Korg Ax3000g manual

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ii Precautions Location Using the unit in the f ollowing locations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight • Locations of e xtreme temperature or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty locations • Locations of e xcessive vibr ation • Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated A C adapter to an A C outlet[...]

iii * Company names , product names, and names of f or mats etc. are the trademarks or regis- tered trademarks of their respective o wners. CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company’ s products of AC mains operated apparatus until Decem- ber 31, 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE m[...]

iv T able of C onten ts Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Welcome Aboard! .................................................................................................... 1 Main Features ................................................................................[...]

v Tuner (Bypass, Mute) ................................................................................. 21 Tuning procedure ................................................................................................... 21 Calibrating the tuner............................................................................................... 22 Ex[...]

vi Specifications ............................................................................................. 56 Appendix .................................................................................................... 57 Effect parameters................................................................................................... 57 In[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 1 Intr oduc tion W ELCOME A BOARD ! any thanks f or adding the T ONEWORKS Modeling Signal Processor AX3000G to your sonic arsenal. Whether y ou’ re playing liv e or recording in the studio , [...]

2 • The AX3000G f eatures an Expression Step Sequencer (abbre viated as ESS in this manual) that pro vides step control of a v ariety of effect parameters , giving you ne w possibilities of sounds that were unav ailab le until now . • The dela yed sound can be maintained when y ou switch between prog rams that hav e the same delay type and TIME[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 3 A Guitarist ’ s Guided P anel T our Here we’ re going to lear n about the b uttons and other controls on the AX3000G’ s top and rear panel. F RONT PANEL E FFECT EDIT SECTION 1.1 Effect [...]

4 When you press a b utton, its LED will blink; now y ou can use value knobs 1–5 to edit the eff ect parameters of that category . If you w ant to turn off an effect that is currently on, press the eff ect categor y b utton for that eff ect (it will blink), and then press the button again to turn the eff ect off (the LED will go dark); the displa[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 5 P ARAMETER E DIT SECTION 2.1 V alue knobs 1–5 Use these knobs to adjust the parameters of each eff ect. From the left, w e ref er to these as v alue knobs 1–5. These knobs edit the settin[...]

6 3.1 AMP/LINE button This button lets y ou make appropriate settings for the de vice to which your AX3000G is connected. The icon in the displa y will change depending on the destination de vice you’v e selected (p.12). 3.2 GL OBAL button Y ou can press the GLOBAL button and use the √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® buttons to mo v e through the men[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 7 4.2 √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® buttons Use these to select the parameter y ou want to edit, or to edit the prog ram name. 4.3 Name display Displa ys program names , effect names, or par am[...]

8 B ANK /P ROGRAM SELECT SECTION 6.1 BANK UP/DOWN switches In Program Select mode (p .15), pressing Bank Up will increment the bank, and pressing Bank Down will decrement the bank. In Program Select mode , y ou can press and hold the Bank Up s witch which tur ns on Individual mode (the LED located at the upper left of the s witch will light green).[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 9 7.1 C ONTROL switch This s witch controls an eff ect. For each progr am, y ou can assign what eff ect parameter this s witch will control. For details , ref er to “Control s witch settings?[...]

10 R EAR PANEL P OWER SUPPLY DC9V Connect the included AC adapter her e . I NPUTS AND O UTPUTS 10.1 INPUT jack Connect your guitar to this jac k. 10.2 A UX IN jack (stereo mini) Connect the analog output of your audio de vice here. NO TE: This conv enient input jack lets y ou connect y our CD/MP3 pla y er or other audio de vice and pla y y our guit[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 11 MIDI 11.1 MIDI OUT jack This jack tr ansmits MIDI data. Use it when you want to control a connected e xternal MIDI device from y our AX3000G. 11.2 MIDI IN jack This jack receiv es MIDI data.[...]

