Korg Soundlink mw-1608 User manual

SoundLink

Analog/Digital Mixers

MW-1608

MW-2408

Quick Start Guide

Thank you for choosing a KORG SoundLink

Series mixer. You have made an

excellent choice.

We’re eager to help you get the most from

this superb creative tool, which is why we

have created a short guide to get you started

right away.

But it is also very important that you down-

load and read the full MW-1608/MW-2408

User manual. Written in an easy-to-under-

stand, non-technical style, it will help you

understand and use all of the features of your

MW mixer.

SoundLink Mixers feature

Unique hybrid analog-digital-analog signal

path gives you the Simplicity of Analog + the

Complete Power of Digital.

Classic, natural, analog sound from Peter

Watts, one of the original designers of legendary

80’s Trident recording studio consoles.

Greg Mackie’s practical design structure and

ingenious features that make mixing unpre-

dictable live performances easy for even novices

including.

True 8-bus conﬁguration with Group Outputs

makes SoundLink perfect for recording as well as

live mixing.

 Warm, natural mic preamps with the Peter Watts

touch, and the most headroom of any compara-

bly-priced analog or digital mixer… delivered from

16.5V internal voltage — on mono and stereo

channels.

Best Automatic Feedback Control of any

compact mixer. This design really works!

 Only mixer in its class with Mute Groups for

ﬂexible input combinations at the touch of a

button.

Recording-console-quality compression

with one knob instead of complicated settings.

 Unique Paragraphic Equalizer gives access to 31

frequency bands with just 9 controls.

Special Musician Monitor Section with

“Musician’s Phones” control feature.

Korg’s renowned 32-bit digital eﬀects — 10

at once! Few manufacturers have spent as much

time perfecting realistic digital eﬀects as Korg.

In fact, we’re famous for them.

Velvet Sound brand A/D & D/A converters.

Ranked by “golden ear” audio aﬁcionados as

among the most preferred converters for me-

ga-expensive DACs, Velvet Sound gives Sound-

Link natural purity and very low .% (!)

distortion.

Premium internal components including

silky-smooth, long-life ALPS faders and rotary

controls.

Important Safety Instructions

This product complies with IEC62368-1 safety

standards. Safety indication label is located

on the bottom panel of the unit.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

“dangerous voltage” within the product’s

enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-

ence of important operating and maintenance

instructions in the literature accompanying the

device.

1. Read and keep these instructions.

2. Heed all warnings.

3. Follow all instructions.

4. WARNING: To reduce the risk of

ﬁre or electric shock, do not expose

this apparatus to rain or moisture.

5. Do not use this apparatus near

water.

6. Do not block any ventilation

openings. Install in accordance with

the manufacturer’s instructions.

7. Do not install near any heat sources

such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other apparatus.

8. Do not defeat the safety purpose

of the polarized or grounding type

plug. A polarized plug has two

blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding type plug has

two blades and a third grounding

prong. The wide blade or the

third prong are provided for your

safety. If the provided plug does

not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an

electrician for replacement of the

obsolete outlet.

9. Protect the power cord from being

walked on or pinched particularly

at plugs, convenience receptacles,

and the point where they exit from

the apparatus.

10. Use only with the

cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table

speciﬁed by the

manufacturer, or sold with the

apparatus. When a cart is used, use

caution when moving the cart/

apparatus combination to avoid

injury from tip-over.

11. Unplug this apparatus during

lightning storms or when unused

for long periods of time.

12. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed

service personnel. Servicing is

required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such

as power-supply cord or plug is

damaged, liquid has been spilled

or objects have fallen into the

apparatus, the apparatus has been

exposed to rain or moisture, does

not operate normally, or has been

dropped.

13. WARNING: The apparatus must

be connected to an AC power

output (MAINS) with a protective

grounding (earthing) connection.

14. Where a main AC connection

(MAINS) or appliance coupler,

such as power strip is used as the

disconnect device, the disconnect

device shall remain readily

operable.

15. Only use attachments/accessories

speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

16. Clean only with dry cloth.

17. This product must be disposed of

correctly.

This symbol indicates that

this product must not be

disposed of with houshold

waste, according to the

WEEE Directive (2012/19/

EU) and/or your national or

regional law. This product

should be taken to a collection center

licensed for the recycling of electronic

waste and electronic equipment (EEE).

The mishandling of this type of waste

could have a possible negative impact

on the environment and human health

due to potentially hazardous

substances that are generally

associated with EEE. At the same time,

your cooperation in the correct

disposal of this product will contribute

to the eﬃcient use of natutal resources.

