Korg MR-1 Easy Start Guide

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Korg MR-1 is a portable and easy-to-use audio recorder that is perfect for musicians, journalists, podcasters, and anyone who needs to record high-quality audio on the go.

With its compact size and long battery life, the MR-1 can be taken anywhere, and its simple controls make it easy to operate, even for beginners. Despite its small size, the MR-1 is a powerful recorder that captures audio with pristine clarity and detail. It supports a variety of recording formats, including WAV, BWF, DSDIFF, DSF, and MP3, and it can record at resolutions up to 24-bit/192kHz. The MR-1 also has a number of built-in effects, such as EQ, reverb, and delay, which can be used to enhance the sound of your recordings.

Korg MR-1 is a portable and easy-to-use audio recorder that is perfect for musicians, journalists, podcasters, and anyone who needs to record high-quality audio on the go.

With its compact size and long battery life, the MR-1 can be taken anywhere, and its simple controls make it easy to operate, even for beginners. Despite its small size, the MR-1 is a powerful recorder that captures audio with pristine clarity and detail. It supports a variety of recording formats, including WAV, BWF, DSDIFF, DSF, and MP3, and it can record at resolutions up to 24-bit/192kHz. The MR-1 also has a number of built-in effects, such as EQ, reverb, and delay, which can be used to enhance the sound of your recordings.

