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Synchronizing two D12 units
Here’s how you can synchronize two D12 units. One
D12 will be the master, and the other will be the slave.
Make connections as follows.
1 Make settings on the master D12.
In the [SYSTEM] “Sync” tab page, set “Select MIDI
SyncMode” to “MTC Mstr.” In the [SYSTEM]
“MMC” tab page, set “Select MMC Mode” to
“Transmit.”
For this example, set “MMCDevID” to “10.”
2 Make settings on the slave D12.
In the [SYSTEM] “Sync” tab page, set “Select MIDI
SyncMode” to “MTC Slave.” In the [SYSTEM]
“MMC” tab page, set “Select MMC Mode” to
“Receive.” For this example, set “MMCDevID” to
“10” (the same as the master).
Press the [PLAY] key on the slave D12 to put it in
playback-ready mode.
If you do not want to receive mixer control
data, you can either turn the [SYSTEM]
“MIDI” tab page “Control Change: Trans”
parameter “Off” on the master D12, or turn
the [SYSTEM] “MIDI” tab page “Control
Change: “Recv” parameter “Off” on the slave
D12.
3 Press the [PLAY] key on the master D12.
When the slave D12 receives time code and estab-
lishes synchronization with the time code of the
master unit, the slave D12 will begin playback.
Several seconds may be required in order for
synchronization to be established.
Using MIDI for mixer control
In the [SYSTEM] “MIDI” tab page you can turn the
“Control Change: Trans” and “Recv” parameters “ON”
so that D12 mixer parameters can be transmitted and
received.
Recording D12 mixer control operations
Here’s how operations of the D12 mixer can be
recorded on an external MIDI sequencer. Connect the
D12 and your MIDI sequencer as follows.
1 Make synchronization settings for the D12 and
your external MIDI sequencer.
Set the D12 as the master and the external MIDI
sequencer as the slave. Make preparations so that
your MIDI sequencer will synchronize to the MIDI
Clock or MTC messages transmitted from the D12.
(→p.47)
2 Enable control change transmission on the D12.
In the [SYSTEM] “MIDI” tab page, turn the “Mixer
Control” parameter “Control Change: Trans” to
“ON.”
3 Put the external MIDI sequencer in record-ready
mode.
The mixer control data of the D12 will be transmit-
ted on MIDI channels 1–12 corresponding to tracks
1–12. Make settings on your external MIDI
sequencer so that MIDI channels 1–12 will be
recorded. (For details refer to the owner’s manual
of your MIDI sequencer.)
For the parameters, refer to the MIDI implementa-
tion. To obtain the MIDI implementation, contact
your Korg dealer.
4 Begin recording.
When you press the D12’s [PLAY] key to start play-
back, the external MIDI sequencer will begin
recording in synchronization. Now when you oper-
ate the mixer parameters (fader, pan, EQ etc.), the
corresponding control change will be transmitted
from the D12, and recorded on the external MIDI
sequencer.
5 Stop the D12.
When you press the D12’s [STOP] key to stop play-
back, the external MIDI sequencer will also stop
recording. The mixer operations of the D12 have
been recorded on the external MIDI sequencer.
Using MIDI to control the D12 mixer
Here’s how the mixer control data recorded in “Record-
ing D12 mixer control operations” can be transmitted
back to the D12 to control its mixer. Make the same con-
nections as in “Controlling the D12 from a MIDI
sequencer.”
1 Make synchronization settings for the D12 and
the external MIDI sequencer.
Make the settings in step 1 of “Recording D12
mixer control operations.”
2 Enable control change reception on the D12.
In the [SYSTEM] “MIDI” tab page, turn the “Mixer
Control” parameter “Control Change: Recv” to
“ON.”
3 Put the external MIDI sequencer in playback-
ready mode.
4 Begin playback on the D12.
When you press the D12’s [PLAY] key to begin
playback, the external MIDI sequencer will also
begin playback in synchronization. The previously-
recorded mixer control data will be transmitted
from the MIDI sequencer, causing the D12 mixer
settings to change.
MIDI
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MMC
MMC
“MTC Slave”
“Receive”
“MTC Mstr”
“Transmit”
MTC
MTC
MIDI
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D12 (Master) D12 (Slave)
MIDI
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MIDI
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MIDI
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D12 MIDI Sequencer