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Page 2: ... lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintena...

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Page 4: ...ixdown 26 1 Apply effects 26 2 Apply EQ equalizer 27 3 Apply master effects 28 Step 4 Mastering 30 1 Apply an effect to the entire song 30 2 Create the master track 31 3 Write your song to a CD 32 Basic operation 35 Creating selecting a song 35 1 Creating a new song 35 2 Naming a song 35 3 Selecting another song 36 Assign audio inputs to the mixer 36 1 Analog inputs 36 2 Digital input 38 3 Using t...

Page 5: ...dating the system 86 MIDI 87 1 MIDI connections 87 2 MIDI messages used by the D1600mkII 87 3 Using MIDI 87 Reference 91 1 COUNTER 91 Counter Counter display 91 2 SYSTEM USB 91 P1 Control Foot switch control change device pedal MIDI settings 91 P2 MIDI MIDI settings 92 P3 Sync Synchronization settings 92 P4 MMC MMC settings 93 P5 B U Rst Backup restore using a removable disc 93 P6 DiskUtil Managin...

Page 6: ...ER EFFECT AUX 129 P1 MstEff1 Selection and settings for master effect 1 129 P2 MstEff2 Selection and settings for master effect 2 129 P3 EffSnd1 Send settings for effect 1 129 P4 EffSnd2 Send settings for effect 2 130 P5 AuxSend External send settings 130 P6 FinalEff Selection and settings for the final effect 130 21 SOLO MONITOR 131 P1 Solo Solo select 131 P2 Monitor Monitor settings 132 22 METER...

Page 7: ...vii Specifications 162 MIDI implementation chart 164 Block diagram 165 Effect Program List 166 Rhythm Pattern List 215 patterns 168 Demo Song List 169 Index 169 ...

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Page 9: ...hen desired as general purpose settings Mixer data such as fader and pan can be transmitted and received via MIDI allowing the mixer to be auto mated from an external sequencer Three independent effects usable simultaneously The three independent built in effects Insert Master and Final use 44 bit internal processing For each of these three effects you can choose an effect program that consists of...

Page 10: ...e text that we wish to emphasize Steps 1 2 3 Steps in a procedure are indicated as 1 2 3 p This indicates a page or parameter number for reference Symbols These symbols respectively indicate points of caution and notes of advice xx tab page This indicates a page displayed in the LCD screen To access this page press the key on the panel If there is more than one tab the tab pages will be selected s...

Page 11: ...m up to eight recording tracks These settings can be paired 3 PAN knobs Ch1 16 These knobs adjust the stereo location of each chan nel These settings can be paired and registered in a scene 4 CHANNEL faders Ch1 16 These faders adjust the recording playback volume of each channel These settings can be paired and registered in a scene 5 MASTER fader This adjusts the volume of all channels During bou...

Page 12: ...7 METER TRACK VIEW key This key is used to display volume data level meters during recording and playback and to view audio event data in each track track view 18 SYSTEM USB key This lets you make settings for the foot switch and MIDI functions manage the disk drive and backup restore data You can also connect the D1600mkII to your compu ter via the USB jack and exchange data between your computer...

Page 13: ...Scrub Play To From and Slow Play functions on off The key will light when the Scrub function is On These functions are used by operating the VALUE dial or TRANSPORT keys 32 ENTER key This key is used to finalize a parameter selection or to turn a parameter on off 33 TRIM knob 60 10 4 dBu These knobs adjust the input level The markings indicate the input level The LEDs will show different colors to...

Page 14: ...t anything to the phone jack If a condenser mic is connected or disconnected with the phantom power switch on damage to your equipment may occur For this reason always turn the phantom power switch off before connecting a condenser mic Never connect an unbalanced mic or device when the phantom power switch is on Doing so may damage your equipment 4 INPUT 5 INPUT 6 INPUT 7 INPUT 8 jacks Mic line e ...

Page 15: ...to the optical digital input of your DAT or MD This jack digitally outputs the same audio signal as the MASTER OUT L R jacks at a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz 11 S P DIF IN jack This is an optical type S PDIF format IEC60958 EIAJ CP 1201 digital input jack stereo Use an optical cable to connect this jack to the optical digital output of your DAT or MD A sampling rate converter is built in If the conn...

Page 16: ...ue in the edit cell can be modified using the VALUE dial or by using the popup buttons in the LCD screen c Popup button When you press this button a dialog box f will appear To enter a parameter value choose the desired value from the dialog box d Toggle button Pressing this type of button will alternately switch a function between on off on off e Tab page Each mode contains numerous parameters wh...

Page 17: ...r Underlined ___ parameters and icons such as EQ Either directly press the parameter displayed in the LCD or use the CURSOR keys to move the edit cell so that the parameter is highlighted and rotate the VALUE dial to edit the value This is the typical method and also applies for underlined parameters such as Tempo parameters displayed as an icon such as EQ and changes in locate times Popup buttons...

Page 18: ...NES jack Use the PHONES LEVEL knob to adjust the volume The audio signal that is output from the MONITOR OUT L R jacks and the PHONES jack is set in the SOLO MONITOR Monitor tab page 3 Connect your input devices To record analog signals Guitar bass GUITAR IN jack Mic XLR INPUT 1 INPUT 4 jacks Synthesizers etc INPUT 1 INPUT 8 jacks For details on specifying how the input audio signals are sent to m...

Page 19: ...I Connections for saving or backing up data on your computer USB connector of your computer USB connector of the D1600mkII use a USB cable for connection 2 Turning the power on off Turning the power on Use the following procedure to turn on the power of the D1600mkII and of the devices connected to it Before turning the power on be sure to lower the vol ume of each device to the minimum position a...

Page 20: ...it had occupied on the hard disk 5 By pressing the D1600mkII Main power switch to turn it off you can turn the power off completely 6 If an external drive is connected turn off the power of the external drive 7 Turn off the power of external input devices such as keyboards Here s how to listen to the demo songs 1 Move the D1600mkII s CHANNEL faders to the 0 mark and the MASTER fader to the mark 2 ...

Page 21: ...adjust the volume and EQ Then use the master effect to apply finishing touches to the entire song Step 4 Mastering Create a two track master from the song you mixed down in Step 3 Then write this stereo master track to CD R to create your own original CD Step 1 Quick Recording 1 Make connections 1 Turn the top panel TRIM knob to set the INPUT 8 input level to the minimum position 2 Connect your gu...

Page 22: ...ttings In this example press the Song Type radio button 16Bit 16Track In the Mixer Set area press the New radio button 4 Press the OK button This creates a song named NEWSONG If any songs exist already the new song will be created following the existing songs 4 Rhythm Now let s make rhythm settings so that you can listen to a rhythm pattern while you record Rhythm settings 1 Press the TEMPO RHYTHM...

Page 23: ...e 4 Select SelRhythm and turn the VALUE dial to select the rhythm pattern you want to use You can select the rhythm pattern in the dialog box that appears when you press the button Use the radio buttons to make your selection and press the OK button 5 Select Vol and turn the VALUE dial to adjust the volume of the rhythm 5 Assign the input to a mixer channel Assign the input to a mixer channel 1 Pr...

Page 24: ...b lights when the volume is loudest 7 Check the sound Make settings so that you can hear the sound through your headphones or monitor speakers 1 Raise the front panel CHANNEL 8 fader to unity gain 0 dB 2 Press the SOLO MONITOR key to access the SOLO MONITOR Monitor tab page 3 Press the MasterLR button to select 4 While you play your guitar gradually raise the MASTER fader You will hear the sound o...

Page 25: ...ong At the beginning of the song the counter value will be 001 01 000 or 000 00 000 7 Press the REC key The D1600mkII will be in record ready mode and the REC and PLAY LEDs will blink 8 When you are ready to perform press the PLAY key Recording will begin begin performing on your instrument During recording the REC and PLAY LEDs will light In the track view screen the bar will start moving at the ...

Page 26: ...o select PLAY LED lit green Playback 2 Hold down the STOP key and press the REW key The counter time will move to the beginning of the song 3 Press the PLAY key Playback will begin and the PLAY LED will light Use the MAS TER fader to adjust the volume You can use the front panel PHONES knob to adjust the volume of your headphones or the top panel MONITOR OUT LEVEL knob to adjust the volume of your...