For more information concerning EEE

recycling, contact your local city oﬃce

or your household waste collection

service.

FCC Compliance

Supplier’s Declaration of

Conformity (for USA)

Responsible Party:

KORG USA INC

Address:

316 S. SERVICE RD. MELVILLE, NY

Telephone:

1+ 631-390-6500

Equipment Type:

HYBRID ANALOG/DIGITAL MIXER

Model:

MW-8 / MW-68

This device complies with part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: 1)This device

may not cause harmful interference;

2) This device must accept any

interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested

and found to comply with the limits

for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference

in both a commercial and residential

installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio

or television reception,which can be

determined by turning the equipment oﬀ

and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more

of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna.

• Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit diﬀerent from that to which

the receiver is connected.

• When connecting this mixer to another

product use only quality shielded

cables.

• Use AC power outlets (MAINS) that

are on a diﬀerent branch circuit (circuit

breaker or fuse), or employ a power

ﬁlter/conditioner.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

Unauthorized changes or modification

to this system can void the user’s

authority to operate this equipment.

First, set correct input levels!

This procedure is so important

that we put it on the page before

the usual diagrams of various parts

of the mixer or sample connection

diagrams. It’s that critical!

Correctly setting each channel’s

GAIN control achieves the max-

imum amount of signal “head-

room” before distortion and the

least possible amount of noise.

• Set a channel’s GAIN too low

and there will be noise (hiss)

in that channel, even when no

voice or instrument is present.

• If GAIN is set too high, the

signal will distort and sound

scratchy when the singer or

instrument gets very loud.

You will need:

 Your new mixer

 Sound source such as micro-

phone, guitar, drum kit, key-

boars, music player, etc. — in

short, whatever gear you will be

using during a sound mixing or

recording session

 The right cables to hook your

sound sources to the mixer

(We go into more detail about

connectors later on)

 Two monitor speakers or

headphones

Let's begin.

.Plug the SoundLink mixer

into a wall socket.

Level Setting Procedure…Eight Simple Steps

Information in this guide

applies to both the MW-1608

and MW-2408 mixers

3Connect monitor speakers

to the SoundLink mixer

rear panel MAIN OUT (1a) or

MONITOR OUT (1b) jacks, or

plug headphones into the

PHONES jack (1c).

EXTRA INFO

Continued on the next page

$Make sure that Channel ’s

PAN, COMP, and all four EQ

knobs are set to the center

( o’clock) position.

Eight Steps to Setting Correct Input Levels (continued)

A Brief Guided Tour of Your New Mixer

/Plug a micro-

phone or other

audio source

into the ﬁrst

channel’s rear

panel MIC IN

socket.

1Turn ON the mixer’s rear pan-

el POWER switch. Then turn

on and your monitors or their

power amp.

4Sing into the mic or play an

instrument at the volume the

musician or presenter will be

using during a performance.

2Press Channel ’s PFL button.

The red LED just above the

button should light up.

(While watching the Main Level Display

at the right of the mixer, turn Channel

’s GAIN knob clockwise until the ﬁrst

six LEDs on the Level Display (5 green,

1 orange) light up regularly.

It’s OK if the next LED above 0ﬂickers

occasionally…but not very often.

Your MW-68 or MW-8 is now ready

to mix at its best settings with maximum

headroom and lowest noise. Take our word

for it: These steps were worth it!

Now we will present to you some of the

stuﬀ you probably expected to be ﬁrst:

• Trying to set levels by saying “Testing 1, 2, 3” into the mic doesn’t

really work. Instead, sing some vocals or play an instrument at a

realistic level. Hit a cymbal, tom or kick drum as hard as the drummer

will during the performance; jam on that guitar; honk that sax;

make sure keyboard output level is set at normal output.

EXTRA INFO

Mono Input Channel

Strips. Each vertical strip

has the same controls:

Input Gain

High Pass Filter

-knob Compression

Hi frequency EQ

Midrange EQ Amount

Midrange EQ Band Center

Low-frequency EQ

AUX sends,  pre-fader, 

post-fader switchable to

pre-fader

Amount of digital eﬀects

PAN (sort of like a

balance control)

Channel MUTE button

Bus Assign switches send

the channel to one of the

four stereo buses or main

Left/Right

mm ALPS channel fader

PFL (Pre-Fader Listen)

¹₈ Stereo Input

Headphone Jack

Stereo Input Channel

Strips.

The same controls as the

Mono channel strips except

that the Stereo channels

have a Mic/Line switch

instead of a High Pass Filter,

and High, High Mid, Low

Mid and Low frequency EQ.

