjust the pan of the playback tracks Press the PLAY key to play back and adjust the ste reo position of tracks 14 gt p 35 If you are using only one recording destination track set the pan to the far right if you are bouncing to track 1 or 3 or to the far left if you are bouncing to track 2 or 4 In this case the monitor sound will also be panned all the way to one side 29 Operation which is inconvenient for listening while you record If you Combining three tracks and one external input source turn the AutoPan setting On the panning of the bounce onto one track source tracks will automatically be set appropriately for the bounce destination and the monitor sound will also be auto matically panned to the center If you are using two record ing tracks t
103. order to use this function the System mode Mixer page setting FadrCtrl Fader Control must be turned On p 63 Effect mode In Effect mode effect parameters 1 5 are assigned to TRACK faders 1 4 and the MASTER fader For details on operation refer to Using the faders to edit the effect gt p 39 In Effect mode the REC SELECT keys are used as the effect module select keys amp If you use the faders to edit parameters the current volume will no longer match the locations of the faders Canceling an edit Undo Redo After executing a track editing operation you can use the Undo function to return to the condition prior to execut ing the edit When the Undo Redo icon U is lit you can hold down the SHIFT key and press the MARK key to undo the edit After undoing the Redo icon Hi will light and you can use the same operation to Redo the edit returning to the condition prior to executing Undo In order to use this function the System mode UndoSys page setting AutoUndo must be turned On gt p 63 amp Undo is maintained until the next time you record or per form a track editing operation Operation TN 3 Tuning The PXR4 has a built in tuner function This lets you tune an instrument connected to the GUI TAR IN jack or LINE IN jack or by using the internal mic Tuning your guitar 1 Connect your guitar to the GUITAR INPUT con
104. osition when connecting a line level device keyboard or effect unit output or a mic GUITAR Select this position when connecting a device that has a high output impedance such as a guitar or bass guitar LINE INPUT jack Connect a mic or the output of a line level device such as a keyboard or effect unit to this jack Stereo input is supported GUITAR IN PUT jack Connect your guitar or bass guitar to this jack OUTPUT jack This jack outputs the stereo audio signal Connect it to your external monitor system or recording equipment CARD slot Insert a card SmartMedia into this slot gt p 13 1 PHONE jack Connect a set of headphones to this jack stereo mini 2 PHONE LEVEL knob 0 10 This knob adjusts the volume of the headphones Higher settings will produce a louder volume 3 INPUT TRIM knob 0 10 This knob adjusts the input level amp Raising the level of the INPUT TRIM knob when nothing is connected to an input jack will produce hum or noise Introduction 4 Rear panel PO W ER BACK LIGHT switch This switch turns the power on off and turns the dis play backlight on gt p 14 DC 4 5V connector Connect the included AC adapter to this connector USB connector Use a USB cable to connect this to your computer p 52 5 Bottom panel 1 GUITAR INPUT switch Set this switch according to the output level of the gui tar that is connecte
105. ossible to write or erase data When recording on the PXR4 remove the write protect sticker SmartMedia is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corpora tion TONEWORKS Write protect sticker KORG Handling precautions e Do not bend the card or subject it to strong physical shock or high temperatures e Do not touch the electrical contacts of the card Static electricity may damage the card After use keep the card in its case to protect it from static electricity Introduction A Turning the power on off 1 Power supply preparations Before you connect the power supply or install batteries make sure that the POWER BACK LIGHT switch is turned OFF Connecting the AC adapter Plug the connector of the included AC adapter firmly into the DC 4 5V input connector Then connect the AC adapter to an AC power outlet amp Never use any AC adapter other than the included one Installing replacing batteries 1 Open the battery cover located on the back of the case 2 Insert two AA alkaline batteries sold separately as shown in the diagram amp Be sure that the batteries are inserted in the correct orienta tion 13 Introduction NJ amp Batteries are not included You will need to purchase them separately Never use any type of batteries other than alka line batteries dy Ir Battery empty indicator When the batteries run down the battery empty icon ECHT
