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They’ve had fingers in almost ever electronic musical pie and continue to add product to their range with an alarming regularity. While not directly attacking the DJ scene, the KAOSS pads have found their way into many DJs’ bedrooms, studios and rucksacks around the globe. But with the advent of the Zero4 and Zero8 mixers, Korg are waving the “we make DJ gear too” flag with pride. When the Zeros were sneaked into NAMM 2007 with (wait for it) zero fanfare, technology hungry DJs simultaneously soiled several pair of boxers, broke open piggy banks and offloaded precious family jewels to try and get a Zero of their very own - all based on reading specs and a few reports from the NAMM floor. But being the level headed geeky hacks we are, we’re not swayed by hype and hoopla - we’re only happy if we’ve taken a screwdriver to a piece of gear. That said, having to prise James Zabiela from a Zero4 at last DJ Mag awards judging event made me realise that perhaps it might just live up to the expectations of the masses. Well I suspect it’s designed to bridge both markets. At first, it’s daunting but once you get used to it, it’s less so but still easy to get lost in the layout. Logical layout - The fader area is nice and clean and all the assorted knobs, buttons and switches are neatly in line with the associated channel fader. Pretty lights - Lots of them too. Switching on the Zero4 treats you to a multi-coloured bootup sequence. These first impression may or may not last so let’s break the Zero down. But I think Korg have just about pulled it off. The fader area is clean with only faders and channel assign buttons to contend with, but perhaps the crossfader is a tad to close to the edge of the sharp brushed metal faceplate. There’s room to move everything up a little in the fader area - Korg should have done this. Above the faders lives the EQ and effects controls. What you get are 2 sets of knobs - one for EQ and the other for effects - that are offset from each other and colour coded in a bid to make operation less confusing. Largely this works but with everything being crammed in so snuggly, operation in a rush leads to inadvertent knob tampering. One change I might have made would be to make the fx type knob black, if only to reinforce the fact that it is for effects alone. Sat at the top of the Zero4 are the input controls. One big white control selects the channel input. It’s not really a matrix assign as such but you can for example assign the mic and guitar inputs to any channel. Taking up the right hand side are 2 banks of controls, one for the sample and master effects and the other for BPM and master volume controls. Obviously, more on those later. I’ve become very used to a solidly constructed case with all the bits and bobs dropped inside and finished off with a faceplate. All neat, tidy and solid as a rock. The Zero 4 however feels like the controls have been stick to the outside of a case and finished off with decorative PS2 like heatsinks, a multi-part brushed steel faceplate and some sort of replaceable plastic sheet at the top. It just doesn’t flow for me. The layout is great, but seems to fight with the aesthetics. This is of course largely a personal opinion and some people will adore the looks of the Zero4 - I’m just not one of them. Because so much has been squeezed into a small area, the knobs have been kept to a mixing desk style minimum size which might not be to everyone’s taste. But being plastic pots, I fear for their longevity, given that EQ and effects parameters are likely to get much from hammer from the target audience. And with people likely to use a big bag for the Zero4 transport wise, I foresee a bag full of broken pots for some DJs. So overall, I’m not as pleased as I could have been with the build.https://labroclub.ru/blog/compool-cp3810-manual Importantly however, everything feels like it’ll last but without the benefit of time travel I have no way of knowing for sure. Just take heed if you mercilessly punish your gear on a regular basis. Normally, I’d leave this towards the end of the review but seeing as it’s such a key issue, I figure I’d get it out of the way right now. But what makes this slightly special and dipping its toe in the matrix input pool is the ability to map the guitar and mic inputs to any - or all - of the 4 channels. So from 1 input, you can have a freaky variety of EQs and effects all applied to one audio source. Having covered the top top 5 in the above list, let’s have a quick skim over Firewire inputs. Strangely, in MIDI only mode, you still get raw audio coming through, but channelled right into the master bus - post EQ and fader. That is if it worked. After upgrading the firmware to v1.6, I could only get Firewire audio to channel 1 only. Sadly, effects cueing isn’t possible on the channels or master - it would have been nice to check out an effect in your cans before inflicting it on your crowd. You can however cue up the loop in your headphones, just to make sure it’s the right length and BPM. I guess they have to be this size because of the layout but work as you’d expect. The master monitor is 15 part and split for L-R master out but also shows