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Thank you for purchasing the Korg Digital Recording
Studio D8 .
In order to enjoy many years of trouble-free use, please
read this manual carefully and use the unit correctly.
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About this owner’s manual Table of Contents Precautions ..........................................................................ii This owner’s manual is organized as follows. Data handling......................................................................ii Chapter 1 Introduction About this owner’s manual..............................................iii This chapter explains the main features of the D8, Handling of the internal hard disk ..............
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STEP5 Moving and storing time locations..........22 STEP13 Saving to and loading from DAT .............41 1. Moving the current time............................................22 1. Saving a song to a DAT recorder (Backup) ............41 2. Finding a precise time location.................................23 2. Loading a backed-up song from a DAT recorder (Restore) .......................................................................42 3. Locate points (LOC1, LOC2, LOC
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Chapter 2 Operation This chapter explains the operation of each of the D8’s functions, in logical order. Connec- tions, Power-on, Demo 7 Chapter 2 Operation
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stereo device to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks. Connections, 5 For digital recording, use an optical cable to con- nect the DIGITAL OUT of your instrument, CD, Power-on, Demo STEP1 MD or DAT player to the DIGITAL IN connector. Here’s how to connect the D8 to your audio (Refer to p.12) system, and listen to the demo songs. 6 For mixdown to a digital recording device (DAT, MD etc.), use an optical cable to connect the DIGI- TAL IN of your recording device to the DIGITAL
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disk, or cause malfunctions such as damage to the hard disk or internal mechanism. 3. Listening to the demo ■ Turning the power on songs 1 Turn on the power of the connected devices. When shipped from the factory, the D8 contains Set the volume of all devices to the minimum posi- pre-recorded demo songs. Playback to the demo tion, and turn on the power switches starting with songs to experience the dynamic and clear sound the first device
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3 Press the [ ] key several times to move the cursor Creating and to the location where you wish to change the name, and use the [VALUE] dial to input alphabetical selecting songs STEP2 characters or symbols to specified the desired To record a new song, you must first cre- name. ate a new song. This section explains how to create and name a song, and how to select songs in KORG1 œ EDIT SONG/TRACK P1. YES 4 When you finish inputting the name, press the 1. Crea
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(ANALOG) (indicator lit red), to choose them as Recording the recording tracks. This section explains the various methods 5 Set the [CHANNEL] fader to the STEP3 of recording that are available on the D8. unity gain position (the “ ” symbol Use the recording method that is appro- in the fader calibrations). priate for your needs. 1 6 Raise the volume of the instrument connected to 1. Recording (analog record- the INPUT 1 jack as hi
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14 When playback ends, press the [STOP] key to stop back) playback (the [PLAY] indicator is off). 6 Refer to “1. Recording (analog recording), ■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, and lis- ten to the playback. 2. Recording (digital recording) Here’s how to record digitally from an instrument 3. Using EQ to modify the which has a digital output or from an external dig- ital device such as a CD or DAT player. Since the tone as you record digital input of the D8 provides a sa
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back with the [TRACK STATUS] left at REC, you (Refer to p.61) After pressing the [EDIT] key, press will be able to audition the sound just as it was the [EFFECT] key several times to select the effect actually recorded. that you wish to edit. If you set the [TRACK STATUS] to PLAY and play- back without changing the EQ settings the EQ will DISTORT:o˙ be applied double, so remember to set the EQ EDIT EFFECT value back to 0. E 7 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to specify whether the effect you selected in
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When you execute the Save operation, the effect ■ Starting and stopping recording program that previously occupied that memory 15 Press the [REC] key, and then press the [PLAY] key will be overwritten and lost. to begin recording. Press the [STOP] key to stop recording. (Refer to ■ “Starting and stopping recording”, p.11) ■ Listening to the recorded performance (Play- back) 16 Move the current time to a location earlier than the point at which you began recording. Then set the [TRACK STATUS] of