106. ou can pass SmartMedia back and forth between the members of your band so that each can record their performance at home to complete the song Virtual tracks The PXR4 has four recording playback tracks Each track provides 8 virtual tracks These virtual tracks give you the equivalent of 32 tracks 4 tracks x 8 of multi track record ing Effects The built in effect unit features Korg s MEMS modeling technology and contains 100 different effect programs cre ated by professional musicians and engineers You can also save 100 of your own original effect programs in the user area The PXR4 provides other functions such as tuner metro nome and rhythm patterns to meet your recording needs Features of the PXR4 and their function 1 Top panel 1 Display This area displays level meters for recording and play back time information locate page information and various parameters 2 REC SELECT keys These keys switch each track between playback and recording gt p 25 69 3 MIXER key This key accesses the mode in which you can adjust mixer settings volume pan effect send level etc p 35 66 Introduction E TRACK faders These faders adjust the playback recording volume of each track gt p 26 68 MASTER fader This fader adjusts the overall volume of all tracks Dial Use this dial to select
107. p 7 Using effects The PXR4 provides 77 types of effects It contains 100 pre set and 100 user effect programs that combine these effects in various ways The preset memories contain effect programs created by professional musicians and studio engineers The user memories can hold effect programs that you yourself create by editing the presets There are four types of effect programs guitar effects insert effects master effects and final effects Using effects Using a guitar effect Use a guitar effect when you want to apply effects to a monaural input source such as guitar bass guitar or mic 1 Select the guitar effect Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT TUNER key to switch the EFFECT ASSIGN display to GUITAR guitar effect 2 Connect your guitar and press the REC SELECT key for the track that you want to record Refer to 1 Recording methods gt p 25 Make sure that the number of the track that you want to record is marked by a O symbol in the display 3 Select an effect program Press the EFFECT TUNER key to enter Effect mode and use the dial to select an effect program 4 Adjust the recording level and record Refer to 1 Recording methods gt p 25 amp If you have selected GUITAR for EFFECT ASSIGN only one track can be selected for recording amp If you are using the internal mic adjust the level with care so that acoustic feedback doe
108. parameters or edit their value p 20 CURSO R key Use this key to move between pages gt p 20 MIC internal mic gt p 12 EFFECT TUN ER key This key accesses Effect mode gt p 35 If you are already in Effect mode this key accesses Tuner mode p 22 10 LO CATE key This key accesses Locate mode in which you can view time counter data gt p 32 56 11 SYSTEM key This key accesses a mode in which you can edit tracks edit songs and make system settings gt p 57 12 MARK key This key accesses Mark mode in which you can move to a registered mark or delete a mark gt p 33 66 13 SHIFT key By holding down this key and pressing another key you can execute the operation printed in highlighted characters above that key Introduction nn 14 EXIT key This key returns to a desired page specified for each mode or page When time information is displayed pressing this key will briefly display the name of the currently selected song 15 STO RE MARK key This key registers the desired location of the song as a Mark gt p 66 16 TRAN SPORT keys These are the PLAY REC STOP REW and FF keys They perform recorder operations during play back and recording gt p 70 2 Side panels INPUT SELECT LINE INPUT GUITAR INPUT OUTPUT AR le INPUT SELECT switch MIC Select this position when using the internal mic LINE Select this p
109. perations will differ depending on whether you are recording external inputs or using bounce recording When recording external inputs the track faders will adjust the recording level When bounce recording the master fader will adjust the recording level Parameters Pn In the effect pages the faders can be used to edit the effect In the mixer pages the faders can be used to edit the pan TRAN SPORT KEYS and effect send of each track In order to use this function the System mode Mixer page setting FadrCtrl fader control must be turned On gt p 63 1 2 3 4 These faders adjust the volume level of each track For tracks not selected for recording by REC SELECT the fader adjusts the playback volume level For tracks selected for recording by REC SELECT the fader adjusts the recording level of the external input MASTER This fader adjusts the master L R bus volume level When recording an external input this fader adjusts the master L R bus volume level When bounce recording this fader adjusts the recording level on the track s that is are selected for recording by REC SELECT These keys are used to perform recorder operations such as playback and record CHAIN PLAY vc de lt lt MARK Bj MARK gt 1 PLAY This key plays back the currently selected song If a REC SELECT key has been used to select a recording track recording will begin when you
