KORG EASYSTART D32XD - Manual (Page 5)

D32XD EasyStart
2. Press the “InsertEFF” tab then press the [CH SELECT] key for channel 8. While playing the song, make some
adjustments to the “Mono Compressor” effect using the four dedicated effect CONTROL knobs just below the Touchview
display.
3. Insert a different effect here: Press the “” popup button in the upper middle of the display, to bring up the effect
catagories. Select the “Modulation&Pitch” category
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Select “P082:Octave Voice”
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Press “OK”. (whatever
happened to the Chipmunks anyway?) Try a few different effects from several categories while the song plays back.
(Press [<] [MARK JUMP] to return to the beginning of the song when it ends)
4. Press the [CH VIEW] key
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press the SEND INTERNAL [1] key located in the top right hand corner of the adjustable
display
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rotate the SEND knob right, to add more reverb, or rotate left for less. You can view the send level amount
updated in the display (Send E1).
5. You can make EQ adjustments by using the dedicated EQ controls to the right of the display. To select EQ presets, press
[MIXER]
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select “EQ/ATT/PHASE”
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press the “EQ Library” tab.
[MIXER] All mixer settings instantly accessible!
Here you will find access to input/output assignment, pairing and grouping faders, scene automation, the analog compressors,
EQ, effect sends etc.
[TEMPO] Tempo, Time signature and Rhythm
There are 265 preset metronome / rhythm patterns in the D32XD. These patterns can be used to create a drum track or Tempo
Map with pattern, tempo and time signature changes. The Rhythm Patterns /Tempo Maps that you build do not use actual tracks,
but can be recorded to tracks if desired. (See the D32XD Owner’s Manual page 61)
1. Press the [TEMPO] Key, and then press the “Prev))” (Preview) button in the display.
2. Press the “” popup button in the lower left of the display (Metro04 L1 is currently selected). Audition some of the
patterns by pressing to select them in the display, and by using the <scroll bar> or the DIAL. When finished, press
“Cancel”, and then press “Prev))” to turn previewing off.
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In a 24Bit 96kHz song, you will only be able to select Metro, Hi Hat and Blank. (In the following section, you can try them
all)
Creating and Working with a New D32XD Song
In this section, you will go through the basic steps of creating a new song: Assigning the input, applying effects and EQ
to your input source, basic recording procedures, as well as mixing down, burning a CD and backing up your song to a
computer. You will need a guitar or microphone and a blank CD-R for this section.
Select a new song:
1. Press the [SONG] key, and then press the “SelectSong” tab in the display.
2. Press the “New” button in the display
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select the “New Song Type” as “44.1kHz / 16bit”
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press “OK”. The display
will indicate “00X: Song00X” - the next available empty song location. The New Song Type setting you’ve just selected
is one of five selections specifiying the sampling frequency and bit depth available for recording. Both 44.1kHz/16 bit and
48kHz/16bit allow for 16 track simultaneous recording/playback (with the optional AIB-8 board). (For more information on
Song Type settings, see the Owner’s Manual page 135)
3. Rename the song by pressing “Rename” in the display. Press “ClearAll”
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name the song “QUICKTOUR”, and then
press “OK’.
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