Korg SDD-200 Owner's Manual

SAMPLING

DIGITAL

DELAY

OWNER'S

MANUAL

KORG

The

SDD-2000

isanew

kind

of

digital

delay

that

is

designed

to

work

IUsed

asaconven

tional

delay

ma

chine,

the

SDD-2000

can

provide

very

long

delay

timesofup

to.

4368ms.Upto

64

effects

suchaschorus,

flanging,

doubling,

and

echo

canbeprogrammed

for

rapid

access.

MIDI

program

change

data

canbeusedtoselect

stored

effects.

N

In

the

trigger

over-

I

dub

mode,afoot

L

switch,

drum

ma

chine

trigger

signal,

MIDI

tim

ing

clock,orother

signal

can

be

usedtoset

the

delay

time,

makingiteasytomatch

the

tempoofthe

music.

The

sequencer

and

sampling

modes

al-

low

audio

inputs

of

upto4368mstobe

recorded

and

then

reproduced

when

desired.

Coupled

withaMIDI

keyboard

(or

other

MIDI

con

trol

device)

the

sampled

sound

canbe"played"

(like

onasampling

keyboard

in

strument).

n

Congratulations

and

thank

you

for

purchasing

the

Korg

SDD-2000.

For

optimum

performance,

long term

reliability

and

safety,

please

read

this

manual

before

use.

with

MIDI

data,

thereby

offering

new

and

exciting

capabilities.

4

Rec

cancel,

program

up,

and

other

prac

tical

functions

add

to

the

valueofthis

tjnit

for

live

performance.

Three

outputs

—

DIRECT,

+MIX,

-

MIX—offer

varie

tyofstereo

reproductiion

pos

sibilities.

6

Incremental

control

of

all

parameters

anda6-column

dis

play

addtooperational

conve

nience.

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DIGITAL

DELAY

POWER

To

avoid

malfunction

do

not

use

this

unit

in

the

follow

ing

locations

for

long

periods

of

time:

•

In

direct

sunlight

^^^^«S

•

Exposed

to

extrernes

of

temperature

or

humidity;

•

In

sandy

or

dusty

places.

POWER

SUPPLY

■•

Useonly

with

rated

AC

voltage.

If

you

will

be

using

this

unit

ina

country

having

a

different

voltage,

be

sure

to

obtain

the

proper

transformer

to

convert

to

•

To

helpiprevent

rioiseand

diBgraded

sound

quality,

avoid

usingthe

sam&outletas

other

equipment

or

branching

off

extension

cords

shared

by

other

equipment

HANDLE

GENTLY

Knobs

and

switches

are

designed

to

provide

positive

operation withalight

touch.

Excessive

force

may

cause

damage:

MAINTENANCE

Wipe

the

exterior

withasoft,

dry

cloth.

Never

use

paint

thinner,

benzene

or

other

solvents.

■

■.■•■■•'■I•■■"■

.■■'*"

PREVENTING

ELECTRICAL

INTERFERENCE

Erratic

performance

may

be

caused

by

electrical

in-

terference

from

nearby

appliances

(radio,

TA/,

etc:)rOT

especially

those

with

motors.

Avoid

operating

this

unit

near

possible

sources

of

interference.

KEEP

THIS

MANUAL

Store

this

manual

inasafe

place

of

future

reference.

MM

Id

ipireyi^

FEATURES

&

FUNCTIONS

1.

FRONT

PANEL

2.

REAR

PANEL/CONNECTIONS

:.

RACK

MOUNTING

PROCEDURE

DIGITAL

DELAY

MODE

1.

BASIC

SETTINGS

2.

OPERATION

3.

PROGRAM

WRITE

PROCEDURE

6

14

20

21

21

23

A.

SETTING

BY

REC

SWITCH

OR

FOOT

SWITCH

B.

SETTING

BY

DRUM

MACHINE

TRIGGER

SIGNAL

C.

MIDI

TIMING

CLOCK

SETTING

24

26

28

A.

RECORDING/PLAYBACK

WITH

MIDI

SWITCH

OFF

B.

RECORDING/PLAYBACK

WITH

MIDI

SWITCH

ON

(FOR

PITCH

CONTROL)

1.

SPECIFICATIONS

AND

OPTIONS

2.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

3.

FREQUENCY

RESPONSE

GRAPH

45

46

47

SDD-2000

PRELOAD

PROGRAM

UST

1

FRONT

PANEL

INPUT

SECTION

OUTPUT

SECTION

2

Input

LEVEL

Control—

1

HEADROOM

Indicator-

o

HEAOFDOM

♦

6dB

008

-KWB

2+

\U

0

10

INPUT

OWECT

4

j

i.