110. press this key after pressing the REC key When the recorder is recording or playing back the gt PLAY indicator will light During playback pressing this key will play back at half speed which is a conve nient way for you to practice along with a recorded per formance that is too fast for you to play at normal speed Punch recording cannot be used at this time gt p 27 Punch in out During track editing you can press this key when setting the In Out To or End points to hear the playback for approximately two seconds from that time location If you hold down the SHIFT key and press this key the stored songs will play back consecutively gt p 31 Chain Play 2 REC When you press this key the recorder will enter record standby mode the REC indicator will blink In order to enter record standby mode the REC SELECT key of at least one track must be pressed to display a O for the track number located below the level meter When you press the PLAY key the REC indicator will light and recording will begin 3 STOP This key stops recording or playback and halts the recorder If you press this key while stopped the song will be saved and you will move to the beginning of that song 4 REW Rewind Pressing this key while playing or stopped will cause the song number to change to the preceding song if you are at the beginning of the song or will move to the begin ning of t
111. r of measures to be recorded From the Count In page press the CURSOR right key to display the RecLngth page gt p 63 Use the dial to specify the number of measures that will be recorded You can specify up to 999 mea sures If this is Off recording will continue until you press the STOP key during recording Press the EXIT key several times to return to Locate mode 3 Set the current time to the measure at which you want to begin recording gt p 32 Recording will start at the beginning of the measure that contains this time location 4 Press the REC key to enter record standby mode 5 Press the PLAY key to begin recording When you are ready to perform press the PLAY key to begin recording Playback will cue the specified number of measures Count In before the current location When playback comes to the measure of the current location it will automatically switch to record ing mode After the specified number of recording measures RecLngth recording will automatically switch back to playback 6 Press the STOP key to stop O peration o OOO 3 Bounce combining multiple tracks Multiple tracks of recorded data can be combined into one or two tracks At this time you may also preserve the recorded data of the tracks that were combined This oper ation is called bounce You can use this when the rec
112. r to record on the PXR4 make connections as appropriate for your equipment 1 Open the card slot cover located on the side of the 2 Connections must be made with the power turned off PXR4 Input The power must be off when you insert a card Set the INPUT SELECT switch to the input jack that you 4 9 3 want to use gt p 8 2 Insert the card X I GUITAR INPUT Insert the card with its contacts facing downward Push the card all the way into the card slot until it A D wen mm 3 q ERA em e Si OC Wl S mn pec om E mum men P2 gt Sr H o locks into place GUTPUT UR amp Be sure that the card is oriented correctly CD player cassette deck etc 1 2 3 gt gt Ss Notch a EEN To remove the card press it all the way to the back of the slot to unlock it and then pull out the card Headphones amp If you remove the card without unlocking it the card may be PHONE i damaged amp Be sure to close the card slot cover during use amp Never insert or remove SmartMedia while the power is turned on Doing so may damage the SmartMedia More about cards The PXR4 can use SmartMedia with a power supply volt age of 3 3 V and a capacity of 4 128 Mbytes or SmartMe dia with ID Never use other types of SmartMedia since they may cause the PXR4 to malfunction If a write protect sticker round silver sticker is affixed to the SmartMedia it will not be p
113. r you have pressed the key of the desired mode use the CURSOR key to move to the page of the parameter you want to edit The pages exist in the directions shown by the page guide indicator Pressing the CURSOR key in that direction will move to the corresponding page U Track Kl D By continuing to hold down the mode key you pressed you can move through the pages after entering the mode in the same way as by pressing the CURSOR down key In Effect mode you can hold down the SHIFT key and press the CURSOR left or right key to jump to the selection page for each effect module Editing a parameter value When the screen is displaying a page in which you can edit a parameter value the value display will blink and the edit icon will light Now you can turn the dial to edit the value of the parameter E e Trek fc prep PARE eh Oo INN Using the faders to select set parameters You can use the TRACK faders to edit parameters directly Using the faders to edit is faster than using the CURSOR key and the dial Mixer mode After pressing MIXER you can use the CURSOR up down keys to select either Level Pan Operation o OOO SendL or SendR and use TRACK faders 1 4 to edit that parameter for each track In