Page 27: ...2 Select the Ch 7 icon and use the VALUE dial to select INPUT 8 Check the level When recording on more than one track you don t have to readjust the level each time if you are playing the same instrument in the same state if so proceed to the next step Adjust the level only if you have switched sounds or instruments 1 Press the track 7 TRACK STATUS key to select INPUT LED lit orange 2 In the METER...

Page 28: ...ecord ing 3 When you have finished recording press the STOP key Play back 1 Hold down the STOP key and press the REW key to return to the beginning of the song 2 Press the TRACK STATUS key to select PLAY for the track you just recorded 3 Press the PLAY key to play back 2 Record a keyboard Here s how to record a keyboard in stereo Connect your keyboard 1 Use the top panel TRIM knobs to set INPUT 5 ...

Page 29: ...e input level by turning the TRIM knob so that the peak indi cator the LED near the TRIM knob lights when the volume is loudest Check the sound 1 Set the CHANNEL 5 6 faders to unity gain 0 dB 2 In the SOLO MONITOR Monitor tab page make sure that the MasterLR button is On 3 While playing your keyboard slowly raise the MASTER fader You will hear the sound through your headphones or monitor speak ers...

Page 30: ... 4 to the minimum level 4 dB 2 Lower the MASTER fader and then connect your mic to the INPUT 4 jack If you are using a condenser mic you must connect it to the INPUT 4 jack and then turn the phantom power switch on Never turn on the phantom power switch before you connect the mic If you connect or disconnect a mic with the phantom power turned on you may damage your equipment Assign the input to a...

Page 31: ...ess the RECORD RecMode tab page and make sure that Select RecMode is set to Input Select a virtual track 1 Press the TRACK key to access the TRACK Vtr 1 8 tab page 2 In the top line of the screen press a virtual track number 4a in the example shown here and turn the VALUE dial to select 4b The selected virtual track and the already recorded virtual tracks are highlighted For details refer to 2 Rec...

Page 32: ...ply effects while you record make insert effect settings as follows Select an insert effect 1 Press the INSERT EFFECT key to access the INSERT EFFECT InsAsn tab page 2 Press the button located at the right of Assign to open the Select EffectAssign dialog box Here you will select whether the insert effect will apply to input or to playback 3 Select the Input radio button and press the OK button Sel...

Page 33: ...er left indicates INPUT 1 jack insert effect 1 mixer channel 9 This means that the audio signal from the INPUT 1 jack is processed by insert effect 1 and sent to mixer channel 9 The upper right indicates INPUT 3 jack insert effect 2 mixer channel Off This means that the audio signal from the INPUT 3 jack is processed by insert effect 2 but not sent to a mixer channel In other words insert effect 2...

Page 34: ... the Select EffectAssign dialog box 3 In the dialog box press the PlayTrack radio button and then press the OK button Select the PlayTrack radio button when you want to apply the insert effect to the output of the track channel during mixdown 4 Press the button below SelectEffType to open the Select EffectType dialog box 5 In the dialog box select an effect type and press the OK button For this ex...

Page 35: ...o use You can also press the PLAY key and select an effect during play back 2 Apply EQ equalizer Here s how to make EQ settings for each mixer channel 1 Press the EQ PHASE key and from the EQ Eq 1 4 Eq 5 8 and Eq 9 12 tab pages select the tab page that contains the EQ you want to adjust Each channel has a three band EQ with Lo Mid and High and you can adjust the frequency of the Mid range 2 Select...

Page 36: ...s example select M001 ReverbHall Master effect 1 send and return settings 1 In the MASTER EFFECT AUX MstEff1 tab page adjust the RetLev return level and RetBal return balance For this example set RetLev to 100 and RetBal to CNT The return level is the volume sent from master effect 1 to the master bus Raising this value will produce a deeper effect The return balance is the left right volume balan...

Page 37: ...at CLP does not appear 6 When you have finished making adjustments press the STOP key Select master effect 2 and make send and return settings 1 Access the MASTER EFFECT AUX MstEff2 tab page 2 Press EffectNumber and use the VALUE dial to select the desired master effect For this example select M003 ReverbRoom 3 Adjust the master effect 2 send and return settings as described in Master effect 1 sen...

Page 38: ...he song turn the PAN knob of each playback track to adjust its stereo position Use the CHANNEL faders to adjust the levels If you want to see the meter for each fader in the LCD screen press the METER TRACK VIEW key press the button in the upper left of the screen select PostFaderLev in the dialog box that appears and press the OK button Final effect settings 1 Access the MASTER EFFECT AUX FinalEf...

Page 39: ...ng tracks playback tracks and the re maining tracks 1 Press the track 1 and 2 TRACK STATUS keys to select REC LED lit red 2 Press the TRACK STATUS keys of the playback tracks to select PLAY LED lit green 3 Press the TRACK STATUS keys of the remaining tracks to select MUTE LED dark Adjust the recording level The master track will be created with the level and volume balance you specify here this wi...

Page 40: ... data and is also being applied to the playback you are hearing Set the final effect to NO EFFECT so that you can hear the actual state of the song i e as it was actually bounce recorded 3 Write your song to a CD Here s how to create an original CD by writing your song to CD R Since CD RW discs may sometimes not be playable in an audio CD player we recommend that you use CD R discs when creat ing ...

Page 41: ...bey Copyright Rules will appear 4 Select the writing speed Select the writing speed that is appropriate for the disc you are using For example if the disc you are using is marked as supports 8x writ ing you can select the 8x writing speed 8x means that the disc will be written at eight times the conventional playback speed Depending on your system it may not be possible to write at the selected sp...

Page 42: ...nalized If you want to write more than one song to a CD you must write all of the songs to the disc before pressing the Final button to finalize it 8 If you are sure you want to finalize the disc press the OK button When finalization is finished a message of Completed will appear and the CD R RW tray will open 9 Remove the CD and press the OK button The original CD of your own performance is now c...

Page 43: ... song number and a song name The song number is a number in the range of 001 100 assigned in the order in which each song was created You can freely specify a song name of up to sixteen characters A newly created song will have a name of NEW SONG We recommend that you assign a different name so that you will be able to distinguish it from other songs 1 Press the SONG CD key to access the SelSong t...

Page 44: ...600mkII s rhythm sounds or the sound from an audio CD played by the CD R RW drive can also be assigned to the mixer channels In this section we will explain how to assign each type of input source to mixer channels and audition the source 1 Analog inputs Use the connections and settings most applicable to your situation Connect a guitar to the GUITAR IN jack and assign it to mixer channel 8 Connec...

Page 45: ... mic Set the INPUT 2 TRIM to the minimum 4 dB lower the D1600mkII s MASTER fader and connect a mic to the INPUT 2 jack If you are using a condenser mic turn on phantom power for INPUT 2 after you connect the mic Turn phantom power on only if you are using a condenser mic Phantom power must be turned on after connect ing the condenser mic If you connect or discon nect the mic with phantom power tur...

Page 46: ...LEVEL knob and listen to the sound in your headphones or monitor system 2 Digital input The D1600mkII can record a digital audio signal that is input via the S P DIF jack If you are using the digital input you will not be able to use the input from an audio CD played in the CD R RW drive The S P DIF input has a built in sampling rate converter Sources with sampling rates of 48 kHz or 32 kHz can be...

Page 47: ...f a desired track set SelectSource to Track and select the track number in the field located at the right Move to the time location at which you want to check the pitch and press the PLAY key to play back The note name and pitch will be detected This section explains the basic recording procedure on the D1600mkII 1 Adjust the recording level and record Here s how to record the audio that you speci...

Page 48: ... additional tracks is called overdub bing For example this can be used to record a solo while you listen to previously recorded backing tracks 1 Select the playback tracks Press the TRACK STATUS keys of the tracks that you wish to play back to set them to PLAY mode LED lit green 2 Select the recording track Press the TRACK STATUS key of the track that you wish to record to set it to REC mode LED b...

Page 49: ...rom the beginning of the song Set the Func parameter of step 3 to Play Stop Press the REC key at the beginning of the song LED will blink and press the foot switch to start record ing Auto punch in out Auto punch in out is when punch in and punch out occur automatically at pre specified times 1 Access the AUTO PUNCH AtPunch tab page 2 Register IN punch in as the time at which record ing will begin...

