Pioneer EFX-1000 manual

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2 <DRB1369> D3-4-2-1-1_En-A The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to[...]

English 3 <DRB1369> 1 High-Fidelity Sound The high-fidelity design features a 24-bit A/D and D/A converter (96 kHz sampling) and 32-bit DSP, allowing the addition of effects without lowering the original sound quality; a relay bypass function has also been adopted. 2 3-Band Beat Effector 1) Beat effects [BPM mode] Equipped with the same autom[...]

4 <DRB1369> QUICK OPERATION GUIDE (1/3) USING BEAT EFFECTS [BPM MODE] Adjusting effect output level Rotate the EFFECT OUT LEV. dial to adjust the effect output level. Changing the level meter display mode Each time the METER MODE button is pressed, the level meter display alternates as follows: ÷ INPUT , OUTPUT light: Input and output monaur[...]

English 5 <DRB1369> QUICK OPERATION GUIDE (2/3) BYPASS button When the button is pressed (button indicator flashes), the signal entering the input connectors is output directly (without modification) to the output connectors. SIGNAL FLOW switch Selects the order in which signals are passed through the electronic sections (from beat effect to [...]

6 <DRB1369> QUICK OPERATION GUIDE (3/3) 1. Select the desired effect. Press the desired effect button, JET, WAH, PHASE SHIFTER, RING, ZIP, HUMANIZER or VOCODER to flash the corresponding button. HOLD button When this button is pressed so that the button indicator lights, effects produced with the Jog dial will continue even when your hand is [...]

English 7 <DRB1369> CONNECTIONS BEFORE USE (CONNECTIONS) Connection Panel 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 1 1 Power input socket (AC IN) Use the provided power cord to connect this socket to an AC outlet. 2 POWER switch 3 Digital OUTPUT fs SELSECT switch Use to change the digital output frequency sampling rate (fs) (44.1kHz/48kHz/96kHz). 4 Link input/outp[...]

8 <DRB1369> –26 +6 SEND 1 RETURN 1 CH-1 CH-2 MASTER OUT SEND RETURN INPUT OUTPUT FOO T SW EFX LINK Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. BEFORE USE (CONNECTIONS) Basic Connections 1. Connecting the SEND/RETURN Terminals on the DJ Mixer (on DJ mixer provided w[...]

English 9 <DRB1369> BEFORE USE (CONNECTIONS) 3. Connecting a DJ CD Player and a DJ Mixer (this connection applies effects only to the sound of the DJ CD player on channel 2) ¶ Connect the units using a cable with RCA pin plugs. ¶ For digital connections, use RCA pin-plug coaxial cables. 4. Connecting the power cord ÷ After all other connec[...]

10 <DRB1369> EFFECTS EFFECTS (Beat Effects) Beat Effects 1. DELAY effect Adds delay sound to the original sound. [BPM mode] A delay sound is added to the original sound at the value set with the TIME dial. ÷ The DEPTH dial can be used to adjust the feedback level. Feedback means to input the delay sound back into the delay input. This contro[...]

English 11 <DRB1369> EFFECTS (Beat Effects) MIN DEPTH DEPTH MAX DEPTH MIN CHARACTER CHARACTER MAX CHARACTER 6. FILTER effect A low-pass filter is applied to the original sound to produce more muted sound. [BPM mode] The cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter changes with the cycle set by the TIME dial. ÷ The DEPTH dial is used to change the[...]

12 <DRB1369> EFFECTS (Digital Jog Break) Digital Jog Break 1. JET effect A time-shifted sound is applied to the original, thus producing the effect of a jet airplane ascending or descending (flange effect). ÷ The Jog dial is used to change the frequency range that is affected by the flange effect. 3. PHASE SHIFTER effect A phase-shifted soun[...]

English 13 <DRB1369> EFFECTS (Effect Parameters) Effect Parameters Digital Jog Break Beat effect DELAY ECHO PITCH ECHO TRANS FLANGER FILTER PHASER BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE BPM MODE RHYTHM MODE Parameter 0 (TIME) 1~16000 [ms] 1~16000 [ms]* 1~16[...]

14 <DRB1369> BEFORE USE (CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS) CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Control Panel 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 5 1 INPUT LEVEL dial Use to adjust the input level. Adjustment range is – ∞ to +9dB with analog inputs, and – ∞ to 0dB with digital inputs[...]

