Korg Zero 8

Korg Zero 8 Description

Music is created in a dynamic process, where the artist works in a fluid fashion following their inspiration freely. The tools of the stage/studio have become more like instruments, to be played and manipulated in realtime as part of this creative process. Mixing, control, and effects all are part of the performance, and all are at the core of this revolutionary new instrument. ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER --- you have just met the future.

ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER is an all-in-one “core station” designed for live performance artists, remix producers, and serious computer musicians providing a digital mixer, audio I/O, MIDI controller, and effect processor all in a single unit. Each channel can be switched between sources such as a turntable, CD player, microphone, computer, instrument, MIDI controller, or MIDI controller + audio to implement a sophisticated live mixing setup with the simplicity of a FireWire connection. This gives you an incredibly powerful and flexible tool designed specifically for live performance and remix production.

Two models are available: ZERO4 is a four-channel version designed for the needs of the modern DJ, and ZERO8 is an eight-channel version covering the needs of advanced laptop musicians, studio remixers and DJs requiring more channels.

Designed for high-quality digital and analog audio

ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER delivers truly professional-spec audio. It supports 24-bit 48 kHz high-resolution audio as standard, and can support up to 24-bit 192 kHz audio that’s equivalent to DVD audio fidelity. Along with the digital domain, analog components such as the input/output circuitry and power supply have been designed with painstaking attention to high-quality sound. The internal ±18 volt power supply design delivers plenty of headroom and excellent audio quality. The mic preamps are an ultra-low impedance design by Peter Watts, a veteran designer of numerous professional mixers throughout his tenure at the Trident Corporation in the UK and as chief designer and vice president for product development at Mackie Designs in the USA. Finally, the power supply is a universal design that does not require an AC adapter, ensuring that the world-traveling professional can get to work immediately, assured of the highest level of performance.

EQ Variety

The EQ Selector is a completely new idea, providing an EQ section with eleven different simulation types. They cover needs ranging from corrective equalization to boldly creative sound-shaping, giving you a variety of EQ responses and curves, filter characteristics, and even isolator modeling that can be switched independently for each channel as needed. The stereo eight-channel ZERO8 provides an amazing eight units (independent for each channel).

FireWire control over audio and MIDI

ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER contains a FireWire interface that lets you process and mix audio sources digitally, at the same time as performing MIDI control. Since ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER contains everything else you need (audio interface, mixer, effect processor, MIDI controller), setup is simple, making it an extremely convenient choice for the mobile computer-based professional.

A full complement of effects

One particular advantage of the ZERO series is its powerful effect system. On the stereo eight-channel ZERO8, there’s one Insert effect, one send effect, and one Master effect. For the Insert effects you can choose from eight effect types, and for the Send/Master effects you can choose from eleven effect types, meeting the demands of any live mix.

Next-generation KAOSS effects

The stereo eight-channel ZERO8 uses its touch display as a realtime effect controller like the KAOSS PAD. You can manipulate a variety of effects while watching the graphics on the display, giving you an entirely new sense of control. This touch display can also be used to control MIDI and other settings simply by touching them, making it very easy to edit the settings.

A complete MIDI control surface

By using the dedicated "ZERO Edit" software you can freely assign MIDI messages to the faders, knobs, push-type encoders, buttons, toggle switches, and X-Y pad.

This allows you to use the abundant hardware on the ZERO Mixers to control soft synths, DAWs, effects processors and much more. Since each channel of the mixer can be assigned to different functions you can be mixing the audio from your computer with one channel while adjusting MIDI parameters with another.

General Specs:

• Display: 160 x 104 pixel, LCD with backlight and touch panel
• Power Supply: AC Local Voltage
• Accessories: power cable, CD-ROM

Main Specifications

• Frequency Response
  10 Hz ~ 20 kHz +/-1 dB @ fs 44.1 kHz, 10 Hz ~ 22 kHz +/-1 dB @ fs 48 kHz, 10 Hz ~ 44 kHz +/-1 dB @ fs 96 kHz, 10 Hz ~ 88 kHz +/-1 dB @ fs 192 kHz, (PHONO): PHONO RIAA compliant
• S/N
  100 dB (standard) @ IHF-A
• Dynamic Range
  100 dB (standard) @ IHF-A
• THD+N
  0.02 % (standard) 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz
• A/D Conversion
  24-bit, 64-time oversampling
• D/A Conversion
  24-bit, 128-time oversampling
• Sampling Frequency (fs)
  Internal 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz

Analog and Digital Input/Output Specifications

• INPUT 1-8
  Connectors: 1/4" TRS phone jacks (balanced) L/R, RCA jacks L/R
  Input Impedance: 10 kOhms
  Nominal Level: +4 dBu/TRS phone jacks, -10 dBu/RCA jacks @ GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -infinity ~ +20 dB)
  Source Impedance: 600 Ohms
• PHONO 1-3
  Connectors: RCA jacks
  Input Impedance: 40 kOhms
  Source Impedance: 600 Ohms
• MIC 1, 2
  Connectors: XLR-3-31 type (+48 V phantom power, with switch), 1/4" TRS phone jacks (balanced)
  Input Impedance: 10 kOhms
  Nominal Level: -40 dBu @ GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -infinity ~ +20 dB) with GAIN LOW/HIGH SW
  Source Impedance: 600 Ohms
• GUITAR INPUT
  Connector: 1/4" phone jack (unbalanced)
  Input Impedance: 1 MOhm
  Nominal Level: -30 dBu @ GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -infinity ~ +20 dB)
  Source Impedance: 600 Ohms
• EXT INPUT 1, 2
  Connectors: 1/4" TRS phone jacks (balanced)
  Input Impedance: 10 k Ohms
  Nominal Level: +4 dBu
  Source Impedance: 600 Ohms
• MASTER OUTPUT L/R
  Connectors: XLR-3-32 type, 1/4" TRS phone jacks (balanced)
  Output Impedance: 150 Ohms
  Nominal Level: +4 dBu, -10 dBu
  Load Impedance: greater than 10 k Ohms
• MONITOR OUTPUT L/R
  Connectors: 1/4" TRS phone jacks (balanced)
  Output Impedance: 150 Ohms
  Nominal Level: +4 dBu
  Load Impedance: greater than 10 k Ohms
• EXT OUTPUT 1, 2
  Connectors: 1/4" TRS phone jacks (balanced)
  Output Impedance: 150 Ohms
  Nominal Level: +4 dBu
  Load Impedance: greater than 10 k Ohms
• PHONES OUTPUT
  Connector: 1/4" stereo phone jack
  Output Impedance: 100 Ohms
  Maximum Level: 50 mW + 50 mW @ 32 Ohms
• S/P DIF OUTPUT
  Connector: coaxial
  Format: 24-bit S/P DIF (IEC60958 / EIAJ CP-1201)
  Supported Operating System: Windows XP SP2 or later, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
• MIDI INPUT/OUTPUT
  Connectors: DIN 5-pin

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