Page 50: ...ng level When you are finished making adjustments press the STOP key 8 Move the current location to the beginning of the song 9 Begin bounce recording Press the REC key to enter record ready mode LED blinking and then press the PLAY key to begin recording LED lit 10 When recording is finished press the STOP key to stop 11 Listen to the recording Press the TRACK STATUS keys of the recording tracks ...

Page 51: ... 14Tr 2In 2Tr 4 Record on the currently selected tracks Set RecordVirtualTrack to Current 5 Select the tracks for recording and for audio input Press the TRACK STATUS key to set the recording tracks 1 and 2 to REC LED lit red set the other input tracks 3 8 to INPUT LED lit orange and set the remaining tracks 9 16 to MUTE LED dark 6 Adjust the panning of the input sources Rotate the PAN knobs to ad...

Page 52: ... and will enter record ready mode The REC key LED will blink Press the PLAY key to begin playback Playback will occur for the pre roll time and record ing will begin at the IN time The REC key LED will light When the OUT time is reached recording will end and playback will continue for the post roll time The REC key LED will blink Then the D1600mkII will locate to the beginning of the pre roll tim...

Page 53: ...he program play list is maintained until you turn off the power The program play list can be played only when the PrgPlay tab page is displayed Playing the program Playlist 1 Access the SONG CD PrgPlay tab page 2 Press the PLAY key to begin playback Songs will be played in the order of the list starting with the first song of the program During playback you can press the FF key to skip to the next...

Page 54: ...he REW key to return to the beginning of the song Moving to the end of the song While in the middle of the song hold down the STOP key and press the FF key to jump to the end of the song Using the locate keys to move LOC1 LOC2 LOC3 LOC4 You can register specific times in the locate keys and jump instantly to those times Up to four locate points can be registered for each song Use the IN LOC1 OUT L...

Page 55: ... to recall the mark You will move to the time location of that mark Deleting a mark Undo is not available after deleting a mark 1 Access the MARK Mark tab page 2 Use MarkNumber to select the mark that you wish to delete 3 Press the Delete button to access the dialog box 4 Verify the mark number to be deleted in the upper left If you wish to delete it press the Yes button to delete it If you decide...

Page 56: ... 4 Eq5 8 Eq9 12 Eq13 16 tab pages EQ can be used to cut a frequency range in which un wanted noise hiss is heard or to boost cut the low or high range to correct the tone Normally you should make EQ settings so that the audio is heard more clearly If you use EQ excessively by boosting the EQ gain of a channel to the maximum setting the overall mix will become unbalanced EQ can be used in the cut M...

Page 57: ...chan nels you selected in Select ChannelPair From Eq Send Aux and Pan press the functions that you wish to enable to turn on each func tion To finalize the settings press the OK button 5 Monitor settings In order to monitor the audio from the D1600mkII you will need to connect a set of powered monitor speakers etc to the MONITOR OUT L R jacks or connect head phones to the PHONES jack Select the si...

Page 58: ...utton On highlighted However this will automatically be turned off when you exit the SOLO MONITOR page 7 Registering and playing scenes Mixer settings you make can be registered as a scene and selected automatically as playback progresses Frequently used settings can also be registered and recalled when desired to reproduce the mixer settings at another time or part of the settings can be modified...

Page 59: ...scene as described in Recalling a scene 2 Move the current time to the location at which you wish to re register the scene p 46 3 Register the scene Press the STORE key and then the SCENE key Editing a scene and overwriting it Here s how you can modify part of a scene and over write the settings back onto that scene 1 Recall a scene As described in Recalling a scene select the scene that you wish ...

Page 60: ...n the SCENE ReadDel tab page When you press the STORE key and SCENE key to register a scene When SceneRead is On and the scene changes during playback or recording MIDI input If SceneRead is Off scene change messages program changes that are received will cause the D1600mkII to select the scene of the corresponding number If SceneRead is On these messages will not be received regardless of whether...

Page 61: ...t chains consisting of three to five effects Two of these chains can be used These are ideal for adding spa ciousness to a lead guitar or vocal 2 in 2 out x 2 These are stereo in stereo out effects such as reverb chorus and delay Two such effects can be used simultaneously These are ideal for stereo input sources such as keyboard 1 in 1 out x 4 These are mono in mono out effect chains consisting o...

Page 62: ...dd modulation 1 in 1 out x 8 mono in mono out 8 Comp Limiter Gate or Expander could be applied to individual recorded tracks to adjust the dynamics or Chorus Phaser or Delay could be applied Applying the insert effects while you record analog rhythm only While you record effects can be applied to the input from an instrument connected to the INPUT 1 INPUT 8 GUITAR IN analog inputs or to the built ...

Page 63: ...ate the VALUE dial to select the desired effect program 7 Press the PLAY key to begin playback You can also select effect programs while you listen to the playback 3 Master effects The D1600mkII contains two master effects MstEff1 and MstEff2 which can be used simultaneously You can adjust the send amount from each channel to change the depth of the effect How the master effects can be used The ma...

Page 64: ...he effect program Press the Bypass button and bypass will be turned On i e the effect will not be applied Then press the Cancel button to turn bypass Off i e the effect will be applied Compare the effect and bypassed sounds 4 View the effects and chain that make up the pro gram Press the EffectProgramName button to access the EffectAlgorithm dialog box that displays the structure of that effect pr...

Page 65: ...olled by a MIDI message other than Pedal you must set the SYSTEM USB MIDI tab page GlobalCh GlobalChannel setting to match the MIDI channel of the external MIDI device that is transmitting the control messages 3 Select the insert effect that you wish to control Use Asn CtrlChgAssign to select the insert effect that will be controlled 4 Select the effect program that you wish to control In the INSE...

Page 66: ...order MD recorder cassette recorder etc to create a finished song This process is called mixdown 1 Creating an audio CD You can use the CD R RW drive to create an original CD from songs you record on the D1600mkII In order to create an audio CD the hard disk must have free space equivalent to the size the total of the two channels of the song you are creating For example if you want to create an a...

Page 67: ...dicate Completed If you want to write the same song to another CD press the Yes button If not press the No button If you press the No button you can then press the CD Monitor button to check the content that was written to the CD 6 If you want to write other songs perform steps 2 4 and 5 The songs will be written on the disc in the order in which you write them 7 Finalize the disc If you want to p...

Page 68: ... function you can consecutively play back multiple songs in the desired order For details refer to 2 Program play p 45 3 Using the sub inputs You can use any of the analog inputs INPUT 1 INPUT 8 GUITAR IN as a sub input to send the audio directly to the master bus If you have synchronized a sequencer to the completed song you can use this to input the sequenced sounds via the sub inputs You can us...

Page 69: ...to view the waveform as you specify the location more precisely p 101 2 Access the TRACK EditTrk tab page 3 Select the type of operation that you wish to execute copy insert blank etc Select EditType Select the area to the right of the button and rotate the VALUE dial to select the desired editing operation Alternatively you can press the button to dis play Select EditTrack Type and select the typ...

Page 70: ...erwritten onto the copy destination track 7 Verify the results Press the TO LOC3 key to play back from the TO location and verify that the copy was performed correctly You can use Undo to return to the state before execut ing the command Procedure for copying to a track in a different song Here s how to copy the IN OUT region of song 001 track 1 to the TO location of song 002 track 2 once 1 Select...

Page 71: ...ated in that region You can erase data from not only one track but from the IN OUT region of multiple tracks simultaneously Unlike the Delete Track command the data that fol lowed the OUT location will not be moved forward Procedure for erasing track data Erase Here s how to erase the IN OUT region of track 1 1 Register the IN and OUT times 2 Select the Erase command In the TRACK EditTrk tab page ...

Page 72: ... to process until the Completed display appears Optimizing track data Optimize Track This operation optimizes the specified region IN OUT of recorded track data If you repeatedly record or edit short intervals of time the data on the hard disk will become fragmented requiring the D1600mkII to access the disk more frequently and making it more likely that skips will be heard or that the DiskBusy me...

Page 73: ... Optimize command In the TRACK EditTrk tab page set EditType to OptimizeTrack 3 Select the optimize mode Press the Mode button to open the dialog box For this example select Erase Punch Noise and press the Yes button to return to the TRACK EditTrk tab page 4 Select the track number that you want to optimize For this example set DestTrack to track 1 5 Execute the operation Press the Exec button The...

Page 74: ...hen processing is completed the display will indi cate Completed Press the OK button 8 Verify that the data was processed correctly Press the TO LOC3 key to play back from the TO location and verify that the data was expanded compressed correctly You can use Undo to return to the state before execut ing the command The longer the specified range IN OUT the longer this command will take to process ...

