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Introduction ......................................5
Features................................................................................ 5
Printing conventions in this manual................................ 7
Panel overview of the D1600 ................................. 8
Top panel............................................................................. 8
Front panel.........................................................................11
Rear panel..........................................................................11
Objects in the LCD screen and their functions ........ 13
Objects in the LCD screen ...............................................13
Adjusting the LCD screen contrast................................14
Basic operation..................................................................14
1. Selecting a mode..................................................... 14
2. Selecting a tab page................................................ 14
3. Selecting and setting a parameter........................14
Basic operation............................... 15
Step 0. Starting.................................................... 15
1. Preparations ............................................................15
2. Using the D1600...................................................... 15
Step 1. Making connections, and turning the
power on/off....................................................... 17
1. Connections.............................................................17
2. Turning the power on/off..................................... 18
Listening to the demo song.............................................19
Step 2. Creating/selecting a song......................... 21
1. Creating a new song ..............................................21
2. Naming a song........................................................21
3. Selecting another song........................................... 22
Step 3. Assign audio inputs to the mixer............... 23
1. Analog inputs..........................................................23
2. Digital input............................................................ 25
3. Using the tuner .......................................................25
Step 4. Recording ................................................ 27
1. Adjust the recording level, and record................27
2. Recording on virtual tracks................................... 27
3. Playback while recording addition tracks:
Overdubbing...........................................................28
4. Re-record part of a performance: Punch-in/out 28
5. Combining multiple tracks into two: Bounce ....29
Other recording methods................................................ 31
Step 5. Playback.................................................. 33
1. Playback...................................................................33
2. Program play...........................................................33
Other playback options ...................................................33
Step 6. Changing the time location ....................... 35
1. Switching the counter display..............................35
2. Moving the current time location ........................35
3. Using scrub playback etc. to find a precise
time location............................................................36
Step 7. Using the mixer........................................ 37
1. Adjusting the volume ............................................37
2. Adjusting the stereo position................................37
3. Using EQ to adjust the tone ..................................37
4. Pairing......................................................................38
5. Monitor settings...................................................... 38
6. Solo settings............................................................. 39
7. Registering and playing scenes............................ 39
Step 8. Using effects .............................................43
Overview of the effects.................................................... 43
1. Insert effects............................................................ 43
2. Master effects.......................................................... 45
3. Final effect............................................................... 46
4. Editing an effect ..................................................... 46
Controlling an effect from an external device ............. 47
Using an external effect................................................... 48
Step 9. Mixdown..................................................49
1. Creating an audio CD............................................ 49
2. Recording to a master tape................................... 50
3. Using the sub inputs.............................................. 50
Step 10. Track editing...........................................51
1. Track editing functions ......................................... 51
2. Track editing examples ......................................... 52
Step 11. Song editing ...........................................59
1. Song editing procedure......................................... 59
2. Examples of song editing...................................... 59
Step 12. Rhythm/tempo settings ...........................61
1. Specifying and playing a rhythm ........................ 61
2. Recording your performance while you listen
to the rhythm.......................................................... 61
3. Recording the rhythm ........................................... 61
4. Setting the tempo ................................................... 62
Step 13. Saving your data ....................................65
1. Copy Song, Copy All Songs ................................. 65
2. Backup/Restore ..................................................... 65
3. Connecting external drives................................... 67
4. Importing/exporting WAV files.......................... 68
Drive and data compatibility within the Digital
Recording Studio series................................................... 70
Regarding disk capacity.................................................. 71
Note when using DOS format disks.............................. 72
Step 14. MIDI.......................................................73
1. MIDI connections................................................... 73
2. MIDI messages used by the D1600...................... 73
3. Using MIDI ............................................................. 73
Reference....................................... 75
1. COUNTER ........................................................75
Counter: Counter display ............................................... 75
2. SYSTEM............................................................75
P1 Control: Foot switch/control change device
(pedal/MIDI) settings ................................................ 75
P2 MIDI: MIDI settings.................................................... 76
P3 Sync: Synchronization settings ................................. 76
P4 MMC: MMC settings.................................................. 77
P5 B–U/Rst: Backing-up and restoring data to
removable disk ............................................................ 77
P6 DiskUtil: Initialize/format/check a drive............... 79
3. RECORD...........................................................80
P1 RecMode: Selecting the recording mode................. 80
P2 Bounce: Settings for bounce recording.................... 81
4. TRACK .............................................................81
P1 Vtr1–8: Select virtual tracks 1–8................................ 81
P2 Vtr9–16: Select virtual tracks 9–16............................ 81
P3 EditTrk: Track editing................................................ 81
P4 Import: Import a WAV file........................................ 86
P5 Export: Export a WAV file......................................... 87