Korg D8 User Manual

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.

About this owner’s manual

This owner’s manual is organized as follows.

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter explains the main features of the D8, its front and rear panel, and basic operation.

Chapter 2 Operation

This chapter explains various methods of recording and playback, and the procedures for mixdown and editing.

Chapter 3 Reference

This chapter explains the parameters which appear in the display when you press each of the D8’s keys, and the operation of the keys and faders.

Chapter 4 Appendices

This chapter contains information such as the D8’s speciﬁcations, error messages, block diagrams, and lists of effect programs and metronome types.

Display

Some pages of the manual show display screens along with an explanation of functions and operations. All song names, parameter names, and values are merely examples and may not always match the actual display you are working on.

Table of Contents

Precautions ..........................................................................ii

Data handling......................................................................ii

About this owner’s manual..............................................iii

Handling of the internal hard disk .................................iii

Chapter 1 Introduction

Main features of the D8 ..................................................... 1

Front and rear panel........................................................... 2

About the display............................................................... 6

Chapter 2 Operation

STEP1 Connections, Power-on, Demo

1. Connections to your audio system etc. .....................7

2. Power on/off................................................................. 8

3. Listening to the demo songs....................................... 8

STEP2 Creating and selecting songs

1. Creating a new song .................................................... 9

2. Naming a song.............................................................. 9

Selecting another song....................................................... 9

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Handling of the internal hard disk

Do not apply physical shock to this device. In particular, you must be very careful to avoid moving the device or jarring the device while it is powered-on. Such actions can cause part or all of the data on disk to be lost, and may damage the hard disk or the interior mechanism.

Do not repeatedly turn the unit on and off. This can damage not only the device itself, but also any other SCSI devices which are connected.

Never turn off the power when the HDD access indicator is lit or blinking. This can damage part or all of the data on disk, or cause malfunctions such as damage to the hard disk.

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This device will begin accessing the hard disk immediately after the power is turned on. At this time, the

HDD access indicator will blink, and the display will indicate “Working.”

until the song name appears in the display and the HDD access indicator goes dark. The length of time

that the hard disk is accessed after power-on will depend on the capacity of the hard disk and on the amount of data on the disk.

If hard disk access continues (e.g., sound contin-

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ues to be heard) even after playback or recording operations have been halted, do not turn off the power until the HDD access indicator has stopped blinking. In such cases, it is possible that access may not stop for several minutes or several tens of minutes.

If damage to the hard disk occurs due to incorrect operation, a power failure, or an accidental interruption of the power supply, a fee may be charged for repair even if the unit is still under warrantee.

Never turn off the power

STEP3 Recording

1. Recording (analog recording)................................... 10

2. Recording (digital recording)................................... 11

3. Using EQ to modify the tone as you record........... 11

4. Applying an effect to the input sound

as you record............................................................... 12

5. Applying an effect to the input sound

and recording only the input sound........................ 13

6. Applying the dedicated delay

to the input sound...................................................... 14

7. Listening to recorded tracks while

you record another track (Overdubbing) ............... 14

8. Manually re-recording part

of the performance (Manual Punch In/Out).......... 15

Canceling a recording or editing operation

(Undo/Redo)..................................................................... 15

9. Automatically re-recording part

of the performance (Auto Punch In/Out)..............16

10. Combining multiple tracks into one or two tracks

(Bounce)....................................................................... 17

11. Listening to the metronome while you record ...... 19

12. Trigger recording ....................................................... 20

STEP4 Playback

1. Playback....................................................................... 20

2. Playing a specified area of a song once

or repeatedly............................................................... 20

3. Applying an effect to the playback sound.............. 21

4. Applying an external effect

to the playback sound................................................ 21

5. Program playback of songs....................................... 22

6. Switching scenes during playback........................... 22

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STEP5 Moving and storing time locations

1. Moving the current time............................................22

2. Finding a precise time location.................................23

3. Locate points (LOC1, LOC2, LOC3) ........................23

4. Mark points .................................................................24

STEP6 Adjusting and storing mixer settings

1. Pairing settings ...........................................................25

2. Adjusting the volume of each channel....................25

3. Adjusting the stereo location....................................26

4. Using the EQ to adjust the tone................................ 26

5. Adjusting the Effect Send, AUX Send

and Track Status .........................................................26

6. Scene.............................................................................27

STEP7 Mixdown

1. Recording a master tape (Mixdown).......................28

2. Applying an effect during mixdown.......................28

STEP8 Track editing

1. Storing IN, OUT and TO times.................................29

2. Copying track data (Track Copy).............................29

3. Inserting a blank space into the track data

(Insert Track)...............................................................31

4. Erasing data from a track (Erase Track)..................31

5. Deleting data from a track (Delete Track)...............32

6. Exchanging data between tracks (Swap Track) .....32

STEP9 Song editing

1. Copying a song........................................................... 33

2. Deleting a song ...........................................................33

3. Moving a song.............................................................33

4. Song Recover...............................................................33

STEP10 Tempo settings

1. Tempo map settings...................................................34

2. Recording MIDI Clock data from a sequencer.......34

3. Recording tap tempo..................................................35

4. Selecting the tempo source........................................35

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STEP13 Saving to and loading from DAT

1. Saving a song to a DAT recorder (Backup) ............41

2. Loading a backed-up song from a DAT recorder

(Restore).......................................................................42

Chapter 3 Reference

1. SONG/TRACK...........................................................44

2. EDIT SONG/TRACK.................................................44

3. SYSTEM .......................................................................47

4. EDIT SYSTEM.............................................................48

5. DISPLAY MODE ........................................................51

6. REC MODE..................................................................51

7. PLAY MODE...............................................................51

8. EDIT PLAY MODE.....................................................52

9. TRIGGER .....................................................................52

10. EDIT TRIGGER...........................................................53

11. TEMPO......................................................................... 53

12. EDIT TEMPO ..............................................................54

13. METRONOME............................................................54

14. EDIT METRONOME..................................................55

15. IN/LOC1, OUT/LOC2, TO/LOC3..........................55

16. SCENE..........................................................................56

17. EDIT SCENE................................................................56

18. STORE..........................................................................57

19. SCRUB..........................................................................57

20. UNDO ..........................................................................57

21. TRACK STATUS.........................................................58

22. EQ .................................................................................58

23. EFFECT SEND ............................................................58

24. PAN/BALANCE........................................................59

25. FADER .........................................................................59

26. PAIR On/Off...............................................................60

27. REC SELECT ...............................................................60

28. EFFECT ........................................................................61

29. EDIT EFFECT..............................................................63

30. EFFECT ASSIGN ........................................................64

31. EDIT EFFECT ASSIGN..............................................64

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STEP11 Synchronization and control with a MIDI

sequencer

1. Using MIDI Clock to synchronize

a MIDI sequencer to the D8.......................................36

2. Using MTC to synchronize

a MIDI sequencer to the D8.......................................36

3. Using MMC to control the D8

from a MIDI sequencer..............................................37

STEP12 Using external drives

1. Connecting an external drive....................................37

2. Turning the power on/off

when an external drive is connected .......................38

3. Initializing and formatting a drive...........................38

4. Exchanging disks on a removable disk drive.........38

5. Saving a song on a removable disk drive

(Backup).......................................................................39

6. Loading a song that was backed up

on a removable disk drive (Restore)........................40

.......................................................36

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Chapter 4 Appendices

1. Troubleshooting..........................................................65

2. Various messages .......................................................67

3. MIDI Implementation Chart.....................................68

4. Block Diagram.............................................................69

5. Effect Program List.....................................................71

6. Effect Parameter List..................................................72

7. Metronm Type List.....................................................75

8. Demo Song List...........................................................75

9. D8 Specifications.........................................................76

Functions added to the D8

Bouncing tracks 1–8..........................................................77

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Chapter 2 Operation

This chapter explains the operation of each of the D8’s functions, in logical order.

