Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
  • Handling of the internal hard disk
  • Data handling
  • COPYRIGHT WARNING
  • Cautions when using the CD-R/ RW drive
  • Printing conventions in this manual
• Introduction
  • Before using the D3200 for the first time
    • Power on/off
    • Setting the calendar
    • Connection example
  • Main features
  • Parts and their function
    • Top panel
    • Rear panel
    • About the CD-R/RW drive
  • Items and functions in the LCD screen
  • Basic operation
    • Examples of operation
  • Included items
• Quick Start
  • Step 1: Preparations
    • 1. Connections
    • 2. Turn the D3200 on
    • 3. Listen to the demo song
  • Step 2: Quick recording
    • 1. Create a new song
    • 2. Name the song
    • 3. Connect your audio sources to the mixer inputs
      • Connect mics and instruments to the INPUT jacks
      • Assign the inputs to channels
    • 4. Adding EQ and EFFECTS
      • Applying EQ to the input sound
      • Applying effects to the input sound
    • 5. Recording
      • Preparations for recording
      • Start recording
    • 6. Playback
  • Step 3: Overdubbing
    • 1. Recording
      • Preparations for recording
      • Start recording
    • 2. Playback
  • Step 4: Mixdown and mastering
    • 1. Applying effects and EQ to individual channels
      • Applying effects to individual channels/tracks (Insert Effect)
      • Applying EQ to each channel/track
      • Adjusting the pan
      • Using the channel/track sends to apply effects (Master Effects)
      • Selecting a master effect
      • Adjusting the Master Effect 1 Send amount for each track
      • Checking and adjusting the master effect
    • 2. Applying Final (or mastering) effects and EQ to the entire song
      • Set the meters to display the post fader levels.
      • Applying an effect to the master bus (FinalEffect)
      • Applying EQ to the master bus (Master EQ)
    • 3. Recording the master track
    • 4. Writing to a CD
    • Saving your song
• Operation
  • Song, Locate
    • 1. Selecting/creating a song
      • 1-1. Creating a new song
      • 1-2. Renaming a song
        • Using the name library
      • 1-3. Selecting a song
        • Selecting a song from the song list
        • Selecting a song from another song drive
    • 2. Location
      • 2-1. Switching the counter display
        • Switching the information display area
      • 2-2. Moving to a different location
        • Using the counter to move
        • Using the FF and REW keys to move
          • Moving to a point later in the song (fastforward)
          • Moving to a point earlier in the song (rewind)
        • Moving to the beginning/end of the song
          • Moving to the beginning of the song
          • Moving to the end of the song
        • Using the Locate keys to move
          • Assigning locations to the Locate keys
          • Moving to a location registered to a Locate key
        • Moving using assignable Marks
          • Registering a mark
          • Moving to the location assigned to a mark
          • Using the MARK keys to move
          • Deleting a mark
          • Renaming a mark
      • 2-3. Finding a precise location (SCRUB)
        • Finding a zero-cross point
    • 3. Song editing
      • 3-1. Song editing procedure
        • Copying a song
        • Moving a song
        • Deleting a song
        • Protecting a song
          • Protect On
          • Protect Off
        • Saving a song
  • Mixer
    • 1. Inputting audio to the mixer
      • 1-1. Analog input
        • Inputting audio from a guitar
        • Using the tuner
      • 1-2. Digital input
        • Inputting the digital audio signal from a MD or DAT
      • 1-3. Sub input
    • 2. Audio outputs from the mixer
    • 3. Mixer settings
      • 3-1. Adjusting the volume
        • Adjusting the volume level of each channel
        • Inputting a source at the maximum level
        • Adjusting the overall volume level
      • 3-2. Adjusting the pan
      • 3-3. EQ (Equalizer)
        • Channel EQ
          • Applying EQ to an audio input
          • Applying EQ to the playback
        • Master EQ
      • 3-4. EQ library (Storing and recalling EQ settings)
        • Storing EQ settings
        • Recalling EQ settings
      • 3-5. Pairing
      • 3-6. Group settings
        • Fader groups
        • CH ON groups
      • 3-7. Monitor settings
      • 3-8. Adjusting the cue level
      • 3-9. Solo settings
        • Soloing just one channel
        • Soloing more than one channel
        • Cancelling solo
        • Sending the soloed audio from the master bus
      • 3-10. Muting a channel
      • 3-11. Mixer Setup
        • Storing a mixer setup
        • Recalling a mixer setup
    • 4. Storing/recalling a scene
      • 4-1. Storing a scene
      • 4-2. Recalling a scene
      • 4-3. Renaming a scene
      • 4-4. Deleting a scene
      • 4-5. Editing and overwriting a scene
