Using Effects With The Audio Inputs - Korg NAUTILUS Series Operation Manual

Using effects with the audio inputs

Just as you can in SAMPLING mode, the PROGRAM,
COMBINATION, and SEQUENCER modes also let you
apply the NAUTILUS' effects to the signals from the
analog, or USB inputs and sample the result, or to use the
NAUTILUS as a 4-in (analog, and USB) 6-out effect
processor. You can also use the NAUTILUS as a vocoder
effect (026:Vocoder) that uses an external mic input to
control the internal sounds.
Input-related settings are made in the Sampling page of each
mode. Normally, you will make settings in the GLOBAL >
Basic Setup– Audio page and share these settings in all
modes, but you can also make individual settings for a
specific program (in PROGRAM mode) if, for example, you
want to use that program as a vocoder.
Routing to IFX, outputs, and buses
1. Go to the GLOBAL > Basic Setup– Audio page.
Note: You must move to GLOBAL mode from the mode
(other than SAMPLING mode) in which you want to
input the external audio signals. If you move from SAM-
PLING mode to GLOBAL mode, the Audio Input set-
tings of SAMPLING mode will be maintained, and you
won't be able to view the settings of this page.
These settings are not used in SAMPLING mode. Audio
input settings for SAMPLING mode are made in the
SAMPLING > Recording– Audio Input page.
When applying effects to the signals from the analog, or
USB inputs, oscillation may occur depending on the
effect type and parameter settings. If so, adjust the input
level, output level, and effect parameters. In particular,
use caution when using high-gain effects.
2. Use Bus Select to specify the bus to which each audio
input will be sent.
For example if you want the signal from a device
connected to Audio Input 1 to be input to insert effect 1,
set the INPUT 1 Bus Select to IFX1.
3. Use Send1 and Send2 to specify the send level of each
timbre to the master effects.
This can be set only if Bus Select is set to L/R or Off.
If Bus Select is set to IFX1–12, the send levels to the
master effects are set by Send1 and Send2 (Insert FX
page) following the insert effects.
4. Set MUTE and Solo as desired.
5. Use Pan to set the panning of the audio input. If
you're inputting a stereo audio source, you will
normally set the inputs to L000 and R127 respectively.
Effects selection and routing Using effects with the audio inputs
6. Use Level to adjust the level of the audio input.
Normally you will leave this at 127.
7. FX Ctrl Bus sends the output of the timbre to an FX
Control bus.
Use this when you want the audio input to an effect to be
controlled by another sound. There are two FX Control
buses, which gives you a great deal of freedom for
controlling effects freely.
8. REC Bus sends the audio input to a REC bus.
In the Sampling page, you can choose a REC bus as the
Sampling Setup Source Bus so that the signal sent to the
REC bus can be sampled or recorded (only in
SEQUENCER mode).
Noise can enter the NAUTILUS via these buses; see
"Avoiding extraneous noise" on page 94.
If you want to save the edited settings in the NAUTILUS,
you must write them. Use the GLOBAL mode page menu
command Write Global Setting to do this.
9. If you want to use the GLOBAL mode Input settings
in the other modes, check the "Use Global Setting"
option.
If you want to make independent settings for programs,
combinations, and songs, uncheck this setting.
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