Korg D16 User manual

Digital Recording Studio D16 Guide

Mode / Function Overview

Audio Monitoring Connections 3

How to Select and Listen to the Demo Songs 3

Demo Song Track Listings 4

Quick Tour of a D16 Demo Song 4

Scene Memory Mode 4

Meter / Track View Mode 5

Pan / Balance Controls and Channel Pairing Feature 5

EQ Mode 6

Insert Effect Mode 6

Master Effect Mode 7

Solo / Monitor Modes 7

Monitor Function 8

Scrub Function 8

Tuner / Microphone Function 9

Metronome Function 9

Analog Inputs 10

Virtual Tracks / Bounce Functions 10

Punch-IN / OUT Function 11

Working with the D16:

Demo Basics 13

Muting / Un-muting Specific Tracks 14

Working with the EQ Function 14

Applying Insert Effects to Tracks 14

The "Big Effects Picture" 18

Working with the Scrub Function 19

Working with the Solo Function 19

Working with the Metronome and Rhythm Patterns 20

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Recording and Editing Basics:

Create and Rename a New Song 21

Basic Recording 22

Recording with EQ On-Input 24

Working with theUndo / Redo Function 25

Working with the Manual Punch-In / Out Function 26

Storing Locate Points 27

Auto Punch In / Out Recording 29

Storing Mark Points 30

Working with Scene Memory 31

Loop Recording and Playback

Working with the Loop Functions 35

Copying and Un-protecting a Demo Song 36

Setting IN / OUT Points 38

Virtual Tracks

Working with Virtual Tracks 39

Track Bouncing 41

Perform a Virtual 16-2 Mixdown 43

Insert, Master and Final Effects

Working with the Effects 46

Working with the Insert Effects –Assigning and Routing 49

Working with the Master Effects 52

Working with the Final Effect 53

Metronome and Rhythm Pattern Applications:

Create a New Song and Connect Your Source Device 55

Work with the Tempo / Rhythm Function 56

Record a Rhythm Pattern to Stereo Tracks 57

Work with the Tempo Map Function 58

Song and Track Editing:

Overviews and Quick Steps 60

Additional Owner’s Manual References:

Additional References 63

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Digital Recording Studio D16 Guide

Mode / Function Overview

Audio connections: Use the MASTER L / R outputs when connecting the D16 to a stereo

monitor system.

Recording sources and monitoring for this guide: You'll be recording with an external microphone for

some of the exercises in this guide. You’ll need headphones and a lo-impedance microphone and cable.

Objects referred to in this guide: D16 panel objects that you'll work with are: Keys, Dial, Faders and

Pan/Balance Knobs.D16 TouchView objects that you'll work with are: Tabs, Buttons, Boxes and Icons.

How to Select and Listen to the Demo Songs:

1. Press the SONG key, then press the SelSong tab in the display.

2. Press the > button to the left of the current song name.

3. Press the ↑↑ button in the display, and press to highlight any demo song name.

4. Press the OK button in the display to select the highlighted song.

5. The TRACK STATUS LED's below the display should all be lit in green. Press any of the TRACK

STATUS keys that are not green to set Play Status.

6. Lower the MASTER faderto "00", press the PLAY key to begin playback, then slowly-raise the

MASTER fader to a comfortable listening level.

7. When the demo song has finished playing, press the STOP key.

Note: Make sure to press STOP when the song ends -if you don't, the counter will continue to run!

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Demo Song Track Listings:

Song: I001:Alone Song: I002:Clarity Song: I003:Someday

Track: Instrument: Track: Instrument: Track: Instrument:

1Drums L 1Percussion1 1Drums L

2Drums R 2Percussion2 2Drums R

3Bass Guitar 3Percussion3 3Bass Guitar

4Solo Elec Guitar 4Elec Guitar 4Elec Guitar1 L

5Elec Guitar1 5Ac Guitar1 L 5Elec Guitar1 R

6Elec Guitar2 6Ac Guitar1 R 6Ac Guitar L

7Elec Guitar3 7Ac Guitar2 L 7Ac Guitar R

8Elec Guitar4 8Ac Guitar2 R 8Lead Vocal

9 /10 Piano L / R 9 /10 Ac Guitar3 L / R 9 /10 Vocals L/R

11 / 12 Vocal1 L / R 11 / 12 Ac Guiitar4 L/R 11 / 12 Piano L / R

13 / 14 Vocal2 L / R 13 / 14 Piano L / R 13 / 14 Elec Guitar2 L / R

15 / 16 Organ L / R 15 / 16 Percussion4 L / R 15 / 16 Organ L / R

Quick Tour of a D16 Demo Song:

