Korg D12 User Manual

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Step 2. Creating/selecting a song
In order to record a new song, you must first create the
new song. Here’s how to create a song, assign a name to
it, and select songs.
1. Creating a new song
1 Press the [SONG] key to access the “SelSong” tab
page.
2 Use the [CURSOR] key to select the “New” but-
ton, and press the [ENTER] key.
The “MakeNewSong” dialog box will appear.
3 Select the quantization bits/number of tracks for
the song that will be created, and select the mixer
settings.
Use the “SongType” radio buttons to select the
quantization and the number of tracks, and press
the [ENTER] key to finalize your selection. Set the
“MixerSet” radio buttons in the same way. (“Song-
Type,” “MixerSet” →p.88)
4 Select the “OK” button and press the [ENTER]
key.
A song named “NEWSONG” will be created fol-
lowing the last song that currently exists.
For details on deleting a song, refer to p.60.
2. Naming a song
Now you can assign a name to the newly created song.
We recommend that you assign a name to the song
before recording it, so that it can be distinguished from
other songs.
If you wish to change the name of another song, select
that song before you begin the following procedure.
(→“3. Selecting another song”)
1 Press the [SONG] key to access the “SelSong” tab
page.
2 Use the [CURSOR] key to select the “Rename”
button, and press the [ENTER] key.
The “RenameSong” dialog box will appear.
3 Modify the song name.
Use the “ “ “ ” buttons to move the cursor in the
song name to the character that you wish to
change, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to modify the
name.
The buttons in the LCD screen have the following
function.
“A../a..”: Select alphabetical characters (e.g., “A”).
Press the button once again to select lowercase
alphabetical characters (e.g., “a”).
“0...9”: Select numerals (e.g., “0”).
“Symbol”: Select symbols.
“Insert”: Insert a space and move the subsequent
characters backward.
“Space”: Select a space (blank).
“Backsp”: Delete the character before the cursor
location.
“Delete”: Delete the character at the cursor loca-
tion.
“ClearAll”: Erase the entire name.
4 Finalize the name.
If you are satisfied with the name you input, select
the “OK” button. To cancel without changing the
name, select the “Cancel” button. Then press the
[ENTER] key.
Basic operation
Creating/selecting
a song

Korg D12 Specifications

General

Brand	Korg
Model	D12
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English