KORG D12
Manual de Usuario

D12 EasyStart

Navigating the D12
To select the display �tabs� in each mode, repeatedly press a mode key: [INPUT/TUNER], [EQ/PHASE] etc. To move to different locations in the display, use the four-position CURSOR. To confirm a highlighted selection in the display, press the [ENTER] key. To change a highlighted value, rotate the DIAL.

Getting started: Listening to the demo songs:
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After connecting the AC power cable, press the [POWER] key (red) on the top panel. Press the [SONG/CD] key repeatedly, until the �SelSong� tab is selected in the display Use the DIAL to select songs, and press the [ ] PLAY key to begin song playback When finished listening, press the [ ] STOP key.

Creating a new song:
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Select the �New� button in the display using the CURSOR and [ENTER] keys select the �Song Type� as �16Bit/12Track� and the �Mixer Set� as �New� press �OK�. The display will indicate �NEW SONG� in the next available empty song location. You can rename your song by selecting the �Rename� button in the display.

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The Transport Keys:
[ ] = RECORD [ ] = PLAY [ ] = STOP [ ] = REWIND [ ] = FAST FORWARD

Assigning inputs and recording audio tracks:
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Press the [INPUT/TUNER] key. Connect your audio source(s) (mic, keyboard, guitar, etc.) to one (or more) of the four analog inputs on the front of the D12. If you are connecting a guitar to the D12 directly, use the GUITAR IN jack on the front panel. Use the CURSOR to move to the track to be recorded, highlighting the display �icon� that looks like a ¼� phone jack Use the DIAL to set the input (Note: if using the GUITAR IN jack, you will need to dial-in �1� as the input source for the desired record track, or simply use track 1, default assigned to input 1, as the record track for guitar). Press the [TRACK SELECT] keys for each of the tracks that you assigned in the previous step, so that the green LED changes to orange. Press the [METER/ TRACK VIEW] key, then select the � � popup button in the upper left of the display using the CURSOR and [ENTER] keys Select �PreFdr� from the list and then press the [ENTER] key after highlighting the �OK� button Now you can play your audio sources and adjust the levels so that they do not clip (�CLP� line in display). To enable recording on those tracks, press the [TRACK SELECT] keys one more time to change the LED from orange to red, and press [ ] to put the D12 in record standby mode. ]. To stop recording, press [ ].

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10. To start recording, press [

Listening to the recorded tracks:
11. To return to the beginning of the song, press and hold [

] and then press [

] once.

12. Press to set each of the track status keys to green for each track you want to listen to, by pressing them twice. 13. Press [

] and set your levels with the track faders and master fader.

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