Page 75: ...he data of another entire track Not only individual tracks but multiple tracks can be swapped simultaneously This command can be used in ways such as the follow ing Recorded tracks can have their numbers re ordered by type Data that is scattered across different virtual tracks can be rearranged into virtual track a etc Procedure for exchanging an entire track Here s how track 1 can be exchanged wi...

Page 76: ...t DestTrack to track 1 5 Execute the editing command Press the Exec button The display will ask AreYouSure so press the Yes button to execute the command When processing is completed the display will indicate Completed Press the OK button 6 Verify that the data was faded correctly Press the IN LOC1 key to play back from the IN location and verify that the data was faded in cor rectly You can use U...

Page 77: ...ompleted Press the OK button 5 Verify that the data was processed correctly Press the IN LOC1 key to play back from the IN location and verify that the data was normalized correctly You can use Undo to return to the state before execut ing the command The longer the specified range IN OUT the longer this command will take to process until the Completed display appears You can copy a song you recor...

Page 78: ...ake sure that SourceSong is set to the desired move source song 4 Select the move destination song number Set DestSong to the move destination song number 5 Execute the editing operation Press the Exec button The display will ask AreYouSure Press the Yes button to execute the editing operation When the operation is completed the display will indicate Completed Press the OK button Deleting a song D...

Page 79: ... entire song 1 Specifying and playing a rhythm Access the TEMPO RHYTHM SetUp tab page The settings described below are made in this page Turning the rhythm on off Press the Rhythm button to turn it On high lighted The TEMPO RHYTHM key will light and the rhythm will sound during playback or recording If you do not want to hear the rhythm during play back or recording turn the Rhythm button Off Adju...

Page 80: ...ks 1 and 2 to set them to REC LED lit red 5 Adjust the recording level and record Use the CHANNEL faders of tracks 1 and 2 to adjust the level appropriately 4 Specifying the tempo As an alternative to playing your entire song at the same tempo you can make the tempo change during the song or synchronize the tempo to an external MIDI device Choose one of the following tempo sources to control the t...

Page 81: ...If you want to delete it press the Delete button A message will ask you AreYouSure Press the OK button to delete the tempo map event you selected in step 1 By turning the SelectAll but ton on highlighted you can delete all tempo map events except for tempo map event 001 You cannot Undo this operation If you want to modify the tempo map event press the Edit button to open the dialog box Edit the pa...

Page 82: ...s case 3 If you wish to use a foot switch to input the tap tempo connect a foot switch such as the PS 1 separately sold option to the FOOT SW jack of the D1600mkII 4 Select the tempo recording method In the TEMPO RHYTHM TmpTrk tab page select either MeasTap tap at the beginning of each measure or BeatTap tap at the beginning of each beat 5 Record the tap tempo Press the RecStart button to put the ...

Page 83: ...CD R RW disc you use for a backup The CD R RW created by this backup operation is not in ISO9660 format You will not be able to load it into a computer or play it on a CD player 1 Insert a CD R RW disc into the CD R RW drive You must use a blank disc To erase the contents of a CD RW disc so that it can be used as a blank disc refer to 3 Erasing the data from a CD RW p 83 2 Select BackupAllSongs In...

Page 84: ...35 You cannot save if an identically named file already exists on the USB drive You will need to change the name The file name can be a maxi mum of eight characters 7 Execute the backup Press the Exec button to open a confirmation dialog box Here you can specify a date timestamp for the file Press the Date button to open the dialog box select the date and time fields and turn the VALUE dial to edi...

Page 85: ...he operation is finished the display will indicate Completed Press the Yes button 2 Backing up and restoring effect user data Backing up effect user data You can back up effect user data in the following ways Back up all effect user data Back up individual effect user data only to the USB drive You can also save all effect user data as part of a song data backup When you restore the effect user da...

Page 86: ...timestamp for the file Press the Date button to open the dialog box select the date and time fields and use the VALUE dial to edit them Press the Yes button and the backup will begin Restoring effect user data To restore 1 When restoring from CD R RW insert the disc into the CD R RW drive 2 Select Restore In the SYSTEM USB B U Rst tab page select B U RstType and turn the VALUE dial to choose Resto...

Page 87: ...on the first two seconds of the selected WAV file Select the desired WAV file and press the Yes button 5 Select the import destination track number For DestTrack select track 1 6 Execute the import Press the Exec button The display will ask AreYouSure If you want to execute press the Yes button The display will indicate Completed when the operation is finished Press the Yes button This operation w...

Page 88: ...cks 1 and 2 from a 16 bit song to the clipboard and export it as a stereo WAV file to the USB drive 1 Select a 16 bit song 2 Store the IN and OUT time locations 3 Copy the track data to the clipboard In the TRACK EditTrk tab page set EditType to CopyTrack Select tracks 1 2 as the SourceTrack Select Clip2 as the DestTrack The number indicates the number of tracks in the clipboard Press the Exec but...

Page 89: ...ince insert effects can also be used in scenes you will not obtain the same results when D12 D16 or D1600 data is restored to the D1600mkII or conversely Compatibility of data written to CD R or CD RW Data compatibility with the D12 D1200 and D1200mkII A CD R or CD RW created on the D12 D1200 or D1200mkII can be used in the same way as D1600mkII data Song data and effect user data will appear in t...

Page 90: ...a will be erased from the disk so be sure to check the con tents of the disk before you execute If an unexpected accident such as a power failure occurs during the format operation the D1600mkII may become unable to operate correctly If this occurs please contact your Korg distributor 1 Select the type of format operation In the SYSTEM USB DiskUtil tab page choose SelOperation and use the VALUE di...

Page 91: ...ata from a CD RW in the SONG CD CDR RW tab page 4 Using the drive capacity efficiently You can use the following three operations or techniques to make efficient use of the D1600mkII s drive capacity Execute the Optimize Track operation Erase the Undo data Share audio data Executing the Optimize Track command Here are three examples of executing the Optimize Track operation As you will see there a...

Page 92: ...e D1600mkII When you restart all of the Undo data will be erased recovering the space on the hard disk Sharing audio data When you execute Copy Track to copy track data into an other track or song the copy source and copy destina tion will share the same audio data This means that no additional space will be used on the drive However if new audio data is created because you execute Optimize Track ...

Page 93: ... itself Windows users Windows Me 2000 or later In order to use the D1600mkII with Windows 98 you will need to install a device driver For details on obtaining and installing the device driver visit the Korg website http www korg com The screens that appear will depend on the system you are using The screens shown here are for Windows XP 1 Use a USB cable to connect your computer Connect the USB ca...

Page 94: ...nload the latest system file from the Korg website http www korg com For details refer to the Korg website Using a CD ROM R RW Insert the media containing the system file into the CD R RW drive Using USB Use a USB cable to connect the D1600mkII to your computer and copy the system file into the root level of the USB drive the same location as the KORG folder 2 Updating the system 1 Load the system...

Page 95: ...e received to control the D1600mkII from an external sequencer or recorder MTC MIDI Time Code MTC messages can be transmitted to make an external sequencer or recorder operate in synchronization with the D1600mkII MTC messages can also be received to synchronize the D1600mkII with another device About the MIDI implementation chart The owner s manual of each MIDI device contains a MIDI implementati...

Page 96: ...B MIDI tab page you can turn the Control Change Trans and Recv parameters ON so that D1600mkII mixer parameters can be transmitted and received Recording D1600mkII mixer control operations Here s how operations of the D1600mkII mixer can be recorded on an external MIDI sequencer Connect the D1600mkII and your MIDI sequencer as follows 1 Make synchronization settings for the D1600mkII and your exte...

Page 97: ...e D1600mkII from a MIDI sequencer 1 Make synchronization settings for the D1600mkII and the external MIDI sequencer Make the settings in step 1 of Recording D1600mkII mixer control operations 2 Enable control change reception on the D1600mkII In the SYSTEM USB MIDI tab page turn the Mixer Control parameter Control Change Recv to ON 3 Put the external MIDI sequencer in playback ready mode 4 Begin p...

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Page 99: ...Pol FootSwPolarity This sets the polarity of the foot switch Connect a foot switch such as the separately sold PS 1 option to the front panel FOOT SW jack and set this parameter so that the polarity indicator is lit when you press the foot switch 2 Func FootSwFunction PunchI O Play Stop Mark Select the function that the foot switch will control PunchI O The foot switch will start stop manual punch...

