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Owner’s Manual
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated • Read these instructions. “dangerous voltage” within the product's •Keep these instructions. enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude • Heed all warnings. to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. •Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. The exclamation point within an equilateral • Mains power
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COPYRIGHT WARNING Handling of the internal hard disk This professional device is intended only for use Do not apply physical shock to this device. In particu- with works for which you yourself own the copy- lar, you must never move this device or apply physi- right, for which you have received permission from cal shock while the power is turned on. This can cause the copyright holder to publicly perform, record, part or all of the data on disk to be lost, or may dam- broadcast, sel
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Cautions when using the CD-R/ Printing conventions in this RW drive manual • During CD reading and writing operations, keep the unit Faders, knobs, and keys on the panel in a horizontal position. • Do not use the unit in extremely cold or hot locations. In this manual, “faders,” “knobs,” and “keys” refer to • Do not use the unit in extremely humid locations. controls on the panel. The names shown on the panel are • Do not use the unit
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5. Recording.................................................25 Table of Contents Preparations for recording ...............................25 Start recording....................................................26 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...............ii 6. Playback ..................................................26 Step 3: Overdubbing ...................................27 Handling of the internal hard disk ...................iii Data handling..
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Moving to the beginning/end of the song .... 38 3-9. Solo settings ..................................... 48 Moving to the beginning of the song ........ 38 Soloing just one channel.............................. 48 Moving to the end of the song ................... 38 Soloing more than one channel.................. 48 Using the Locate keys to move........................ 38 Cancelling solo.............................................. 48 Assigning locations to
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2. Creating a drum track for an entire song 3-1. Track editing procedures ...................69 (Pattern Map)............................................58 Copy a track (CopyTrk) ....................................69 Auditioning the pattern map...................... 59 Copying tracks within the same song........69 Using the clipboard to copy data to another 3. Recording with Session Drums ...................59 song..........................................
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Drive...........................................................89 Reference .................................... 98 1. Specifying the drive size............................89 Counter....................................................... 98 1-1. Partitioning the hard drive into separate Counter display ........................................ 98 song drives (Partitions) ......................89 Rename ...................................................... 99 1-2
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4-3. Master EFF1.....................................115 Effect parameters .......................150 4-4. Master EFF2.....................................116 Algorithm list.............................................150 4-5. Final EFF..........................................116 Program list ..............................................150 5. SEND.................................................... 116 About the effect algorithms ..........................152 6. EQ............................
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More about drives and files........................171 Drives..........................................................171 CD-R/RW drive ......................................... 171 PC (USB) drive............................................ 171 Audio CDs and files......................................172 Audio CDs........................................................ 172 Playing an audio CD.................................. 172 Creating an audio CD................................ 172 Files...
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Korg D3200 Digital Recording Studio. To take full advantage of the D3200’s functions, and to enjoy trouble-free use, please read this manual carefully and use this product only as directed. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. Included items Make sure that the following included items are present. • Owner’s Manual (this document) • Power cable Before using the D3200 for the first time Important Please observe the following points when
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● Power-off (1)Lower the D3200’s MONITOR LEVEL knob to the –∞ position. (2)Turn off any devices connected to the D3200’s outputs, such as your moni- tor system. (3)Hold down the D3200’s power (ON) key (for 2–3 seconds) and the shutdown LCD screen appear. If you click the Yes button (or press the panel YES key) in the LCD screen, the song will be saved automatically, and the D3200 will enter the standby state. This process is called “shutdown.” If you click the No button (or press the panel
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Connection example This diagram shows typical connections when using the D3200. Connect your equipment as appropriate for your system. Master recorder (Analog: cassette tape recorder, etc.) Monitor speakers etc. INPUT L/R MASTER OUT MONITOR OUT AUX MIDI OUT Headphones sequencer Master recorder (Digital: DAT, MD, etc.) DIGITAL IN MIDI OUT/IN DIGITAL OUT EXP-2 Foot controller MIDI Computer IN/OUT S/P DIF IN/OUT USB PS-1 Pedal switch INPUT 1–8 Guitar to the AC outlet Mic Power supply connecti
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Main features ♦ 32-track digital multi-track recorder The D3200 provides studio-quality sound with 64-bit internal processing, 24/16-bit recording and playback, and 48 kHz/44.1 kHz uncompressed recording. ❖1 When using 48 kHz/44.1 kHz sampling and 16-bit depth Maximum simultaneous recording/playback 16* tracks/32 tracks ❖1 When using 48 kHz/44.1 kHz sampling and 24-bit depth Maximum simultaneous recording/playback 12** tracks/16 tracks *16 channels is the maximum, combining 12 analog inputs,
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♦ Powerful modeling effects featuring real-time control via the Knob Matrix The built-in effects utilize Korg’s proprietary “ ” modeling technology to deliver precise and powerful modeling sounds. You can use the sixteen real-time controllers of the Knob Matrix to edit effect parameters quickly and intuitively. The modeling effects include simulations of vacuum tube preamps, classic amps and cabinets from around the world, and mic simulators for vintage tube mics and modern studio condenser
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Parts and their function Top panel 6 78 9 10 11 12 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 13 14 16 15 17 18 19 20 21 1 INPUT 1, INPUT 2...INPUT 12 jacks Connect mic or line sources (such as keyboards) to these input jacks. Both XLR jacks and balanced 1/4" TRS phone jacks are provided. You may also connect unbalanced phone plugs to the 1/4" jacks. You can use either XLR connectors or TRS phone connectors for INPUT 1 through 8. If you need to supply phantom power to condenser mics, connect them to the XLR connector. Eac
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3 GUITAR IN jack You can plug a guitar or bass into this jack. The GUITAR IN jack shares the same audio path as the INPUT 1 jack; if both jacks are connected to an audio source, the GUITAR IN jack will take priority. This is an unbalanced 1/4" phone jack with 1 MΩ input impedance. 4PAD buttons The pad will reduce the input level by 26 dB. The pad is on when the switch is pressed in. You can extend the adjustable range of the TRIM knob by turning the pad on when using a line input. Leave the pa
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13 1–16 key, 17–32 key Use these keys to select whether the channel faders, channel keys, and LCD screen will be used to operate channels 1–16 or channels 17–32. The key you select will light. 14 REC/PLAY key Turn this key on (lit) and use the channel keys to switch each channel of the track recorder between record and playback status. The status of the track will alternate each time you press its channel key. If the master track channel key is set to PLAY, all tracks will automatically be mu
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24 METER key This key accesses a screen that shows the audio lev- 39 els of the song, the presence or absence of audio 40 42 41 events, and a list of virtual tracks. You can also switch this to a “FaderView” that lets you change 24 25 the position at which the level meters are inserted, or check the fader or pan positions. 26 43 27 44 25 MIXER key 45 Press this key to access the Mixer page jump menu screen. 26 AUTOMATION indicator 28 29 When this indicator is lit, automation is on; when 30
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35 LOC 1/IN, LOC 2/OUT, LOC 3/TO, LOC 4/END key These keys are used to register a specific time location within a song, or to instantly jump to a reg- istered time location. The time locations registered here can be used as the punch-in/out locations, and to specify the editing range for track editing operations such as copy or delete. (→p.38, 147) You can also assign each key to a specific tab page within the MIXER page, so that pressing the key will take you to that tab page (→p.147). 36 LOOP,