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1. 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeecececec06000000000000000000000090 Checking motion data If motion sequence data has been recorded you can hold down the Shift key and press the Motion Sequence key to view the status in the step keys If motion sequence selected part data is included Step keys 1 2 3 4 will light If effect motion sequence Edit 1 data is included Step keys 5 and 6 will light If effect motion sequence Edit 2 data is included Step keys 7 and 8 will light f delay motion sequence delay depth data is included Step keys 9 and 10 will light f delay motion sequence delay time data is included Step keys 11 and 12 will light It is not possible to check motion sequence data during playback recording or sampling nor during Pattern Set Play 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Convenient functions for editing patterns If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func tions you must perform the Write operation before se lecting a different pattern or turning off the power Erasing rhythm pattern data from a part To erase the rhythm pattern data for the selected part you can use one of the following two methods in addition to turning each of the sixteen step keys off e Erasing data during playback or recording Erase 1 Press a part key to selec
2. fl OGG sdOOQ0 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 1 Power switch This switch turns the power on off Each time you press it the power will alternate between on or off 2 DC9V Connect the included AC adapter here 3 Adapter cable holder Hook the adapter cable around this so that it will not be disconnected accidentally 4 SmartMedia slot ASmartMedia card can be inserted into this slot Use this when you wish to save or load ES 1 data 5 MIDI connectors IN MIDI data is received at this connector to control the ES 1 from an external MIDI device or to receive a data dump OUT MIDI data is transmitted from this connector to control an external MIDI de vice or to transmit a data dump THRU MIDI data received at the MIDI IN connector is re transmitted without change from this connector This is used to daisy chain multiple MIDI devices 6 MIC LINE gain select switch This switches the input gain of the audio input When a mic is connected set this to the MIC position Otherwise set this to the LINE position 7 LEVEL input level This adjusts the input level of the audio input 8 ST MONO audio in jack This jack is used for the audio in part The sound that is input here will be used as the sound of the Audio In part select key If the input source is stereo use a stereo phone jack to make connections 9 LIMONO R line output jacks Connect your audio cables from these jacks to
3. 18 40 Realtime 19 40 Registering Pattern Set 46 Resample beginning 28 middle 29 part 29 Rhythm pattern 18 40 Reverse 35 Reverb 36 Ring Mod 37 Resonance 37 Reso Filt 37 Reverb 36 Reverse 9 35 Rewind 48 Ring Mod 37 Roll 9 35 40 Roll Type 40 SAMPLE 8 27 Sample 23 24 27 35 Sample Load 56 Sample sound Play 14 27 Assign 24 35 Load 56 Sampling 23 27 28 Sampling area 32 Save 55 Scale Beat 18 38 Select 11 Select LED 11 Shift 11 Slice 10 24 30 SmartMedia 55 SmartMedia slot 12 Smooth 41 Solo 10 34 SONG 8 48 Song Event 51 Clear 49 Tempo
4. 54 O Original Value LED 9 16 35 Original Value 9 P Pan 36 PART 15 Part Accent 10 40 Audio In 10 22 Clear 43 Copy 43 Mute 10 34 Solo 10 34 PATTERN 8 33 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Appendices Pattern Change timing 33 Play 14 33 Rhythm 18 40 Set 11 25 46 Write 20 47 Pattern mode 33 Pattern Set 11 Pattern Set Play 25 46 Registering 46 Write 46 Peak 8 Peak LED 8 Phaser 36 Pitch Shifter 37 Pitch Speed 9 36 Play Beginning of a pattern 33 Beginning of a song 48 Motion Sequence 21 45 Pattern 14 33 Pattern Set 25 46 Song 13 48 Position 48 49 Protect 56 R Realtime Recording 19 40 Recording Event 51 Step
5. 9 36 Flanger 36 Flg Cho 36 G GLOBAL 8 53 Global mode 53 I Insert Pattern 50 Isolator 37 L Length 18 38 39 LEVEL 12 Level 9 36 Load All Load 55 Sample Load 56 M MASTER VOLUME 8 Memory 32 Memory Protect 56 Metronome 53 MIDI 12 MIDI Channel 54 57 Clock 53 Note Number 54 57 NRPN 57 MIDI ch 54 Motion Sequence 21 Check 42 Clear 44 Delay 42 Destination 45 Effect 41 Part 21 41 Value 45 Mode Global 53 Pattern 33 Sample 27 Song 48 Motion Dest 45 Motion Seq 9 36 38 Motion Value 45 Mute 10 34 N Normalize 31 Note on off 57 Note No
6. ccssscsseessessseeeseesnesseeesseeesenesseneesneeseeeseneeeeneesesesneeseenseneeeas Striking the part keys along with a song or pattern eeeeeeeeeeeeeeenen nnne nnne 16 Editing the sound of a part effect or delay while hearing a song or pattern 17 Modifying editing a rhythm pattern cessent enne Using the step keys to edit the rhythm Step Recording Using the part keys to edit the rhythm Realtime Recording eeseeeeeee 19 Saving a pattern you create Write cesses eene aa eE eE EA E a aea state nnns innate sinus 20 Using a Motion Sequence ee erede etes ien aaraa ES nee ap 21 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs eerie nennen nnne nnn nnns 22 Let s record a sample cider ring ordo anada aan aa c ook ea riaa a din E rand apaa ea RENE Ck SUPE REO pda Sea do Ene pa aged About the Slice function esessssseeseeeeeeneneenenee nennen rennen nnne trennen eret enne nnn nnn About the Resample function esee enne enne nhe nns tenant these taion enata ia sean Assigning a sample sound to a sample part Playing with Patteri Set 5 rettet eerie tenete hee rete ieri Using the ES 1 as a tone generator module eese enne nnnnn nennen nnns tnnt nn nnne Synchronizing with an EA 1 or ER
7. 15 48 Fast foward 48 Rewind 48 Play 13 48 Write 52 Specification 59 Start 28 Structure 13 Step Recording 18 40 Swing 39 Synchronizing 53 54 Synchronized playback 26 System exclusive 58 TAP 10 15 33 48 Tempo Song 15 48 Tap 10 15 33 48 Pattern 15 33 Time 9 38 Time Slice 30 Trig Hold 41 Troubleshooting 58 Truncate 31 Type 9 36 Wah 37 WRITE 8 32 47 52 56 Write Global 56 Pattern 20 47 Pattern Set 46 Sample 32 Song 52 61 8 Appendices 8 Appendices eee eeeeeeeeeeeeececec060600000000000000000000 Patte rn Nam e L i st Patterns for the demo song are assigned to bank B f the factory preset patterns are rewritten or erased they cannot be restored to their original state If you do not want to lose the factory preset patterns purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation
8. cssceecseeteeeseeeseeseeeeneneseneneeeneseesenseeeseneeeeseeseeseeeeneneeeneseseneneesenenensenes Editing the parameter values of a motion sequence Pattern Setas eau needs ins Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play esses enne nn nnne Registering a pattern for Pattern Set scecssceesseeseesseeseeseeseeeseasenesaseessesseeeseeseeeseeseeeseeseasenesesenesentens Saving a pattern WRITE 1 raean amn aera aaeeea datena saaat a donu aapi Ihe 6 SONG MOG i eccessestchetesrcoteccereec eet eet AB EirhMEEIIU CERE 48 Setting the playback tempo l esee eeeeee esee eene nenne nnne nnn nn nnne nnn nnn nn 48 Using the dial to set the tempo eni eerie eco e reel Lee eire ien aeiaai 48 Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo ueeseseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenn nennen nennen ann nnn nant nnn natn 48 Playing a song Song Play eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeieeneeen nennen nannten ani nnn nn nana Fast forward or rewind a song SWITCHING EPDnDtEED Playing from the beginning of a position or song Reset amp Play eene 48 Creating a SONG nece esie L crus ete ire sedes pec ae eacus eoet ra daBdesuce si sper siaina Creating a song from scratch Erasing song data Clear Song sse nennen nennen nnne nnne Specifyin
9. 2 D ni oo Jooog000 c 41 5 Pattern mode 42 Playing a delay motion sequence A delay motion sequence is a special motion sequence just for the delay effect Unlike a motion sequence for a part the move ments of two knobs Delay Depth and Delay Time can be re corded simultaneously The playback method is the same as for Smooth playback of a part motion sequence A There will be no effect if the delay Motion Seq is off dark Recording a delay motion sequence Movements of the two knobs Delay Depth and Delay time can be recorded If BPM Sync is on lit the motion sequence will synchronize to the tempo of the delay time nO Select the pattern that you wish to edit 2 Turn the delay Motion Seq key on lit 3 Press the Rec key to enter record ready mode The Rec key will light and the Play Pause key will blink 4 Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern The Rec key and Play Pause key will light 5 Move the Delay Depth knob to create various changes until the pattern plays for one cycle 16 steps x length or 12 steps x length 6 When the pattern has played for one cycle after you began moving the knob the Rec key will automatically go dark and playback will resume allowing you to hear the motion se quence that you just recorded You can record the movements of the Delay Time knob in the same way
10. 9 38 C Card 55 Check Motion Sequence 42 Song Event 51 Chorus 36 Clear Event 51 Motion 44 Part 43 Song 49 Clock 53 Compressor 37 Copy 43 Part 43 With in a pattern 44 D Decimator 37 DELAY 9 38 Delay BPM Sync 38 Depth 38 Motion Sequence 38 42 Time 38 Delete Pattern 50 Sample 32 Depth 9 38 Distortion 37 E Edit Delay 38 Effect 36 Motion Sequence 45 Song 50 Sample sound 16 17 35 Edit 1 9 36 Edit 2 9 36 EFFECT 9 36 Effect 35 End 28 Erase 19 43 Event Data 51 Recording 51 F Fadeout 28 Fast forward 48 Filter
11. Reverse For each part this key turns reverse playback on lit or off dark Pitch Speed This knob adjusts the pitch of the sample For the Audio In part it sets the gate time duration of the sound Filter This knob adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter Level This knob adjusts the level For the Accent part it adjusts the accent level Pan panpot This knob sets the stereo location of the sound 2 Front and rear panel 10 2 Front and rear panel OOO OCOCCOCCOOCOCOCO8O8CO8COCO8O8EOSE e Part Select section 1 Audio In audio in part key Slice slice sample part key This key selects the Slice Sample part You can press this key to hear the assigned slice sample A Slice AudioIn Accent This key selects the Audio In part You can press this key to hear the external input sound Accent accent part key This key selects the Accent part 1 5 6A 6B 7A 7B sample part keys These keys select sample parts When you press one of these keys you will hear the sample that is assigned to the corresponding part Sequence Control section 1 Rec key This key records rhythms or knob movements If you press this key during recording recording will be halted and playback will continue By holding down a un U 1 2 3 the Pattern Set key and pressing the Rec key you can Part Mute Solo 4 5 sample the sound of the external input or t
12. 09 SD4 ES Hip 10 SD5 Ringy 11 SD6 Saturated 12 CYM1 Crash Cymbal 13 CYM2 Ride Edge 14 CYMS3 HH Crisp Close 25 PRC6 Shaker 2 26 VOX1 Uhh 27 VOX2 Funny 28 VOX3 OK 29 VOX4 Oops _ 0 0 08 7 30 VOX5 Stupid 31 VOX6 CompuVoice Test 32 1 VOX7 CompuVoice Do It 33 SE1 Cannon 34 SE2 Industry Metal 15 CYM4 HH Crisp Open 16 CYM5 HH Normal Close 17 CYM6 HH Normal Open 18 CYM7 HH Tite Old 19 TOM R amp B Tom Song Name List 35 SE3 Short Noise 36 SE4 Beep 37 SE5 Industrial Noise 38 SE6 Metal Hit 39 SE7 Zap If the factory preset songs are rewritten or erased they cannot be restored to their original state If you do not want to lose the factory preset songs purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation to make a backup S01 Heavenly Beatbox S02 DJ s Don t Dance S03 Souped Up House 45 BAS1 Acoustic Bass 46 BAS2 UK Garage Bass 47 BAS3 Boosted Bass 48 BAS4 Distorted Saw 49 11 BAS5 Wah Guitar 060 50 11 Drum Loop 107 51 1 Drum Loop 120 52 1 Percussion Loop 133 53 1 Percussion Loop 100 2000 KORG Inc All rights reserved Sampler ELECTRIBE S ES 1 MIDI Implementation Chart 2000 5 15 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Memorized channel Changed Default Messages Altered Note 0 127 Specified by MIDI mode for each part number True voice Velocity Note ON O 9n v 1 127 Transmitted velocity is specified by Accent lev
13. E L E C MM RIBE amp RHYTHM PRODUCTION SAMPLER oo Depth me U MotionSeq BPM Sync Pitch Speed Fi Ite C Owner s Manual See OU Az EM ES 1 ail Thank you purchasing the Korg ELECTRIBE S ES 1 In order to enjoy long and trouble free use please read this manual carefully and use the instrument correctly OJO To ensure long trouble free operation please read this manual carefully 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 where excessive vibration exists Power supply Please connect the designated AC adaptor 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 This product contains a microcomputer Radios and televisions placed nearby may cause 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 ben zene or thinner cleaning compounds or flammable polishes Keep this manual Aft
14. esses eeeee enne 33 About the tempo when the pattern is changed seeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeennn nennen nnne anna nnn 33 Selecting parts n eE a a E A de a a resti eese e d Deu The Part Mute function The Part Solo ai DL Creating ENIM aaea aaae raara aaa a aaa a peaa aaa a aE aaaeaii DL CI LDInlunEkEerun t X Editing the sound of a part esseesieeeeeieieeeeeee aeaea aa aanas iaaea ene daanan nan aninion snas sna sana a an 35 Editing effect and delay cssecssssssseeseneesseessnessseesseessseeesneesseesseeesenessaeessneeseesenesesnessaeessneseeeeeneesoneas 36 EFFECT DELAY 2 5 tine tene mE inti Ti EG Length Scale Beat settings r Deren tetur A N reine eara se Ron nO gera ern aaeeea anaa 38 Setting the Length inira aana a I RI 39 Setting the Scale Beat c oett te bn tp de ede ag a ee e dbi de pb 39 Swing settings Setting the Roll Type Creating a Rhythm Pattern Licinii euer nce neri cre dnbie state eate ute aa Eaa ayadi igana aaa 40 Using the step keys Step Recording eese nennen 40 Using the part keys Realtime Recording enne 40 Adding accents to the rhythm pattern Accent eese sees eeeeeeenn entes ninh nannten natnra 40 Motion sequence 41 Playing a motion sequence eeseeesseeeeeeeeeeeee seen e nnne sites a
15. About the Slice function The sound of a saved sample can be automatically Sample sound divided time sliced at intervals of the time axis BITNDTXCUXTUS A sample sound processed this way is called a Slice Sample Time slice Slice samples are indicated by a n following the Boom eatterfoiatterforacx e slap sample number in the display For example 01 11 1 l P play P 7 S ae 1 1 4 4 means that a slice sample has been saved in 01 Only 5 E di 5 gs a slice sample can be assigned to the Slice Sample S part For details refer to p 30 Slice About the Resample function Part sounds patterns and songs that you create on the ES 1 can themselves be sampled to create a new sample sound This procedure is called Resampling This allows sample sounds processed by effects and delay to be used as a new sample letting you create samples that have even greater tonal variation For details refer to p 28 Directly sampling the sound of the ES 1 Resampling Assigning a sample sound to a sample part Here s how to assign a sample 02 in this example to the sample part of a pattern In this example we will assign the sample to Sample Part 1 of Pattern A10 1 Enter Pattern mode and select Pattern A10 Listening to patterns 2 Press the Sample Part 1 key to select Sample Part 1 3 Use the cursor keys A W to make the parameter select LED
