OWNER’S MANUAL KORGMOR HIGITAL DE MAJOR FEATURES Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the KORG SDD-I000 1 Otfers delay time range from ime (0.001 sec) 4 REC CANCEL lets you switch to a dry sound to 2048ms (2.048 sec: for a wide variety of et while keeping the last delay sound. This elim fects including flanging, doubling, chorusing, ‘ates the unnatural change produced by a con. short echo, lang echo, and newly designed REC ventional bypass switch. Lots you add @ new SYNC functions. Frequency response of 30Hz ~ Dhrase on top of an ech 1OkHz means excellent sound quality at delay times of 1 ~ 1024ms. At the 2048ms position, HIGH CUT fier permits up to 24dB attenuation frequency response is 30H2 ~ kHz. fat TOkt2, Useful for warm, natural delay effects. 2. Modulation section permits chorus, doubling, 6 HOLD function produces an endless repeat with- flanging, and other effects, 4 : 1 modulation ratio out degraded sound quality. ‘enables pitch bends of up to 2 octaves. 7 DIRECT output as well as Mixed positive and 3 Versatile REC SYNC has three effects: negative phase outputs are provided for varied stereo effects. Input ard output level is kept ‘+ SEQUENCER setting plays back phrases of up ft unity to simplify settings on connected eae equipment + SAMPLING setting allows recording of @ phase up to 2048ms; this can then be played back as triggered by a drum machine or foot switch + TRIGGER OVERDUB setting lets you set de- lay time with a footswitch or cyclic trigger ~ eer Erm gas, DELAY TIME mournLY IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please read and observe the following precau ‘ions to assure reliabilty and safety Location ‘To avoid malfunction do not use this unit in the following locations for long periods of time: * in direct sunlight. + Exposed to extromes of temperature or hu iit. + In sandy or dusty places. Maintenance Wipe the exterior with 2 soft, dry clath. Naver uso paint thinnor, Benzene of other solvents igital Circuit Protection As a digital device employing computer cir- cuit, the SDD-1000 is subject to interference from other electrical devices and fluorescent lamps. Avoid use near other appliances. Should interference occur, try placing further away from the source of trouble. Warranty For full warranty protection, return your properly flied in warranty car Keep This Owner's Manual Store this manual in @ safe place for future re ference, nec snc o | OC oo | JUrwr 16 ©FRONT PANEL DELAY TIME MODULATION REC SYNC BYPASS 1._Input Section’ © HEADROOM LED Meter Provides @ reference for input level setting. ‘This moter alzo shows the rosults of adding feed- back to the sound. Signal level rises at higher feedback settings. Therefore, readjust input level after applying feedback. @ Input LEVEL Control For optimum performance, adjust the INPUT knob 20 the O LED lights up st the highest input sig- ral poaks loudest parts of the music). Too low 2 setting will degrade the signal-to-noise ratio. ‘oo higha setting will eause increased distortion. HEADROOM Indicator ‘NOTE: |The rear pane! INPUT attenuator switch should be set tothe position that matches the output level ff connected equipment feeding the SDD-1000. See explanation in REAR PANEL section 2, Delay Time Section @ TIME Selector Sets maximum length of delay in milisoconds. Numbers conespond to longest delay time ob- ‘ainable at each position. Chart shows typical sos of these dltferent delay times. @ FACTOR Control Lets you reduce the delay time selected with the TIME selector, The TIME setting muitipied bythe FACTOR setting equals the delay time. Example: 1éme x 0.5 = ams. TIME Selecter @ FACTOR HOLD, REC [TiMeimsia 16 64 256 1024 2048] flenging, chorus, doubling ‘Shor gelay | eee | L Tong delay |rE [Bese tte memory space requte or sh | | onsen te edseny response tte | 0808 St tt ela ate ae scoecital pioaer uibnres Gramm ton Bon se 3. Regeneration Section © FEEDBACK Control Controls how much of the delayed signals fed Beck through the delay circuitry At the center 0 positon there is no feedback. Turn to the + side for normal phase feedback: the higher the setting, the more repeats. The ~ side (Inverted hada ie mast useful with short delays when you heed 8 more obvious flanging or related effect. © HLCUT Fiter ‘The higher the setting, the more the high frequen ies willbe rolled off. Ths only affects the delay