Korg PX3 User's Manual
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1. PX3 Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Before you begin 2 Bullet pitch Points 3 Setting up the PX3 program selection tuner mode 4 Rhythm amp Bass Aux In and it s dedicated Effects 5 Phrase Trainer 6 Value Dial and Function selection Edit Mode 7 Writing User Programs Reloading Factory Presets 8 Program Names and Descriptions 9 10 Factory Program Data 11 12 PX2 PX3 Comparison Chart 13 PX3 Before you begin The Pandora PX3 is the most powerful Personal Effects Processor ever produced Besides improving the existing features of the PX2 we ve added a number of extremely powerful features and functions improved the quality of sound and created better and more up to date programs It is an extremely useful and easy to use tool for practicing and recording contemporary and vintage guitar sounds You will get the most out of the Pandora PX3 Quick Guide by actually putting what you have learned into use The best way is to read a section of the guide and try the feature and or function at the same time The sooner you try it the better you will retain the information The more you do it the better you will retain the information Do not be afraid to edit the programs As with any multi effects processor the possibilities are endless and you will achieve the tone you or better yet your customer is looking for The factory preload data is easily reloaded This function is in the last section of this guid2. Dial and Functions e 1 Hold down the Exit button and press the left edit button the Value Dial will now adjust the Master Level of all programs The button will select programs e 2 Hold down the Exit button and press the right edit button the Value Dial will now adjust the Programs The buttons will adjust the master level e 3 Hold down the Exit button and press the Bypass Tune button this turns on the KEYLOCK Function The buttons will select the Programs all other buttons and the Value Dial will not function Since you can only select programs in the Keylock mode it prevents unintended changes to the PX3 settings in live performance e To exit this function hold down the Exit button and press the button for the desired setting Edit Mode e Press the right edit button The Drive Icon will blink Keep pressing the right Edit button to go through all the different Effect banks in order e Press the Bypass Tune button to turn the Effects ON OFF e Button selects the Effect Type High Gain amp Low Gain Cabinet size and Character locations e The Value Dial adjusts Parameter value Gain effect level Cabinet Depth Noise reduction depth Master program level Characters Key for Intelligent Pitch shifter and writing destination for user programs PX3 Writing User Programs After you finish editing press the right Edit button till you see the word WRITE If you want to change the program
3. F m Aeolian Relative Minor 50 OCTAVE Heavy High Gain distortion with an added lower octave Best played with single notes 10 PX3 Factory Program Data PEGA NAME DRIVE DRV VAL LOW G MCHG MOD MOD VAC AMB AME VALT CR CRVAD NR DEVEL A We ee A a E comp e sonarus saree a s IZ amna a A CI LO a IA E CL E a 600 Goo E EI A f e IC IA EL a E a as pomos pa sor rom RICK DICH MC ACC roe om a a se ee vate som carne sas a me e IR E ten E E a aa a aa o far a far e 9 gt of s eom om ee A E a a SON EIN A E GA a fae a MNR A E REA A A O AI mow come is 7 5 cor Tome a par e 7 gt ICI rope II AL ER LO ae IC feos a 20 Al O E A A ail RIE smoge ron 3 2 or fare gt far 9 9 gt OOO aoe IA waer orm sare as E E E a6 Ts s ECU or som a fae a mz eom e o eer o oo e par 6 gt apre com or om o or js gt a IL comp ae awa sone sor a a ens scream Room fa SSC REMOS O A CO IE O EL IE O E Por come 0 leet om gt ore ror va a 7 or fama os ora gt a ILLAS EA a o om Ro a E EE PRGW NAME DRIVE PRY VAL LOW G HIGHG MOD MOD VAL AMB AMR VAL CR CR VAL NR TEVET A A S A S ROME A A octave sma som fa FLOWER COMP OFF OFF RANDOM 21 DLY460 14 4x10 2 ERRECHEN e ae os ora a emors come s f o joves row w oe ar erase wormox 9 6 jua 7 or sw gt pr comp 9 pasoo ar
