Korg MR-1000 Easy Start Guide

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NavigatingtheMR‐1andMR‐1000Recorders 2

RecordingBasics

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WorkingwithMarkers

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UsingtheMRRecorderswithyo urComputer 4

WorkingwithAudioGateSoftware

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• Thehand‐heldMR‐1provideshighquality1‐bit/2.8

MHzrecordingandplaybackinashirt‐pocketportable

package–perfectforlocationrecording,broadcast

journalism,podcasting,musicperformancerecording–

andit’sgreatforrecordingrehearsalsandsong‐writing

sessions!

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• Themobile/tabletopMR‐1000deliversan

astonishing

1‐bit/5.6MHz,doublingindustryDSDrecordingquality

standards.Thisnewsuper‐ratespecdeliversa“trueto

whatyouheard”fidelitythatwillamazeeventhemost

jadedaudioenthusiast.Perfectforcriticallive

recordingaswellandstudiomasteringapplications.

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• TheMRRecorderssupport

multiplerecordingformats,

includingDSDIFF,DSFandWSD1‐bitformats,aswellas

multi‐bitPCMformat(BWF)withresolutionsupto24‐

bit.192kHz

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• High‐speedUSB2.0con nectivityprovidesforfastand

easytransferoffilesbetweentheMRandyour

computer!

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• BothMR

RecorderscomewithKorg’sinnovativeand

powerfulAudioGate™softwareforMacandPC.

AudioGatecanconvert1‐bitrecordingsintoWAVand

AIFFformatsatvariousbitrates(andviceversa),and

offersreal‐timeconversionandplaybackof1‐bitfiles

usingyourcomputer’saudiohardware

MR-1 / MR-1000 EasyStart

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Note: BesurethatyourMRrecorderisrunningthelatestsoftware.Visitwww.korg.com/mr1000

orwww.korg.com/mr1todownloadthe

newestversion.ThisguideassumesyouarerunningOS1.5orlater.

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Whenyoupower‐ontheMR‐1or MR‐1000,thedisplaywillshowthelevelmeterscreen.PresstheMENUbuttontoshowthelistofvariousmenus.

You’llusetheP‐DIALfromthisscreentoselectspecificmenusandfunctions.EachtimeyoupresstheMENUbutton,you

willalternatebetweenthe

menulistscreenandthelevelmeterscreen.

MR‐1:TheP‐DIALislocatedontherightoftheunit,belowtheMENUbutton.PressINontheDIALtoexecutecommands.

MR‐1000: TheP‐DIALislocatedonthefrontoftheunit,

belowtheMENU/ESCbutton.

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Whenyoupower‐ontheMRRecorderforthefirsttime,itwilldefaulttothedemorecording.PressthePLAYbutton(>)tolistentothedemo.

Toaccessadditionally‐recordedfiles…

1. PresstheMENUbutton,andthenusetheP‐DIALtonavigatetoLibrary>MR_PROJ.

Selectthefolderthatmatchesthefiletypeoftherecordingyouwishtoplay.Alistofrecordingswillbedisplayed.

3. RotatetheP‐DIALtoselecttherecordingthatyouwanttoplay,andthenpressthePLAYbuttontostartplayback.

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First,choosethetypeofinput(Mic/Line)youwillbeusingforyourrecording.Refertopage15intheMR‐1Owner’sManualfordetailedinstructions.

Next,selecttherecordingformatbypressingtheMENUbutton>RECMODE>NEWProjectType.

Note: DFF,WSDandDSFare

all1‐bitDSDformats.UseWAVifyouwishtorecordusingconventionalPCMtechnology.MP3recordingwas

addedinVersion1.5tofacilitatefast‐to‐webcontentdeliveryandlongerrecordingtimes.Refertopage36intheOwner’sManualfor

moreinformationonprojectformats.

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Apro‐

qualitystereoelectretcondensermicrophoneisi ncluded withtheMR‐1.Inadditiontousingtheincludedmic(CM‐2M)forconvenient

recording,youcanrecordviaacommercially‐availablemic.Usestereo1/8”mini‐plugsifyou'reconnectingbalanceddevicestotheinputjacks,or

monaural1/8”mini‐plugsif

you'reconnectingunbalanceddevices.AdaptercablestoconnectXLRto1/8”arereadilyavailablefromcompaniessuch

as:

HosaModelXVM‐101MSRP:$12.00

DescriptionCable,ShieldedXLR(F)~3.5mmTRS(M),1ft.

ApplicationMicorLineIn.AcceptsanXLRcablefrommicrophoneorlineforinput

intotheMR‐1.Twopcs.requiredforstereo.

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Recordingwiththeincludedmic:

1. Connectthewhite‐bandedmicplugtotheLinputjack.

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2. Connecttheblack‐bandedmicplugtotheRinputjack.

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3. OnthetopoftheMR‐1,movetheleft

switchtotheMICposition.

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4. MovethePluginPowerswitchtotheONposition.