Operation

Chapter 2

Connections, Power-on, Demo

Connections,

STEP1

1. Connections to your

The following diagram shows a basic example of a D8 recording system. Modify the connections shown below as needed for your particular setup, and connect your equipment to the D8.

Be sure to turn off the power before making connections. Failure to do so can damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions.

Connect the included AC/AC power supply to the power supply connector of the D8. Then plug the power supply into an AC outlet.

Connect your audio equipment. Use an RCA phono cable to connect the OUTPUT

L/R jacks to your ampliﬁcation system. If you wish to use headphones for monitoring, con-

nect the phone plug of your headphones to the PHONES jack. The volume can be adjusted by the [PHONES] knob located at the left.

For analog recording, connect the phone plug of your guitar or mic cable to the INPUT 1 jack. (Refer to p.11) If you will be doing analog recording in stereo, connect the cables from the output of your

Power-on, Demo

Here’s how to connect the D8 to your audio system, and listen to the demo songs.

audio system etc.

stereo device to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks. For digital recording, use an optical cable to con-

nect the DIGITAL OUT of your instrument, CD, MD or DAT player to the DIGITAL IN connector. (Refer to p.12)

For mixdown to a digital recording device (DAT, MD etc.), use an optical cable to connect the DIGITAL IN of your recording device to the DIGITAL OUT of the D8. (Refer to p.30)

If you wish to use an external effect via AUX IN/ OUT, connect the input of the effect to the AUX OUT jack, and the outputs of the effect to the AUX IN jacks. (Refer to p.23)

If you wish to use a foot switch to perform auto punch in/out, to start/stop playback, or to record tap tempo, connect a pedal switch PS1 <sold separately> to the FOOT SW jack. (Refer to p.47)

If you wish to synchronize a MIDI sequencer etc. to the D8, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the D8 to the MIDI IN of your sequencer. If you will be using MMC, connect the MIDI OUT of your MIDI sequencer. to the MIDI IN jack of the D8. (Refer to p.38)

2. Power on/off

When the power is turned on, never move the device or allow it to be jarred. Also, never turn off the power while the HDD access indicator is blinking (immediately after the power is turned on, during recording or playback, or during track/song editing). This can damage part or all of the data on

Powered monitors etc.

INPUT

OUTPUT L

·R

RINL OUT

EFFECT

SEND

PAN

PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN BALANCE

LRLRLRLRLRLRLR

GUITAR

TRIM 1 TRIM 2 PHONES FOOT SWINPUT 1 INPUT 2

LINE/MIC

INPUT 1 2

Guitar

Effect device

PROGRAM

MIDI

sequencer

Power supply connection

Use only the included AC/AC power supply.

OUTPUT

WRITE

EDIT

DISPLAY

UTILITY

SELECT

·R

ACHAIN/EFFECT

[BYPASS]

BCDEF

INDIVIDPROGRAM BYPASS

INPUT

Keyboard (digital output),

CD, DAT, MD etc.

POWER

CARD

to the AC outlet

MIDI

IN·OUT

~AC9V

MIDIOUTPUT

TRACK STATUS GREEN :PLAY RED :REC ORANGE

:REC (DIGITAL)

OFF :MUTE

PAIR ON / OFFPAIR ON / OFFPAIR ON / OFF

EFFECT

SEND

POWER

HDD MIDI

(ANALOG)

INPUT 1/2 MASTER DIGITAL IN

7 / 8LR6R5L4R3L2R1

REC

SELECT

IN/

EFFECT

EQEQEQEQEQEQ

LOC 1

INPUT 1/2

EFFECT

MASTER

SEND

STORE EFFECT ASSIGN

REHEARSAL

AUTO PUNCH

REC MODE

TEMPO / MOTRONOME

10 9 8

TEMPO EDIT

7 6 5 4 3 2

REC PLAY

1 0

MASTER7 / 8654321

FOOT SW

AC/AC power supply connector

LOCATOR / SCENE

MODE

SONG/

TO/

OUT/

SYSTEM

TRACK

LOC 3

LOC 2

READ

DISPLAY

UNDO

SCRUBSCENE

MODE

REC / PLAY

PLAY MODE

METRO NOME

TRIGGER

STOP REW FF

YES

AUX IN L

·R

AUX OUT

DIGITAL IN

DIGITAL OUT

SCSI

DIGITAL IN

SCSI

DIGITAL OUT

Hard Disk Removable Disk

Master recorder

(DAT, MD etc.)

Drive

Pedal switch PS-1

PHONES

Mic

Headphones

Keyboard

A guitar or bass can be directly connected only to INPUT 1.

If you will be recording only on one track, connect your instrument to INPUT 1. INPUT 2 is used only when simultaneously recording two tracks.

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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

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Turn on the power of the connected devices. Set the volume of all devices to the minimum position, and turn on the power switches starting with the ﬁrst device in the signal chain. If external drives are connected, refer to p.40.

Turn down the D8’s master fader. Set the volume controls of all connected devices to the minimum position.

Turn on the power of your input devices and master recorder (DAT etc.).

Press the [POWER] switch of the D8 to turn on the power.

POWER

ON OFF

The display will shown an opening message for a brief time, and then the song which was last selected when the power was turned off will appear.

Turn on the power of your powered monitor speakers, and raise the volume of the connected equipment to an appropriate level.

■ Turning the power off

Before turning the power off, make sure that all song recording or playback has been completed.

The audio that you record to the D8 will be saved automatically. However, if you edit effect settings or adjust the mixer, these settings will be lost unless they are saved. For the saving procedures, refer to p.13, for saving effect settings, and to p.29 for saving mixer settings (scenes).

Lower the volume of each connected device to the minimum position and turn the power off starting with the last device in the signal chain. If external drives are connected, refer to p.40.

If you wish to keep any edits you have made to the effects or to the mixer settings, store them.

Turn off the power of your ampliﬁcation system. Press the [POWER] switch to turn off the power of

the D8. Turn off the power of the audio input devices etc.

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

MASTER

songs

When shipped from the factory, the D8 contains pre-recorded demo songs. Playback to the demo songs to experience the dynamic and clear sound of the D8.

Move the D8’s [CHANNEL] faders 1–7/8 to the unity gain position (the “ ” symbol in the fader calibrations), and set the [MASTER] fader to

3 2 1 0

MASTER7 / 81

Select the song that you wish to playback.

01:Scukyll

✧

To select the next song, hold down the [STOP] key

and press the [FF] key. If there is no subsequent song, the display will indicate “NoDATA”.

To select the previous song, if you are at the begin-

✧

ning of the song (“001 [STOP] key and press the [REW] key. If you are located elsewhere than the beginning of the song, move to the beginning of that song. Then hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key to move to the previous numbered song.

PLAY STOP REW FF

Make sure that the indicators above the [TRACK STATUS] keys of tracks 1–7/8 are lit green. If they are off or lit with a different color, press that [TRACK STATUS] key as many times as necessary to make each indicator light green.

lit green

Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. Gradually move the [MASTER] fader upward to

adjust the volume to an appropriate level. As the song plays back, you can move the [CHAN-

NEL] faders and [PAN] knobs, and adjust the EQ (refer to p.27, p.28) and effect send amount (refer to p.23), or change the effect program (refer to p.13) to see how the sound of the song is altered.

When the demo song ﬁnishes playing, press the [STOP] key to stop playback.

01:Scukyll Express 02:Moonlit sea (Refer to p.75)

000” etc.) hold down the

To next song/ Create new song

To beginning of song/ To previous song

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Operation

Chapter 2

Creating and select ing songs

Creating and

STEP2

to create and name a song, and how to select songs in EDIT SONG/TRACK .

1. Creating a new song

After selecting the last-numbered song, hold down the [STOP] key and press the [FF] key. The display will indicate “NoDATA”.

Use one of the following procedures to create a song.