the cueing level if any cue button is engaged. I have heard many a grumble about the headphone volume being painfully low. Obviously I’m not banging out ear bleeding volumes in a super club but I did crank up the dBs to neighbour annoying volume and didn’t really have any issues. Admittedly the Zero4 was turned up to full monitor volume and I had a set of full ear cans that insulated the sound properly. I don’t think it’s a problem as long as you’re aware of it. Yay I thought. Sadly This manual is split into 4 languages, leaving just 30 pages bereft of some much needed detail. So I stumbled through the MIDI maze almost alone. If it’s a DJ product, you can be sure that the manufacturer will try and link it up to a computer somehow, and the Zero4 is no exception. It’s not available at a system level and you need to reboot the Zero8, but what you get is an 8 in 8 out device but without EQ, effects and the sampler. All this is great but it doesn’t work on a Mac so I’m not able to comment on how well it performs. Plugging it into my Mac made it show up straight away and ready for action. Having experienced troubles with a the d.2 Pro Firewire card with regular Mac audio apps, I just went straight in for the kill - Ableton was fired up and of course, all the channels appeared and were freely recordable. And being able to record mono of stereo channels in Ableton means you’ve got some pretty comprehensive recording options available to you. I have no doubt that delving deeper with the Zero Edit app would give you an even crazier level of options but this is simply a review, not a tutorial. As a footnote, the Zero4 comes with a special edition of Ableton Lite. This gives you a taste of what Ableton can do but doesn’t even begin to scrape the surface of the Zero4’s abilities as it only offers 2 input channels. If you can afford it, grab the full version without delay. Simply walking up and playing with the Zero4 tells me that the line faders aren’t great but the crossfader is smooth. Clearly in need of more info, I busted out the trusty skratchdriver for a more intimate look at the insides of the Zero4. Being well prepared in such things, no mini Allen screws could foil me in my attempts to find out what was living inside and soon discovered that a decent crossfader was installed. The TKD Profader is made by the same people as the Pro X Fade. It’s not the same fader, but has a high quality feel to it. There’s no adjustment on the fader but in reality it doesn’t actually need any physical adjustment - it’s nice just as it is. Under the front face of the Zero4 are the curve and reverse controls for the cross and channel faders. One control does all channel faders but it doesn’t end there - this is where things get very interesting indeed. Coming with the Zeros is the Zero Edit application. This, amongst other things, allows you to tweak the fader curves on your computer. Zero Edit communicates with the mixer to establish the model and then reads the settings already installed on the mixer. You can define your own curves for the crossfader as well as each line fader. You can also define the curve for one line fader and then apply that to all faders. These settings can be saved, recalled and applied on the fly as long as you have your computer at hand. It works by allowing you to adjust 2 points - the mid and top cut points. The top cut point is the full volume setting as can be saved permanently to the Zero4. The mid point however can be saved and applied to the the Zero4, but doesn’t survive if you adjust the curve control. The crossfader curve can be applied but neither the top or mid points survive a turn of the control. Still, it’s a pretty cool option to use if you like that sort of thing but out of the box, the curves are really good anyway. If you look at how other 4 channel mixers are served fader wise, you’ll see that the Zero4 is bringing more to the table than ever before. A note about the line faders - rather than individual faders, the Zero4 comes with 2 sets of 2 faders in one fully removable unit. They feel smooth enough, but knowing just how fussy dance DJs are, they’ll be hankering for rotaries before long. And there’s a lot of sideways movement as well, making me think that a fix is needed sooner rather than later. The above picture shows 3 fader caps - Vestax, Pro X Fade and Korg. The fader caps are very Pioneeresque, being tall and narrow. DJs are somewhat fussy about their caps so it's worth checking it out before buying - it's all about feel. Whereas the vast majority of mixers have one EQ setting (maybe 2 with isolator and EQ), the Zero4 has 11 different types of EQ, split across 3 types: I’m not going to attempt to describe what they do or how they sound, but I will chastise Korg for calling EQ bypass a setting. And none of them kill either, but that’s more for information than being an issue. Isolator: 3 settings here, all of which kill just like a good isolator does. While it offers a wider range than a regular EQ, it does offers a lack of refinement. But DJs do love their killing EQs. Filter: Using the lo (low pass filter), mid (EQ) and hi (high pass filter) controls, you get 3 different filter settings. Not wildly different though, but