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5-1. USB mode

If you power-on the D888 with it already connected to your com-
puter via a USB cable, it will enter USB mode immediately after 
displaying the opening screen.

Windows users (Windows Me/2000 or later)

In order to use the D888 with Windows 98, you must install a 
device driver. For details on obtaining and installing the device 
driver, refer to the Korg website (http://www.korg.com).

The computer screen will differ depending on your system. The 
screens shown here are for Windows XP.

1) Use a USB cable to connect the D888 to your computer.

Connect the USB cable from your computer to the 
D888’s USB connector. Make sure that the connector is 
oriented correctly, and press it all the way in.

Before you make this connection, turn on your computer and 
start up the operating system.

2) Press the USB button to access the USB screen.

Don’t disconnect the USB cable or turn your computer on/off 
while this screen is shown.

3) A drive named “Local disk (*:)” will appear on your 

computer.

When you connect the D888 to your computer for the first 
time, a device driver will be installed.

4) Use your computer to save the data.

When you open the “Local disk (*:)” drive that appeared 
in step 3), you will see the contents of the PC drive area 
within the D888’s internal hard drive.
Copy the desired data onto your computer. You may 
also copy data from your computer back to the D888’s 
internal hard drive.

5) Disconnect the D888 from your computer.

Left-click the (

) icon that is displayed in the right side 

of your computer’s taskbar.
From the menu that appears, left-click “Stop USB disk 
drive (drive name)”. Verify that you see a message of 
“Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device”.

6) Press the USB button or disconnect the USB cable to 

return to the previous screen.

If you leave the D888 connected to your computer via the 
USB cable, the USB screen will appear when you power-on 
the D888, and it will be in USB mode.

If you are using Windows Me, “USB high capacity storage de-
vice” will be displayed as “USB disk”.

Macintosh users (Mac OS9.0.4 or later)

1) Use a USB cable to connect the D888 to your computer.

Connect the USB cable from your computer to the 
D888’s USB connector. Make sure that the connector is 
oriented correctly, and press it all the way in.

2) Press the USB button to access the USB screen.

Don’t disconnect the USB cable or turn your computer on/off 
while this screen is shown.

3) A drive named “Unnamed” will appear on the desktop 

of your computer.

When you connect the D888 to your computer for the first 
time, a device driver will be installed.

4) Use your computer to save the data.

When you open the “Unnamed” drive that appeared in 
step 3), you will see the contents of the D888’s internal 
hard drive. Copy the desired data onto your computer. 
You may also copy data from your computer back to the 
D888’s internal hard drive.

5) Drag the added drive into the trash.

When you want to disconnect the D888, either drag the 
drive from the desktop into the trash, or select the “File” 
menu command “Put Away”. 

6) Press the USB button or disconnect the USB cable to 

return to the previous screen.

If you leave the D888 connected to your computer via the 
USB cable, the USB screen will appear when you power-on 
the D888, and it will be in USB mode.

5-2. Files you can use

Your computer will recognize the D888’s drive as an exter-
nally attached drive named “Local disk (*:)” (or “Un-
named”).
This disk contains a folder named D888SONG. A folder for 
each song will be created within this folder.

The song folder contains performance data files (WAV files) 
and a song setting file.

You can copy these folders and files to your computer to back 
them up as needed.

WAV files that meet the 

D888’s file conditions can also be 

copied from your computer, and you can use your computer 
to rename folders and files.

For details on the file conditions and hierarchy that the 

D888 

can recognize, refer to “File details” on page 47.

D888SONG

 

(folder)

SONG0001

 

(folder) ... created for a new song

Local disk / Unnamed 

(drive)

SONG0001.SNG

 (song setting file)

TRK01VT1.WAV

 (WAV file for track 1)

TRK02VT1.WAV

 (WAV file for track 2)

Files created when you record

Summary of Contents for D888

Page 1: ...E 1 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is inte...

Page 3: ...e aware that Korg will accept no responsibility for any copyright violations which may occur through your use of this product Company names product names and names of for mats etc are the trademarks o...

Page 4: ...song 19 6 Structure 19 Operation 20 Level Meter screen 20 1 Display content and settings 20 1 1 Peak Hold setting 20 1 2 Level meter position 20 1 3 Switching the counter display 20 1 4 Other Indicat...

Page 5: ...r 39 2 5 Selecting a channel track file VTrack 39 2 6 Deleting track data Delete 40 Other 40 1 Adjusting the contrast 40 2 Using a foot switch 40 3 Undo and Redo 41 4 Formatting the drive 41 5 Connect...