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selecting songs

To record a new song, you must ﬁrst create a new song. This section explains how

STOP FF

03:NoDATA

Change the song name from “NoDATA”. In our example here, we will create a song by changing the song name. Refer to “2. Naming a song”. Record audio data on a track. The display will indicate “NEWSONG” as the song name. Specify the tempo or time signature. A tempo map will be created in the tempo track, and the display will indicate “NEWSONG” as the song name.

Press the [ ] key several times to move the cursor to the location where you wish to change the name, and use the [VALUE] dial to input alphabetical characters or symbols to speciﬁed the desired name.

KORG1 œ

When you ﬁnish inputting the name, press the [EDIT] key (the indicator will go off) to exit the EDIT SONG/TRACK page. The name will be ﬁnalized when you exit this page.

YES

Selecting another song

There are two ways to select songs. One way is to hold down the [STOP] key and press the [FF] key to select the next song number , or to hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key to select the previous song number (refer to “Listening to the demo songs”, step song in EDIT SONG/TRACK .

After pressing the [EDIT] key, press the [SONG/ TRACK] key several times to get a song name display such as “I04:KORG1”. (EDIT SONG/TRACK

)

). The other way is to select the

03:NEWSONG

2. Naming a song

In order to distinguish your new song from other songs, it is recommended that you give it a name.

Press the [EDIT] key (the indicator will light), and then press the [SONG/TRACK] key to access the “Edit Song” display. If this display does not appear, press the [SONG/ TRACK] key until the “Edit Song” appears.

EditSong ˙

Press the [ ] key, and then press the [SONG/ TRACK] key several times to get the “Renam” display.

Renam˘I03˙

EDIT

YES

SONG / TRACK

I03:KORG1

Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the song number. If you have connected an external drive such as a

hard disk drive or removable disk drive and wish to select a song from it, press the [ ] key and then rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the connected drive.

EDIT

SONG / TRACK

Recording

STEP3

Normally you will record rhythm instruments such as drums ﬁrst, and then listen to these instruments playback as you record bass, guitar and vocals. As basic recording procedures, we will explain how to record a single track, and how to record two tracks simultaneously.

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Connecting the input device and adjusting the level

Turn down the [MASTER] fader of the D8, and connect your instrument to the INPUT 1 jack. If you are recording a single track, you must use the INPUT 1 jack for connections. The INPUT 2 jack is active only when two tracks are being recorded simultaneously.

GUITAR

LINE/MIC

✧

If you wish to record two tracks simultaneously, make connections to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks. If you are using an electric guitar or bass, connect it to the INPUT 1 jack (in preference to the INPUT 2 jack). If you are recording in stereo, connect the left channel output of the instrument to the INPUT 1 jack, and the right channel output to the INPUT 2 jack.

Use the [GUITAR-LINE/MIC] switch to select the appropriate input impedance for the instrument connected to INPUT 1 jack.

GUITAR : Select this position when inputting an

MIC/LINE : Select this position when inputting a

The [GUITAR-LINE/MIC] switch is only for the INPUT 1 jack. If you wish to connect a guitar/bass to the INPUT 2 jack, route it through a compact effect unit etc.

Press the [REC SELECT] key several times to select

Press the channel 1 [TRACK STATUS] key several times to select tor blinking red) to choose it as the recording track.

If you are recording two tracks simultaneously,

✧

press the [TRACK STATUS] keys for two adjacent odd/even tracks (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7/8) to select

This section explains the various methods of recording that are available on the D8. Use the recording method that is appropriate for your needs.

Recording (analog recording)

TRIM 1 TRIM 2INPUT 1 INPUT 2

instrument that has a high output impedance, such as guitar or bass.

mic or a line instrument (keyboard, mixer etc.).

INPUT 1/2 (indicator lit).

REC (ANALOG) (indica-

INPUT 1/2 MASTER DIGITAL IN

REC

SELECT

blinking re

REC

(ANALOG)

(indicator lit red), to choose them as

the recording tracks. Set the [CHANNEL] fader to the

unity gain position (the “ ” symbol in the fader calibrations).

Raise the volume of the instrument connected to the INPUT 1 jack as high as possible, and while watching channel level 1 in the display, rotate the [TRIM 1] knob toward the right to adjust the recording level.

CLIP

–3

03:KORG1

–6 –12 –18 –24

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

If you are recording two tracks simultaneously, set

✧

–40

E L R

the [CHANNEL] faders of both tracks you wish to record to the unity gain position, and use the [TRIM 1]/[TRIM 2] knobs to adjust the recording level.

Adjust the settings so that the input level is as high as possible without causing the “CLIP” indicator to light.

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Starting and stopping recording

Record from the beginning of the track. Make sure that the location counter reads “001

000”. If a different time is selected, hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key to return the current time to the beginning of the song.

STOP REW

Press the [REC] key (the [REC] and [PLAY] indicators will blink) to enter record ready mode.

REC PLAY STOP

Press the [PLAY] key and recording will begin (the [REC] and [PLAY] indicators will light). Begin playing your instrument.

When you ﬁnish playing, press the [STOP] key to stop recording. (The [PLAY] and [REC] indicator will go off.)

Listening to the recorded performance (Play-

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back)

Now let’s listen to the performance that was recorded.

Hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key to return to the beginning of the song.

Press the [TRACK STATUS] key for the track(s) that you recorded to select

PLAY (indica-

tor lit green), to select playback. Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback (indicator

is lit).

lit green

Operation

Chapter 2

Recording

When playback ends, press the [STOP] key to stop playback (the [PLAY] indicator is off).

Recording (digital recording)

Here’s how to record digitally from an instrument which has a digital output or from an external digital device such as a CD or DAT player. Since the digital input of the D8 provides a sampling rate converter, 48 kHz and 32 kHz sources will be converted to 44.1 kHz as they are recorded. As an example, we will record in stereo to tracks 3 and 4. When recording two tracks simultaneously, you will use an odd/even pair of adjacent tracks (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7/8).

During digital recording, the effect will be off, and it will not be possible to use effects on any other track.

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 Turn down the [MASTER] fader or the D8, and

connect the digital output of your keyboard, CD or DAT to the D8’s DIGITAL IN connector.

2 Press the [REC SELECT] key to

select DIGITAL IN (indicator lit).

INPUT 1/2 MASTER DIGITAL IN

REC

SELECT

back)

6 Refer to “1. Recording (analog recording), ■ Listening

to the recorded performance (Playback)”, and listen to the playback.

3. Using EQ to modify the tone as you record

Here’s how the built-in 2-band equalizer (EQ) can be applied to the input sound to modify the tone, so that the modiﬁed tone can be recorded.

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 Referring to the previous section “1. Analog

recording” or “2. Digital recording”, connect the device that you wish to record, and adjust the level.

During analog recording, if the input level adjusted by [TRIM 1] and [TRIM 2] is inappropriate, the input sound may distort, or there may be unwanted noise. When the Channel Level Meter Select (refer to p.47) is set to Post, the channel level meters will indicate the volume level between the EQ and the [CHANNEL] faders. This means that if you apply EQ or set the faders to a position other than unity gain (or if you set the effect [EFFECT ASSIGN] to INPUT 1/2), it will not be possible to check just the input level.

✧ Press the [SYSTEM] key several times to make the

display read “ChMtr”, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to select Pre. Rotate the [TRIM 1] and [TRIM 2] knobs to adjust the input level as high as possible without causing the “CLIP” indicator of the channel level meters to light. After making adjustments, rotate the [VALUE] dial to return the “ChMtr” setting to Post.

3 Press the [TRACK STATUS] keys of channels 3 and

4 to select REC (DIGITAL) (indicator blinking orange), to choose tracks 3 and 4 for recording.

blinking orange

4 Watch the channel level meters in the display, and

raise or lower the [CHANNEL] faders of channels 3 and 4 to adjust the recording level of tracks 3 and 4.

Adjust the settings so that the input level is as high as possible without causing the “CLIP” indicator to light.

■ Starting and stopping recording

5 Refer to “1. Recording (analog recording),

■ Starting and stopping recording”, and record your performance.

