KORG TONEWORKS AX5G User Manual

Page 3

Advertising
background image

Welcome!

Thank you for adding the TONEWORKS AX5G Modeling Sig-
nal Processor to your r ig. Whether you’re playing live or in the
studio, or practicing with headphones, the AX5G will give you
countless hours of great sounds!
To ensure a long and trouble-free relationship with your AX5G,
please read this manual carefully, and use it as directed. When
you’ve finished reading this manual, please keep it for future
reference.

What is

?

(Resonant Structure and Electronic circuit Modeling Sys-

tem) is Korg’s proprietary sound modeling technology which digi-
tally simulates a wide range of factors that affect the sound,
including the sound-producing mechanism of acoustic, electric,
and electronic instruments, the body and cabinet resonances
of these sounds, their acoustical sound field, the electrical and
electronic response of the mics and speakers that propagate,
these sounds, and even electronic circuit components such as
vacuum tubes and transistors.

Table of Contents

Precautions ................................................................ 4
Introduction ............................................................... 5

Main features ........................................................................ 5

Front and rear panel .................................................. 5

Front panel ............................................................................ 5
Rear panel ............................................................................. 6

Setup ......................................................................... 6

Installing batteries .................................................................. 6
Basic connections ................................................................... 7

Example of a connection to a guitar amp ................................ 7
Example of a connection to a mixer or recorder ...................... 7

Program mode........................................................... 7

Selecting a program ............................................................... 7
Expression pedal ................................................................... 8

Creating your sound (Edit mode) ................................ 8

Signal flow ............................................................................ 8
Selecting effects and adjusting the main parameters ................ 8

Selecting and adjusting sub-parameters .................................. 9

Expression pedal settings ........................................................ 9
Saving a program (Write mode) ........................................... 10
Checking the values saved in a program (Original Value) ...... 10

Bypass and Mute ..................................................... 10

Bypassing the AX5G ............................................................ 10
Muting the AX5G ................................................................. 10

Tuner ....................................................................... 11

Tuning procedure ................................................................. 11

Adjusting the tuner calibration .............................................. 11

Adjusting the pedal sensitivity ............................................... 11

Restoring the factory preset programs ...................... 12
Troubleshooting ....................................................... 12
Specifications ........................................................... 13

Advertising