1. Select any one of the three demo songs (I001 -I003).

2. Press the PLAY key to begin playback, and raise the MASTER fader to a comfortable listening level.

Note: If the song ends before you've finished this part of the tour, just press the IN/LOC1 key -the song will

locate to it's beginning and start playback again!

Overview the SCENE MEMORY mode:

PITCH: The D16 features 100 -Scene Memory for "snapshot" automation of channel faders, pan and EQ

settings and effect send levels! Each of the demo songs has a Scene stored. When you select a

demo song, the SCENE key will light and the original mix settings will be recalled.

Note: More on the SCENE function later in this guide.

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Overview the METER / TRACK VIEW mode:

1. As the song plays, press the METER/TRACK VIEW key, and work with the Channel Faders -the

display will indicate your changes, and you can view the Send, Monitor and Master levels.

Note: Make sure that the display mode is set to PostFdr in the upper-left of the display -if not, press the

Popup Button in the upper-left, and select PostFaderLevel from the dialog box, then press the OK

button.

PITCH: The METER/TRACK VIEW mode features five ways to see overall mix and track data (PreFader,

PostFader, TrackView1-8, TrackView9-16, TrackView1-16) for accurate metering of all signal levels!

Overview the PAN controls and CHANNEL PAIRING feature:

1. As the song continues to play, adjust the PAN controls for tracks 1-8 to set new pan settings for each

track.

PITCH: The D16 features a Channel Pairing function to simultaneously -control adjacent channels for

controlling Track Status, Pan, EQ, Aux and Effect send settings as well as Channel fader position!

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Overview the EQ mode:

1. Press the EQ/PHASE key, then press the Eq1-4tab in the display. Here you'll see EQ settings for tracks

1-4 -by pressing an EQ parameter "knob" in the display and rotating the DIAL, you can make changes

to the track EQ.

PITCH: The D16 features 3-band EQ for every track! Lo, Mid and Hi EQ plus Mid frequency

control to give you the utmost in EQ control! You can apply EQ as you record, as well as in track playback!

Note: If the song ends before you've finished this part of the tour, just press the IN/LOC1 key -the song will

locate to it's beginning and start playback again!

Overview the INSERT EFFECT mode:

PITCH: 44 Bit Effects: 8 insert, 2 master and 1 final mastering effect -that's 11 simultaneous

for each song!

1. Press the INSERT EFFECT key -this page let's you set Insert Effect assignments for each track and

assign the effect type. By pressing one of the insert effect tabs (InsEff1, etc.) you can apply an insert

effect. Once a desired effect is selected, you can press the effect name button to access the icons and

editing parameters for the insert effect program you've selected.

PITCH: There are 128 preset insert effect programs to choose from, including 98 chains of up

to 5 effects at once! The D16 features Korg's new REMS modeling effects -accurate amp, cabinet and

microphone simulations! You can edit any of the preset effect programs, then store your edits to 128 user

effect programs! Plus, many of the effects like wah and delay can be controlled in realtime using the D16's

exclusive Expression Pedal input!

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Overview the MASTER EFFECT mode:

PITCH: Send your mix through Master and Final Effects -for ultimate processing!

1. Press the MASTER EFFECT / AUX key, then press the MstEff1 tab in the display -for both Master

Effect 1 and Master Effect 2, you can select from any of 32 Master effects, set return levels and balance,

and easily-edit the effect parameters! The Eff1 and Eff2 tabs let you set individual send levels for every

track!

PITCH: The highest-quality effect algorithms available are all onboard, and if you need more external

processing, there's an AUX send and level for every track! The Master and Final Effect programs let you

polish-off your mix for CD-ready mastering -here you can choose from 32 preset effects, and store

any edits to one of 32 user locations!