*9

-3

DIRECT

Volume

Control

-4

BYPASS

Switch

-5

REC

CANCEL

LED

/

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C)

REC

TWG

10

BYPASS

ME

OUTPUT

•RKOVSOue

SEO

SAMPUNG

recSync

REC

SYNC

SECTION

6

REC

Switch

7

TRIG

OVERDUB

Switch-

8

SEQ

Switch

9

SAMPLING

Switch-

10

TRIG

LED

Mia

Ef

f

PROGRAMMER

SECTION

-ism

-

if

PROG

NO

)ATA/flME(ms)

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PROGRAMMER

-12

FREQ

Switch

-14

EFFECT

Switch

-13

INTENSITY

Switch

-15

FEEDBACK

Switch

-16TIMEX4Switch

-17

TIME

Switch

-18

PROG/PARA

(REC

CAL)

-19

WRITE

Switch

-20

DISPLAY

-21

INCREMENTAL

CONTROL

INCREA

ENTAL

CONTROL

KORC*»t00°

SAMPLIMG

DIGITAL

DCLAV

POWER

Switch

-22POWER

Switch

INPUT

SECTION.

I

HEADROOM

Indicator

This

LED

meter

s

ihows

input

signal

level.

However,

nothingisindicated

during

the

9-second

muting

period

after

poweristurnedonor

during

bypass

operation.

2

Input

LEVEL

Control

Usedtoadjust

input

signal

level.

OUTPUT

SECTION.

3

DIRECT

Volume

Control

is

controls

the

volumeofthe

direct

soundinthe

+

MIX

and-MIX

outputsonthe

rear

panel.

4

BYPASS

Switch

J

this

switchison,

only

the

direct

soundissent

to

the

outputs.

During

bypass

operation

the

DIRECT

volume

control

setting

has

no

effect;

the

input

signal

is

sent

to

the

output

jacks

without

any

change.

Bypass

operation

is

indicated

by

an

LED.

Press

this

switch

againtoreturntothe

previous

effect.

This

switch

cannot

be

used

during

recording

in

the

sequencer

and

sampling

modes.

REC

CANCEL

5

REC

CANCEL

LED

This

LED

illuminates

during

REC

CANCEL

operation.

For

details,

see

the

explanation

for

the

rear

panel

REC

CANCEL

jack.

O*ECT

|REC

CANCEL

|

« ?

•

O

BYPASS

OUTPUT

■a

REC

SYNC

SECTION

mo

saotlmq

SEE

RECSYNC

6

REC

Switch

In

the

sampling

and

sequencer

modes

thisisused

as

the

recording

switch.Inthe

trigger

overdub

mode

itisusedtomanually

set

the

delay

time.

7

TRIG

OVERDUB

Switch

This

switchisusedtoselect

the

trigger

overdub

mode

with

automatic

setting of

delay

time.

t

SEQ

Switch

This

selects

the

sequencer

mode

for

recording

and

repeated

playbackofphrasesofupto4368ms.

SAMPLING

Switch

This

selects

the

sampling

mode

which

allows

re

cordingofaudio

signal

inputs

and

reproduction

of

the

sampled

signal

when

triggered

byafoot

switch

or

other

signal

source.

10

TRIG

LED

This

illuminates

whenatrigger

signalisinputtothe

rear

panel

trigger

jack

during

trigger

overdub,

sampl

ing

mode

operation.

csync

MIDI

11

MIDI

Switch

When

this

switchison,

its

LED

lightsupand

the

SDD-2000

can

receive

MIDI

data.

PROGRAMMER

SECTION.

12

FREQ

Switch

This

selects

displayofthe

modulation

frequency

(speed)

value

and

allows

adjustment

using

the

incre

mental

control

knob.

Displayed

Value

n

u

Z*

i

Jf

t

Modulation

Speed

Slow

♦

Fast

13

INTENSITY

Switch

This

selects

displayofthe

modulation

intensity

(depth)

value

and

allows

adjustment

using

the

incre

mental

control

knob.

Displayed

Value

n

u

I

Z*

i

ji

i

Modulation

Depth

Shallow

t

Deep

B

TKX4

IOI

*

About

Modulation

Effects

suchaschorus,

vibrato,

and

flanging

are

producedbyusing

the

internal

LFO

(low

fre

quency

oscillator)

to

vary

(modulate)

the

delay

time.

