Korg D1200MKII manual

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    • No audio compres sion – 16/24- bit recording av ailable • 16 channel, 4 b us digital mixer • 12 track recorde r, with 96 virtual tracks • 4-track simultane ous recording • Hi, Lo and adjust able Mid frequenc y EQ for every channel • New Modeling mode pr ovides accurate Gu itar and Bass effect and amp s imulations, p lus Mic models ?[...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart A quick overview of D1200mkII m odes, functions and operations MODELING - This mode allows you to quickly select and edit REMS guitar, bass, and mic modeling effects for recording. By pressing the [MODELING] key, using the CURSOR keys to select a Model type (Gu itar, Bass or Mic), then pressing [ENTER] , Tracks 1& 2 are auto[...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart SYSTEM/USB - In this mode you can configure the D1200mkII settings for the foot switch and expression pedal inputs, MIDI, sync and MMC settings, data backup and restore functions, and Disk utilities such as formatting the internal 40GB hard drive . Also included is access to USB mode for connection and data transfer / backup wit[...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart Navigating the D1200mkII Display • To select the display “tabs” in each mode, use the [<-TAB->] keys or repeatedly press a mode key : [INPUT/OUTPUT/SOLO] , [INSERT EFFECT] etc. The [<-TAB ->] keys also function as [NO/CANCEL] and [YES/OK] keys. • To move to different locations in the display, use any of the f[...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart Now to record a blues guitar solo: 7. Press the REC [ ] key to enter standby record mode, and then press the PLAY [  ] key, and begin recording Ä when finished, press the STOP [  ] key and reset the song to the beginning Ä Play-enable tracks 1 and 2 by pressing the track status keys until they light green Ä Press [  [...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart Working with EQ on playback 1. Press the [EQ] key, and use the [<-TAB->] keys to move to the desired group of tracks to EQ. 2. Use the CURSOR keys and DIAL to select the “knob” in the display, and edit the value for the EQ parameter for a specific track. The upper left hand side of the display will show t he parameter [...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart Working with Scenes 1. Press the [SCENE] key to enter Scene mode. If you have not stored any Scene memory location s yet, press the [STORE] key and then press the [SCENE] key. This will store a “snapshot” of your mixer settings for this song at the COUNTER location indicated on the SONG page. 2. After pressing the [SCENE] ke[...]

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    D1200mkII EasyStart 8 Bounce and Burn! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the [BOUNCE] key. On the “RecMode” tab select Bounce using the CURSOR keys and press [ENTER]. On the “Bounce” tab, select 12Tr->2Tr using the CURSOR keys and press [ENTER]. CURSOR down to RecordVirtualTrack and select virtual track “ h ” (or any Virtual track that has not[...]