Korg EFGS 1 User manual

Personal multi-effect processor
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EFGS 1

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Precautions
Location
Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamalfunction.
•Indirectsunlight • Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity
• Excessivelydustyordirtylocations • Locationsofexcessivevibration
•Closetomagneticfields
Power supply
BesuretoturnthepowerswitchtoOFFwhentheunitisnotinuse.Removethebatteryinorder
topreventitfromleakingwhentheunitisnotinuseforextendedperiods.
Interference with other electrical devices
Radiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencereceptioninterference.Operatethisunitat
asuitabledistancefromradiosandtelevisions.
Handling
Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesorcontrols.
Care
Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.Donotuseliquidcleanerssuchas
benzeneorthinner,orcleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.
Keep this manual
Afterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.

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Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment
Neversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.Ifliquidgetsintotheequipment,it
couldcauseabreakdown,fire,orelectricalshock.Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintothe
equipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Opera‐
tionissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevice
maynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust
acceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.ComplieswithCanadian
ICES‐003ClassB.
ConformeauReglementCanadianNMB‐003classeB.
Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
Ifthissymbolisshownontheproduct,manual,battery,orpackage,youmust
disposeofitinthecorrectmannertoavoidharmtohumanhealthordamageto
theenvironment.Contactyourlocaladministrativebodyfordetailsonthecor‐
rectdisposalmethod.Ifthebatterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregu‐
latedamount,achemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthesymbolonthebattery
orbatterypackage.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereason‐
ableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunica‐
tions.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstal‐
lation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedto
trytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcanvoidtheuser’sauthorityto
operatethisequipment.
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*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir
respectiveowners.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedaccordingtostrictspecificationsandvoltagerequire‐
mentsthatareapplicableinthecountryinwhichitisintendedthatthisproductshouldbe
used.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviatheinternet,throughmailorder,and/orviaa
telephonesale,youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeusedinthecountryin
whichyoureside.
WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthanthatforwhichitisintendedcould
bedangerousandcouldinvalidatethemanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.Pleasealso
retainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseotherwiseyourproductmaybedisqualifiedfromthe
manufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.
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Contents
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Inserting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Controls and connectors . . . . . . . 10
LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Making connections . . . . . . . . . . .15
Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Selecting a program . . . . . . . . . .16
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bypass/Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rhythm mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Selecting the effect 
page you want to edit . . . . . . . . 22
Editing an effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Edit pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Utility mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting and configuring 
the utility setting pages . . . . . . 30
Loading the factory-set data . . . . 32
Connecting the PANDORA mini 
to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Editor software . . . . . . 33
Effect Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
DYNA: Dynamics & 
Pickup modeling . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AMP: Amp Modeling . . . . . . . . . 35
CAB: Cabinet modeling . . . . . . . 38
MOD: Modulation & 
Filter Effect Modeling . . . . . . . . 38
DLY: Delay Modeling . . . . . . . . . 41
REV: Reverb Modeling . . . . . . . . 41
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Program name List . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Rhythm Pattern List . . . . . . . . . . 217

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Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKORGPANDORAminipersonalmulti‐effect
processor.InordertoenjoyyourPANDORAmini,pleasereadthisowner’s
manualcarefullyandretainitforfuturereference.
Main features
ThePANDORAminiisaversatilemulti‐effectunitthatpacksanincredible
rangeofguitaramps,bassampsandeffectsintoacompactunitwhichutilizes
Korg’sproprietary“”modelingtechnologytocreatedetailedand
powerfulmodelingsounds.
158 types of effect variations with a maximum of seven effects that can
be used simultaneously.
200 user and 200 preset programs 
(Pleaserefertopage214forprogramnames.)
Auto Tuner function
Youcanalsotunewithoutbeingheard(i.e.,whilemuted).

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Rhythm function(Pleaserefertopage217forrhythmpatternnames.)
Youcanuse100rhythmpatternsorametronomesound.
AUX Pitch function
YoucantransposethepitchofaudiothatisinputfromtheAUXjack.
TAP/TUNER button
YoucansetthedelaytimeorthetempooftheRhythmfunctiontomatchthe
tempoofthesong.
Program Memory buttons
FourProgramMemorybuttonsenableyoutoswitchbetweenprograms
quickly.
What is ?
(Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System) is KORG’s propri-
etary sound modeling technology which precisely reproduces the complex character and
nature of both acoustic and electric instruments as well as electronic circuits in real world
environments. emulates a wide variety of sound generation characteristics
including instrument bodies, speakers & cabinets, acoustic fields, microphones, vacuum
tubes, transistors, etc..

