korg d4 digital recorder mixer user manual

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O w ners M a nua l


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CABI/ EQ .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . ..7 4

1 . CA BIN ET ...........................................................7 42 . BA SS CA BIN ET ..................................................75

3 . EQ ....................................................................7 6

4 . M IC SIMU LA TO R ................................................77

M O DULATION .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .7 7

1 . M O DULA TIO N ...................................................77

AM BIEN CE... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9

1 . DELA Y ...............................................................79

2 . A M BIEN CE ........................................................79

N R/ GA TE .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .8 0

1 . N R ....................................................................8 0

2 . G A TE ................................................................80

Effect Progra m List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 1

Preset .................................................................................81

User ...................................................................................81

Effect Chain List................................................82

Ap pendices .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .8 4

Troubleshooting .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4

N o sound ................................................................ 8 4

Cant hear the playback ...........................................84

Can t hear the input sound ....................................... 8 4

[PAN ] knobs dont work ...........................................84

Cant record ............................................................84

Effect does not app ly ................................................ 8 5Rhythm ...................................................................86

Card .......................................................................86

USB ........................................................................87

M essag es . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 8 7

Error messages .................................................................. 88

Rhythm pa ttern l ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1Specifica tions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2

Index . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 9 4

Block diagra m .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 9 6


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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing theKO RG D4 Digi tal Recorder

.

In order to take full advantage of the D4 and en joy trou ble-free operation, please read this m anu al carefully. After you

have read this man ua l, please keep it for futu re reference.

M a in fea tures

The D4 is a digital mu lti-track recorder that uses Com-pactFlash as its recording and storage medium .

The D4 lets you record ind ividual tracks using a gu itar,

keyboard, mic, or other instruments, and then m ix your

tracks into a completed song all without requiring any

additional equipm ent. The D4 also contains a full comp le-

men t of Editing tools such as copy, delete, expan sion,

comp ression and m ore.

CompactFlash

CompactFlash provides a convenient and reliable media

format for record ing and archiving your d ata. This solid-

state media requires no bu lky drive m echanism, keeping

the D4 qu iet and por table. You can also use th e USB con-

nector to send the recorded d ata to your compu ter.

Virtual tracks

The D4 has four recording/ playback tracks. Each track

provides 8 virtu al tracks. These virtual tracks give you th e

equ ivalent of 32 tracks (4 tracks

8) of mu lti-track record-

ing.

Effects

The built-in effect un it fea tures Korgs modelingtechnology, and contain s 100 d ifferent effect programs cre-

ated by p rofessional mu sicians and engineers. You can

also save 100 of your ow n or iginal effect p rogram s in the

user area.

Rhythm p a tterns

Metronome and PCM rhythm p atterns are provided as

reference and to enhance your recordings.

Additional features

The D4 provides other functions such as a tu ner and

assignable locate poin ts to meet your record ing needs.


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Printing conventions in this m a nua l

[ ]: Keys, and knobs on the panel of the D4 are enclosed in

[square brackets].

: Parameters that app ear in the display are enclosed in

dou ble quotation marks.

Steps 1

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...: Steps in a procedure are ind icated as 1

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p.

: This indicates a reference page.

, : These symbols ind icate cautions or advice.

Display screens in this manual

The parameter values app earing in the display screens

printed in this manu al are only examp les, and may n ot be

the same as what app ears in the d isplay of your D4.

Ab out your da ta

The contents of memory may be lost if an un expected

malfun ction occurs, so be sure to make a backup of any

importan t d ata. Korg Corporation can take n o responsibil-

ity for any d amages du e to loss of data.

CO PYRIG HT WA RN IN GThis professional device is intend ed on ly for use w ith works

for w hich you yourself own the copyright, for w hich you have

received p ermission from the copyright hold er to pu blicly per-

form, record, broad cast, sell, and dup licate, or in connection

with activities wh ich constitute fair use u nd er copyright

law. If you are not the copyright hold er, have not received p er-

mission from the copyright h older, or have not engaged in fair

use of the works, you may be violating copyr ight law, and

may be liable for damages and p enalties. If you are unsu re

abou t your righ ts to a work, please consu lt a copyr ight attor-

ney. KORG TAKES N O RESPON SIBILITY FOR ANY

INFRINGEMENT COMMITTED THROUGH USE OF

KORG PRODUCTS.

W hat is ?

(Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Mod eling

System) is KORGs prop rietary soun d mod eling technology

wh ich precisely reprodu ces the complex character and natu re

of both acoustic and electric instru men ts as w ell as electronic

circu its in real w orld en viron men ts. em u lates a w id e

variety of soun d gen eration characteristics includ ing instru-

men t bod ies, speaker s & cabinets, acoustic fields, m icro-

ph ones, vacuu m tu bes, transistors, etc.


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Fea tures of the D4 a nd their function

1 . To p pa n el

1. [IN PUT 2] mic input jack

You can connect a mic to th is balanced XLR jack. If

you use th is jack, set the rear p anel [INPUT 2] switchto EXT (MIC).

2 . M IC (in te rna l mic)

3 . IN PUT LEVEL [1] , [2] knobs

These knobs ad just the level of the inputs. The optimal

setting is the highest level that does not cause the

LEDs to light .

You may hea r hu m or noise if you raise the INPUT LEVEL [1],

[2] knob levels when nothing is connected t o the inp ut jacks.

4 . TRACK ASSIGN [1 ] , [2 ] keys

These keys assign are used to assign the signal from

the [INPUT 1] and [INPUT 2] jacks to tracks. The

[INPUT 1] jack corresp ond s to th e TRACK ASSIGN [1]

key, and the [INPUT 2] jack correspond s to the [2] key.

When you press one of the TRACK ASSIGN keys, that

key will light. Next, press the [PAN] knob correspond -ing to the d estinat ion track. Both the REC SELECT

LED and TRACK ASSIGN keys will light, ind icating

the input jack is assigned to that track.

TUN ERTo access the Tuner mode, press the TRACK ASSIGN

[1], [2] keys simultaneously. The tuner function lets

you tun e an external instru ment. Since the effects arebypassed in Tuner mod e, this provides a w ay for you

to comp are the sound with th e effects on or byp assed.

The Tuner function w ill not operate d uring p layback or d ur-

ing record-stand by.

5 . [PRE/ FAVE] (favorite) knob

Turn th is knob to select the effect you want to use.You can register your eleven favorite effects to this

knob, and select them simp ly by turn ing the knob.

When the D4 is shipped from th e factory, the eleven

effects p rinted on th e pan el are the effects assigned to

this knob. To assign you r ow n favorites, refer to Step

7. Using effects in the Operation section.

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If youve used the [REC SEL] keys to select a record ing

track, press the [REC] key and then pr ess the [PLAY]

key to begin record ing.

The [PLAY] key will remain lit dur ing p layback or

recording.

If you p ress this key dur ing playback, the playback

will slow d own to half-speed - without changing the

pitch - making it easy to play along with a difficult

ph rase as you practice.

While setting the In, Out, To, or End times in track

editing, you can press this key to play back app roxi-

mately two second s from that time location.

RECPressing this key will arm the D4 for record ing (record -

ready m ode). The key w ill blink. In or der to enter

record-ready m ode, you need to p ress the [PAN]knob(s) for the track(s) you wish to r ecord - the selected

tracks LED w ill light. Wh en you then press the [PLAY]

key, the key will light and recording w ill begin.

STO PThis key stops the record ing or p layback; the recorder

will stop.

If you p ress this key while already stopp ed, the songwill be saved and you w ill return to the beginning of

that song.

REW (Rew ind)This key moves to the beginning of the song. If you

press and h old this key during p layback, the time

location will move rapidly toward the beginning of

the song.

FF (Fa st For w a rd)If you p ress and hold this key du ring playback, the

time location w ill move rapid ly toward the end of the

song.

2 4 . [U N D O ] k ey

Use this key to und o the most recent recording or

track editing opera tion, or to cancel the Und o opera-

tion (i.e., redo)

After p erforming a recording or editing operation,you can p ress the [UNDO] key to return to the state

prior to executing that op eration.

In order to use th is function, the SYSTEM mode UNDO

page setting AutoUnd o must be turned On.

Undo information is preserved u ntil you p erform the next

recording or track editing operation.