16. The entire contents of the SmartMedia will be lost when you format it In some cases SmartMedia that was formatted on a de vice other than the ES 1 will not be recognized correctly If so please re format it on the ES 1 Saving data to SmartMedia Save Here s how to save all ES 1 Pattern data Song data Sample data and Global data on a SmartMedia card 1 Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia slot 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 15 Card Key 15 will blink 3 The display will indicate Lod Rotate the dial toward the right to select SAU and press key 15 Ilf the Smart Media has not been formatted or if it cannot be recognized correctly the display will indicate For Please execute Formatting Smart Media 4 The display will indicate the file number that will be saved If the display indicates for example 1 a new file is be ing saved If the display indicates 1 data is being saved to an existing file In this case the old data will be overwrit ten Use the dial to select a file 5 Press key 15 to execute the Save operation While the data is being saved the progress will be shown by the step keys When saving is complete the display will return to the condi tion in which it was before you executed Save key 15 will be dark 3 To cancel press the GAL A Stop Cancel key A If a write protect label is affixed to the
17. Using a motion sequence To modify a previously recorded motion sequence refer to p 45 Editing motion sequence data Effect Roll and Reverse will be played as Trig Hold even if Smooth is selected as the type Playing an effect motion sequence This is a motion sequence dedicated to the effect Unlike a part motion sequence the knobs of both knobs Edit 1 and Edit 2 can be played simultaneously The playback method is the same as for the Smooth setting of a part motion sequence There will be no effect if the Motion Seq setting of the effect is off dark Recording an effect motion sequence You can record the movements of both Edit 1 and Edit 2 knobs 1 Select the pattern that you wish to edit 2 Turn the Motion Seq key on lit 3 Press the Rec key to enter record ready mode The Rec key will light and the Play Pause key will blink 4 Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern The Rec key and Play Pause key will light 5 Move the Edit 1 knob to create various changes until the pat tern plays for one cycle 16 steps x length or 12 steps x length 6 When the pattern has played for one cycle after you began moving the knob the Rec key will automatically go dark and playback will resume allowing you to hear the motion se quence that you just recorded You can record the movements of the Edit 2 A The effect motion sequence will not apply unless the ef fect of each part is on lit
18. be cancelled until the end of the song LA A After rewinding a song it may not be possible to play back exactly according to the event data 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O0 0 0 6 Song mode Deleting event data from a song To delete event data from a song you can perform event re cording over the area that you wish to delete without operat ing any knobs or keys Checking for song event data If event data has been recorded in a song holding down the Shift key and pressing the Motion Sequence key will make step keys 13 through 16 light It is not possible to check for event data during playback or recording 51 6 Song mode 52 6 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececececccc 0000000000000000000 Saving a song WRITE If you wish to save a song that you create you must perform this Write operation If you decide not to save the song data you create simply switch songs without performing the Write operation 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Press the Write key once the key will blink The song num ber will blink in the display 3 Rotate the dial to select the writing destination song number 4 Press the Write key once again to save the data The key will light and then go dark To cancel press the Stop Cancel key A If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will
19. one of the sixteen step keys the pattern registered for that key will be pac es selected At this time you can use the Select keys to change the pattern set group indicated by the red select LEDs lower line 1 4 to use 16 x 4 total of 64 pattern sets If during playback you hold down the Pattern Set key and pressanother pattern Set 3 step key the pattern registered for that key will begin playing when the ELE currently playing pattern finishes playing p 46 Pattern Set If you hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key the Pattern Set function will be held The Pattern Set key will blink To defeat this hold condition press the Pattern Set key once again Hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key You can register new pattern sets 1 p 46 Registering a pattern for Pat to hold the Pattern Set function tern Set amp f you switch patterns during playback the change will occur when each pattern finishes playing p 33 The timing at which patterns will changed Using the ES 1 as a tone generator module Read this section when you wish to use the ES 1 with other connected MIDI equipment Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI keyboard etc to the MIDI IN connector of the ES 1 1 Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode 200000 j 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the pa
20. 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Using the part keys to edit the rhythm Realtime Recording If you wish to hear the metronome while you record refer to p 53 Metronome settings 1 Press the Pattern Mode key the key will light Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Pattern 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to edit 3 Press the Rec key to enter record ready mode the Rec key will light and the Play Pause key will blink 4 Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern the Play Pause key will light 5 Strike the part keys at the desired rhythm The pattern will continue playing back repeatedly so you can continue recording additional material as long as the Rec key remains lit 6 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop recording The Rec key and Play Pause key will go dark You can also press the Rec key without pressing the Stop Cancel key to stop re cording but continue playback The Rec key will go dark and the Play Pause key will be lit If you wish to save the pattern that you created press the 000 WRITE key Saving a pattern that you create below DORU A The time that an audio part is heard i e the gate time is determined not by how long you continue pressing the key but by the Pitch Speed value p
21. 1 Sensitivity 0 127 Specifies the sensitivity of the compressor When the knob is in the far left position there will be no effect As the knob is rotated toward the right the effect will apply more strongly Edit 2 _ Attack 0 127 Specifies the attack speed until the compressor begins to take effect The attack will become slower as the knob is rotated toward the right Distortion By boosting the volume appropriately this effect causes the sound to distort and produces a rich overtone structure Edit 1 _ Gain 0 127 Specifies the degree of distortion The sound will be dis torted more greatly as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 _ Level 0 127 Adjusts the output level The output level will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right 0000 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Decimator This effect lowers the sampling frequency and the number of sampling bits producing a grainy sound characteristic of cheap samplers Edit 1 Sampling frequency 0 127 Rotating the knob toward the right produces a more lo fi sound and rotating it toward the left produces a more hi fi sound Edit 2 Number of sampling bits 0 127 Rotating the knob toward the right will produce a sound typical of fewer bits lo fi and rotating it toward the left will produce a sound typical of more bits hi fi If the input volume is extremely low there may be no output If there is a h
22. A sample can be assigned to each Part r p 15 The ES 1 lets you create and save up to 150 samples 100 monau ES 1 Parts ral 50 stereo as long as the maximum sampling area of 95 seconds is not aural sample exceeded A stereo sample will occupy twice the sampling area of a mon CD ecl LINE v Y Cy Voice etc X Patterns Songs gt gt 1MIC Sample 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Trying out the functions Changing the tempo of a song or pattern The tempo that you change here will return to the original tempo when you stop playback and switch to a different pattern or song e Using the dial to change the tempo Change the tempo of 3 Change thetempoof 3 a song Ez m a pattern FE 1 Press the Mode key to enter Song mode or ed Pattern mode 2 Use the cursor A W keys to set the pa rameter select LED to Tempo 2 3 Rotate the dial to change the tempo 4 If you wish to adjust the tempo in more detail you can hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial to modify the decimal portion of the value Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo While a song or pattern is playing press the Tap key three times or more at the desired tempo The ES 1 will detect the interval at which you pressed the Tap key and will set the tempo
23. Clear Mo tion Key 6 will blink 3 Press a part key or the Motion Seq key of DELAY or EFFECT to specify the motion sequence that you wish to erase The key will blink 4 Press step key 6 once again to execute the Clear operation If you selected the DELAY motion sequence both depth and time will be cleared If you selected the EFFECT motion se quence both Edit 1 and Edit 2 will be cleared If you wish to cancel without clearing press the Stop Cancel key o o m 0 0000 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Editing motion sequence data You can edit the motion sequence of each part or the effect mo tion sequence The data can be edited in units of individual steps Selecting a motion sequence Motion Dest X PCh Pitch tiN Time 1 Select the pattern that contains the motion sequence data you wish to edit 2 Use the cursor keys A V to make the parameter select LED indicate Motion Dest 3 Rotate the dial to select the parameter that you wish to edit For PCh Pitch Speed LEU Level FLt filter and PAn Pan only one parameter is valid for each part EFF Effect roL Roll and rEU Reverse are valid for each part Ed1 Edit 1 Ed2 Edit 2 dPt Depth and tin Time are valid for the pattern all parts Editing the parameter values of a
24. FX On Off Sample 7B mono only seo sex Se en Se les les 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off faf 2 sisppp Slice mono only 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Audio In 5 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Accent S Level 1 l z i Se z sen Se else Se Sep e rds oe See Sen e fea 7 EH BLETELELELER ELE E EL ERE sep sf er Se ef Sef Se fes Sener ene o gogog ajs pafaj Selecting a pattern Pattern A01 b64 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern Rotate the dial to select one of the 128 patterns A01 A64 b01 b64 Setting the playback tempo 20 0 300 0 e Using the dial to change the tempo Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo Rotate the dial to modify the tempo If you wish to change the tempo units below the decimal place hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial Tempo Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo While the pattern is playing press the Tap key three times or more at the desired tempo The ES 1 will calculate the interval at which you pressed the Tap key and will change the tempo accordingly You can change the tempo in the same way even when playback is stopped When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo and the tempo you modified will appear in the display A If you switch to a different pattern without writing the pat tern wh
25. If so turn the motion sequence off while you are editing p 41 Motion sequences What is the Part Edit section This is the section where the parameters assigned to the panel knobs and keys work together to edit the sound of each part p 35 Editing the sound of a part The knobs that are valid for each part are as follows Sample parts Slice sample part Pitch Speed Filter Pan Level Effect Roll Reverse Audio In part Pitch Speed functions as gate time Filter Pan Level Accent part Level Editing the effect and delay settings 1 Press a part key to select a part for which changes in the effect can be easily heard 2 Use the knobs and keys of the effect section to edit the effect The original position of the effect knobs and keys is shown by the Original Value LED If you wish to save the pattern effect settings that you edit here use the Write procedure p 20 Saving a pattern you create Write A If the Effect key is off dark press the effect key to turn the effect on lit The delay will always be on regardless of the on off setting of the Effect key The result of turning the knobs will depend on the effect type If a motion sequence is operating on a knob and you are unable to edit the sound as you wish turn off the motion sequence while you 1 edit the sound s p 41 Striking the part keys along with a song or pattern 1 In Song mode or Pattern mode pr
26. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Editing the sound of a part Select a pattern that is close to what you have in mind or a pattern which contains no sound or rhythm Strike the part keys to hear each sound and use the knobs and keys to edit the sounds At this time the Original Value LED will light when the knob etc that you are currently moving reaches the same value as the original sound of the pattern You can also edit while playing back a pattern It is also pos sible to use an external MIDI device to control the value of each knob i p 57 About MIDI The parameters that are valid for each part are shown in the following diagram 1 5 6A 6B 6A 6B E Sample part x 9 f Slice E VAM Slice Sample part 2 io Audio In part Accent part m A If the sound does not change when you rotate a knob or Switch the setting of a key either that knob or key is not valid for that part or the Motion Sequence function rs p 41 Motion Sequence is operating A The Audio In parts are valid only when a signal is being input to the audio input jacks Although sample parts 6A and 6B and 7A and 7B can be edited independently they cannot be played simulta neously If triggers for both exist at the same step the 6B or 7B part will sound Effect This turns the effect on lit or off dark for each part Roll This turns the Roll successive strike effect on lit or off
27. Write operation rs p 47 Saving a pattern While editing a motion sequence it is not possible to use the step keys to switch steps on off Depending on the part some parameters cannot be se lected While recording a motion sequence the display will indi cate rEC and it will not be possible to edit a motion sequence While editing a motion sequence the Rec key has no effect Ss SB BR 45 5 Pattern mode 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeecececec 060600000000000000000000090 Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite pat Registering a pattern for Pattern Set 46 terns to each of the sixteen step keys and switch them at the touch of a key During playback you can successively switch patterns to per form a song By using the Select key in conjunction with this to switch pat tern set groups you can register and select 16 x 4 total of 64 patterns Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play Press the Play Pause key to begin playback Hold down the Pattern Set key and press a step key to switch to the pattern that was registered for that step key By holding down the Pattern Set key and pressing a Select key you can switch to a different group of registered pattern sets The pattern set group will be indicated by the lower line of the Select LEDs red By holding down the Shift key and pressing the Pattern Set key you can hold the Pattern Set function the
