Korg ZERO8 Music Mixer User Manual


 
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THANKYOUforpurchasingyourKorgZERO8.Beingadigitalmixer,itisespeciallyimp ortanttoobservepropergainstagingthroughoutthe
signalpathtoachieveoptimalsoundquality.Tohelpyouweofferthefollowingsuggestions.
TheZERO8isdesignedtobeabletoacceptaverystrongsignalon
input,sobesuretotakefulladvantageofthishighceilingforeach
channel:
1. SettheMasterandBoothvolumesto“0”(Otherwiseyoumightoverloadyourspeakers.Wewilladdresstheoutputstagenext)
2. Selectaninputsourceforthechannelyou’refeedingsignaltoand
beginplayingaudio.Yoursourceshouldbeatmaximum
volume
3. PresstheSETUPbuttontoaccessthemainmenu
4. Touch“System”onthescreen
5. Touch“InputTrim”*onthescreen
6. Usingthecorrespondingknobabovethescreen,adjusttheINPUTTRIMfortheinputtype you’reusing,
tobestaccommodatethe
levelofyoursoundsource.Ifthemeteronthechannelindicatesclipping(Thelast,redLEDonthemeterlightsup),stepdown
untilyoureachasclosetounitygainaspossible(Thesecondtolast,orangeLEDonthemeter)
7. Forfine
gainadjustments,usethegainknobatthetopofthechannel.IftheLEDunderthegainknobstartstoblink(clipping)
lowerthegainjustbelowthatpoint
8. Repeatthisprocessforallconnectedsoundsources
*IfyoudonotseeanInputTrimchoice,pleasereferto
www.korg.com/ZERO8forthelatestoperatingsystemupgrade,whichprovidesthis
feature,inadditiontootherimprovements.
MasterandBoothOutputsThebestsignaltonoiseratioandhottestpossibleFireWireaudiosignalwilloccurbysettingtheMaster
Volumetomaximumandthenattenuatingthespeakers/amplifiertoreachthedesired
listeningvolume:
1. Startwithyourspeakers/ampatthelowestpossiblesetting/level
2. SettheMasteroutputonthemixertomaximum
3. Slowlybringyourspeakers/ampuptotheideallisteninglevel
Ifyourequiremorevolumecontroloveryourmonitorsinastudioenvironment,usetheBoothoutputfor
yourmonitorsandleavethe
Masteratmaximum.
Outputs/masterlevelselectonZERO8Understandingtheoutputlevelsandtypesofcablesthataremeanttoaddressthoselevelswill
assurethebestpossiblesignallevel:
MasterXLRoutputsat+4dB
Master¼”outputsat+4dBor‐10dB,
selectableviaaswitchovertheinputsUsebalanced(Tip/Ring/Sleeveor“TRS”)cablesin
conjunctionwiththe+4dBselectionandunbalanced(Tip/Sleeveor“Instrument”)cablesinconjunctionwiththe‐10dBselection
toassureoptimalsignal
Booth¼”outputsat+4dbor‐10dB,acceptsbalancedandunbalancedcablesandself
switchesdBlevelsbasedonthetypeof
cablesyouuse
WehopeyouenjoyyourZEROMixer!
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsonsetup,pleasecontactyourlocalKorgSupportcenter.Alistingisavailableat
http://www.korg.co.jp/English/Distributors/
.