Page 100: ...you modify a mixer parameter A external sequencer connected via MIDI can record the control changes transmitted from the D1600mkII 5 ControlChange Recv On Off Turn control change reception on off Control change messages that were recorded on an external MIDI sequencer can be received by the D1600mkII to control the corresponding mixer parame ters For the parameters that can be controlled refer to ...

Page 101: ... such as CD R or CD RW You can restore the following data D1600mkII backup data D12 backup data D16 backup data D1200 backup data D1200mkII backup data For details on data compatibility refer to p 81 When backing up to CD R RW you cannot save more than one backup on a single disc 1 B U RstType Backup1Song BackupAllSongs BackupUserData Restore Selects the type of backup or restore operation You can...

Page 102: ...p all effect user data in a single operation USB drive You can back up all effect user data in a single operation or back it up individually 2 SourceEffNo EffAll Ins001 128 Mst001 032 Fin033 064 Shows the backup source effect number You can select EffAll only if you are backing up to the CD R RW drive EffAll All effect user data Ins001 128 Insert effect user data Mst001 032 Master effect user data...

Page 103: ... can restore one specific song or all songs Effect user data will also be restored From the USB drive or a CD on which you performed BackupUserData you can restore effect user data When restoring one song or all songs you can choose whether to restore effect user data 2 Drive S C U Selects the restore source drive Choose C CD or U USB DOS For more about the drive refer to B U Rst Type Backup 1 Son...

Page 104: ...USB drive and there is no effect user data of the same filename restored song name DFX You cannot execute this operation if there is insuffi cient space on the song drive P6 DiskUtil Managing drives Here you can format or check the drive erase a CD RW con nect to your computer via USB and load an updated system When you format the drive or erase a CD RW all data on that drive or disc will be lost ...

Page 105: ...at disc will be erased when you execute EraseCD RW You cannot execute EraseCD RW on a disc other than a CD RW 1 Exec Execute Erases the data from the CD RW disc 1a Quick SW On Off Selects the way in which the CD RW will be erased On The entire CD RW disc will be erased at high speed Since only track information will be erased this lets you initialize the disc in a short time This will not affect w...

Page 106: ...k 1a Quick SW On Off Selects the type of formatting On Select this if you simply want to erase all songs and all data saved on the USB drive Since this will only initialize the management area of the drives it will not require very much time for execution Off Select this if Disk Error messages appear frequently Formatting with Quick turned off will require a substantial amount of time 40 GB approx...

Page 107: ...f playback 2 inputs onto two tracks The input sound selected in the INPUT TUNER Ch1 8 tab page and Ch9 16 tab page will be valid for the channel s whose TRACK STATUS key is set to REC LED lit red and will be recorded together with the other playback tracks 16Tr 2Tr Select this when recording 16 tracks of play back onto two tracks The track playback will be valid for the channel s whose TRACK STATU...

Page 108: ... in the IN LOC1 OUT LOC2 TO LOC3 and END LOC4 keys For details refer to Using the locate keys to move p 46 IN time the time stored in the IN LOC1 key OUT time the time stored in the OUT LOC2 key TO time the time stored in the TO LOC3 key END time the time stored in the END LOC4 key You can store the desired time in each key beforehand or use the Wave button in the TRACK EditTrk tab page to specify...

Page 109: ...ng locations IN OUT TO more precisely This can be selected when the cursor is at SourceTrack or DestTrack Before you make settings here it is best to make approximate settings for the IN OUT and TO times and register them 6a SelectTrack Select the track for which you wish to make time settings 6b Zoom In Out Up Down Adjust the displayed range and height of the waveform 6c Locate In Out To Make Loc...

Page 110: ...re available 3 Exec Execute Execute the track editing operation 4 Wave This displays the audio data of the track as a waveform Here you can set the editing locations IN OUT TO more precisely For details refer to Edit Type Copy Track p 100 Edit Type Swap Track This operation exchanges swaps the track data of the IN OUT range of the swap source track SourceTrack with the track data in the IN OUT ran...

Page 111: ...Track This operation optimizes the IN OUT region of the optimize destination track DestTrack 2 DestTrack 1 16 1 2 15 16 1 4 13 16 1 8 9 16 1 16 Selects the optimize destination track In a 24 bit song only tracks 1 8 are available 3 Mode Normal Erase Silence Erase Punch Noise Selects the type of optimization Normal Multiple audio events in the IN OUT region will be consolidated to prevent DiskBusy ...

Page 112: ... the editing locations IN OUT TO more precisely For details refer to Edit Type Copy Track p 100 7 Mode Select how the expansion compression will be processed This will appear when you press the Mode button 7a SelectExp CompMode Fast Mid Best Specify the conversion mode for expansion compres sion Fast Processing speed will be given priority Mid Mid way between Fast and Best Best Audio quality will ...

Page 113: ...ack of the swap destination track DestTrack to which the data will be swapped 5 Exec Execute Execute the track editing operation Edit Type Fade Track This operation fades in or fades out the track data in the IN OUT range of the fade in destination track DestTrack When this operation is executed the audio data in the IN OUT range will be smoothly faded to the level of the OUT time location When th...

Page 114: ...ive and then import the file from the USB drive WAV files saved on an ISO9660 level 1 format CD ROM CD R or CD RW are supported When you execute this operation the import destination track will be overwritten Importing or exporting a WAV file will require a certain amount of time Examples of importing and exporting a five minute 16 bit 44 1 kHz monaural WAV file are shown below The processing time...

Page 115: ...ata you can choose whether to export it as 16 bit data or as 24 bit data If you select 16 bit you can also choose whether to apply dithering Dithering will make quantization noise less noticeable 1 Clip Indicates the state of the clipboard indicates the number of tracks in the clipboard 2 DriveList S C U Selects the drive For details refer to Drive p 93 3 Rename Press the Rename button to open the...

Page 116: ... less noticeable Off Dithering will not be performed P1 SelSong Selecting a song 1 SongNumber 001 100 Selects the song The display indicates the song number song name The icon indicates that a 24 bit song is selected and indicates that the song is protected You can press the button and select a song from the list You can also select a song by holding down the STOP key and pressing the FF key or RE...

Page 117: ... operations 1 EditType CopySong MoveSong DeleteSong ProtectSong Selects the type of editing operation You can press the button and make your selection from a dialog box Details of each operation you can select here are explained below Edit Type Copy Song This operation copies the selected song to the desired song number 2 SourceSong 001 100 Shows the copy source song number To change this make you...

Page 118: ... 4 Protect Song On Off A lock symbol is displayed when Protect is On Use the Exec button to switch the setting P3 PrgPlay Program playback of songs You can create a program play list with songs arranged in a desired playback order For details on settings and procedure refer to p 45 1 Select TimeDisp Type Abs Song Abs Total Selects the counter display method Abs Song show the elapsed time for one s...

Page 119: ...urther songs can be added If you place marks in your song before you write to CD R RW these marks will be the track divisions The beginning of the song will be the first song on the CD R RW CD track 1 and each subsequent mark will be the second song CD track 2 third song CD track 3 etc There will be a gap of zero seconds between songs When you place marks in the song make sure that the marks are a...

Page 120: ... track Abs Total show the elapsed time for the entire disc 9 CD R RW transport keys Use these keys to stop play or select songs on the audio CD you created If you are in the middle of a song this button moves to the beginning of that song If you are at the beginning of a song this button moves to the beginning of the preceding song Moves to the beginning of the next song Starts stops playback of t...

Page 121: ... will be selected for deletion 4 Recall Recall the mark selected by MarkNumber and move the current time to that location Mixer settings you edit can be stored as a scene at the desired time location so that these mixer settings will be recalled automatically when playback reaches that time location You can also store frequently used settings as a scene and recall them whenever desired Up to 100 s...

Page 122: ...ify the time Press the OK button to finalize the change or press Cancel button to cancel the change 7 Delete This lets you delete a scene The Undo function is not available after you delete a scene 7a SelectAll On Off This selects all scenes for deletion On All scenes will be subject to deletion The scene number will be displayed as Off The single scene selected in Scene Number will be subject to ...

