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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 powere
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This product has been designed and manufactured Handling of the internal hard disk according to FDA regulations “title 21. CFR. chapter 1, Do not apply physical shock to this device. In particu- subchapter J. based on the radiation Control for Health lar, you must never move this device or apply physi- and Safety Act of 1968,” and is classified as a class 1 laser cal shock while the power is turned on. This can cause product. There is no hazardous invisible laser radiation du
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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 Differences between the D32XD and D16XD in a horizontal position. • Do not use the unit in extremely cold or hot locations. In the text and illustrations of this manual, explanations • Do not use the unit in extremely humid locations. enclosed by [* ] refer to the D16XD. Unless there are sig-
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4. Effects and EQ (equalizer) .........................24 Table of Contents Applying effects to the input sound ...............24 Applying EQ to the input sound.....................25 5. Recording.................................................26 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...............ii Preparations for recording ...............................26 Start recording....................................................26 Handling of the internal hard d
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Moving within a song....................................... 38 3-6. Group settings (D32XD)..................... 50 Moving to the beginning of the song ........ 38 Fader groups ................................................. 50 Moving to the end of the song ................... 38 CH ON groups.............................................. 50 Using the Locate keys to move........................ 38 3-7. Monitor settings ................................ 50 Assi
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Copying to a virtual track............................75 Rhythm....................................................... 61 Exchange two entire tracks (SwapWholeTrk)76 1. Selecting and playing rhythms...................61 Swapping entire tracks.................................76 Fade-in/fade-out (FadeTrk) .............................76 2. Listening to the rhythm while recording a Creating a fade-in .........................................76 performance ...........
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9. PC drive....................................................91 3b. PAIR/GROUP [*PAIR] ............................. 102 Checking, renaming, or deleting files .........91 3b-1. Channel Pair ................................. 102 D32XD........................................................ 103 USB.............................................................92 3b-2. Fader Group.................................. 103 1. Saving/loading........................................
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4-5. Master EFF2.....................................120 19. REC/PLAY MODE.................................150 4-6. Final EFF..........................................121 20. Transport keys.....................................151 D16XD ........................................................121 4-1. Effect Routing...................................121 4-2. Insert EFF.........................................122 Effect parameters .......................152 4-3. Master EFF1.........................
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USB.............................................................169 ADAT ..........................................................169 Various messages......................................170 Confirmation messages .................................. 172 Serious error messages ................................... 172 More about drives and files........................173 Drives..........................................................173 CD-R/RW drive ......................................... 173
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Korg D32XD Xtended Definition/D16XD Xtended Def- inition Digital Recording Studio. To take full advantage of the D32XD/D16XD’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 D32XD/D16XD for the first
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(3)Hold down the D32XD/D16XD’s power (ON) key (for 2–3 seconds) and the shutdown LCD screen appear. If you press the Yes button in the LCD screen, the song will be saved automatically, and the D32XD/D16XD will enter the standby state. This process is called “shutdown.” If you press the No button, you will return to the previous screen. (4)Press the main power switch (POWER ON) located on the rear panel of the D32XD/D16XD to turn off the power. (5)Turn off any devices (such as keyboards) con
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TouchView LCD Both the angle and contrast of the LCD (→p.9) can be adjusted for optimal visibility. If it seems that the items displayed in the TouchView LCD are not aligned with the locations required to select them, please perform the Calibration operation (→p.95). In the default factory settings, the D32XD/D16XD is set to sound a beep when you select any parameter or operation shown in the touch screen. If you want to silence this beep, press the SYSTEM key, and in the “Control” tab page
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Main features Features enclosed by [* ] are for the D16XD. ♦ 32 [*16]-track digital multi-track recorder The D32XD/D16XD provides studio-quality sound with 64-bit internal processing, 24/16-bit recording and playback, and 96 kHz/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 [*16] tracks ❖1 When using 48 kHz/44.1 kHz sampling and 24-bit depth Maximum simultaneous recording/playback 8 tracks
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♦ Installable ADAT I/O board (DIB-8: optional) This board provides eight channels of ADAT format digital input and output, plus word clock input/output. ADAT input/output supports 48 kHz/44.1 kHz sampling frequencies and 24/16-bit depths. ♦ Mixer section provides four-band EQ on each channel/track and eight- band master EQ The 56-channel/14-bus [*40-channel/12-bus] mixer section provides full-par- ametric 4-band equalization with selectable high/low shelving on the mixer channels, and 2-band
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In addition, each song has 32 editable song effect programs. You can also control effects in realtime from an external MIDI controller or from an expression pedal (EXP-2, XVP-10: sold separately). ♦ Sophisticated editing functionality Non-destructive editing functions (possible only on digital recorders) allow you to perform numerous edits without compromising the high audio quality. In addition to auto and manual punch-in/out, there are Undo and Redo func- tions that allow you to audition th
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Parts and their function Top panel 14 1 2 18 15 19 3 17 16 20 4 21 10 5 6 11 7 12 9 13 D16XD 5 D16XD 6 11 7 12 18 8 19 9 13 20 1 INPUT 1, INPUT 2...INPUT 8 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. Each XLR jack can provide +48V phantom power for condenser mics. The LED located below each XLR jack will light if phantom power is switched
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The balanced XLR jacks for INPUT 1–8 provide +48V phantom power for use by condenser mics; you can switch this on/off independently for each channel. Your equipment may be damaged if you connect or disconnect a condenser mic with phantom power turned on. You must turn phantom power off before connecting condenser mics. 2 MONITOR LEVEL knob This knob sets the volume level of the signal being sent from the MONITOR OUT L/R jacks. 3PAD buttons The pad will reduce the input level by 26 dB. The pad
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8PAN knobs (1...16) ----------- D16XD These knobs adjust the pan (left/right position) of the stereo signal being sent from each channel to the master LR bus. If pairing is on, these knobs will func- tion as specified by the “Pan Mode” setting in the “Ch Pair” tab page. 9 Channel faders (1/17…16/32) [*(1…16)] The faders adjust the recording/playback volume of each channel. The D32XD has touch-sensitive moving faders. Do not apply excessive force to the moving faders. Doing so will create exces
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16 LCD CONTRAST knob This knob adjusts the contrast of the LCD screen. The appearance of the LCD screen may differ depending on your viewing angle, so adjust the contrast using this knob for the best visibility. Turning this knob toward the right will make the text darker, and toward the left will make the text lighter. Depending on the content that is displayed in the LCD screen, you may notice vertical lines in the screen. This is not a malfunction. 17 Control knobs Use these knobs to edit
