Korg Nuvibe User Manual [en, fr, de, es]
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 designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct voltage.
Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit
is intended.
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.
Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment
Never set any container 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. If something does slip
into the equipment, unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet. Then contact your
nearest VOX dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against 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 communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment 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 interference by one or more
of the following measures:
● Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
● Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
● Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
● Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
If items such as cables are included with this equipment, you must use those
included items.
Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
When this “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol is displayed on the
product, owner’s manual, battery, or battery package, it signifies that
when you wish to dispose of this product, manual, package or battery
you must do so in an approved manner. Do not discard this product,
manual, package or battery along with ordinary household waste.
Disposing in the correct manner will prevent harm to human health
and potential damage to the environment. Since the correct method
of disposal will depend on the applicable laws and regulations in your
locality, please contact your local administrative body for details. If the battery
contains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a chemical symbol
is displayed below the “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol on the battery or
battery package.
All product names and company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Nuvibe Owner’s manual
Thank you for purchasing the Korg Nuvibe vibrato chorus
effector. To help you get the most out of your new instrument,
please read this manual carefully.
Table of contents
From the Uni-Vibe to the Nuvibe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
From the Uni-Vibe developer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Main Features
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the batteries (changing the batteries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Connections
Top and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Top panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear panel
Expression pedal
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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From the Uni-Vibe to the Nuvibe
From the Uni-Vibe developer
Overseeing the redevelopment of a product from half a century ago,
I was first hit with anxiety and embarrassment. This came from being
confronted with how young engineers nowadays have viewed basically
designed instruments while also being taken back to my own younger
days.
At the time, I was estranged from the popular music of the day, but I was
thinking we could skillfully cook up a new instrument by combining
countless familiar “sound” ingredients.
For example, the fading of short-wave broadcasts heard at night was
one of those “sounds”. To me, the radio waves of the slowly and
erratically changing Moscow broadcasts finally finding their way to
Japan from so far away felt like nostalgic music. In fact, that is how I
felt about the original Uni-Vibe. However, the challenge of designing
an oscillator that can be significantly adjusted from an extremely slow
cycle to vibrato is still a bitter memory.
This time, young engineers of the same age as me at the time are newly
developing it as the Nuvibe.
Unlike when making a new instrument, the association with an
electronic musical instrument of the past presents a difficulty, and it
is just not as easy as it’s generally imagined. Questions, such as how
close it should be to the original (for example, should it also emulate
the shortcomings of the original) and how the original was in the first
place, will emerge.
With original electronic musical instruments of the past, there are, as
with violins, individual differences other than the transformation of
parts with the passage of time. Since it was commonplace for electronic
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components of the time to have a 10% or even 20% margin of error, they
could even be totally different from each other.
The greatest challenge was that CdS (cadmium sulfide) photoresistors
are no longer used in the heart of musical instruments due to regulation
of hazardous substances. There is still no substitute for this even
in a modern age flooded with diverse high-performance electronic
components. While questioning the need to apply regulations to
internal elements that are not in direct contact with the user, it took a
long time to somehow find another approach.
Even as I write these comments, some concerns still remain. However,
at the sight of the young engineers working so hard alongside one
another I believe these challenges will surely be overcome.
Actually, I have been wondering how other musical instruments
are affected, not just electronic ones. I feel deeply emotional that an
electronic musical instrument of my basic design has become the target
of these considerations after half a century.
We must appreciate the good fortune that happened to be present
at a time when, without yet knowing the word “effector”, we were
passionately immersed in creating and changing sound with electricity.
November 2013
Fumio Mieda
Main Features
• “21st century version of the Uni-Vibe”, designed under the
supervision of Fumio Mieda, developer of the visionary Uni-Vibe
• Recreates the expression pedal with CANCEL switch
• Recreates the original oscillation using a 10-stage sequencer
• True bypass
Getting started
Installing the batteries (changing the batteries)
Turn off the power before replacing the batteries.
Depleted batteries should be immediately removed from the
Nuvibe. Leaving depleted batteries in the battery compartment
may cause malfunctions (the batteries may leak). You should also
remove the batteries if you don’t expect to use the Nuvibe for an
extended period of time.
Don’t mix partially-used batteries with new batteries, and don’t
mix batteries of differing types.
1. Detach the battery cover from the rear panel.
2. Insert six AA batteries, being sure to observe the correct polarity
(+/- orientation). Use alkaline batteries.
3. Reattach the battery cover.
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Nuvibe
Connections
Let’s connect your guitar and amp to the Nuvibe, and turn on the
power.
You must turn off the power before connecting anything.
Stereo cable
(included)
AC adapter
Guitar amp
(sold separately)
Expression pedal
The Nuvibe will function even if the expression pedal is not
Tip:
connected.
Guitar
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Top and rear panels
Top panel
a
b
f
a. Powerswitch
This turns the power ON/STANDBY.
VOLUMEknob
b.
Use this knob to adjust the volume of the sound from the OUTPUT jack.
c. WAVEsliders
Use these sliders to create the LFO waveform. Move the 10 sliders to
create the desired sound.