Page 123: ... right of the internal value 4 SceneNumber 001 100 This recalls the mixer settings of a scene to the current time location Here you can make tempo time signature and rhythm metronome settings for a song When the counter is dis playing MBT measures beats and 1 96th of a beat it will operate according to the specified tempo For details on the counter display refer to 1 COUNTER p 91 You can also chec...

Page 124: ...Pattern Length Pattern Position This shows the length number of measures of the rhythm pattern selected by SelRhythm and the measure that is currently playing Example L4 1 currently playing measure 1 of a four measure pattern P2 TmpMap Editing the tempo map By creating a tempo map you can cause the tempo time signature and rhythm pattern to change while the song is recorded or played back For deta...

Page 125: ...mpo map will be moved forward 5 Pattern Length Pattern Position This shows the number of measures length of the pat tern selected by SelRhythm and the measure number that is currently playing P3 TmpTrk Create a tempo track You can record the tempo track in either of the following two ways Record MIDI clock You can record MIDI clock messages to synchronize the D1600mkII with data created on an exte...

Page 126: ...imes ReverseTrack reverse source start time Exp CompTrack expansion compression source start time OptimizeTrack start time FadeTrack start time NormalizeTrack start time OUT LOC2 key The time location stored in the OUT LOC2 key is used in the following ways Locate point 2 Punch out time for auto punch recording Playback end time for loop playback Playback end time for in out playback The following...

Page 127: ... 4b PostRoll 00 10 Specifies the time after punch out during which you can hear the transition to the existing material 4c Unit Second Meas Measure Select the units for the pre roll post roll times You can select either seconds or measures Press the OK button and the specified pre post roll times will take effect If you press the Cancel button the times you set will be cancelled 5 Wave You can vie...

Page 128: ...do level and the operation history Press the New button to select a state earlier than the current state Press the Old button to select a state later than the current state 3 OK Returns to the page you were in prior to pressing the UNDO key 4 Level 99Level 8Level 1Level Specifies the undo level The number of previous operations you specify here will be saved You can select either 99 8 or 1 as the ...

Page 129: ...Threshold setting Off Trigger recording will not occur 2 Threshold 000 100 When trigger recording is used this sets the input level at which recording will begin Recording will begin when the input level exceeds this setting Normally you should set this to as low a level as possible without allowing noise to trigger recording The appropriate level will differ depending on the input source If recor...

Page 130: ...d will end at the location at which you were stopped You can use the Play From function and Play To function to find a location more accurately Slow Play function When you press the FF key half speed playback will begin from the location at which you are currently stopped When you press the STOP key playback will stop and you will return to the location at which you started Since the slow playback...

Page 131: ... be used Off Select this if you want to use audio CD output i e select CD L and CD R for Ch1 Ch16 3 SubIn Make these settings when you wish to use the inputs as sub inputs p 60 for inputting the return from an external effect to the INPUT 1 INPUT 8 GUITAR IN jacks or so that the sound of an instrument connected to these jacks can be mixed with the track playback After completing a song on the D160...

Page 132: ...ge is 100 Hz 20 0 kHz 4 InputMid 15 0 15 0 dB Set the input mid EQ gain This adjusts the mid frequency range You can cut boost over a range of 15 0 15 0 dB at the cutoff frequency specified by InMidFc 5 InputLow Fc 100Hz 15 0 15 0 dB Set the input low EQ gain This adjusts the low frequency range You can cut boost over a range of 15 0 15 0 dB at a 100 Hz cutoff frequency P4 InEq5 8 EQ settings for ...

Page 133: ...a 100 Hz cutoff frequency 6 Pair Enable pairing for adjacent mixer channels For details refer to P1 Ch1 8 Select the inputs for mixer channels 1 8 Pair p 123 P2 Eq5 8 EQ settings for mixer channels 5 8 Here you can apply EQ equalizer to the playback of tracks 5 8 Refer to P1 Eq1 4 EQ settings for mixer channels 1 4 P3 Eq9 12 EQ settings for mixer channels 9 12 Here you can apply EQ equalizer to th...

Page 134: ...ono out effects This is the best choice for fixed location sources such as drums 3 InsertTo Select the location at which the insert effect will be inserted Press the button to access the dialog box and make settings Press the OK button to execute your settings or press the Cancel button to cancel them The screen that appears next will differ according to what you choose for Assign When you specify...

Page 135: ...pear For details on the parameters refer to Effect Parameter List p 137 3aa Effect On Off On Off This On Off setting is linked with Effect On Off 3b 3ab Next Displays the next page 3ac Prev Displays the previous page 3b Effect On Off On Off Switches each effect on off On The effect is on Off The effect is off 3c Control Device Specifies the effect parameter controlled by a control device and its m...

Page 136: ...efer to P2 InsEff1 Selection and settings for Insert Effect 1 p 127 P5 InsEff4 Selection and settings for Insert Effect 4 Select insert effect 4 and make settings for it This will appear only if you have selected 1in1outx4 or 1in1outx8 for SelectEffType in the InsAsn tab page For details refer to P2 InsEff1 Selection and settings for Insert Effect 1 p 127 P6 Ins5 8 Selection and settings for Inser...

Page 137: ...ome more apparent 5 RetBal L63 CNT R63 Adjust the return balance from the master effect to the master LR bus L and R indicate L left and R right of the master bus 6 Bypass Refer to Bypass for the insert effects p 127 7 Rename Here you can modify the name of the effect program Select the effect program whose name you wish to modify press the Rename button to access the dialog box and modify the nam...

Page 138: ...erted refer to the block diagram p 171 1 OutputLevelMeter OUTL R CLP 8 18 42dB This shows the output level of the effect The horizontal axis shows the effect output and the vertical axis shows the level 2 EffectNumber F000 F001 032 u033 064 Select the desired effect program u033 u064 is the user area in which you can store effect programs that you edited 3 EffectProgramName Effect Program List Whe...

Page 139: ...more are On the SOLO MONITOR key will blink On Solo is on Only the selected signal s will be heard Off Solo is off If another signal is set to solo on sig nals for which solo is off will be muted 1 16 Mixer channels 1 16 S1 S2 Sends to master effects 1 and 2 A1 Send to external output AUX OUT jack R1 R2 Return from master effect 1 and 2 To adjust the volume of each signal use the corre sponding pa...

Page 140: ...rdless of this setting 4 Cue On Off Sends the channel specified by Level to the monitor output When recording you can select this if you want to adjust the monitor volume and panning for the conve nience of the performer without affecting the recording level On The signal will be sent from monitor output Off The signal will not be sent from moni tor output If solo is turned on for a signal in the ...

Page 141: ...egion displayed in the track view Each time you press the button you will cycle through expanding or shrinking the display in a range of 5 sec 40 sec The button is displayed as when expanding or as when shrinking 5sec Display 5 seconds before and after the current loca tion 10sec Display 10 seconds before and after the current location 20sec Display 20 seconds before and after the current location...

Page 142: ... CNT Adjusts the volume levels The faders that adjust the recording level will differ depend ing on whether you are recording an external input or per forming bounce recording When recording an external input when Input is selected for the RECORD RecMode tab page item Select Rec Mode the channel faders will adjust the recording level When using bounce recording when Bounce is selected for SelectRe...

Page 143: ... this key tracks whose TRACK STATUS is PLAY will play back For tracks whose TRACK STATUS is REC pressing the REC key and then pressing this key will begin record ing While the recorder is recording or playing the LED will light When the Scrub function is on you can press this key to use Play From or hold down the STOP key and press this key to use Play To For details refer to 15 SCRUB p 122 5 REC ...

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Page 145: ...e reverb simulates the reverberation of larger halls and stadiums and creates a smooth release 3 RV3 Reverb Wet Plate This plate reverb simulates warm dense reverberation 4 RV4 Reverb Dry Plate This plate reverb simulates dry light reverberation Pre Delay msec Pre Delay Thru The Pre Delay sets the delay time to the reverb input allowing you to control spaciousness Using the Pre Delay Thru paramete...

Page 146: ... reflections RvbLvl Reverb Level 0 100 Sets the reverberation level EQTrim EQ Trim 0 100 Sets the EQ input level LEQG Pre LEQ Gain dB 15 15 Sets the gain of Low EQ HEQG Pre HEQ Gain dB 15 15 Sets the gain of High EQ Mix Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and dry sounds Type Type Sharp Loose Modula Revers Selects the decay curve for the early reflection ERTime ER Time mse...