Sound, not the dtect sound. Higher FEEDBACK Settings wil alo cause more filtering, sines the {delay signal passes through the delay’and fiter Ing circuitry a number of times. FEEDBACK HGH-CUT Fier Suet REGENERATION 4. Modulation Section © INTENSITY Contro! Determines how much the delay time will be af- {ected by the internal LED (low frequency osci lator) signal. Higher settings produce greater ‘modulation depth. There is no effect at 0. @ FREQUENCY Contro! ‘Sets LFO frequency {speed} used to modulate de lay time. Can be set from O:1He ~ TOH2 (01 ey. clo to 10 eyeles per second) qivrensity ABOUT MODULATION ‘The SDD-1000 hes on interna LFO Gow frequency os- cilaton that ganerates a regular or eyeke output sig al The delay time than vanes according tothe LFO. signal. Depending on the combination of tha delay ‘ima, regeneration, ond modulation settings you can creat auch etfacts a5 chorus, vibrato, flongig, and ‘oui, 5._Output Section @ DIRECT Volume Contro! Controls volume of dtect signal at +MIX and “MIX jacks, (The DIRECT jack’s output love is not affected by this knob} @ EFFECT Volume Contr! Controls volume of the delayed signal @ORECT volume EFFECT YoureNOTE: ‘These volume knobs only sffect the output level when the BYPASS switch is turned off. Adjust so ‘that the total level stays the same when the 6._REC SYNC Section @ MODE Swtich ‘Selects made of REC SYNC operation. = SEQUENCER Records a phrase of up to 2088ms (slightly ‘over 2 seconds) and then immediately starts playing it back repeatedly. + SAMPLING Records a phrase of up to 2048ms and then plays it back whenever triggered by 2 foot Switeh (or other tigger source) + TRIG ovERDUB Lets you use foot switch, synthesizer, or drum ‘machine tiggar signals to set the delay time. + OFF Tung off REC SYNC operation. When REC SYNC ig off, the SOD-1000 operates as acon ventional digital delay unit. "USING REC SYNC” on page 8 for details. @ REC Switch Inthe SEQUENCER mode this switches between recording and playback. In the SAMPLING mode it switches to recording standby. In the TRIG OVERDUB mode it wil et the delay time, (For details, see "USING REC SYNC” on page 9 NOTE: — jously recorded contents of REC SYNC modes Prov wil be lot if MODE switch setting is changed or ower is turned off 7_HOLD HOLD switch [At the 1024 or 2048ms delay time settings this ‘switch can be pressed to produce an endless nnon-decaying repeat ofthe signal. Press again to ‘cancel the hold mode and retum to normal ‘An LED lights up above the HOLD button to con- firm operation. A foot switch (PS, 8-2, ete, oF any "normally open" momentary switchi cen be Connected to the ear panel HOLD jack to enable remote control. HOLD Swieh ° | Nort * The HOLD mode will only work at DELAY TIME | knob settings of 1024 and 2048. Once HOLD Js on, you can use the FACTOR knob to change the pitch of the sound. ‘+ HOLD ean be used with TRIG OVERDUB. Set8. BYPASS © BYPASS Switch Prose this button to turn eff the $0D-1000 et fect, so only the direct sound wil be heard. Press again to return tothe delay sound. & footswitch ‘may be connected to the ear panel BYPASS jack for this purpose (BEYPASS Swaten ° NOTE: [BYPASS can be used with REC SYNC. See “U: ING REC SYNC" on page 9 for details 9. POWER POWER Switch Turns power on and off. POWER Switeh KORG picirat OmRear Panel geeeees iy nil 3888888 CAUTION: 'SD-1000 power should be off when making con- nection. Turn amplifier volume to 22r0 (0| bufore connecting to amplifion10. INPUT Jack 11 ATTENUATOR Switch Set to level that matches connected equipment. = 6048: Microphone = 3008: Electiic guitar, electric piano, or ‘other low output instrument. = 1048: Synthesizer, drurm machin, other flectronic instrument, PA mixer, oF ‘audio component, 12. OUTPUT Jacks ‘These three outputs permit two kinds of stereo fects DIRECT Jack Outputs the direct sound only, +MIX Jack Provides a mixed output of the direct signal and the delayed signal. Output lovel and rolative balance can be adjusted using the front panel DIRECT and EFFECT volume contiols. = MIX Jack Provides @ mixed output with an inverted phase delayed signal + Storeo Effect Connect the DIRECT and +MIX outputs to sifforent channels and set the mixer’ pan pote 50 that one signal is panned to the right and the other fs panned to the left. Set SDD-1000 front panel DIRECT volume contralto 0 so the +MIX output signal