Korg MR-2000S General instructions

System Ver. 1.6 Update Guide
Thank you for choosing the Korg MR-2000S 1-bit studio recorder.
This update adds new functionality that makes the MR-2000S even easier to use.
1. MR Control Link function
The newly added MR Control Link function lets you perform
synchronized recording and playback using multiple MR-
2000S units.
Connections
Use a S/P DIF cable to connect the S/P
DIF Output of the master MR-2000S
unit to the S/P DIF IN jack of the first
slave MR-2000S unit.
In the same way, connect the first slave
unit's S/P DIF OUT jack to the second
slave unit's S/P DIF IN jack, and the
third slave unit's S/P DIF OUT jack to
the fourth slave unit's S/P DIF IN jack.
Settings
In the menu screen, select and confirm "SYSTEM," and
then select and confirm "MR Control Link."
In the MR Control Link screen, place a check mark in the
appropriate check box.
Master
•When you use the dial or press a button, a corresponding
synchronization message for that operation will be sent
to all connected MR-2000S units that are set to the "Slave"
setting.
•MR-2000S units that are set to the "Master" setting will
not respond to incoming synchronization messages.
Slave
•The SYSTEM setting "Clock Source" will automatically
be set to S/P DIF.
•If the SYSTEM setting "Input Source" is set to S/P DIF, it
will automatically be set to XLR. You can subsequently
change it to RCA if desired.
•If the SYSTEM setting "Digital Out" is Professional
(AES), it will automatically be set to Consumer (S/P
DIF).(Refer to "9. Digital Out selection" on the other
side of this sheet.)(Refer to "9. Digital Out selection" on
the other side of this sheet.)
•The unit will synchronize to the master MR-2000S unit's
record, play/pause, FF, and REW button operations.
•The dial and buttons of slave MR-2000S units can be
operated, but synchronization messages will not be
transmitted to other connected slave MR-2000R units.
Off
•Synchronization messages will not be transmitted or
received.
Operation
•During recording, the REC mode setting of a slave unit
will be the same as the master MR-2000S unit's setting.
•If you insert a marker on the master MR-2000S during
recording, a marker will be assigned at the same time
location on the slave units as well.
•When you move to a marker on the master MR-2000S,
the slave units will move to the same time location.
•You can move to a marker either during playback or
while stopped.
•
If you fast-forward or rewind on the master MR-2000S,
the slave units will move to the same time location when
you release the button on the master unit.
•If you use the dial on the master MR-2000S unit to return
to the beginning of the song, the slave units will also
return to the beginning of the song.
Be aware that if you pause the master MR-2000S unit
during recording, the slave units will not be at the same
time location.
2. Selection of stereo or mono as the
recording format
After you select and confirm "REC MODE" in the menu
screen, turn the dial to add a check mark to the desired check
box of the Stereo/Dual Mono screen.
If you select "Dual Mono," the L/R audio will be recorded as
separate audio files in the project folder.
Example:
WAV_0001_001_1.WAV
(monaural file for the L-channel input)
WAV_0001_001_2.WAV
(monaural file for the R-channel input)
3. Dual Mono playback of monaural files
When playing a project that was recorded with "Dual Mono"
selected as the recording format, or if there are monaural files
whose name ends in a numeral (e.g., trk1) or that are likely to
be a pair (e.g., _L, _R), they will be played back as a Dual
Mono stereo pair.
If the paired file is not found, that monaural file will be out-
put from both channels.
If the paired file is not found, the same sound will be out-
put from both channels.
4. Level Meter Off setting
In the PEAK HOLD screen of the menu list, you can turn the
Meter setting "Off" so that the level meters (including the
peak LEDs) will not light up.
Choose the "Off" setting if you don't need to check the level,
or if the level meters are too bright for the lighting conditions
in your room. Even in this state, you can view the peak level
of the input/playback audio by looking at the dB indication
on the INPUT LEVEL screen of the menu list.
S/P DIF
OUT IN
S/P DIF
OUT IN
S/P DIF
OUT IN
S/P DIF
OUT IN
Slave
Slave
Slave
Example:
Four units, eight tracks
Master

5. Save and load setting files
You can now save and load setting files (files containing
recording and playback settings).
By loading a previously-saved setting file, you can change
the recording/playback settings in a single operation. This
is convenient when the MR-2000S is being used by different
recording engineers or for different purposes.
In the menu screen, select and confirm "SETTING FILE,"
and then select, confirm, and execute the desired operation
in the SETTING FILE screen.
A setting file contains the items listed below. The content of
the settings can be confirmed in the screen before you exe-
cute the save or load operation.
Rec Mode
Input Level
Peak Hold
Mark Mode
Project Name
MR Control Link
Clock Source
Input Source
Reference Level
Play Mode
DSD Filter
Digital Out
The procedure is the same as for a playlist or marker list;
use the dial and the ENTER button to select and confirm the
desired operation.
Load
Loads a previously-saved setting file.
Save
Saves the current settings as a setting file.
Each time you save, the settings will be saved in the SET-
TINGS folder as a setting file whose name ends with an auto-
matically-incremented number (MRS_0001, MRS_0002, ...).
Save as
Saves the current settings as a setting file under a name you
set. You can edit the name of a setting file before you save it.
You can't use the same name as a previously-saved setting
file.
Delete
Allows you to select and delete a setting file in the SET-
TINGS folder.
Rename
Allows you to select and rename a setting file in the SET-
TINGS folder.
You can't use the same name as a previously-saved setting file.
6. Audio monitoring during fast-forward
and rewind
If you hold down the FF button during playback, you can
hear the playback while moving the playback point forward.
Similarly, you can hold down the REW button during play-
back to hear the playback while moving the playback point
backward.
If the MR Control Link setting is set to Master or Slave,
you can't fast-forward or rewind while listening to the
playback.
7. AIFF file playback
AIFF files with an extension of .aif, .aiff, or .aifc that were
recorded on another device and imported into the MR-2000S
can now be played. The sampling rates and bit depths of AIFF
files that can be played are the same as for WAV files.
8. Starting-up in USB mode
Now you can enter USB mode automatically by turning on
the power while holding down the ENTER button.
9. Digital Out selection
Now you have a choice of Consumer (S/P DIF) format or Pro-
fessional (AES) format as the S/P DIF output channel status.
You must select "Consumer (S/P DIF)" if you are con-
necting to the S/P DIF jack of an external device.
Setting
In the menu screen, select and confirm "SYSTEM," and then
select and confirm "Digital Out."
In the Digital Out screen, select the check box for the desired
mode.
Select either "Consumer (S/P DIF)" or "Professional (AES)" as
the S/P DIF output channel status.
10.Change in the Project Name setting
If the Project Name setting is "User Name," a folder of the
same name as the specified User Name will be created (rather
than a date folder), and any recording will be saved into that
folder until the Project Name setting is changed.
11.Temporary marker function
When you've selected a file that was added to the AUDIO
folder, it is now possible to edit or add markers in the same
way as for a project.
However since it is not possible to save the results of your
editing, they will be lost when you select a different project/
file.
MR-2000S ver. 1.6
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