Page 2 - ii; Precautions
ii 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 Please connect the designat...
Page 3 - iii
iii * Company names, product names, and names of formats etc. are the trademarks or regis- tered trademarks of their respective owners. CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of AC mains operated apparatus until Decem-ber 31, 1996 means it confo...
Page 4 - iv; Table of Contents
iv Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Welcome Aboard! .................................................................................................... 1 Main Features ....................................
Page 7 - Introduction; ELCOME; any thanks for adding the; TONEWORKS Modeling Signal Processor; to your sonic arsenal. Whether you’re playing live or recording; AIN; What is; (Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System)
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 1 Introduction W ELCOME A BOARD ! any thanks for adding the TONEWORKS Modeling Signal Processor AX3000B to your sonic arsenal. Whether you’re p...
Page 9 - A Bassist’s Guided Panel Tour; RONT; FFECT
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 3 A Bassist’s Guided Panel Tour Here we’re going to learn about the buttons and other controls on the AX3000B’s top and rear panel. F RONT PANE...
Page 10 - Effect Model selectors; INSERT button; RENAME button; buttons to move between spaces (characters) in the display, and
4 When you press a button, its LED will blink; now you can use value knobs 1–5 to edit the effect parameters of that category. If you want to turn off an effect that is currently on, press the effect category button for that effect (it will blink), and then press the button again to turn the effect ...
Page 13 - will light. If the name display shows the
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 7 4.2 √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® buttons Use these to select the parameter you want to edit, or to edit the program name. 4.3 Name display Displays prog...
Page 15 - CONTROL switch
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 9 7.1 CONTROL switch This switch controls an effect. For each program, you can assign what effect parameter this switch will control. For detai...
Page 16 - OWER; Connect the included AC adapter here.; NPUTS; Connect your bass to this jack.
10 R EAR PANEL P OWER SUPPLY DC9V Connect the included AC adapter here. I NPUTS AND O UTPUTS 10.1 INPUT jack Connect your bass to this jack. 10.2 AUX IN jack (stereo mini) Connect the analog output of your audio device here. NOTE: This convenient input jack lets you connect your CD/MP3 player or oth...
Page 17 - Adjusts the output level from the OUTPUT jacks and the PHONE jack.; MIDI; This is an optical digital jack for S/P DIF output.
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 11 10.5 LEVEL knob Adjusts the output level from the OUTPUT jacks and the PHONE jack. 10.6 PHONE jack (stereo mini) Connect your headphones to ...
Page 18 - Setup; UTPUT; ASIC
12 Setup NOTE: You must turn off the power of all your equipment before you make connec- tions. If you ignore this warning, you may damage your bass amp or speaker sys-tem, and may experience malfunctions! O UTPUT SETTINGS O UTPUT SELECT FUNCTION Here’s how to specify whether you’re connecting the A...
Page 21 - ROGRAM; (LED at the upper left of the Bank Up switch is not lit); ELECTING; Press the program select 3 switch.; NDIVIDUAL; (LED at the upper left of the Bank Up switch is lit green)
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 15 Playing the AX3000B P ROGRAM S ELECT MODE (LED at the upper left of the Bank Up switch is not lit) Settings for each effect, the expression ...
Page 23 - Now here’s how to create your own program from scratch.
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 17 Creating and Storing your own Programs S IGNAL PATH There are two ways you can do this; by “tweaking an existing program” or by “start-ing f...
Page 24 - icon will disappear from the LCD display.
18 put Select setting (p.12). If you want to change the cabinet model, turn value knob 1. If you don’t want to use a cabinet model, press the CABINET button once again to turn it off; the icon will disappear from the LCD display. 6. Press the NR/PROG LVL button, and adjust NR (value knob 4) so that ...
Page 25 - AMING
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 19 N AMING A PROGRAM ( RENAME ) Here’s how you can name a program. NOTE: The program name is saved as part of each program. If you switch to a ...
Page 27 - To activate Bypass; UNING
Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 21 Tuner (Bypass, Mute) For your convenience, the AX3000B contains an Automatic Chromatic Tuner. The frequency of the middle “A” reference pitc...
Page 28 - ALIBRATING; pitch. You can use the
22 3. Tune your bass while watching the tuner display or the meter in the name dis-play. 4. When you’ve finished tuning, press the EXIT/TUNE button once again or press any desired program select switch. HINT: If you exit the Tuner by pressing a program select switch, this will also switch to the pro...
Page 29 - Explanations of the Effect Types; MODELS; The parameters are the same as for 1. TUBE OD.
DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 23 Explanations of the Effect Types his section explains the AX3000B’s sixteen drive/amp models and eleven pre-effects, cabinet models, modulation, delay, and reverb effects. A. DRIVE/AMP MODELS The drive/amp model you select h...
Page 33 - EFFECT
DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 27 C. PRE EFFECT The pre-effect is located in front of the drive/amp model. * : This symbol indicates a parameter that you can control from the expression pedal. 1. COMP The COMP effect is ideal when you want to play smooth and...
Page 36 - ODULATION
30 11. SYNTH This models a bass synth. An algorithm unique to ToneWorks is used to simulate an analog synthesizer sound with a smoothly tracking envelope filter. HINT: This effect is designed for single-note playing. The sound may be muddy if you play a chord. HINT: The sound may be distorted depend...
Page 39 - * Adjusts the rotational speed of the speaker. If
DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 33 7. ROTARY This models a stereo rotary speaker. When you adjust the speed, it will take a cer-tain amount of time for the specified speed to be reached – just like on an actual rotary speaker. This is because it takes several...