Page 6: ...to their lowest position 2 Turn on the power of external input devices such as key boards that are sending audio to the D888 3 If the main power switch POWER ON located on the rear panel of the D888...

Page 7: ...re shutdown has been completed If you turn off the main power switch or disconnect the power cable before shutdown has been completed data or user settings will be lost and the hard disk may be damage...

Page 8: ...nd intuitive Effects The Effect section provides 40 bit processing and 11 types of effects The effect parameters can be edited and these edits can be saved as part of your song Editing functions Non d...

Page 9: ...ondenser mic with PHANTOM button turned on You must turn phantom power off before connecting or disconnecting condenser mics You must turn off the PHANTOM button if you re not using phantom power If t...

Page 10: ...button as the 0 button for numeric input p 21 35 11 REC PLAY button When this button is on lit you can use the channel buttons to switch each channel of the track recorder between recording and playba...

Page 11: ...ever connect any device other than a condenser mic Doing so may damage your equipment 19 OUTPUT ASSIGN button This selects the audio signals that will be sent from the OUTPUT 16 jacks Each time you pr...

Page 12: ...the power the USB screen will appear and the D888 will enter USB mode p 42 2 MIDI OUT connector MIDI Time Code MTC 30 NDF messages are transmitted from this connector Use this when you wish to synchro...

Page 13: ...CE and MASTER buttons to enter numeric values An indication of in the screen means that you can use the up down cursor but tons to select or make settings and an indication of means that you can use t...

Page 14: ...o the master track 6 Structure Take a look at a simple block diagram that shows the audio signal flow of the D888 s recorder 1 Setup and listening to the demo song 1 1 Checking and connections Connect...

Page 15: ...ess the STOP button to stop play back Listening to the demo song again from the beginning 1 Hold down the STOP button and press the REW button to return to the beginning of the demo song 2 Press the P...

Page 16: ...ou re finished performing press the STOP button to stop recording the button will go dark The D888 s recording level is set pre fader meaning the record levels are adjusted only by the TRIM knobs The...

Page 17: ...eral times to put this track in record mode lit red 2 Gradually raise the faders of tracks 1 2 and 3 and check the volume of your monitor speakers or headphones 3 Press the REC button to enter record...

Page 18: ...n press the EXIT CANCEL button several times to switch the level meters to the channel indication IN so that you can watch the input levels 4 Use the MASTER fader to adjust the volume of the master tr...

Page 19: ...ly p 36 1 4 Saving a song 6 Structure The following illustration is a simplified diagram showing the audio signal flow of the D888 s re corder and how the knobs and faders control the sound Use sectio...

Page 20: ..._ __ __ Hours Minutes Seconds milliseconds The current location is shown as an absolute time from the beginning of the song Maximum value is 5 59 59 999 H M S F frame display __ __ __ __ Hours Minutes...

Page 21: ...the current song area 1 3 Renaming a song You can rename the song that is currently selected A song name of up to sixteen characters can be assigned 1 Press the SELECT SONG button to access the Selec...

Page 22: ...ove toward the beginning of the song Playback will resume when you release the button If you hold down the REW button while stopped you will move toward the beginning of the song and will stop when yo...

Page 23: ...marks Press the JUMP button to change the location to the next mark moving toward the end of the song Press the JUMP button to change the location to the pre ceding mark moving toward the beginning of...

Page 24: ...each channel to on lit orange Turn the REC PLAY button on and set the channel button of the channel to Record lit red 3 Adjust the input level Adjust the TRIM knob so that the PEAK LED does not light...

Page 25: ...utput from the MONITOR OUT jacks Use the PHONES level knobs to adjust the final volume that is output from the headphone jacks 3 2 Adjusting the pan Use the PAN knob of each channel to adjust the pan...

Page 26: ...can also select WAV files in the virtual track selection screen but if you select a WAV file p 39 you won t be able to record on the track that is adjacent to this track If you want to record be sure...

Page 27: ...on it will blink 8 Begin recording Press the PLAY button The REC and PLAY buttons will light Begin performing 9 Stop recording When you ve finished performing press the STOP but ton The REC and PLAY b...

Page 28: ...tton you selected as the bounce destina tion will blink red As the bounce destination you should select an unrecorded channel track or an unrecorded virtual track of a track that s not playing back If...

Page 29: ...rding p 22 7 Press the PLAY button to begin playback The PLAY button will light The song will play back and you will hear the playback tracks as well as the track you re going to partially re record 8...