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Inserting the Battery
Removethebatterycoverlocatedonthebottomof
thePANDORAminibyslidingitinthedirectionof
thearrow.InsertoneAAalkalinebatteryasshownin
theillustration.Besuretoinsertthebatteryobserv‐
ingthecorrectpolarity.
Battery Low display
Whenthebatterybeginstorunlow,theLowBatteryicon willlight‐up.
Whenthisiconlights‐up,youshouldreplacethebatteryassoonaspossible.
Programsandotherdata(exceptforthedatabeingedited)willnotbelost
evenifthebatteryisremovedandchanged.
BatterythathaverundownmustberemovedfromthePANDORAmini.Ifyou
leaveadeadbatteryintheunit,malfunctions(batteryleakage,etc.)mayoccur.
YoushouldalsoremovethebatterywhenyoudonotexpecttousethePANDORA
miniforanextendedperiodoftime.
Setthebatterytype(seep.31)tomatchthebatteryyouuse.
YoucanalsouseUSBbuspower.

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Controls and connectors
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1. TAP/TUNER Button:
Usethisbuttontosetthedelaytimefordelaymodels(seep.26)ortosetthe
tempoinRhythmmode(seep.20).InPlaymode,pressingthisbuttonwill
placethePANDORAminiintoBypassorMutemodeandactivatethetuner
(seep.18).

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2. RHYTHM button: UsethisbuttontoenterRhythmmode(seep.20).
3. UTILITY button:UsethisbuttontoenterUtilitymode(seep.30).
4. PLAY/EDIT button:
PressthisbuttontoenterPlaymode(seep.16).Pressandholddownthis
buttonforapproximatelyonesecondtoenterEditmode(seep.21).
5. USB connector:
YoucanconnectyourcomputertothisconnectorusingaUSBcablesothat
youwillbeabletoeditPANDORAminiprogramsintheEditorsoftware
that’sinstalledonyourcomputer.Whenyouconnecttheunittoacomputer
usingaUSBcable,USBbuspowerissuppliedfromthecomputer.
SomecomputersmaybeunabletosupplyUSBbuspower.Insuch
cases,useabatteryoraself‐poweredhub(thatcanreceivepowerfrom
anexternalpowersupply).
6. Power switch:
SetthisswitchtoSTANDBYtopoweroff,ortoONorUSBtopoweron.
IfyouusethePANDORAminiwithabattery,setthisswitchtoON.If
youusethePANDORAminiwithUSBbuspower,setthisswitchtoUSB.

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7. INPUT jack:Connectyourguitar(orbass)tothisjack.
8. OUTPUT jack:
Connectyourguitaramp,bassamp,ormixer,etc.tothisjack.
9. VOLUME dial:
UsethisdialtoadjustthevolumelevelcomingfromtheOUTPUTjackand
headphonesjack.
10. Program Memory buttons (A, B, C, D buttons):
YoucanassignfourofyourfavoriteprogramstotheA–Dbuttons(see
p.16).InEditmode,usethesebuttonstoselecteffecttypesoreditparame‐
ters.
11. Headphones jack: Connectheadphoneshere.
12. Value dial:
InPlaymode,usethisdialtoselectaprogram.Inothermodes,usethisdial
toeditparametersorconfigurevarioussettings.
13. AUX jack:ConnectaCDorMp3playertothisjack.
14. LCD screen:Pleaserefertopage13andsubsequentpages.

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LCD screen
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1. Guitar/Bass icons:Theseiconsindicatetheselectedprogramtype.
2. Rhythm icon:ThisiconappearsinRhythmmode.
3. Utility icon:ThisiconappearsinUtilitymode.
4. USB icon:
ThisiconappearswhenthePANDORAminiisconnectedtoacomputer
usingaUSBcable.

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5. Low Battery icon:
Thisiconwilllight‐upwhenthebatteriesrunlow.
6. Program name/Effect type display:
Thisareashowstheprogramnameoreffecttype.WhenthePANDORA
miniisbypassedormuted,thiswillfunctionasthetuner.
7. Effect chain:
Thisareaindicatestheon/offstatusoftheDYNA,AMP,CAB,MOD,DLY,
andREVeffects.
8. Edit indicator:ThisindicatorappearsinEditmode.
9. Number/Value display:
Thisdisplayindicatestheprogramnumberorparametervalue.

