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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................5
Features........................................................................... 5
Printing conventions in this manual........................... 7
Panel overview of the D12 ..................................... 8
Top panel ........................................................................8
Front panel ................................................................... 10
Rear panel..................................................................... 11
Side panel ..................................................................... 12
Objects in the LCD screen and their functions ........ 13
Objects in the LCD screen .......................................... 13
Adjusting the LCD screen contrast...........................14
Basic operation............................................................. 14
1. Selecting a mode..................................................... 14
2. Selecting a tab page................................................ 14
3. Selecting and setting a parameter........................14
Basic operation...............................15
Step 0. Starting.................................................... 15
1. Using the D12.......................................................... 15
Step 1. Making connections, and turning the
power on/off....................................................... 17
1. Connections............................................................. 17
2. Turning the power on/off..................................... 18
Listening to the demo songs ......................................19
Step 2. Creating/selecting a song......................... 21
1. Creating a new song .............................................. 21
2. Naming a song........................................................ 21
3. Selecting another song........................................... 22
Step 3. Assign audio inputs to the mixer............... 23
1. Analog inputs.......................................................... 23
2. Digital input ............................................................25
3. Using the tuner ....................................................... 25
Step 4. Recording ................................................ 27
1. Adjust the recording level, and record................ 27
2. Recording on virtual tracks................................... 27
3. Playback while recording addition tracks:
Overdubbing........................................................... 28
4. Re-record part of a performance: Punch-in/out 28
5. Combining multiple tracks into two: Bounce .... 29
Other recording methods ...........................................31
Step 5. Playback.................................................. 33
1. Playback................................................................... 33
2. Program play........................................................... 33
Other playback options .............................................. 33
Step 6. Changing the time location ....................... 35
1. Switching the counter display..............................35
2. Moving the current time location ........................ 35
3. Using scrub playback etc. to find a precise
time location............................................................ 36
Step 7. Using the mixer........................................ 37
1. Adjusting the volume ............................................ 37
2. Adjusting the stereo position................................ 37
3. Using EQ to adjust the tone .................................. 37
4. Pairing...................................................................... 38
5. Monitor settings...................................................... 38
6. Solo settings............................................................. 39
7. Registering and playing scenes............................ 39
Step 8. Using effects .............................................43
Overview of the effects............................................... 43
1. Insert effects............................................................ 43
2. Master effects.......................................................... 45
3. Final effect............................................................... 46
4. Editing an effect ..................................................... 46
Controlling an effect from an external device ........ 47
Using an external effect.............................................. 48
Step 9. Mixdown..................................................49
1. Creating an audio CD............................................ 49
2. Recording to a master tape................................... 50
3. Using the sub inputs.............................................. 50
Step 10. Track editing...........................................51
1. Track editing functions ......................................... 51
2. Track editing examples ......................................... 52
Step 11. Song editing ...........................................59
1. Song editing procedure......................................... 59
2. Examples of song editing...................................... 59
Step 12. Rhythm/tempo settings ...........................61
1. Specifying and playing a rhythm ........................ 61
2. Recording your performance while you listen
to the rhythm .......................................................... 61
3. Recording the rhythm ........................................... 61
4. Setting the tempo ................................................... 62
Step 13. Saving your data ....................................65
1. Copy Song, Copy All Songs ................................. 65
2. Backup/Restore ..................................................... 65
3. Connecting external drives................................... 67
4. Importing/exporting WAV files.......................... 68
Drive and data compatibility within the Digital
Recording Studio series.............................................. 70
Regarding disk capacity............................................. 71
Note when using DOS format disks......................... 72
Step 14. MIDI.......................................................73
1. MIDI connections................................................... 73
2. MIDI messages used by the D12.......................... 73
3. Using MIDI ............................................................. 73
Reference....................................... 75
1. COUNTER ........................................................75
Counter: Counter display .......................................... 75
2. SYSTEM............................................................75
P1 Control: Foot switch/control change device
(pedal/MIDI) settings ........................................... 75
P2 MIDI: MIDI settings............................................... 76
P3 Sync: Synchronization settings ............................ 76
P4 MMC: MMC settings............................................. 77
P5 B–U/Rst: Backing-up and restoring data to
removable disk ....................................................... 77
P6 DiskUtil: Initialize/format/check a drive.......... 79
3. RECORD...........................................................80
P1 RecMode: Selecting the recording mode............ 80
P2 Bounce: Settings for bounce recording ............... 80
4. TRACK .............................................................81
P1 Vtr1–6: Select virtual tracks 1–6........................... 81
P2 Vtr7–12: Select virtual tracks 7–12....................... 81
P3 EditTrk: Track editing ........................................... 81
P4 Import: Import a WAV file ................................... 86
P5 Export: Export a WAV file.................................... 87