Digital Input - Korg D1600mkII Owner's Manual

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Connect a keyboard to the [INPUT 3] and
[INPUT 4] jacks, and assign them to mixer
channels 9 and 10.
1. Connect your keyboard.
Set the [INPUT 3] and [INPUT 4] trim to the mini-
mum (+4 dB) and lower the [MASTER] fader before
connecting your keyboard to the [INPUT 3] and
[INPUT 4] jacks.
2. Select the input channels.
Access the [INPUT/TUNER] "Ch9–16" page tab.
Select the "Ch9" icon, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to
select "INPUT 3."
Select the "Ch10" icon, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to
select "INPUT 4."
The input from the [INPUT 3] and [INPUT 4] jacks
has now been assigned to mixer channels 9 and 10.
3. Assign the input sound to mixer channels 9 and 10.
Press the track 9/10 [TRACK STATUS] keys to set
each of them to INPUT (LED lit orange).
4. Use the trim to adjust the input level.
Press the [METER/TRACK VIEW] key.
Press the " " button to access the dialog box.
Choose "PreFaderLev" and press the "OK" button.
Play your keyboard to input sound, and the level
meters of Ch.9 and Ch.10 will move accordingly.
Adjust the INPUT 3 and 4 [TRIM] knobs while
watching the level meter. Raise the [TRIM] level as
high as possible, don't allow the level to reach CLP
when you play your keyboard with maximum veloc-
ity.
5. Audition the sound.
Set the [MASTER], [CHANNEL 9] and [CHANNEL
10] faders to unity gain (0 dB).
Access the [SOLO/MONITOR] "Monitor" tab page.
Press the "MasterLR" button to turn it "On" (high-
lighted). Gradually raise the [PHONES LEVEL] knob
or [MONITOR OUT LEVEL] knob, and listen to the
sound in your headphones or monitor system.
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2. Digital input

The D1600mkII can record a digital audio signal that is
input via the S/P DIF jack.
If you are using the digital input, you will not be able
to use the input from an audio CD played in the CD-
R/RW drive.
The S/P DIF input has a built-in sampling rate converter.
Sources with sampling rates of 48 kHz or 32 kHz can be
connected directly, and will automatically be converted
to 44.1 kHz.
Inputting audio from a DAT connected to the
[S/P DIF] jack to mixer channels 1 and 2
1. Connect the digital output device.
Lower the [MASTER] fader of the D1600mkII, and
use an optical digital cable to connect the digital out-
put of your DAT to the [S/P DIF IN] jack.
2. Enable the digital input.
Access the [INPUT/TUNER] "Ch1–8" tab page.
When you press the "DigiIn" button, a message of
"Obey Copyright Rules" will appear.
Carefully read the owner's manual section "COPY-
RIGHT WARNING" (→p.iii). If you accept the terms,
press the "Yes" button for the "AreYouSure?"
prompt. Digital input will be enabled.
3. Specify the input channels.
Select the "Ch1" icon, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to
select "S/PDIF L."
In the same way, select "S/PDIF R" for "Ch2."
The input from the [S/P DIF IN] jack has now been
assigned to channels 1 and 2.
4. Assign the input sound to mixer channels 1 and 2.
Play back the DAT, and press the [TRACK STATUS]
keys of tracks 1 and 2 to set them to INPUT (LED lit
orange).
5. Check the recording mode and input level, and
audition the sound.
Refer to steps 3, 4, and 5 of "Connect a guitar to the
[GUITAR IN] jack, and assign it to mixer channel 8"
(→p.36).

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