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Manuallyadjusttheinputgain:

1. PresstheRECbutton,andthenpresstheMENUbutton>RECLEVEL.ThescreenwillindicateInputGain:Stere o/Indiv./Auto.

2. PresstheP‐DIALtomaketheselectionfieldactiveandthenrotateittoselectStereoifitisnotalreadyselected..

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3. PresstheP‐DIALtoexitfromthatfield,androtateittoselectInLgain(left).

4. PressandthenrotatetheP‐DIALtosetthedesiredinputgain.Noticethatbothinputsadjusttothesamevalue.

5. Startrecordingfromrecordreadymode,bypressing

thePLAYbutton.Ifneeded,pressingtheP‐DIALduringrecordingwilltakeyou

backtotheRECLEVELscreentoadjustlevelsfurther.

6. Whenfinishedrecording,presstheSTOPbutton.

Note: PressingSTOPwillclosethecurrentfile,andpressingRECagaincreateanewfile.Ifyouwa nt

tointerruptrecordingandnotcreatea

newfile,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbutton.

Note: IfyouwishtousetheAutoGainfunctioninsteadofm anually‐settingyourrecordlevels,refertopage19intheOwner’sManual

formoreinformation.

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Recordingusingthelineinputs:

Ifyou’rerecordingfromadevicewhoselineoutputlevelislow(consumerlevel),settheGAINswitchtohigh(H).

Ifyou’rerecordingfromahighlevel(professional)source,settheGAINswitchtolow(L).

Youcanusebalancedorunbalanced¼”

phonejackstomakeconnections.

Note: IfthelevelistoolowevenwhentheinputlevelL/Rknobisturnedup,settheGAINswitchtotheHposition.

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Recordingusingthemicinputs:

UsetheXLRconnectorstomakeconnections.

Note: TheXLRinputsalwaysgothroughthe

micpres–donotusethemtoconnectaline‐levelbalancedinputtotheMR‐1000,usetheTRS¼”

connectors.Thesedonotgothroughtheonboardmicpres.Thisisalsohowyouwouldconnectanexternalmicpreifdesired.

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Ifyouneedphantompower

foryourcondensermic,setthephantompowerswitch(48V)locatedonthebackpaneltotheONposition.Makesure

thatyourmicrophoneisalreadyconnectedBEFOREyouturnphantompoweron!

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Selectingtherecordingformat: 

SelecttherecordingformatbypressingtheMENUbutton>RECMODE>

NEWProjectType.

Note: Refertopage36intheOwner’sManualformoreinformationonprojectformats.

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Adjustingtherecordinglevel:

1. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecord‐readymode.TheLEDwill blink.

2. Whilewatchingthelevelmeterscreen,usetherecordinglevelLand

Rknobstosetthelevelashighaspossiblewithoutallowingthesignal

toclipwhenthevolumeisloudest.

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3. Adjustthelevelsothatthesignaldoesnotexceedthe“0”markingonthelevelmeter.Ifclippingoccurs,thepeakLEDwilllightred.

Note: Ifyouwanttopreventclippingcausedbyunexpectedhighlevels,turnthebackpanellimiterswitchON.Refertopage20

intheOwner’s

Manualformoreinformationonusingthelimiter.

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Ifyou’vemadeanextendedrecordingofaliveperformanceorrehearsalsession,youcanmovetoadesiredlocation(orbetweensongs)byfast‐

forwardingorrewindingaccordingtothecountertime.

TheMR‐1000alsoallowsyoutoaddmarkpointstoaprojectduringrecordingorplayback.You

canlocatetothesemarksquicklybyusingtheFFW

andREWbuttons.

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Addingamark:

PresstheRECbuttonduringrecordingorplayback–youcanaddupto100markspersong,andedittheirlocationsafterwards,ifdesired.

Note: Markersareautomaticallyaddedatthebeginningof

aproject,andatlocationswhereyouresumerecordingafterpausingrecording.

YoucanonlyaddmarkstoaprojectthatwasoriginallyrecordedontheMRRecorder.

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Usingmarkstomove:

1. PresstheMENUbutton,andthenusetheP‐DIALtoselectandconfirm“PLAYMODE”in

thescreen.Theplaybackmodeselectscreenwill

appear.

2. UsetheP‐DIALtoselectandconfirm“CurrentProj/File”astheplaybackmode.

3. PresstheMENUbutton,andusetheP‐DIALtoselectandconfirm“LIBRARY”–thelibraryselectscreenwillappear.

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4. Selectandconfirmaprojectthatcontainsmarks.Nowyoucanmovetothelocationswhereyouaddedthemarks,usingtheFFWandREW

buttons

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YoucanusetheMR‐1orMR‐1000asaUSB2.0storagedevice.ThisallowsyoutocopyfilesfromtheMRtoyourcomputer,orcopyfiles(WAV,

DSDIFF,etc.)fromyourcomputertotheMR‐1orMR‐1000.