Page 147: ... reset RPhase R LFO Phase degree 180 180 Sets the phase obtained when the right LFO is reset LDepth L Depth 0 200 Sets the depth of the left LFO modulation RDepth R Depth 0 200 Sets the depth of the right LFO modulation LTime L Delay Time msec 0 500 Sets the delay time for the left channel RTime R Delay Time msec 0 500 Sets the delay time for the right channel LFback L Feedback 100 100 Sets the fe...

Page 148: ...the value will cut high range harmonics 17 MO4 St Vibrato Stereo Vibrato This effect causes the pitch of the input signal to shimmer You can use an expression pedal etc to gradually increase or decrease the shimmering speed Time Delay Time msec 0 0 50 0 Sets the delay time from the orig inal sound LFO LFO Waveform TRI SIN Selects LFO Waveform Shape LFO Shape 100 100 Determines how much the LFO wav...

Page 149: ...me level use the Output Level parameter Attack Controls the strength of the attack that is characteristic of a compres sor 22 DY2 St Limiter Stereo Limiter The Limiter regulates the input signal level It is similar to the Compressor except that the Limiter compresses only signals that exceed the specified level to lower unnecessary peak sig nals The Limiter applies a peaking type EQ to the trigger...

Page 150: ...nge in a different way from the EQ Low Offset dB Mid Offset dB High Offset dB These parameters set the gain of the trigger signal For example if you do not want to apply compression to the high range reduce the High Offset value down below the Threshold level In this way the high range limiter will not respond and com pression will not be applied 24 DY4 St Gate Stereo Gate This effect mutes the in...

Page 151: ...ifferent delay time for the left and right channel will add a stereo image depth and width to the sound 26 DY6 St Decimator Stereo Decimator This effect creates a rough sound like a cheap sampler by lower ing the sampling frequency and data bit length You can also simulate noise unique to a sampler aliasing DTime Delay Time msec 0 100 Sets the delay time of the gate input Mix Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1...

Page 152: ...moving sound with a changing pitch similar to the siren of an passing ambu lance Mixing the effect sound with the dry sound will create a unique chorus effect Mix Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and dry sounds Trim Trim 0 100 Sets the input level B1Type Band1 Type Peaking ShelvL Selects the type of Band 1 B4Type Band4 Type Peaking ShelvH Selects the type of Band 4 Fc1...

Page 153: ...nnel signal Modulator to the left channel signal input Carrier A com Speed LFO Frequency Hz 0 02 20 0 Sets the LFO speed Pitch Pitch Depth 0 100 Sets the pitch variation of the moving sound Pan Pan Depth 100 100 Sets the panning of the moving sound Mix Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and dry sounds RPM Speed RPM 33 1 3 45 78 Sets the r p m of a record Wah Flutter 0 10...

Page 154: ...expression pedal etc is used to control the pitch the pitch of the left channel will be con trolled Carri L Carrier Trim 0 100 Sets the input level of left channel Carrier Modul R Modulator Trim 0 100 Sets the input level of right chan nel Modulator Formnt Formant Shift 2 2 Sets the height of the frequency for the vocoder effect Respo Response 0 100 Sets the speed of the response to the modulator ...

Page 155: ...inal FX Insert FX 1in2out x 2 Insert FX 1in1out x 4 Insert FX 1in1out x 8 Effect Control Effect Parameter List Mode Fine If Cntrl is controlling Pitch and you change Mode or Fine you must once again use Cntrl to readjust the Max and Min parameters Insert FX 1in2out x 2 ...

Page 156: ...ets the balance between the effect and dry sounds ODSW OverDrive SW Off On Overdrive on off DGain OverDrive Gain 0 100 Degree of distortion DLevel OverDrive Level 0 100 Output level of overdrive DTone OverDrive Tone 0 15 Tone of overdrive SPsim Speaker Simulator Off On Speaker simulation on off Mode Mode Switch Rotate Stop Switches between speaker rota tion and stop Speed Speed Switch Slow Fast Sw...

Page 157: ...h Comp P4EQ Cho Fl S Dly 44 GT6 Guitar Multi6 Comp P4EQ Pitch Delay AS1 AS3 Category Guitar amp simulator 45 AS1 Amp Simulator1 NR AmpSim CabRes Cho Fl S Dly 46 AS2 Amp Simulator2 NR AmpSim CabRes Treml Delay 47 AS3 Amp Simulator3 NR AmpSim CabRes Phaser Delay PA1 Category Pre amp simulator 48 PA1 Pre Amp Simulator Drive NR2 Tone Cabinet EB1 EB3 Category Bass multi 49 EB1 Bass Multi1 CompT Exctr P...

Page 158: ...hrsh Threshold 40 0 1 0 Sets the level at which the effect begins to apply Thrshl Threshold 40 0 0 0 Level at which noise reduction begins to apply Decay Decay 0 20 Decay time Ratio Ratio 1 0 1 50 0 1 Inf 1 Sets the signal compression ratio Thrshl Threshold dB 40 0 Sets the level above which the compressor is applied Attck Attack 1 100 Sets the attack time Relse Release 1 100 Sets the release time...

Page 159: ...ass 0 100 Sets the low frequency level Middle Middle 0 100 Sets the middle frequency level Treble Treble 0 100 Sets the high frequency level Tube Tube Type SS 1 99 Burn Character of the vacuum tubes in the power amp section of the gui tar amp Type CabinetType 1 Cabinet type Air 0 100 Models the effect of the air Level 0 100 Output level Presnc Presence 0 100 High frequency level Thrshl Threshold 0...

Page 160: ...ic for instruments It has a distinctive high range and is ideal for drum overdubs and for acoustic guitar Whale A simulation of a dynamic mic with clarity and a sense of power Ideal for drum sounds Vo Cn A simulation of a standard studio condenser mic that is ideal for vocals acoustic instruments and narrations Vo Tb A simulation of a vintage tube mic that is ideal for vocals BDr Dy A simulation o...

Page 161: ...o effects in series Example Algorithm number Category number Algo rithm name Names of effects in the chain 55 MM1 P4EQ Exciter P4EQ Excit1 The chain structure of each multi effect is shown below For an explanation of the parameters of each effect in the chain refer to Effects within multi effect programs MM1 MM33 and their parameters beginning on the following page 55 MM1 P4EQ Exciter P4EQ Excit1 ...

Page 162: ...0k Sets the center frequency of Band 2 Q2 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 2 G2 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Band 2 Fc3 Band3 Cutoff Hz 300Hz 10 0k Sets the center frequency of Band 3 Q3 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 3 G3 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Band 3 Fc4 Band4 Cutoff Hz 500Hz 20 0k Sets the center frequency of Band 4 Q4 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 4 Gain4 Gain dB ...

Page 163: ...0 0 Sets the delay time LFO LFO Waveform TRI SIN Selects LFO Waveform Speed Frequency Hz 0 02 20 0 Sets the LFO speed Depth Depth 0 100 Sets the depth of LFO modula tion Fdback Feedback 100 100 Sets the feedback amount Mix Wet Dry Wet 1 99 Dry 1 99 Wet Sets the effect balance of the chorus flanger DTime Delay Time msec 0 0 50 0 Sets the delay time LFO LFO Waveform TRI SIN Selects LFO Waveform Spee...

Page 164: ...ChFl2 97 MN10 Phaser The parameters are the same as for Phaser Attack Attack 1 100 Sets the attack time Relse Release 1 100 Sets the release time Polrty G Polarity Switches between non reversed and reversed Gate on off Thrshl Threshold 0 100 Sets the level to which the Gate is applied Attack G Attack 1 100 Sets the attack time Relse Release 1 100 Sets the release time Fc1 Band1 Cutoff Hz 20Hz 1 0k...

Page 165: ... controlled By exchanging the Max and Min values you can for example reverse the effect that occurs when a pedal is advanced and released The available values will depend on the effect Max and Min will not be displayed when Param is set to Off or Wah Using a pedal to control wah 1 As explained in 6 Controlling an effect from an external device p 57 make settings for Device etc and select an effect...

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Page 167: ...ignal that you wish to monitor Normally set MasterLR to On If Rhythm or Cue are turned On raise their volume levels p 132 Is the TRACK STATUS set to REC or INPUT p 3 134 Has the TRIM knob been raised to an appropriate level If the input sound is no longer heard when you play back a track whose TRACK STATUS is set to REC has the SOLO MONITOR Monitor tab page set ting AutoIn been turned Off When cue...