28. achieving good results Other functions for editing with Time Slice a sample While it is best to first try to set a BPM that results in the smoothest playback of the sampled phrase this may not al A If you wish to save a sample that was edited using these ways result in the best Slice playback In fact it may be nec functions you must perform the Write operation before essary to try different BPM values including fractional BPM you move to another sample or turn off the power rs p 32 settings within a 3 BPM range This means that if you Saving a sample WRITE have a sampled phrase that you know should playback at gt 120 BPM when you make this setting and execute Slice the No rmal Ize playback of your new Slice sample phrase possibly may not be perfect when placed into a Pattern If this is the case it is likely that there would be an irregular rhythm introduced So to correct this you should delete the newly sliced sample and try again setting the BPM to 119 or 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 11 Normalize 118 5 or even 121 Trying a few settings like this will help Key 11 will blink you to find the BPM setting which produces the best slicing This function boosts the level of the sample as far as possible without causing it to become distorted 1 Use the dial to select the sample that you wish to normalize 3 Press step key 11 once again to execute the Normalize opera Even before you finish ex
29. adjust the volume of the external input sound and press the Play Pause button to begin playback In the connection section rotate the LEVEL knob to set the appro priate balance with the volumes of the other parts Input from a CD or MD etc 2 Peak LED The input sound will be heard while you press the Audio In part key The Audio In parts that are recorded in a pattern or song do not produce the sound that was being input when the parts were being recorded they simply allow the sound that is received in the audio input at that moment to be heard from when the trigger is turned on for the duration set by the Pitch Speed knob Sound input from Audio In Sound heard from Audio In line output ki Pitch amp Pitch Speed i Speed TriggerOn Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On If you wish to strike Audio In keys to hear the sound you must turn off the Audio In Thru key the key will be dark If the input gain setting is excessive the sound may be distorted amp If you use a monaural cable to make connections be sure to set the Audio In Mode switch to the monaural L position If you use a stereo cable be sure to set the switch to the stereo St position p 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 3 Basic operation Quick Start Let s record a sample The ES 1 makes it very easy
30. can insert a pattern at a specified position and subsequent patterns will be moved backward toward the end of the song Insert a new pattern at position 3 Pattern B01 Pattern Ao8 Pattern AOT Pattern B20 Pattern B01 36Steps 32Steps 16Steps 24Steps 36Steps Pattern AOT Before 16Steps End seria ree res rc n n m al 1 2 3 4 6 Z E 5 E T A D A Ae e X 4 Pattern A01 Pattern Bo1 Pattern Ao8 Pattern Ao8 Pattern A01 Pattern B20 Pattern B01 After 16Steps 36Steps 32Steps 32Steps 16Steps 24Steps 36Steps Position Position Position Position Position Position Position inserting X Ed Br Brel Ra ee Ea 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 8 Insert Pat tern The 8 key will blink 3 The position indication in the display will blink Rotate the dial to select the position at which you wish to insert a pat tern For example if you wish to insert a pattern into posi tion 3 make the display blink 003 4 Press step key 8 once again and a pattern will be inserted in front of that position To cancel press the Stop Cancel key The pattern that is inserted will be the pattern which had previ ously been at that position Now you can specify the desired pattern for the position that was inserted Da
31. dark for each part The roll interval is determined by the tempo of the pattern and by the roll type p 40 Setting the roll type If you press and hold a part key when Roll is on roll playback will continue as long as you continue holding the part key Roll playback of the Slice Sample part is not possible when pat tern playback is stopped Reverse This turns Reverse Playback of the sample on lit or off dark This has no effect for the Audio In part 35 5 Pattern mode 36 Pitch Speed 64 63 This specifies the playback pitch of the sample Raising the pitch will speed up the playback and lowering it will slow down the playback The pitch can be adjusted over a range of 2 oc taves and will change in the following way Knob value Pitch Example pitches C3 input 63 2 octaves C5 41 43 59 61 9 C 4 D4 A 4 B4 39 1 octave C4 9 12 33 36 9 D3 D 3 A 3 B3 6 semitone up CH 0 center 0 C3 7 semitone down B2 10 13 37 9 AI2 A2 C 2 40 1 octave C2 42 44 62 9 B1 AH CH 64 2 octaves C1 For the Audio In part this will function as a gate time duration of the sound synchronized to the tempo Filter 0 127 Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter Rotating this toward the left will cut the overtones that are higher than the cutoff frequency producing a milder tone Pan L64 R63 Adjusts the stereo position pa
32. for you to record a sample Sampled sounds samples can be easily assigned to the parts of each pattern The sampling area of internal memory can hold a maximum of 95 seconds with up 150 samples 100 monaural 50 stereo A If the factory preloaded samples are rewritten or erased they cannot be restored to their original state If you do not want to lose the factory preloaded samples purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation p 55 to make a backup A If you run out of memory while sampling sampling will stop automatically Before you start sampling use the Sample mode Memory function p 32 to check the remain ing amount of sampling time Here s how to sample the output of an audio device e g MD or CD 1 Press the Sample mode key the key will light Use the cursor keys A V to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample 2 Connect the audio device that you wish to sample to the audio in jack AUDIO IN The jack is a stereo phone jack but you may also use a monaural phone plug if desired Use the Global mode Audio In Mode setting to switch between monaural and stereo p 54 3 In the connection section set the MIC LINE gain select switch to iiip t iram the LINE position a CD or MD etc 4 Turn on the Audio In Thru key the key will light so that you can hear the input sound 5 Either by adjusting the output level of the external device or by rotating the LEVEL
33. from a part e Using the step keys Step Recording In this method you use the sixteen step keys to create the rhythm pattern while watching the lit unlit condition of the keys to verify the rhythm For details refer to p 18 Using the step keys to edit the rhythm Step Recording in section 3 Basic operation Quick Start Using the part keys Realtime Recording For details refer to p 19 Using the part keys to edit the rhythm Realtime Recording in section 3 Basic operation Quick Start Adding accents to the rhythm pattern Accent You can apply accents changes in volume to the rhythm pat tern When Accent is on the specified notes steps of the entire pattern will be accented 1 Press the Accent part key and the accent pattern will be shown by the step keys 2 Each time you press a step key it will alternate on off allow ing you to specify the desired accent pattern You can play back the pattern to hear the results as you create the accent part 3 The amount of the accent is adjusted by the Level knob in the part edit section Rotating the knob toward the right will in crease the difference between on and off If the knob is ro tated all the way toward the left there will be no effect Play back the pattern to hear the results as you make this setting Level Velocity 127 Accent On 100 30 Accent Off Accent Level oO i S49 A Pressing the Accent part key by itself will not produce soun
34. indicate Sample 4 Rotate the dial to select the desired sample sound For this example select sample number 02 5 When you press the Sample Part 1 key you will hear sample 02 Start the pattern The sound of Sample Part 1 has been changed to the sampled sound By doing this you can change the sample assigned to a part simply by selecting a sample and pressing the Sample Part key to which you want to assign that sample If you wish to save the pattern of the part you just changed use the Write operation p 20 Saving a pattern you create Write If you do not wish to save it simply select a differ ent pattern A If the factory preset patterns or songs are rewritten or erased they cannot be restored to their original state If you do not want to lose the factory preset patterns or songs purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation rs p 55 to make a backup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Playing with Pattern Set What is Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you register a favorite pattern to each of the sixteen step keys and use the step keys to switch patterns You can use this function to play a performance simply by selecting patterns one after the other When you hold down the Pattern Set key the key will blink and press Pattern Set 1
35. message is received the ES 1 will transmit an Inquiry Mes sage FO 7E nn 06 02 9 bytes F7 that means Iam a Korg ES 1 and my system version is When a Master Volume FO 7F nn 04 vv vv 01 F7 is re ceived the volume of the entire system will be adjusted 9 Transmitting sound settings and other data Data Dump Song Pattern and Global data can be transmitted as MIDI ex clusive data and stored on an external device This data is trans mitted and received on the MIDI channel selected in Global mode Data dumps will be transmitted when a Data Dump Re quest of the corresponding type is received 10 Editing sounds etc By sending MIDI exclusive data dumps you can rewrite all patterns or individual programs By using NRPN messages in Pattern mode you can edit the knobs that are active for each part 8 Appendcese eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececece060600000000000000000000 Troubleshooting The display does not light up when I press the Power switch s the AC adapter connected s the AC adapter plugged into an AC outlet No sound s your amp mixer or headphones connected to the correct jack Can you playback a pattern If so the connections are correct Are your amp or mixer powered on and set correctly s the master volume knob of the ES 1 raised Hasthe volume been lowered by a MIDI Master Volume mes sage Sound does not stop When a pattern is played back it will continue
36. mode Using SmartMedia The ES 1 allows you to use SmartMedia to save or load internal data Samples WAVE files AIFF files you create on your computer can also be loaded into the ES 1 The ES 1 can use 3 V 3 3V SmartMedia of 4 MB 64 MB Load a file WAVE AIFF C gt T Ea oL ps oloo pdo E o o Save a file Bae Go o0000000 Z Lop ea0coga0g900000 ai SmartMedia Make sure that the SmartMedia card is oriented correctly and insert it all the way into the SmartMedia slot Push all the way in SZ Orient the card ma correctly OUT Y SEO vow o OUT THRU Y 5 ae SmartMed o n Esa KORG E smartMed a vs Formatting Smart Media Format Here s how to format Smart Media for use on the ES 1 1 Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia slot 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 15 Card Key 15 will blink 3 The display will indicate Lod Rotate the dial toward the right to select For and press key 15 4 The display will indicate no Turn the dial to the left to select yES and press key 15 to execute the formatting op eration While formatting is being performed the progress willbeshownby the 3 TN N step keys When formatting is complete or if you select no and press key 15 the display will return to the previous state To cancel press the Stop Cancel key
37. monaural 128 patterns 16 songs Delay Normal Motion Sequence BPM Sync 11 types Reverb Flanger Chorus Phaser Ring Modulator Pitch Shifter Compressor Distortion Decimator Isolator Resonance Filter Wah Pattern Maximum 64 steps per part Motion Sequence 1 parameter per part 64 events Song Maximum 256 steps per song Maximum 35 700 events of event recording PHONES Phone jack stereo Nominal level 21 mW 21 mW 32 ohm OUTPUT L MONO R Phone jack monaural x 2 Nominal output level 10 dBu Output impedance 1 k ohm AUDIO IN phone jack mono stereo Nominalinputlevel 10 dBu LINE 40 dBu MIC Input impedance 47 k ohm MIDI IN OUT THRU SmartMedia 4 64 MB 3V 3 3V DC9V included AC adapter Power consumption 6W Dimensions Weight 300 W x 224 9 D x 55 4 H including rubber feet 128 kg Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement SmartMedia is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corpora tion 59 8 Appendices 60 8 Appendices eeeeeeeeeeeeeeceececece0c0600000000000000000000 Index A Accent 10 40 All Load 55 Audio In 10 12 22 54 Audio In Mode 54 Audio In Part 10 22 AUDIO IN THRU 8 B Beat 8 38 Beat LED 8 BPM Sync
38. playing re peatedly When you are finished listening to a pattern press the Stop Cancel key p 13 14 Sounds or operations are different than when I edited Did you perform the Write operation after editing p 47 52 After you have edited you must perform the Write opera tion before switching songs or patterns or turning off the power Did you edit the selected pattern or song after writing it Can t control via MIDI Is the MIDI cable connected correctly When playing the ES 1 from an external device e Has the ES 1 been set to receive MIDI data on the channel on which the data is being transmitted p 54 Is the MIDI mode MIDI Channel parameter set to the desired channel p 54 When playing an external device from the ES 1 Does the MIDI channel of the ES 1 match the MIDI channel of the receiving device p 54 Can t write a pattern or song s the Global mode Protect setting turned on p 56 Striking a part key does not play the specified sound e After editing the sound of a part did you perform the Write operation p 47 e sa motion sequence operating p 41 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Appendices Error messages Error messages will be cancelled when you press the Stop Can cel key Er 1 Er 2 Er 3 Er 4 Er 7 Er 8 Er 9 Full Writing could not be performed When writing a song to a song of a different
39. power off during the Write operation This may damage the data 0000 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Saving a pattern WRITE If you wish to keep the pattern data that you create you must perform this Write operation When you perform the Write op eration Data Copy within a pattern p 44 will occur auto matically depending on the pattern length If you intentionally want to discard your edits and revert to the original pattern data simply select a different pattern without Writing 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern 2 Press the Write key once the key will blink The pattern num ber will blink in the display 3 Rotate the dial to select the writing destination pattern num ber 4 Press the Write key once again to write the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key A If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to Write In this case you must turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you ex ecute the Write operation A Never turn off the power during the Write operation This can damage the data 47 5 Pattern mode 6 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececccc 06000000000000000000 6 Song mode Playing a song Song Play Press the Play