contains only the delay sound. This mix is mono compatible and can be used for recording + Storo0 Effoot “8” Connect the +MIX and —MIX outputs 10 different channels and set the mixer’s pan pote ‘0 that one signal is panned to the right and the other is panned to the lft. In this case the delayed signal in the ~ MIX output will be of ‘opposite phase to that in the +MIX output. This produces « more expansive stereo effect, ‘and is especialy useful in lve performance for e’ffeots such as flanging an chorusing. It should ‘ot be used for recording since mono repro- duction will cause the left and right delays 0 cancel each other, resulting in no effect at all OUTPUT LEVEL SETTINGS The $0D-1000 is designed so that output level is the same as input level. Please make connections a cordingly, Input lol Output lev ~ s0d8 | ~ 5038, 3048 3038 1048 038 13. CONTROL Section BYPASS Jack Connect footswitch for remote contol of [BYPASS function. Same as front panel BYPASS switeh REC CANCEL Jack Controlled by @ footswitch, this function causes allincoming signals to bypass the delay circuitry, But any delays that tein progress wil cantina the front panel HOLD ‘switch, Connect a footewitch to this ack for re- ‘mote control convenience. REC Jack For remote control over REC SYNC. switching functions. Has some effect aa front panel REC switch. As with the REC witch, effect of this input depends on the FEC SYNC mode setting. ‘TRIG Jaok ‘This is also used with the REC SYNC SAMPL. ING and TRIG OVERDUB modes. In the SAMPL. ING made tigger inputs (3. GND) to this jack will cause the sampled signal to be played back. In the TRIG OVERDUS mode cyclic tigger signals ‘can be used to determine the delay time, Synth, sequencer, drum machine, or footswitch trigger signals may be used.ABOUT REC SYNC REC SYNC MODES CAN ONLY BE USED WHEN THE TIME KNOB IS SET TO 1024 OR 2048s. SEQUENCER Lets you record and immediately play back ‘phrases in realtime The delay time ofthe phrase {can be varied by the user in eal time. Extremely ‘Useful in live stustions. 1. Set REC SYNC mode switch to SEQUENCER position, 1 PLAY and REC LEDS ote on [| scan nay contaon | 2. Play something on your instrument. Wan in- put level exceeds’ a certain threshold the 800-1000 wil automatically begin recording T-REC LED is on t0 indicate ‘ecording condition 3, Recording will end when you press the REC switch ora footswitch connected tothe rear panel REC jack orthe selected dolay time uns ‘Out, whichever comes fist - 4. As soon as recording is completed the re ‘corded pase willbe played beck repeatedly 5A 58 ITyoupressthe REC wich... you ress the BYPASS Swit (pees Toetowten ‘Sct 9 BYPASS jo. ‘Then he lytack sound wi “eu wil has onl PLAY en REC LEDS Hight uo od $2 fon soon ‘anit wit go back 0 stan Tpwoting Yor another pt tthe'ame at Hep toe). “Than the recorded Seplayed bate apn epaat fay trom the. eanning ican Hop 3 above) ‘Teratore you can switch aoe ane "orth between ‘oyeck oy simply posing {ne BYPASS awh NOTE ‘= HOLD will not work in this mode. ‘+ Recording will not begin until the input signal reaches 2 certain threshold. If input signal is too low to cause recording to begin, readjust input level so that the OdB HEADROOOM LED lights Lup when the instrument is played at maximum volume.SAMPLING Records # phrase up to 2048ms long, then plays it back when triggered by 2 footswitch, drum machine or other trigger source connected tothe rear panel TRIG jack. For example the SDD-1000 ‘can be used as an additional cigital sound source with external trager outputs 4. Connect faotswitch or drum machine trigger joutput to S0D-1000 rear panel TRIG jack. 66 - & 5 ‘Ma fcuich ran imachie exuinon, Soon en ge ogee oa -> 2, Set REC SYNC mode to SAMPLING, i | 2! | | f= cypewics" 3. When music input exceeds the threshold lev: a, the SDD-1000 will bogin recording Incietes recording 7 4. Whon your set delay time has elapsed, recording will stop. You are now ready for playback, Inciestes play conation. as 58 “ston neon oan “he mor sound wl be eich an be tnge Seren URE ch ‘hm anche ge SS. wero panel REC oh. LSet PST heard nan se nne eet ie ‘same condition as step 2, 8 2ociweonge by hang the sating of the FACTOR Note HOLD will nat work with this mode '* Recording will not begin unti the input signal reaches a certain threshold. IFinputsingal is %00 Tow to cause recording to begin, readjust