Note: The D16 demo songs already include applied Master and Final Effects. You can view them by

pressing the MASTER EFFECT / AUX key, followed by the MASTER and FINAL effect tabs.

Overview the SOLO / MONITOR modes:

PITCH: The SOLO function lets you solo channels, sends and returns instantly!

1. Press the SOLO / MONITOR key. You can listen to one or more selected tracks by pressing the

desired track button(s) in the display. The solo audio can be routed to the Monitor L/R outputs or Master L/R

outputs and headphone out. You can solo effect send 1 and 2 levels, aux level, as well as return levels for

master effects.

Note: You can also press the TRACK STATUS keys during playback, to mute desired tracks (unlit).

Note: More "hands-on" work with the SOLO function later in this guide.

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Overview the MONITOR function:

PITCH: The MONITOR function gives you an independent mix!

1. Press the Monitor tab in the display, and then press the Level button in the display.

PITCH: The D16 features Monitor Cue level and pan settings for all 16 tracks. You can

dial-in your own separate mix, without affecting the mix routed to the Master outputs!

Overview the SCRUB function:

PITCH: The Scrub function and TouchView waveform display give you precise control when working with

tracks!

1. Press the SCRUB key. Here you'll see specific track waveform data -you can ZOOM vertically and

horizontally, and use the DIAL to scrub the audio.

2. Press the OK button in the display, to return to the previous page.

PITCH: Press the FF key while the SCRUB function is on, and the audio data will play back at half-speed -

an octave lower than the original pitch. This is a great way to rehearse and learn intricate solo lines!

Note: You'll be working with the SCRUB function later in this guide.

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Overview the TUNER / MICROPHONE functions:

PITCH: The D16 features a built-in TUNER and MICROPHONE!

1. Press the INPUT key, then press the Tuner tab in the display.

PITCH: With the tuner, you can precisely -tune electric instruments, or use the built-in microphone to tune

external sources like acoustic guitars. In addition, the tuner lets you check the tuning of a previously

recorded track, and the microphone can be used to record scratch vocal tracks or narration!

Overview the METRONOME function:

PITCH: The D16 features a built-in METRONOME with 215 PCM-based drum patterns!

1. Press the TEMPO/RHYTHM key to view this page.

PITCH: The D16 provides you with the "ultimate metronome" -the drum patterns in memory provide a

great tempo "guide" for many musical genres. You can create up to 200 tempo map events per song,

and even record the patterns to tracks!

Note: More "hands-on work with the METRONOME function later in this guide.

Note: If the song ends before you've finished this part of the tour, just press the IN/LOC1 key -the song will

locate to it's beginning and start playback again!

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Overview the Analog INPUTS:

PITCH: The D16 features 8 TRS-balanced audio inputs, each with TRIM control, located on the

front and back panel. Two of these inputs are XLR/Phono 3-31 type connectors. And with the dedicated

GUITAR input on the front panel, you can quickly -connect your guitar and begin recording!

1. Press the INPUT key. Here you can set front and rear panel inputs to specific channels, and apply EQ on

input for tracks 1-16.

PITCH: The D16's digital mixing environment makes it easy for you to route external sources to any

channel -instantly!

Overview the VIRTUAL TRACKS / BOUNCE functions:

PITCH: The D16 has 16 tracks, each with 8 Virtual tracks-giving you 128 onboard tracks!

1. Press the TRACK key. The Vtr1-8 and Vtr9-16 tabs, track select and DIAL let you specify the virtual

tracks for recording.

PITCH: You can record solo parts etc. on the virtual tracks and then select your favorite take later!

PITCH: Bouncing tracks has never been easier! In addition to traditional track bouncing functions, the D16

features an exclusive "16 to 2" function that let's you bounce 16 tracks of audio data down to 2 virtual

tracks -this way you can create virtual mixdowns internally, and select your favorite mix from the virtual

tracks -then master to external 2-track machines when you've got the perfect “virtual” mix!

Note: If the song ends before you've finished this part of the tour, just press the IN/LOC1 key -the song will

locate to it's beginning and start playback again!

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