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Korg TRINITY HDR-TRI User Manual

Hard disk recorder option for triniti series music workstations
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  • Page 1 HDR-TRI Hard Disk Recorder Option User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction Features of the HDR-TRI ........1 About hard disk recording .
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Disk P1........... 46 4.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the HDR-TRI hard disk recorder option. In order to enjoy long and trouble-free use, please read this manual carefully. In this manual, tracks recorded by the hard disk recorder are referred to as “audio tracks.” In contrast, tracks of the sequencer discussed in the Parameter Guide and Basic Guide are referred to in this manual as “MIDI tracks.”...

  • Page 5: About Hard Disks

    About hard disks About hard disks When a hard disk connected to the TRINITY is formatted, it is divided into two partitions: a filer area and a sound area. The filer partition is used to save .SNG files and .PCG files, and also includes an area used to manage these files.

  • Page 6: Operation

    SCSI cables or changing the ID number of a hard disk. On the hard disk, set an ID number in the range of 0–6. If you are connecting two or more hard disks, set them to different ID numbers so that they can be distinguished.

  • Page 7: Formatting A Hard Disk

    Settings for recording Turn on the power of the hard disk(s), and then turn on the power of the TRINITY. When turning on the power, turn on devices in sequence from the hard disk TRINITY. When turning off the power, turn off devices in sequence from the TRINITY hard disk.

  • Page 8: Types Of Scsi Devices That Can Be Connected And Their Id Settings

    Do not install a hard disk that was formatted on the TRINITY series into another computer. Korg cannot guarantee the operation of such a disk. Types of SCSI devices that can be connected and...

  • Page 9: Connections For Recording

    Settings for recording Connections for recording Be sure that the power is turned OFF for all devices before you make connec- tions. Sources that are input to the ANALOG IN 1 jack will be recorded on audio track 1 or 3. Sources that are input to the ANALOG IN 2 jack will be recorded on audio track 2 or 4.

  • Page 10: Song Settings

    Song settings Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 5 page (ATrkRec). In the Song field, select a new song and assign a song name. The display will ask “Are You Sure?” Press the OK button. In the Track field, select the audio track(s) that you wish to record. Select AT1–AT4 for monaural recording, or AT1&2 or AT3&4 for stereo record- ing.

  • Page 11: Checking The External Input

    When digitally recording from copyrighted audio material such as a com- mercial DAT tape, you must be sure to obtain permission. Otherwise, you must use non-copyrighted material. Korg will take no responsibility for the consequences of any copyright violation which you may commit.
  • Page 12 Set the Input Level setting to a level appropriate for the connected device. When recording vocals, pass the signal through a mixer and set this to –10 dBu or +4 dBu. When recording a guitar that has active pickups, or a passive-type guitar through an effect unit, set this to –30 dBu.

  • Page 13: Recording

    Recording Recording Recording an audio track When recording an audio track, it is not possible to select Rec as the Tempo Mode. If you wish to record tempo changes on the Master track, select a MIDI track or MIXER REC in “1-4d: Track.” Even when the Tempo Mode is manual, do not modify the Tempo setting during recording.

  • Page 14: Recording A Guitar In Stereo On Tracks 3 And 4 While Listening To Audio Tracks 1 And 2

    Recording a guitar in stereo on tracks 3 and 4 while listening to audio tracks 1 and 2 Use the procedure of “Recording an audio track” to record onto audio tracks 1 and 2. Connect your guitar to a stereo-output effect device. Connect the stereo-output effect device to the ANALOG IN 1 and 2 jacks.

  • Page 15: Playback

    Playback Playback Playing back the track(s) you recorded Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song. Press the [START/STOP] key. The audio that was recorded will be played back. Adjusting the pan or volume balance of the tracks You can adjust the pan and volume of each track so that the recorded tracks are played back in an appropriate balance.

  • Page 16: Recording Mixer Events

    Recording mixer events You can record pan, volume and equalizer settings as mixer events on the audio track. The audio track will be played back according to the Pan/Volume, EQ, and Send 1/2 settings that were recorded. Use the procedure “Recording an audio track” to record an audio track. Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 7 page (Preference).

  • Page 17: Re-Recording

    Re-recording Re-recording This section explains the procedure for re-recording part of a previously- recorded audio track. If you wish to re-record the entire track, select Overwrite, and record using the procedure “Recording an audio track.” Using the rehearsal function Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 7 page (Preference). In the Track setting, select the audio track that you wish to edit.

