Basic Operation; Preparations; Connections; Turning The Power On/Off - Korg ESX-1 Owner's Manual

3. Basic operation

Preparations

Connections

AC
1. Connect the included AC/AC power supply to the ESX-1's ~AC 9V
connector, and plug the AC/AC power supply to an AC outlet.
2. Connect audio cables from the ESX-1's line out jacks (L/MONO, R)
to your mixer or powered monitor system (amplified speakers). If
you are using a monaural connection, use the L/MONO jack.
3. If you are using headphones, plug them into the headphone jack.
Sound will still be output from the line out jacks even if headphones
are plugged in.

Turning the power on/off

To turn the power on

1. Check the connections
2. Turn on the power switch.
3. Slightly turn up the ESX-1's master volume, and touch the drum
part keys to produce sound so that you can check that the connec-
tions are correct.
4. Adjust the ESX-1's master volume, and the gain and faders of your
mixer or powered monitor system to an appropriate listening level.
After you turn on the power, it will take approximately one minute
before the vacuum tubes reach a stable state of operation. During
this time, the output sound may be distorted even if the TUBE GAIN
knob is turned down.

To turn the power off

1. Turn down the master volume to the minimum position.
Also minimize the volume on your connected equipment.
2. Make sure that the card indicator in the display is not lit.
3. Set the power switch to the standby position.
If you will not be using the ESX-1 for an extended period of time,
unplug the AC/AC power supply from the AC outlet.
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 STEREO AUX RETURNS AUX SEND TAPE TAPE MAIN OUTS
1 1 L
INPUT OUTPUT
L MICRO SERIES 1402-VLZ
14-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
2 2 R
R
BAL BAL LEFT (1/MONO) RIGHT ALL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
OR BAL OR BAL BAL UNBAL OR UNBAL OR UNBAL OR BAL UNBAL OR MONO MONO MONO MONO
UNBAL UNBAL L L L L
LINE IN 1 LINE IN 2 LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 LINE IN 5 LINE IN 6
LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT BAL OR BAL OR OR BAL OR BAL
18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 75Hz 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 75Hz UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL
R R R R
U U U U U U
+4 LEVEL +4 LEVEL LEVEL +4 +4 LEVEL PHONES
+ 10 10dB -40dB 60 10 10dB -40dB + 60 + 10dB -40dB 10 60 10dB -40dB + 10 60 + 10dB -40dB 10 60 + 10dB -40dB 10 60 -10 -10 -10 -10
TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM LINE IN 7-8 LINE IN 9-10 LINE IN 11-12 LINE IN 13-14
U U U U U AUX U U AUX U U
U AUX U AUX U AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
MON/ 1 MON/ 1 MON/ 1 MON/ 1 MON/ 1 MON/ 1 1 MON/ MON/ 1 MON/ 1 MON/ 1
EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX 1
+15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 U +15 +15 AUX 1 MASTER +10 U +20 NORMALLED
U U U U U U U U U 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 PRE POST
EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX EFX AUX 1 EFX TO A UX
+15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 SELECT MONITOR +20 RETURNS
U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ SOURCE LEFT RIGHT
HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI MAIN PHONES
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz MIX +28 CLIP
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 +10
U U U U U U U U U U +7
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID 3-4 ALT +4
2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz +2
-12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12
U U U U U U U U U U TAPE 0
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW -2
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz -4
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -7
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN ASSIGN
TO MAIN MIX -10
-20
NORMAL(AFL) LEVEL SET(PFL) -30
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R SOLO 0dB=0dBu
1 2 3 4 5 6 7–8 9–10 11–12 13–14 MODE
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 A LT 3 – 4 PHANTOM POWER RUDE SOLO LIGHT
CONTROL ROOM / PHONES MAIN MIX
dB dB dB 10 dB dB 10 dB 10 dB dB 10 dB 10 dB 10 10 dB dB 10
10 SOLO 10 SOLO 10 SOLO SOLO 10 SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
U U U U U U U U U U U U
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIXER etc. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
50 50 50 50 60 60 50 60 50 60 50 50 60 60 50 60 50 50 60 60 50
60 60 60
You must turn off the power before mak-
ing any connections. Careless operation
can damage your speaker system or other
equipment, and may cause malfunctions.
You must first connect the AC/AC power
supply to the ESX-1, and then plug it into
the AC outlet.
17