      • 4-6. Specifying parameters that will be disabled for an individual scene
      • 4-7. Specifying parameters that will be disabled for all scenes
      • 4-8. Controlling scenes via MIDI
        • MIDI output
        • MIDI input
    • 5. Automation
      • 5-1. Scene automation
        • Using scene automation
        • Storing a scene at a different location
        • Editing the location of a stored scene
      • 5-2. Event automation
        • Recording mixer operations
        • Playing back the events
        • Editing events
  • Effects
    • Effect type and size
    • How DSP power is allocated to the effects
    • 1. Using insert effects
      • 1-1. Applying insert effects during recording
      • 1-2. Applying insert effects during playback
    • 2. Using master effects
    • 3. Using the final effect
    • 4. Editing the effects
      • Editing the effect parameters
        • For an insert effect
        • For a master effect or final effect
      • Storing an effect program
    • 5. Controlling effects from an external device
    • 6. Using external effects
  • Session Drums™
    • 1. Listening to drum patterns
      • If you’ve selected Metronome as the group
    • 2. Creating a drum track for an entire song (Pattern Map)
      • Auditioning the pattern map
    • 3. Recording with Session Drums
      • Recording additional tracks as you listen to the drum track
      • Recording patterns on a track
        • Recording Session Drums to a channel track
        • Recording directly to the master track
    • 4. Editing a drum kit
      • Selecting a drum kit
        • Editing the sound of a drum kit
        • Preserving drum kit changes and drum sound edits
    • 5. Pattern maps
      • Creating a pattern map
      • Editing a pattern map
        • Inserting a new event into the pattern map
        • Replacing an event
        • Overwriting a portion of an existing event
        • Deleting an event
    • 6. Tempo
      • Playing the entire song at the same tempo
      • Changing the tempo during the song
      • The Song Guide function
      • 6-1. Tempo track
        • Recording MIDI Clock data from an external MIDI sequencer, and using it as the tempo track
        • Tap tempo
      • 6-2. Pattern map tempo
  • Recorder
    • 1. Recording
      • Bounce recording
      • 1-1. Basic recording
      • 1-2. Switching virtual tracks
      • 1-3. Overdubbing (Recording additional tracks during playback)
      • 1-4. Trigger recording
      • 1-5. Punch-in Recording (Re-recording a specific area)
        • Manual punch-in/out
          • Using a foot switch for manual punch-in/out
        • Auto punch-in/out
        • Loop recording
      • 1-6. Creating a master track
    • 2. Playback
      • 2-1. Normal playback
      • 2-2. Loop playback
      • 2-3. Playing back an album CD project
    • 3. Track editing
      • Registering the edit region
      • 3-1. Track editing procedures
        • Copy a track (CopyTrk)
          • Copying tracks within the same song
          • Using the clipboard to copy data to another song
        • Insert blank space (InsertTrk)
        • Erase a track (EraseTrk)
        • Delete a track (DeleteTrk)
          • Deleting track data
          • Deleting all data of a track
        • Exchange tracks (SwapTrk)
        • Reverse a track (ReverseTrk)
        • Optimizing a track (OptimizeTrk)
        • Expand/compress a track (ExpCmpTrk)
        • Copy an entire track/Copying to a Virtual track (CopyWholeTrk)
          • Copying to a virtual track
        • Exchange two entire tracks (SwapWholeTrk)
          • Swapping entire tracks
        • Fade-in/fade-out (FadeTrk)
          • Creating a fade-in
          • Creating a fade-out
        • Boosting the maximum volume to the specified level (Normalize: NormalizeTrk)
        • Eliminating noise (NoiseReduction)
        • Erasing punch noise (ErasePunchNoise)
        • Erase a silent region (EraseSilence)
    • 4. Naming a track
  • CD
    • 1. Track At Once
    • 2. Disc At Once
      • 2-1. Album CD Project
      • 2-2. Creating a live CD
    • 3. Ripping a CD
  • Data
    • 1. Backing up and restoring
      • 1-1. Backing up
        • Backing up 1 Song
        • Backing up All Data
        • Backing up User Data
      • 1-2. Restoring backed-up data
    • 2. Audio files
      • 2-1. Importing an audio file
        • Importing an audio track into the beginning of a track
        • Importing an audio file into the middle of a track
      • 2-2. Exporting an audio file
        • Exporting an audio file
        • Exporting multiple audio files
    • 3. Drive and data compatibility with the Digital Recording Studio series
      • Using D32XD and D16XD data
      • Using D3200 data on a different model
      • Using data from a different model on the D3200
  • Drive
    • 1. Specifying the drive size
      • 1-1. Partitioning the hard drive into separate song drives (Partitions)
      • 1-2. Specifying the PC drive size