English 15 <DRB1369> BEFORE USE (CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS) 9 BYPASS button / indicator When this button is set to ON, the audio input connector signals are fed directly to the output connectors, bypassing the effector circuits. When the audio input/output connectors are connected directly in this way, the indicator flashes. 10 EFFECT OUT LEV. d[...]

16 <DRB1369> BEFORE USE (CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS) 26 RHYTHM MODE button / indicator When this button is pressed, the RHYTHM mode is selected, and the button lights. 27 Beat effect DEPTH dial Allows adjustment of effect feedback and timing parameters in accordance with the amount of rotation (see page 13). 28 Beat effect CHARACTER dial Allows a[...]

English 17 <DRB1369> OPERATIONS OPERATIONS INPUT LEVEL FOO T SW MIDI (TRANSMIT/RECEIVE/OFF) EFFECT OUT LEV . SIGNAL FLO W METER MODE BYP ASS Adjusting Input Level Adjust the input level so that the sound is not distorted due to an excessive input level. 7 Input signals to the input connectors, and rotate the INPUT LEVEL dial to adjust the lev[...]

18 <DRB1369> OPERATIONS (Beat Effects [BPM mode]) 1) BPM MODE TA P MIX DEPTH 3) EFFECT FREQUENCY LO W , MID, HI CHARA CTER TIME 5) BEA T EFFECTS 2) DELA Y , ECHO , PITCH ECHO, TRANS, FLANGER, FIL TER, PHASER 4) 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1, 4/1, 8/1 OPERATIONS (Beat Effects [BPM mode]) (beat select) Beat Effects [BPM mode] Since the beat effe[...]

English 19 <DRB1369> BPM MODE 1) RHYTHM MODE 5) T AP MIX DEPTH 3) EFFECT FREQUENCY LO W , MID, HI CHARA CTER TIME 7) BEA T EFFECTS 2) DELA Y , ECHO , PITCH ECHO, TRANS, FLANGER, FIL TER, PHASER 6) 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1, 4/1, 8/1 Operations (Beat Effects [RHYTHM mode]) 4) Rhythm REC (beat select) (beat effect select) Beat Effects [RHYTH[...]

20 <DRB1369> OPERATIONS (Digital Jog Break) HOLD LOOP SINGLE MIX DEPTH CHARA CTER 2) DIGIT AL JOG BREAK 1) JET , W AH, PHASE SHIFTER, RING, ZIP , HUMANIZER, VOCODER Jog memory (M) Jog dial (Jog effect select) Digital Jog Break Since the digital jog break can continuously change the parameters of each effect generated by rotating the Jog dial,[...]

English 21 <DRB1369> MIDI SETTINGS MIDI SETTINGS MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard protocol designed to allow exchange of information between electronic instruments and/or computers. A MIDI cable is used to connect two appliances equipped with MIDI connectors, thus allowing data to be exchanged between the two applianc[...]

22 <DRB1369> MIDI SETTINGS MIDI Implementation Chart Function Basic channel: When power ON Settable range When power ON Mode: Message Replacement Note number: Sound range Velocity: Note ON Note OFF After touch: By Key By Channel Pitch Bender: 12, 44 13, 45 16, 48 17, 49 64 66 Control change: 67 69 80 81 82 83 91 92 Program change: setting ran[...]

English 23 <DRB1369> MIDI SETTINGS Function Effect time operation Beat operation Jog operation Beat volume Jog volume EFX-1000 Operation Beat select TIME dial Effect frequency select Rhythm TAP (rhythm time) Rhythm TAP (rhythm no.) BPM mode SW Rhythm mode SW Rhythm REC Jog dial Beat effect DEPTH Beat effect CHARACTER Beat effect MIX Digital j[...]

24 <DRB1369> MIDI SETTINGS About Rhythm Effects (Example shown is 3 rhythms) During TRANSMIT: Each time rhythm TAP is struck, data is transmitted in the order rhythm parameter 2 (rhythm No.) and rhythm parameter 1 (rhythm time). Effector operation MIDI data During RECEIVE: ¶ During beat effect, if beat operation mode (rhythm mode) is receive[...]

English 25 <DRB1369> OTHER (TROUBLESHOOTING) TROUBLESHOOTING Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may originate from another component. Thus, also check the other electrical appliances also in use. If the t[...]

26 <DRB1369> 1. General Power supply .......................................... AC 110 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption .................................................................... 16 W Operating temperature ................................................ +5 ° C to +35 ° C Relative humidity ...................... 5% to 85% (wi[...]