Korg PX-1 Pandora

Easy to use for my first processor but it could have made a lot better manual.Most of the presets are usable and sound good except about three played thru my 15 watt tube amp and with a little tweaking with my amp I got a very good sound blows the shit away of any rockman(sound good thru phones suck thru about any amp)editing was pretty easy take about an hour to get used to it.

Not noisy at all love the effects though I still would recommend using your favorite distortions pedals for lead(they just get extra substain and sound good when running through this processor. These are very good effects that can be used in a song context.

buy it again heart beat jamming around the house it can,t be beat.I even use it on a gig mounting it on my guitar strap.(velcro same things they use for mounting car radar detectors. For the money this thing can not be beat period. It would be nice if they come out with foot controler but If your on a budget and really want improve your sound this is it. The distortions good for rythm but for lead you will still need a pedal or two. this system is not noisy at all. I would call this thing the future we will be more great stuff like this.

Quite easy to use but fairly limited in terms of useful tones.

It has hiss (at any volume setting) when used with headphones. It also has a rather modest output. When used with a cheap set of headphones in the store, I could barely hear it at full out. With a second set (Audio Technica) it was better but still modest. At home I used an efficient Sony 7506 headset and had plenty of volume. These, however, are more bulky that I want to carry around. I finally settled for somewhat less efficient Radio Shack in-the-ear phones that come with a passive volume control. In this configuration, I run the Pandora at full volume and turn down the earphone attenuator until the hiss is gone. A that point I have just about the right volume for practicing with a clean blues sound.

The plastic case seems delicate

Satisfies my purpose as a practice headphone amp (but not beyond that) when combined with the right headphones and set up for a rather modest clean blues tone.

There is nothing around easier to program than this.

Some noise, especially in the high gain distortion sounds. But, it is a lot quieter than other cheaper headphone amps. I think that it is quieter than a lot of the pedal effects I have tried. The unit has an on board noise reduction effect that works ok. This isn't really designed to be studio gear.

Never have had a problem with it, although you do tend to eat up a lot of AA batteries. I would recommend getting an AC adaptor for it.

Never had to use it

I love this little unit. It fits in the guitar case and blows away anything even remotely close to it's size. I still can't believe how big of a sound can come out of a little package. Don't waste your money on the cheap headphone amps with 1 or 2 different sounds. This one may cost a bit more, but it is well worth it. I was blown away when I tried it in the music store, and I still am blown away.

I've limited experience with multi-effects units (I only had two Zooms, one portable and one half-rack before this unit), but I don't think programming a multi-fx unit can be any easier. The buttons got to be second nature wihin half an hour or so. The editing is very simple, thanks to the limited parameter of each effect. Since the controls are no rocket-scientist business, the manual (if you can call the manual a "manual" at all) is not required reading. The chart that briefly outlines each effect (not the patches, just the effects) is very handy though. So far, the sound of the unit is more than acceptable. One cannot expect full-rack (and expensive) sound from such small (and economic) unit. If you have this mentality, you'll not be disappointed

Hmmm, the sound cannot be compare to my Zoom, but they are pretty cool for the price and size. It does what it is suppose to, give you the "approximate" sound you want so that you can be creative - anywhere where you can take your guitar. With that inn mind, the sounds are more than decent.

This unit is a personal unit, for unit for light duty, demo cutting, stuffs and practice. It is not meant to be gig with. It is not made for that purpose. So, if one says that it is not reliable and would not gig with one, that person is missing the point, big time. He/ she should not be buying a Pandora in the first place. Buy something made for that purpose. Egoistic comments aside, the unit is perfectly reliable in home situations so far. It looks as though it'll stay that way.

Hmmm, no idea. Never contacted the.

Bottomline. Take it for what it does. If you know what you want, you get what you want. If what you want is something that you can make tons of sound and use to inspire your music, something that you can use wherever you go with your guitar, something for the practice, something to experiement with sound in your mind, and so forth- The Pandora will by mythical, indeed.

This unit is extremely easy to use. Some of the preset sounds are a little rediculous but they're very easy to edit. The manual doesn't look like much but it provides the info you need...

Sound quality it excellent...all modulation and ambience effects are very quiet. The distortion effects can be noisy (preset sound "Zombie" for instance) but all you need to do is increase the noise-reduction level to take out the excess. Overall the effects are great (the "Room" sound under ambience is beautiful) the only thing I'm a little disappointed in are the Wah and Autowah effects the never seem to sound quite right.

Definantly...only drawback would be the lack of footswitching.

