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
  • Included items
  • Before using the D32XD/D16XD for the first time
    • Power on/off
    • Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Moving Faders (D32XD)
    • TouchView LCD
    • Setting the calendar
    • Connection example
  • Main features
  • Parts and their function
    • Top panel
    • Front panel
    • Rear panel
  • Items and functions in the TouchView display
  • Basic operation
    • Examples of operation
• Quick Start
  • Step 1: Preparations
    • 1. Connections
    • 2. Turn the D32XD/D16XD 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 devices to the INPUT jacks
      • Assign the inputs to channels
    • 4. Effects and EQ (equalizer)
      • Applying effects to the input sound
      • Applying EQ 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 effects and EQ to the entire song
      • Checking the volume
      • Applying an effect to the master bus (FinalEffect)
      • Applying EQ to the master bus (Master EQ)
    • 3. Recording on 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 within a 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 JUMP 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
        • Inputting audio from a CD
      • 1-2. Digital input
        • Inputting the digital audio signal from a CD or DAT
        • Inputting the digital audio signal from an ADAT device
      • 1-3. Sub input
      • 1-4. Analog compressors
        • Using the analog compressors
        • Saving your analog compressor settings (Comp Program)
        • Recalling analog compressor settings (CompProgram)
    • 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 (D32XD)
        • 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
    • 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 (D32XD)
        • Recording mixer operations
        • Playing back the events
        • Editing events
  • Effects
    • Effect type and size
    • How DSP power is allocated to the effects
      • D32XD
      • D16XD
    • 1. Using insert effects
      • D32XD
      • D16XD
      • 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
  • Rhythm
    • 1. Selecting and playing rhythms
    • 2. Listening to the rhythm while recording a performance
    • 3. Recording the rhythm
    • 4. Setting the tempo
      • Manual tempo
      • Tempo map
        • Editing a tempo map
        • Inserting a rhythm pattern by adding a tempo map event
        • Overwriting a tempo map event
        • Deleting a tempo map
      • Tempo track
        • Recording MIDI Clock data from an external MIDI sequencer, and using it as the tempo track
        • Tap tempo
  • Recorder
    • 1. Recording
      • 1-1. Basic recording
      • 1-2. Switching virtual tracks
      • 1-3. Recording additional tracks while you play back (Overdubbing)
      • 1-4. Trigger recording
      • 1-5. Re-recording a specific area (Punch-in/out)
        • 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
        • Bounce recording
    • 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)
          • Optimizing track data
          • Erasing regions of silent audio data
          • Erasing noise
        • 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)
    • 4. Naming a track
  • CD
    • 1. Track At Once
    • 2. Disc At Once
      • 2-1. Album CD Project
      • 2-2. Creating a live CD
  • Data
    • 1. Backing up and restoring
      • 1-1. Backing up
        • Backing up 1Song
        • 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 D16XD and D32XD data
      • Using D32XD/D16XD data on a different model
      • Using data from a different model on the D32XD/ D16XD
  • Drive
    • 1. Partitioning the hard drive into separate song drives (Partitions)
    • 2. Renaming a song drive
    • 3. Checking the hard disk
    • 4. Formatting the hard disk
    • 5. Exchanging data with your computer
    • 6. Erasing a CD-RW disc
    • 7. Load system
    • 8. 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
    • 9. 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 D32XD/D16XD
      • About the MIDI implementation chart
    • 3. Using MIDI
      • Controlling the D32XD/D16XD from a MIDI sequencer
      • Synchronizing two D32XD or D16XD 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
  • Touch Panel Calibration
• Reference
  • Counter
    • Counter display
  • Rename
    • Editing a name
  • 1. METER
    • Meter Trk View