40. sensitivity the sample will be divided in a different way The resolution value is within 0r 9r 0 9 Lower values will result in a greater sensitivity allowing finer slices to be detected When you choose a reso lution value number which includes the letter r each slice will have an extended release tail to help sliced patterns play better at slower tempos When you change the sensitivity a certain amount of time may be required for the sample to be re divided Depending on the volume or type of the sample there may be cases in which changing the sensitivity will not change how the sample is divided 7 Press the Slice sample part key once again to complete the Slice procedure The Slice sample part key will go dark If you decide to cancel mid way through the procedure press the Stop Cancel key A slice sample is indicated by a 11 after the sample number 1 4 6 ogogo O nor EZ 3 5 A Time Slice cannot be used on a sample that has not been saved or on a sample that has not been saved after ex ecuting Truncate A If you use a slice sample on sample parts 1 7B it will be handled as a conventional sample A A slice sample cannot be used in Pattern mode unless it is saved vx p 32 0000 O O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Sample mode Tips for
41. the ES 1 will simultaneously begin playback 7 If MIDI Clock data is being received at the MIDI IN connec tor you can make the ES 1 playback in synchronization with the external MIDI device by pressing the ES 1 s Play Pause key 200000 MIDI IN MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc MIDI OUT A If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to E t and the ES 1 is synchronized to the external MIDI clock it will synchro nize to the tempo of the external sequencer and it will not be possible to change the tempo on the ES 1 If a MIDI Start message is received while the ES 1 is already playing in synchronization with MIDI Clock the ES 1 will begin playback from the beginning of the cur rently playing pattern or in the case of a song from the beginning of the pattern that was playing when the Start message was received 7 Global mode 53 54 7 Global mode 6060e606060e 06 06060000000000000000000000000000000090 Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ES 1 as master int 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ES 1 to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI device sequencer or synthesizer etc 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Clock 3 Rotate the dial to select Int internal clock 4 Make settings on the external MIDI device slave so that it will receive MID
42. the rhythm pattern indicated by the step keys When the Pattern Set key is on these LEDs indicate the pattern set group 3 Step keys 1 16 Use these keys to modify and audition the rhythm pattern of each part When the Pattern Set function is on use these keys to select patterns that have previously been asigned to these keys 4 Pattern Set key By holding down this key and pressing one of the step keys you can switch to the pattern that you registered for that key If you hold down this key and press the Rec key the ES 1 will enter sampling ready mode If a pattern or song is playing back sampling will begin immediately 5 Shift key This key is used in conjunction with other keys When held down it gives an addi tional function to another key Shift Play Pause key Playback from the beginning of the pattern Shift Rec key During playback erase triggers from the pattern Shift Part keys Select a part without sounding it Shift Step keys Execute the function shown below each step key Shift dial Switch the units that are displayed during tempo editing or sample editing Shift pattern set key The Pattern Set function will be held maintained For other Shift key combinations refer to the explanation of each parameter 11 2 Front and rear panel 2 Front and rear panel e OOO OCOOCCOCCOCOCO8OCO8COOCOCO8E8EOSE e Connector section
43. time the display will indicate that data is currently being loaded Never turn off the power until loading is complete the Write key is dark Memory Protect Protect This is the protect setting for Pattern mode Song mode and Sample mode When protect is on the Write key will not func tion and it will not be possible to rewrite data or receive a MIDI data dump When you wish to save edited data or receive a data dump turn protect oFF 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down theShift key and press step key 16 Protect Key 16 will blink 3 Rotate the dial to change the blinking display to either on or oFF 4 Press step key 16 once again to finalize the protect on off setting key 16 will go dark If you decide to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key If you wish to save the protect setting perform the Global mode Write operation described below A With the factory settings this is turned on This setting is valid in Pattern mode Song mode and Sample mode In Global mode it is always possible to execute Write regardless of the Memory Protect setting Saving your changes in Global mode WRITE Here s how you can save the changes you made in Global mode If you wish to save the changes you made you must perform this Write operation The settings will take effect whenever the power is turned on Conversely if you do not want to save the chang
44. to make a backup A Bank No Pattern Name Style Tempo A01 Hardstep Drum n Bass 172 A02 Darkside Drum n Bass 170 A03 Crumb and Mace Drum n Bass 175 A04 Sizing it Up Drum n Bass 175 A05 Tribal Step Drum n Bass 175 A06 Mad Walking Bass Drum n Bass 183 A07 Cyber Funk Drum n Bass 170 A08 Rave Jump Up Drum n Bass 178 A09 Filter Bass Drum n Bass 178 A10 Dark amp Cyber Drum n Bass 182 A11 Boosted Jazz Drum n Bass 175 A12 Flangungle Drum n Bass 164 A13 Digimix Drum n Bass 180 A14 Steppa Drum n Bass 190 A15 Bass Jacks Techno House 130 A16 Tek House Techno House 129 A17 Tribal House Techno House 126 A18 Phased House Techno House 122 A19 Crazy House Techno House 136 A20 Garage House Techno House 128 A21 System R Techno House 136 A22 Tech Garage Techno House 133 A23 Two Step Techno House 130 A24 Warped Two Step Techno House 132 A25 Deep Space Techno House 130 Sample Name List No Sample Name 00 BD1 Boosted House 01 BD2 House 02 BD3 Dance 03 BD4 ES Dance 04 BD5 Ringy No Pattern Name Style Tempo A26 Sweep Trance Techno House 138 A27 Epic Trance Techno House 137 A28 Barealic Techno House 137 A29 Minimal Techno House 140 A30 Breakbeats Trance Techno House 141 A31 Psychedelic A32 Filter Breakbeats A33 Distorted Slice A34 Machine Music A35 Boom Room A36 Hardcore Electro A37 Can We Come Up Techno House 145 Techno House 137 Techno House 144 Techno House 135 Techno House 140 Techno H
45. to record two or more types of events in the same area as long as the events are played at the same time Event recording always rewrites the previous data replace recording and when you record your performance any event recording data previously in that area will be erased It is not possible to layer event recording over the same area 1 Select the song on which you wish to record events 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Position 3 Use the dial or the Select keys to move to the position at which you wish to begin recording 4 Press the Rec key and then press the Play Pause key to be gin event recording 5 Use the part keys and or the knobs to perform 6 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop event recording Knob movements that are event recorded in Song mode will always playback in a way that corresponds to the Smooth type motion sequence setting and not the Trig Hold type amp If you wish to save the event recording you must perform the Write operation If you switch songs or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the re corded performance will be lost If during playback you operate a knob that had been event recorded playback of the events of that knob will be can celled until it reaches the next position However if you modify the tempo that was event recorded the tempo will
46. will alternate between on lit and off dark 3 10 DE ni E You can also playback the pattern while you select different parts and press the step keys to turn each step on or off In the case of a pattern with a length of 2 or greater you can use the Select keys to move the select LED in the lower line red in cae order to change the step location that is shown by the step keys Q SOBOBgaaaSgaasgag Select Area shown by the step keys LED display Eor 16 x 16 32 x 16 For tri b x 12 tr2 A x 12 CO 111 Steps 1 16 Steps 1 12 DET Steps 17 32 Steps 13 24 CE363 Steps 33 48 Steps 25 36 O EERO Steps 49 64 Steps 37 48 If you wish to save the completed pattern press the WRITE key p 20 Saving a pat tern that you create amp Vf the Pattern Set key is on the step keys will not display the rhythm pattern What is Length Scale Beat Note value of Pattern Length number of steps In this context Length refers to the length of the EINE pa display each step key 1 The Length of the pattern will be either 16 steps or 12 EIS a CD steps depending on the Scale and Beat settings of the pattern A rhythm pattern in triple meter will be shown in triplets Depending on the Length and Beat settings a single pattern can have up to 64 steps p 38 Length tr2 m 12 and Scale Beat settings 0 0 0 0
47. will have no effect While the Shift key is held down the upper line of select LEDs green will indicate the length of the current pattern and the lower line of select LEDs red will indicate the beat Maximum number of steps 16 x16 or 32 A x16 tri J x12 or tr2 3 x12 Select LED 1 green lit Select LEDs 1 2 green lit 3 Select LEDs 1 to 3 green lit Select LEDs 1 to 4 green lit Select 25252522 LED 1 red lit 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 32 x6 Select LED 2 red lit tri J x12 Select LED 3 red lit tr2 x12 Select LED 4 red lit 1234 56 7 8 9 101112 It is not possible to view or change the Length or Beat Scale during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play Setting the Length 1 2 3 4 Ifa pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back je 2 Use the dial to select the pattern whose length you wish to set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 1 Length Key 1 will blink 4 The value will blink in the display Use the dial to specify the length 5 Press step key 1 once again to finalize the value Key 1 will go dark If you wish to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key Setting the Scale Beat 16 32 tri tr2 Ifa pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back nO 2 Use the dial to select the pattern whose scale beat you wish to set 3 Ho
48. your mixer or powered monitor system powered speakers etc If you wish to make monaural connections connect the L MONDO jack 10 headphone jack A set of stereo headphones fitted with a stereo 1 4 jack plug can be connected here 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 3 Basic operation Quick Start 3 Basic operation Quick Start Conceptual diagram of the ES 1 On the ES 1 a song consists mainly of a sequence of patterns each with parts to which samples have been assigned and effect and delay settings plus event data r p 51 Re cording performances and knob movements in a song Event Recording Structure of Song Songs S01 516 Patterns A01 D64 Pattern order Event data ad Sample Total max 95 sec A03 Part Solo Pattern data Part data Mono Stereo B53 Part Mute Tempo Sample 1 00 0t 02 03 2 023 068 018 B07 Part Trigger Length Sample 2 105 06 07 08 1 02S 03 5 5 A82 EXE aid Beat Scale Sample 3 AS2 Sample 4 Part B1 N Effect Sample 5 Sample 6A Parameter Rhythm pattern Motion sequence Delay Sample 6B Sample No y p q End Sample 7A Effect On Off Sample 7B Pitch Speed Filter DCNCONCNOOCONCNCOCNOG J Pan Effect Level ype Parameter Motion sequence Delay Reverb Edit 1 Fig Cho Edit 2 Lp Type Paramet
49. 1 seeeeeeeseeeeeseene enne ennt nter nsn nnns sns aa sinn sens tense nnne A Sample mode erret dete Recording a sample eeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee enema ennt an nennen innen nnns 27 Selecting a sample esseeseeeeeeeeisess eise nein Emo tina nnn nn asas anna niesie oi etnan Eha aant 27 Playing a sample 2 eeeeieeeeeeeee eee eee Aia Eaa nner nannten annnm 27 Modifying a sample eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eene nenne nnne nenne nnnm nnne nnns 27 Specifying the start location eeeseeeeeeeeeeesseee essen eee ne nennen nnn nennen nnn 28 Specifying the end location leeseeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeee enne nnne nennt nnn nnn 28 Specifying the fade out length leeeeeeeee eee nnnnnnn nnmnnn nennen nnn 28 Directly sampling the sound of the ES 1 Resampling 28 Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee enne tnnn nnn nnn 28 Resampling from the middle of a pattern or song Resampling just one note of a part eesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeee eene nennen nnnm nnns antra asina sinas snas snas nenna Creating a slice sample Time Slice eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeene nnne nnne nnnnnnnnnnnn nnns nnns Tips for achieving good results with Time Sl
50. 10 4 Dial Use this to modify the value shown in the display 5 Peak LED This indicates the peak level for the input signal from the audio in jacks Adjust the output level of your external device so that the LED lights only at the maximum level 6 Beat LED This will blink at quarter note intervals to indicate the tempo 7 A W cursor keys In each mode use these keys to select parameters from the matrix shown in the display 8 Matrix The parameters that will appear in the display are listed here for each mode Use the cursor keys to make the desired parameter select LED light 9 Mode keys Use these keys to move to the desired mode Pattern Song Sample or Global Dur ing playback you can move to Global mode but not to Sample mode 10 WRITE WRITE key This key is used to save the contents that you modified in Pattern Song Sample and Global mode to save Pattern Set data and to save sample data that you sampled 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 2 Front and rear panel Effect section 1 EFFECT Here you can select the effect type and control IEEE re l the effect M up acne i Type Select the effect type OR gaitt Depth Time 3 Edit 1 Adjust the effect The result will bigs Br C differ depending on the type of effect SA il Edit 2 Adjust the effect The result will differ depending on the type of effect Mot
51. 22 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs Erase If you accidentally input a wrong note you can hold J09 down the Shift key and Rec key while the pattern con 000000000 tinues playing to erase the rhythm pattern for the cur t il IC sl IC rently selected part i e the part whose part key is lit 19 3 Basic operation Quick Start 20 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececccc0000 Saving a pattern you create Write amp Once the factory preset patterns are rewritten it is not possible to restore them to their original state If you do not want to loose the factory preset patterns purchase a SmartMedia card and save the data r p 55 to create a backup A With the factory settings memory protect will be on and it will not be possible to save data Before you save data you must turn off the Memory Protect settings in Global mode x p 56 Protect settings Please be aware that when you save data the pattern in the save destination will be overwritten 1 Edita pattern as described in Modifying the sound or Modifying editing a rhythm pattern 2 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The display will blink to indicate the pattern number 3 Rotate the dial to select the pattern number in which the data will be saved i e the sa