Note: Therearesomelimitationsregardingthetype

ofaudiofilesthattheMRrecorderscanrecognize(seetheOwner’sManualformore

information).AlsonotethatyoumustusetheincludedACadaptorwheneither MRrecorderisinUSBmode.

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WorkinginUSBmode:

InUSBmode,theMRwillbedetectedbyyourcomputerasanexternalharddisk. NotethattheMRwillnotoperateasarecorderwhileinUSBmode.

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EnteringUSBmode:

ConnecttheMR‐1orMR‐1000toyourcomputerwithaUSBcable.

WindowsME/2000orlater

users:

1. PresstheMENUbutton,andfromtheMENUscreen,usetheP‐DIALtoselectandconfirm“USBMODE”.

Note: TheMRwillstartupinUSBmodeifaUSBcableisconnectedwhenyoupower‐uptheunit.

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MacintoshMacOS9.0.4orlaterusers:

WiththeMRpowered‐off,connectaUSBcabletotheMac.Now,whenyoupower‐intheMR,itwillautomaticallyenterUSBmode.

1. “USBMODE”willappearintheMRscreen,andadrivenamed“KORGMR1”or“KORGMR1000”

willbeaddedtoyourcomputer’sdesktop.

Whenyouopenthisnewdriveonyourcomputer,theMR’sharddiskcontentswillbedisplayed,andyoucancopythedesireddataonto

yourcomputer.

Note: DONOTdisconnec ttheUSBcableorturnoffthecomputerpowerinthismode!

Note:

 WhenyouconnecttheMRtoyourcomputerforthefirsttime,thedevicedriverwillbeinstalledautomatically.

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ExitingUSBmode:

Windowsusers:

1. Left‐clicktheiconshownintherightsideofyourcomputer’staskba r,and inthemenuthatappears,left‐click“SafelyremoveUSBmass



storagedevice(drivename)”.

2. Verifythatamessageindicating “youmaysafelyremovetheUSBmassstoragedevice”isdisplayed.

3. NowyoucandisconnecttheUSBcablefromyourPC.

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Macusers:

1. DragthedrivefromthedesktopintotheTrash,orhighlightthedriveandchoose“EjectKORGMR1”fromtheFilemenu.

2. PresstheP‐DIALorMENUbuttontoreturntothemenulistscreen–afterretu rningtothemenulist,disconnecttheUSBcable.

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Transferringfiles:

ThefilesyourecordontheMRrecordersaresavedinautomatically‐createprojectfoldersforeachrecordingformat(WAV,DFF,DSF,WSD)withinthe

MR‐PROJfolder.Youcanbackupyourfilesbycopyingthemtoyourcomputer.

IfyouwanttotransferAUDIOdata(.wav,.dff,

.dsf,.wsd)createdonyourcompute rorotherdevice,copyitintotheAUDIOfolderoftheMRrecorder.

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WorkingwithAudioGateSoftware

TheaudiofilesofaprojectrecordedontheMR‐1orMR‐1000canbecopiedtoyourcomputer,andthentheincludingAudioGatesoftwarecanbe

usedforaudioformatconversion,toplaybackDSDfilesandtodobasiceditingandplaylistfunctions.Afteryouinstallthesoftwarefrom

theincluded

CD,youcanrefertotheAudioGateoperatingmanual(PDF)thatislocatedontheCD.

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InstallingAudioGatesoftware:

Beforeinstalling,makesuretochecktheMRmanualforinformationonsystemrequirements.Alsocheckwww.korg.com/mr1

or

www.korg.com/mr1000

todownloadthelatestversionofAudioGate.

Windowsusers:

1. InserttheCD‐ROMintoyourcomputer’sCD‐ROMdrive.Normally,the“AudioGateApplicationInstaller”willstartupautomatically.IfyourPC

issetsothattheinstallerwillNOTstartupautomatically,double‐click“KorgSetup.exe”ontheCD‐ROM.

2. Followtheon‐screeninstructionstoproceedwiththei nstallation.Whenfinished,exittheinstaller.



MR-1 / MR-1000 EasyStart

MacOS‐Xusers:

1. InserttheincludedCD‐ROMintotheCD‐ROMdriveof yourcomputer,anddouble‐clicktheAudioGateInstaller(.pkg)tobegininstallation.

2. Followtheon‐screeninstructionstoproceedwiththei nstallation,andwhenfinished,exittheinstaller.

Note: InordertouseAudioGate

forthefirsttime,youmustmakesurethattheMRisconnectedtoyourcomputerviaUSB.Oncethesoftware

isverifiedyouwillnotneedtohavetheMRattachedforeachsubsequentAudioGateeditingsession.



ItisrecommendedthatyouarchiveyourimportantrecordingsinDSDformat

tomaintainthehighestpossiblerecordingquality.Onceyouhave

recordedyourfile,youcanconvertittothePCMformatofyourchoosing.Thiscanbeusefulwhenusing yourfilesinthirdpartysequencersandaudio

editors.

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ConvertingaDSDfiletoPCMusingAudioGate:

1. Transferyour