Korg D4 User Manual

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Korg D4 User Manual

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Main Features

4-track digital recorder featuring two-track simultaneous recording, with 8 virtual tracks per track for a total of 32 tracks!

Easy and intuitive knob-based user interface allows instant access to effects, rhythm patterns, virtual tracks and digital editing with dedicated knobs.

High capacity Compact Flash™ data storage provides a stable and quiet recording medium with plenty of recording time! Compact Flash cards of up to 2 GB can be used!!

Built in USB connectivity allows you to easily-transfer data to your computer for backup, playback and editing.

XLR and ¼ inch inputs accommodate microphone, guitar, keyboards, etc.

Korg’s REMS modeling, technology delivers 93 effect types that can be used for guitar, insert, master or final effect processing. 100 preset effect programs and 100 user programs.

Effects include accurate amp, cabinet and microphone modeling simulations, as well as a large variety of multi-effects including reverb, delay, pitch-shift, chorus, tremolo, flanger, phaser and more!

Favorite knob for instant recall of frequently used preset and custom effects settings.

A full suite of non-destructive editing tools including copy/paste, punch in/out, as well as time compression/expansion and more!

87 built-in rhythm/metronome patterns and chromatic tuner are built-in.

Full-range internal condenser microphone!

Includes 64MB Compact Flash card and AC adaptor

EasyStart CONTENTS

 

Getting Started:

 

Installing the included Compact Flash™ card

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Connections; Listening to the Demo Songs

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The Mode Knob; Recording Basics

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Using the Rhythm Patterns

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Working with the Effects

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Virtual Tracks; The Favorite Knob

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Creating a two-track MP2 for playback on your computer

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Backing up your songs to computer; More information on Compact Flash

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The D4 Digital Recorder

The D4 is a digital multi-track recorder that uses Compact Flash as its recording and storage medium, and provides high-quality audio using the MPEG1 Layer 2 recording format. A 2GB Compact Flash card provides up to 70 hours of recording time (single track/economy mode)! You can record from any external sources, and you can also use the built-in condenser microphone to record acoustic instruments and vocals. The D4 provides two ¼ inch inputs and one XLR input, allowing you maximum flexibility to record up to two different sources (like vocal and guitar, or the stereo outputs of a keyboard) simultaneously! Once you’ve recorded your songs, you can transfer them to your computer (Mac or PC) for backup and conversion to MP3 or .WAV formats, etc., using the built in USB connector. The included Compact Flash card contains one demo song. You can use this song to jam along with, to learn the mixing, effects, and other functions in the D4, and then if you like, erase the data on the card and use it for your own projects.

Getting Started

Install the included 64MB Compact Flash card:

!Make sure that the power is OFF before inserting or removing a Compact Flash card.

Inserting the card: Insert the card in the right panel Compact Flash slot, with the card label facing upward. Firmly push the card all the way into the card slot.

Removing the Card: Grasp the ridge located on the underside of the card and pull it out toward you.

Get connected:

1.Connect the included AC adaptor to the rear panel DC 9V jack.

2.Make your external instrument connections as follows:

To connect a guitar or bass: plug into the rear panel INPUT 1 jack, and set the INPUT 1 switch to

GTR.

To connect a microphone with an XLR connection: Plug into the top panel INPUT 2 XLR connector, and set the rear panel INPUT 2 switch to EXT.

To connect a microphone using a ¼ inch connection: Plug into the rear panel INPUT 1 jack, and set the INPUT 1 switch to MIC.

To connect line level instruments such as a keyboard: For mono connection, use INPUT 1 and set the INPUT 1 switch to LINE. For stereo connection, use both INPUT 1 and 2 and set both INPUT 1 and 2 switches to LINE.

To use the built-in condenser MIC: On the rear panel, set INPUT 2 to INT.

!As with any microphone, remember to watch your monitor speaker and headphone levels when using a microphone, as feedback can occur.

Power up, and listen to the demo song:

1.Connect the D4 to a powered stereo monitoring system, using the rear panel MASTER OUR L/R RCA jacks. If using headphones, connect them to the right panel headphone jack.

2.To power-up, first lower the MASTER fader to 0, and set the rear panel POWER switch to ON.

3.Set the Track Faders 1-4 to “7”. (that’s right between 6 and 8 )

4.Press the play key to begin playback of the first demo song “BOA Blues”, and raise the MASTER Fader

to a comfortable listening level. If using headphones, set the volume control on the right side panel to a desired level. When finished, press the stop key to stop playback.

5.Try the transport controls before you go any further; you’ll notice that they work a lot like a portable CD player, and should be easy and familiar to use.

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Transport Control Tips:

During playback, pressing the ◄◄ rewind key once resets the song back to the beginning (will also return song to the beginning when playback is stopped).

Holding down ◄◄ “rewinds” the song and will playback in reverse at double speed.

Holding down ►► “fast-forwards” or plays back the song at double speed.

During playback you can press and hold the play key to play back at half speed.

The Mode Knob

The MODE Knob makes it easy to access the D4’s eleven different modes of operation, listed below:

LOCATE

SONG SEL

SONG EDIT

 

 

 

NEW SONG

CARD

USB

 

 

 

REC MODE

SYSTEM

TRK EDIT

 

 

 

V-TRK

RHYTHM

 

 

 

 

To select Modes, just rotate the MODE knob!

There are also four “sub modes”:

Effect

Effect Write

Tuner

Punch-Rec

 

 

 

 

After you’ve finished this guide, you can find more information on each MODE in the D4 owner’s manual, beginning on page 24.

Recording Basics

Create a new song:

1.Set the MODE knob to “New Song”. The display will indicate the song grade (“SngGrade”) and “Std” will be flashing > Now use the VALUE dial to select the desired song grade. For this exercise, select “Std” grade. (Song grade information is below)

2.After choosing the song grade, press the ► CURSOR key on the right (flashing). The display will briefly indicate “WORKING”, and then “New Song”. That’s it - you’re almost ready to record!

!To rename songs, see page 29 of the owner’s manual, but for now, leave the song name set to “New Song”…

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