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Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................... 5
1. Main features ........................................................... 5
2. Parts of the ZERO4 ................................................... 6
Top panel .................................................................................................... 6
Front panel ................................................................................................. 9
Rear panel ................................................................................................. 10
Connections and Operation ........................... 11
1. Preparations........................................................... 11
Connecting your output devices .............................................................. 11
Connecting your input devices ................................................................ 11
Turning the power on ............................................................................... 12
Turning the power off ............................................................................... 12
2. Using the mixer ...................................................... 12
Selecting the inputs .................................................................................. 12
Adjusting the input levels ........................................................................ 13
Mixing the sounds ................................................................................... 13
Crossfader ................................................................................................. 13
Master output / Booth output .................................................................. 13
Monitoring ............................................................................................... 13
3. Equalizer ................................................................ 14
Using the equalizer to adjust the sound ................................................... 14
4. BPM system ............................................................ 15
Setting the BPM manually ...................................................................... 15
Setting the BPM using tap tempo ........................................................... 15
Setting the BPM automatically ............................................................... 15
5. Channel effects ....................................................... 15
6. Loop Sampler and Master Effect .............................. 16
Loop sampler ............................................................................................ 16
Master effect ............................................................................................. 17
FireWire interface functions ........................... 19
1. FireWire audio interface ......................................... 19
Using the ZERO4 at the 192 kHz sampling rate .................................... 19
2. FireWire MIDI interface ........................................... 2
Using the ZERO4 as a MIDI controller .................................................. 21
FireWire Audio/MIDI device name list ................................................... 22
Installing the software ................................... 23
1. Installing the driver and editor software in Windows XP
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ZERO4/ZERO8 application installer ...................................................... 23
Installing the KORG FireWire Audio/MIDI driver ................................ 24
Setting up ZERO Edit ............................................................................. 24
Allowing installation of unsigned drivers ............................................... 24
2. Installing the editor software in Mac OS X ............... 25
Installing the software .............................................................................. 25
Setting up ZERO Edit ............................................................................. 25
Appendix...................................................... 26
1. Troubleshooting ...................................................... 26
Power does not turn on ............................................................................ 26
No sound .................................................................................................. 26
Excessive noise or distortion .................................................................... 26
MIDI ........................................................................................................ 26
FireWire .................................................................................................... 27
Driver-related problems ........................................................................... 27
Main specifications .................................................................................. 29
Analog and digital input/output specifications ....................................... 29
Included items .......................................................................................... 30