Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CR-4 Korg
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1 Owner’ s Manual.
2 Precautions Location Using the unit in the following loca tions can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunli ght • Locations of extrem e temperature or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty .
3 T able of Contents Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Unpacking your CR-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 About this.
4 Introduction ............... Unpacking your CR-4 When you first open the packing for your CR- 4, you should f ind the followin g (as well as t his manual): •T h e C R - 4 i t s e l f • An AC power adapter • Y our warranty card and other service infor- mation.
Introduction 5 • A void smoking, eating or drinking over the CR-4. Smoke particles, food cr umbs and spilled liquids are the enemies of fine audio gear . • Use the best possi ble new cassettes (T ype II) wherever possibl e, for high quality res u lt s.
6 Finding your way around the CR-4 Use this “r oad map” as a quick guide to find important features of your CR-4. Speakers: turn these on and of f with t he rear panel switch. Y ou can also use headphones as an alterna- tive monitoring met hod. Stereo head- phones go in here Ampworks ef f ect.
7 Setting up the CR-4 T o use the CR-4, you need to make enough room on a level firm surface for the unit itself, and also leave enough space for connec tions. There ar e two kinds of connections to make (as well as the power connection): the audio con- nections to the CR-4 and the connections from the unit.
8 Setting up the CR-4 Y ou may want to take up any slack in the tape cassette, using a pencil, before you load it into the CR-4. 1 Lift the cassette li d (use your fi ngers— there’s no eject button). 2 Mark the tape with your project (song) name and the date, and add “CR-4” so that you know in the futur e that it ’s a multi- track tape.
9 Making your first recording For this recor ding, let’s assume that you are starting with a bass and drum part on the first two tracks and the drum sou nds will come from a r hythm (drum) machine. The bass guitar wi ll be recor ded on track 1, and the drum part on track 2.
10 Making your first recording 8 When you reach the end of the r hythm track, stop the r hythm machine, pr ess the [P AUSE] button, and then pr ess the [ST OP] button. Rewind the tape to the zero posi- tion (where you started the recor ding). T urn down track 2’s [TRIM] control and disconnect the rhythm mach ine .
Making your first recording 11 ............... Recording a guitar This is almost the same as recor ding the bass. Use track 3 for the guitar part. Un plug the bass from input 1, and connect the guitar to input 3. Adjust the [TRIM] as you did for the bass (and don’t for get to turn down the [TRIM] on tr ack 1).
12 Making your first recording ............... Mixdown For mixdown, it’s a good idea to use speakers, rather than headphones, so turn the speakers back on.
13 More advanced techniques Here ar e a few mor e techniques that you can use to help with your recording. ............... Multi-track recording The CR-4 allows you to recor d four tracks at once. The example we gave above only recor ded one track at a time.
14 Ampworks ef fects These rotary dials allow you to choose a model to add life to your playin g, as well as allowing ............... you to select a digital effect. ............... Controls [MID-FC/GAIN] W ith the VOCAL1, VOCAL2, V AL VE, LA STUDIO and AC EQ modeling set- tings, adjusts the mid fr equency .
Ampworks effects 15 ............... Ef fects In addition, ther e ar e eleven digital ef fects you can apply to your playing and vocals . These are listed her e: ............... The T AP control Use the [T AP] control to match the timing of the digital effect s with your music.
16 Fur ther uses for the CR-4 ............... Using the CR-4 as a guitar combo T o us e the CR-4 as a very portable guitar combo, with built-in amp modeling and built- in effects: 1 Connect your guitar to track 1. Press the [REC/OL] button and adjust the [TRIM] and fader leve ls ( → p.
17 Specifications ............... Cassette recorder ............... Physical specifications ............... Audio specificatio ns and perfor mance ....
18 Block Diagram A/D EFF D/A EFF SW 1 EFF SW 2 EFF SW 3 EFF SW 4 MTR HEAD -PHONE METER -10dB -5dB 0dB +6dB LINE-OUT L R LEVEL REC FUNCTION TAPE OUT REC sig 4ch R ECORDER PAN L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN L .
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1 IMPORT ANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been man ufactured accor d ing to strict specif ications and vo ltage requir ements that ar e applicable in the coun try in which it is intended that this product should be used.
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