12 Setup NO TE: Y ou must tur n off the po wer of all y our equipment before y ou make connec- tions. If you ignore this w arning, you ma y damage y our guitar amp or speak er sys- tem, and ma y e xperience malfunctions! O UTPUT SETTINGS O UTPUT SELECT FUNCTION Here’ s where to specify whether you’ re connecting your AX3000G to a guitar amp or [...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 13 NO TE: If y ou w ant to use headphone s , plug them into the PHONES ja c k. If y ou d o , signal from the OUTPUT ja c k(s) will no longer be heard. 2. Tu rn the LEVEL knob located on the rea[...]

14 E XAMPLE OF CONNECTIONS TO A MIXER OR RECORDER • When using the AX3000G f or direct-line recording, connect the OUTPUT L/ MONO and R jacks to the input jac ks of your mix er or recorder . Be sure to select the appropriate connection (p.12). HINT : If y ou’ re using a stereo connection, pan the input channels of y our mixer/ recorder hard lef[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 15 Pla ying the AX3000G P ROGRAM S ELECT MODE (LED at the upper left of the Bank Up switc h is not lit) Settings f or each eff ect, the e xpression pedal, ESS, and other functions can be giv en[...]

16 O PERATIONS IN I NDIVIDUAL MODE As an e xample, here’ s how to s witch the pre-eff ect and re verb on/off while you’ re pla ying. 1. If the Bank Up s witch LED is dark, you’ re in Program Select mode . Press and hold the Bank Up s witch f or about one second; you’ll enter Individual mode , and the LED abov e the Bank Up switch will light[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 17 Crea ting and Storing y our own Pro gr ams S IGNAL PATH There are two w a ys you can do this; by “tweaking an existing prog ram” or by “star t- ing from scratch. ” C REATING YOUR OWN[...]

18 press the CABINET button once again to turn it off; the icon will disappear from the LCD displa y . 6. Press the NR/PROG L VL button, and adjust NR SENS (v alue knob 4) so that you don’t hear noise when y ou’ re not pla ying y our guitar . The effect will become stronger as you increase the noise reduction setting (0.2, 0.4–10.0). If this [...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 19 N AMING A PROGRAM ( RENAME ) Here’ s how y ou can name a program. NO TE: The program name is sa ved as part of each program. If you s witch to a dif- f erent progr am or turn off the power[...]

20 R ESTORING A SETTING TO ITS ORIGINAL VALUE (O RIGINAL V ALUE ) The Original V alue icon in the v alue display giv es y ou a wa y to find out the parameter v alues that are stored in a progr am. When you are using a knob or b utton to change the value of a parameter , the ORIG (original value) icon will appear when the v alue you are adjusting ma[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 21 T uner (Bypass , Mute) F or y our conv enience, the AX3000G contains an A utomatic Chromatic T uner . The frequency of the middle “A” reference pitch can be adjusted (calibrated) o ver a[...]

22 3. T une your guitar while watching the tuner displa y or the meter in the name dis- pla y . 4. When you’v e finished tuning, press the EXIT/TUNE button once again or press any desired prog ram select s witch. HINT : If y ou e xit the T uner by pressing a prog ram select s witch, this will also switch to the program y ou selected. C ALIBRATIN[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 23 Explanations of the Eff ec t T ypes his section e xplains the AX3000G’ s sixteen drive/amp models and ele v en pre-eff ects, cabinet models , modulation, dela y , and rev erb effects . A. DRIVE/AMP MODELS The drive/amp model y ou select here will change the char acter of [...]

24 A MP MODELS 9. BOUTIQUE CL (BTQ CL) This models the Clean channel of a v er y e xpensive custom-order amp . 10. BLACK 2 X 12 (BLK 2 X 12) This models a dual channel blac k-faced 2x12 combo amp that’ s considered a “must-ha v e” by countr y and b lues play ers. 11. AC15 This is modelled from Channel 2 of an amazing sounding 1962 V O X AC15,[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 25 B. CABINET MO DELS The cabinet models are associated with the drive/amp models . They will ha ve an eff ect only if the drive/amp model is turned on. When y ou change the type of drive/amp model, an appropriate cabinet model is selected automatically . Y ou can change the c[...]

