Korg EASYSTART D12 Easy Start Manual

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D12 Main Features

• No Audio Compression

• 12 channel, 4 buss digital mixer

• 12 track recorder, with a total of

96 virtual tracks

• Hi, Lo and adjustable mid
frequency EQ for every channel

• Up to 11 simultaneous effects
per song: 8 inserts, 2 masters
and a final effect. Includes
REMS mic, amp and cabinet
effects plus 98 effect chains
and hundreds of programs

• Internal/External Mix
Automation with 100 Scenes
per song

• Extensive digital editing of
songs and tracks

• Up to 99 levels of UNDO

• Built-in tuner, metronome and

hundreds of PCM rhythm
patterns

• Internal 6 GB hard disk

• Optional internal CDRW 1x8

CD burner for mastering and
backup

EasyStart CONTENTS

A quick overview of D12 modes 2
Navigating the D12 2
Getting started: Listening to the demo songs / Creating a new song 3
Assigning inputs and recording audio tracks 3
Listening to recorded tracks 3
Working with EQ 4
Using the Insert and Master effects 4
Using the Final effects 4
Working with Scenes 4
Selecting Virtual tracks and Editing tracks 5
Writing/Burning to CDR/CDRW 5
Important D12 Guide and Owner’s Manual references 5

D12 EasyStart

A quick overview of D12 modes

SONG/CD – This mode allows you to select songs, create a new song, rename a song, perform song editing functions (copy

song, move song, protect song, etc.), use the Program Play function, listen to audio CD’s and burn a CDR/R W of your final mix.

RECORD – Here you can select the Recording mode (“Input” or “Bounce”). The default setting to record tracks is “Input”.

INPUT/TUNER – This mode allows you to assign the 4 analog and S/PDIFdigital inputs of the D12 to different tracks, access the

input EQ, use the Sub In function, and by selecting the “Tuner” tab you can also access the D12’s tuner function.

EQ/PHASE – In this mode you can change the EQ setting for each of the D12’s 12 tracks. Select the “Eq1-4” tab to access the
EQ settings for tracks 1-4, “Eq5-8” for tracks 5-8, etc. To change the settings, use the CURSOR to select any EQ “knob” icon in
the display and rotate the DIAL. The upper-left of the display will indicate which parameter you are adjusting.

METER/TRACK VIEW – This mode enables you to see level meters for all of the tracks, effect sends, Monitor and Master outputs.
You can select two different types of meter view: Pre-Fader (before the fader) and Post-Fader (after the fader), and three types of
track views, which enable you to see which tracks contain recorded audio. To change the display mode, select the “” button at
the top left-hand side of the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

INSERT EFFECT – In this mode you can set insert effect assignments on input or on track playback, and assign the effect type.
By repeatedly pressing the INSERT EFFECT key, you can select Insert assignments, and one of the Insert effect tabs (InsEff1,
etc.) to select an Insert effect. You can edit the parameters by selecting the effect name button with the CURSOR / [ENTER] keys,
select any of the effect icons in the display.

MASTER EFFECT/AUX – In this mode you select an effect for both Master effect 1 and 2 from one of 32 available Master effects
and set the return levels and balance. You can also edit the effect parameters by selecting the effect name button with the
CURSOR / [ENTER] keys. By pressing the MASTER EFFECT/AU X key repeatedly to access the “EffSnd1” and “EffSnd2” tabs,
you can set individual send levels for each of the 12 tracks. You can also access the external Aux send (“AuxSend” tab) amount
and Final effects (“FinalEff” tab) in this mode.

SOLO/MONITOR – In this mode you can isolate and listen to specific tracks, effect send 1 and 2 levels, aux level and return levels
for the Master effects. Press the number button of the track or tracks you wish to listen to. You can also route the isolated source
to the Monitor L/R outs or MASTER L/R and HEADPHONE outs. By pressing the SOLO/MONITOR key again to access the
“Monitor” tab and then selecting the “Level” button with the CURSOR / [ENTER] keys, you can create a mix that is different from
the mix routed to the Master outs, to be sent to the cue outputs.

[STORE, IN/LOC1, OUT/LOC2, TO/LOC3, END/LOC4] – These keys are used for all track editing, “AUTO PUNCH” recording
and “LOOP” recording functions. To assign any locate point (or IN/OUT/TO/END point), press the [STORE] key at the desired
point in time, and then the appropriate [LOC] key, while playback is on or off.

[SCRUB] – When playback is stopped and this key is pressed, you can view track waveform data (which you can access by
selecting the “” button next to “1Tr” using the CURSOR / ENTER keys), and use the “ZOOM” buttons (, etc.) to resize the
waveform. Once you have selected a track, use the DIAL to scrub the audio. Pressing the [] FF key while in the scrub mode
will play the audio back at half speed, one octave lower than the original pitch.

TEMPO/RHYTHM – Here you can set song tempo, create a tempo map, record your own tempo track, set time signature and
select rhythm patterns from any of the 96 metronome and 215 PCM-based drum patterns.

TRACK - In this mode you can access the Virtual Tracks settings, perform track-editing functions (copy, reverse, normalize, etc.)
and also import and export .audio data from the clipboard.

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