Setting all WAVE sliders to the white marks selects the original
Tip:
Uni-Vibe settings (recommended).
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d. INTENSITYknob
Use this knob to adjust the intensity of the effects.
When the expression pedal is connected, press the CANCEL
switch on the pedal to disable the INTENSITY knob.
SPEEDknob
e.
Use this knob to adjust the modulation speed.
When the expression pedal is connected, the SPEED knob is
disabled.
CHORUS/VIBRATOswitch(LEDs)
f.
Use this switch to set the effect to either CHORUS (red LED) or
VIBRATO (green LED).
EFFECTswitch(LED)
g.
Use this switch to turn the effects on and off.
b.
INPUTjack
Use this jack to connect musical instruments such as a guitar.
OUTPUTjack
c.
Connect this jack to your guitar amp or mixer to this jack.
Do not connect headphones to the OUTPUT jack. The
headphones may be damaged.
DC9Vconnector
d.
Use this jack to connect the optional AC adapter here.
e. Cablehook
Wrap the AC adapter cable around this hook to prevent the
AC adapter from being accidentally disconnected.
Expression pedal
Rear panel
a b c d
a. EXP.PEDALjack
Connect this jack to the EXP. OUTPUT jack on the expression pedal
by using the included stereo cable.
e
a. EXP.OUTPUTjack
Connect this jack to the EXP. PEDAL jack on the Nuvibe by using the
included stereo cable.
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b. Pedal
Press down on the pedal to increase the modulation speed. Release
the pedal to reduce the modulation speed.
CANCELswitch
c.
Press this switch to cancel modulation.
Troubleshooting
Power won’t turn on
• Could the power switch have been set to STANDBY?
• Is the AC adapter connected correctly?
• When using batteries, are the batteries installed?
• When using batteries, are the negative and positive orientation of the
batteries correct?
• When using batteries, could the batteries be depleted?
No sound
• Has the VOLUME knob been set so that sound is being output?
• Are the guitar amp, mixer and other devices connected correctly to
the jacks?
• Have the guitar amp, mixer and other devices been turned on and
have their volumes been raised?
Short battery lifespan
• Could the Nuvibe have been left turned on? Since the INPUT jack
does not function as a power switch, simply unplugging a cable does
not turn it off. When the Nuvibe is not being used, set the power
switch to STANDBY.
• Are new alkaline batteries being used?
No effect is applied
• Is the EFFECT LED lit up?
• Could the INTENSITY knob be set to MIN?
• Could all WAVE sliders be set to the same position? Move the sliders
to create the waveform.
• When the expression pedal is connected, could the CANCEL switch
in the heel area have been pressed? Press on the expression pedal.
Power turns off unexpectedly
• Could the batteries be depleted? If the EFFECT LED is not lit up,
replace the batteries with new ones.
Something is wrong with the sound
• Try changing the WAVE sliders to the recommended settings (page
5).
• Adjust the INTENSITY knob and SPEED knob again.
Using the knobs, sliders, switches or expression pedal
does not change the sound
• Are the batteries depleted?
• When the expression pedal is connected, the SPEED knob on the
Nuvibe is disabled.
• When the CANCEL switch on the expression pedal is pressed, the
INTENSITY knob on the Nuvibe is disabled.
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Specifications
Input/output impedance:
47 KΩ/20 kΩ (maximum)
Jacks:
Nuvibe
INPUT 6.3 mm monaural phone jack
OUTPUT 6.3 mm monaural phone jack (unbalanced)
EXP. PEDAL 6.3 mm stereo phone jack
Expression pedal
EXP. OUTPUT
Power supply:
6 AA-size alkaline batteries
Optional AC adapter (DC 9V )
Battery lifespan:
Approximately 4 hours continuous use
Current consumption:
290 mA (Typ.)
Dimensions (W x D x H):
Nuvibe 260 × 170 × 67 mm / 10.24 x 6.69 x 2.64 inches
Expression pedal 94 × 246 × 81 mm / 3.70 x 9.69 x 3.19 inches
Weight:
Nuvibe 1.5 kg / 3.31 lbs
Expression pedal 1.1 kg / 2.43 lbs
Included items:
Stereo cable, 6 AA-size alkaline batteries, Owner’s manual
6.3 mm stereo phone jack
Options (sold separately):
DC 9V AC adapter
* Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice
for improvement.
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Nuvibe Manuel d’utilisation
Précautions
Emplacement
L’utilisation de cet instrument dans les endroits sui vants peut en entraîner le
mauvais fonctionnement.
• En plein soleil
• Endroits très chauds ou très humides
• Endroits sales ou fort poussiéreux
• Endroits soumis à de fortes vibrations
• A proximité de champs magnétiques
Alimentation
Branchez l’adaptateur secteur mentionné à une prise secteur de tension appropriée.
Evitez de brancher l’adaptateur à une prise de courant dont la tension ne correspond
pas à celle pour laquelle l’appareil est conçu.
Interférences avec d’autres appareils élec triques
Les postes de radio et de télévision situés à proximi té peuvent par conséquent
souffrir d’interférences à la réception. Veuillez dès lors faire fonctionner cet appareil
à une distance raisonnable de postes de radio et de télévision.