14EFECT

Switch

This

selects

displayofthe

volume

levelofthe

delayed

signal

(or

the

sampled

signaltobe

reproduc

ed)

and

allows

adjustment

using

the

incremental

control

knob.

Displayed

Value

n

u

Effect

Signal

Volume

No

effect

sound

Maximum

15

FEEDBACK

Switch

Selects

displayofthe

amountoffeedback

and

its

phase.

This

also

allows

adjustmentofthe

feedback

value

using

the

incremental

control

knob.

Displayed

Value

.I'

i

A

—

-9

n

u

I

Z*

t

Feed

Back

Level

Maximum

inverted

(cause

oscillation)

I

No

feedback

Maximum

positive

(causes

oscillation)

About

Feedback

Feedbackor"regeneration"

isamatteroftaking

partofthe

signal

coming

outofthe

delay

line

and

feedingitback

into

the

inputtobe

processed

again.

The

amountoffeedback

and

its

phase

help

establish the

effect

produced.

With

long

delay

times,

feedback

level

simply

determines

the

numberofrepeatsorechoes.Inflanging

and

other

short

delay

effects,

the

feedback

level

and

phase

affect

the

tone

colorofthe

sound.

Runaway

oscillation

will

occurifthe

feedback

levelisset

too

high.

16

TIMEx4

Switch

This

selects

the

"x4"

mode

which

allows

delay

(or

recording/sampling)

timesofupto4368ms.

When

thisisoff,

the

maximum

delay

timeis1092ms.

An

LED

lightsupto

indicate4mode.

Thex1mode

(the

normal

mode

whenx4is

not

selected)

has

superior

high

frequency

response.

17TIME

Switch

Thisisusedtoenable

settingofthe

delay

(or

record

ing/sampling)

time.Inthex1mode,

the

display

shows

timesoffrom0.0to1092ms;inthex4

mode

it

shows

from0to

4368ms.

At

settingsofupto10msinthex1

mode

the

display

gives

fractional

indications

to

the

first

decimal

place.

18

PROG/PARA

(RECCAL)

In

the

delay

mode,

this

switches

between

allowing

"program

change"

and

allowing

editingofindividual

parameters.

In

the

sequencer

and

sampling

modes

it

allows

"recording

calibration."

(For

details,

see

the

sectiononthe

REC

CAL

function.)

19

WRITE

Switch

Thisisusedtostore

programsinmemory.

For

details

see

the

sectionon"WritingaProgram."

OTY-nMEx4

mum*

0

0 0

I

PWQGNQ.

3

;

oi

Is*

MER

20

DISPLAY

Shows

the

program

number

and

the

valuesofpar-

ticular

parameters.

RAMMER

21

INCREMENTAL

CONTROL

-

Thisisusedtoadjust,

setorselect

parameters,

pro-

gram

numbers,

MIDI

channels,

andsoon.

When

usedtoset

the

delay

time,

this

controller

is

sensitive

to

how

fast

you

turn

the

knob.Itis

designed

to

change

one

stepata

time

when

turned

slowly,

and

changeinlarger

amounts

when

turned

rapidly.

POWER

{MENTAL

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KOMi

■M000

SAMPLING

MOfTAL

DCLAy

POWER

22

POWER

Switch

This

unit

takes

about

nine

secondstoinitialize

itself

after

the

poweristurned

on.

All

functions

are

in

operative

during

this

muting

time.

I

REAR

PANEL/CONNECTIONS

CONTROL

SECTION

6

BYPASS

jack

7

REC

CANCEL

jack-

8

PROGRAMUPjack-

9

REC

jack

10

TRIGGER

jack—

11

TUNE

Control—

12

MIDIINjack

13

MIDI

THRU

jack-

wmmmm

To

other

MIDI

equipment

From

MIDI

keyboard,

sequencer,

drum

machine,

or

computer.

From

Drum

Mi

in<

(DDM-1107220,

KPR-77,

etc.)

or

foot

switch

(PS-1

etc.)

INPUT/OUTPUT

SECTION

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DIRECT

Output

-4+MIX

Output

-5-MIX

Output

-2

ATTENUATOR

1

INPUT

jack

hum

foot

switch

To

amplifier(s)

or

mixing

console

(MM-25,

KMX-8,

etc)

From

electric

guitar,

bass,

microphone,

keyboard,

mixing.

.-

,

etc..-..:,-:

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