    • 2. Renaming a song drive
    • 3. Checking the hard disk
    • 4. Formatting the hard disk
    • 5. Load system
    • 6. Creating a system recovery CD
    • 7. Drive capacity
      • To keep only the audio data that you are actually using
      • To erase A and B that remain from the first take, and recover disk space
      • Deleting the Undo data
      • Sharing event data
    • 8. PC drive
      • Checking, renaming, or deleting files
  • USB
    • 1. Saving/loading
      • Windows users (Windows Me/2000 or later)
      • Macintosh users (Mac OS9.0.4 or later)
  • MIDI
    • 1. MIDI connections
      • MIDI channel settings
    • 2. MIDI messages used by the D3200
      • About the MIDI implementation chart
    • 3. Using MIDI
      • Controlling the D3200 from a MIDI sequencer
        • Synchronizing two D3200 units
      • Using MIDI to control the mixer
  • Upgrading the system
    • 1. Downloading the operating system
      • Upgrading via CD-ROM/R/RW
      • Upgrading via USB
    • 2. Upgrading the system
  • Using a recovery CD to recover the system
    • Preserving non-system data when you recover
    • If an error appears and the recovery is unsuccessful
  • ClickPoint calibration
• Reference
  • Counter
    • Counter display
  • Rename
    • Editing a name
  • 1. METER
    • Meter/Track View
  • 2. MIXER
    • 2a. CH INPUT/SubMixer
      • 2a-1. Channel Assign
      • 2a-2. Sub Mixer 1–4
      • 2a-3. Sub Mixer 5–8
      • 2a-4. Sub Mixer 9–12
    • 2b. PAIR/GROUP
      • 2b-1. Channel Pair
      • 2b-2. Fader Group
      • 2b-3. Channel On Group
    • 2c. FADER/PAN/AUTOMATION
      • 2c-1. Fader Pan
      • 2c-2. Automation
      • 2c-3. Event List
      • 2c-4. Edit Scene
      • 2c-5. Scene Filter
      • 2c-6. Mixer View
    • 2d. EQ/ATT/PHASE
      • 2d-1. EQ/ATT
      • 2d-2. EQ Library
      • 2d-3. Phase
      • 2d-4. Master EQ
    • 2e. SEND (EFF/AUX/REC)
      • 2e-1. Effect 1 Send
      • 2e-2. Effect 2 Send
      • 2e-3. Aux1 Send
      • 2e-4. Aux2 Send
      • 2e-5. Rec Send
    • 2f. SOLO/MONITOR
      • 2f-1. Solo
      • 2f-2. Monitor
      • 2f-3. Cue Level
    • 2g. MIXER SETUP
  • 3. CH VIEW
    • 3-1. Ch View
    • 3-2. Channel Routing View
  • 4. EFFECT
    • 4-1. Effect Routing
    • 4-2. Insert EFF
    • 4-3. Master EFF1
    • 4-4. Master EFF2
    • 4-5. Final EFF
  • 5. SEND
  • 6. EQ
  • 7. PAN
  • 8. SONG
  • 9. SYSTEM/MIDI
    • 9-1. Control
    • 9-2. Disk Utility
    • 9-3. Edit PC File
    • 9-4. Backup
    • 9-5. Restore
    • 9-6. MIDI/MMC
  • 10. TRACK
    • 10-1. Virtual Track 1–32
    • 10-2. Master Track
    • 10-3. Edit Track
    • 10-4. Import File
    • 10-5. Export File
  • 11. CD
    • 11a. Album CD
    • 11b. Track at once
    • 11c. CD PLAYER
  • 12. UNDO
  • 13. TUNER
  • 14. SESSION DRUMS
    • 14-1. Session Drums
    • 14-2. Drums Track Mixer
    • 14-3. Pattern Map
    • 14-4. Tempo Track
  • 15. STORE
  • 16. SCENE
  • 17. MARK
  • 18. SCRUB
  • 19. LOC 1/IN, … LOC 4/END
    • MIXER Navigation Tools
  • 20. REC/PLAY MODE
    • 20-1. Rec Mode
    • 20-2. Play/Stop Mode
  • 21. Transport keys
• Effect parameters
  • Algorithm list
  • Program list
    • About the effect algorithms
      • Stereo-type
        • Category: Reverb&Delay Reverb/delay-type effects
        • Category: Modulation&Pitch Modulation/Pitch-type effects
        • Category: Dynamics&Filter Dynamics/Filter-type effects
        • Category: SFX&etc SFX/Etc effects
      • Monaural-type
        • Category: Reverb&Delay Reverb/delay-type effects
        • Category: Modulation&Pitch Modulation/Pitch-type effects
        • Category: Dynamics&Filter Dynamics/Filter-type effects
        • Category: SFX&etc SFX/Etc effects
        • Category: Multi Multi Effect
• Appendices
  • Troubleshooting
    • Power does not turn on
    • Nothing appears in the display
    • Vertical lines are visible in the display
    • No sound
    • Faders don't work
    • Can't record
    • Can't use digital input
    • Playback level is lower than the level during recording
    • The input or recorded sound is noisy or distorted
    • Effects do not apply
    • Session Drums
    • A key does not function when pressed
    • MIDI
    • CD-R/RW
    • Audio files
    • USB
    • Startup
  • Various messages
    • Confirmation messages
    • Serious error messages
  • More about drives and files
    • Drives
      • CD-R/RW drive
      • PC (USB) drive
    • Audio CDs and files
      • Audio CDs
        • Playing an audio CD
        • Creating an audio CD
      • Files
        • Writing
        • Loading
  • Specifications
    • Main sections
    • Principal specifications
    • Analog/digital input and output specifications
    • Included items
    • Separately sold options
  • Various lists
    • Drum Pattern List
    • EQ Library List
    • Name Library List
    • Demo Song List
  • Shortcut keys
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Block diagram
  • MIDI implementation chart