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

ChMtr:Pre

SYSTEM

■ Adjusting the EQ

2 Press the [EQ] key of the channel whose tone you

wish to adjust, to make the display read “LEQ✽” or “HEQ✽” (✽ is the channel number). Then rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the EQ.

HEQ1 :+03

■ Starting and stopping recording

3 Refer to “1. Recording (analog recording) ■ Start-

ing and stopping recording” to record.

■ Chec king the recorded material (Pla yback)

4 When you ﬁnish recording, refer to “1. Recording

(analog recording) ■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)” and playback your performance.

If the Input Monitor (refer to p.47) is set to AUTO, the EQ and fader will affect only the input sound for tracks whose [TRACK STATUS] is set to REC, and will not affect the playback sound. By playing

back with the [TRACK STATUS] left at REC, you will be able to audition the sound just as it was actually recorded. If you set the [TRACK STATUS] to PLAY and play- back without changing the EQ settings the EQ will be applied double, so remember to set the EQ value back to 0.

4. Applying an effect to the input sound as you record

You can apply the internal effect of the D8 to the instrument connected to the INPUT 1/2 jack, and record the sound that has been processed by the effect.

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 Refer to “■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level” (p.11, p.12), to connect the input device and adjust the level.

It is not possible to use the effect when recording digitally.

■ Selecting the location at which the eff ect will

be inserted

2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key

several times to select INPUT 1/2 (indicator lit).

With a setting of INPUT 1/2, the internal effect will be inserted between the input and the EQ of the mixer channel whose [TRACK STATUS] is set to REC.

FADER

INPUT

Effect

[EQ]

RecTrack

INPUT 1/2 MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

OUTPUT

(Refer to p.61) After pressing the [EDIT] key, press the [EFFECT] key several times to select the effect that you wish to edit.

DISTORT:o˙

7 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to specify whether the

effect you selected in step 6 will be used “o” (on) or not “-” (off).

8 Press the [ ] key to select the effect parameter that

you wish to edit. Pressing the [ ] key will move to the next parameter, and pressing the [ ] key will move to the previous parameter. (Refer to p.72)

EDIT

EFFECT

TYPE:DIST˙

9 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to modify the value.

■ Saving the effect program

If you wish to use the edited effect program in this song, or to use it in more than one song as a general-purpose effect, you must save the effect program in the user bank.

An edited effect which has not been saved will be lost if you perform one of the following actions.

• Select another effect program

• Select another song

• Turn off the power

10 Press the [EFFECT] key several times to make the

display read “Ren name).

→✽✽✽” (✽ is the effect program

Ren˘ROCK

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HEQ LEQ

3 Adjust the following effect settings while listening to

the input sound of the instrument or other source. Adjust the [TRIM] knob so that the effect (“E”)

level meter does not light all the way to CLIP.

■ Selecting the effect program

4 Press the [EFFECT] key several times to access the

display page for selecting an effect program, as shown below.

EG1:ROCK

5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select an ef fect program.

EFFECT

■ Editing the effect

6 Each effect program consists of up to four effects.

11 Press the [ ] key several times to move the cursor

to the location where you wish to modify the name, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to enter alphabetical characters or symbols to assign the desired name.

is a special symbol. Once this display is modi-

ﬁed, it cannot be selected newly.

12 Press the [EFFECT] key to access the “Write

display. (U indicates the user bank area, and ✽✽ is the effect number.)

Write˘U01?

13 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the save destina-

tion in which the effect program will be saved.

14 Hold down the [ ] key for approximately one sec-

ond to save the effect program and its name. When the data has been saved, the display will indicate “Completed”.

EDIT

→U✽✽”

EFFECT

When you execute the Save operation, the effect program that previously occupied that memory will be overwritten and lost.

■ Starting and stopping recording

15 Press the [REC] key, and then press the [PLAY] key

to begin recording. Press the [STOP] key to stop recording. (Refer to ■ “Starting and stopping recording”, p.11)

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

16 Move the current time to a location earlier than the

point at which you began recording. Then set the [TRACK ST ATUS] of the recorded track to PLAY, and press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. Press the [STOP] key to stop playback. (Refer to “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, p.1 1)

5. Applying an effect to the input sound and recording only the input sound

Here’s how you can apply the D8’s internal effect to the sound of an instrument or other sound source connected to the INPUT 1 jack or INPUT 2 jack. In this section, only the input sound is recorded. Use this method when you wish to try a variety of effects during playback and decide on the ﬁnal sound later.

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 Refer to “■ Connecting the input device and

adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), to connect the input device and adjust the level.

It is not possible to use the effect when recording digitally.

■ Selecting the location at which the eff ect will

be inserted

2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key

several times to select MASTER (Send Type) (indicator lit). With the setting MASTER (Send Type), the send bus will be output to the internal effect, which will be output to the master bus.

FADER

INPUT

3 Adjust the following effect settings while listening

to the input sound of the instrument or other source.

[EQ]

HEQ LEQ

Effect

Snd

RecTrack

INPUT 1/2 MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

OUTPUT

■ Sending the input sound to the effect

4 Press the [EFFECT SEND] key several times for the

input channel where you wish to apply the effect,

to access the “Snd✽” display (✽ is the channel number).

6. Applying the dedicated

Snd1 :000

5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the amount of

the input sound that will be sent to the effect. Be careful that the effect (“E”) level meter does not

light all the way to CLIP.

EFFECT

SEND

■ Selecting the effect program

6 Select the effect program as explained in “4.

Applying an effect to the input sound as you record, ■ Selecting the effect program”.

■ Adjusting the return level from the effect and

the return balance

7 Press the [EDIT] key, and then press the [EFFECT

ASSIGN] key several times to access the “EffRet” (effect return level) display.

INPUT 1/2

MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

EffRet:080

EDIT

8 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the return level

from the effect.

9 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key to access the “Eff-

Bal” (effect return balance) display.

INPUT 1/2

EffBal:CNT

10 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the return bal-

ance from the effect.

MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

■ Saving the effect program

11 Refer to “4. Applying an effect to the input sound

as you record, ■ Editing the effect, ■ Saving the effect program”.

■ Starting and stopping recording

12 After pressing the [REC] key, press the [PLAY] key

to begin recording, and press the [STOP] key to stop recording. (Refer to p.11, “■ Starting and stopping recording”)

■ Checking the recorded material (Playback)

13 Move the current time to a point earlier than where

you began recording. Then set the [TRACK STATUS] to PLAY for the track that you recorded, press the [PLAY] key to playback, and press the [STOP] key to stop. (Refer to p.11, “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”)

delay to the input sound

In addition to the effect that was discussed in “4. Applying an effect to the input sound as you record” and “5. Applying an effect to the input sound and recording only the input sound”, the D8 provides a “monitor delay” that can be applied only to the input sound. When you are recording vocals or guitar, applying this delay will give the sound a sense of spaciousness. This delay will not be recorded. Since the monitor delay is not part of the internal effect, it lets you use the internal effect in other ways.

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 Refer to “1. Recording (analog recording), ■ Connect-

ing the input device and adjusting the level” to connect the input device and adjust the level.

It is not possible to use the effect or the monitor delay when recording digitally.

■ Turning the monitor delay on/off

2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key

several times to select INPUT 1/2 (indicator lit).

3 Press [EFFECT] several times to access the

“MoniDly” display.

MoniDly:o˙

4 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to turn the monitor delay

on (o). When [EFFECT ASSIGN] is set to INPUT 1/2 and

[REC SELECT] is set to INPUT 1/2, turning the monitor delay on will only apply to tracks whose [TRACK STATUS] is REC (ANALOG), and the monitor delay will apply to the sound that is input from the INPUT 1/2 jacks.

EFFECT

■ Editing the monitor delay

5 Press the [ ] key to select the monitor display

parameter that you wish to edit. Press the [ ] key to move to the next parameter, or press the [ ] key to move to the previous parameter (refer to p.74).

T :200ms

6 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to set the value.