Maniement
Pour éviter de les endommager, manipulez les com mandes et les boutons de cet
instrument avec soin.
Entretien
Lorsque l’instrument se salit, nettoyez-le avec un chiffon propre et sec. Ne vous
servez pas d’agents de nettoyage liquides tels que du benzène ou du diluant, voire
des produits inflammables.
Conservez ce manuel
Après avoir lu ce manuel, veuillez le conserver soigneusement pour toute référence
ultérieure.
Evitez toute intrusion d’objets ou de liquide
Ne placez jamais de récipient contenant du liquide près de l’instrument. Si le liquide se renverse ou coule, il risque de provoquer des dommages, un court-circuit
ou une électrocution. Veillez à ne pas laisser tomber des objets métalliques dans
le boîtier (trombones, par ex.). Si cela se produit, débranchez l’alimentation de la
prise de courant et contactez votre revendeur korg le plus proche ou la surface où
vous avez acheté l’instrument.
Note concernant les dispositions (Seulement EU)
Quand un symbole avec une poubelle barrée d’une croix apparait sur
le produit, le mode d’emploi, les piles ou le pack de piles, cela signifie
que ce produit, manuel ou piles doit être déposé chez un représentant
compétent, et non pas dans une poubelle ou toute autre déchetterie
conventionnelle. Disposer de cette manière, de prévenir les dommages
pour la santé humaine et les dommages potentiels pour l’environnement. La bonne méthode d’élimination dépendra des lois et règlements
applicables dans votre localité, s’il vous plaît, contactez votre orga-
nisme administratif pour plus de détails.
Si la pile contient des métaux lourds au-delà du seuil réglementé, un symbole
chimique est affiché en dessous du symbole de la poubelle barrée d’une croix
sur la pile ou le pack de piles.
REMARQUE IMPORTANTE POUR LES CLIENTS
Ce produit a été fabriqué suivant des spécifications sévères et des besoins en
tension applicables dans le pays où ce produit doit être utilisé.
Si vous avez acheté ce produit via l’internet, par vente par correspondance ou/
et vente par téléphone, vous devez vérifier que ce produit est bien utilisable
dans le pays où vous résidez.
ATTENTION: L’utilisation de ce produit dans un pays autre que celui pour
lequel il a été conçu peut être dangereuse et annulera la garantie du fabricant
ou du distributeur. Conservez bien votre récépissé qui est la preuve de votre
achat, faute de quoi votre produit ne risque de ne plus être couvert par la
garantie du fabricant ou du distributeur.
Tous les noms de produits et de sociétés sont des marques commerciales ou déposées de leur détenteur respectif.
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Merci d’avoir choisi l’effet Vibrato Chorus Nuvibe de Korg.
Afin de pouvoir exploiter au mieux toutes les possibilités
offertes par l’instrument, veuillez lire attentivement ce manuel.
Sommaire
De l’ Uni-Vibe au Nuvibe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Un mot du père de l’Uni-Vibe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Caractéristiques principales
Préparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation des piles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Connexions
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Façade et face arrière . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Panneau supérieur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Panneau arrière
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Pédale d’expression
Dépannage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Fiche technique
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De l’ Uni-Vibe au Nuvibe
Un mot du père de l’Uni-Vibe
Ce n’est pas sans une dose initiale d’embarras et d’anxiété que je me suis
vu confier la tâche de réinventer un produit vieux d’un demi siècle. Une
réaction provoquée d’une part par le regard que portent aujourd’hui les
jeunes ingénieurs sur ces instruments de conception rudimentaire, mais
que je dois aussi à un catapultage en arrière vers mes propres jeunes
années.
À l’époque, je ne connaissais pas grand-chose de la musique en vogue, mais
j’avais le sentiment que nous arriverions à concocter avec art un nouvel
instrument en combinant une foule “d’ingrédients sonores” familiers.
Pour prendre un exemple, le chuintement plaintif des émissions nocturnes
sur les ondes courtes était un de ces “ingrédients”. Pour moi, les ondes
radio des programmes de Moscou, aux fluctuations lentes et erratiques,
et portées de si loin jusqu’au Japon, avaient un parfum de musique
nostalgique. C’est ce que j’éprouvais en fait pour l’Uni-Vibe original. Cela
dit, le souvenir du défi constitué par la conception d’un oscillateur offrant
une large plage de réglage, d’un cycle extrêmement lent à un vibrato, a
toujours un goût amer.
Mais cette fois, des ingénieurs aussi jeunes que moi à l’époque réinventent
l’Uni-Vibe sous les traits du Nuvibe.
Contrairement à la conception d’un instrument totalement neuf, le travail
de design s’inspirant d’un instrument électronique du passé ne va pas sans
certaines difficultés, et n’est pas aussi facile que ce que les gens imaginent
généralement. Des questions se posent, comme par exemple le degré de
similitude avec l’original (le nouvel équipement doit-il aussi émuler les
défauts de l’original ?) et la définition exacte de l’équipement original.
Les instruments de musique “Vintage” originaux ont véritablement
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