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Making connections
Whenconnectinganexternaldevice(ie‐guitaramp,bassamp,CDplayer,etc.)
besuretoturntheunitoff.
●IfaCDplayerorotheraudiosourceisconnectedtotheAUXjack,youcan
playalongwithyourguitarorbass.Howeverthevolumemustbeadjusted
fromtheconnecteddevice.
●UseastandardmonauralcabletoconnectthePANDORAmini’sOUTPUT
jacktoaguitarorbassamp.OnlytheL(Left)channeloutputwillbeheard.
●PANDORAmini’soutputlevelandsoundqualitywillvarydependingon
whichheadphonesareused.Werecommendusinggoodqualitylow
impedanceheadphones,32Ohmsorlesswithasensitivityratingnear
100dB/mWorabove.ManyheadphonessoldforusewithportableCDor
Mp3playerswillworkjustfine.
●UsetheUSBcableifyouwanttoconnectthePANDORAminitoyourcom‐
puter.FordetailsonhowtoconnectthePANDORAminitoyourcom‐
puter,referto“Connectingtoyourcomputer.”
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Ifneeded,youcanattachtheincludedrubberfeettothebottomofthePAN‐
DORAmini.

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Play mode
PlaymodeisthemodethatyouwillusuallyusewiththePANDORAmini.
Selecting a program
UsetheValuedialtoselectaprogram(seepage214forprogramnames).
Theprogramname/effecttypedisplaywillindicatetheprogramname.The
number/valuedisplaywillindicatetheprogramnumber.
Youcanchoosefrom200rewritableuserprograms(000–199)and200preset
programs(200–399).
Program Memory buttons (A, B, C, D buttons)
YoucanassignfourprogramstotheA–Dbuttons.Thesecanbeyourfavorite
programs,orprogramsthatyouplantouseinaperformance.Inthisway,you
canswitchbetweenprogramsquickly
.Programscanbeselectedevenwhen
youareinRhythmmodeorUtilitymode(excludingcertainsettingpages).
FollowthestepsbelowtoassignprogramstotheProgramMemorybuttons.
Inthisexample,aselectedprogramisassignedtotheAbutton.
1RotatetheValuedialtoselectaprogramyouwanttoassigntotheAbutton.
2PressandholddowntheAbuttonforapproximatelyonesecond.

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“PGM>A”willappearontheLCD,indicatingthattheprogramisassigned
totheAbutton.
Adjusting the volume
UsetheVOLUMEdialtoadjustthevolumelevelcomingfromtheOUTPUT
andheadphonesjacks.
Toadjustthevolumeforeachprogram,usetheProgramLevelparameterin
Editmode(seep.27).
Bypass/Mute
WhenyoupressandholddowntheTAP/TUNERbut‐
tonforapproximatelyonesecond,thePANDORA
miniwillbypasstheeffectsandoutputtheoriginal
drysound(withnoeffects).Theeffectchainindica‐
torsontheLCDwillblink,“BYPASS”willappear,
andthentheunitwillenterTunermode.

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Alternatively,tomutethesoundduringtuning,press
andholddowntheTAP/TUNERbuttonforapproxi‐
matelytwoseconds.Theeffectchainindicatorswill
blinkrapidlyontheLCD,“MUTE”willappear,and
thentheunitwillenterTunermode.
ToreturntoPlaymodefromBypassorMutemode,presstheTAP/TUNER
buttonagain,orpressthePLAY/EDITbutton.
Tuner
Thetunerisoperablewhenyoubypassormute.
center mark calibration
meter
note
name
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1Playasinglestringonyourguitarorbass.
TheLCDwillshowthenotenameandthecalibration.Ifthepitchismore
thanasemitonehigherthanthenotename,asharpsymbolwillappearat
theupperrightofthenotename.
2Thedisplayareawillactasametertoshowthepitch.
Tuneeachstringofyourguitarorbasssothattheindicatorabovethecenter
markislit‐up.
Calibration (Standard pitch A = 440)
YoucanusetheValuedialtoadjustthecalibrationintherangeofA=438Hz–
445Hz.Thecalibrationsettingyoumakewillremainuntilthepoweristurned
off.Oncethepoweristurnedoff,calibrationwillberesettoA=440Hz.

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Rhythm mode
Pattern tempo
Pattern selection
Pattern volume
Reverb level
Youcanchoosefrom100rhythmpatterns(see
page217fortherhythmpatternnames).
ToenterRhythmmode,presstheRHYTHMbut‐
toninPlaymode(butnotinMuteorBypass
mode).Theselectedrhythmpatternwillstart
playing.TheRhythmiconwillblinkinsyncwith
thetempooftherhythmpattern.
Tostopplayingtherhythmpattern,pressthe
PLAY/EDITbuttontoexittoPlaymode.
PressingtheRHYTHMbuttonrepeatedlywill
cyclethroughthepagesforpatternselection,
tempo(40–240),patternvolume(0.0–10.0),and
reverblevel(0.0–10.0).
Thevaluedialcanbeusedtoadjustsettingson
eachpage.
YoucanalsosetthetempobypressingtheTAP/
TUNERbuttoninRhythmmodeafewtimesatthe
desiredinterval.