INPUT 1/2 MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

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7. Listening to recorded tracks

8. Manually re-recording

while you record another track (Overdubbing)

The process of recording additional tracks while you listen to previously recorded tracks is called “overdubbing”. As an example, we will explain how you can playback the sound that was recorded on track 1, and perform analog recording on track 2.

■ Select the playback/recording tracks

1 Press the track 1 [TRACK STATUS] key several

times to select PLAY (indicator lit green), to enable (the previously recorded) track 1 for playback.

blinking redlit green

2 Press the track 2 [TRACK STATUS] key to select

REC (ANALOG) (indicator blinking red), to enable it as the recording track.

3 Either turn down [CHANNEL] faders 3–7/8, or

press their [TRACK STATUS] keys several times to select MUTE (indicator off), to mute these tracks so that they will not sound during playback.

■ Connecting the input device for the record-

ing track and adjusting the level

4 As shown in “■ Connecting the input device and

adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), connect an instrument etc. to the INPUT 1 jack, and set the input level.

5 Raise or lower the [CHANNEL] fader of the play-

back track to a volume that will be comfortable for playing along with.

part of the performance (Manual Punch In/Out)

If you made a mistake during the performance that you recorded, or if you were not able to play the entire song as you had intended, there is no need to re-record the entire song — you can re-record just the part that you need.

“Punch In” is the action of switching from song playback to record, and “Punch Out” is the action of switching back from recording to playback. “Manual Punch In/Out” is when you perform the Punch In and Punch Out manually. On the D8, you can Punch In during playback either by pressing the [REC] key or by pressing a foot switch <sold separately>. You can Punch Out by pressing either the [REC] key or the [PLA Y] key, or by pressing a foot switch.

(playback) (recording) (playback)

REC

Foot switch

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 As explained in “■ Connecting the input device

and adjusting the level” (p.12), connect the input device and adjust the level. At this time, make adjustments so that there is no difference between the volume of the instrument that is being input and the volume of the track.

■ Select the input monitor

2 Press the [SYSTEM] key several times (indicator lit)

to access the “Mon” display. Then rotate the [VALUE] dial to select Auto.

Mon:Auto

Stop recordingBegin recording

REC

PLAY

or or

Foot switch

SYSTEM

■ Starting and stopping recording

6 Press the [REC] key, and then press the [PLAY] key

to begin recording. Press the [STOP] key to stop recording. (Refer to “■ Starting and stopping recording”, p.11)

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

7 Move the current time to a location earlier than the

point at which you began recording. Then set the [TRACK STATUS] of the recorded track to PLAY, and press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. Press the [STOP] key to stop playback. (Refer to “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, p.11)

■ Starting and stopping recording

3 Move the current time location to a point earlier

than the location that you wish to re-record. If you hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key, you will move to the beginning of the song.

4 Press the [PLAY] key (indicator lit) to

begin playback. The [TRACK STATUS] indicator which was set to REC will blink, and you will hear the sound of the track.

For tracks whose [TRACK STATUS] is set to REC, the EQ and fader will affect only the input sound, and will not affect the playback sound. After adjusting the input level, do not modify the fader or EQ settings during playback, since this will change the volume and EQ of the input sound.

5 When you wish to begin re-

recording, press the [REC] key (Manual Punch In). The [TRACK ST ATUS] indicator will

REC

change from blinking to lit, and the D8 will enter record mode. Now you will hear the external input sound. Begin playing, and your playing will be recorded.

6 When you wish to stop recording, you can either

press the [REC] key once again or press the [PLAY] key to change from recording back to playback. (Manual Punch Out) The [TRACK STATUS] indicator will blink, the [REC] indicator will go off, and you will hear the track sound once again.

7 Press the [STOP] key (the [PLAY] indicator will go

off) to stop song playback.

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

8 Move the current time location to a point earlier

than where you began re-recording. Then set the [TRACK STATUS] of the recorded track to PLAY, and press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. Press the [STOP] key to stop. (Refer to “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, p.11) Also, playing back with [TRACK STATUS] set to REC will allow you to hear the sound just as it was recorded, without passing through the fader or EQ.

■ Using a foot switch for Manual Punch In/Out

By pressing a foot switch (sold separately), you can switch between playback and recording while you play an instrument, or from a remote location. This method can also be used when you wish to begin recording immediately from the precise beginning of the song.

✧ Connect your foot switch to the FOOT SW jack.

Press the [SYSTEM] key several times (indicator lit) to access the “Fsw” display. Then rotate the [VALUE] dial to select PncI/O. Now you will be able to press the foot switch instead of pressing the [REC] key in steps 5 and 6 of the above procedure.

Fsw:PncI/O

✧ If you wish to start recording from the very begin-

ning of the song, press the [REC] key at the beginning of the song (the indicator will blink), and press the foot switch to start recording.

SYSTEM

Canceling a recording or editing operation (Undo/Redo)

After you have recorded, or performed an editing operation such as track copy or delete (discussed later in this manual), you have the option of restoring the data to its original state. After you have recorded, performed a track editing operation, or used the Redo function, a “ ” symbol will appear in the right of the display. When this is displayed, you have the option of using the Undo function to restore the data to its previous state. After the Undo function has been used, a “ ” symbol will appear and you can use the Redo function to recover the state prior to using Undo.

UNDO

■ Undo

✧ After recording or track editing, or after the Redo

function has been used, the display will show a “ ” symbol. Press the [UNDO] key to execute Redo, and the data will return to its previous state.

■ Redo

✧ After executing the Undo function, the display will

show a “ ” symbol. Press the [UNDO] key to execute Redo, and the data will return to the state prior to using Undo.

9. Automatically re-recording part of the performance (Auto Punch In/Out)

“Auto Punch In/Out” is a function which automatically performs Punch In and Punch Out at previously-speciﬁed time locations in the song. This allows you to accurately re-record a speciﬁc portion of a recording. Auto Punch In/Out is convenient when you wish to concentrate on your playing.

(playback) (recording) (playback)

Pre roll

time

(LOC 1)

■ Storing the IN and OUT times

Storing the location at which recording will begin as the IN (punch in) time, and the location at which recording will end as the OUT (punch out) time.

1 Move the current time location to the point where

you wish to begin recording. (Refer to “1. Moving the current time”, p.24)

2 Press the [STORE] key to prepare for storing the

location. The display will indicate “Store”.

Store˘

3 Press the [IN/LOC 1] key . The display will indicate

“Store

→In (destination)”, and the IN (punch in)

time will be stored. Release the key, and you will return to the previous page.

Store˘In

4 As described in steps 1–3 above, move the current

time location to the point where you wish to stop recording, press the [STORE] key, and then press the [OUT/LOC 2] key to store the time location in OUT (punch out).

✧ You can also store the IN (punch in) and OUT

(punch out) points while the song plays back. Press the [STORE] key, and then press the [IN/LOC 1] key at the time where you want to begin recording. In the same way, press the [STORE] key and then press the [OUT/LOC 2] key at the time where you want to stop recording.

Stop recordingBegin recording

IN /

LOC 1

OUT

(LOC 2)

Post roll time

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■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

5 As explained in “■ Connecting the input device

and adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), connect the input device and adjust the level. At this time, make adjustments so that there is no difference between the volume of the instrument that is being input and the volume of the track.

■ Select the input monitor

6 Press the [SYSTEM] key several times (indicator lit)

to access the “Mon” display (refer to SYSTEM P3). Then rotate the [VALUE] dial to select Auto.

Mon:Auto

SYSTEM

■ Auto Play function and Auto Repeat function

When performing Auto Punch In/Out, it is convenient to use the Auto Play function or the Auto Repeat function in conjunction with Auto Punch In/Out (refer to p.51, p.52).

When the Auto Play function is on, pressing the [REC] key and then pressing the [PLAY] key will automatically move to the pre-roll time and begin playback. Then the IN–OUT area will be recorded, and the post-roll time will playback, and ﬁnally playback will stop automatically. In addition, if Auto Repeat is on, the Auto Play function will occur as described above, and then you will move to the pre-roll time without stopping and continue playing back to the post-roll time.