4. C9V Guitar Pickup selector Input HIGH output humbucking pickups Low output single coil pickups Output Line Headphone stereo phone output jack for plugging into headphones guitar amp mixer or recorder PX3 Setting up program selection amp tuner mode e Connect Cables e Turn the power switch on First click turns on the power second click turns on the Backlit LCD when using batteries use only when needed to save battery life e Set the Input level switch H High output humbucking pickups L Low output single coil pickups e Use the buttons to select a program e Use the Value Dial to adjust the master level e Bypass Mute operation Press the Bypass Mute and all the Effects will be turned OFF Hold the button for longer then a second and the Output will be Muted e The Tuner works in both the Bypass and Mute modes PX3 Rhythm amp Bass Mode 1 Press the Rhythm AUX Effect button to start 2 Press the right Edit button Tempo will be displayed Turn the Value Dial to set the Tempo 3 Press the right Edit button again the Bass Key will be displayed Turn the Value Dial to change the Key 4 Press the Bypass Tune button to turn OFF the Bass pattern 5 Press the right Edit button Level will be displayed Turn the Value Dial to adjust the Rhythm amp Bass sound level Pressing the Left Edit button will reverse the modes AUX In Mode Any Audio source plugged in to the AU
5. X Jack can be KEY TRN Key Transposed or CC Center Canceled Center Canceling removes the sound of a Guitar or Vocal that is panned to the center allowing you to jam along with your favorite tracks To enter this Mode press the Rhythm AUX button twice Press the Bypass Tune button to turn the Effect ON OFF Turn the Value Dial to change the key pitch of the input Audio Press the right edit button to use the CC PX3 Phrase Trainer Mode Plug in your Audio CD tape etc into the AUX Jack Press the Phrase Trainer button the screen will display REC SHT 8 seconds turn the Value Dial one click clockwise to choose REC LNG 16 seconds Start playback on your CD at the point you wish to record Press the Trainer button recording will start When the selected recording time 8 or 16 seconds is finished the pattern will repeat and loop To stop recording before the preset record times press the Trainer button or Bypass Tune button Payback will begin automatically Turning the Value Dial to the left will slow down the playback speed without effecting the pitch Great for learning fast advanced solos Press the Bypass Tune button to Pause Playback Press the Phrase Trainer button to record a new phrase Press the left edit button to rewind the recorded phrase Press the Hold button to hold the sound press again to play To exit the Phrase Trainer Mode press the EXIT button PX3 How to change the Value
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7. down and listen to the Random Step Filter flow like running water 30 FZ WAH Aggressive Auto Wah 2 with a long Delay 31 CHORUS Rich warm Chorus left side WET right side DRY 32 FLANGE Nice slow moving Flange effect with Hot Box distortion 33 PHASED Clean slow moving Phaser speed with long Delay 34 ARENA Clean huge Arena Reverb sound 35 60 s Fast Tremolo with Tube distortion any C C R song Suzie Q 36 70 s The FUZZ sound Try the song IRON MAN 37 80 s Classic thick Distorted Chorus rhythm tone 38 90 s Heavy scooped mid distortion sound Try any Metallica song 39 COMBO This program sounds like a nicely mic d 2x12 cabinet 40 STACK This program sounds like two mic d 4x12 cabinets 41 OV DRV Classic vintage Tube Overdrive sound 42 DIRT Heavy Fuzz tone with a tight Room Reverb sound 43 C MAJ 3U The Major 3rd will be above the root note The Key can be changed See edit section 44 C MAJ 3D The Major3rd will be below the root note 45 A MIN 3U The Minor 3rd will be above the root note Try an Aeolian Relative Minor scale 46 A MIN 3D The Minor 3rd will be below the root note 47 E PER 4 Perfect 4 s Best used with E major lonian scale or E Major Pentatonic scale 48 E PER 5 Perfect 5 s Best used with E Major lonian scale or E Major Pentatonic scale 49 A MAJ 6 Best used with A Major Ionian scale or