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to access the “Snd✽ ” display (✽ is the channel number). 6. Applying the dedicated delay to the input sound Snd1 :000 EFFECT SEND In addition to the effect that was discussed in “4. Applying an effect to the input sound as you record” 5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the amount of and “5. Applying an effect to the input sound and the input sound that will be sent to the effect. recording only the input sound”, the D8 provides a Be careful that the effect (“E”) level meter does not “monitor
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7. Listening to recorded tracks 8. Manually re-recording part of the performance while you record another (Manual Punch In/Out) track (Overdubbing) If you made a mistake during the performance that The process of recording additional tracks while you recorded, or if you were not able to play the you listen to previously recorded tracks is called entire song as you had intended, there is no need “overdubbing”. to re-record the entire song — you can re-record As an example, we will explain how
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change from blinking to lit, and the D8 will enter ■ Undo record mode. Now you will hear the external input ✧ After recording or track editing, or after the Redo sound. Begin playing, and your playing will be function has been used, the display will show a recorded. “ ” symbol. Press the [UNDO] key to execute 6 When you wish to stop recording, you can either Redo, and the data will return to its previous state. press the [REC] key once again or press the [PLAY] key to change from recording back
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10 Press the [REC MODE] key several ■ Connecting the input device and adjusting REHEARSAL times to select AUTO PUNCH + AUTO PUNCH the level REHEARSAL (both indicators lit). REC 5 As explained in “■ Connecting the input device MODE When AUTO PUNCH + and adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), connect the REHEARSAL is selected, initiating input device and adjust the level. At this time, recording will cause the input monitor etc. to func- make adjustments so that there is no difference tion in the same
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recorded, without passing through the fader or EQ. and 8, rotate the [PAN] knobs of tracks 1–5 to place each track at the desired stereo location. 10. Combining multiple tracks into one or two tracks (Bounce) The performance of multiple tracks can be com- bined into one or two tracks, freeing the original tracks for additional recording. This operation is called “track bouncing” or “ping pong recording”. This can be used when you wish to record more than 8 tracks, etc. As an example, we will s
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■ Adjusting the playback level and recording ■ Listening to the recorded performance (Play- level back) 4 Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. 12 Press the [TRACK STATUS] key to set tracks 1–5 to MUTE (indicator off), and set track 6 to PLAY 5 Raise [CHANNEL] faders 1–5 to adjust the play- (indicator lit green). Then raise [CHANNEL] fader back level of each track. (Refer to p.27) 6 to adjust the playback level. 6 Raise the [MASTER] fader to adjust the recording ✧ If you have combined tracks i
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■ Setting the tempo and time signature 6 Press the [TEMPO] key (press the [EDIT] key to 11. Listening to the metro- make the indicator go off) to access the display nome while you record such as “0:120|4/4” which shows the tempo and time signature. (The metronome will sound.) The D8 contains a wide variety of metronome pat- terns for each time signature. (Refer to “Metro- 0:120|4/4œ TEMPO nome pattern list”) If you have an idea for a song, E you can record immediately using the built-in met- ron
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Playback 12. Trigger recording STEP4 This section explains the variety of play- You can use the input sound as a trigger that will back methods provided by the D8. start recording. The D8 will begin recording at the moment that sound is input. 1. Playback ■ Connecting the input device and adjusting Here we will explain the basic method of playback. the level Refer also to the later section “Adjusting and regis- 1 As explained in “■ Connecting the input device tering mixer settings”. and adjustin
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3. Applying an effect to 4. Applying an external effect to the playback sound the playback sound 1 Connect the INPUT jack of an external effect device ■ Selecting the tracks for playback to the D8’s AUX OUT jack, and the OUTPUT jacks of the external effect device to the D8’s AUX IN 1 Press the [TRACK STATUS] key to select PLAY jacks. If the external effect has stereo output, connect (indicator lit green). its OUT L/R jacks to the D8’s AUX IN L/R jacks. lit green External effect device WRITE PRO