7 Pressing the [PLAY MODE] key once

will make the display show “ ”, and the Auto Play function will be turned on. Pressing the [PLAY MODE] key

PLAY

MODE

once again will make the display show “ ”, and the Auto Repeat function will be on.

8 Press the [EDIT] key, then press the [PLAY MODE]

key several times to make the display read “PreRol”, and specify the pre-roll time. Rotate the [VALUE] dial to specify the value. Press the [ ] key and rotate the [VALUE] dial to set the unit to either measures (M) or seconds (s).

PstRol:02M

EDIT

PLAY

MODE

9 Press the [PLAY MODE] key to make the display

read “PstRol”, and referring to step 8, set the post-roll time. After making the setting, press the [EDIT] key.

* Subsequent steps 10–18 are for when the Auto

Play function is on. If you are not using the Auto Play/Repeat functions together, set the current time to a location earlier than the IN time, and then begin recording or playback.

■ Rehearsing auto punch in/out

Before you actually perform auto punch in/out recording, it is a good idea to rehearse the recording. If you do not need to rehearse, proceed to “■ Auto punch in/out setting”.

10 Press the [REC MODE] key several

times to select AUTO PUNCH + REHEARSAL (both indicators lit). When AUTO PUNCH +

REHEARSAL AUTO PUNCH

REC

MODE

REHEARSAL is selected, initiating recording will cause the input monitor etc. to function in the same way as if recording were actually being performed. This allows you to rehearse the recording.

11 Press the [REC] key ([REC] and [PLAY] indicator

will blink), and then press the [PLAY] key ([REC] and [PLAY] indicator lit) to begin playback. The [TRACK ST ATUS] indicator that was set to REC will blink, and the track playback sound will be heard.

For tracks whose [TRACK ST ATUS] is REC, the EQ and fader will affect only the input sound, and will not affect the playback sound. After adjusting the input level, do not modify the fader or EQ settings during playback, since this will change the volume and EQ of the input sound.

12 When the IN time location is reached, the [TRACK

STATUS] indicator will change from blinking to lit, the [REC] indicator will begin blinking, and the external input sound will be heard. Begin rehearsing your performance.

13 When the OUT time location is reached, the

[TRACK STATUS] indicator will blink, the [REC] indicator will go dark, and the track playback sound will again be heard. Stop rehearsing your performance.

■ Auto punch in/out setting

14 Press the [REC MODE] key several

times to select AUTO PUNCH (indicator lit).

REHEARSAL AUTO PUNCH

REC

MODE

■ Starting and stopping recording

15 Press the [REC] key ([REC] and [PLAY] indicator

will blink), and then press the [PLAY] key ([REC] and [PLAY] indicator lit) to begin playback. The [TRACK STATUS] indicator that was set to REC will blink, and the track playback sound will be heard.

16 When the IN time location is reached, the [TRACK

STATUS] indicator will change from blinking to lit, and recording will begin. At this time the external input sound will be heard. Play to record your performance.

17 When the OUT time location is reached, the

[TRACK STATUS] indicator will change back to blinking, the [REC] indicator will go off, and recording will end. The track playback sound will once again be heard.

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

18 Move the current time location to a point earlier

recorded, without passing through the fader or EQ.

10. Combining multiple tracks into one or two tracks (Bounce)

The performance of multiple tracks can be combined 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 show how you can combine the performances of tracks 1–5 to track 6. We will also explain how you can combine tracks 1–5 to tracks 7 and 8 in stereo.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

■ Playback track and recording track settings

1 Press the [REC SELECT] key several

times to select INPUT 1/2 + MASTER (both indicators lit). With a setting of INPUT 1/2 + MASTER, you can use the master bus as the input for recording.

2 Press the [TRACK STATUS] keys for tracks 1–5

several times to set each one to PLAY (indicator lit green), to select these as playback tracks. Press the track 6 [TRACK STATUS] key several times to select REC (ANALOG) (indicator blinking red), to select it as the recording track.

Track 6 (1+2+3+4+5)

INPUT 1/2 MASTER DIGITAL I

REC

SELECT

and 8, rotate the [PAN] knobs of tracks 1–5 to place each track at the desired stereo location.

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lit green

blinking red

✧ If you are combining the other tracks to tracks 7

and 8 in stereo, press the track 7/8 [TRACK STATUS] key several times to select REC (ANALOG) (indicator blinking red).

3 Track 6 (the recording track) uses the “R” bus

(printed on the [TRACK STATUS] key). Rotate the [PAN] knobs of tracks 1–5 to the far right position (R), so that their sound will be sent to the right channel.

When bouncing to a single track, be sure to set the [PAN] knobs of the bounce source tracks to match the indication of either “L” or “R” shown above the [TRACK STATUS] key of the bounce destination track.

PAN

✧ If you are combining tracks 1–5 in stereo to tracks 7

■ Adjusting the playback level and recording

level

4 Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. 5 Raise [CHANNEL] faders 1–5 to adjust the play-

back level of each track. (Refer to p.27)

6 Raise the [MASTER] fader to adjust the recording

level to track 6. The master level meter R will show the recording level to track 6.

✧ If you are combining the tracks in stereo to tracks 7

and 8, the [MASTER] fader will adjust the recording level of tracks 7/8, and the master level meters L/R will show the recording level.

7 Since [CHANNEL] fader 6 will adjust the input

level to INPUT 1, you can record an additional input sound while you bounce the other tracks. In this case, raise [CHANNEL] fader 6 to adjust the input sound. If you are not recording an input sound, either lower the fader.

✧ If you are combining the tracks in stereo to tracks 7

and 8, [CHANNEL] fader 7/8 will adjust the input level.

8 For tracks 7/8 (which are not being recorded),

either turn down [CHANNEL] fader 7/8 or press the [TRACK STATUS] key several times to select MUTE (indicator off).

✧ If you are combining the tracks in stereo to tracks 7

and 8, track 6 will not be recorded. Either turn down [CHANNEL] fader 6 or select MUTE.

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

12 Press the [TRACK STATUS] key to set tracks 1–5 to

MUTE (indicator off), and set track 6 to PLAY (indicator lit green). Then raise [CHANNEL] fader 6 to adjust the playback level.

✧ If you have combined tracks in stereo to tracks 7/8,

set the [TRACK ST ATUS] of tracks 7/8 to PLAY, set all others to MUTE, and raise the [CHANNEL] fader 7/8 to adjust the playback level.

13 Move the current time location to a point earlier

than where you began recording, and press the [PLAY] key to begin playback. Press the [STOP] key to stop playback. (Refer to “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, p.11)

■ Applying EQ and effects while you record

9 Apply EQ to tracks 1–5 as desired while you

record. (Refer to p.28)

10 As desired, apply effects to tracks 1–5 and record

them. For details on applying effects refer to “3. Applying effects to the playback sound” (p.21) or “2. Applying the internal effect during mixdown” (p.28)

When [EFFECT ASSIGN] is set to MASTER (Send Type), the signal sent to the effect will be monaural, so there will be cases in which a stereo effect cannot be obtained even if a stereo input type effect is selected.

■ Starting and stopping recording

11 Press the [REC] key, and then press the [PLAY] key

to begin recording. To stop recording, press the [STOP] key. (Refer to “■ Starting and stopping recording”, p.11)

11. Listening to the metronome while you recor d

The D8 contains a wide variety of metronome patterns for each time signature. (Refer to “Metronome pattern list”) If you have an idea for a song, you can record immediately using the built-in metronome without having to connect a rhythm machine etc.

The sound of the metronome will not be recorded. The metronome sound will be output together with the master audio output from the OUTPUT L·R jacks.