purists will no doubt appreciate the options. And of course, you get a gain control for each EQ channel which does kill regardless of EQ type. I did note a popping when switching between EQ types, even when the gains were down. A note about the Zero Edit application - while it does report what the EQ setting is for each channel, there’s no way to change it inside the application. And a little bit of rapid turning of the EQ setting can confuse Zero Edit into thinking that each channel can have different settings - which it can’t. But even with all the options open in front of you, here lies an issue. Despite all these various EQ settings, there is a widely reported white noise issue. I stop myself from saying problem as in general use, it’s not detectable. I disconnected all devices from the Zero4 and turned up the gains to max and it certainly is there. If you switch between inputs as well, you can hear quite a difference in the noise as well. I believe that it’s one of those things you can hear if you know it’s there rather than hearing it without being told. Korg are apparently working on a fix that may well need a hardware fix. It’s up to you to decide if you think it’s necessary. In all honesty, I’m not really seeing the point in offering such a wide and varied selection of EQ settings when the differences are relatively small. Spending more time ensuring the sound was spot on would have been a better option. I was left with a feeling that the audio quality was good rather than wow good. I was pleased that it did prove hard to overdrive the Zero4. Even redlighting with max gain and max EQ, the sound was distorted but took some going. If you use the EQ as it should be used, you’ll have no issues. Without simply writing down the manual verbatim, you get the very self explanatory low pass filter, high pass filter, phaser, flanger, slicer, pitch shift delay and tape echo.These effects thankfully are post fader and can be applied to each channel as well, but the same effect to each channel. These effects are slightly different to the channel ones: low pass filter, high pass filter, jet (sort of like a flanger), decimator (makes it dirty and broken), phaser, flanger, auto pan, reverb delay and tape delay. All these effects work very well indeed. With different combinations of line and master effects, you can do some pretty wacky stuff, but just keep an eye on things getting away from you. The delays in particular can soon get away from you and leave you with a seriously mashed up ear bleeding disaster. Having a serious sound card inside the Zero4 made it an ideal candidate. Without retreading old ground by going over the whole Traktor Scratch review again, I had no problems at all getting the Zero4 and TS working happily together. One Firewire cable is all that’s needed rather than a whole interface and a bunch of messy wiring. I plugged in, selected the Zero4 from the drop down audio menu and I was off. Firstly, you can apply a Zero4 channel effect to the signal coming into Traktor Scratch. Once inside TS, you can now apply an insert effect to the signal. And at the same time, the Zero4 allows you to use a channel for send effects, thus not only can you apply a send effect within TS but also on that sent signal on the Zero4. And if that wasn't enough, you also have the master effects on the Zero4 as well. That's a total of FIVE possible effects being applied to one channel - it really doesn't get any better than this. Obviously on my elderly G4, things got a little crackly while trying to maintain a low latency, but on a higher spec'd machine, you should be able to run everything nice and smooth. One little niggle - recording your session in Traktor Scratch isn’t working either. You get an option to record channels A-D but all you get is the raw timecode audio rather than master output. I could spend time messing around with Zero Edit to try different routing but out of the box and Traktor Scratch Certified, you can’t record your sets in TS. I’m not that fussed - you can record via other methods. All this routing and rerouting does however indicate that the Zero4 is a complex bit of kit and not for the feint hearted or Firewirephobes out there. I have no doubt that it can work wonders, especially with the Zero Edit app, but equally you could end up with a real mess if you don’t understand what’s going on. It took some time to get Traktor Scratch working properly with the Zero4, but now it is, I can say that this is by far the best Traktor Scratch experience I've had. Unfortunately we could not manage to connect to this output neither on Mac or on PC - this must be a problem of the Zero4 driver or its firmware.This is tightly linked with the BPM section and effects engine. In a nutshell, the BPM engine kicks in and from the measured BPM, the sampler grabs a loop and you get to chop it up via the loop length knob. There's no way of editing a loop as such but you can use the BPM time button to tweak the length to make it match whatever is playing at the time. Gate play is simply a stutter, which is useful for some fancy remix action on the fly. While a loop is stored, you can't apply effects to the master signal though you can apply effects to the stored loop. Overall it's a useful addition that works well once you get used to it, but I would have liked to see the loop be more editable and have a pitch adjust as well. Being able to keep a loop and make it match whatever is playing as a bridge would have been cool. In fact, the looping section could have been done better if kept out of the effects section and independent of the BPM as well. Speaking of which. You can get the Zero4 to detect the BPM from an individual channel or on the master out. The time control has 2 functions - to adjust the measured BPM and to engage the auto-detection. This of course can all be overridden with the tap button - which more often than not, I had to use. And even if it did auto engage and detect properly, the reading jumped around like crazy. 