2 . Rea r p a nel

1 . [IN PU T 1 ] sw i tch

Set this switch for the type of d evice connected to the

[INPUT 1] jack.

GTR: Use this setting if youve connected a gu itar or

bass guitar.MIC: Use this setting if youve connected a m ic.

LINE: Use this setting if youve connected a line-level

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device (e.g., the output of a keyboard or effect processor).

2 . [IN PU T 1 ] ja ckYou can connect a gu itar, bass, or keyboard to th is

monau ral phone jack.

3 . [IN PU T 2 ] sw itch

Set this switch for the type of device connected to the

[INPUT 2] jack.

(MIC) INT: Use this setting if youre u sing the D4s

interna l mic.

(MIC) EXT: Use this setting if youre u sing the

[INPUT 2] jack at mic level. This is app ropr iate for a

mic inpu t.

LINE: Use this setting if youre u sing the [INPUT 2]

jack a t line level. This is approp riate for a line-level

device. In th is case, you cant use the top panel

[INPUT 2] mic input jack.

4 . [IN PU T 2 ] ja ck

You can connect a line-level dev ice (e.g., the output of

a keyboard or effect p rocessor) here. You can also use

this w ith the [INPUT 1] jack for stereo input . This is a

monau ral phone jack.

When you u se this jack, you cant use the top panel[INPUT 2] mic input jack.

5 . [M ASTER O UT] jack

These jacks output the stereo audio signal. Connect

the D4 to your external monitor system or recording

equipment v ia these RCA-style jacks.

6 . [PU N CH IN / O U T] ja ckYou can connect a pedal switch (sold separately: PS-1)

to this jack for perform p unch-in/ out recording.

7. [USB] connectorUse a USB cable to connect the D4 to your comp uter.

(p.53)

8 . [DC 9V] connector

Connect the includ ed AC adapter to th is connector.

9 . [PO W ER] sw i tch

This switches the D4 between On and standby.

3 . Side panels

1 . CA RD slot

Insert Comp actFlash med ia into this slot.

2 . [PH O N E] ja ck

Connect a p air of stereo headph ones to this 1/ 8" mini-

ph one jack.

3. [PHO N E LEVEL] knob

This knob ad justs the volume level of the headp hones.

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4 . Display screen

1 . Page pa ram eter display/ Location counter display

This area disp lays the cur rent time location and

param eter information.

2 . Pa g e guid e disp la y

This area shows in w hich d irection you can m ove

(using the [CURSOR] keys) to access additional pages.

3 . Va lue disp la y

This area shows the value of the param eter being

edited, or information regarding the page or p rogram.

4 . ED IT ico n

This icon will be show n w hen it is possible to use the

[VALUE] dial to ed it the value of the selected param e-

ter.

5 . Free icon

This icon is shown when th e value disp lay is ind icat-

ing the remaining space on the card.

6 . Fx icon

This icon is shown when the value d isplay is ind icat-ing the nu mber of the currently selected effect and its

effect chain .

7 . Song icon

This icon is shown when the value d isplay is ind icat-

ing the nu mber of the currently selected song and the

grad e (recording quality) of that song .

8 . Le vel meter

This area ind icates the inp ut/ recording and outp ut/

p layback level of each track.

9. Card access icon

This icon is shown wh en data is being written to or

read from the Comp actFlash card.

Never tu rn off the power when the card access icon is dis-

played . Doing so may d estroy not only the curren tly selected

song, but also the d ata in the card as well as the card itself.

1 0 . O riginal value icon

When the current value of the parameter being edited

is the same as its stored va lue, the ORIG icon will

appear.11 . Undo/ Redo icons

These icons will appear wh en the und o/ redo func-

tions are available.

1 2 . [PAN ] knob icon

These icons indicate the current function of the [PAN]

knobs.

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1 3 . Record mode icon

These icons indicate the current recording mod e. Setthe [MODE] knob to REC MODE and u se the

[VALUE] dial to select the ap pr opr iate recording

mode.

INPUT: The inpu t signal will be recorded. This is the

normal recording mode.

BOUNCE: In the BOUNCE recording m ode, up to

three tracks of playback and one external inpu t can be

boun ced (mixed) dow n to one track; or you can chose

to have tw o tracks of playback and two external

inpu ts to be bounced down to two tracks.

MASTERING: In the MASTERING recording m ode,

all four tracks of playback can be mixed down onto

one or tw o of the tracks.

MP2: In this mode, four tracks of playback will be con-

verted to a two-track MP2 stereo file (withou t over-

writing the existing four tracks).

1 4 . Effect cha in

This icons in this area ind icate the on/ off status of

each of the mod ules in an effect chain.

1 5 . Effect pa ram eters

These icons will appear to ind icate that ed itable

parameters exist for the selected effects. Use the [PAN]

knobs to edit these param eters. The ind icator for the

param eter currently being ed ited will blink.


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ConnectionsThe diagram below show s basic connections for the D4.

Adap t these instructions as app ropriate for your equip-

men t, and make the necessary connections.

The power m ust be turn ed off wh ile you m ake connections.

1 . Input Set the [INPUT 1] and [INPUT 2] switches app rop riately

for the input d evice youve connected . (p.11)

Connecting a guitar

Connecting a line-level device

Connecting a mic (to the X LR jack)

2 . O u tput

[INPUT 1] GTR

[INPUT 2] LIN E[INPUT 1] LIN E

CD player, cassette deck, etc.

OUTPUT L/R

2: HO T

1 :G N D

3: CO LD

M ic

[IN PUT 2 ] (MIC) EXT

[M ASTER O UT]

Powered monitorspeakers, etc.


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Inser ting or rem oving a ca rdIn order to record on the D4, you w ill need a Compact-

Flash card (which well refer to simp ly as a card in this

manual).

1 . In se r tin g a ca r d

Insert the card with the label facing up ward. Firmly

pu sh the card all the way into the card slot.

Be careful to insert the card in the correct direction.

2 . Re mo ving a ca r d

Grasp the ridge located on the und erside of the card ,

and pu ll it out toward you rself.

Never insert or remove the card while the pow er is on.Doing so may d amage the card.

The card may be damaged if you use excessive force when

inserting or removing it.

Card s that ca n be used w ith the D4

The D4 can u se Comp actFlash cards of capacities ranging

from 16 MB to 2 GB. Never attem pt to use any other type

of CompactFlash card, since this may cause the D4 to stop

working.

Card ha ndling

Do not bend the card , or subject it to strong ph ysical shock

or high temp eratures.


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Sw itching the pow er on/ sta ndby

1 . Prepar ing to turn on the pow er

Before you connect the pow er sup ply, make sure that th e

[POWER] switch is set to the STAN DBY position.

Connecting the AC adapter

Plug the connector of the includ ed AC ad apter firm ly into

the [DC 9V] inp ut connector. Then connect the AC adapter

to an AC power outlet.

Never u se any AC adap ter other than the included one.

2 . Turning the pow er on

Heres the correct w ay to turn on the pow er of the D4 andany other connected d evices.

1 Lower the [MASTER] fader to 0.

Also lower the volum e of any connected external

devices to the minimu m setting.

2 Turn on the power of any connected external

devices.

Turn on th e pow er of external inpu t dev ices such as a

keyboard that w ill be send ing aud io to the D4.

3 Turn on the pow er of the D4.

Turn the [POWER] switch on .

The song that had been selected w hen the power w as last

turned off will be selected.

The start-up screen will app ear in the display.

If the start-up screen does not appear w hen you tu rn on thepow er, check the following points.

AC adapter is connected, and CompactFlash card is

inserted in the correct direction

4 Turn the on the power of any external output devices

such as your audio monitor system.

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3 . Sw itching the pow er of f

Make sure that op erations such as song playback orrecording are completed, and turn off the power by

reversing the Turn ing the pow er on procedu re from the

previous page.

Before you p ower-off, you m ust p ress the [STOP] key to save

the song to the card.

Turn the volum e of all connected dev ices to the minimum

setting, and turn off each p ower switch in order, beginning

with the last device that receives the audio signal.

Never tu rn off the power when the card access icon is dis-

played . Doing so will destroy not only the selected song, but

may also destroy the songs on the card as w ell as the Com-

pactFlash itself.


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Listening to the demo songsThe included card contains demo songs. Heres how you

can listen to these dem o songs.

