Step7 Mixdown; Recording A Master Tape (Mixdown); Applying An Effect During Mixdown - Korg D8 Owner's Manual

Mixdown
A song that you have completed by record-
STEP7
ing tracks and mixing can be recorded on
an external two-channel recorder such as a
cassette tape recorder, DAT recorder or MD
recorder. This process is referred to as
"mixdown".
1. Recording a master
tape (Mixdown)
Listening to the completed song
1
Use the [CHANNEL] faders to adjust the volume
level of each channel.
2
Use the [PAN] knobs and [BALANCE] knobs to
adjust the stereo location of each track.
3
Press the [EQ] key for each track and use the
[VALUE] dial to adjust the tone.
4
Adjust the effects. For effects which are particu-
larly appropriate during mixdown, refer to "2.
Applying the effect during mixdown".
Connect an external recording device and
record
5
If you will be making an analog recording, use
RCA phono cables to connect the analog LINE IN
jacks of your cassette recorder, DAT recorder or
MD recorder etc. to the OUTPUT L·R jacks of the
D8.
If you will be making a digital recording, use an
optical cable to connect the DIGITAL IN connector
of your DAT recorder or MD recorder to the DIGI-
TAL OUT connector of the D8.
6
Playback the D8, and adjust the recording level on
your cassette tape recorder, DAT recorder or MD
recorder etc. Then return the D8 to the beginning
of the song, and record the mixdown on your
recorder.
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Cassette tape
recorder etc.
LINE IN L
R
DAT / MD recorder etc.
DIGITAL IN
2. Applying an effect dur-
ing mixdown
During mixdown, you can apply effects such as
limiter (an effect which smoothes out the volume
of the input signal) or compressor (an effect which
compresses the input signal to give the sound more
consistency and punch) so the sound that is output
and recorded on the external recorder will be con-
sistent in volume.
Specifying the location at which the effect
will be inserted
1
Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key several times to
select MASTER (Global Type) (indicator blinking).
blinking
INPUT 1/2
MASTER
EFFECT
ASSIGN
E
Master
L R
Pb Track
PAN
2
Playback the song while you adjust the effect set-
tings described below.
Selecting an effect program
3
As described in " Selecting the effect program"
(p.13), select an effect program such as "DY1:
LIMIT" (TOTAL LIMITER)", etc.
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Editing the effect
Saving the effect program
4
As described in " Editing the effect" – " Saving
the effect program" (p.13), adjust the desired set-
tings for the effect program.
Master
FADER
OUTPUT
Effect