  • Page 18: Editing

    portion of track has not been lost.) When you are finished, press the [START/STOP] key. Editing Creating repetitions of the same phrase Record using the procedure “Recording an audio track.” Access the Sequencer mode P5 tab 3 page (Atrk Edit). In the Track setting, select the audio track that you wish to edit.

  • Page 19: Bouncing Midi Tracks And Audio Tracks Together

    Editing This way, only the audio tracks will be bounced. If you want to bounce the MIDI tracks’ audio as well, see “Bouncing MIDI tracks and audio tracks together” below. Make the appropriate Volume, Panning, EQ and Send 1/2 settings for audio tracks 1, 2 and 3.

  • Page 20: Creating A Song In Conjunction With The Midi Sequencer

    2 levels. If you check the check box located at the left of the display, the right side output of effect 1 will be sent to effect 2, and effects 1 and 2 will be mixed. Refer to the Parameter Guide for details on the P8 tab 1 page (Master FX), and to the Effect Guide for an explanation of the settings of the master effects.
  • Page 21 Creating a song in conjunction with the MIDI sequencer set Input Level to the next higher setting. Recording Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song, press the [REC/WRITE] key and then (after making sure that the [START/STOP] key LED is blinking) press the [START/STOP] key.

  • Page 22: Saving/Loading Recorded Data

    When you are finished, press the [START/STOP] key. When playing back the song, set the Mix Audio Track Mode to READ for chan- nel 1. Playback will be controlled according to the mixer events that were recorded. Saving/loading recorded data Saving song data to a hard disk Access the Disk mode tab 2 page (Save).

  • Page 23: Using A Recorded Sound More Than Once In The Same .Sng File

    Using a recorded sound more than once in the same .SNG file In the Drive Select box, select the hard disk that contains the data you wish to load. In the directory window, specify the data that you wish to load. As necessary, use the Open or Up buttons to move through the directory hierar- chy, and specify the data to be loaded.

  • Page 24: Parameters

    3. Parameters This manual explains the functions which are newly added when the HDR- TRI hard disk recorder option is installed. For the parameters whose func- tions remain unchanged, refer to your Parameter Guide, Basic Guide, and Effect Guide. Sequencer P1 1–5: Audio Track Rec Here you can make basic settings for recording onto the audio tracks.
  • Page 25 Sequencer P1 1–5d: Track Select the track that you wish to record. When the HDR-TRI is installed, you will be able to select audio tracks AT1(L), AT2(R), AT3(L), AT4(R), AT1&2 or AT3&4, and MIXER REC in addition to the MIDI tracks T01–16 and the MTR (Master Track) that were previously available. When T01–16 are selected, you can record onto the selected MIDI track.
  • Page 26 1–5f: Take Specify the name of the “take” that you are about to record. Press the text edit button, and the rename page will appear. ( page 6). Up to 13 characters can be used here. If you wish to append a number at the end of the take name to manage your takes, check “1–5g: Take Number.”...
  • Page 27 Sequencer P1 48 kHz. If a digital signal containing a copy inhibit flag is input, the display will indicate Copy Inhibit. The HDR-TRI is able to record a digital signal which contains the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) flag. However it will be recorded as digital audio data without the SCMS flag.
  • Page 28 1–5m: Monitor Mode Select This selects Auto Input ON/OFF. Audio tracks that are selected in “1-5d: Track” will be monitored differently than audio tracks that are not selected. (Refer to the table below.) If this is checked, Auto Input will be ON. During auto/manual punch in record- ing, monitoring will be switched automatically for the audio tracks selected in the Track page: the external input will be monitored during the measures being recorded, and the track playback will be monitored before and after these mea-...

  • Page 29: 1-6: Mix Audio Track 1-4

    Depending on the selection in “1–6j: Mix Audio Track Mode,” it may not be pos- sible to modify this parameter. Refer also to “1–6j: Mix Audio Track Mode.” H (High EQ) Adjusts the level of the high frequency range (Fc= 10 kHz) of the audio track playback. L (Low EQ) Adjusts the level of the low frequency range (Fc= 100 Hz) of the audio track playback.
  • Page 30 (simultaneously press the [REC] key and the [PLAY] key). The various audio track parameters that were set in this tab page will be recorded as mixer events in the range of measures specified by Recording Setup in “1–7: Preference.” Dur- Sequencer P1 [0...100...127]...
  • Page 31 Sequencer P1 ing recording, you can adjust EQ, Send, Pan, and Volume and the changes you make will be recorded. By changing this setting to READ and then playing back the song, EQ, Send, Pan, and Volume settings will change according to the mixer events that were recorded.