1 Connect headphones or a monitor amp to the D4.

(p.15)

2 Turn on the power of the D4. (p.17)

3 Set the [TRACK] fader of the D4 to 7, and the [MAS-TER] fader to 0.

4 Select the song that you want to play back.

(p.28: Step 2 2. Selecting a d ifferent song)

5 Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback.

6 Slowly raise the [MASTER] fader to adjust the vol-

ume level.

If you are using head ph ones, raise the [MASTER]

fader to about 6, and then u se the [PHON E LEVEL]

knob to make ad justments.

7 When the demo song has finished playing, press the

[STOP] key to stop playback.

Dem o song listBO A BLUES

Written and performed by Rob Math

2004 KORGinc. -all righ ts reserved .Duck Teeth

Setting

Tr1 Tr2 Tr3 Tr4

PAN L5 R25 Center Center

FADER 85 85 85 85

FINAL EFFECT P63: Room_RV


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Q uick sta r tIf you just cant w ait to get star ted, th is section w ill explain

how to connect your guitar, record your playing on one track,

and then p lay it back.

1. Preparations

Insert the cardInsert the card (CompactFlash) into the card slot.

(p.16)

The CompactFlash card that came w ith your D4 is

already formatted and contains the demo songs. How-

ever, if you are using a new CompactFlash card , you

will need to format it before you begin record ing.(p.55)

If you format the CompactFlash card that was includ ed

with the D4, you w ill lose all the demo data (demo song

and effect data) that it contained .

Connect your guitarConnect a shielded cable (mono ph one p lug) to your

guitar. Connect the other end of the cable to the D4s

[INPUT1] jack.

Set the D4s [INPUT1] switch to GTR.

Connect your hea dp hones

Connect your head ph ones to the D4s [PHON E] jack.

Set the [PHONE LEVEL] knob to 0.

If you w ant to connect an amp or aud io system, refer to

p.15.

2 . Turn the pow er on

Connect the AC adapter

Connect the includ ed AC ad apter to the [DC 9V] jack.

Set the [M A STER] fader to 0 Lower the D4s [MASTER] fader.

Turn the pow er on

Turn on th e [POWER] switch located on the rear panel

of the D4, and th e start-up screen will appear in the

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3 . Create a new songSet the [M O DE] knob to N EW SO N G

If no songs have been recorded on the card, then

MakeNew! will appear automatically.

Specify the song gradeThe display ind icates SngGrade.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select the grade (recording

quality) of the new song you re going to create.

Crea te the songPress the CURSOR [ ] key. An empty song named

NEW SONG has now been created.

Press the [EXIT] key

The D4 will be in Play mod e.

4 . A ssign the input

Press the TRA CK A SSIG N [1 ] key

The key w ill light.

Select the recording trackBy d efault, track 1 is autom atically selected as the

record ing t rack; the TRACK ASSIGN [1] key and REC

SELECT [1] LED will light . If you want to select a t rack

other than track 1 as the recording track, press the

[PAN] knob correspond ing to that track to select it.

Set the input level

Ad just INPUT LEVEL [1] as you watch the LED. Set

the level as high as possible withou t letting the LED

light red .

Set the m onitoring levelGrad ua lly raise the [TRACK 1] fader as you watch the

level meter [1], and make sure that you are hearing

sound. Use the [MASTER] fader and [PHON E] knob

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5. Select an effect

Press the [G UITA R/ M IC] key

The guitar/ mic effects will appear.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select aneffect program

Play your gu itar to hear the sound .

Edit a n ef fect module

Press the [PAN] knob for one of the effect m odu les

within the selected effect chain, and then tu rn th e

[VALUE] dial to select that effect module. You can

turn the [PAN] knobs to edit the value of the parame-

ters in that m odu le.

Press the [EXIT] keyYou w ill return to Play mod e.

6 . Record

A djust the record ing level

Use the [TRACK 1] fader to ad just the record ing level.

While you w atch level meter [1], grad ua lly raise the

fader as far as possible withou t allowing the level to

reach CLIP. Use the [MASTER] fader and [PHONE]

knob to adjust the monitor volume.

A rm the D4 for recording

Press the [REC] key to put the D4 into record-ready

mode. The [REC] key will blink.

Record!

When you are read y to p erform, p ress the [PLAY] key.

Recording w ill start, and you may begin p laying your

instrument. During record ing, the [REC] key and

[PLAY] key w ill be lit.

Stop record ing

When youre finished performing , press the [STOP]

key. Record ing w ill stop , and the [REC] key and

[PLAY] key w ill go dark .


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7 . Pla yba ck

Press the [REW ] key

The time location will return to the beginning of the

song.

Disa rm the record ing tra ck

If the [REC SELECT] LED of the track you specified as

the record ing track in 4. Record is still lit, press the

[PAN] knob correspond ing to that track again, and

the LED will go dark.

Listen to the recording

Press the [PLAY] key. Playback w ill begin. During

playback, the [PLAY] key w ill be lit.

Use the [MASTER] fader to ad just the volume.

Stop the pla yb a ckTo stop playback, press the [STOP] key. Playback will

stop , and the [PLAY] key will go dark. To listen again ,

repeat steps 14.


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Operation

Step 1. Basic operationThis section explains basic operation of the D4.

1 . Selecting modes

The fun ctions of the D4 are organized into eleven mod es

selected by the [MODE] knob; and four su b-mod es (Effect,

Effect Write, Tuner, and Punch-Rec) accessed by p ressingto various keys.

You can access one of the sub-mod es from any m ode sim-

ply by p ressing the correspond ing key. If a sub-mod e is

selected, you can press the [EXIT] key to retu rn to the

mod e cur rently selected by the [MODE] knob.

Play modeThis is the default mode that the D4 will enter w hen youfirst turn the pow er on. Here you can play back and

record a song. The d isplay shows a coun ter.

M odes selected by the [M O DE] knob

Turn the [MODE] knob to select a mode. If you turn the

[MODE] knob while a sub-mode is selected, The D4 will

enter the new ly selected m ode after you exit the sub-mode.

REC MOD E (Record Mode)

This mode is used to specify the record ing mode (e.g.,

boun ce or stereo MP2 conversion).

SYSTEM

This mode is used to make basic settings for the recorder.

TRK EDIT (Track Edit)This mod e is used to perform track editing operations

such as Copy or Erase.

V-TRK (Virtual Track)

This mode is used to select virtu al tracks.

RHYTHM

This mode is used to sp ecify the tempo and to select

rhythm and metronome patterns.

LOCATE

In this mode, you can move to a d ifferent time location within

the song.

SON G SEL (Song Select)

Use this mode wh en you wan t to select a different song.

SONG EDIT

This mod e is used to perform song editing operations

such as Name, Copy, and Delete.

NEW SONG

Use this mode w hen you w ant to create a new song.

CARD

This mod e is used to perform card -related operations.USB

This mode is used to exchange d ata with you r compu ter

via USB.

Sub-modes

Effect

Press the FX [GUITAR/ MIC], [INSERT/ GTR+VO], [MAS-TER], or [FINAL] key to en ter th e Effect sub-mode in

order to select or ed it effects. The key that you selected

will be lit, and this will determ ine the location at w hich

the effect is inserted and the effect types that are available.

Write

Press the FX WRITE [KNOB] key or th e [PROG] key to

access the Write sub-mod e. The [KNOB] key lets you regis-ter the selected effect to the Favorites knob. The [PROG] key

lets you renam e an effect and write it into the D4s internal

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Tuner

Press the TRACK ASSIGN [1] key and [2] key simu lta-

neously to access the Tun er sub-mode. Next, use the

TRACK ASSIGN [1] key or [2] key to select the inp ut

([INPUT 1] or [INPUT 2]) signal that you want to send to

the tun er.

Punch Rec

Press the [PUNCH ] key to select the Pu nch Rec sub-mode

if you w ant to u se auto-pu nch recording. Auto-pu nch

record ing will occur from the time location specified bythe [IN (LOC1)] key to the time location sp ecified by the

[OUT (LOC2)] key.

2 . Selecting a nd editing pa ram eters

Selecting a parameterAfter youve selected a mode using th e [MODE] knob, use

the [CURSOR] keys to move to th e page containing the

param eter that you w ish to edit.

The page guide indication shows whether m ore pages

exist in each d irection. To move to another p age, press the

[CURSOR] key for that direction.