Page 168: ...digitally If you wish to input a digital signal press the DigiIn button to turn it On in the INPUT TUNER Ch1 8 or Ch9 16 tab page Does the D1600mkII support the sampling rate of the digital input 96 kHz sampling rate is not supported Too much noise or distortion in the input sound or recorded sound Is the TRIM setting appropriate If the TRIM is too high the sound will be distorted If it is too low...

Page 169: ...ASTER EFFECT AUX AuxSend tab page use Aux to raise the external send level Is the output of the external effect connected to the INPUT 1 INPUT 8 jacks and assigned to a mixer channel Use INPUT TUNER Ch1 8 or Ch9 16 tab page to assign the input Are the sub input settings correct p 60 123 Rhythm No rhythm sound In the TEMPO RHYTHM Setup tab page is Rhythm turned Off Is the TEMPO RHYTHM key dark Turn...

Page 170: ... a WAV file of a format that is supported p 79 106 USB Computer does not detect the D1600mkII Is the USB cable connected correctly p 7 85 Is the D1600mkII in USB mode p 85 Depending on the hardware system of the computer you are using it may not be able to detect the D1600mkII in some cases An error occurs when you disconnect the computer Use the correct procedure when disconnecting p 85 When you ...

Page 171: ...al length of time for completion Disk Busy The speed at which data can be read from the drive may be decreased if punch in out recording or track editing results in numerous small fragments of data In the TRACK EditTrk tab page execute OptimizeTrack with Mode set to Normal If an error message still appears even after you execute OptimizeTrack execute CheckDrive Ultra low frequency sound in a studi...

Page 172: ...isk cannot be detected Install the internal hard disk If it is already installed check the installation once again If the CD R RW drive is installed check the installa tion of the CD R RW drive Number Of Tracks When performing a track editing operation there is a different number of source and destination tracks Specify the same number of tracks for the source and destination Copying is not possib...

Page 173: ...Effect Program List Rhythm Pattern List Demo Song List Index The D1600mkII is shipped with a removable hard disk and CD R RW drive installed at the factory Please use caution when moving or transporting the D1600mkII 1 Hard disk The hard disk is installed as follows About the hard disk and CD R RW drive Hard disk and CD R RW drive ...

Page 174: ...nsport the unit with a disc left in the drive Do not leave the unit with the tray left open CD R RW disc handling Please observe the following points when handling discs Failure to observe these points may cause problems such as data not being written correctly loss of recorded data or drive malfunction Do not place discs in direct sunlight or in locations of high temperature or high humidity Do n...

Page 175: ...ecord the sound of an audio CD As an example here s how to assign the L channel of an audio CD to mixer channel 1 the R channel to mixer chan nel 2 and record the sound of the audio CD While recording the sound of an audio CD you will not be able to select digital input from the S P DIF IN jack 1 Set the CHANNEL 1 and CHANNEL 2 faders to 0 dB If you want to hear the sound of the audio CD while you...

Page 176: ...lock transmission Structure 24 channel input 8 BUS 1 AUX 1 MASTER Signal processing 32 bit 44 1 kHz Equalizer HIGH f 10 kHz G 15 dB MID f 0 1 20 kHz G 15 dB LOW f 100 Hz G 15 dB Scene memory 100 scenes per song Structure insert 8 maximum master 2 maximum final 1 All usable simultaneously Signal processing 44 bit 44 1 kHz Programs insert 128 preset 128 user master 32 preset 32 user final 32 preset ...

Page 177: ...pedance 150 Ω Nominal level 10 dBu Maximum level 2 dBu Load impedance 10 kΩ or more Connector 1 4 stereo phone jack Output impedance 100 Ω Maximum level 50 mW 32 Ω Connector optical Format 24 bit S P DIF IEC60958 EIAJ CP 1201 Connector Type B Format Slave USB 1 1 compliant OS support Windows Me Windows 2000 or later Mac OS 9 0 4 or later If you want to use this product with Windows 98 please check...

Page 178: ...trol reception only All control numbers 000 119 are received Mixer control transmission reception 07 Fader 10 Pan 12 13 EffSend1 2 14 AuxSend 16 19 20 25 Eq Low Mid MidFc Hi 68 71 72 77 InEq Low Mid MidFc Hi 80 81 82 83 SubIn Lev Bal Mono Mute 86 87 MstEff1 RetLev RetBal 88 89 MstEff2 RetLev RetBal 08 94 ChannelPair Function 95 Master fader 1 Received if MMC Mode Receive is selected in SYSTEM USB ...

Page 179: ...pendices Various messages Hard disk and CD R RW drive Specifications MIDI implementation chart Block diagram Effect Program List Rhythm Pattern List Demo Song List Index Block diagram MIDI implementation chart Block diagram ...

Page 180: ... Amp Simulator Dist NR Tone AmpSim Bass Multi 3 I061 EB1 BassMulti1 Bass Multi1 Comp Exctr P4EQ Cho Fl S Dly I062 EB2 BassMulti2 Bass Multi2 Dist NR Filter Delay I063 EB3 BassMulti3 Bass Multi3 Comp P4EQ Gate ProgNo Categ ProgramName Algorithm EFF1 EFF2 EFF3 EFF4 EFF5 Mode Mic Multi 1 I064 MS1 MicMulti Mic Multi CabiRes MicSim Comp Vocal Multi 4 I065 VO1 Vocal Multi1 Vocal Multi1 Comp Exctr Pitch ...

Page 181: ...r RingMd M030 SE2 Doppler Doppler Dopplr M031 SE3 AnalogRecord St Analog Record Record M032 SE4 TalkingMod Talking Modulator TalkMd FINAL EFFECT Preset32 User32 ProgNo Categ ProgramName Algorithm EFF 1 Dynamics 10 F001 DY1 St Comp St Compressor StComp F002 DY1 StudioComp St Compressor StComp F003 DY1 TwoMix 60 s St Compressor StComp F004 DY1 TwoMix 70 s St Compressor StComp F005 DY2 St Limiter St ...

Page 182: ... Shuff 3 4 130 Shuff 4 8 130 Shuff 5 8 130 Shuff 6 8 130 I Shuff 1 5 130 I Shuff 2 4 130 I Shuff 3 8 130 F Shuff 1 2 130 F Shuff 2 2 130 F Shuff 3 1 130 E Shuff 1 3 130 E Shuff 2 5 130 E Shuff 3 4 130 HalfTime 8 150 I HalfTime 5 150 F HalfTime 1 150 E HalfTime 6 150 RhythmName Length Tempo RockBld 1 8 90 RockBld 2 8 90 I RockBld 1 4 90 I RockBld 2 4 90 F RockBld 1 1 90 F RockBld 2 1 90 E RockBld 1...

Page 183: ...T LEVEL knob 5 PHONES LEVEL knob 5 Analog input 36 48 124 Audio CD Live recording 59 Play 161 Record 161 Write a song 32 58 Audio data Sharing 84 Auto punch in out 41 119 B Backup 93 Effect user data 77 94 Song data 75 93 94 Bass multi 145 Blank disc 33 Block diagram 165 Bounce recording 31 42 99 Bypass Final effect 130 Insert effect 127 Master effect 129 C CD Inserting a disc 161 Play 161 Record ...

Page 184: ... 148 150 Insert Track 63 101 L Large size effect 143 Laser warning iii LCD screen 8 Adjust the contrast 8 Level meter 133 Locate function 46 118 Location Moving 46 118 Registering 46 118 Loop playback 45 120 Loop recording 44 120 M Manual punch in out 40 91 Manual tempo 72 Mark 47 91 113 Master Setting 88 92 Master effect 28 55 129 137 Master tape 60 Master track 31 Mastering 30 Metronome 115 Mic ...

Page 185: ...PAN knobs 3 Store Effect program 57 Final effect 131 Insert effect 128 Master effect 129 Sub input 60 123 Swap Track 65 102 Swap Whole Track 67 105 Synchronization 92 T Tab 8 Tab page 8 9 Tap tempo 74 115 Tempo map 72 115 116 Tempo setting 71 72 115 Tempo track 73 117 Time signature 71 115 To record analog signals 10 Toggle button 8 9 Track 40 Track At Once 110 111 Track edit 61 100 Copy Track 62 ...

Page 186: ...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 in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or d...

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