  • Page 32: 1-7: Preference

    1–7: Preference Here you can make overall settings for the entire song, recording settings for MIDI tracks, audio tracks, and mixer events, and settings for playback. 1–7h 1–7h: Recording Setup Use the radio buttons to select the realtime recording method. When you record using Overwrite, the new data will be recorded over (i.e., will replace) the previously recorded data.

  • Page 33: Sequencer P2

    Sequencer P2 Sequencer P2 2–5: Audio Track parameter (Audio Track 1–4) Here you can specify the song name, the scale used by MIDI tracks, and the delay for each audio track. Data for the selected audio track 2–5c 2–5c: Delay Specify the time delay from the location of an audio track event until when the sound is heard from the TRINITY during playback.

  • Page 34: Sequencer P5

    After making your selection here, move to “1–6: Mix Audio Track 1–4” and record. 5–3i: Start Measure/End Measure Specifies the range of measures in the audio track that will be edited. Start Measure Specifies the first measure.
  • Page 35 Sequencer P5 Page Menu Command 5–3B: Automation Edit Here you can edit individual mixer events that were previously recorded. To perform event editing on audio tracks, use “5–3J: Audio Event Edit.” In the tab 3 page, select an audio track that contains the mixer events you wish to edit, and specify the Start Measure.
  • Page 36 c: The following table shows the types of events and the possible values for each type. Sound name (ex. Take01L) (display only) (Audio event) HiEQ LoEQ Send1 Send2 Volume Press the appropriate button to make the desired edits as follows. When you have finished editing mixer events and wish to return to the tab page, press the Done button.
  • Page 37 Sequencer P5 5–3C: Erase Audio Track This command erases all playback data from the audio track specified in the tab 3 page. In the tab 3 page, specify the audio track to be erased. When you choose Erase Audio Track, the dialog box at right will appear.
  • Page 38 Kind Checked MIDI tracks, master track, audio events and mixer events of the audio tracks Audio Event Audio events of audio tracks 1–4 Mixer Event All mixer events of audio tracks 1–4 Equalizer events of audio tracks 1–4 Send 1/2 Send 1/2 events of audio tracks 1–4 Panpot events of audio tracks 1–4 Volume...
  • Page 39 Sequencer P5 Example: When measures 3–5 are deleted, measures 6–8 are moved forward. Before Delete After Delete Example: When measures 2 and 3 (3/4 time) of track 2 are deleted, the measures that were at 4 and 5 are moved If this command is executed with the All Tracks box checked in step playback data in the measures specified in the tab page will be deleted from all tracks including the MIDI tracks and master tracks, and the time signa-...
  • Page 40 For the Length field, specify the number of measures that will be inserted. For the Meter* field, specify the time signature of the measures that will be inserted. To execute the Insert Measure command, press the OK button. To cancel without executing, press the Cancel button.
  • Page 41 Sequencer P5 Example: If measures 5–7 of track 1 are copied to measure 3 of track 2, measures 3–5 of track 2 will be written. Track 1 (source) Track 2 (destination) If Audio Events would overlap as a result of executing this command, the lower portion of the overlap will be erased when you press the Execute but- ton.
  • Page 42 5–3J: Audio Event Edit This command lets you perform event editing of audio events (events in the audio tracks), and trim the sound used by an audio event (i.e., adjust the loca- tion or the area where the sound will be heard, in steps of one sample). If you wish to modify the sound name after recording, you can do so in the Trim dialog box.
  • Page 43 Sequencer P5 within the song is not affected. Here you can also modify the sound name that was recorded. Select the audio event that you wish to trim, and press the Trim button. You will enter Trim mode, and the following dialog box will appear. Play To Point button Audition buttons Play To Point button...
  • Page 44 Here you can specify the various points for trimming (refer to the diagrams below). • Sample Start and Sample End (min:sec.sample) specify the range of the recorded audio event that will actually be played back. • Sample Start is the location where the audio event will begin playing back.
  • Page 45 Sequencer P5 B: Insert button Inserting an audio event Select the audio event that you wish to insert, and press the Copy button. Next, select an audio event and press the Insert button to insert the previously copied event at the End Time location of the selected audio event (refer to the diagrams below).
  • Page 46 Sequencer P5 E: Audition Start/Stop button Start/stop audition When an audio event is highlighted, you can press the Audition Start/Stop but- ton once to playback that audio event. Pressing the button once again during playback will stop the playback.