Editing a pa ram eterIf the d isplayed p age contains a param eter whose value

you can ed it, the value display w ill blink and the edit icon

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Using the [PA N ] knobs to select/ edit par a meters

The [PAN] knobs can be used to ed it the value of certain

parameters.

Use the [SEL] key to switch th e function of th e [PAN]

knobs. An icon in the d isplay ind icates the param eter that

can currently be edited.

AMP/FX: If you press the FX [GUITAR+MIC], [INSERT/

GTR+VO], [MASTER], or [FINAL] key, the [PAN] knobs

will edit effect parameters 15.

SEND: If you press the [SEL] key to select SEND (and the

[MASTER] key is lit), the [PAN] knobs w ill control the

master sends and return.

If you u se the [PAN] knobs to edit parameter s in this way,

the p hysical position of the [PAN] knobs will no longer

match the actual panning of each track.

Canceling a n edit (Undo/ Redo)After p erforming a track editing operation, you can u se

the Und o function to return to th e condition pr ior to exe-

cuting the edit. If the undo icon is shown, you can

press the [UNDO] key to execute the Undo function. After

undoing, the Redo icon will light, and you can use

the same operation to Redo the edit, returning to th e con-

dition pr ior to executing Un do.The Und o/ Redo function also provides a convenient way

to comp are the original version to the edited version,

allowing you to be sure the edit d elivered the result that

you wanted.

In order to u se this function, the System mode Un doSys

page setting AutoUnd o must be turned On. (p.57)

Undo is maintained until the next time you record or p er-

form a track editing op eration.

3 . Tuning

The D4 has a bu ilt-in tuner fun ction. This lets you tune aninstrument that is connected to the [INPUT 1] or [INPUT

2] jack, or tune an instrum ent using the internal mic.

Tuning your guitar

1 Connect your guitar to the [INPUT 1] jack.

Set the [INPUT 1] switch to GTR.

2 Enter Tuner mode.


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3 Verify the input.

The [INPUT 1] LED w ill blink.

If the input level is too low, ad just the IN PUT LEVEL [1]

knob.

4 Tune your instrument.

Make sure that you r gu itar is connected to the

[INPUT 1] jack, and play a string on your gu itar. The

character d isplay area of the screen will function as a

tun ing meter, and w ill display the note name.

Tune the string wh ile watching the amount of tuning

difference (d isplayed in u nits of cents) and the m eter

in the d isplay.

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When the tuning is correct

If you do not wan t the sound to be heard wh ile tuning, set

the [MASTER] fader to 0.

5 Exit Tuner mode.Press the [EXIT] key to exit Tuner mode.

Tuning your acoustic guitar

Heres how you can u se the D4s internal mic to tune you r

acoustic guitar.

1 Select the internal mic.

Set the [INPUT 2] switch to (MIC) INT.

2 Enter Tuner mode.


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3 Select the input.

Press the TRACK ASSIGN [2] key. The [INPUT 2] jack

will be selected , and its LED w ill blink.

If the input level is too low, adjust th e INPUT LEVEL [2]knob.

4 Tune your instrument.

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Step 2 . Crea ting/ selecting a song1 . Creat ing a new song

Before you can begin recording, you m ust create a new

blank song.

1 Set the [MODE] knob to NEW SONG.

2 Select the song grade.The display w ill ind icate SngGrade.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select the song grade (record-

ing quality) thats appropriate for the desired record-

ing quality and/ or time.

The song grade that you select here cannot be changed after

the song is created.

3 Create the song.

After youve used the [VALUE] dial to select the song

grade, press the CURSOR [ ] key. A song named

NEW SON G will be created following the h ighest

existing song number.

If you d ecide not to create a n ew song, p ress the [EXIT] key.

2 . Selecting a different song

To select the previous-numbered songHold d own the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key

to move to the beginning of the next lower-numbered

song.

To select the nex t-num ber ed song

Hold d own the [STOP] key and press the [FF] key to

move to the beginning of the next higher-numbered

song.

To select a song directly by name or number

1 Set the [MODE] knob to SONG SEL.

The name and number of the currently selected song

is displayed.

2 Use the [VALUE] dial to di splay the des ired song

name and number.

3 Press the CURSOR [ ] key to select the song.

When you switch songs, each track w ill be at the volume

level at which the faders were wh en you sw itched songs.

Depend ing on the state of the faders, the playback volum e

might be excessive, so please use caution.

Eco(Economy) Extended-length recording. Select thiswhen you want to record for an extended

time.

Std(Standard) Standard. Normally you will select thisgrade.

Hiq(High Quality) High audio quality. Select this when youwant to record at a high audio quality. Theavailable recording time will be shorter.

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3 . Changing the na me of a song

The default name for any newly created song w ill beNEW SONG. So that you will be able to tell your songs

apart, we recomm end that you change the song nam e. A

song name of up to 16 characters can be assigned .

Chara cters a vailable for a song na me

To change the nam e of a song

1 Select the song whose name you want to change.

2. Selecting a different song

2 Set the [MODE] knob to SONG EDIT.

3 Use the [VALUE] dial to select NameSong.

4 Press the CURSOR [ ] key to access the song

renaming page.

The character youre editing w ill blink.

5 Use the [VALUE] dial to edit the song name.

The character will change as you turn th e [VALUE]

dial. To move to a different character to change, pr essthe CURSOR [ ]/ [ ] keys.

6 When you are finished entering the name, press the

[STORE] key.

The d isplay w ill ask Nam eOK?, Use the [VALUE]

dial to select Yes, and then press the CURSOR [ ]

key. If you select No, the previous nam e will reap-

pear.

Step 3. Recording1 . Recording methods

This section explains the d ifferent record ing method s

available on the D4.

For basic recording, refer to Quick Start.

Recording o n tw o tracksHeres how to record on tw o tracks simu ltaneously.

1 Connect the input device.

Lower the D4s [MASTER] fader, set the [INPUT 1]

and [INPUT 2] switches both to LINE, and connect

your keyboard etc. to the [INPUT 1] and [INPUT 2]

jacks.

2 Specify the two tracks on which you want to record.

Press th e TRACK ASSIGN [1] key; the key w ill light.

Press one of the [PAN ] knobs to select a tr ack for

recording. Using th e same p rocedure, p ress the TRACK

ASSIGN [2] key an d select another record ing track.

(Space), AZ, az, 09, @, +, -,

!, #, $, %, ', (, ), {, }, _,

[ INPUT 1][INPUT 2]

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Step 4 . Pla yb a ckThis section explains basic various playback featur es

available on the D4.

1 . Pla y b a ck

1 Select the song that you want to play back, and set

the time location.To select a song, set the [MODE] knob to SONG

SEL, and then use th e [VALUE] dial to d isplay the

desired songs name and nu mber. Press the CURSOR

[ ] key to select the song.

You can begin play back at a time location other than

the beginn ing of the song. To change the time location,

set the [MODE] knob to LOCATE and press theCURSOR [ ] key to make the counter display blink.

Use the [VALUE] dial to set th e time. location .

2 Listen to the playback.

Press the [PLAY] key. The key w ill light, and the

counter will begin m oving. Use the [TRACK] faders to

ad just the volum e of each track. Use the [MASTER]

fader to ad just the overall volum e of the song. (p.36)

3 Stop playback.Press the [STOP] key. The key will go dark.

Double-speed playba ck

During p layback, you can p ress and hold th e [FF] key to

play back at double speed.During p layback, you can p ress and hold th e [REW] key

to play back in reverse at dou ble speed.

Ha lf-speed p layba ck

During p layback, you can p ress and hold the [PLAY] key

to play back at ha lf-speed.

2 . Playback ex tras

In add ition to th e playback m ethods d escribed above, you

can also add effects or listen to the intern al rhythms du r-

ing p lay back. For details, refer to the p ages listed below.

Apply effects to the sound being played back. (p.37)

Play internal rhythms along with the playback. (p.42)

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Step 5 . V iew ing a nd cha nging thetime loca tionThis section explains how to use the coun ter d isplay, how

to use locate points, and h ow to select a different time

location within a song.

1 . Changing the form a t of the counter displayThe counter d isplay format shown in Play mode can be

switched accord ing to you r needs. You can sw itch

between the following tw o time d isplay formats.

minutes: seconds .