114. re of the cabinet and the type and number of speakers The Cabinet block simulates the cabinet and speaker charac ters of a wide range of amps ranging from vintage amps to modern amps When recording on the PXR4 using this block will give your instrument the same sense of presence as if you were actually playing through a guitar amp 1x8 Twd 1x8 TWEED This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with one 8 inch speaker LAN 0 10 Simulates the resonance of the cabi net and the filtering effects produced by the acoustical interference between speakers 2 LEVEL satan 1 10 Adjusts the output level when the cabinet model is used 3 PRESENCE 1 10 Adjusts the tone of the high fre quency range 4 DL ANE seen 5 BLANK Jusrcisonisansionien amp If the sound is distorted slightly reduce the LEVEL and PRESENCE settings 1x12Twd 1x12 TWEED This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with one 12 inch speaker The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 1x12 AC15 1x12 AC15 This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with one 15 inch speaker The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 2x12 Blk 2x12 BLACK PANEL This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with two 12 inch speakers The parameters are the same as 1x8 TWEED 2x12 AC30 2x12 AC30 This cabinet model simulates an open backed enclosure with tw
115. responds to 640 kHz 2 kHz 6 4 kHz and 12 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ WideEQ 1 WIDE EQ 1 Bands 1 4 correspond to 120 Hz 250 Hz 2 kHz and 10 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ Effect parameters DO WideEQ 2 WIDE EQ 2 Bands 1 4 correspond to 100 Hz 550 Hz 1 2 kHz and 4 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ WideEQ 3 WIDE EQ 3 Bands 1 4 correspond to 80 Hz 125 Hz 640 Hz and 1 5 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ BASS CABINET The Bass Cabinet block simulates a wide range of speaker and cabinet characters from vintage tube amps to modern solid state amps When recording on the PXR4 this block can give your instru ment a sense of presence as though you were playing through an amp Solid1 SOLID1 This is an all around type of amp It is also suitable for slap pop playing styles Ee A 2 MIX secsasardissandantvresess 1 10 Adjusts the output level when the cabinet is used 3 PRESENCE 12 12 Adjusts the volume of the high fre quency range A BLANKI EE EE amp If the sound is distorted slightly lower the LEVEL and PRESENCE settings Solid2 SOUD2 This amp has a hard and tight tone The parameters are the same as SOLID1 Tubel TUBE1 This is an old style amp with a warm low end response The parameters are the same as SOLID1 Effect parameters DDD Tube2 TUBE2 T
116. rom playback mode to record mode and punch out is the action of switching from record mode back to playback mode 1 Adjust the recording level of the input source Refer to 1 Recording methods steps 1 4 2 Set the monitor output to automatic input switch ing Press the SYSTEM key and use the CURSOR up down keys to access the System page Press the CURSOR right key to display MixerSys Press the CURSOR right key once again and use the dial to set Autoln to On KE When Autoln is Off you will always hear the input sound of the track being recorded If this is turned On the sound recorded on that track will play back during playback and during recording this will automatically switch to the sound of the assigned input source gt p 62 CURSOR Operation SHIFT REC PLAY Press the LOCATE key or EXIT key to return to the Locate display Set the time to a location slightly earlier than the point where you want to begin recording gt p 32 Press the PLAY key to begin playback At this time you will hear only the playback of the track that will be recorded At the point where you want to start recording press the REC key Recording will begin manual punch in Now you will be listening to the sound of the external input source At the point where you want to s
117. s Mac OS9 0 4 or later A Use a USB cable to connect the PXR4 to your com puter Connect the USB connector to the USB jack of the PXR4 Make sure that the connector is oriented cor rectly and insert it all the way into the jack Display the USB communications page Use the SYSTEM key and the CURSOR up down keys to display the USB comm page and press the CURSOR right key When the display asks Ready select Yes and press the CURSOR right key A drive named Unnamed will be added to your desktop The display of the PXR4 will indicate CardLock Back up the data to your computer When you open the drive that was added in step 3 you will see the contents of the SmartMedia that is inserted in the PXR4 Copy the desired song effect data into your computer Song data from your com puter can also be written into the SmartMedia Put the added drive into Trash If you want to disconnect the PXR4 either drag the drive from the desktop into the Trash or select Exit from the Special menu Make sure that the display has changed from Card Lock to CdNotRdy and press the CURSOR right key When the display indicates Complete select Yes and press the CURSOR right key When you 53 Operation TN return to Locate mode disconnect the USB cable from the PXR4 2 Saving song files via card Even if your computer does not have a USB c
