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About this owner’s manual
This owner’s manual is organized as follows.
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter explains the main features of the D8,
its front and rear panel, and basic operation.
Chapter 2 Operation
This chapter explains various methods of record-
ing and playback, and the procedures for mixdown
and editing.
Chapter 3 Reference
This chapter explains the parameters which appear
in the display when you press each of the D8’s
keys, and the operation of the keys and faders.
Chapter 4 Appendices
This chapter contains information such as the D8’s
specifications, error messages, block diagrams, and
lists of effect programs and metronome types.
Display
Some pages of the manual show display screens
along with an explanation of functions and opera-
tions. All song names, parameter names, and val-
ues are merely examples and may not always
match the actual display you are working on.
Table of Contents
Precautions ..........................................................................ii
Data handling......................................................................ii
About this owner’s manual..............................................iii
Handling of the internal hard disk .................................iii
Chapter 1 Introduction
.................... 1
Main features of the D8 ..................................................... 1
Front and rear panel........................................................... 2
About the display ............................................................... 6
Chapter 2 Operation
........................... 7
STEP1 Connections, Power-on, Demo
................. 7
1. Connections to your audio system etc. ..................... 7
2. Power on/off................................................................. 8
3. Listening to the demo songs....................................... 8
STEP2 Creating and selecting songs
..................... 9
1. Creating a new song .................................................... 9
2. Naming a song.............................................................. 9
Selecting another song.......................................................9
STEP3 Recording
....................................................... 10
1. Recording (analog recording)................................... 10
2. Recording (digital recording)...................................11
3. Using EQ to modify the tone as you record........... 11
4. Applying an effect to the input sound
as you record............................................................... 12
5. Applying an effect to the input sound
and recording only the input sound........................13
6. Applying the dedicated delay
to the input sound...................................................... 14
7. Listening to recorded tracks while
you record another track (Overdubbing) ............... 14
8. Manually re-recording part
of the performance (Manual Punch In/Out).......... 15
Canceling a recording or editing operation
(Undo/Redo).....................................................................15
9. Automatically re-recording part
of the performance (Auto Punch In/Out) .............. 16
10. Combining multiple tracks into one or two tracks
(Bounce)....................................................................... 17
11. Listening to the metronome while you record ...... 19
12. Trigger recording ....................................................... 20
STEP4 Playback
......................................................... 20
1. Playback....................................................................... 20
2. Playing a specified area of a song once
or repeatedly...............................................................20
3. Applying an effect to the playback sound.............. 21
4. Applying an external effect
to the playback sound................................................21
5. Program playback of songs....................................... 22
6. Switching scenes during playback........................... 22
Handling of the internal hard disk
Do not apply physical shock to this device. In partic-
ular, you must be very careful to avoid moving the
device or jarring the device while it is powered-on.
Such actions can cause part or all of the data on disk
to be lost, and may damage the hard disk or the inte-
rior mechanism.
Do not repeatedly turn the unit on and off. This can
damage not only the device itself, but also any other
SCSI devices which are connected.
Never turn off the power when the HDD access indi-
cator is lit or blinking. This can damage part or all of
the data on disk, or cause malfunctions such as dam-
age to the hard disk.
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This device will begin accessing the hard disk immedi-
ately after the power is turned on.
At this time, the
HDD access indicator will blink, and the display
will indicate “Working.”
Never turn off the power
until the song name appears in the display and the
HDD access indicator goes dark.
The length of time
that the hard disk is accessed after power-on will
depend on the capacity of the hard disk and on
the amount of data on the disk.
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If hard disk access continues (e.g., sound contin-
ues to be heard) even after playback or recording
operations have been halted, do not turn off the
power until the HDD access indicator has
stopped blinking. In such cases, it is possible that
access may not stop for several minutes or several
tens of minutes.
If damage to the hard disk occurs due to incorrect opera-
tion, a power failure, or an accidental interruption of the
power supply, a fee may be charged for repair even if the
unit is still under warrantee.