Digital Section. Here you

can control, save and recall

the MW mixer’s superb

digital processing and ef-

fects, including Paragraphic

EQ, a Feedback Suppressor

that really works, and 16

Korg digital eﬀects… plus

4 custom combinations

and a test tone. There’s

even a Spectrum Analyzer

display to help you visual

the frequency distribution

of your mix.

Master Control Section

is the “nerve center” of the

mixer and is explained in

greater detail at right.

FX Return fader adjusts the

volume of the eﬀects sent

through the Main L/R bus.

Subgroup Mix faders

control the level of the four

stereo buses (groups).

Main Mix (Left / Right)

master fader.

Digital Section.

Multi-function LCD display.

Nine adjustment buttons for selecting eﬀects,

processing parameters, and EQ boost/cut.

Edit the settings for Limiter, Compressor and Noise

Gate as applied to L/R, AUX  or AUX .

Edit the ParaGraphic equalizer settings as applied to

L/R, Aux  or Aux .

Feedback Suppressor button and Set-up button .

Selects display Overview (as shown above) or

Spectrum Analyzer.

Sets Tap Tempo for digital eﬀects.

Enables digital eﬀects selection.

Accesses the Global settings for the mixer itself.

Menu activate, Scrolling knob and Exit button.

Returns the currently-edited parameter to

its default value.

Master Control Section.

AUX masters - with After Fader Listen

(AFL) buttons and LED indicators.

Way cool Musician’s Phones section lets users of

AUX  and  to get more or less of the main signal

into their monitor mix.

Level meter

Cue and +48V Phantom Power indicators.

Adjusts the level of the front panel Stereo Input

Adjusts the volume and send destination for the

Talkback microphone input.

Eﬀects Assign knobs and Eﬀects Mute button.

Operate and set Mute Group A - D functions.

Assign any of the Subgroups to the L/R main bus.

Break switch mutes all channels except for front

panel ¹₈ Stereo Input. Analog/Digital Mixers

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floor monitors have exclusive Musicians’ Phones feature

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Connectors, Adaptors and Terminology

If you’ve used a mixer before,

you can skip this section.

But if terms like “balanced XLR”

and “line level” are unfamiliar to

you, read on.

Weak signals and strong signals.

The output of a microphone is

very weak  only a few thousandths

of a volt. Mic-level signals need to

be boosted by your mixer’s micro-

phone preampliﬁer circuit up to

what we call line level.

Line level is approximately one

volt, or a thousand times stronger

than mic-level. It’s the output volt-

age generated by keyboards, synths,

drum machines, DVD players, your

grandfather’s 8-track, etc.

Quiet balanced cables

Because microphone output is

so weak, it is prone to interference

and can’t travel very far through a

conventional 2-conductor wire.

Balanced cables have three

conductors and internal shielding.

Without getting too technical, let’s

just say that a balanced cable can

carry microphone signals a hundred

feet or more, and resist hum and

buzz.

The mic preamp inputs on

your SoundLink MW Series mixer

accommodate balanced connectors.

XLR and TRS.

You’ll notice two kinds of jacks

on the back of your mixer.

XLR connectors are 3-pin

connectors that are usually used

for trans-

mitting microphone or

balanced line-level signals.

TRS connectors are ¼ plugs

with an extra “ring” on its shaft (for

a total of three). TRS stands for

“Tip - Ring - Sleeve.” Because TRS

cables have two conductors plus a

ground (shield) they are balanced

and are ideal for connecting audio

equipment.

Don’t mix up TRS with TS. Tip

sleeve plugs have only two “rings”

and are unbalanced  ﬁne for con-

necting a guitar to an amp, but not

recommended around mixers.

Bridging the gap.

There is one more kind of

connector that you will surely en-

counter: RCA jacks. These are the

familiar red, white and often yellow

jacks that still exist on DVD players,

TV’s, and home audio equipment.

If you want to connect the line

level audio output of a DVD player

or drum machine to the line level

TRS jack on a SoundLink stereo

channel, you need two of these

adapters for

each channel.

Just web

search “RCA to quarter inch” to ﬁnd

numerous sources.

Finally, you may possibly need to

connect an audio playback device’s

RCA outputs

to the ¹₈" front

panel input on

your SoundLink mixer.

There’s an adapter for that, too.

As well as Lightning-to-¹₈" adap-

tors, so you can use an iPhone®as a

music source during breaks.

Good luck, and may your cables

never tangle.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product

should be used. If you have purchased this product via the internet, through mail order, and/or via a telephone sale, you must verify that this product is intended to be

used in the country in which you reside.

WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer’ s or distributor’ s

warranty. Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer’ s or distributor’ s warranty.

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