Korg PANDORA MINI User manual

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Precautions

Location

Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamalfunction.

•Indirects

unlight • Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumi dity

• Excessivelydus

tyordirtylocations • Locationsofexcessivevibration

•Closetomag

netic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an ycontai ne r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th

e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meth

od.Ifthebatterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregu‐

latedamount,achemi

cal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 pr

otectionaga

inst 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.Howe

ve

r,thereisnog u arantee thatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstal‐

lation.Ifthisequi

pment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interf eren cebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorre

loc

atethereceivingantenna.

•Increasethesepar

ationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connect the equip

ment into an outlet on acircuit different from thattowhich the

receiverisconnected.

•Consultth

edea

leroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Unauthorized changes or modi

fication 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trademar ks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res

ide.

WARN

ING:Useofth

is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so

unds.

158 types of effect variations with a maximum of seven effects that can

be used simultaneousl

y.

200 user and 200 preset programs 

(Pleaserefertopa

ge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dela

ytimeorthetempooftheRhythmfunctiontomatchthe

tempoofthesong.

Program Memory buttons

Four Pro

gram 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co

rrectpo

larity.

Battery Low display

Whenthebattery b

eginstorunlow,theLowBattery icon willlight‐up.

Whenthis iconlight

s‐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 batte

ry 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de

lay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

pla

cethePANDORAminiintoBypassorMutemodeandactivatethetuner

(seep.1

8).

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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 butt

on 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. U

SB connector:

Youcanconnectyou

r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com

puter.

Some computers may be unable to supply USB bus power. In such

cases,useabatteryoraself‐pow

ered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PA

NDORA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th

evolumelevelcomingfromtheOUTPUTjackand

headphonesjack.

10. Program Memory buttons (A, B, C, D buttons):

You can ass

ign four of your favorite programs to the A–D buttons (see

p.16).InEditmo

de,usethesebuttonstoselecteffecttypesoreditparame‐

ters.

11. Headphones jack: Connect

headphoneshere.

12. Value dial:

InPlaymo

de,usethisdialtoselectaprogram.Inothermodes,usethisdial

toeditparametersorconfigurevarioussettings.

13. AUX jack:Connec

t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.

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. USB icon:

This icon appears when the PAND

ORA mini is connected to a computer

usingaUSBcable.

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5. Low Battery icon:

Thisiconwilllight‐upwhe

nthebatteriesrunlow.

6. Program name/Effect type display:

This area sho

ws 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ind

icatestheon/offstatusoftheDYNA,AMP,CAB,MOD,DLY,

andREVeffects.

8. Edit indicator:ThisindicatorappearsinEditmo

de.

9. Number/Value display:

Thisdisplayin

dicates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play

er

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.

● Us

ea

standa rd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min

i’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.

● Us

etheUSBca

bleifyouwanttoconnectthePANDORAminitoyourcom‐

puter. For det

ails on how to connect the PANDORA mini to your com‐

puter,refer

to“Connectingtoyourcomputer.”

●

Ifneeded, you can attachthe includedru bber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 na

me/effecttype display will indicate the program name. The

number/valuedisplaywillindicatetheprogramnumber.

You can choo

sefro

m 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ste

p

s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progra m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 adju

stthevol

ume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 appro xim

ately one second, the PANDORA

mini will bypass the effects and output the original

dry sound (with no effects). The effect chain indica‐

tors on th

e 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 tw

o sec

onds. 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

sharp

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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wil

lactasametertoshowthepitch.

Tuneeachstr

ing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Val

ue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, pre

ss the RHYT

HM 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 but

ton 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 adju

st settings on

eachpage.

You can also set the tempo by pressing th

e TAP/

TUNERbuttoninRhythmmodeafewtimesatthe

desiredinterval.

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This uses the same reverb as the program effect. This parameter has no

effectifyouhavese

lected aprogram thatdoesnotusereverbmodeling,

orifthereverbeffectlevelis“0.”

No changes to the settings in this mode willbe retained if you turn the

poweroffwithout

switchingbacktoPlaymode.

Edit mode

Turning effects

on or off

Moving pages

back and forth

Selecting

the type

Inthismodeyoucan turneacheffectonoroff,

and edit theeffecttype, parameter values, and

programnameforeachprogram.

InPl

aymode, pressandhol

d downthePLAY/

EDITbuttonforapproximatelyonesecond.The

Edit indicator (see p.14) will appear and the 

unitwillen

terEditmo

de.Youcanalsorename

orwriteprograms(whichyou cansaveasuser

programs)inEditmode.

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