118. s not occur Using an insert effect Use an insert effect when you want to apply effects to a stereo input source such as line input 1 Select the insert effect Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT TUNER key to switch the EFFECT ASSIGN display to INSERT insert effect 2 Connect your input source and press the REC SELECT key for the tracks that you want to record Refer to 1 Recording methods p 25 Make sure that the numbers of the tracks that you want to record are marked by a O symbol in the display 3 Select an effect program and record Refer to Using a guitar effect steps 3 and 4 Using a master effect One master effect is built in Use the Send L Send R p 35 67 send level to adjust the depth of the effect This is used mainly for spatial type effects such as reverb or stereo modulation to enhance the overall depth of the song and to improve the balance 1 Select the master effect Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT TUNER key to switch the EFFECT ASSIGN display to MASTER master effect 2 Select an effect program Press the EFFECT TUNER key to enter Effect mode and turn the dial to select an effect program 3 Set the return level from the master effect to LR Press the CURSOR right key to display the EffRetLv page and use the dial to adjust the setting You can hold down the SHIFT key and press the
119. s of the PXR4 are organized into five modes and these modes are accessed by the following keys Locate mode LO CATE key p 56 In Locate mode you can view the current location time data and check the available recording time that remains on the card By using the dial to edit the location while stopped you can move the time while listening to the sound When you switch songs the song name will be displayed for several seconds and you will then enter this mode automati cally If while operating the PXR4 you become unsure of the mode you are in press the EXIT key several times and you will return to Locate mode System mode SYSTEM key gt p 57 In this mode you can perform recorder editing operations and make basic settings The value area of the display will indicate the page number Mark mode MARK key gt p 66 In this mode you can move the current time to a previ ously registered mark Here you can also delete a mark that you registered Effect mode EFFECT TUN ER key p 64 In this mode you can operate the effect unit In this mode the panel keys will perform the functions printed in orange Mixer mode MIXER key gt p 66 Mixer operations are performed in this mode You can adjust volume pan and effect send levels for each track wa In addition there is also a Tuner mode in which the PXR4 functions as a tuner Selecting and setting parameters Selecting parameters Afte
120. san 1 10 Adjusts the bass low range tone Acoustic ACO USTIC When you use the pickup closest to the neck of your guitar this produces a realistic simulation of an acoustic guitar It contains a compressor with adjustable sensitivity amp If the sound is distorted slightly lower each of the LEVEL TREBLE MIDDLE and BASS settings The parameters are the same as CLASSIC COMP LIMITER Limiter LIMITER This limits the peaks of the input signal to the specified level 1 THRESHOLD 40 0 Adjusts the level at which compres sion will apply 2 MPL OD ractavantcsoensesens 0 10 Adjusts the ratio at which the signal will be compressed 3 ATTACK E 1 10 Adjusts the attack time 4 RELEAGb 1 10 Adjusts the release time By LEVE aras 0 10 Adjusts the overall level BASS DRIVE This block is designed specifically for bass it enhances the low range and broad dynamics of the bass guitar B Comp BASS COMP This is a compressor that emphasizes the sense of attack It makes your picking more consistent and produces a smooth sustain amp If the sound is distorted slightly lower each of the LEVEL TREBLE MIDDLE and BASS settings de SENSE nen 1 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the compres sor 2 LEVE orina 0 10 Adjusts the output level Oc TREBLE cr 18 18 Adjusts the treble high range tone 4 MIDDLE 18 18 Adjusts the middle mid range to
121. t assign indicator gt p 67 This area indicates the effect type effect insertion location GUITAR A guitar effect is selected INSERT An insert effect is selected MASTER A master is selected 19 20 21 Introduction FINAL A final effect is selected Bounce indicator gt p 68 This indicates the type of bounce recording 452 Four tracks of audio will be recorded into two or one of the tracks 2422 Two tracks of audio and two external audio signals will be recorded into two tracks Three tracks of audio and one external audio signal can also be recorded onto one track DUB Individual tracks will be recorded one at a time CONV Convert already recorded tracks into a stereo file as a new song when you want to play back a song on your computer Original value icon This will light when the effect parameter is at the same value as when it was stored This will go dark when you edit the parameter Effect parameters These will light to indicate parameters that exist for each effect module in the effect page allowing you to use the faders to edit them The indicator for the cur rently edited parameter will blink Introduction Coeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee c000000000000000000000000000 Connections Inserting exchanging cards The diagrams below show some basic examples of how SmartMedia referred to in this manual as a card is the PXR4 can be connected Refer to these diagrams and required in orde