  • Page 47: 5-4: Audio Track Name

    Sequencer P5 5–4: Audio Track Name Here you can assign a name to each audio track. 5–4j 5–4j: Audio Track Name Use the text edit button to assign a name to the audio track. The audio track name is displayed in the various tab pages of Sequencer mode P1, P2, and P5.
  • Page 48 For details on the procedure, refer to “5–3E: Erase Measure.” 5–4F: Delete Measure This command deletes specified measures of playback data from the track selected in the tab 3 page. Unlike the Erase Measure command, executing the Delete Measure command will cause playback data following the deleted area to be moved forward toward the beginning of the song.

  • Page 49: Disk P1

    Disk P1 Disk P1 A note about .SNG files which contain audio tracks Sequence data that contains audio tracks in the song is saved as a .SNG file. The filename extension is the same as for song files which contain only MIDI song data, but the following icon will appear for songs which contain an audio track.

  • Page 50: 1-3: Utility

    1–3: Utility Here you can perform various operations on the selected file or disk drive. Use Drive Select or the directory window to select a disk drive or file, and then choose a command from the page menu. Page Menu Command 1–3B: Rename Modifies the name of the selected file or directory.
  • Page 51 Do not install a hard disk that was formatted on the TRINITY series into another computer. Korg cannot guarantee the operation of such a disk. 1–3H: Wipe Erases all data existing on the selected floppy disk or hard disk.
  • Page 52 .PCG files, etc. The remaining area of the hard disk will be used for recording sound. This can be set in a range of 0–540 Mbytes. Press the OK button, and the display will ask “Are you sure?”. Press OK once again to execute the Wipe command.

  • Page 53: 1-4: Audio Utility

    Disk P1 1–4: Audio Utility Here you can perform operations such as backing up data from hard disk to a DAT tape, or restoring backed up data from a DAT tape to a hard disk. Page Menu Command 1–4B: Backup to DAT This command backs up one selected .SNG file to DAT tape.
  • Page 54 Press the OK button, and the dialog box at right will appear. Start recording on your DAT recorder. Press the OK button in the dialog box. The data will begin to be output, and backup will begin. Within approximately 10 seconds, the level meter on your DAT recorder will begin to move.
  • Page 55 Disk P1 Press the OK button. The dialog box at right will appear. Specify the directory into which the file will be restored. The dialog box of step pear. Start the DAT recorder, and restoring will begin. When the restoration operation is completed, the display will indicate Completed.
  • Page 56 1–4F: Delete Unused Sound This command deletes sounds which are not used by any .SNG file from all hard disks. After this command has been executed, it is not possible to use the [COM- PARE] key to bring back the deleted data. Disk P1...
  • Page 57 Disk P1...

  • Page 58: Appendix

    Block diagram 4. Appendix Block diagram...

  • Page 59: Messages

    Messages Messages When the HDR-TRI is installed, the following messages will be added. Disk not formatted Meaning: The disk for which Wipe was attempted is not formatted. Action: Error in wiping medium Meaning: Disk wipe could not be performed. Action: Memory full.

  • Page 60: Specifications

    Action: Lower the Input Level and/or Rec Level settings so that the Over- load and/or Over displays do not appear. Cause 2: Even if the Input Level and Rec Level settings are appropriate, dis- torted sound will be output from the monitor if the P1 tab 6 page (Mix Audio Track 1–4) Volume setting is too high.
  • Page 61 Hard Disk Recording Demo Songs: Hard Disk Recording Demo Songs consist of TRINITY seqneuce data and Audio Data. 1. Godzilla Wants my Trinity written by John Lehmkuhl, Nick Forcillo and Steve Hunt ©1996 Real–Kuhl Music Steve Hunt – Vocals Nick Forcillo – Guitars Caroline Lehmkuhl –...

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