52. As an example here s how to record the Pitch Speed parameter in a motion sequence 1 2 Press the Motion Sequence key to select either Smooth or Press the Rec key to enter record ready mode the Rec key In Pattern mode select the pattern that you wish to edit Press the appropriate part key to select the part that you wish to edit Trig Hold will light and the Play Pause key will blink Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern the Rec key and Play Pause key will light 4 5 2 Move the Pitch Speed knob to create various changes while the pattern makes one cycle 16 steps x length or 12 steps x length After the pattern has completed one cycle after you began moving the knob the Rec key will automatically go dark and you will return to Play mode so that you can listen to the motion sequence that you just recorded After pressing the Stop Cancel key to stop playback perform step numbers 2 and fol lowing for Saving a pattern that you create to save the pattern that contains the motion sequence you just recorded There are two types of motion sequence Smooth and Trig Hold During playback switch between these to hear the difference p 41 Playing a motion sequence To edit a motion sequence after it has been recorded use the Pattern mode Motion Dest or Motion Value functions p 45 Editing motion sequence data A In the case of a Part the moti
53. I Clock messages 5 When you start playback on the ES 1 the external MIDI de vice will begin playback in synchronization When you perform the Reset amp Play operation to begin playback from the beginning of the pattern the ES 1 will transmit only a MIDI Start message unOOO0O00 MIDI OUT MIDI cable mE MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc M s z MIDI channel settings MIDI ch MIDI ch 1 16 This sets the MIDI channel The same MIDI channel is used for both transmission and reception With the factory settings this will be 11 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate MIDI ch 2 Rotate the dial to select the channel Setting the MIDI note num ber for each part Note No A In order to make this setting you must enter Global mode from Pattern or Song mode If you enter from Sample mode the display will indicate and it will not be possible to change the setting Note No C 1 G9 Here you can specify the MIDI note number for each part If you specify the same note number for two or more parts the sounds of those parts will be played simultaneously when that note is received from an external MIDI device 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Note No 2 Press the part key whose note number you wish to change the key will light 3 Ro
54. NMECHIONS E 7 Preparing to play mec 7 2 Front and rear panel 8 Common section eere ee eeeeeceeeeee eene nennen tnra n rana Effect Section icc ei ee eee Part Edit section Part Select section Sequence Control section Step Key section erectile Dele e E eaae Daae aaae oeaan aanraai Connector seton iore sete ee eee 3 Basic operation Quick Start 13 Conceptual diagram of the ES 1 eeeeeesesseeeseeeeee seen nennen nnne Listening t a SONG necne a aaa eaa adaa aaaea unie erede aaaeeeaa ae Cro noD caa iammeE Listening to a Pattern esses nien nennen innen nnns Listening to a Sample nnde due Trying out the functions eese eene eene nennen nnn nnnn neni nnns nnn nn nnn Changing the tempo of a song or pattern eseeeseseeeeeeeneeeee nnne n nennt nnne nnns tnn nnns nnns Using the dial to change the tempo eeseee Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo Striking keys to play Pairts eire ii terreno erre Ea eee dte Rea Luo ese foras EEE Modifying editing the sound s eeeeeeesseeeesseeeeeee sete seen nnne antes antra atte asta as tn Sa iaio kdy anadenn Editing the effect and delay settings
55. O O O Introduction Make connections and play Example connections OUTPUT CO DOV R L MONO Q Nee E Adapter cable holder Power switch ERU S AN AC Local Voltage i Wy M M Preparing to play Be sure to turn off the power before making connections Careless operation may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions 1 Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 9V jack and plug the adapter into an AC outlet As shown in the above diagram hook the AC adapter cable around the adapter cable holder When removing the cable from the holder do not use excessive force 2 Connect one end of your audio cables to the line out jacks of the ES 1 L MONO R and connect the other end to your mixer or powered monitor speakers amplified speakers etc If you will be listening in mono use the L MONO jack To take full advantage of the ES 1 s sound quality we recommend that you listen in stereo 3 If you will be using headphones connect them to the headphone jack A The output from the line out jacks will not be switched off even if headphones are plugged in ELECBMRIBE VOLUME Master volume 000 00C wr JUUL Part keys 4 When you have finished making connections turn o
56. Pause key to begin playing the song The song will begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected Asong consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of play back position When the song ends playback will automatically stop You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal A It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song Please memory of the ES 1 In addition to pattern playback songs can use Pattern mode to edit sounds also record rhythms and knob movements Press the SONG mode key to enter Song mode What is Position Position refers to the playback or recording order of the pat S01 516 16 songs terns within the song and is the unit by which you edit a song Pattern A08 Pattern A10 Pattern Bo1 Pattern B20 Pattern A01 Pattern B01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps 1 z 3 4 5 6 Pattern Ao8 Pattern A10 Pattern 801 Pattern B20 Pattern A01 Pattern B01 Pattern A01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps 16teps EnD SES Eel Ee au E id Eia ra 2 3 4 6 oon 50 51 Event data Pattern A01 16Steps 50 51 Fast forward or rewind a song During song playback you can use the select keys to fast for Selecting a song Song Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Song Rotate the dial to select one of the sixteen songs S01 to S16 O S01 S1 6 ward or rewind To fast forward pres
57. SmartMedia data cannot be saved In this case remove the write protect label from the SmartMedia before executing Save A Never turn off the power or remove the SmartMedia while Save or Format is being executed Doing so may render the SmartMedia unusable A Approximately 4 Mbytes of space is required to save one file Saving will not be possible if there is insufficient space on the SmartMedia Loading all data from SmartMedia to the ES 1 All Load Here s how to load all ES 1 Pattern data Song data Sample data and Global data from SmartMedia 1 Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot 2 Hold down the shift key and press step key 15 Card 3 The display will indicate Lod Press key 15 4 The display will show a file number Use the dial to select a file number 1 9 file E is not an ES 1 file so do not select it here and then press key 15 5 The display will indicate ALL Press Write key to execute the Load operation Key 15 will light and the Write key will blink The loading progress will be shown by the step keys the Write key will light When loading is finished the ES 1 will enter Pattern mode with A01 selected If you decide to cancel the procedure use the mode keys to move to Pattern mode Song mode or Sample mode With the factory settings memory protect is turned on so that saving will not be possible Turn off memory protect before you exec
58. accordingly The tempo can also be changed in this way even if the ES 1 is not currently playing a song or pattern Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo Three times and the tempo you modified will appear in the display or more Striking keys to play Parts By striking the part keys you can play the corresponding sounds The audio in parts will sound when an audio signal is connected to the audio input jacks p 22 Connecting various sources to the audio in puts However even if sound is being input it will not be heard if Audio In Thru is turned on The sound of a part consists of an assigned sample that has been modified or processed and will differ for each pattern Rotate the dial to select vari ous patterns and listen to the wide variety of sounds A Pressing the Accent Part key will not cause the Accent part to sound If the sample assigned to sample part 1 or 3 is stereo sample parts 2 or 4 will not sound It is not possible to play both sample parts 6A and 6B simultaneously or both 7A and 7B simultaneously It is not possible to play a part to which a sample of oFF is assigned What is a Part Part A Part is the smallest unit that makes up a Pattern and consists Emn J2 3 Ja 5 6 7 Te 64 of asound and the timing rhythm pattern at which itis pla
59. back or recording or during Pattern Set Play 39 5 Pattern mode 40 Setting the Roll Type 2 3 4 If you specify the Roll Type the part steps for which Roll is on will be subdivided You can select a subdivision of either 2 3 or 4 1 Ifa pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Use the dial to select the pattern whose roll type you wish to set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 4 Roll Type Key 4 will blink 4 The value will blink in the display Use the dial to specify the number of subdivisions for the roll type 5 Press step key 4 once again to finalize the value Key 4 will go dark If you wish to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key It is not possible to change the Roll Type during play back recording or sampling nor during Pattern Set Play 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeecececec0000000000000000000000090 Creating a Rhythm Pattern There are two ways to create a rhythm pattern The first is Step Recording in which you use the step keys to create the rhythm as you view the lit unlit condition of the keys The second is Realtime Recording in which you strike the part keys at the timing at which you want to record each note If you wish to erase the rhythm of each part before you create your own rhythm data refer to p 43 Erasing rhythm data
60. cam press the Play Pause key to start playback from the beginning in the display of the pattern specified for the currently playing position In A If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to an addition you can press the Play Pause key while a song is play other song without Writing the first song will return to its ing to pause the playback and then hold down the Shift key original tempo If you wish to keep the tempo setting you and press the Play Pause key to playback from the beginning modified you must perform the Write operation vp 52 of the song Saving a song 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 88S 6 Song mode Creating a song Creating a song from scratch Here s how to create a song by placing patterns in the desired order A If you switch to a different song while editing a song your edited data will be lost If you wish to keep the edited song you must perform the Write operation to save the song data Erasing song data Clear Song 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back Then select the song that you wish to erase 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 10 Clear Song Key 10 will blink 3 Press step key 10 once again to erase the song data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key If you erase the song data by mistake rotate the dial to re select the song before you save it This will restore the da
61. cifies the frequency of the modulation that will be ap plied The frequency will rise as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 Balance 0 127 Specifies the balance of the effect sound and direct sound As the knob is rotated toward the right the effect sound will increase and the direct sound will decrease Pitch Shifter This effect shifts the pitch Edit 1 Pitch 0 127 Specifies the amount of pitch shift When the knob is in the center position the output pitch will be the same as the in put pitch As the knob is rotated toward the left the pitch will become lower and as the knob is rotated toward the right the pitch will become higher The available range of pitch shift is 2 octaves and will change as shown below Knob value Pitch Example pitch input note C3 127 2 octaves C5 105 107 125 o C 4 D4 B4 103 1 octave C4 73 76 97 100 IU D3 D 3 A 3 B3 70 semitone up C3 64 center 0 C3 57 semitone down B2 27 30 51 54 Q C 2 D2 A2 A 2 24 1 octave C2 2 4 20 22 Q CH D1 AH B1 0 2 octaves C1 Edit 2 Dry level 0 127 This adds the original sound to the pitch shifted sound As the knob is rotated toward the right increasing amounts of the original sound will be added to the effect sound Compressor A compressor boosts low level sounds and reduces high level sounds in order to minimize differences in volume and make the sound more consistent Edit
62. d Also if a part key is struck to play the sound it will be sounded with Accent on i e the emphasized sound If you wish to hear the results of Accent you need to play back the pattern 0000 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Motion sequence Playing a motion sequence A motion sequence can be played back in one of the following two ways and you can select the playback method indepen dently for each part Smooth Knob values will be connected smoothly and the sound will change smoothly Trig Hold trigger hold The value of the motion sequence knob will be held at the note timing of that part Playback the motion sequence with Smooth setting Knob movements when the motion sequence was recorded 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On On On On On On On On Playback the motion sequence with Trig Hold setting 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On On On On On On On On 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On On OnOn OnOn On On There will be no effect when the Motion Sequence LED is dark off Recording a motion sequence You can record knob movements motion sequence for each part One knob per part and the Effect Roll and Reverse keys are valid for a motion sequence If you attempt to record a mo tion for another knob of the same part the effect of the previous knob will disappear For the procedure refer to 3 Basic operation Quick Start p 21
63. e num Mh LA ber are stereo sounds and samples with an 11 after the number are slice sample sounds r p 24 30 To hear the sample sound press the Play Pause key or a sample part key 1 7B To stop playback before it has finished press the Stop Cancel key A If you press the Play Pause key during playback the sample will play from its beginning In Song mode or Pattern mode you can hear a sample by pressing the part key to which the sample has been assigned r p 15 Pressing keys to hear the sound of a Part What is a Sample Pattern Part EDIT BH E pr E 64 s Isai 0s Motion sequence data Part EDIT IT Ba ISample 3 4 5 6 Ei 64 sal tht i Ee lotion sequence data ___ Part EDT fT D 775 je r 3 8 64 i PUPPI ISaihple kors JL otion sequence data Part EDIT Hi yl EU 3 4 fs je e 64 L zd ARAA ISample ko a Motion sequence data A Sample is a sound that has been recorded or a sound that has been E DI T Start End Fadeout Normalize Truncate recorded and then processed