1/ 1000 second

measures . beats . 1/ 96 beat

Set the [MODE] knob to Locate (Locate mod e), and tu rn

the [VALUE] dial to change the d isplay format. (p.62)

2 . Changing the current time loca tion

1 Set the counter display blinking.

In the Locate or Play mod e, when the coun ter is dis-played, pressing the CURSOR [ ] key will make the

counter d isplay begin to blink.

2 Use the [VALUE] dial to change the time location.

Now turn the [VALUE] dial to change the location. To

move the cursor between the various un its of change,use the CURSOR [ ]/ [ ] keys. Mov ing toward the

right w ill switch to a new screen that will allow you to

move in smaller un its.

If LocMoni (p.57) is turn ed On, you w ill be able to lis-

ten to the sound as you change the time location. This can be

useful for setting locate points w ith greater accuracy.

3 Return to the normal Play mode.

When you press the [EXIT] key, you w ill return to the

initial counter m ode. To move from the midd le of the

song to the beginn ing, press the [REW] key.

3 . Using loca te points to cha nge the time loca tion

You can register a specific time location as a locate p ointand then m ove instantly to the registered time location

wh enever you w ant. The times you r egister are also used

for auto pu nch-in/ out recording and for track editing.

You can use locate points to m ove even w hile the song is

playing.

Registering the IN a nd O UT loca te points1 Move to the time location that you w ant to register.

2 Press the [STORE] key.

The key w ill light.

3 Press the key ([IN (LOC1)] or [OUT (LOC2)]) that

you want to register to this time location.

The time w ill be registered to that key. The registered

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You can p erform steps23 even du ring playback.

If you want to save the registered locate points as part of the

song d ata, press the [STOP] key to save the song. If you tu rn

off the pow er w ithout saving the song, the locate points you

registered w ill not be preserved.

M oving to the IN or O UT points you reg istered

Press the [IN (LOC1)] key or [OUT (LOC2)] key. You will

move to that time location.

Setting the InTime and OutTimeTo specify the InTime an d Ou tTime locations used for

track editing operat ions, you can simp ly register the

desired t ime to each key as described in Registering the

IN and OUT locate points.

If you w ant to sp ecify InTime and OutTime locations that

are independ ent of the IN an d OUT settings, pr ess the lit

[IN] or [OUT] key while youre in the track editing opera-tion; the display w ill change to the time of that locate

point. Then, in the same w ay as when m oving the cur rent

time loca tion , use the CURSOR [ ]/ [ ] keys to make

the desired coun ter value blink, and turn the [VALUE]

dial to specify the t ime.

By p ressing the [PLAY] key at this time, you can hear

app roximately two seconds of playback starting at theselected time location.

The mod ified time you sp ecify here will not be reflected by

the locate point.

If you want to change the To Time or End Time for track ed it-

ing operations, press the [PUNCH] key w hen setting the

parameter.

Step 6. Mixer adjustmentsBy using the m ixer to adjust the volume, tone, and pan -

ning for inpu t/ recording or p layback of each track, you

can create the most effective overall sound .

1 . Select a m ixer para meter

Adjusting the level (volume), and pan (stereo position)Use the [TRACK 1][TRACK 4] and [MASTER] faders to

ad just th e levels. Use the [PAN] knobs to ad just th e pan .

While the recorder is stopped and the counter is dis-

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If the card d oes not contain an effect user file (1.EFF), data

stored in the D4 itself (the d efault settings) will be loaded.

Simp ly exchanging card s will not change the contents of the

effects.

To save an effect user file

1 Select CARD mode.

Use the [MODE] knob to select CARD mode.

2 Select CdFxSave

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select Cd FxSave, and p ressthe CURSOR [ ] key.

3 Select the number where you want the user effect

file to be saved.

The disp lay ind icates Save N um . Use the [VALUE]

dial to select the file nu mber (1 or 2).

4 Save the file.

Press the CURSOR [ ] key; the display will indicate

Sure? Use the [VALUE] dial to select Yes, and

then press the CURSOR [ ] key once again. If you

select No, the file w ill not be saved .

To loa d a n ef fect user fi le

1 Select CARD mode.

Use the [MODE] knob to select CARD mode.2 Select CdFxSave

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select CdFxLoad, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key.

3 Select the number of the effect user file that you

want to load.

The display indicates Load Num . Use the [VALUE]

dial to select the file nu mber (1 or 2).

4 Load the file.

Press the CURSOR [ ] key. The display will ask

Sure? Use the [VALUE] dial to select Yes andpress the CURSOR [ ] key once again. If you select

No, the file will not be loaded.

Initializing the effect user area

If you select Int in step 3 of To load an effect user file,

the same data as the preset data will be loaded into the

user area, initializing these settings.

The settings of the Favorite knob will return to their factory-

set state.

This will overw rite the D4s interna l user area, so if you want

to save the curren t contents of the user area, youll need to

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Step 8 . Rhythm & tem po settingsThis section explains how to use the rh ythm and metro-nome p atterns, how to select a time signature, and how to

adjust th e songs tempo setting.

If you change th e tempo after recording, the m easures and

beats disp layed in the location coun ter will no longer m atch

the audio in the track. The temp o only controls the playback

speed of the rhythm patterns, and does not affect the play-

back speed of the recorded tracks.

1 . Pla ying rhythm a nd metronome pa tterns

The D4 contains 87 various rhythm p atterns, ranging from

simp le metronom e patterns to more complex drum s

ph rases designed for a particular style of mu sic (p.91).When you have an idea for a song and w ant to begin

recording, you can play along with the internal rhythm

patterns as a guide.

Selecting and playing a rhythm pattern

1 Select RHYTHM mode.

Set the [MODE] knob to RHYTHM. The nam e of the

currently selected rhythm pattern will be displayed.

2 Select a rhythm pattern.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select the desired rhyth m pat-

tern. If you select Off, the rhy thm will be off. The

Rhythm pattern list in the ap pend ix lists the avail-

able rhythm patterns.

The rhythm p atterns that can be selected w ill depend on thetime signature setting.

If the [PAN] knob icon PAN is disp layed, you can also turn

the rhythm pattern on / off by pressing the [RHYTHM] knob.

3 Adjust the tempo.Press the CURSOR [ ] key until the display indicate

Tempo.

Use the [VALUE] dial to ad just the tempo of the song.

4 Specify the time signature.

Press the CURSOR [ ] key until the display indicate

Beat. Use the [VALUE] dial to specify the time sig-

natu re of the song.

Changing the time signature will also change the rhythm

you selected in step 2.

To store the specified time signature and tempo in the song,

press the [STOP] key to save the song. If you turn off the

power without saving the song, the time signature and

tempo you specified w ill be discarded . (p.17)

5 Adjust the volume of the rhythm.

Press the CURSOR [ ] key until the display indicate

RhythmLv. Use the [VALUE] dial to adjust the vol-

ume.

If the [PAN] knob icon PAN is displayed , you can also use

the [RHYTHM] knob to adjust the rhythm volume.

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Recording w hile listening to a rhythm pa ttern

You can record your p erforman ce while using the internal

rhythm as a guide.

1 Select a rhythm pattern.

Refer to Selecting and playing a rhythm pa ttern .

Make sure that a rhythm pattern is selected, and th at

the rhythm is not turn ed off.

2 Adjust the recording leve l of the input source, and

record.

Refer to 1. Record ing m ethod s.

When you press the [REC] key and enter record-ready

mod e, the selected rhythm pattern will begin playing.

When you press the [PLAY] key to start record ing, the

selected rh ythm pattern will start again in sync with

the beginning of the song. Play your instrum ent along

to the rhythm.

Changing the tempo of the rhythm

Each rhythm pattern has a temp o setting stored for it.

To change the temp o, select the r hythm pattern, and then

edit TEMPO to set the temp o, as described in 3. Adjust

the temp o in the p revious section.

Step 9 . Song editingThe D4 prov ides the following ed iting operations formanaging songs:

Renaming a song.

Copying a song.

Deleting a song.

Und o is not available for song ed it operations.

1 . Song editing operations

Song N ame naming a song

This operation changes the name of the curr ently selected

song.

For the procedure, refer to 3. Changing the name of a

song in Step 2. Creating/ selecting a song.

Song Copy copying a song

This operation creates a copy of the cur rently selected

song in a new location.

Heres how to copy song 1 to song 2.

