Assigning inputs and recording, Listening to the recorded tracks, Now to record a blues guitar solo – KORG D1200 User Manual

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D1200 EasyStart

Now to record a blues guitar solo:

Press the REC [

] key to enter standby record mode, and then press the PLAY [] key, and begin recording

when finished, press the STOP [] key and reset the song to the beginning

Play-enable tracks 1 and 2 by

pressing the track status keys until they light green

Press [] to playback the song, and press [] to stop

playback.

If you want to keep the demo song intact, copy the song to a new song location, using the “CopySong” function in Song
mode – “EditSong” tab, or make a backup of the factory demo data to CD or via USB connection. Then keep the original

demo song Protected.

Creating a new song and recording with any instrument or microphone

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.

Assigning inputs and recording

Press the [INPUT/OUTPUT/SOLO] key.

Connect your audio source (mic, keyboard L/R outputs, etc.) to the analog inputs on the top of the D1200. If you are

connecting a guitar to the D1200 directly, use the GUITAR IN jack on the front panel.

Use the CURSOR keys to move to the track to be recorded, highlighting the display “icon” that looks like a 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 [YES/OK] key

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 D1200 in record standby mode.

To start recording, press []. To stop recording, press [].

Listening to the recorded tracks

To return to the beginning of the song, press and hold [] and then press [] once.

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

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