A self-contained, battery-powered digital recording studio that fits in your palm.

Capture those great ideas on the spot and flesh them out musically with this amazingly compact yet capable tool. Features REMS modeling effects (amp, cab, mic, etc.), superior quality guitar multi-effects, and 4 tracks (enough for recording lead guitar, vocal, backing, and bass part). Master and final effects pump recordings up to CD quality. Built-in omnidirectional condenser microphone. Drum, bass, and guitar simulator included. 34 minutes of recording time with 32MB SmartMedia card; 2 hours with 128MB card. The USB port lets you import stereo MPEG song data to and from your PC. Guitar input: 1/4" phone with Hi/Lo switch. Stereo line/mic input: 1/8" stereo phone with trim. Master L/R output: 1/8" stereo phone. Headphone output: 1/8" stereo phone. USB up port.

ToneWorks Pandora PXR4 4-Track Digital Recording Studio Features:

• REMS modeling effects (amp, cab, mic, etc.)
• Superior quality guitar multi-effects
• 4 tracks master and final effects pump recordings up to CD quality
• Built-in omnidirectional condenser microphone
• 34 minutes of recording time with 32MB SmartMedia card; 2 hours with 128MB card
• Guitar input: 1/4" phone with Hi/Lo switch
• Stereo line/mic input: 1/8" stereo phone with trim
• Master L/R output: 1/8" stereo phone
• Headphone output: 1/8" stereo phone
• USB up port

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ToneWorks Pandora PXR4 4-Track Digital Recording Studio Specifications:

• Recorder section:
• Tracks: 4 tracks x 8 virtual, 4 tracks simultaneous playback, 2 tracks simultaneous recording
• Recording Format: 16 bit MPEG 1 Audio Layer 2 compressed, 32kHz
• Recording Time: Hi-quality=11 min 15 sec (*max. 90 min approx.), Standard=16 min 50 sec (*max. 135 min approx.), Economy=33 min 50 sec (*max. 270 min approx.)
• (one track, 16MB SmartMedia) (*one track, 128MB SmartMedia)
• Songs: 99 songs per SmartMedia
• Mark Points: 99 points per song
• Tempo Range: 40-240BPM
• Metronome Patterns: 32
• Rhythm Patterns: 55
• Editing: Track (Copy, Insert, Erase, Delete, Time Expansion/Compression), Song (Rename, Copy, Delete)
• Counter/Locator Format: Min/Sec/Msec, Meas/Beat/Tick, Free Time
• Number of Undo/Redo Levels: 1
• Sampling Frequency: 32 kHz
  
  Mixer Section:
• Structure: 4ch + 2ch
  
  Effect Section:
• Structure: Guitar Effect x1, Insert Effect x1, Master Effect x1, Final Effect x1
• Effect: 100 preset, 100 user
  
  Tuner:
• Calibration: A=440
• Detection Range: 27.5Hz-2093Hz (A0 - C7)
  
  Card:
• Media Slot: SmartMedia Slot (3.3V, 8MB-128MB)
  
  General:
• Power Supply: 2 AA size batteries or DC 4.5V AC/AC power supply
• Power Consumption: 20W
• Dimensions: 4-1/4"W x 4-8/10"H x 1-1/3"D
• Weight: 260g/0.57 Ibs.
  
  Analog/Digital Input/Output Specs:
• Line In: -50dBu @TRIM=max., -10dBu @TRIM=min.
• A/D, D/A conversion: 24 bit
• Sampling Frequency: 32kHz
  
  Guitar Input:
• Connector: 1/4" phone jack
• Input Impedance: 470kOhm (Low)
• 940kOhm (High)
• Maximum Level: +8dBu (Low); +14dBu (High)
• Level:
• Nominal: Low: -4dBu@TRIM=min.:-44dBu@TRIM=max.
• Rated: Low: -44dBu@TRIM=max.:-4dBu@TRIM=min. High: -38dBu@TRIM=max.:+2dBu@TRIM=min.
• Source Impedance: 600 ohms
  
  Line Input:
• Connector: Mini stereo jack
• Input Impedance: 10kOhm
• Rated Level: -10dBu@TRIM=min., -50dBu@TRIM=max.
• Maximum Level: +2dBu
• Source Impedance: 600 ohm
  
  Line Output:
• Connector: Mini stereo jack
• Ouput Impedance: 1kOhm
• Rated Level: -12dBu
• Maximum Level: +0dBu
• Load Impedance: >10kOhm
  
  Phones Output:
• Connector: 1/4" phone jack
• Output Impedance: 10 ohm
• Maximum Level: 7mW @ 33 ohm
  
  USB:
• Connector: Type B
• Operating System: Windows 2000/Me or later
• Mac OS 9.0.4 or later

ToneWorks Pandora PXR4 4-Track Digital Recording Studio

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Oh, I Love It!