1 Select the song (song 1) that you want to copy.

2 Select SONG EDIT mode.Set the [MODE] knob to SONG EDIT.

3 Select the Copy operation.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select CopySong, and pr ess

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4 Select the copy destination song number (Dest-

Song).

Turn the [VALUE] dial to select song 2, and pressthe CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Execute the Copy operation.

The display will ask Copy OK? When you p ress the

CURSOR [ ] key, the copy operation will be exe-

cuted.

When the data h as been copied, the display will ind i-

cate Finish! After a time, you will retu rn to step 4.

When you execute the Copy op eration, the existing songs

beginning w ith song 2 and any subsequent songs will be renum-

bered by on e nu mber h igher; song 3 will become song 4, etc.

Delete Song deleting a song

This operation d eletes the currently selected song.

Heres how to delete song 1.1 Select the song (song 1) that you want to delete.

2 Select SONG EDIT mode.

Set the [MODE] knob to SONG EDIT.

3 Select the Delete operation.

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select DelSong, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key; the Delete Song page appears.

4 Confirm the song number (DestSong) that will be

deleted.

Make sure that 1 is selected as the song num ber, and

press the CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Execute the Delete operation.

The disp lay will ask Del OK? If you p ress the CUR-

SOR [ ] key, the display will ask Sure ?, and whenuse the [VALUE] d ial to select Yes and press the

CURSOR [ ] key, the song will be deleted. When the

Delete opera tion is comp leted, the display w ill ind i-

cate Finish!

When you execute the Delete operation, the remaining songs

will be renumbered by one nu mber lower; song 4 will

become song 3 etc.

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Step 10. Track editingThe D4 provides the following track editing operations:Copy Track: copies a portion a track (or the en tire track)

Insert: inserts blank space into a track

Erase: erases the d ata from a specific area of a track

Delete: removes a specific area of a track

Expansion/ Compression: expand s or comp resses the

playback time of a trackCopy Virtual Track: copies data to a v irtual track

Delete Virtu al Track: deletes a vir tual track

If an error message is displayed du ring track editing, make a

note of the content of the error message. Then p ress the

[EXIT] key to return to the previous page, and try the ed iting

operation once again. (p.88: Error messages )

1 . Tra ck e diting op era tions

Copy Tra ck copy ing a tra ck

This operation copies the specified range (InOut) of a

recorded track to another time location (To).

As an examp le, heres how the InOut range of track 1 can

be copied th ree times to the To location of track 2.

1 Store the In and Out time locations in the [IN

(LOC1)] key and [OUT (LOC2)] key.

Change the current time location to th e point that youwant to register, press the [STORE] key, and then press

the ap propr iate location key. For details, refer to 3.

Using locate points to change the time/ Setting th e IN

and OUT points in Step 5. Viewing and changing

the time.

2 Select TRK EDIT mode.

Set th e [MODE] knob to TRK EDIT.

3 Select the Copy operation.

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select Cp yTrack, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key.

4 Select CopyFrom (copy-source track number).

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select the copy-source track

nu mber. For this example, select track 1. Then p ress

the CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Select CopyTo (copy-destination track number).

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select the copy-destinat ion

track nu mber. For this example, select 2. Then pr ess

the CURSOR [ ] key.

6 Specify the CpyTimes (number of times to copy).

Use the [VALUE] dial to sp ecify the nu mber of timethat you wan t the d ata to be copied. For this examp le,

select 3. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

7 Specify the InTime (In time location).

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select one of the following

choices. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

In O ut

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example, select 1. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Set the In Time and Out Time.

Use the [VALUE] dial to specify each locate point.After youve specified the locate points, press the

CURSOR [ ] key. (Refer to Copying a track)

You can p ress the [PLAY] key to hear ap proximately tw o sec-

ond s of playback starting at the selected tim e location.

6 Execute the editing operation.

When the d isplay asks Ins OK?, press the CURSOR[ ] key to execute the operation. When the blank space

has been inserted, the d isplay will indicate Finish!

7 Press the [PLAY] key to listen to the play back, and

verify that the operation occurred as you intended.

You can p ress the [UNDO] key to return to the state pr ior to

executing th is operation. (p.26)

Era se Tra ck ErsTra ck era sing a tra ck

This operation erases any recorded information from the

specified region (InOut) of a recorded track. When you erase

the region, the d ata in that region w ill change to silence.

As an examp le, heres how to erase the InOut region of

track 1.

1 Store the In and Out time locations in the [IN

(LOC1)] key and [OUT (LOC2)] key.

2 Select TRK EDIT mode.Set the [MODE] knob to TRK EDIT.

3 Select the Erase operation.

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select ErsTrack, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key.4 Select EraseTo (track number from which you

want to erase data).

Use the [VALUE] dial to select the num ber of the track

from wh ich you wan t to erase data. For this examp le,

select 1. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Specify the InTime (In time location) and OutTime.

Use the [VALUE] dial to m ake you r selections (see CopyTrack). Then press the CURSOR [ ] key. To use the

time locations you specified in Step 1, select LOC 1 (IN)

as the In time and LOC 2 (OUT) as the Out time.

You can p ress the [IN (LOC1)] or [OUT (LOC2)] key at th is

point to m odify the selected time. You can also press the

[PLAY] key to aud ition the playback for ap proximately tw o

seconds starting a t the selected time. Modifying the time

here w ill not a ffect the time th at is registered in th e key.

6 Execute the operation.

When the d isplay asks Ers OK?, press the CURSOR

[ ] key to execute the operation. When the data has

been erased , the disp lay will ind icate Finish!

7 Press the [PLAY] key to listen to the play back, andverify that the operation occurred as you intended.

You can p ress the [UNDO] key to return to the state p rior to

executing this operat ion. (p.26)

In O ut

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You can p ress the [UNDO] key to return to the state pr ior to


The amoun t of time required to comp lete this operation (theFinish! disp lay) is determ ined by th e length of the speci-

fied reg ion (InOut ).

Copy V irtual Tra ck Cpy V-Trk copying to a vir tual

track

This operation copies an entire virtu al track (from begin-

ning to end ) to anoth er virtual track of the same track, or

to a virtua l track of another track.

As an example, heres how virtual track A of track 1 can

be copied to v irtua l track B of the same track 1.


Set the [MODE] knob to TRK EDIT.

2 Select the Copy Virtual operation.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select CpyV-Trk, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key.

3 Select CpyFrom (copy-source track number).Use the [VALUE] dial to select the copy-sour ce track

nu mber. For this examp le, select 1. Then pr ess the

CURSOR [ ] key.

4 Select CpyFromV (copy-source v irtual track num-

ber).

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select the copy-sou rce virtu al

track nu mber. For this example, select virtual trackA. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Select CpyTo (copy-destination track number).

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select the copy-destinat ion

track num ber. For this examp le, select track 1. Thenpress the CURSOR [ ] key.

6 Select CpyToV (copy-destination virtual track

number).

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select the copy destination

virtual track number. For this example, select virtual

track B. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

7 Execute the editing operation.In response to the CpyV OK? display, press the

CURSOR [ ] key to execute the operation. When the

copy is completed , the d isplay will ind icate Finish!

8 Select B as the virtual track for track 1, move to the

beginning of the song, and lis ten to the play back to

verify that the copy w as executed as you intended.

You can p ress the [UNDO] key to return to the state p rior to

executing this operat ion. (p.26)

It is possible to execute th is operation on a track that is not

currently selected, so be sure you know wh ich d ata is in the

track before you execute.

Delete Virtua l Tra ck DelV-Trk deleting a virtual track

This operation deletes all data (from the beginning to theend ) of the specified virtu al track.

As an examp le, heres how to delete virtual track C oftrack 1.

SrcVTrkSrcTrk

DestVTrk (a...h)DestTrk



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Set the [MODE] knob to TRK EDIT.

2 Select the Delete Virtual operation.Use the [VALUE] dial to select DelV-Trk, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key.

3 Select DelTo (track number from w hich a virtual

track w ill be deleted).

Use the [VALUE] dial to select the num ber of the track

from which a virtual track will be deleted. For this

example, select track 1. Then press the CURSOR[ ] key.

4 Select DelToV (the virtual track that will be

deleted).

Use the [VALUE] dial to select the virtu al track nu m-

ber that w ill be deleted. For th is example, select vir-

tual track C. Then press the CURSOR [ ] key.