26 9. UK H30 4 X 12 (UK H30) This models a heavy-duty closed-bac k cabinet containing 30-watt ceramic-magnet speakers , manuf actured in the UK and dating from the late ’60s. 10. UK T75 4 X 12 (UK T75) This 4x12 closed-back cabinet model is a f amous UK-built b lack bo x loaded with f our modern 75-watt ceramic-magnet speak ers. 11. US V30 4 X 12[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 27 3. ACOUSTIC This uses the acoustic guitar modeling technology of the T oneW orks AX10A, con- ve r ting the sound of an electric guitar into the sound of an acoustic guitar . HINT : Single-coil pic kups are recommended f or best results. 4. VOX WAH This is a detailed simulat[...]

28 5. AUTO WAH This models an auto wah unit that automatically applies a w ah eff ect according to your pic king dynamics (i.e., the strength with which you pic k the strings). As with the V O X W AH, you can select either V847 or V848 as the wah type. 6. U-VIBE/PHASE (VIB/PHAS) This lets you select one of three models; a famous phase/vibrato eff e[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 29 8. OCTAVE This models a pedal that generates a pitch one octa v e below the original input, mixing it with the original sound to add thickness. HINT : This type of eff ect only works with single notes; chords will confuse it. 9. RING MOD This is a ring modulator ; an effect[...]

30 D. MOD (M ODULATION ) EFFECTS Here you can select one of 11 modulation-type eff ects. *: This indicates a parameter that you can control from the e xpression pedal. 1. CLASSIC CHORUS (CL CHORS) This models a chorus unit that has two modes (chorus and vibrato), and is best- known f or being built into a guitar amp . 2. MULTI TAP CHORUS (MT CHORS)[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 31 4. BI CHORUS (BI CHORS) This is a chorus model unique to the AX3000G. It provides two chorus units, CHO- R US 1 and CHORUS 2, and lets y ou connect the two units not only in ser ies or in parallel, b ut also to synchronize or de-synchroniz e the two LFOs . It produces a va [...]

32 NO TE: If P2 or P3 is selected, the speed is adjusted b y the SPEED 1 (v alue knob 2). 6. TEXTREM This models the popular tremolo circuit that’ s built into the BLA CK 2x12 model. The SPREAD setting lets you produce a panning eff ect that spreads to left and right. 7. ROTARY This models a stereo rotar y speak er . When you adjust the speed, it[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 33 8. PITCH SHIFTER (PITCH) This is a pitch shifter with a range of two octa ves up or down, riv aling sophisticated rac k-mounted signal processors. NO TE: If you assign the PITCH knob to the e xpression pedal, you can use the pedal to control the pitch change . (p .40 Using [...]

34 11. TALK MOD This is an env elope controlled talking modulator . The v ocal character will change according to the input from your guitar . HINT : If you assign the MANU AL knob to the expression pedal, y ou’ll be able to control the v ow el sound from the pedal. In this case, DEPTH (v alue knob 1) will hav e no effect. E. DELAY EFFECTS Here y[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 35 3. ANALOG DELAY (ANLG DL) This models an analog dela y that used a buc ket-brigade device (BBD) instead of a tape mechanism and was kno wn f or its compactness and reliability . It is character- ized b y a w ar mly distorted sound. 4. MOD DELAY (MOD DLY) This models K org?[...]

36 6. 2TAP DELAY (2TAP DLY) This is a multi-tap dela y that models the Korg DL8000R digital m ulti-tap dela y unit. Tw o delays with diff ering delay times are assigned to L and R, turning a mono input into stereo . This can also be used as a ping-pong dela y . 7. CROSS DELAY (CROSS DL) This models a K org DL8000R dela y unit set to cross-feedbac k[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 37 9. HOLD DELAY (HOLD DLY) If you assign “HOLD DL Y” to the CONTR OL s witch, y ou’ll be able to hold the dela y dela y ed sound. 10. REVERSE DELAY (REVRS DL) This is a DIGIT AL DELA Y that pla ys the dela y ed sound backw ards. Y ou can get some really cool results by [...]