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NavigatingtheMR1andMR1000Recorders 2
RecordingBasics
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WorkingwithMarkers
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UsingtheMRRecorderswithyo urComputer 4
WorkingwithAudioGateSoftware
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ThehandheldMR1provideshighquality1bit/2.8
MHzrecordingandplaybackinashirtpocketportable
packageperfectforlocationrecording,broadcast
journalism,podcasting,musicperformancerecording
andit’sgreatforrecordingrehearsalsandsongwriting
sessions!
Themobile/tabletopMR1000deliversan
astonishing
1bit/5.6MHz,doublingindustryDSDrecordingquality
standards.Thisnewsuperratespecdeliversa“trueto
whatyouheard”fidelitythatwillamazeeventhemost
jadedaudioenthusiast.Perfectforcriticallive
recordingaswellandstudiomasteringapplications.
TheMRRecorderssupport
multiplerecordingformats,
includingDSDIFF,DSFandWSD1bitformats,aswellas
multibitPCMformat(BWF)withresolutionsupto24
bit.192kHz
HighspeedUSB2.0con nectivityprovidesforfastand
easytransferoffilesbetweentheMRandyour
computer!
BothMR
RecorderscomewithKorg’sinnovativeand
powerfulAudioGate™softwareforMacandPC.
AudioGatecanconvert1bitrecordingsintoWAVand
AIFFformatsatvariousbitrates(andviceversa),and
offersrealtimeconversionandplaybackof1bitfiles
usingyourcomputer’saudiohardware
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Note: BesurethatyourMRrecorderisrunningthelatestsoftware.Visitwww.korg.com/mr1000
orwww.korg.com/mr1todownloadthe
newestversion.ThisguideassumesyouarerunningOS1.5orlater.
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WhenyoupowerontheMR1or MR1000,thedisplaywillshowthelevelmeterscreen.PresstheMENUbuttontoshowthelistofvariousmenus.
You’llusethePDIALfromthisscreentoselectspecificmenusandfunctions.EachtimeyoupresstheMENUbutton,you
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menulistscreenandthelevelmeterscreen.
MR1:ThePDIALislocatedontherightoftheunit,belowtheMENUbutton.PressINontheDIALtoexecutecommands.
MR1000: ThePDIALislocatedonthefrontoftheunit,
belowtheMENU/ESCbutton.
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WhenyoupowerontheMRRecorderforthefirsttime,itwilldefaulttothedemorecording.PressthePLAYbutton(>)tolistentothedemo.
Toaccessadditionallyrecordedfiles…
1. PresstheMENUbutton,andthenusethePDIALtonavigatetoLibrary>MR_PROJ.
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Selectthefolderthatmatchesthefiletypeoftherecordingyouwishtoplay.Alistofrecordingswillbedisplayed.
3. RotatethePDIALtoselecttherecordingthatyouwanttoplay,andthenpressthePLAYbuttontostartplayback.
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First,choosethetypeofinput(Mic/Line)youwillbeusingforyourrecording.Refertopage15intheMR1Owner’sManualfordetailedinstructions.
Next,selecttherecordingformatbypressingtheMENUbutton>RECMODE>NEWProjectType.
Note: DFF,WSDandDSFare
all1bitDSDformats.UseWAVifyouwishtorecordusingconventionalPCMtechnology.MP3recordingwas
addedinVersion1.5tofacilitatefasttowebcontentdeliveryandlongerrecordingtimes.Refertopage36intheOwner’sManualfor
moreinformationonprojectformats.
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qualitystereoelectretcondensermicrophoneisi ncluded withtheMR1.Inadditiontousingtheincludedmic(CM2M)forconvenient
recording,youcanrecordviaacommerciallyavailablemic.Usestereo1/8”miniplugsifyou'reconnectingbalanceddevicestotheinputjacks,or
monaural1/8”miniplugsif
you'reconnectingunbalanceddevices.AdaptercablestoconnectXLRto1/8”arereadilyavailablefromcompaniessuch
as:
HosaModelXVM101MSRP:$12.00
DescriptionCable,ShieldedXLR(F)~3.5mmTRS(M),1ft.
ApplicationMicorLineIn.AcceptsanXLRcablefrommicrophoneorlineforinput
intotheMR1.Twopcs.requiredforstereo.
Recordingwiththeincludedmic:
1. ConnectthewhitebandedmicplugtotheLinputjack.
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2. ConnecttheblackbandedmicplugtotheRinputjack.
3. OnthetopoftheMR1,movetheleft
switchtotheMICposition.
4. MovethePluginPowerswitchtotheONposition.
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Manuallyadjusttheinputgain:
1. PresstheRECbutton,andthenpresstheMENUbutton>RECLEVEL.ThescreenwillindicateInputGain:Stere o/Indiv./Auto.
2. PressthePDIALtomaketheselectionfieldactiveandthenrotateittoselectStereoifitisnotalreadyselected..
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3. PressthePDIALtoexitfromthatfield,androtateittoselectInLgain(left).
4. PressandthenrotatethePDIALtosetthedesiredinputgain.Noticethatbothinputsadjusttothesamevalue.