■ Turning the metronome on/off

1 Press the [METRONOME] key to turn the metro-

nome ON (indicator lit). When you record or playback, the metronome will sound. (Refer to “■ Sounding the metronome during playback and recording”)

METRO

NOME

■ Setting the tempo and time signature

6 Press the [TEMPO] key (press the [EDIT] key to

make the indicator go off) to access the display such as “0:120|4/4” which shows the tempo and time signature. (The metronome will sound.)

0:120|4/4œ

7 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select 0 at the left edge.

0 is the basic tempo that is located at the beginning

of the song.

8 Press the [ ] key to move the cursor to the tempo

value, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to set the tempo. In the same way, press the [ ] key to move the cursor to the time signature, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to set the time signature.

✧ You can press the [METRONOME] key to turn the

metronome sound on/off.

TEMPO

■ Selecting the metronome pattern

9 Press the [ ] key, and then rotate the [VALUE]

dial to select the metronome pattern. (Refer to “Metronome pattern list”)

Operation

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Playback

■ Adjusting the metronome volume

2 Press the [EDIT] key (the metronome will sound,

and the indicator will light), and then press the [METRONOME] key to access the “MetVol” display. If the display reads “MetMod”, press the [METRONOME] key once again.

MetVol:080

✧ Also, instead of pressing the [EDIT] key, you can

press the [TEMPO] key several times to make the display read “MetVol” and adjust the metronome volume.

3 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust an appropriate

volume.

EDIT

METRO

NOME

■ Sounding the metronome during playback

and recording

4 Press the [METRONOME] key once again, to

access the “MetMod” display.

MetMod:P+R

5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select P+R

(Play+Recording). With this setting, the metronome will sound during playback and during recording. With a setting of Rec, the metronome will sound only during recording.

METRO

NOME

œ:Metro4 œ

✧ You can change the time signature, tempo or met-

ronome pattern during the song. (Refer to “Tempo map settings”, p.36)

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

10 As explained in “■ Connecting the input device

and adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), connect the input device and adjust the level.

■ Starting and stopping recording

11 Press the [REC] key and a count will begin. Press

the [PLAY] key to begin recording, and the selected metronome sound will be heard. Play along with the metronome sound. (Refer to “■ Starting and stopping recording”, p.11)

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

12 Move the current time location to a point earlier

than where you began recording. Then set the [TRACK STATUS] of the recorded track to PLAY, and press the [PLAY] key to playback. Press the [STOP] key to stop. (Refer to “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, p.11)

12. Trigger recording

You can use the input sound as a trigger that will start recording. The D8 will begin recording at the moment that sound is input.

Playback

STEP4

This section explains the variety of playback methods provided by the D8.

■ Connecting the input device and adjusting

the level

1 As explained in “■ Connecting the input device

and adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), specify the track to be recorded.

■ Preparations for trigger recording

2 Press the [TRIGGER] key to turn the Trigger func-

tion on (indicator lit).

TRIGGER

3 Move to the time location where you wish to begin

recording.

4 Press the [REC] key to enter record ready mode

(indicator blinking).

■ Begin trigger recording

5 Begin playing. When the input exceeds the thresh-

old level, recording will start. If the Pre Trigger Time has been set to a value other

than 000 mS, recording will begin at the speciﬁed time earlier than when triggering occurred, and any previously recorded sound during that interval will be erased (refer to p.53).

6 When you ﬁnish your performance, press the

[STOP] key to stop recording.

■ Listening to the recor ded perf ormance (Play-

back)

7 Move the current time location to a point earlier

■ Adjusting the threshold level

If the location where recording begins is not appropriate, you can change the settings of EDIT TRIGGER P1 (refer to p.53) to adjust the input level which will start recording.

1. Playback

Here we will explain the basic method of playback. Refer also to the later section “Adjusting and registering mixer settings”.

■ Selecting the playback tracks

1 Press the [TRACK STATUS] keys

for tracks which contain recorded material, to select PLAY (indicator lit green).

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■ Move the current time location to the begin-

ning of the song

2 Hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW]

key. If you wish to move to another location in the song, refer to “Moving the current time”.

■ Starting and ending playback

3 Press the [PLA Y] key to begin playback (indicator lit). 4 Press the [STOP] key to stop playback (the [PLAY]

indicator will go off).

✧ You can start/stop playback by pressing a foot

switch <sold separately> (refer to p.47).

2. Playing a speciﬁed area of a song once or repeatedly

By using the “Auto Play function” which plays the IN–OUT area of the song once, or the “Auto Repeat function” which repeatedly plays back the IN–OUT area, you can playback a speciﬁed area. It is convenient to use these functions in conjunction with Auto Punch In/Out recording.

1 Press the [TRACK STATUS] key several times for

each track that you wish to playback, to select PLAY (indicator lit green).

2 Store the IN and OUT locations of the desired area

for playback. (Refer to “Locate points (LOC1, LOC2, LOC3)”, p.25)

3 If you wish to playback the IN–OUT

area once, press the [PLAY MODE] key several times to make the “ ” symbol appear in the display.

If you wish to repeatedly playback the IN–OUT area, press the [PLAY MODE] key several times to make the “ ” symbol appear in the display.

4 When “ ” is displayed, pressing the [PLAY] key

will cause the IN–OUT area to playback, and then stop automatically. When “ ” is displayed, pressing the [PLAY] key will cause the IN–OUT area to playback repeatedly. Playback will stop when you press the [STOP] key.

PLAY

MODE

3. Applying an effect to

4. Applying an external effect to

the playback sound

■ Selecting the tracks for playback

1 Press the [TRACK STATUS] key to select PLAY

(indicator lit green).

lit green

■ Specifying the location at which you wish to

insert the effect

2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key

several times to select MASTER

(Send Type) (indicator lit). When MASTER (Send Type) is selected,

the sound from the Send bus will be sent to the internal effect, and then output to the master bus.

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3 Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback.

■ Sending the playback sound to the effect

4 Press the [EFFECT SEND] key several times for each

track to which you wish to apply the effect to access the “Snd✽” display (✽ is the channel number).

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[EQ]

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FADER

Snd

EFFECT

SEND

Effect

INPUT 1/2 MASTER

EFFECT

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

the playback sound

1 Connect the INPUT jack of an external effect device

to the D8’s AUX OUT jack, and the OUTPUT jacks of the external effect device to the D8’s AUX IN jacks. If the external effect has stereo output, connect its OUT L/R jacks to the D8’s AUX IN L/R jacks.

External effect device

PROGRAM

WRITE

EDIT

ACHAIN/EFFECT

DISPLAY

UTILITY

SELECT

OUTPUT

2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key several times to

select MASTER (Send Type) (indicator lit). When INPUT 1/2 or MASTER (Global Type) is

selected, the input from the AUX IN jacks is ignored.

3 Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback.

■ Sending the playback sound to the external

effect

4 Press the [EFFECT SEND] key several times for

each playback track where you wish to apply the external effect, to access the “Aux✽” display (✽ is the channel number).

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5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the amount that

will be sent to the external effect. Be careful that the input of the external effect does

not clip.

EFFECT

SEND

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INDIVIDPROGRAM BYPASS

[BYPASS]

INPUT

POWER

CARD

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5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the amount that

will be sent to the effect. Be careful not to make the effect (“E”) level meter

light all the way to CLIP.

■ Selecting an effect program

■ Adjusting the return level and return balance

from the effect

■ Editing an effect

■ Saving an effect program

6 As explained in “■ Selecting the effect program” –

“■ Saving the effect program” (p.13, p.15), save the desired settings for the effect program.

■ Adjusting the input level and input balance

from the external effect

6 Press the [EDIT] key, and then press the [EFFECT

ASSIGN] key several times to access the “AuxRet” display (external input level).

INPUT 1/2

AuxRet:080

EDIT

MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

7 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the return level

from the external effect.

8 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key to access the

“AuxBal” display (external input balance).

INPUT 1/2

AuxBal:CNT

MASTER

EFFECT ASSIGN

9 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the return bal-

ance from the effect.