122. t only the number is shown 6 Press the PLAY key to begin playback 7 Slowly raise the MASTER fader to adjust the volume level If you are using headphones raise the MASTER fader to about 6 and then use the PHONE LEVEL knob to make adjustments 8 When the demo song has finished playing press the STOP key to stop playback Demo song list Duck Teeth Written and performed by The DM Project The DM Project Ryan Rhodes guitars Justin Hosman bass Joe Kirsch drums 2001 The DM Project all rights reserved SHINY METAL O BJ ECTS Written and performed by Mumbo Jumbo Band 1999 Mumbo Jumbo Band all rights reserved Quick start This section explains easy operation of the PXR4 To begin here s how to connect your guitar record your play ing on one track and then play it back 1 Preparations GUITAR IN PUT 1 Insert the card Insert the card SmartMedia into the card slot E Connect your headphones p 13 If you are using a new card format the card after turn ing the power on gt p 54 If you are using the included card it will have relatively little remaining capacity so you should format it before use If you Connect your headphones to the PXR4 s PHONE jack Set the PHONE LEVEL knob to 0 If you want to connect an amp or audio system refer to p 12 want to keep the demo songs back them up before format ting the card 06000000000
123. te unneeded songs To gt End When executing ExpTrack the ToTime is set later than the EndTime Set each time correctly To End 5 When executing ExpTrack the ToTime and End Time are set relative to the InTime OutTime to set tings that cannot be executed i e compression to less than 50 Re set the time settings to appropriate values Appendices To Endx2 When executing ExpTrack the ToTime and End Time are set relative to the InTime OutTime to set tings that cannot be executed i e expansion to ereater than 200 Re set the time settings to appropriate values UndoO ver The Undo memory area of the PXR4 is full Execute CdRecvry gt p 62 If an error message still appears use DelV Trk gt p 49 to delete unneeded tracks If the message still appears delete unneeded songs In this state Undo will not be available but track editing can still be performed normally Wr gt STOP In Effect mode writing is not possible since the recorder is running Press the STOP key to stop the recorder and then write the data Appendices Rhythm pattern list pus z4 sa sa 5a 6a va sa us 28 ss ss 5 8 68 7 8 8 8 a E 4 4 BigBeat2 House01 8beat01 House02 Raggae HipHop R amp B Sbeat05_ 17 16beat05 27 Rock04
124. that is not currently selected so be sure you know which data is in the track before you execute Step 11 Mixdown Mixdown refers to the process of using the faders and effects to adjust the sound recorded on each track gt p 36 and recording the resulting data on a two channel recorder DAT recorder MD recorder cassette tape recorder etc to create a finished song Recording onto a master tape 1 Check the completed song Adjust the level and pan etc of each track and play back to check the song Connect your external recording device Connect the LINE OUT jack of the PXR4 to your tape recorder or MD recorder etc Begin mixdown Start recording on your external recording device and play back the PXR4 Using the sub input If you want to play along with the playback of the four tracks you can use the external input as a sub input that is added directly to the master button 1 2 Connect your external input device to the input jack Select the sub input setting Press the SYSTEM key and use the CURSOR up down keys to display the System page Then press the CURSOR right key to display the MixerSys page Now press the CURSOR right key to display O peration o OOO the Subln sub input setting page Use the dial to turn the value indicator On If the input is monaural it will be input to the L channel Creating a stereo file A completed song that you have f
125. thm setting Off The rhythm icon in the upper right of the display will disappear Is the rhythm volume raised excessively Press the SYSTEM key to display Tempo and press the CURSOR right key to display RhythmLv Adjust the volume in this screen Nothing happens when you press a key In some cases a key may not function while the recorder is playing or recording Stop the recorder and try the operation once again In Effect Tuner mode it is not possible to change the EFFECT ASSIGN setting Press the EXIT key to execute Effect mode and then select the desired setting Card Display indicates No Card Is the card inserted correctly gt p 12 Turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again Display indicates CdFormat Was the card formatted initialized on the PXR4 p 61 Ifyou are using a card that was initialized on another device such as a computer or digital camera you will need to initialize the card on the PXR4 Is the card inserted correctly gt p 12 Turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again Display indicates CdRecvry Did you turn off the power of the PXR4 while the card was being accessed p 61 Itis possible that the data in the card has been dam aged Execute the Card Recovery operation