5. Startrecordingfromrecordreadymode,bypressing
thePLAYbutton.Ifneeded,pressingthePDIALduringrecordingwilltakeyou
backtotheRECLEVELscreentoadjustlevelsfurther.
6. Whenfinishedrecording,presstheSTOPbutton.
Note: PressingSTOPwillclosethecurrentfile,andpressingRECagaincreateanewfile.Ifyouwa nt
tointerruptrecordingandnotcreatea
newfile,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbutton.
Note: IfyouwishtousetheAutoGainfunctioninsteadofm anuallysettingyourrecordlevels,refertopage19intheOwner’sManual
formoreinformation.
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Recordingusingthelineinputs:
Ifyou’rerecordingfromadevicewhoselineoutputlevelislow(consumerlevel),settheGAINswitchtohigh(H).
Ifyou’rerecordingfromahighlevel(professional)source,settheGAINswitchtolow(L).
Youcanusebalancedorunbalanced¼”
phonejackstomakeconnections.
Note: IfthelevelistoolowevenwhentheinputlevelL/Rknobisturnedup,settheGAINswitchtotheHposition.
Recordingusingthemicinputs:
UsetheXLRconnectorstomakeconnections.
Note: TheXLRinputsalwaysgothroughthe
micpresdonotusethemtoconnectalinelevelbalancedinputtotheMR1000,usetheTRS¼”
connectors.Thesedonotgothroughtheonboardmicpres.Thisisalsohowyouwouldconnectanexternalmicpreifdesired.
Ifyouneedphantompower
foryourcondensermic,setthephantompowerswitch(48V)locatedonthebackpaneltotheONposition.Makesure
thatyourmicrophoneisalreadyconnectedBEFOREyouturnphantompoweron!
Selectingtherecordingformat:
SelecttherecordingformatbypressingtheMENUbutton>RECMODE>
NEWProjectType.
Note: Refertopage36intheOwner’sManualformoreinformationonprojectformats.
Adjustingtherecordinglevel:
1. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecordreadymode.TheLEDwill blink.
2. Whilewatchingthelevelmeterscreen,usetherecordinglevelLand
Rknobstosetthelevelashighaspossiblewithoutallowingthesignal
toclipwhenthevolumeisloudest.
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3. Adjustthelevelsothatthesignaldoesnotexceedthe“0”markingonthelevelmeter.Ifclippingoccurs,thepeakLEDwilllightred.
Note: Ifyouwanttopreventclippingcausedbyunexpectedhighlevels,turnthebackpanellimiterswitchON.Refertopage20
intheOwner’s
Manualformoreinformationonusingthelimiter.
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Ifyou’vemadeanextendedrecordingofaliveperformanceorrehearsalsession,youcanmovetoadesiredlocation(orbetweensongs)byfast
forwardingorrewindingaccordingtothecountertime.
TheMR1000alsoallowsyoutoaddmarkpointstoaprojectduringrecordingorplayback.You
canlocatetothesemarksquicklybyusingtheFFW
andREWbuttons.
Addingamark:
PresstheRECbuttonduringrecordingorplaybackyoucanaddupto100markspersong,andedittheirlocationsafterwards,ifdesired.
Note: Markersareautomaticallyaddedatthebeginningof
aproject,andatlocationswhereyouresumerecordingafterpausingrecording.
YoucanonlyaddmarkstoaprojectthatwasoriginallyrecordedontheMRRecorder.
Usingmarkstomove:
1. PresstheMENUbutton,andthenusethePDIALtoselectandconfirm“PLAYMODE”in
thescreen.Theplaybackmodeselectscreenwill
appear.
2. UsethePDIALtoselectandconfirmCurrentProj/Fileastheplaybackmode.
3. PresstheMENUbutton,andusethePDIALtoselectandconfirmLIBRARYthelibraryselectscreenwillappear.
4. Selectandconfirmaprojectthatcontainsmarks.Nowyoucanmovetothelocationswhereyouaddedthemarks,usingtheFFWandREW
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YoucanusetheMR1orMR1000asaUSB2.0storagedevice.ThisallowsyoutocopyfilesfromtheMRtoyourcomputer,orcopyfiles(WAV,
DSDIFF,etc.)fromyourcomputertotheMR1orMR1000.
Note: Therearesomelimitationsregardingthetype
ofaudiofilesthattheMRrecorderscanrecognize(seetheOwner’sManualformore
information).AlsonotethatyoumustusetheincludedACadaptorwheneither MRrecorderisinUSBmode.
WorkinginUSBmode:
InUSBmode,theMRwillbedetectedbyyourcomputerasanexternalharddisk. NotethattheMRwillnotoperateasarecorderwhileinUSBmode.
EnteringUSBmode:
ConnecttheMR1orMR1000toyourcomputerwithaUSBcable.
WindowsME/2000orlater
users:
1. PresstheMENUbutton,andfromtheMENUscreen,usethePDIALtoselectandconfirmUSBMODE”.
Note: TheMRwillstartupinUSBmodeifaUSBcableisconnectedwhenyoupoweruptheunit.
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MacintoshMacOS9.0.4orlaterusers:
WiththeMRpoweredoff,connectaUSBcabletotheMac.Now,whenyoupowerintheMR,itwillautomaticallyenterUSBmode.
1. “USBMODE”willappearintheMRscreen,andadrivenamed“KORGMR1”or“KORGMR1000”
willbeaddedtoyourcomputer’sdesktop.
Whenyouopenthisnewdriveonyourcomputer,theMR’sharddiskcontentswillbedisplayed,andyoucancopythedesireddataonto
yourcomputer.
Note: DONOTdisconnec ttheUSBcableorturnoffthecomputerpowerinthismode!