38 F. REVERB EFFECTS Here you can select one of 11 re verb-type eff ects. *: This indicates a parameter that you can control from the e xpression pedal. NO TE: This table applies to the f ollowing 11 re verb eff ects. 1. SLAP This models the re v erb of a v er y small space with short rev erberation. 2. SPRING A model of the spring rev erb system u[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 39 8. ROOM This models the re v erberation of a typical room, with numerous early reflections. 9. STUDIO This models the re v erberation of a large room. 10. HALL This models the re v erberation of a concer t hall with n umerous echoes. 11. ARENA This models a concer t hall w[...]

40 U sing the e xpr ession pedal to co ntr ol par ameters E XPRESSION PEDAL SETTINGS The AX3000G provides a b uilt-in e xpression pedal that you can use to control not only wah or v olume, but a wide v ar iety of eff ect parameters. For each progr am, you can specify which eff ect will be controlled, and how . The eff ect to which the e xpression p[...]

41 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix NO TE: When you change the e xpression target, the MIN and MAX v alues will be initialized. S ETTING THE E XPRESSION T ARGET Here are the items you can set. When you’v e pressed the EXP/CT[...]

42 The e xpression pedal target is indicated as f ollows . “*/######” *: T arget categor y ######: T arget parameter • Examples In addition to the e xamples we’v e shown here, a wide v ariety of expression tar- gets provided f or each effect model can be freely assigned to the e xpression pedals. If desired, you can mak e more detailed sett[...]

43 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix C ONTROL SWITCH SETTINGS Y ou can make the f ollowing control switch settings independently f or each program. Press the EXP/CTL button and use v alue knob 5 to select the effect y ou want t[...]

44 NO TE: ESS CTL2, ESS T AP1, ESS T AP2, and ESS TRIG will do nothing if ESS is turned off. NO TE: F or ESS T AP1 and ESS T AP2, the CONTROL s witch LED will b link at the specified tempo . NO TE: The maximum tap interval is 10 seconds . A DJUSTING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE PEDAL If you notice that adv ancing the AX3000G’ s e xpression pedal does [...]

45 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix U sing ESS to c ontr ol a par ameter SS (Expression Step Sequencer) controls a v ariety of effect parameters in a stepwise f ashion, letting y ou control your sound in completely ne w wa ys [...]

46 HINT : In the ESS displa y , a corresponding number of LEDs 1–8 will light g reen to indicate the last step y ou specify here. NO TE: If you selected a “1 shot” mode (“*-#1”), the par ameter will return to the value specifi ed by the setting of the eff ect when the steps ha v e been completed. HINT : When setting the STEP , y ou can u[...]

47 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 8. As appropriate for the SPEED setting, adjust the SMOO TH setting (value knob 2) to specify how smoothly the steps change . HINT : Use the expression pedal to control the speed of the sequ[...]

48 Co ntr ol via MIDI IDI stands f or Musical Instrument Digital Interface , and is a world-wide standard f or e xchanging v arious types of musical data between electronic musical instruments and computers. When MIDI cables are used to con- nect two or more MIDI de vices, perf or mance data can be e xchanged between the de vices, e ven if the y we[...]

49 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix S ETTING THE MIDI C HANNEL (GL OBAL “MIDI CH”) In order to e xchange data with an e xternal MIDI device , your AX3000G’ s MIDI channel must match the MIDI channel of y our e xternal MI[...]

50 1. Press the GLOBAL button. 2. Press the √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® b uttons to mak e the name displa y read “CCHG I/O. ” 3. Specify whether all control change messages will be transmitted or receiv ed. Use v alue knob 1 or the ▲ / ▼ buttons to mak e your choice. “On” allows transmitting and receiving. “OFF” disables transmitt[...]