8. e Enjoy PX3 Bullet Points 56 Types of Effects including all your favorites plus some Up to 7 effects can be used simultaneously 50 user programs amp 50 preset programs IPE Integrated Parameter Edit system easy to adjust effect settings We ve added a Value Dial This lets you rapidly select programs or edit the effects Intelligent Pitch Shifter allows you to harmonize in key Auto Tuner function Works in Bypass mode and has an Output Mute function for on stage tuning Backlit LCD Improves visibility in dark locations Rhythm amp Bass function You can jam along with 40 different rhythm and Bass patterns Bass lines can be turned ON OFF independently of the rhythms and the key can be selected AUX Effect functions Any audio sound connected to the AUX in jack canbe Transposed or Center Canceled Great for practicing along with your favorite music Phrase Trainer function A segment of audio Maximum of 16 seconds in Low FI mode 8 seconds HI FI recorded in to the AUX jack from any audio source can be looped for repeated playback You can also slow down the playback speed without affecting the pitch Cabinet Resonator 6 to choose from 1x8 1x10 1x12 2x12 4x10 4x12 HBB Hyper Bass Boost Add a low frequency Boost Battery Low display The Battery display Icon lights up when it s time to change the batteries Power supply Four AAA s up to 9 hours use or optional adapter D
9. location number turn the Value Dial to the location of choice Press the Bypass Tune button and your new program will be saved the LCD screen will indicate COMPLT for one second Press the EXIT button to return to the Program play mode Press the buttons to change programs Reloading the Factory Pre set Programs 1 Power OFF 2 Hold down the Rhythm AUX button and the button While holding down both buttons turn ON the power The display will read RELOAD 3 Press the Bypass Tune button the factory pre sets will be reloaded into the User program area If you decide not to RELOAD press the button The Factory programs will not be reloaded in the User program area PX3 PX3 Program names amp descriptions 1 SUMMER Nice clean sound for muted single notes 2 S R V Try song Cold Shot If you hold a chord the Vibrato speeds up 3 OZRIC Great program for Panning solos Best when using Stereo Set up 4 GOO GOO Straight ahead distorted guitar in a Garage sound 5 WES Rich warm neck jazz tone 6 J B Wired distorted Rhythm tone 7 E C Old cream sound Turn on the neck pickup turn the tone off and play Sunshine of Your Love 8 Hillage Explore this program by playing sus2nd s or sus4th s Hold the chords down then pick one string at a time 9 JIMI Try the song FIRE The harder you pick the string the brighter the WAH effect ge
10. ts 10 B B The Trill is back This program is a classic straight up clean blues tone 11 ANGUS Dirty Distortion done dirt cheap Any song from AC DC 12 EDDIE Great program for tapping solo s Try the song Eruption 13 FLOYD Try the song The Wall This program is set for the clean Delay sound 14 ROTARY Try the song Black Hole Sun This program is a distorted Leslie sound 15 HOTROD Big distorted guitar tones in a Hall 16 SMOKE Try the song Smoke on the Water This program is a dry Crunch distortion 17 GARGLE Tripped out Phased Gargle sound Try holding single notes 18 SURF Classic Surf Tremolo sound Try the song Walk Don t Run 19 COUNTRY Tele sound with slap Reverb 20 JAZZ Traditional warm sound for any jazz song 21 RASTA Classic Rasta room sound 22 FUNKY Clean Auto Wah sound the harder you hit the strings the brighter the Wah 23 R N B Classic Motown clean studio tone 24 BLUES Distorted Blues tone Try the song Born Under a Bad Sign PX3 PX3 Program names amp descriptions 25 POP Clean Oasis guitar tone the Vibrato speeds up when you hold a chord down 26 ROCK Big Arena Reverb with Valve distortion 27 THRASH Death Metal thrash tone Very aggressive Crush distortion 28 SUBHARM This program features an added lower octave Best used on single notes 29 FLOWER Hold a chord
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