126. top recording press the REC key Recording will end and the track will switch back to playback manual punch out Now you will be listen ing to the playback of the track If you specify RecLngth only the specified number of measures will be recorded and then recording will stop automatically gt Count In 2 p 63 Press the STOP key to stop playback Count in recording after a specified number of mea sures When you are playing an instrument such as guitar that requires the use of both hands you can initiate recording in almost the same way as punch in without having to actually operate the keys of the PXR4 at the moment recording begins 1 Specify the number of measures until when record ing will begin Specify the number of measures that will play back before recording begins Press the SYSTEM key and use the CURSOR up down keys to display the Sys tem page Press the CURSOR right key Press the CURSOR down key to display Record and press the CURSOR right key to display the Count In page gt p 63 Use the dial to specify the number of measures for the count in You can specify up to 8 measures Record ing will not occur during these measures If you want recording to begin immediately when you press 2 the PLAY key from record standby mode set this to 0 Specify the numbe
127. ume of track Use the MASTER fader to adjust the overall volume of the song 3 Stop playback Press the STOP key The gt PLAY PLAY icon will go dark Double speed playback During playback you can press and hold the FF key to play back at double speed During playback you can press and hold the REW key to play back in reverse at double speed Operation Half speed playback During playback you can press and hold the PLAY key to play back at half speed Consecutive playback Chain Play playing songs one after another Here s how songs you created can be played automati cally in order of their song number 1 Hold down the SHIFT key and press the PLAY key The selected song will begin playing from the current time location When that song ends the next song will begin playing automatically When the last recorded song finishes playing you will return to the beginning of the first song and consecutive playback will stop 2 To stop playback before the end press the STOP key The song that had been playing when you pressed the STOP key will be the current song O ther types of playback In addition to the playback methods described above you can use the following types of playback For details refer to the pages listed e Adjust the level or pan of the sound being played back p 35 e Apply effects to the sound being played back
128. usnsensvez 7 P 4 3 CdExLoad Loading an effect user file 62 P 4 4 CdRecvey Recover card data 62 EFFECT ASSIGN wissen O7 P 4 5 CdFormat Format a Card ccccsscesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 62 BOUNCE EEN GG P5 System System related settings EN 62 REC EE 69 P 5 1 MixerSys Mixer settings en 62 P 5 2 Record Recording settings oococcononononnonionicnnnnnns 63 Pla OS P 5 3 UndoSys Undo settings oconmommnsmommssm msm ss 63 SHIFT A 09 P6 USB comm USB connectionS sssssssssssssnsnnnsnnnnnnnn 64 STO RE MARK cccccccccccccccnunueuceuuuuuauuunnuununuununnnnnnnnngs 69 e A GG P1 Effect Effect settings aa 64 A O P 1 1 SelectEffect Select an effect program 64 TRANSPORT d Ae Ee 0 P 1 2 Drive LMT Drive LMT module 64 P 1 3 Cabinet Cabinet module ooocccccccnnnnnncccncncnnns 65 P 1 4 Modulation Modulation module 65 P 1 5 Ambience Ambience module occccoonccncnnccccccc 65 P 1 6 NR Gate NoiseReduction Gate module 65 P 1 7 ProgMVol Program master volume sss0s 65 Effect parameters ccsscsscssesssssseceessersnessess 22 DRIVE LMT BLO CR GN 2 CABI EQ BLOCK EEN A MODULATION BLOCK ssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 7 AMBIENCE BLO CR sita O NR GATE BLOCK omnia 00 Effect Program USE siii anar 0d Effect CHAIN USE ica 0Z Appendices eee 84 TROUDICSNOOUNG cegesugeeegegekegeteuggersgtekessekggeu sgegugeeege DA Messages cosita pl O
129. vailable for song edit operations Song editing operations Song Name naming a song This operation changes the name of the currently selected song For the procedure refer to 3 Changing the name of a song gt p 24 Song Copy copying a song This operation copies the currently selected song to create a new song Here s how to copy song 1 to song 2 1 Select the song song 1 that you want to copy gt p 23 2 Display the EditSong page Press the SYSTEM key and then use the CURSOR up down keys to select EditSong and press the CURSOR right key CURSOR GA Select the Copy operation Use the CURSOR up down keys to select Copy Song and press the CURSOR right key Select the copy destination song number Dest Song Turn the dial to select song 2 and press the CUR SOR right key Execute the Copy operation The display will ask CopyOK When you press the CURSOR right key the copy operation will be exe cuted If you press the CURSOR left key you will return to the previous page When the data has been copied the display will indicate Finish After a time you will return to step 3 Delete Song deleting a song This operation deletes the currently selected song Here s how to delete song 1 1 Select the song song 1 that you want to delete Selecting a different song gt p 23