51 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 3. Specify whether parameter change messages will be transmitted. Use value knob 1 or the ▲ / ▼ buttons to mak e your choice. NO TE: When the AX3000G receiv es parameter changes or other[...]

52 6. Press the AX3000G’ s WRITE b utton to begin transmitting. When tr ansmitting is completed, the displa y will indicate “COMPLETE, ” and you will retur n to the screen of step 4. (While “DUMP ALL ” is being tr ansmitted, the displa y will indi- cate “SEND . ”) NO TE: While data is being transmitted, do not touch the b uttons or kn[...]

53 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Restoring the F ac tor y P reset Pro gr ams ere’ s how y ou can restore the AX3000G’ s programs and settings to the state in which it was shipped from the f actor y . NO TE: Executing th[...]

54 Tr oubleshooting f you suspect a malfunction, please chec k the following points first. If this does not resolv e the problem, please contact y our dealer or Korg authorized service center . 1. P ower does not turn on • Is the AC adapter connected to the rear panel DC9V ja c k? • Is the AC adapter plugged into an A C outlet? • Could the A[...]

55 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 5. The sound c onnected to your guitar amp is distorted, or sounds wrong . • Could “AMP/LINE” switch be set to “Ln” (LINE)? • Could LEVEL be raised excessiv ely? → Make the app[...]

56 Specifications NUMBER OF AMP TYPES: 11 NUMBER OF CABINET TYPES: 16 NUMBER OF EFFECTS PED AL TYPES: 11 MODULA TION TYPES: 11 DELA Y TYPES: 11 REVERB TYPES: 11 NOISE REDUCTION: 1 NUMBER OF PROGRAMS: 96 (24 BANKS x 4 CHANNELS) A UDIO INPUTS INPUT (Monaural phone jac k) INSER T RETURN (Monaural phone jac k) A UX IN (STEREO MINI) A UDIO OUTPUTS OUTP[...]

57 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix A p pendix E FFECT PARAMETERS *: These pa r ameters can be controlled b y the e xpression pedal PRE FX SENS / DEPTH A T T A CK / SPEED MAN U AL TYPE / RESONANCE LEVEL / ORDER COMP SENS * ---[...]

58 DELA Y TIME FEEDBA CK TONE OPTION MIX ECHO PLUS TIME * FEEDBACK * T ONE * LO D AMP * MIX * MUL TI HEAD TIME FEEDBACK * T ONE * MODE MIX * ANALOG DELA Y TIME * FEEDBACK * T ONE * - MIX * MOD DELA Y TIME * FEEDBACK * T ONE * SPEED * MIX * SWEEP DELA Y TIME * FEEDBACK * T ONE * SENS * MIX * 2 T AP DELA Y TIME FEEDBA CK * T ONE * T AP TIME MIX * CRO[...]

59 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Inde x Numerics 2T AP DELA Y (2T AP DL Y) 36 A AC15 24 AC30TB 24 ACOUSTIC 27 ANALOG DELA Y (ANLG DL) 35 ARENA 39 AU TO WA H 28 Automatic Chromatic T uner 21 B Backing Up 51 BI CHOR US (BI CH[...]

60 RHYTHM DELA Y (RHYTM DL) 36 RING MOD 29 ROOM 39 ROT A R Y 32 S SHRED DIST (SHRED DS) 23 SLAP 38 Sound Editor 50 SPRING 38 Storing 19 STUDIO 39 SWEEP DELA Y (SWEEP DL) 35 SYEX OUT 50 SYNTH 29 T T ALK MOD 34 TEXTREM 32 TUBE OD 23 T uner 21 , 40 TWEED 1x12 (TWD 1x12) 25 TWEED 1x8 (TWD 1x8) 25 TWEED 4x10 (TWD 4x10) 25 U UK ’80S 24 UK H30 4x12 (UK [...]

2 E 4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan IMPOR T ANT NO TICE T O CONSUMERS This product has been manuf actured according to str ict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicab le in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used. If you ha ve purchased this product via the internet, through mail ord[...]