  • 2. CH VIEW
    • 2-1. Ch View
    • 2-2. Channel Routing View
  • 3. MIXER
    • D32XD
    • D16XD
    • 3a. INPUT/OUTPUT/CH ASSIGN
      • 3a-1. Channel Assign
      • 3a-2. Sub Mixer 1–8
      • 3a-3. Sub Mixer 9–16
      • 3a-4. Sub Mixer 17–24
      • 3a-5. ADAT Out Assign
    • D32XD
    • D16XD
    • 3b. PAIR/GROUP [*PAIR]
      • 3b-1. Channel Pair
    • D32XD
      • 3b-2. Fader Group
      • 3b-3. Channel On Group
    • 3c. FADER/PAN/AUTOMATION
    • D32XD
      • 3c-1. Fader Pan
      • 3c-2. Automation
      • 3c-3. Event List
      • 3c-4. Edit Scene
      • 3c-5. Scene Filter
      • 3c-6. Mixer View
    • D16XD
      • 3c-1. Fader Pan
      • 3c-2. Edit Scene
      • 3c-3. Scene Filter
      • 3c-4. Mixer View
    • 3d. EQ/PHASE/REC [*EQ/ATT/PHASE]
      • 3d-1. EQ/ATT
      • 3d-2. EQ Library
      • 3d-3. Phase
      • 3d-4. Master EQ
    • D32XD
      • 3d-5. Rec Send
    • 3e. SEND (EFF/AUX [*/REC])
      • 3e-1. Effect 1 Send
      • 3e-2. Effect 2 Send
      • 3e-3. Aux1 Send
      • 3e-4. Aux2 Send
    • D32XD
      • 3e-5. Aux3 Send
      • 3e-6. Aux4 Send
    • D16XD
      • 3e-5. Rec Send
    • 3f. SOLO/MONITOR
      • 3f-1. Solo
      • 3f-2. Monitor
      • 3f-3. Cue Level
    • 3g. ANALOG COMP
      • 3g-1. Analog Compressor 1–8
      • 3g-2. Analog Compressor 9–16
  • 4. EFFECT
    • D32XD
      • 4-1. Routing A
      • 4-2. Routing B
      • 4-3. Insert EFF
      • 4-4. Master EFF1
      • 4-5. Master EFF2
      • 4-6. Final EFF
    • D16XD
      • 4-1. Effect Routing
      • 4-2. Insert EFF
      • 4-3. Master EFF1
      • 4-4. Master EFF2
      • 4-5. Final EFF
  • 5. CD
    • CD PLAYER
    • CD WRITER
      • 5-1. Album CD Project
      • 5-2. CD Utility
  • 6. SYSTEM
    • 6-1. Control
    • D32XD
    • D16XD
      • 6-2. Disk Utility
      • 6-3. Edit PC File
      • 6-4. Backup
      • 6-5. Restore
      • 6-6. Word Clock
  • 7. MIDI/SYNC
    • 7-1. MIDI/MMC
  • 8. TEMPO
    • 8-1. SetUp
    • 8-2. Tempo Map
    • 8-3. Tempo Track
  • 9. SONG
    • 9-1. Select Song
    • 9-2. Edit Song
  • 10. TRACK
    • 10-1. Virtual Track 1–32 [*1–16]
    • 10-2. Master Track
    • 10-3. Edit Track
    • 10-4. Import File
    • 10-5. Export File
  • 11. UNDO
  • 12. STORE
  • 13. SCENE
  • 14. MARK
  • 15. SCRUB
  • 16. LOC1/IN, … LOC6
  • 17. ENTER
  • 18. MARK JUMP
  • 19. REC/PLAY MODE
  • 20. Transport keys
• Effect parameters
  • Algorithm list
  • Effect program list
    • About the effect algorithms
    • Stereo-type
      • Category: Reverb&Delay Reverb/delay-type effects
      • Category: Modulation Modulation-type effects
      • Category: Dynamics&Filter Dynamics/Filter-type effects
      • Category: Special Effect Special Effect
    • Monaural type effects
      • Category: Reverb&Delay Reverb/delay-type effects
      • Category: Modulation Modulation-type effects
      • Category: Dynamics&Filter Dynamics/Filter-type effects
      • Category: Special Effect Special Effect
      • Category: Multi Effect Multi Effect
• Appendices
  • Troubleshooting
    • Power does not turn on
    • Nothing appears in the display
    • Vertical lines are visible in the display
    • TouchView response is poor
    • No sound
    • Faders don’t work or don’t move
    • Can’t record
    • Can’t use digital input
    • Can’t use digital output
    • Playback level is lower than the level during recording
    • The input or recorded sound is noisy or distorted
    • Effects do not apply
    • Rhythm
    • A key does not function when pressed
    • Can’t edit PAN, EQ, or SEND
    • MIDI
    • CD-R/RW
    • Audio files
    • USB
    • ADAT
  • 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
  • Installing the options
    • Please read this before you begin installation
    • Before you begin working
    • Please note when installing an option board (ACB-8, AIB-8 and DIB-8)
    • Installing the 8-channel analog input board (AIB-8) and 8-channel analog compressor board (ACB-8)
    • Installing the ADAT I/O board (DIB-8)
    • Cautions when replacing the calendar battery
    • Replacing the calendar battery
    • Setting the calendar clock
    • Checking after installation
      • Checking the internal CD-R/RW drive
  • Specifications
  • Various lists
    • Rhythm Pattern List
    • Comp Program List
    • EQ Library List
    • Name Library List
    • Demo Song List
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Block diagram
  • MIDI implementation chart