Page 41 - EFFECTS; Here you can select one of 11 delay-type effects.
DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 35 E. DELAY EFFECTS Here you can select one of 11 delay-type effects. *: This indicates a parameter that you can control from the expression pedal. 1. ECHO PLUS This models one of the most respected analogue tape echo machines ...
Page 47 - XPRESSION; Here’s a very easy and convenient way to set the expression target.
41 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Using the expression pedal to control parameters E XPRESSION PEDAL SETTINGS E XPRESSION T ARGET Q UICK A SSIGN Here’s a very easy and conven...
Page 48 - Here are the items you can set.
42 S ETTING THE E XPRESSION T ARGET Here are the items you can set. When you’ve pressed the EXP/CTL button to make it blink, you’ll be able to set the following items by turning value knobs 1–3. NOTE: You can set the above items individually for each program. If you switch to a different program or ...
Page 49 - • Examples
43 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix The expression pedal target is indicated as follows. “*/######” *: Target category ######: Target parameter • Examples In addition to the ex...
Page 50 - TAP TEMPO
44 C ONTROL SWITCH SETTINGS You can make the following control switch settings independently for each program.Press the EXP/CTL button and use value knob 5 to select the effect you want to control. S WITCHING EACH EFFECT ON / OFF NOTE: The CONTROL switch LEDs indicate the on/off status. U SING TAP T...
Page 51 - ONTROLLING
45 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix C ONTROLLING ESS NOTE: ESS TAP1, ESS TAP2, and ESS TRIG will do nothing if the SPEED of the step effect is set to PEdL. NOTE: ESS CTL2, ESS ...
Page 53 - Using ESS to control a parameter; PARAMETERS
47 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Using ESS to control a parameter SS (Expression Step Sequencer) controls a variety of effect parameters in a stepwise fashion, letting you c...
Page 54 - Press the EXP STEP SEQ button to activate ESS.
48 HINT: In the ESS display, a corresponding number of LEDs 1–8 will light green to indicate the last step you specify here. NOTE: If you selected a “1 shot” mode (“*-#1”), the parameter will return to the value specified by the setting of the effect when the steps have been completed. HINT: When se...
Page 56 - Control via MIDI; ONNECTING; MIDI D; EVICE
50 Control via MIDI IDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standard for exchanging various types of musical data between electronic musical instruments and computers. When MIDI cables are used to con- nect two or more MIDI devices, performance data can be exchanged ...
Page 57 - MIDI C
51 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix S ETTING THE MIDI C HANNEL (GLOBAL “MIDI CH”) In order to exchange data with an external MIDI device, your AX3000B’s MIDI channel must match...
Page 59 - buttons to make your choice.; ACKING; Press the GLOBAL button.
53 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 3. Specify whether parameter change messages will be transmitted. Use value knob 1 or the ▲ / ▼ buttons to make your choice. NOTE: When the ...
Page 60 - ESTORING; Connect the transmitting device’s MIDI OUT to the AX3000B’s MIDI IN.
54 6. Press the AX3000B’s WRITE button to begin transmitting. When transmitting is completed, the display will indicate “COMPLETE,” and you will return to the screen of step 4. (While “DUMP ALL” is being transmitted, the display will indi-cate “SEND.”) NOTE: While data is being transmitted, do not t...
Page 61 - While holding down the three buttons
55 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Restoring the Factory Preset Programs ere’s how you can restore the AX3000B’s programs and settings to the state in which it was shipped fro...
Page 62 - Troubleshooting; Power does not turn on; • Are the effect LEDs lit?; Sound is distorted when using SYNTH; • Lower the DRIVE/AMP VOLUME or the PROG LVL setting.; The sound connected to your bass amp is distorted, or
56 Troubleshooting f you suspect a malfunction, please check the following points first. If this does not resolve the problem, please contact your dealer or Korg authorized service center. 1. Power does not turn on • Is the AC adapter connected to the rear panel DC9V jack?• Is the AC adapter plugged...
Page 63 - Specifications; MODULATION TYPES: 11
57 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Specifications NUMBER OF AMP TYPES: 11 NUMBER OF CABINET TYPES: 16 NUMBER OF EFFECTS PEDAL TYPES: 11 MODULATION TYPES: 11 DELAY TYPES: 11 RE...
Page 64 - Appendix; *: These parameters can be controlled by the expression pedal
58 Appendix E FFECT PARAMETERS *: These parameters can be controlled by the expression pedal PRE FX SENS / DEPTH ATTACK / SPEED MANUAL TYPE / RESONANCE LEVEL / ORDER COMP SENS * - - - LEVEL * LIMITER RATIO * ATTACK * THRESHLD - LEVEL * EXCITER - - MANUAL * TYPE EFFECT * WAH TRIM OPEN MANUAL * RESO *...
Page 66 - Index; Numerics
60 Index Numerics 2TAP DELAY (2TAP DLY) 36 A AC 2x15 26 AC100 25 ANALOG DELAY (ANLG DL) 35 ARENA 40 Automatic Chromatic Tuner 21 B Backing Up 53 BI CHORUS (BI CHORS) 31 BOUNCE 39 C CABINET Models 25 Calibrating 22 CANYON 40 CC 52 CCHG I/O 51 CHAMBER 39 CHORUS/FLANGER (CHO/FLNG) 29 CLASSIC 24 CLASSIC...
Page 68 - IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements thatare applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used. If you havepurchased this produc...