5 Execute the editing operation.

In respon se to the DelV OK? display, press the CUR-

SOR [ ] key to execute the operation. When the data

has been d eleted , the disp lay will indicate Finish!

6 Select C as the virtual track for track 1, move to the

beginning of the song, and lis ten to the play back to

verify that the data was deleted as you intended.You can p ress the [UNDO] key to return to the state pr ior to


It is possible to execute th is operation on a track that is not

currently selected, so be sure you know wh ich d ata is in the

track before you execute.

Step 11 . M ixdow nMixdow n refers to the process of using th e faders and

effects to ad just th e sound recorded on each track, and

recording the resulting d ata on a tw o-channel recorder

(DAT recorder, MD recorder, cassette tap e record er, etc.) to

create a finished song.

1 . Recording onto a ma ster recorder1 Check the completed song.

Adjust th e level and pan etc. of each track, and play

back to check the song.

2 Connect your external recording device.

Connect the [MASTER OUT] jack of the D4 to you r

tape recorder or MD recorder, etc.3 Begin mixdown.

Start recording on your external recording d evice, and

play back your song on th e D4.

2 . Using the sub input

If you w ant to p erform along with the playback of the fourtracks, you can use the external input as a sub inpu t that is

add ed d irectly to the master outpu t.

1 Connect your external input device to the input jack.

2 Select the sub input setting.

Set the [MODE] knob to SYSTEM. Use th e [VALUE]

dial to select MixerSys, and press the CURSOR [ ]

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ting p age). Use the [VALUE] dial to m ake the value

indicator read On.

If the input is monaural, it will be input to the L channel.

3 . Creating a stereo M P2 file

When you have finished recording, a comp leted song can

be converted into a stereo MP2 song file that can be

played on you r compu ter. An MP2 song that you have

created this way can be played back on the D4, but th ereare several limitations on how it can be edited .

Limita tions for a stereo M P2 song

Recording (including additions or bounce)

Track ed iting

Adding, changing, or editing effects

Saving mixer parameters such as Pan

You wont be able to u se the [MODE] knob to select REC

MODE, SYSTEM, TRK EDIT, V-TRK, or

RHYTHM.

Creating a stereo MP2 file

Heres how the au dio recorded on tracks 14 can be con-

verted into a stereo MP2 file.

1 Select REC MODE mode.Set the [MODE] knob to REC MODE.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select CnvrtMP2 (MP2 con-

version).

Press the [EXIT] key to retu rn to Play m ode.

2 Arm the recording tracks.

Press the [PAN] knobs for the tracks (1 and 2) where

you want to record . The REC SELECT LEDs will light .

3 Adjust the panning of the playback tracks.

Press the [PLAY] key to p lay back, and ad just the ste-

reo position of each track (14).4 Adjust the playback and recording leve ls.

Use the track faders to ad just th e playback levels of

each track. Use the master fader to adjust the record-

ing level.

5 Move the current time location to the beginning of

the song.

6 Begin recording.

Press the [REC] key to put the D4 in record-ready

mode. Press the [PLAY] key to begin recording.

The rhythm will also be recorded a t this time. If you dont

need the rhythm , press the [RHYTHM] knob to turn the

rhythm Off.

7 When youre finished recording, press the [STOP] key.8 A new song w ill be created.

There are some limitations on how the completed stereo file

can be edited.

Step 1 2 . Sa ving to your com puterWhen a recording or editing operation is comp leted, the

D4 au tomatically writes the data into the card . Song data

saved on the card can be sent to your comp uter and saved

(backed up).

If there is only a little space remaining on th e card , or if youve

finished creating a song, you should save your d ata on a mediumother than the card, such as the hard disk of your compu ter.

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Before using a Com pactFlash card, the card m ust be format-

ted by the D4 itself. Cards formatted on a compu ter or d igital

camera etc. will not be recognized by the D4.

1 . M a king USB connections to your com puter

The D4 has a [USB] conn ector for d irect connection to

your computer, making it quick and easy to back up your

importan t song data.

The procedure will differ according to the operating sys-tem of your compu ter.

W indow s users

Sup ported versions: Wind ows Me/ 2000 or later

1 Connect the D 4 to your computer.

Connect a USB cable to the [USB] jack of the D4. Con-

nect the other end to your compu ter system. Make

sure that the connector is oriented correctly, and insert

it all the way into the jack.

2 Display the USB communications page.

Set the [MODE] knob to USB.

When the Ready? display ap pears, select Yes and

press the CURSOR [ ] key. The display will indicate

CrdReady.

3 A drive named Removable D isk wil l be added to

your computer.

If you are connecting the D4 for the first time, the

device dr iver will be installed n ow.

4 Back up the data to your computer.When you open the removable disk d rive that was

add ed in step 3, you will see the contents of the Card

that is inserted in the D4. Copy th e desired song/ effect

data into your compu ter. Song d ata from you r compu ter

can also be written to the Card.

5 Turn off the USB connection.

Left-click the card icon d isplayed in the righ t side ofyour computer s taskbar. In the m enu that app ears,

left-click Stop USB disk d river (drive n ame). Make

sure that a message ind icating that the USB disk may

be disconnected safely is d isplayed. Make sure that

the d isplay has changed from CardLock to

CrdReady, and press the CURSOR [ ] key. When

the disp lay ind icates Complete, select Yes andpress the CURSOR [ ] key. After returning to Locate

mode, d isconnect the USB cable from the D4.

M a cintosh users

Supported versions: Mac OS 9.0.4 or later

1 Connect the D4 to your computer.

Connect a USB cable to th e [USB] jack of the D4. Con-nect the other end to your compu ter system. Make

sure th at the connector is oriented correctly, and insert

it all the way into the jack.

2 Display the USB communications page.

Use the [MODE] knob to select USB. Make sure that

the disp lay ind icates Ready? Then select Yes and


D4

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Save a file

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3 A drive named Unnamed wi ll be added to your

desktop.

The display of the D4 will indicate CardLock.4 Back up the data to your computer.

When you open the d rive that was added in step 3,

you w ill see the contents of the card that is inserted in

the D4. Copy the d esired song/ effect data into your

comp uter. Song d ata from your computer can also be

wr itten to the card.

5 Put the added drive into Trash.If you w ant to d isconnect the D4, either drag the dr ive

from th e desktop in to the Trash, or select Exit

from the Special menu .

Make sure that the d isplay has changed from Card-

Lock to CdN otRdy, and press the CURSOR [ ] key.

When the disp lay ind icates Complete, select Yes

and press the CURSOR [ ] key. When you return toLocate mod e, disconnect the USB cable from the D4.

2 . Sa ving song files via ca rd

Even if your computer does not have a USB connector,

you can u se a commercially available card reader to back

up the data from the card.

1 Turn off the pow er of the D4, and remove the card.

(p.16)

2 Insert the card as described in the manual of yourcard reader.

3 Back up the data onto your computer.

If da ta is copied to a card of a different size than the card on

wh ich the song w as created, the Undo d ata may be lost.

Contents of the ca rd

The root directory of the card m ay contain the followingfiles and folders.

1 . So ng fo ld ers

The D4 manages each song as a separate folder. As a

ru le, the folder nam e will be the same as the song

nam e, but if you create identically-named songs, the

folder nam e will consist of the song name p lus a tilde

(~) and numeral; e.g., ~1, ~2.

The folder w ill contain the au dio d ata files for each

track, and a song management file.

When copying a song from a card to you r compu ter, or when

writing a p reviously-copied song back to the card, you mu st

copy the entire folder.

If you m odify or delete part of the files in a folder, it will no

longer be possible to handle the song correctly.

If you chan ge the nam e of a folder, the new folder name will

be the song name. Although it is possible to use a tilde (~) in

the file name, the tilde an d subsequent characters will not be

displayed in the song name.

2 . Ste reo M P2 songs (* .M P2)

Stereo MP2 songs created by the Bounce operation aregenerated as stereo-format MP2 (MPEG1 Audio Layer

D4PC

Card

Load a file

Save a file

Load a file

Save a file

Operat ion

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2) files. By copying these files to you r comp uter, you can

listen to the songs on your compu ter, or distribute them .

If you are using a sound card that does not supp ort a 32 kHzsampling rate, playback may not be p ossible.

3 . Effect user file (1.EFF, 2 .EFF)

These files are created w hen you create or save user

effect data. The filenames are 1.EFF and 2.EFF.