input lavel so that the OdB HEADROOM LED lights ‘up when the instrument i played st maximum volume,TRIGGER OVERDUB ‘This lets you set the delay time by remote con- ‘rol, using a tigger signal from a footswitch alone ‘or in combination with a drum machine or other tyclic tigger souce. This makes it easy to match ‘the delay cime to the rhythm or length of the phrase being played. The REC jack (or REC Switch) is used slone of together withthe TRIG jack ‘Set FAGTOR knob to % 1 position. [A Using » footswitch connected to the REC jack (or using the front panel REC switch) 1. To sat delay time with a footswitch connect the footswitch to the rear panel EC jack, but {do not connect anything to the rear panel “TRIG jack, Footsich > 2. Set REC SYNC mode switch to TRIG OveRDUB, [shows standby n > 3. Press REC switch (or footswitch connected to REC jack) ns measuring day tne ECIMEAS LED Hants up 4. Press REC switch or footswitch connected 10 REC jack) again. Sets end of delay time. Dolay time is sot as the time between pressing the REC ewitch once and then pressing it again. It the time between the two presses is longer than the time selected withthe DELAY kb then the SDD-1000 goes back tothe consition instep 3, above, waiting for you to set the time again Switches 19 PLAY eanditon + After using TRIG OVERDUB to set the delay time you ean use the HOLD function, a 5. If you now press the REC switch or foot: ‘switch again, you wil return to the condition instep 3 where you can then reset delay time, ECIMEAS LED lights up[Bl Using TRIG OVERDU with he TRIG jack, 1. Connect drum machine, sequencer, or syn- thesizer tigger output to SOD-1000 TRIG K $9566 Footsiten “Tigger ouput tem drum machine, sequence, oF syn - 2. Set REC SYNC mode to TRIG OVERDUB 3. Turn on trigger source ¢0 that the TRIG jock receives 2 regular cyclic tigger input, Lights uo ‘when ter is received - 4. Press REC switch or footswitch connected to panel REC jock. Stars soting doy time, 5. Press REC switch again, Enos sotng dlay te. .Switehes 19 PLAY condition Delay time is set asthe interval Between the last ‘two trigger signals occuring between ane prose of the REC switch and the next. However, ifthe interval between tigers @ ‘ceeds the DELAY TIME knob settings, then the delay time will be the same as the front panel setting, * The HOLD switch ean be used to turn the hold function on and off after the delay time hi been sot with TRIG OVERDUB. > 6. If you now press the REC ewitch or foot switch again, you will return to the condition in step 4 where you can then reset delay ‘ie. NOTE: “Tigger signals sould come at regular intervals and there should be less than two seconds form one Iwigger to the next. 2TYPICAL SETTINGSuowempow isnipy s0epHo enous seme} © 105 ‘snu0ud “y19-INCH RACK MOUNTING PROCEDUREFREQUENCY RESPONCE GRAPH binecr ourPuT DeLay HGH CUT FILTERSPECIFICATIONS input Level Tnnpedance Max Clip Lover 50 dm 5Ka “15 cm ee =30 dem ‘50K 0 + Sam = 10 ae 500K0, £18 6m, ‘Output Level Timpedance ‘Mx Clip Lover ourrut =50 dam 1KO 35 dm Wri) =30 dm aKa = 18 dam =10 4am 1Ko 4 4am DORE 20KH2, ~ 18 Wvrect) S0H2~ 1okHe, +108, ~ 348 (Etfect! FREQUENCY RESPONSE | (4, 16, 64, 256, 1024msse Range) ‘30H2~ Ske, + 148, ~ 308 (Etfect). {2048moee Ran DYNAMIC RANGE ‘2038 (THF, fEtfeot ‘SIN RATIO ‘8088 letfect (0.05% Direct) DISTORTION 0.1% (ettecd HGH CUT “TOxie Od 2448 (Continuous varabie) “imsee= 20d8msec 4, 16, 64 256, 1024, 2048meee DeLay I poston switenea) %0.25~ x1 (Gontinous variable factor} 0=110% (+ dieetion, Positive phase! Femeneck. (0~110% (direction, Opposite ohese) T Waveform: Trianglo wave (AT Lo Modulation frequency: 0.1H2~10Hs (Continuous vat Delay time modulation range: 4:1 (INTENSITY MAX) DIMENSIONS sth 588210) 30ZI0) mm ‘WEIGHT 4.3 ome POWER SUPPLY Local valage POWER CONSUMPTION [15 = "ACCESSORIES “Hack mounting screws NoTIce KORG products These products 12 manufactured under strict specifications and voltages required by each country. re warranted by the KORG distributor only in each country. Any KORG product not sold witha warranty eard or edrying a serial number disqualifies the product sold from the manu= {acturersidistrbutor'’s warranty and lablty, This requirement is for your own protection and safetya RG KEIO ELECTRONIC LABORATORY CORP. 1512, himotaaid chore, Sanam, Tokyo 168 ‘TREO ELECTRON LABORATORY COP SBR BOSE PRINTED TN SEEN