What does stereo track mean on the Korg D12?

[to_see_me]

I was checking out some info on the Korg D 12 and it talked about how only track 1 through 6 are mono tracks and 7 through 12 are stereo tracks. How would you record to the stereo tracks? Is it really like having a 12 track or is it like having a 9 track? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these stereo tarcks? Do you bounce things from track 1 through 6 to the stereo tracks to make room? In other words, how do you use this machine in the recording environment.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Boray]

I don't know the Korg D12, but on my Roland VS1680, the stereo tracks are just two linked mono tracks that shares the same fader. You can unlink them if you want to get two independant mono tracks, but then you have to hold down shift to adjust "what used to be Right" mono track for that fader. That's how it works on the Roland VS1680. On my VS840EX you can't unlink them but are stuck with two stereo tracks...

I find that I almost always use all of the 4 stereo tracks of the VS1680 (a 16 tracker) as stereo tracks (and don't unlink them)... I always have a few stereo sources to record....

So on the Korg D12, you will have 6 mono track faders and 3 stereo track faders.

/Anders

 

[to_see_me]

So to record to these tracks would you need to record with 2 mics at the same time? In the studio, what would you do with these tracks?

 

[DKMurphPr]

I don't have a Korg, but I have a Zoom MRS1266. The Zoom has 8 mono tracks and 1 stereo track.

So far, the only thing I have used the stereo track for is if I need to free up one or more of the mono tracks, I bounce however many tracks I need to the stereo tracks, then re-use the mono tracks (usually on a separate virtual track).

I don't need to do that often, but it works well.

I guess the other thing you could use a stereo track for is if you have a stereo instrument, such as a digital piano or drum machine.