User manual KORG AX3A

[. . . ] The name display will indicate "BYPASS" for one second, and the Auto Chromatic Tuner will now be activated. Use either the LCD display or expression pedal led's to tune your guitar. When you've finished tuning, press the flashing PROGRAM SELECT switch to return to Program mode. (Note; pressing another PROGRAM SELECT switch will select a different program and return you to Program Mode. ) To activate Mute and tune silently: 1. [. . . ] The program LED will blink rapidly and the name display will show "MUTE" for one second. The Auto Chromatic Tuner will now be activated; use either the LCD display or expression pedal led's to tune your guitar. When you've finished tuning, press the flashing PROGRAM SELECT switch to return to Program mode. (Note; pressing another PROGRAM SELECT switch will select a different program and return you to Program Mode. ) 2. Selecting and listening to the AX3A's Preset Programs The AX3A has 96 program locations in 24 banks, with 4 programs in each bank. The BANK UP/DOWN switches allow you to select a bank, the PROGRAM SELECT switches allow you choose one of four programs within a given bank. Once you find a sound that you like, you can use the knobs and selectors in the amp/effects section to tweak your tone easily. Note: All of the AX3A programs are rewritable. To select a Program: 1. Make sure that the AX3A is in PROGRAM SELECT mode (automatically selected on power-up). 2 AX3A EasyStart 2. Press either the BANK UP or BANK DOWN switch to select "BANK 2". (When you're selecting a bank, the bank number will flash in the BANK display). You can assign up to eight steps of effect parameter values in the step sequencer, and specify one of seven ways in which the sequencer will play back these steps: Forward, Backward, Alternate 1/2, Random, Forward (oneshot), and Alternate 1/2 (one-shot). This lets you create sounds with complex movement that were unachievable until now. The AX3A's ESS function operates between the expression pedal and the target parameter you specify. When you activate ESS, the sequencer will control the target parameter that you specified for the expression pedal, and the expression pedal will control the ESS. Using ESS First, specify the target parameter that is to be controlled by ESS by assigning it to the expression pedal (see Expression Target Quick Assign section) Assign the PITCH parameter of the PITCH SHIFTER as the target parameter for the expression pedal, and then. . . For this example, choose "8-A", so that the sequencer will cycle through steps 1­8 and then 8­1. First use VALUE KNOB 4 to set "STEP" to "1", and then use VALUE KNOB 5 to specify a value of "0". Repeat the above action for steps 2 through 8, and set these steps to values of 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 12 respectively. This determines how dramatic of a change there is between each sequence step. ! If VALUE KNOB 1 is set to PEDL, the expression pedal will control the pitch changes. Otherwise it will control the speed of the ESS. Here are a few more examples of some amazing new sounds you can create using the ESS function: EX1: Pentatonic ESS This is based off of a "6A pattern" using the ESS combined with the pitch shifter's pitch parameter as described above. The ESS settings are as follows: SMOOTH 0 Pitch shifter: Amp: Cab: Cross delay: STEPMODE 6-A STEP1 0 STEP 2 7 STEP 3 10 STEP 4 12 STEP 5 15 STEP 6 12 Pitch=0, Fine=0, tracking=80, direct=0. 0, effect=7. 0 US Modern (Gain=9. 4, Treble=7. 0, Middle=0. 0, Bass=6. 2, ) UK T75 (Time=638, Feedback=4. 0, Mix=6. 8) ! Make sure that the EXP/CTL Button is set to M/Pitch. [. . . ] The ESS settings are as follows: SMOOTH 0 Pitch shifter: Amp: Cab: Cross delay: STEPMODE 6-A STEP1 0 STEP 2 7 STEP 3 10 STEP 4 12 STEP 5 15 STEP 6 12 Pitch=0, Fine=0, tracking=80, direct=0. 0, effect=7. 0 US Modern (Gain=9. 4, Treble=7. 0, Middle=0. 0, Bass=6. 2, ) UK T75 (Time=638, Feedback=4. 0, Mix=6. 8) ! Make sure that the EXP/CTL Button is set to M/Pitch. Control the speed of the ESS with the expression pedal EX2: Major Arpeggio ESS Based off of the preset program 6-4 which was originally a minor arpeggio using a 7A Pattern. 4 AX3A EasyStart Step 2 has been changed from -9 to -8, and step 5 from 3 to 4 (this changes it to a major arpeggio) The ESS settings are as follows: SMOOTH 0 Pitch shifter: Delay: Time: 756, Reverb: STEPMODE 7-A STEP1 -12 STEP 2 -8 STEP 3 -5 STEP 4 0 STEP 5 4 STEP 6 7 STEP 7 12 Pitch=0, Fine=0, tracking=80, direct=0. 0, effect=7. 0 2 Tap Delay Tone 7. 9, Tap Time 5. 0, Mix 4. 4 Feedback 4. 4, Slap. . . Time=7. 7, Lo Damp 3. 7, High Damp 5. 4, Pre Delay 0, Mix 4. 5 The Control Switch You can assign the control switch to function in a variety of ways. It can act as an on/off for your effects/amp/cab models; a tap tempo for modulation or delay, or even as a trigger for the ESS. [. . . ]