This unit is perfect for everything, from electric to acoustic to 2-track mixdown. The best part is that you can plug it into anything with an input (hi-fi gear, whatever)...however, it does sound much better running direct than through a guitar amp. Amps seem to add a lot of 1 to 4 kHz mid that seem to ruin the Korg's tone. Also, the processor's speed won't allow it to run the "Room" "Hall" or real-time pitch-shifter (there's a barely noticeable delay) with other modulation effects.

Compared to a muti-fex rack unit it's a breeze, however, if you're new to effects in gereral as are a number of my students that have played with mine, it's not as intutitive as a bunch of pedels. Of course it would take a thousand bucks or more to buy enough pedels to do what this little guy dose. Editing is pretty clear and the manual is good but again, I know what a "delay" is, a beginner may not. I think the manual should define these terms.

It's sounds really good. I would'nt use it for a serious session job or gig but for around the house it's just a blast. Actually I would use it at a gig only I'm doing a blues/jazz thing now and an amp and guitar is all I need. If I were doing a rock thing I'd use it. The drive options are very,very good. The delays are good as well. The chorus was a bit of a disapointment. The pitch shift is cool though as is the cabnit sims. I did try doing a little home recording with it and found it produced to much tape hiss to take seriously.

So far so good.

It's a lot of fun. I use it mostly for teaching to get a tone that students feel is like their favorite artist in my home but at a volume to keep naighbers at bay. The metronome and tuning are a fantastic bonus. It's a great value!! I'm only 31 but when I was growing up I never dreamed you could put this much stuff in a box. It seems like only yesterday I owned a 10 space rack( that rack did sound better ).And now I can put this thing in my guitar case! One thing they could do to improve it would be to put some sort of belt clip ( like a Walk Man ) to hook a strap if you want to use it at a gig.

Wow! This is one fine peace of machinery. It's very easy to program. Even a new comer to the world of effects had no problem getting a great sound out of it. The manual helps a bit explaining the effects, so it's not too bad either. Super machine!!!

The sound is great. I love the presets. The noise reduction does its duty, and there are many top notch sound effects.

Had it for a week, no problems!

I would buy many of these things. They are quite small, but they are big in everything else. Korg has done a superb bit of work on the Pandora. Highly recommended. Super!!!

Users with low volume complaints: I bought a unit and the output jack seemed to have a loose connection--it crackled when the headphone jack was wiggled. But overall it seemed to work okay. However, when I exchanged the unit, but second PX-1 was MUCH louder!!! Easily as loud as my portable CD player. I can't imagine this not being loud enough for most peoples, so people with low volume problems, consider trying another unit for comparison.

This has to be the easiest thing to use I've ever seen. Editing takes a bit of getting used to but it's not hard. The manual is a dumb little poster thing that isn't much help, but you don't need it much.

Excellent sound quality! There is no bad, noticable background noise I could detect. The effects sound great although some sound very similar, and others are, of course, useless. The quality of the effects is very impressive.

I've had no problems with it so far. It is somewhat unconventional in size and it's hard to find a place for it sometimes. The batteries take a long time to wear out (played 7 hours so far) and it looks sturdy. I use it mostly for practice, I can't see using it at a gig very well.

I would definately buy this again. It suits all my needs for practice, sounds great, and is the only one of it's type (size-wize). I looked at some other boxes but this one had the best overall quality. One complaint is that I would really like a pedal hook up, which it lacks. This is one product I would definitely recommend.

Although the buttons are small, it only takes about 5 minutes to get aquainted with the programming process. The fact that settings like delay and echo are preset makes it difficult to adjust if you have a particular delay time in mind. One great thing is the ability to name your programs. Fun, fun, fun!!

I don't have much experience with larger rack systems, so I really have nothing to compare the tiny Pandora with, but I assume that this unit has lost a bit of sound quality in its down-sizing. Since when did echo cause background noise?? There are so many effects on this unit that its almost essential for somebody who wants to get into the wide, expensive world of effects. Like all effects units, some patches are totally useless, but overall, I'd say this is a good machine with lots of possibilities. (did I mention it had a tuner, metronome and wah?) GREAT for use with a small practice amp.

Well, lets see... It dropped off my amp once ( a combo amp, so it wasn't that big of a fall), and the sliding power/edit switch broke off. Not very sturdy, but I wouldn't think of most people using this at a live gig, unless they had one setting on the whole time. I would say keep this one at home.

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I would defrinitely buy this again, but only for a small setup, like a practice amp, for use at home. Don't get me wrong, it has sopme wonderful settings. I expecially love keeping one patch on the whole time, and tweaking the sound from my other pedals. It looks cool, too, if thats any use to some people. It is a bit noisy, and I hate using a gate.