4 to the floor dance music is a solid and dependable BPM and not the jumpy reading you’re treated to on the Zero4. Message to Korg - BPM detection needs some serious work, especially as the effects and looping depends on it so much. The Zero4 doesn't goes fairly balls out to give you a world of MIDIability. You basically get 2 types - using the Zero4 to control software via Firewire and also controlling external devices via traditional 5 pin MIDI cables. The Zero4 has 3 MIDI channels - 1 is for Zero Edit to communicate with the Zero4, 2 is for the Zero4 to talk to your computer and 3 is so that your MIDI boxes of varying kinds can be controlled by the Zero4. I lack any external boxes so I can't vouch for how well it performs in that respect. In terms of Zero4 controls, you get everything in each channel from the pan control to the line fader - a total of 13 controls per channel. Loading up Traktor Studio and assigning controls to knobs proved to be no problem and they seemed to work just fine. I merely tested the function rather than doing any long term reliability checks. Inside the case and underneath the flashy lights lives a whole world of creativity, and at first look, it's very easy to be phased by what you have in front of you - the Firewire, MIDI, EQ and effects - and looking through the manual leaves you still lacking sufficient insight if you're new to such things. I've certainly picked up some important points while pushing the Zero4 through the reviews machine. The Zero4 is a strange mixture. On one hand, you have a not especially heavyweight mixer aimed at a market that is likely to take it out a lot. It has some truly wonderful creative options but comes complete with an audible hiss (though I believe this has been removed). The MIDI implementation has been well thought out and with the addition of the Zero Edit software, you can tweak the routing any way you like. But for me, it's the Traktor Scratch abilities - especially with effects - that most get my juices flowing. While the Zero4 is a feature packed box, I'd say that anyone looking to use Traktor Scratch should consider one, simply for the creative options offered by using 2 of the channels for effects. Like anything however, you need to try before you buy. If I were in the market for a 4 channel mixer, this would be the one. Watch the channel faders and tall knobs. The Firewire implementation makes Traktor Scratch's effects section a unit shifter on its own. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. You can use tap tempo alone or in conjunc- Thank you for purchasing the Korg LIVE CONTROL MIXER ZERO4. To tion with auto BPM to enhance the tempo detection. (Manual BPM can also ensure full enjoyment of your new purchase, please read this owner’s. Top panel TIP: If the MIC input level is too high, causing the sound to distort, press the top panel MIC GAIN switch to change the mic preamp gain to LOW. If no This selects the source from which BPM sample is being held, this button will initiate will be detected when the AUTO BPM recording. If a sample is being held, this button function is on. The volume may be less if you connect both headphone jacks at the same time. Incoming MIDI messages can be sent to your computer via the FireWire connector. 8. MIDI OUT connector This connector re-transmits (“thru-es”) the MIDI messages received from your computer via the FireWire connector. It also transmits MIDI messages produced by the ZERO4 itself. Selecting the inputs 1. Connect the power cable. Connect the included power cable to the power inlet. Here’s how to assign a set of input jacks to a specific mixer channel. 2. Adjust this knob so that the GAIN knob does not light red even when the The same mixed sound is output from both sets of jacks, but you can use maximum level is being input. Using the equalizer to adjust the sound Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob to adjust the overall volume. Traditionally, an equalizer (EQ) divides the sound into different frequency 3. The You can choose from eight different effect types, and operate the TIME, ZERO4 has an Auto BPM function that automatically detects the BPM from MOD, FB, and FX MIX knobs to control the sound. Loop playback will stop when you release the GATE PLAY button. 5. The master effect is connected in series with the loop sampler. You can use X: Adjusts the reverberation time.Y: Adjusts the reverberation level. However, you won’t be MIDI driver”. TIP: The ZERO4 uses the standard MIDI driver provided by MacOS, so you don’t have to install a MIDI driver. 