Step6 Adjusting And Storing Mixer Settings; Pairing Settings; Adjusting The Volume Of Each Channel - Korg D8 Owner's Manual

Adjusting and storing
mixer settings
STEP6
This section explains how you can adjust
the volume, tone and pan etc. of the
input/recording/playback for each channel, to create
the desired overall balance of sound. This process is
known as "mixdown".
Mixer settings can also be registered as a "scene".
Scenes can be selected as time passes during playback,
or recalled as general-purpose settings.

1. Pairing settings

You can group the settings of adjacent odd/even
mixer channels (1-2, 3-4, 5-6), so that changes made
to the values of one channel will be reflected by
both channels. This is referred to as "pairing". This
is convenient when you are mixing tracks that
were recorded in stereo.
Pairing applies to the settings of the [TRACK STA-
TUS] keys, high EQ "HEQ", low EQ "LEQ", effect
send "Snd", Aux send "Aux", the [PAN] knobs and
the [CHANNEL] faders.
Of these, you can specify for each setting other
than the [TRACK STATUS] keys and the [CHAN-
NEL] faders whether or not the setting will be
paired when pairing is turned on.
Pairing on/off
1
To turn pairing on, simultaneously press the
[EFFECT SEND] keys for the desired pair of adja-
cent odd/even channels (1-2, 3-4, 5-6).
PAIR ON / OFF
EFFECT EFFECT
SEND SEND
When pairing is on, parameters for which pairing
is enabled can be operated as follows.
[TRACK STATUS] keys, "HEQ", "LEQ", "Snd"
and "Aux" can be set from either odd or even
channel.
[CHANNEL] faders and [PAN] knobs (pan will
function as the left/right balance adjustment when
paired) are operated from the odd-numbered chan-
nel (1, 3, 5). Adjustments made to the even-num-
bered channel will be ignored.
When pairing is on, adjusting the EQ etc. will
cause the display to appear as follows.
HEQ1-2:+00
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To turn pairing off, simultaneously press the
[EFFECT SEND] keys of the adjacent odd/even
channels.
Enabling parameters for pairing
For the [PAN] knobs, "Snd", "Aux" and "EQ", you
can specify whether or not pairing will be enabled
for each parameter. This setting is common to the
entire song.
1
Press the [EDIT] key, and then press the [SYSTEM]
key several times (the indicator will light) to access
the "ChPairSw" display.
ChPairSw ˙
2
Press the [ ] key to move the cursor, and press the
[SYSTEM] key to select the item for which you
wish to enable/disable pairing.
EQ :oœ
3
Rotate the [VALUE] dial to enable (o) or disable (-)
pairing.
2. Adjusting the volume of
each channel
You can adjust the input/recording/playback vol-
ume of each channel. The available range extends
from OFF to unity gain ( )* and an additional +12
dB of gain. Normally you will leave the faders set
at unity gain, and rather than raising the fader for
low-volume channels, it is best to make adjust-
ments by lowering the other faders.
* Unity gain refers to the state at which the audio
signal does not change, and is the optimal level for
the sound.
To adjust the volume, raise or lower
the [CHANNEL] fader of the corre-
sponding channel.
When pairing is on, use the odd-num-
bered channel to make adjustments.
This parameter can be stored in a
scene.
When the input monitor (refer to p.47) is set to
AUTO, the faders of tracks whose [TRACK STA-
TUS] is set to REC will affect only the input sound,
and will not affect the playback sound (refer to
p.58).
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