4 . Se tting file (D4 . IN I)

A file containing settings is created with a nam e ofD4.INI. This file contains th e nu mber of the song

that is currently being ed ited on this card.

The presence or absence of this file will not affect the op eration

of the D4. If this file does n ot exist, the first son g will be used .

5 . Card Recovery result (CDRECVRY.LO G ) a nd Forma t

result (FO RM AT.LO G )

When you execute the Card Recovery (p.55) or For-

mat (p.55) operation, a file containing the resu lt of

the operation will be created.

The opera tion of the D4 is not affected by the p resence or

absence of these files.

3 . Ca r d ma n a gem ent If the available capacity of the card decreases or if the data

on the card becomes damaged, you can recover the

card. If recovery is unsuccessful or if you are u sing a new

card, you can format the card .

Recovering a da ma ged card: Card Recovery

1 Select CARD mode.Set the [MODE] knob to CARD.

2 Select the Card Recovery operation.

Use the [VALUE] d ial to select Cd Recvry, and press

the CURSOR [ ] key.3 Execute the Card Recovery operation.

When the disp lay asks Ready?, select Yes and


Formatting a card: Format

When you format a card, all the contents of that card will be

erased.

1 Select CARD mode.

Set the [MODE] knob to CARD.

2 Select the Format operation.

Use the [VALUE] dial to select Cd Format, and pr ess

the CURSOR [ ] key.

3 Select the format type.

When the disp lay asks FmtType?, use th e [VALUE]

dial to select the format typ e. Normally you shou ld

select Std.

Select Full if you are u sing the card with the D4 for

the first time, or if the card has been p rodu cing errors.

Formatting a card w ith the Full setting w ill take more

time.

4 Execute the Format operation.

When the d isplay asks Sure?, select Yes and press

the CURSOR [ ] key. The card will be formatted.

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This section explains the param eters that appear in the dis-

play for each m ode you select u sing the Mode kn ob.

REC M O DESelect the record ing m ode

Here you can select the record ing m od e. The m ixer settings

will chan ge according to the m ode you select, allowingyou to execute th e desired type of recording . An icon in the

d isplay indicates the recording mode you selected h ere.

Input: input recording

This recording m ode lets you perform conventional

recording.

The external inp ut(s) assigned to th e track(s) record -

enabled by REC SELECT will be recorded.

Bounce: boun ce re cord ing

With th is record ing mode, the p layback of the tracks you

specify (together with an external aud io inp ut sou rce) can

be recorded on one or tw o other tracks that are record-

enabled by REC SELECT.

For example, you m ight inpu t your performance on track1 while listening to the p layback of tracks 2, 3, and 4, and

record all of these sounds together on track 1. Alterna-

tively, you could input you r performan ce on tracks 1 and

2 while listening to the p layback of tracks 3 and 4, and

record all of these sounds together on tracks 1 and 2.

M a stering: ma stering recording

In this recording m ode, the p layback of the tracks will be

mixed d own to the track(s) that are record-enabled byREC SELECT.

If youre using all four tracks, use Mastering to combine

these into tw o tracks or one track. You can also use Mas-

tering to ap ply a m aster effect or final effect to tw o

already-recorded tracks, and re-record the result onto two

other tracks.

CnvrtM P2: stereo M P2 song recordingThis recording mode converts a completed song into a ste-

reo MP2 song.

If you conver t a song into a stereo MP2 song, you w ill be

able to send it to your computer and play it back using an

application th at is able to play MPEG1 Layer 2 files. When

you execute MP2 record ing, a playback-only stereo MP2

song w ill be newly created ; the existing song will not be

overw ritten. The mixer will operate in the same w ay as for

Mastering recording.

When you sw itch the recording m ode, the TRACK ASSIGN,

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V-Track

Here you can select the virtu al track for each track. Each

track has eight virtual t racks: AH. Select one of these

virtual tracks for recording/ playback on each track.

Track ed iting operations other than CpyVTrk, DelVTrk

will affect the virtual track you select here. Other virtu altracks will not be affected by your ed iting operations.

If you select a virtual track that alread y contains recorded

data, a O symbol is shown beside AH. Tracks that are

not yet recorded have an - indication.

1 . Trk1 -VTr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ]

Select the virtu al track for tr ack 1.

2 . Trk2 -VTr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ]


3 . Trk3 -VTr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ]


4 . Trk4 -VTr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ]


RHYTHM

Here you can m ake rhythm settings, and specify the

tempo and time signature for the currently selected song.

P.1 Rhythm Pat tern

1 . Rhythm . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. [off , 0 1. . .5 0 ]

This specifies the rhythm pat tern. The pat terns you can

select will depend on the time signatu re (Beat) youve

chosen. For a list of the available patterns, refer to

Rhythm pattern list.

You can switch the rhythm on/ off by pressing the [RTM

LVL] knob.

P.2 Tem po

1 . Tempo . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . [40 . . .24 0 ]

Specifies the temp o.

P.3 Bea t 1 . Be a t . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. [1 / 4 . . .8 / 4 , 1 / 8 . . .8 / 8 ]

Specifies the time signatu re.

P.4 RhythmLv: Rhythm volume

1 . RhythmLv. . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. [0 . . .50 ]

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LO CATE

Here you can change the format of the counter d isplay,

and use the counter to change the current time location.

1. Counter . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .

In LOCATE mod e, turning the [VALUE] dial w ill

change the counter d isplay format. When you pr ess theCURSOR [ ] key, the counter display will blink, and you

can use the [VALUE] dial to move the time location. Use

the CURSOR [ ]/ [ ] keys to select the un its of move-

ment.

(MSM) The current t ime location is

shown as the absolute time from the beginning of the

song. From the left, the d isplay units are Minutes:Sec-ond s.Millisecond s (1/ 1000th of a second ).

(MBT) The current t ime location is

shown as the num ber of measures from the beginning of

the song. Use RHYTHM m ode to sp ecify the time signa-

ture and tempo. From the left, the display units are Mea-

sure.Beat.Tick (1/ 96th of a beat).

SO N G SEL: Song select

Here you can select any song by name and / or num ber.

Another w ay to select the next-num bered song is to hold

dow n the [STOP] key and press the [FF] key while playback

is stopped . Similarly, to select the prev ious-num bered song,

hold d own the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key while

playback is stopped at the beginning of the song (00:00.00).

These fun ctions are available regardless of wh ether you are

in SONG SEL mod e.

P.1 Song Select: select a song

1 . SongSelect . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. [1 . . .99 ]

This selects the song. Use the [VALUE] dial to select thedesired song. When the display indicates the name and

number of the correct song, press the CURSOR [ ] key

to recall the song.

M ode para meters

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SO N G EDIT

Here you can edit and renam e songs.

These editing operations cannot be Undone after execution.

P.1 N am eSong: edit the song nam e

Here you can ed it the name of the cur rent ly selected song.

Refer to 3. Changing the nam e of a song in Step 2. Cre-

ating or selecting a song of the Operation section.

P.2 CopySong: copy a song

This operation copies the selected song to th e specified

(destination) song number.

1. DestSong . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . [1 . . .99 ]

Select the copy-destination song nu mber. The range is

from 1 to the last existing song num ber.

2. Copy O K?. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . [Yes, N o]

Select Yes and p ress the CURSOR [ ] key to execute

the operation. If CopySong is not a new song nu mber,the songs following that nu mber w ill be renum bered

up ward by one.

You cant Undo this operation.

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This operation d eletes the selected song.

1 . DestSong . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . [1 . . .99 ]

Confirm the number of the song that will be deleted.

2 . Del O K?.. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. [Yes, N o]

Select Yes and p ress the CURSOR [ ] key to execute

the operation. The DelSong w ill be deleted, and the

songs following that nu mber w ill be renu mbered d own-

ward by one.You cant Und o this operation.

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N EW SO N G :Crea ting a new song

Here you can create a new song.

P.1 SongGra de: specify the song grade

1. SongGrade . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . [Hiq, Std, Eco]

Select the song grad e (record ing qu ality) for the song you

wan t to create.

Hiq (High Qu ality): best aud io quality

Std (Standard): stand ard aud io quality

Eco (Economy): longest recording time

CARD

Here you can v iew information abou t the card , check the

card, form at the card , or manage effect user f

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