1. Assurez-vous que l’alimentation 10. Branchez le cordon d’alimentation inclus sur une prise secteur.Durch richtige Entsorgung verhindern Sie Umwelt- oder Gesundheitsgefahren.KEEP-Taste Dieser Pegelmesser zeigt den Pegel des Master-Ausgangs an. Justieren Sie dann Samplers an. So weisen Sie einen Satz von Eingangsbuchsen zu einem spezifischen Mischpultkanal zu. Mit der Installation der 1. Mac OS X Installieren der Software So starten Sie den ZERO Edit Installer und installieren die Software. Bitte warten Sie, bis diese Meldung verschwindet, bevor Sie den Betrieb fortsetzen. Registrieren Sie sich jetzt. Using the online preview, you can quickly view the contents and go to the page where you will find the solution to your problem with Korg ZERO4. To start viewing the user manual Korg ZERO4 on full screen, use the button Fullscreen. However, if you do not want to take up too much of your disk space, you can always download it in the future from ManualsBase. The option to print the manual has also been provided, and you can use it by clicking the link above - Print the manual. You do not have to print the entire manual Korg ZERO4 but the selected pages only. paper. If you want to quickly view the content of pages found on the following pages of the manual, you can use them. Being a digital mixer, it is especially important to observe proper gain staging throughout the signal path to achieve optimal sound quality. To help you we offer the following suggestions. The ZERO4 is designed to be able to accept a very strong signal on input, so be sure to take full advantage of this high ceiling for each channel: 1. Set the Master and Booth volumes to “0” (Otherwise you might overload your speakers. We. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Korg D1600 Owners Manual. To get started finding Korg D1600 Owners Manual, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented. I get my most wanted eBook Many thanks If there is a survey it only takes 5 minutes, try any survey which works for you. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. I can currently use the control cds to send Timecode to traktor and then route the audio out of traktor back to the zero 4. No problems there. well one small problem. Is this not possible. Am I missing something obvious. It seems a bit rediculous that I have to use all 4 Channels to play on 2 decks.Well At least it works a bit for now. Thanks for the heads up.I got no middle bit. I havent actually looked for one, i just saw your and figured id like one. (sorry for off topic )I'm lost, i havent set up the timecode, but i think i can figure THAT out with the first post's help. ThanxClick to expand. Learn more Or you could save yourself a ship load of space, money, and research and buy just one Korg ZERO4! Why? It just makes the whole experience so hands on and interactive. I reckon if I gave one of these to my grandma, within a week she would have discovered the beat synced effects section and would no doubt be re-dubbing her old Shirley Bassey and Englebert Humperdinck 33s onto an old tape deck. But I won't because my grans' got more money than me and I don't want her snipin' me on my next vintage Roland eBay purchase. She can remain, (with the other 95% of the population) totally ignorant of the joys of music production. Set-up's a sinch! Virtually plug and play with it's universal power supply you may need to load the Korg zero4 editor if you want to access the digital recording options and edit fader curves. Packed with ins and outs, and a plethora of connection options including switchable 48v Phantom power for mic input including high and low gain switches and a dedicated guitar input. I've owned my machine for 2 years now and have had no issues connecting any instrument or device. Future proof? One of the main reasons I bought this particular interface is because of Korgs decision to go with FireWire. It may only be FW400, but as long as there is a FireWire connector of any type on your computer, you will have more than enough speed to process all your tasks being that FireWire is fully backwards compatible with any future FireWire protocol. The FireWire interface also allows for simultaneous midi control, with pretty much every dial and button able to send midi data, controlling soft synths is a breeze. Digital routing options are also endless, I've experimented with infinite loops by routing the output back into one of the ins, the slight delay inherent with digital mixers and the effects section can be combined to cause some interesting sounds and loops. Perhaps my only gripes about the Zero4, are firstly, in dim lighting, looking at the surface, the backlighting for the knobs is way way too bright, the positive side to this is that I get an awesome light show on the ceiling above my studio desk. To decrease the chances of these types of events a few things can be done. Firstly, always boot-up your Korg before you turn on your computer. Secondly, turn off any sleep function or screensavers etc in your computers OS.Grove Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3LW.Hosted by Nimbus Hosting.