64. e that combines multiple samples or use the sound of effects applied to an existing sample as a new sample LA If you have modified the Start End or Fade out values in Sample mode or have executed Normalize Truncate or Time Slice you will not be able to Resample in Pattern mode until you write the sample or select another sample to discard the changes A newly sampled sample is displayed as or S for a stereo in Sample mode If you sample again without saving the sample the previ ous sample data will be lost A sample cannot be used in Pattern mode unless it has been saved L LA LA LA It is not possible to record a motion sequence and a sample at the same time Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song Specifying the end location 1 Make sure that you are in Pattern mode or Song mode 2 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback End 0 3145727 j 3 Hold down the Pattern Set key and press the Rec key to enter A The highest place underlined will not be displayed sampling ready mode the Rec key will light and the Pattern Set key and Play Pause key will blink The display will blink to indicate the sampling method monaural stereo Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate End Rotate the dial to change the end location The display will indicate the lower three places but you can see the next 4 Rotate the dial to select monaural lino or ste
65. ecuted the sample cannot be deleted ing So with a little experimentation you will find the best results and remember that this is a new creative tool you want to do more than simply cut your phrase up you want to use all the parameters to create you own unique sound from the original after source Enjoy Truncate 31 4 Sample mode 32 4 Sample mode ee60e60e6e66e0e 06060606000000000000000000000000000000 Deleting a sample Delete Sample This function completely deletes a sample from memory 1 Use the dial to select the sample that you wish to Delete 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 14 Delete Sample Key 14 will blink 3 Press step key 14 once again to delete the sample Key 14 will go dark If you decide to cancel without deleting press the Stop Cancel key A Once a sample has been deleted it cannot be recovered GE 7 b Checking the remaining amount of sampling area Memory Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Memory The display will indicate the remaining number of seconds of sampling time amp It is not possible to edit the Memory parameter Since stereo sampling uses twice as much memory the available amount of sampling time will be half the amount that is displayed Saving a sample WRITE After you record or modify a sample you must perfor
66. ecuting the Slice command you can tion Key 11 will go dark tell if a phrase is going to come out OK After choosing a BPM setting and pressing the Slice sample part key the step keys will light at certain note intervals based on the current sensitivity setting Now you can audition each lit step key to hear how me slice is going fe turn out You should check the Maxir m level timing of critical step keys like step key 5 beat 2 step key 9 beat 3 etc to hear if the sample timing is lining up with critical downbeats in your phrase If they re sounding strange you should press the Stop Cancel key right away and start the procedure again this time using a different BPM setting Tru ncate until you hear these critical step keys beats matching up better If you decide to cancel without executing press the Stop Can cel key This function deletes the portions of the sample that are earlier than Start and later than End Whena phrase is cut into individual samples each sample is given a small loop at the end to keep the sample from ending too abruptly If the tonality of this short loop is not to your 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 12 Truncate liking try changing the sensitivity to a higher number This Key 12 will blink will result in less slices so each slice will be longer and you won t notice these loops as much Note that this may not al low you to vary the tempo of your phrase as much but each 1 Use
67. eed back The further left or right the Pan of each part is set the more the sound will be spread to left and right Raising the Depth excessively may cause the sound to distort clip 5 msec 2 sec for BPM Sync 1 4 8 Specifies the delay time Rotating the knob toward the right will lengthen the delay time Rotating the knob toward the left to shorten the delay time will produce a doubling ef Time delay time fect an impression as though multiple instruments are play ing in unison When BPM Sync is on this parameter will let you set the tempo in terms of sixteen different multiples of the tempo 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 33 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 If you change the delay time during playback the pitch of the delayed sound will change Depending on the tempo setting it may be impos sible to set the delay time In such cases set the de lay time to half the desired value If the Time value is lowered excessively the sound may distort clip 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeecececec 06000000000000000000000090 Length Scale Beat settings You can set the length the length of the entire pattern and the basic beat time signature The Length and Scale Beat you specify here will affect the cor respondence between step keys and note values and the maxi mum number of steps as shown in the following diagram If Scale Beat is set to tri x 12 or tr2 A x 12 step keys 13 16
68. eeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeer enne nnne Setting the MIDI note number for each part Note No sess 54 Setting the audio in mode Audio In Mode eese 54 Using SmartMedia soccer ae ee cal e tees 55 Formatting Smart Media Format e r E ae E E E A A r EE EEEa 55 Saving data to SmartMedia Save csccceseesseeeeseeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeenseeeeaeeeseeenaaeesaeeeeneesaeeeseeeseneneeeeeaeees 55 Loading all data from SmartMedia to the ES 1 All Load eere 55 Loading only a single sample from SmartMedia Sample Load esses 56 Memory Protect Protect 22 cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenseneeneaeeaeeeseeeeeeseaseneeseeneaeeeeees 56 Saving your changes in Global mode WRITE eere 56 98 Appendices nei eere esee xtesie de e OT About MIDI Troubleshooting Error messages Specifications Pattern Name List cerei pinnaan nan ecacted seedaaneeedeconctecdeh rini aaia ia Sample Name Lista a a aa aae a a raae ea a A aaea aada naaa raae Eo naeia aai Song Name List iaae a e e EIE Ira nie el t tananan een nannies MIDI Implementation Chart 1 introductione eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececec060000000000000000000 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ELECTRIBE S also ref
69. el Note OFF x After Polyphonic x Touch Channel x Pitch Bender NRPN LSB MSB Data Entry MSB Control Change Program O0 127 Transmitted received in Pattern mode Change HHH HAHAH AHH AHH System Exclusive Song Pos Transmitted received in Song mode System Common _ Song Sel Tune System Realtime Clock Commands Aux Messages Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 1 Sent but not received when Global mode Clock is Int When set to Ext received but not sent 2 Master Volume and Inquiry messages are supported in addition to Korg exclusive Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No K Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI IMPLEMENTATION SESA Odd 105 13 enue sJeuMQ NOTICE KORG products are manufactured under strict specifications and voltages required by each country These products are warranted by the KORG distributor only in each country Any KORG product not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number disqualifies the product sold from the manufacturer s distributor s warranty and liability This requirement is for your own protection and safety 2000 KORG INC 1207 TH Printed in Japan EE e a E KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan
70. epend on this Scale Beat Steps to which notes are assigned Slice sample 16 x 32 A x tri ds x tr2 A3 x If a slice sample is shorter than the length it will be assigned repeatedly If it is longer the excess steps will be ignored 4 Sample mode 6e 60e60e 06606 0606060000000000000000000000000000000 Creating a slice sample Time Slice A It is not possible to slice a stereo sample 1 Use the dial to select a monaural sample that you wish to slice 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 13 Time Slice Key 13 will light and the Slice sample part key will blink 3 If you press the Slice sample part key the tempo of the sample will automatically be calculated and shown in the display and the sample will be played repeatedly in time with the tempo If the Global mode Metronome setting is on the met ronome sound will also play 4 Use the dial to adjust the tempo You can also use Tap Tempo to adjust the tempo Make adjustments so that the transitions occur in a natural sounding way A The pitch and tempo of the playing sample will not change 5 Press theSlice sample part key once again Playback will stop and the step keys at each note interval will light The display will indicate the sensitivity at which slices will be detected If you press a step key that is lit you will hear the sound 6 If you use the dial to change the
71. er Motion sequence 7 Normal Delay Depth M Wah BPM Sync Delay Time Listening to a Song 1 Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode the key will light Song the top LED 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LED indicate ty 2 3 Rotate the dial to select the desired song S01 S16 4 Press the Play Pause key to playback the song the key will light When the song ends playback will stop automatically the key will go dark To pause during playback press the Play Pause key the key will blink To resume playback press the Play Pause key once again the key will light To stop playback press the Stop Cancel key bv A It is not possible to change songs during playback m to Cancel key va What is a Song On the ES 1 a song is musical data consisting of Patterns arranged in the desired playback order The ES 1 lets you Song Pattern A03 Pattern BO1 Pattern AO1 Pattern A02 create and store up to sixteen songs In each song you can XM S z arrange up to 256 patterns and rhythm and knob move ments can also be recorded in addition to the playback rx p 48 Song mode 13 3 Basic operation Quick Start 14 3 Basic operation Quick Start 0 0 000080800000800000000000000000000 Listening to a Pattern 1 2 Press the Pattern mode key to en
72. er 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 equip ment unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits 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 instruc tions 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 deter mined 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 out
73. erred to as the ES 1 The ES 1 is an easy to use and unique rhythm production sampler that uses DSP synthesis technology to allow anyone from beginners to professionals to create truly original music You can assign sampled sounds to parts use the panel knobs and keys to process the sound intuitively and use these sounds to easily create rhythm patterns The ES 1 is the ideal tool for any musician DJ sound creator or DTM user who wants more originality in their musical creations Main features Arhythm production sampler in which samples recorded by the user can be assigned to ten sample parts including one Slice Sample part The sound of each part can be pro cessed as desired Up to 150 sounds 100 monaural 50 stereo sampled by the user can be saved in internal memory to a maximum total of 95 seconds of monaural sampling Parts created by editing samples can be combined with rhythms to create patterns let ting you use the ES 1 as a totally new type of rhythm machine Up to 128 patterns maximum of 64 steps can be created using the Sample data and stored in internal memory The ES 1 provides a Motion Sequence function that can record and loop knob move ments and can be recorded for each part of each pattern The sixteen step keys grid provide the ideal way to step record rhythm patterns It s also easy to record in realtime Since sounds and rhythm patterns can be modified instantly you can use these chang
74. es as part of your performance expression By combining multiple patterns and adding event data such as knob movements you can create and save up to sixteen songs Eleven types of effects and delay are provided The Pattern Set play function lets you register 64 different patterns to the 16 step keys and successively select and play them Tap Tempo and MIDI Clock can be used to synchronize the performance with an external sequencer turntable etc The ES 1 can be controlled from an external sequencer or keyboard as a MIDI sound module Sample sounds patterns and songs you create can be stored on SmartMedia WAVE files or AIFF files you created on a computer etc can be loaded and used as samples The data you create on the ES 1 The samples patterns and songs you create edit on the ES 1 will return to their previous state if you re select them or turn off the power before performing the Write operation If you wish to save recorded samples or edited patterns songs or global data you must be sure to perform the Write operation Be aware that once the Write operation has been per formed it is no longer possible to return the sample song and pattern data to their factory settings If you do not want to loose the factory preset patterns and songs purchase an appropriate SmartMedia card and use the Save operation to make a backup 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
75. es you made simply turn off the power without Writing 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the Global mode key 3 Press the Write key once the key will blink The display will indicate 4 Press the Write key once again to complete the operation If you decide to cancel press the Stop Cancel key In Global mode it is always possible to write regardless of the Memory Protect setting preceding section Never turn off the power while data is being written into memory Doing so may destroy the data 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Appendices 8 Appendices About MIDI 1 MIDI channels Similarly to a television data can be received when the channel of the receiving device matches the channel on which the data is being transmitted The transmit receive channel of the ES 1 is set by the MIDI Channel setting in MIDI mode 2 Note on off When you strike a key pad the note number assigned to that pad and a velocity value will be transmitted as a Note on mes sage 9n kk vv n channel kk note number vv velocity On the ES 1 the vv velocity value is determined by the Accent level When you release a pad a note off message 8n kk vv is transmitted However most devices do not transmit note off velocity and neither does the ES 1 When note on off messages for a note number assigned to a part are received that part will sou
