Hi,
I have a problem with my Korg D888:
When track 1 is activated with my guitar plugged in I only hear sound on the left side of my headphones, when track 2 is activated with my guitar plugged in /or voice mike, sound is only on the right side. When I play the master I hear the guitar on track 1, the other guitar/voice on track 2.
This is SO annoying because I'd really like it in stereo.
Please note that this obviously has nothing to do with the PAN-control. I tried that with no effect whatsoever.
Is this some kind of bug or do I just need to change something?
Thanks a lot,
Annika
Korg D888 Stereo/Mono
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Ok, well, thanks, first of all for your reply - but this used to be different...when I did my other recordings a while back I always heard myself in stereo on one track. Using the Pan control the sound wandered from left to right, but when in the center I heard myself on both sides.
Besides, I can only connect my guitar to one track at a time, not two ....and I don't think I have to record the guitar track first on track 1 and then the same on track 2, do I?!
Besides, I can only connect my guitar to one track at a time, not two ....and I don't think I have to record the guitar track first on track 1 and then the same on track 2, do I?!
Ok. This is not stereo. Mono signal can be panned to left, right or anywhere between. Stereo is a sound where left and right channels are somehow different (stereo effects for instance).AJayne wrote:but this used to be different...when I did my other recordings a while back I always heard myself in stereo on one track. Using the Pan control the sound wandered from left to right, but when in the center I heard myself on both sides.
So your problem is that your Pan pots don't seem to work? Can't think of an easy explanation. Maybe your D888 is broken, but it is also very possible that there is some other explanation.
Right - so THAT's what I want then, Mono, I mean!jerky wrote:Ok. This is not stereo. Mono signal can be panned to left, right or anywhere between. Stereo is a sound where left and right channels are somehow different (stereo effects for instance).
Hmmm - after your explanation of the terms Mono and Stereo it rather seems to me that my previous Mono has now become Stereo. As you said: "Stereo is a sound where left and right channels are somehow different". That's exactly what it is - it seems like the previous Mono track is now split into two!jerky wrote:So your problem is that your Pan pots don't seem to work?
So it seems I would need to change from stereo effects back to Mono effects. Is this possible?
I wasn't very clear in my explanation. The mono sound should be possible to pan from left to right with the pan-knob. Even if the whole song is stereo the one track is always mono (even if it is panned in the center or anywhere else). So your mono track hasn't become stereo. It just seems that the pan-pot doesn't work properly. But if that happens in every channel it is not very probable that the pan controls in every track are broken. I guess there is some other problem.AJayne wrote: Hmmm - after your explanation of the terms Mono and Stereo it rather seems to me that my previous Mono has now become Stereo. As you said: "Stereo is a sound where left and right channels are somehow different". That's exactly what it is - it seems like the previous Mono track is now split into two!
So it seems I would need to change from stereo effects back to Mono effects. Is this possible?
Just a little update from yesterday, seems this is getting more and more complicated:
I realized that on track 1 I hear myself left, on track 2 right - on the other tracks I don't hear myself at all, even though the LED is active (red light) and the Track and Master slides are up. I see in the display that something is being recorded, but I cannot hear it.
On track 1 and 2 I hear myself on one side when the LED is active but it doesn't make any difference when I move up and down the track slide, the volume stays the same. The Trim control does make a difference and so does the Master slide, but not the track slide.
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I realized that on track 1 I hear myself left, on track 2 right - on the other tracks I don't hear myself at all, even though the LED is active (red light) and the Track and Master slides are up. I see in the display that something is being recorded, but I cannot hear it.
On track 1 and 2 I hear myself on one side when the LED is active but it doesn't make any difference when I move up and down the track slide, the volume stays the same. The Trim control does make a difference and so does the Master slide, but not the track slide.
Anyone?
Hi,
well, Phil found the solution!!!
He wrote me a PM since he wasn't sure whether he was right, well, he was!! Thanks again Phil!
Anyway, here's what it was:
It was the output assign switch. I'll post Phil's answer here in case someone else ever faces the same problem:
"There is a block diagram towards the end of the manual, and it looks like if your track/pan slider isn't working then the signal isn't going through that part of the circuit - see the box marked CH 1-8. The fader and pan go to the left & right master connections, so if they are having no effect then either it's broken (unlikely), or you're listening to the signal via some other route. There's a CH1 output from the EQ box which goes directly to the monitor left channel; odd channels go to the left and even channels to the right. These bypass the master bus, so if the Output Assign switch is set incorrectly, it would explain why you're only getting ch1 on the left and ch2 on the right. There's also a switch/button just to the right of the EQ in the diagram, and this needs to be set. "
BINGO!! Amazing what a little button like that can do...
Thanks!!
well, Phil found the solution!!!
He wrote me a PM since he wasn't sure whether he was right, well, he was!! Thanks again Phil!Anyway, here's what it was:
It was the output assign switch. I'll post Phil's answer here in case someone else ever faces the same problem:
"There is a block diagram towards the end of the manual, and it looks like if your track/pan slider isn't working then the signal isn't going through that part of the circuit - see the box marked CH 1-8. The fader and pan go to the left & right master connections, so if they are having no effect then either it's broken (unlikely), or you're listening to the signal via some other route. There's a CH1 output from the EQ box which goes directly to the monitor left channel; odd channels go to the left and even channels to the right. These bypass the master bus, so if the Output Assign switch is set incorrectly, it would explain why you're only getting ch1 on the left and ch2 on the right. There's also a switch/button just to the right of the EQ in the diagram, and this needs to be set. "
BINGO!! Amazing what a little button like that can do...
Thanks!!
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D888 pan
The output assign is on
my stereo headset is plugged in
piano is recorded on channel 1 bass on channel 2 etc.I like the piano a little to the left an bass a llittle to the right and drums in the middle.
But i tried everything and the pan give the sound in the middle.Please what do i do wrong .So the pan controles have no effect.
my stereo headset is plugged in
piano is recorded on channel 1 bass on channel 2 etc.I like the piano a little to the left an bass a llittle to the right and drums in the middle.
But i tried everything and the pan give the sound in the middle.Please what do i do wrong .So the pan controles have no effect.
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PHIL
HI IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. but i dont have my manual anymore. can you just tell me what buttons to push to fix the prob. This prob just started yesterday.
Hi there,
the manual can be downloaded here:
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/D88 ... 200000.pdf
However, just press the Output Assign Switch and it should work again if the problem really is the same.
There are 2 red switches on the right, one is called Phantom, the other Output Assign just above the Effect Program. This button should be ON.
Good luck!
the manual can be downloaded here:
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/D88 ... 200000.pdf
However, just press the Output Assign Switch and it should work again if the problem really is the same.
There are 2 red switches on the right, one is called Phantom, the other Output Assign just above the Effect Program. This button should be ON.
Good luck!