Posted by Benjamin Chadwick from Temple City, CA on Feb 5, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professinal Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Pop/Rock

My friend bought me the PXR4 for my birthday in 2004 and I've cranked out tons of stuff with it! (I've even managed to get a tune on the radio, that I recorded with it!) I figured out how to use it in a matter of minutes (thanks to the quick start reference). I was so happy with some of the built in greatness like, for instance, there's a huge reverb that it has (built in, mind you)that is completely remnescent of 1960's stuff, along with a country setting that reminds me of George Harrison's guitar sound sometimes! Now, I must say that I'm a HUGE brittish pop fan, especially '60's and beyond that, I love to rip that stuff off and pretend I made it all up...now I'm going on a tangent. Sorry. Anyhow, the point is I can whip something up pretty fast with this thing and, sure it doesn't sound like todays sort of, Pro-Tools, pristine sound. However, it can capture, somehow the essence of what the sixties considered Hi-Fi and I'm very proud of that thing. It exceeds my expectations and it has become my best friend in many ways! (I don't like to kiss and tell) Way to go Korg! So overall, it's easy to use, it's self contained, it's small, it's cute, it's fast, it's friendly...and you can push it's buttons!

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Not bad....

Posted by Ronan84 from Kearney, NE on Dec 4, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician/freelance engineer

Reviewer's Play Style: Progressive Metal/jazz/acoustic

The sound quality of this little bugger is great. Read the manual to get a hang of things, (wich doesn't take long) and everything will be smooth sailing. Works great for recording ideas or even creating small demo projects. I mostly use this for acoustic demos and concert bootlegs. My only complaint is that the mp2 format is royally outdated. I can't find a program that recognizes this. I have to use Audacity to convert the file to mp3. If they could upgrade this, I'd definately buy another one. For what it is, it works pretty well. BTW...another input wouldn't hurt either....

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Nice lil rec powerhouse

Posted by Charvelguy from Mpls, MN on Oct 21, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobby

Reviewer's Play Style: All, rock mostly & dabble in others

You'll likely need the manual. Use is difficult at first. The buttons are in a very small area and it takes a little getting used to. If you like calculator watches, its great but this was my 1st digi recorder from cass. It burns memory pretty fast so if you get alot of ideas you want to store before DL, use the max, 128mb. Very nice sounds in this and quite a bit of flexibility once you learn how to navigate it.

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Excellent little box

Posted by Mike Lindgren from Wilkes-Barre PA on Oct 12, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: musician/hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: rock/country

I have two of these little 4-tracks now and they really are quite amazing. It's a snap to make demos and you can get a decent CD recording if you're limiting yourself to 8-tracks or so. Trying to bounce more than that is asking too much. One tip I've found useful is if you're outputting the MP2 to iTunes use the equalizer on iTunes to add 6db (in a V-curve) to fatten it up and boost volume. The onboard guitar effects are variable - some are quite good, some cheesy. The menu is a little difficult to find your way around in if you're trying to do anything mix-wise such as adding Eq, effects etc. For making demos and sketching out ideas it's terrific. The onboard microphone is impressive - sounds equivalent to the SM57s and Beta 58As I would normally use. If you set it up in front of a drum kit and record in stereo you get really a very nice spacious sound. It's a nice piece of equipment especially for the price.

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Well done, Korg

Posted by Pär from Sweden on May 12, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: N/A

I wanted a small recording studio, just to make rough demos. I didn't know much about how to record music. I have used it for a couple of years and tried to learn to master all the features. It has exceeded all my expectations (except for the time strech), the demo quality is great! My model has some limits( I don't know about the later models...) but they can be solved: It's easy to make CD:s from the MP2 files using WINAMP(freeware)+output option that converts the file to .wav. It's even possible to record the the built-in drum machine, just set the Master on 0 and connect input and output with a cord... When I get a disk error (the risk is about 1%) I just delete the latest track and I'm back in business! In my apartment there's always a lot of sound in the background, the built in mic is very good- will never buy anther one. I don't think I'll ever buy another studio either; when I get spare money I will get some better music instruments instead!

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