76. ess the Play Pause key to begin playback 2 As you listen to the song or pattern strike the part keys to play along If a stereo sample is assigned to part 1 or 3 pressing the part 2 or 4 key will not produce sound o 000 amp CL ran v1 a F e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Editing the sound of a part effect or delay while hearing a song or pattern 1 In either Song mode or Pattern mode press the Play Pause key to begin playback e 2 Press a part key the key will light to select the part that E you wish to edit D OO 3 Use the knobs or keys of the Part Edit section or Effect gpa 3 section to edit the sound As you operate the knobs or n aes Jb keys the sounds or effects being played will change 2 You can press another part key to edit another part G The settings of the Effect section are shared by all parts If you wish to save the pattern sound settings that you edit here use the Write procedure p 20 Saving a pattern you create Write If you re select the pattern or turn off the power without performing the Write proce dure the sound will return to its un edited state A If a stereo sample is assigned to sample part 1 or 3 sample parts 2 or 4 will
77. fferent sliced samples affect each sample using a motion sequence to change its pitch forward backward playback effect on off and filter setting for new creative possibilities Slice works best on samples that have a clearly defined attack such as rhythm phrases to divide them into separate notes For example if you had a rhythm phrase containing kick snare drum and hi hat you could detect the attack of each element and slice the phrase into individual notes Once this is done you are able to deal with each step key to which a sliced sample is assigned individually giving you amazing new control over the playback of the phrase A sample that has been divided in this way is called a Slice sample A slice sample can be used only by the Slice Sample part Un like sample parts 1 7B individual notes are assigned to each step in Pattern mode If a note does not exist there will be no sound If you select a slice sample in Sample mode step keys at which a note exists will light to indicate the way in which the slice sample has been divided You can also press a step key that is lit to hear the sound j BABORD SS amp oooS8SOoOSees The slice sample will be divided into either 1 2 4 8 16 32 48 or 64 steps Each step is a 16th note and the scale will be calcu lated automatically from the sample length and the BPM The assigned step locations will d
78. g a pattern for each position sessssssssssssssssseeeee nennen enne Editing a SOng in ceceteescasvscscencrecsnaessvecocsencrsaterecsnsdtacvansendevecteevatocubsvvacteascssudseyecessosevacuscnedv tbevsseueccenderaasneasends Inserting a pattern at a specified position Insert Pattern Deleting a pattern from a specified position Delete Pattern Changing the pattern for a specific position esessessseeeeeeeneneeenene nemen Recording performances or knob movements into a song Event Recording 51 Deleting event data from a song sccsesssccssscsessessersscccssenesscceeconsentenscocesessesstensceesesesesesonsasententeesesees 51 Checking for song event data sssssssssesesseeeeneneeeennen rennen nennen nennen nennen ertet 51 Saving a song WRITE 2 1er eL a aaa Ea annone pii Aaaa ea Dua del eevecdeedeccs diaaa 52 7 Global mod en cv Eyen uva vuc en ERE Cd dwEweva dd corvex EE evwuwguc cuan aaa DO Metronome settihgs eiie prece nente rue ca cree et a Dade pec apad ea AR ARR Rea One Eea Taani 53 Synchronizing the ES 1 with external MIDI devices MIDI Clock 53 Synchronizing the ES 1 to a master external MIDI device Ext eene Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ES 1 as master int MIDI channel settings MIDI ch eeeeeee
79. ghtly different each time it is played The fade out start location may drift during playback The playback start location may drift during reverse play back In particular the sample may not play if the distance between the start and end is 40 or less When you turn on the power i e in the default state sampling will be monaural If you press the Play Pause key during resampling sam pling will continue but the pattern or song playback will be paused Resampling from the middle of a pattern or song 1 Make sure that you are in Pattern mode or Song mode 2 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 3 Press the Play Pause key to begin playback of the pattern or song The Play Pause key will light 4 At the instant that you wish to begin sampling press the Rec key while holding down the Pattern Set key The Pattern Set key Rec key and the Play Pause key will light 5 If you press the Stop Cancel key sampling will stop The Pattern Set key Rec key and Play Pause key will go dark Alternatively if you press the Rec key without pressing the Stop Cancel key sampling will stop but playback will con tinue The Pattern Set key and Rec key will go dark and the Play Pause key will be lit The sampling method monaural stereo will be as speci fied by the setting described earlier in Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song If
80. he ES 1 set the MIDI Note Number parameter to C 1 A 1 or A 8 G9 so that no conflict occurs v p 54 MIDI note number settings for each part Note No This will prevent the EA 1 and ER 1 from being sounded unintentionally when note on messages are transmitted Another easy way to obtain synchronized playback is to connect the ES 1 to a sequencer or synthesizer that can transmit and receive MIDI Clock messages 0000 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Sample mode 4 Sample mode Selecting a sample Sample 00 11 99 11 In this mode you can record a new sample or modify or delete samples 00 S 49 S Press the SAMPLE mode key to enter sample mode Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample Rotate the dial to select one of the 150 samples from 00 displayed as 00 if sliced to 99 displayed as 99 r if sliced or from 00 S to 49 8 Samples from 00 to 99 Sampling area total 95 seconds are monaural samples and will be displayed as 00 1 if sliced Sample mode Samples from 00 S to 49 S are stereo samples Monaural samples 00 99 AS Slice samples displayed as 00 11 Edit in It is not possible to select a sample that has not been Sample mode saved If no samples exists in the ES 1 s sampling area Normalize the display will indica
81. he sound that is playing Stop Cancel key This key stops pattern playback song playback sampling or sample playback and is also used to halt execution of an operation Play Pause key This key starts pauses playback of a pattern or song and plays samples TAP Part Mute key Use this key to enter a tap tempo During playback you can hold down this key and press a Part key to mute the specified part Solo key During playback you can hold down this key and press one or more Part keys to playback the specified part s 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 2 Front and rear panel Step Key section Select e 1 TS 2 we aeo i O E Pattern Seti 1 Grit Ls eps Sart 7tr eo PATTERNS 0 as te ee Po SAMPLE CGLOBAL 5 Length Scale Swing Roll Copy Clear Clear Insert Delete Clear NormalizeTruncate Time Delete Card Protect Beat T ype Part Motion Part Pattern Pattern Song Slice Sample 1 Select key By pressing these keys to turn the Select LEDs on or off you can use the sixteen step keys for up to 64 steps In Song mode these keys function as rewind and fast forward keys When the Pattern Set function is on they are used to switch Pattern Set groups 2 Select LEDs The upper row of LEDs green indicates the location length 1 4 within the pattern of the currently playing rhythm pattern The lower row of LEDs red indicates the location length 1 4 of
82. ia MIDI and made to playback in synchronization Messages used for synchroni zation realtime messages include Timing Clock F8 Start FA Continue FB and Stop FC In a synchronized system one synthesizer the master will transmit these messages and the other sequencer s the slave s will receive these messages The slave devices will playback according to the tempo specified by the Timing Clock messages transmitted by the master Twenty four Timing Clock messages are transmitted for each quarter note When the ES 1 s Global mode parameter Clock is set to INT it will be the master device and will transmit these realtime messages When Clock is set to EXT it will be the slave device and will receive these realtime messages However even when Clock is set to EXT the ES 1 will operate according to its own internal clock if no Timing Clock messages are being received The Start message specifies when playback will begin When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device it will trans mit a Start message Slave devices that receive this Start mes sage will synchronize to the Timing Clock messages subse quently received and will begin playback from the beginning If the Start Pause key is pressed on the master devices when it is paused the master will transmit a Continue message When a slave device receives the Continue message it will resume playback from the point where it is currently stopped If the Stop key is pres
83. ice cessere nennen Other functions for editing a sample cesses nennen N rmalize mc Mc Deleting a sample Delete Sample ede ee roce cene neem Checking the remaining amount of sampling area Memory 32 Saving a sample WRITE araa errea ae aaan a en a aeaa aae aote donnei nn tnn assit iaeiaiai 32 5 Pattern mode aaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn ao Selecting a pattern i a aaa E a Aaaa Her eel e pana aaa cocucnveclestenemariiiveiestasiies 33 Setting the playback tempo ssnsssenssunsenununnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nunne nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mannen 33 Using the dial to change the tempo s sssussussunsnunounnunnnunounnnunnunnunnennnnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnen 33 Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo s nsunsunsnnsnusnunsnurnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennenen 33 Playing a pattern Pattern Play ssssnnsssununnnnununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 33 The timing at which patterns will change ssussunsnnsennnnnrnnrnunnnnrnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennnen nnmnnn 33 Playing from the beginning of a pattern Reset amp Play
84. igh noise level during silent times noise may be generated Isolator This effect cuts the sound of a specific frequency You can use this to cut just the vocal range or just the bass range etc Edit 2 Mid Control will take priority Edit1 Low High Control 0 127 This controls the low or high range Rotating the knob to ward the left will cut the high range and rotating it toward the right will cut the low range Edit2 Mid control 0 127 This controls the mid range Rotating the knob toward the left will cut the mid range and rotating it toward the right will retain only the mid range Reso Filt resonance filter This is a low pass filter with resonance It cuts the over tones that are above the cutoff frequency producing a milder tone Edit1 Cutoff Frequency 0 127 Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter The cut off frequency will rise as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 _ Resonance 0 127 This emphasizes the sound in the region of the cutoff fre quency adding a distinctive character to the sound Depending on the cutoff frequency or input sound high resonance settings may cause the sound to distort Wah This is a wah that uses an LFO to control the cutoff frequency Edit 1 _ LFO Rate 0 127 Adjusts the speed of the LFO that controls the cutoff fre quency Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the LFO speed Edit 2 _ Cutoff Frequency 0 127 Adjusts the cutoff f
85. ile the Solo key is lit you can hold down the Solo key or Mute key and press other part keys to add more solo parts If you press and then release the Solo key the Solo function will be canceled the key will go dark Display when no parts are soloed Ago BBBDEB Solo one part Solo more than one part Select Sample Select Slice sample part parts 1 and 4 Display when Slice sample part is soloed t Display when sample 8 00000000 parts 1 and 4 are soloed 009 Add Sample part 6A to the soloed parts Sample 1 and 4 009 BOUBORO00 If you press the Solo key the Part Mute settings you made will be canceled i e no parts will be muted Creating a pattern There are two ways to create a pattern You can start with a pattern that is similar to the desired result and then edit it or you can create a pattern from scratch by specifying the sound and rhythm pattern for each part Either way the ES 1 makes it easy for you to create your own original rhythm patterns If you wish to save a pattern you create you must per form the Write operation before you select a different pat tern or turn off the power Assigning a sample off 00 00 11 99 99 11 00 S 49 S The ES 1 has 150 sampling areas to hold the sa
86. ion Seq motion sequence This lets you record and play back movements of the Edit 1 and Edit 2 knobs Each time you press this key the setting will alternate between on lit and off dark i MotionSeq BPMSync Original Value LED This will light when the knob etc that you are currently moving arrives at the same position as the original value of the sound in the pattern DELAY Here you can control the delay effect Depth delay depth Adjust the depth of the delay Time delay time Adjust the delay time Motion Seq motion sequence This lets you record and play back movements of the Depth and Time knobs Each time you press this key the setting will alternate between on lit and off dark BPM Sync This selects whether the delay time will automatically be matched to the tempo Pressing this key will alternate between on lit and off dark Part Edit section 1 Motion Seq motion sequence fe a ae f O TrigHold Motion Seq 1 Effect T NUR Cla rie US Pitch Speed the setting will alternate between on Smooth lit NEP SS on Trig Hold lit and off dark 1 NL This key lets you record and play back knob move amp RN Bier O ments for each part Each time you press this key Effect For each part this key switches the effect on lit or off dark Roll For each part this key switches the roll effect successive strikes on lit or off dark
87. k Effect types and parameters Reverb This simulates the reverberation and acoustics of a plate reverb unit Edit 1 Time 0 127 The reverb time will lengthen as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 Level 0 127 The level of the reverberation will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right Flg Cho flanger chorus Flanger and chorus are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly time delayed copy of the sound and add it to the original sound to create a sense of spaciousness modula tion and vibrato Edit 1 LFO Rate 0 127 Adjusts the LFO speed of the flanger chorus The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 Depth 0 127 Adjusts the depth of the flanger chorus effect The effect will change from chorus to flanger as the knob is rotated toward the right Raising the depth excessively may cause the sound to distort Phaser This effect adds modulation to the sound by mixing a cycli cally phase shifted sound with the original sound Edit 1 _ LFO Rate 0 127 Adjusts the LFO speed of the phaser The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 Depth 0 127 Adjusts the depth of the phaser The modulation will be come greater as the knob is rotated toward the right Ring Mod ring modulation This effect applies modulation to the sound in order to cre ate metallic resonances or unusual sound effects Edit 1 _ Frequency 0 127 Spe