5. Program playback of songs

You can enable two or more songs to playback in a speciﬁed order. This can be used to playback a medley of songs, or when you wish to record consecutive mixdowns of songs to DAT or MD. Program Play can be performed even across multiple drives. As an example, we will explain how to playback songs in the order of song number I (internal drive) 01

1 Press the [EDIT] key, and then press the [PLAY

MODE] key several times to access the “P✽✽” display (✽✽ is the sequence of playback).

→I02→A (SCSI ID 0) 05.

Moving and storing

STEP5

explains how you can store a speciﬁc time location for instant recall.

1. Moving the current time

■ Using the location counter to move

1 Simultaneously press the [ ] and [ ] keys to

move the cursor below the location counter.

time locations

This section explains how to move between time locations in a song. It also

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2 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the ﬁrst step in

the playback sequence; P01.

3 Press the [ ] key, and then rotate the [VALUE]

dial to select the drive from which the song will be played back. In this example, select the internal drive I.

4 Press the [ ] key, and then rotate the [VALUE]

dial to select the song which will be played back as the ﬁrst song. In this example, select 01.

5 Press and hold the [ ] key for approximately 1

second to ﬁnalize the ﬁrst song for playback. When this is ﬁnalized, the “?” will disappear.

6 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the second song

for playback. Referring to steps 3–5, set P02 to song I02, and set P03 to song A05.

7 Press the [PLAY] key, and the songs will playback

in the speciﬁed sequence, starting with I01. Program playback is available only when you are

in this page. Also, the speciﬁed sequence of songs will be canceled when you leave this page.

EDIT

PLAY

MODE

6. Switching scenes during playback

A set of mixer settings that have been stored is called a “scene”, and scenes can be switched as time elapses during playback. (Refer to p.29)

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2 Use the [ ] or [ ] keys to move the cursor to the

unit of time that you wish to change (measure

, 1/96th beat, Mark etc.)*. For details on

beat Marks, refer to p.26.

3 Rotate the dial to move the time location.

Rotating the dial toward the right will increase the time, and rotating it toward the left will decrease the time.

* You can change the units of time that appear in the

display. Four methods of display can be selected. (Refer to “5. DISPLAY MODE”, p.51)

■ Using the [STOP], [REW] and [FF] keys to

move

Moving backward

✧ Press the [REW] key to move toward the beginning

of the song. If you hold down the key, you will move continuously. You can also move during playback.

Moving forward

✧ Press the [FF] key to move toward the end of the

song. If you hold down the key, you will move continuously. You can also move during playback.

Moving to the beginning of the song/Moving to the beginning of the previous song

✧ If the current time is in the middle of the song, you

can hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key to move to the beginning of the song.

If the current time is at the beginning of the song, you can hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key to select the song of the previous number, and move to its beginning.

Moving to the beginning of the next song/Creating a new song

✧ If you hold down the [STOP] key and press the

[FF] key, you will select the song of the following number, and move to its beginning. If the following number does not contain a song, a new song will be created for that number. (Refer to p.10)

2. Finding a precise time

3. Locate points

location

If you wish to ﬁnd the exact time location at which a sound begins, or when setting locate points or storing marks, you can use the Scrub function or the Play From/Play To functions to ﬁnd and select time locations more accurately.

■ The Scrub function

On the D8 you can perform Scrubbing just as on an open reel tape recorder. By rotating the [VALUE] dial you can playback the song to accurately ﬁnd a desired moment in time. This is called the “Scrub” function.

1 Set the [TRACK STATUS] to PLAY (indicator lit

green) for the track that you wish to scrub.

2 Press the [SCRUB] key to turn on the

Scrub function (indicator lit).

3 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to ﬁnd the precise location

while you listen to the sound. The track will playback linked with the movement of the [VALUE] dial.

SCRUB

(LOC1, LOC2, LOC3)

You can store a speciﬁc time location, and then move instantly to that location at any time. For each song, you can store three “Locate” points, and also one hundred “Mark” points. In addition to being used to move instantly to a desired time, Locate points are also used as the in/out times for Auto Punch In/Out recording, and to specify the in/out/to times for track editing operations. (Refer to p.31)

■ Storing a Locate point

Here’s how to use the Locate function to store the current time. A time that has been stored in this way is called a “Locate point”.

1 Move the current time to the location that you wish

to store. (Refer to “1. Moving the current time”, p.24)

2 Press the [STORE] key to prepare to store the time.

The display will indicate “Store”.

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STORE

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At this time, the level meter will show the prefader volume level of each track. When the dial is not moving, the volume level at that time will be displayed.

■ Play From/Play To/Slow Play functions

1 Set [TRACK STATUS] to PLAY (indicator lit green)

for the track that you wish to scrub.

2 Press the [SCRUB] key to turn on the Scrub func-

tion (indicator lit).

3 Press the [PLA Y] key, and playback will occur from

the current time for two seconds, and will then stop. Then you will automatically return to the location at which playback began (Play From).

Hold down the [STOP] key and press the [PLAY] key, and the sound will playback from approximately two seconds before the current time, and will then stop (Play To). Press the [FF] key, and the sound will playback from the current time at half-speed, and will stop and automatically return to the playback start location when you press the [STOP] key (Slow Play).

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3 Press the key [IN/LOC 1], [OUT/LOC 2] or [TO/

LOC 3] for which you wish to store the current time. The display will indicate “Store

→✽✽✽ (store

destination In, Out, To)”, and the current time will be stored to the key. Release the key, and the previous page will reappear.

Store˘In

IN /

LOC 1

OUT /

LOC 2

TO /

LOC 3

Storing during playback or recording

While you are playing or recording a song, you can use the above steps 2 and following to store a locate point. The time location at the moment that you press the [IN/LOC 1], [OUT/LOC 2] or [TO/ LOC 3] key will be stored.

■ Moving to a Locate point

✧ When you press a [IN/LOC 1], [OUT/LOC 2] or

[TO/LOC 3] key that you have previously stored, you will move to the stored time.

IN /

LOC 1

OUT / LOC 2

TO /

LOC 3

✧ It is convenient to use the Scrub function or Slow Play

to ﬁnd the precise time, and then to use the Play From/Play To functions to verify that time location.

4. Mark points

You can store a desired time location and move instantly to that time. Up to one hundred Mark points can be stored in each song.

■ Deleting a Mark point

1 Press the [EDIT] key, and then press the [SYSTEM]

key several times to access the “Mark” display.

Mark ˙

EDIT

SYSTEM

■ Storing a Mark point

Here’s how to use the Mark function to store the current time. A time location that has been stored in this way is called a “Mark point”.

1 Move the current time to the desired location. 2 Press the [STORE] key twice to prepare for storing.

The display will indicate “Mark”.

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3 Press any one of the [IN/LOC 1], [OUT/LOC 2] or

[TO/LOC 3] keys. The display will indicate “Mark

→M✽✽✽ (stored number)”, and the current

time will be stored as a Mark point. Release the key, and the previous page will reappear.

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Storing during playback or recording

During playback or recording, you can perform the above steps 2 and following to store a Mark point. The time location at the instant you press the [IN/ LOC 1], [OUT/LOC 2] or [TO/LOC 3] key will be stored.

Storing using a foot switch

1 Press the [SYSTEM] key several times to access the

“Fsw” display, and then rotate the [VALUE] dial to select Mark.

2 A Mark point will be stored at the instant you

press the foot switch. You can store Mark points during playback or during recording.

STORE

IN /

LOC 1

OUT /

LOC 2

TO /

LOC 3

2 Press the [ ] key to access the “Del” display, and

rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the Mark that you wish to delete. If you select All, all Mark points will be deleted.

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3 Press and hold the [ ] key for approximately one

second to execute the operation. When the Mark has been deleted, the display will indicate “Completed”. Press the [ ] key to restore the previous display.

■ Moving to a Mark point

1 Simultaneously press the [ ] and [ ] keys to

move the cursor below the location counter.

2 Press the [ ] key several times so that the cursor is

displayed below the entire location counter.

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3 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the Mark points

that have been stored, and move the current time.

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