130. will blink in the display When this occurs turn off the power as soon as possible and either install new bat teries or use the AC adapter amp If the power is turned off while the card is being accessed the card may be damaged amp Depleted batteries must be removed from the PXR4 immedi ately If you leave them in malfunctions such as battery leak age may occur You should also remove the batteries if you will not be using the PXR4 for an extended time Turning the power on Here s how to turn on the power of the PXR4 and any other connected devices 1 Lower the MASTER fader to 0 Also lower the volume of any connected external devices to the minimum setting 2 Turn on the power of any connected external devices Turn on the power of external input devices such as a keyboard that will be sending audio to the PXR4 3 Turn on the power of the PXR4 Turn the POWER BACK LIGHT switch on The song that had been selected when the power was last turned off will be selected hr CHAN The start up screen will appear in the display Wei If the start up screen does not appear when you turn on the power check the following points e Battery polarity AC adapter connections orientation of the SmartMedia 4 Turn on the power of external output devices such as your monitor system Turning on the display backlight If you are using the PXR4 in a dimly lit location or if the display is difficult to read you
131. wing adjustments Guitar insert effect Adjust the effect parameters and TRIM while listening to the sound Appendices Master final effect Adjust the effect parameters so that CLIP for the master L R track does not light Effect does not apply gt Tuner mode may have been selected The effect will be bypassed off when the tuner is selected Is the master volume of the effect program set to 0 or close to 0 Press the EFFECT key then press the CURSOR right key several times to display ProgMVol and raise the volume setting Is the TRIM knob raised to an appropriate level If the TRIM setting is too low the effect may not be applied in some cases Guitar insert effect does not apply gt Is the effect insert location appropriate Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT key and set EFFECT ASSIGN to GUITAR or INSERT gt p 35 It is not possible to use a guitar insert effect on a play back track Master effect does not apply gt Is the effect insert location correct Hold down the SHIFT key and press the EFFECT key and set EFFECT ASSIGN to MASTER p 35 Is the send level from each track set to 0 or close to 0 Press the MIXER key and use the CURSOR keys to raise the Send L and
132. ximum delay time of 2 0 sec onds 1 TIME arias 0 2s Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK aris 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats S TONE ero 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the delayed sound 4 BLANK ssssscecssaseeacosae 5 MIX condi 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the delayed sound AMBIEN CE Echo ECHO This effect simulates a tape echo unit 1 TIME espiar 1 10 Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK eege 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats Mere E 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the echo 4 BLANK sosa 5 MIX sensorer 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the echo StDelay STEREO DELAY This is a stereo delay with a maximum delay time of 1 0 sec ond for CHAINS or 1 75 seconds for CHAIN8 1 TIME eee 0 1s Adjusts the delay time ee ere re 0 1 75s For CHAINS 2 FEEDBACK suisa 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats Bi TONE dr 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the delayed sound A SPREAD quita 0 10 Adjusts the left right spread of the sound 5 MIX AA 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the delayed sound Effect parameters PPDelay STEREO PING PONG DELAY This is a stereo delay in which the sound bounces between left and right 1 TIME a 0 1 75s Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats Ox TONE aca 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the delayed sound 4 MODE cooococc
133. y Track copying a track ssivesscyneesansivantonnsevendyetavevwns 43 Insert Track inserting a blank oepace en 45 Erase Track erasing a track s seseeesesesesssseesisesesse 46 Delete Track deleting a tracks 47 Expansion Compressiorexpanding compressingtrack 47 Copy Virtual Track copying to a virtual track 49 Delete Virtual Track deleting a virtual track 49 Step 11i MIO WN aan 50 1 Recording onto a master tape s sssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 50 2 Using the Sub INput sssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 50 3 Creating a stereo file ssssssssnnsnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 51 Limitations for a stereo MP2 SONY cccccccocccninannnnnnnnnnonos 51 Creatine a serco Mecanica 51 Step 12 Saving to your COMpuUter ssssssssssnssnnnnnnnnnn 52 1 Making USB connections to your computer 52 VE EE 52 Macintosh USCTS AAA 53 2 Saving song files via Card sssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 53 Contents Of the car 53 3 Card management ascsssianan 54 Recovering a damaged card Card Recovery 54 Format ng a card Feuer 54 barametere NENNEN KKK KKK N KENNEN ENNER KKK Ku vunn DO LOCATE oa 56 P1 Location Counter counter display ssscsssseeessneeees 56 CA CHE 57 P1 Tempo tempo settng ssssssssrnssnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 57 P2 EditSong Song editing Operations sccccsseessseeeees 57 P 2 1 NameSong Change the name of a song 57 P22 COPpysone COPY

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