Page 30: ...t press the ENTER OK button to confirm your entry Using marks 1 Use the cursor up down buttons to select In or Out Pre Post and press the ENTER OK button to access the point setting screen 2 Use the J...

Page 31: ...ing FF or stopped STOP you will hear the input signal for that channel During playback PLAY you will hear the playback of the track recorder for that channel During recording REC you will hear the inp...

Page 32: ...er proceed as described in p 39 2 4 Selecting a master track file Master before you continue 1 Press the master track MASTER button to select Play mode button lit green At this time all channel tracks...

Page 33: ...lector 5 Turn the PARAMETER knob to hear how the effect changes The actual parameter assigned to the PARAMETER knob will depend on the effect program See the table at right 2 Effect programs and param...

Page 34: ...EFFECT selector or PARAMETER knob the screen will switch correspond ingly 3 Press the EXIT CANCEL button to return to the Menu screen 3 Saving effect settings When you save a song that uses an effect...

Page 35: ...ent song area and the screen will ask Delete Song Are you sure 4 To execute the Delete Song operation use the cursor left right buttons to select Yes for the Execute field and then press the ENTER OK...

Page 36: ...rnatively you can press channel button 2 to select 2 SONG instead of using the cursor up down but tons 2 Press the ENTER OK button and the screen will ask Save Now Are you sure If you decide not to sa...

Page 37: ...If you decide to cancel press the EXIT CANCEL button to return to the Copy Track screen 8 Press the ENTER OK button once again The screen will indicate Copy Track Working and when the operation is fi...

Page 38: ...track If you change your mind you can use Undo to revert to the previ ous state of the data p 41 Play back from the In location to verify that the operation was ex ecuted correctly 2 3 Exchanging tra...

Page 39: ...er track Selecting a virtual track Refer to p 26 1 1 Selecting virtual tracks Selecting a WAV file You can t record or edit a track for which you ve selected a WAV file In order to record or edit you...

Page 40: ...return to the Delete Unused V Track screen 7 When you ve finished deleting unwanted track data press the EXIT CANCEL button or the Menu button to return to the Menu screen 1 Adjusting the contrast If...

Page 41: ...e that you re not erasing any data you need to keep If necessary you can make a backup before you execute this operation 5 Con necting to a computer below If the power is turned off accidentally while...

Page 42: ...age de vice will be displayed as USB disk Macintosh users Mac OS9 0 4 or later 1 Use a USB cable to connect the D888 to your computer Connect the USB cable from your computer to the D888 s USB connect...

Page 43: ...ect 5 MIDI Out Alternatively you can select 5 MIDI Out by pressing channel button 5 instead of using the cursor up down buttons 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select ON or OFF If you ve change...

Page 44: ...isplay to FreeTime and check the available recording time p 20 Increase the free space on the drive by deleting un wanted songs or songs you have already backed up p 35 Is the REC PLAY MODE appropriat...

Page 45: ...ecuted Check Sum Error The system update has failed Try the update procedure once again from the beginning If this message still appears please contact your Korg distributor Completed The operation ha...

Page 46: ...em file and re save it Time Limit The maximum continuous recording time is 6 hours It is not possible to continuously record for longer than this Executing the track editing operation would cause the...

Page 47: ...acks to which those files had been assigned will be empty Stereo WAV files can be named freely and can be assigned to adjacent pairs of tracks By renaming the files in accordance with the automaticall...

Page 48: ...song Settings that are always loaded when you select or reload a song Song name Virtual track settings Channel buttons REC PLAY BOUNCE CH ON Master track setting REC PLAY MODE setting Mark points Met...

Page 49: ...z Equalizer HIGH Fc 10 kHz G 15 dB MID Fc 2 5 kHz G 15 dB LOW Fc 100 Hz G 15 dB Structure Master 1 Signal processing 40 bit 44 1 kHz Programs 11 Display 160 104 pixel movable LCD with backlight Power...

Page 50: ...mplementation chart 51 MIDI OUT 12 43 Mixdown 18 Mode keys 12 Mode screen 13 Move FF REW keys 22 Point 22 Muting 25 N New song 15 O Operations 13 Outputting Audio 24 Overdubbing 17 P PAN 16 Parameter...

Page 51: ...menu s MTC Out setting is ON Basic Channel Default Changed Aftertouch Pitch bender Polyphonic Key Monophonic Channel 0 111 Program Change Variable Range System Real Time Clock Command System Exclusiv...

Page 52: ...ed this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product...

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