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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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Printing conventions in this Handling of the internal hard disk manual Do not apply physical shock to this device. In particu- lar, you must never move this device or apply physi- cal shock while the power is turned on. This can cause part or all of the data on disk to be lost, or may dam- Faders, knobs, and keys on the panel age the hard disk or interior components. In this manual, “faders,” “knobs,” and “buttons” refer to controls on the panel. The names shown on the panel are When this de
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Table of Contents Introduction....................................6 Operation.................................... 20 Included items..................................................6 Level Meter screen....................................... 20 Before using the D888 for the first time...........6 1. Display content and settings....................... 20 1-1. Peak Hold setting.............................. 20 Power on/standby/off .....................................6 1-2. Level meter position ...
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2. Types of recording .....................................26 5. Connecting to a computer ..........................41 2-1. Recording channel tracks...................27 5-1. USB mode ........................................42 2-2. Overdub recording............................27 5-2. Files you can use...............................42 2-3. Bounce recording ..............................27 6. Synchronization via MIDI ...........................43 2-4. Recording the master track ................28
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Korg D888 Digital Recording Studio. To take full advantage of the D888’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 D888 for the first time Important Please observe the following points when usi
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● Shutdown 1) Lower the D888’s monitor LEVEL knob to the “0” position. 2) Turn off any devices connected to the D888’s outputs, such as your monitor system. 3) Hold down the D888’s power (ON) button (for 2–3 seconds) and the shutdown LCD screen appear. If you press the ENTER/OK button, the current song will be saved automatically, and the D888 will return to the standby mode. This process is called “shutdown”. If you press the EXIT/CANCEL button, you will return to the previ- ous screen. ●
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Main features ♦ 8-track digital multi-track recorder The D888 features 40-bit internal processing and allows you to simultaneously record up to eight tracks of high-quality 16-bit 44.1 kHz uncompressed audio. Each track provides eight virtual tracks. Each track (and virtual track) is recorded as a WAV file, so it can easily be shared with DAW software and other recorders. A master track file (stereo WAV) is created each time you record the master track, so you can mas- ter your song repeatedly
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Parts and their function Top panel 15 16 17 1 2 18 19 3 20 4 21 5 22 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 INPUT 1, INPUT 2...INPUT 8 jacks Mic or line sources (such as keyboards) may be connected 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 the TRS phone jack or the XLR jack for each INPUT 1–8, but the XLR jack of an input will be unavailable if a plug is also connected to the correspon
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5PAN knobs These knobs adjust the pan (position in the stereo field) of each channel. 6 CHANNEL buttons (1–8) These buttons switch the status of each channel. CH ON: Use these buttons to switch the channels between enabled and disabled (muted). The but- ton will be lit (orange) for channels that are enabled. BOUNCE: Use these buttons to switch the status of the channel when bounce recording. The bounce-destination (the channel to be recorded) will blink red, and the bounce-sources (the play- bac
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MST/MON The audio output of the MASTER L,R, MONITOR L,R, and mixer channels 5, 6, 7, and 8 will be sent from the OUTPUT jacks. INDIVIDUAL The audio output of mixer channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 will be sent from the OUTPUT jacks. 17 PHONES jacks and level knobs You can connect two sets of headphones here and use the respective knob to adjust the volume level. These are 1/4" stereo phone jacks that carry the same audio as the MONITOR jacks. 18 PHANTOM button The XLR jacks for INPUT 1–8 pr
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29 USB button Press this button to enter USB mode. 30 MENU button, METRONOME, button, LEVEL METER button, SELECT SONG button Press one of these mode buttons to enter the edit menu, metronome settings, level meters, or song select screen. 31 UNDO/REDO button, LED When this LED is lit, you can press this button to undo or redo the previous operation. 32 STORE button, EDIT button, √ JUMP button, JUMP ® button Press the STORE button to register a song location as a “mark,” and press the EDIT button
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Screens and operations 1 Selecting a mode screen Press a mode button (MENU, METRONOME, LEVEL METER, etc.) to access the corresponding screen in the display. 2 Selecting a parameter and editing its value In screens that allow editing, you will mainly use the cursor buttons, ENTER/OK button, and EXIT/CANCEL button to select a parameter and edit its value. However for some screens and parameters, you can use the channel buttons and the BOUNCE and MASTER buttons to enter numeric values. An indic
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Basic operation 1: Setup and demo songs Connect your monitor speakers or headphones, and turn on the power. Before you start recording your own songs, take a minute to listen to the demo song provided with the D888. 2: Recording Connect your keyboard, mic, guitar, or other instrument, and record your per- formance on a channel track. 3: Playback Play back your recorded performance, and apply EQ and effects. 4: Overdubbing While listening to the performance you recorded in step 2, record additio
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1-3. Listen to the demo song When shipped from the factory, the D888 contains a pre-recorded demo song. 1) Make sure that the display shows the demo song. If something other than the demo song is shown, select the demo song as described in p.21 “1-2. Selecting an existing song”. 2) Set the channel faders and the Master fader to “0”. 3) Press the PLAY button to begin playing the demo song. 4) Slowly turn the monitor LEVEL knob toward the right to adjust the playback volume. If you connected he
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2-2. Connecting your input device Next, we’ll connect the L and R outputs of your keyboard to channels 1 and 2. OUTPUT L 1) Connect output L of your keyboard OUTPUT R to INPUT 1, and output R to INPUT 2. 2) Turn the TRIM knob to adjust the level so that the PEAK LEDs light Peak LEDs when you play most strongly. In the Level Meter screen, press the EXIT/CANCEL button several times to switch the level meters so that they show the inputs (IN), and check the input level. Input indication 2-
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3-2. Adjusting the playback sound EQ •Turning the three EQ GAIN knobs of channels 1 and 2 will adjust the tone. •Turning the PAN knobs of channels 1 and 2 will adjust the stereo position of each channel. In this example, channel 1 should be panned left, and channel 2 panned right to preserve the stereo imaging of your keyboard. PAN 4: Overdubbing Here’s how you can record on track 3 using a microphone, while listening to the playback of the previously-recorded tracks 1 and 2. 4-1. Connecting
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5: Mixdown and mastering “Mixdown” is the process of adjusting effects, EQ, and pan for the audio recorded on each track to create the overall balance you want, and recording this as stereo data. The D888 provides a master track for mixdown. Here’s how to mix down the song you recorded. 5-1. Adjusting the tone and volume of each track 1) If the channel buttons of tracks 1, 2, and 3 are not already in the play mode (lit green) press 2 them several times until they are. 2 2) Press the PLAY butt
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3) Press the PLAY button to begin playback (the button will light). 4) Press the STOP button to stop playback (the PLAY button will go dark). 5-4. Saving your song On the D888, the song data that you have recorded or edited and the parameters that you have set are automatically saved during the power-off operation when you return the D888 to the standby mode. These settings are also saved when you select a different song. This is called “auto-save”. You can also save data manually (→p.36 “1-4
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Operation H.M.S.mS (time display) __.__.__.__ “Hours”:“Minutes”:“Seconds”.“milliseconds” Level Meter screen The current location is shown as an absolute time from When you turn on the power, the display will show this Lev- the beginning of the song. el Meter screen. You can also access this screen by pressing * Maximum value is 5.59.59.999 the LEVEL METER button. H.M.S.F. (frame display) In this screen you can also view the D888’s operating status __.__.__.__ “Hours”:“Minutes”:“Seconds”.“fram
