KORG D1600 - Manual (Page 37)

KORG D1600 Guided Tour
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8. Press the “New” button, then press “F8bt Rock 1”, and rotate the DIAL to select pattern “8bt Rock1”.
9. Press the END MEASURE “21”, and rotate the DIAL to select “28”, then press “OK”.
10. Finally, press the “New “ button, press “8bt Rock1”, rotate the DIAL to select “E8bt Rock 1”. Notice
that the END MEASURE is already set to “032”, because each time you enter a new pattern, the length
is indicated to the right of the end measure. This pattern is a 4-bar ending, so simply press “OK”.
The tempo map has been created, and you can view each event by pressing the “Map005” parameter in the
upper left of the display, and rotating the DIAL left or right. You’ll see the measure, tempo and pattern
information for each event entered.
Tip: If you like, you can press the PLAY key and practice playing guitar while the tempo map plays back.
To do this, you’ll need to turn “Rhythm:On” again. Press the IN/LOC1 key to reset to the song
beginning.
Record the new Tempo Map to stereo tracks:
The metronome and rhythm pattern playback can be assigned to any inputs and recorded. You can even
add EQ and effects to the recorded tracks on playback. And of course, you can playback rhythm patterns
and tempo maps without recording to tracks, as you record guitar or other instruments.
11. Press the “SetUp” tab, and set “Rhythm:Off”. If on at this point, the sound will be recorded to the
tracks in duplicate, and also to the master L/R bus.
12. Press the INPUT/TUNER key, then press the “Ch1-8” tab.
13. Press the “Ch1” icon and rotate the DIAL to select “L” (the last available setting). The upper left of the
display indicates “RhythmL”.
14. Press the “Ch2” icon and rotate the DIAL to select “R” (the last available setting). The upper left of the
display indicates “RhythmR”.
15. Press the RECORD key, and make sure that “Input” is selected as the record mode.
16. Press the TRACK STATUS keys for Channels 1 and 2 so that they each light red (Record status), then
raise the MASTER and 1 / 2 faders to “0”. Set the Pan knobs to L/R to record in stereo.
17. Press the METER/TRACK VIEW key, then press the REC key (REC and PLAY will flash) and you will
hear the initial pattern in the tempo map (looping)…
18. Press the PLAY key, and record the tempo map. After the tempo map has been recorded (32
measures), press the STOP key.
19. Press the PLAY key to playback the recorded Tempo Map.
20. Press the STOP key to stop playback, then press the IN/LOC1 key to locate to the song beginning.
21. Press the Channel 1 and 2 TRACK STATUS keys 2x, until both LED’s light green (Play status).
Record a guitar track as the recorded rhythm track plays back:
1. Press the Channel 8 TRACK STATUS key 1x, until the LED lights red (Record status).
2. Check the METER/TRACK VIEW display and make sure it is set for “PreFdrLevel” view. Play your
guitar and adjust the Channel 8 fader and trim knob so that the input signal does not clip.