Note:
WhenyouconnecttheMRtoyourcomputerforthefirsttime,thedevicedriverwillbeinstalledautomatically.
ExitingUSBmode:
Windowsusers:
1. Leftclicktheiconshownintherightsideofyourcomputer’staskba r,and inthemenuthatappears,leftclick“SafelyremoveUSBmass
storagedevice(drivename)”.
2. Verifythatamessageindicating “youmaysafelyremovetheUSBmassstoragedevice”isdisplayed.
3. NowyoucandisconnecttheUSBcablefromyourPC.
Macusers:
1. DragthedrivefromthedesktopintotheTrash,orhighlightthedriveandchoose“EjectKORGMR1”fromtheFilemenu.
2. PressthePDIALorMENUbuttontoreturntothemenulistscreenafterretu rningtothemenulist,disconnecttheUSBcable.
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Transferringfiles:
ThefilesyourecordontheMRrecordersaresavedinautomaticallycreateprojectfoldersforeachrecordingformat(WAV,DFF,DSF,WSD)withinthe
MRPROJfolder.Youcanbackupyourfilesbycopyingthemtoyourcomputer.
IfyouwanttotransferAUDIOdata(.wav,.dff,
.dsf,.wsd)createdonyourcompute rorotherdevice,copyitintotheAUDIOfolderoftheMRrecorder.
WorkingwithAudioGateSoftware
TheaudiofilesofaprojectrecordedontheMR1orMR1000canbecopiedtoyourcomputer,andthentheincludingAudioGatesoftwarecanbe
usedforaudioformatconversion,toplaybackDSDfilesandtodobasiceditingandplaylistfunctions.Afteryouinstallthesoftwarefrom
theincluded
CD,youcanrefertotheAudioGateoperatingmanual(PDF)thatislocatedontheCD.
InstallingAudioGatesoftware:
Beforeinstalling,makesuretochecktheMRmanualforinformationonsystemrequirements.Alsocheckwww.korg.com/mr1
or
www.korg.com/mr1000
todownloadthelatestversionofAudioGate.
Windowsusers:
1. InserttheCDROMintoyourcomputer’sCDROMdrive.Normally,the“AudioGateApplicationInstaller”willstartupautomatically.IfyourPC
issetsothattheinstallerwillNOTstartupautomatically,doubleclick“KorgSetup.exe”ontheCDROM.
2. Followtheonscreeninstructionstoproceedwiththei nstallation.Whenfinished,exittheinstaller.
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MacOSXusers:
1. InserttheincludedCDROMintotheCDROMdriveof yourcomputer,anddoubleclicktheAudioGateInstaller(.pkg)tobegininstallation.
2. Followtheonscreeninstructionstoproceedwiththei nstallation,andwhenfinished,exittheinstaller.
Note: InordertouseAudioGate
forthefirsttime,youmustmakesurethattheMRisconnectedtoyourcomputerviaUSB.Oncethesoftware
isverifiedyouwillnotneedtohavetheMRattachedforeachsubsequentAudioGateeditingsession.
ItisrecommendedthatyouarchiveyourimportantrecordingsinDSDformat
tomaintainthehighestpossiblerecordingquality.Onceyouhave
recordedyourfile,youcanconvertittothePCMformatofyourchoosing.Thiscanbeusefulwhenusing yourfilesinthirdpartysequencersandaudio
editors.
ConvertingaDSDfiletoPCMusingAudioGate:
1. Transferyour
filesfromtheMRrecordertoyourcomputer.Seepage45ofthisguideformoreinfo.
2. LaunchtheAudioGatesoftware
3. ClickontheAddbuttontoincludeyourfile(s)inthesessionalternatively,youcanjustdraganddropfilesontotheProjectPlaylistif
desired.
4. ChoosetheDSDfileyouwishtoconvertbyclickingontheNo.columnwithyourmouse.
5. ClicktheExportbutton
6. Choosethedestinationforyourconvertedfile.
7. ChoosetheFileType,SamplingRate,andBitDepththatisappropriate.
8. YounowhaveaPCM
audiofilethatcanbeusedinotherapplications.
Note: Recordingsover2GBwillautomaticallybesplitupintomultiplefilesintheMRrecorders.They willplaybackseamlesslywithinthe
recorder,butwhenbroughtoverintothecomputertheywillshowupasseparatefiles(DFF_000_1,DFF_000_2,DFF_000_3etc.).
AudioGatecanbeusedtomergethesesegments
backintoonecontinuousfileusingtheCombinecommand.Seepage14ofthe
AudioGateUser’sGuideformoreinfo.
Formoreinformation,readtheMR1orMR1000Owner’sManual,andbesuretovisitwww.korg.comformoresupport,tipsandtricks!
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Korg MR-1 Easy Start Guide

Type
Easy Start Guide
This manual is also suitable for

Korg MR-1 is a portable and easy-to-use audio recorder that is perfect for musicians, journalists, podcasters, and anyone who needs to record high-quality audio on the go.

With its compact size and long battery life, the MR-1 can be taken anywhere, and its simple controls make it easy to operate, even for beginners. Despite its small size, the MR-1 is a powerful recorder that captures audio with pristine clarity and detail. It supports a variety of recording formats, including WAV, BWF, DSDIFF, DSF, and MP3, and it can record at resolutions up to 24-bit/192kHz. The MR-1 also has a number of built-in effects, such as EQ, reverb, and delay, which can be used to enhance the sound of your recordings.

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