88. key will light To defeat the Hold condition press the Pattern Set key once again the key will go dark Example Pattern set 1 Pattern set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key to hold the function In Pattern Set Play the timing at which patterns will change tempo adjustment and functions such as Reset amp Play etc are the same as for Pattern Play Pattern Set cannot be used during recording When you enter recording ready mode Pattern Set will be can celled 1 With playback stopped continue pressing the Pattern Set key or Hold it and press the step key for the location that you wish to register 2 While continuing to press the Pattern Set key or while Hold is still in effect rotate the dial to select the pattern number that you wish to register Release the Pattern Set key or de feat Hold to complete the registration process 3 To save the pattern set registrations press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback Continue pressing the Pattern Set key and press the Write key the Write key will blink 4 The display will blink PSt Press the Write key once again to save the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key A If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the Write operation A Never turn the
89. knob adjust the output level of the connected device so that the peak LED does not light even when the maxi mum output level is reached 6 Hold down the Pattern Set key and press the Rec key to enter sam pling ready mode The Rec key will light and the Pattern Set key and Play Pause key will blink 7 Rotate the dial to set the sampling mode either to stereo StE or monaural Nno 8 Press the Play Pause key to begin sampling at the desired moment The Rec key Pattern Set key and Play Pause key will light 9 When you press the Stop Cancel key sampling will end The Rec key Pattern Set key and Play Pause key will go dark After sampling the display will indicate or in the case of ste reo S to indicate that a new sample has been recorded By pressing the Play Pause key you can hear the recorded sample If you wish to save the sample you recorded here you can perform the Write operation r2 p 32 Saving a sample WRITE If you do not wish to save the sample you re corded simply switch samples or record another sample without performing the Write Operation There are other ways in which you can record a sample or modify the sound of a sample after recording it For details refer to p 27 Sample mode 23 3 Basic operation Quick Start 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececoececcc0 60000
90. l go dark you will re turn to step 5 If you decide to cancel use the mode keys to move to Pattern mode Song mode or Sample mode Only WAVE files and AIFF files with filenames consisting of a two digit number plus an extension will be recognized e g 00 wav or 00 aif If both wav and aif files with the same two digit number exist the WAVE file will be given priority for a WAVE or AIFF file A The selected sample will play back for approximately 16 seconds or 8 seconds for a stereo sample from its be ginning A 8 16 bit linear PCM mono stereo format WAVE or AIFF files can be loaded Place the file in the root directory of the SmartMedia WAVE or AIFF files with a sampling frequency other than 32 kHz will have a different pitch when played back on a personal computer etc A With the factory settings memory protect is turned on so that saving is not possible Turn off memory protect be fore loading p 56 Memory Protect 7 Global mode 6 60 06060e 06 0606060900000000000000000000000000000090 A If there is insufficient free memory within the ES 1 it may not be possible to load the sample Before you begin use the Sample mode Memory function p 32 to check the remaining amount of sampling time A When a sample is loaded the data locations of the inter nal memory are optimized This may take a certain amount of time During this
91. ld down the Shift key and press step key 2 Scale Beat Key 2 will blink 4 The value will blink in the display Use the dial to specify the scale beat 5 Press step key 2 once again to finalize the value Key 2 will go dark If you wish to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode Swing settings By adjusting the Swing settings you can offset the note timing of the steps For example you can change a straight 16 beat by adding a slight bounce or shuffle The Swing value can be adjusted from 50 to 75 and will affect the note timing of even numbered steps A setting of 50 will produce a perfect 16 beat and a setting of 66 will produce a shuffle 1 Ifa pattern is playing back press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern for which you wish to make Swing settings 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 3 Swing Key 3 will blink 4 A value will blink in the display Rotate the dial to set the Swing value 5 Once again press step key 3 to execute the Swing setting key 3 will go dark If you decide to cancel without making the setting press the Stop Cancel key A The Swing setting has no effect if Length or Scale Beat is set to tri 4 x 12 or tr2 A x 12 It is not possible to view or adjust the Swing parameter during play
92. lect the copy source pattern number 5 Use the part keys to select the copy source part The copy source key will blink and the copy destination key will be dark 6 Press step key 5 once again to execute the Copy Part opera tion To cancel press the Stop Cancel key A If a sample is copied to a monaural part the sound and rhythm pattern data will be copied However if a sample is copied from stereo sample part 1 or 3 to a monaural sample part the sound will not be copied A The sound and rhythm pattern data of a sample part whose sample is stereo can be copied only between sample parts 1 and 3 A For details on data copy within the same part refer to the following section Data Copy within a part Example A01 b20 Part Part 1 sound rhythm pattern Copy source Copy destination b01 Part 1 copy part 1 from A20 Part 2 copy part 3 from A01 Part 6B copy part 1 from A01 P Part 2 sound rhythm pattern Part Part 3 sound rhythm pattern Part D o MEDIEN k oO JO IO H m 43 5 Pattern mode 44 Data Copy within a pattern Phrase pattern data including motion sequence data that you create for a pattern
93. let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it con forms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Concerning data In rare cases incorrect operation may cause the contents of memory to be lost Please save important data on separately sold SmartMedia cards or on a data filer storage device Korg Corporation can accept no responsibility for any damages resulting from loss of data Contents 1 ItFOGHICIHOD oaair aaa aa raaa ad apara adarna dee cc eA bo ens eoa ecd ccevxv xesces D Irrul rg E 6 The data you create ori the ES 1 innere egets rs Recte Luces et goes aei aaia 6 Make connections and play eese eene nnne nnn 7 EXAMPIS CO
94. ly during recording on The metronome will sound during playback and record ing There will be no count before recording begins 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Metronome 2 Rotate the dial to make the metronome setting 3 Press the Pattern or Song key to return to the previous mode The metronome setting cannot be written When you turn on the power it will always be oFF int Ext The Global mode Clock setting allows the tempo of the ES 1 to be synchronized with the tempo of an external MIDI device that is able to send or receive MIDI Clock messages For details on synchronization settings of your external MIDI device refer to the owner s manual for your device Even if you set Clock to Ext the ES 1 will operate with its own internal clock if no MIDI Clock messages are being received at its MIDI IN connector Synchronizing the ES 1 to a mas ter external MIDI device Ext 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the ES 1 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device sequencer or synthesizer etc 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Clock 3 Rotate the dial to select E Et external clock 4 Make settings on the external MIDI device master so that it will transmit MIDI Clock messages 5 Return to Pattern mode or Song mode 6 When you start the sequencer of the external MIDI device
95. m the Write operation if you wish to keep the data If you wish to intentionally discard the changes you have made to a sample and revert to the original data simply change samples without saving 1 Press the Write key the key will blink The sample number will blink in the display In the case of a newly recorded sample the display will blink or S for a stereo sample 2 Use the dial to select the writing destination sample number In the case of a monaural sample including slice samples you can choose from 00 through 99 In the case of a ste reo sample you can choose from 00 S through 49 8 When you choose the unused sample num ber a period is indicated on the lower right 5 Bb ER side of display 3 Press the Write key once again and the display will indicate that the data is being saved When saving is complete the display will change to the save destination number and the Write key will go dark If you decide to cancel without writing press the Stop Cancel key A With the factory settings Memory Protect is turned on so that data cannot be saved You must turn off Memory Pro tect before you execute the Write operation rx p 56 Memory Protect Protect A When you execute the Write operation the sample that had occupied the save destination will be overwritten The data locations within internal memory are optimized when you write a sample and
96. motion sequence Motion Value PCh Pitch Speed dis 64 63 LEU Level dis 0 127 FLt filter dis 0 127 Pan Pan dis L 64 r 63 EFF Effect dis oFF on roL Roll dis oFF on rEU Reverse dis oFF on Ed1 Edit 1 dis 0 127 Ed2 Edit 2 dis 0 127 dPt Depth dis 0 127 tiN Time dis 0 127 1 Use the cursor keys A V to make the parameter select LED indicate Motion Value 2 The display will alternately show the parameter name you selected in the preceding Selecting a motion sequence and the value of the parameter 3 Press a part key to select the part that you wish to edit 4 Press a step key to select the step that you wish to edit The steps of a pattern whose length is two or greater can be se lected successively by pressing the Select key 5 Rotate the dial to edit the parameter value at that step If the display indicates diS the motion sequence does not apply to that step 009 00000000 Boa M f moai cO A For Pitch Filter Level and Pan motion sequences using Motion Dest to change the parameter and editing will cause all values to be initialized to diS A If you move to another pattern without writing the edited motion sequence it will revert to the state of the original motion sequence If you wish to keep the edited motion sequence you must perform the
97. mples you record 100 monaural 50 stereo Samples you create can be freely as signed to the parts of each pattern Sample It is not possible to make sample settings for the audio in part or the accent part The display will indicate nO Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indi cate Sample 2 Press the part key to which you wish to assign the sample the key will light At this time the number of the sample assigned to that key will appear in the display and the sample will be played 3 Rotate the dial to select a sample At this time if you press the part key that was selected in step 2 the selected sample num ber will be played and the assignment will be completed If you do not want to assign any sample select oFF Only slice samples 00 11 99 11 can be selected for the slice sample part A Stereo samples can be assigned only to sample parts 1 or 3 L If a stereo sample is assigned to sample part 1 or 3 sample part 2 or 4 will not sound In this case the sample number will blink if you select sample part 2 or 4 If you use a slice sample in sample parts 1 7B it will be handled as an ordinary sample If the assigned sample has been deleted p 32 the sample number will blink Ss BS BS A sliced sample that has been Normalized or Truncated cannot be used in a slice part In this case the sample number will blink 0000 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
98. n the power Slightly raise the master volume of the ES 1 and strike the part keys 1 7B Slice to check whether connections have been made correctly Use the master volume of the ES 1 and the gain and fader controls of your mixer or powered monitor system to adjust the volume to an appropriate level 1 Introduction 2 Front and rear panel e OOS OCOOCCOCCOHOCOCOCOCOCOC8CECO8O8EOSE e 2 Front and rear panel The controls and other parts of the ES 1 each OOOOO095 Connector section fall into one of six groups Effects Common section section Part edit Section Sequence VENE control section r g part Select o O amp 00000000 C 3 3 CJ Step key section JOOGOODODOUBDDODD Common section 1 MASTER VOLUME This knob adjusts the volume that is output from PO NE the line out jacks and the headphone jacks 1 2 AUDIO IN THRU This key sends the external output directly to the UDIN line out jacks and headphone jack e r Song Sample Metronome When this key is on the Pan Level Filter Effect 7 Sie End MIDI ch and Roll of the Audio In part will have no effect LO Motion Dest Pattem Fadeout Note No 1O Motion Value Memory 3 Display This shows the value of the currently selected pa rameter and various messages 8 9
99. nA aeara A eoan a aaa Aan Saane anaes aan A sen assa san 41 Recording a motion sequence eessseeeeeeeeeeeeeee nennen senes nnns ssim satin as sn ass nasi didn Eino assa asma ass assa anna 41 Playing an effect motion sequence irstasta aeeai Kaaa iaa Eas Ka Eoo aaae aa adata pasian 41 Recording an effect motion sequence sssssssssuseeussnnennnnunnennnuneennnnnnunnnnnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nana 41 Playing a delay motion sequence 4 essei seeeeeeeeeee ee enesnena sensa nnns anna sitas anadan danan anadai saakaan rana 42 Recording a delay motion sequence eese esieeeeee eene senes nnns atem sain satin assa sata satin aiam assu an 42 Checking motion datai Birsu 2 ener eie eter iei redde tere te ee ia tectum 42 Convenient functions for editing patterns eese 43 Erasing rhythm pattern data from a part Erasing data during playback or recording Erase Erasing all data from a part Clear Part sssssssseseeeeeneeene nne 43 Gopying a part Copy Part iecit erint citatur tunt ceu ener aic uiia era a 43 Data Copy withinia pattern RR RN 44 Erasing part effect or delay motion sequence data Clear Motion eere 44 Editing motion sequence data ccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeseseeseeeeseseeeeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeeeneees Selecting a motion sequence
100. ncel key When you delete a pattern the event data refer to the follow ing page at that position will also be deleted Data following the inserted pattern will be moved forward IC Changing the pattern for a specific position 1 If you are playing back press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Position Use the dial to select the position that you wish to modify Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Pattern 5 Use the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to the selected position A If you wish to audition the patterns as you select one press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode and listen to the playback To return to Song mode press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback and then press the Song mode key Recording performances or knob movements into a song Event Recording In addition to putting patterns together to create a song Song mode also allows you to realtime record knob movements and your performances on the part keys Recording this data in Song mode is referred to as event re cording Four types of musical data event data can be recorded by event recording Pressing the part keys Using Part Mute or Part Solo Movements of the knobs or switches only for the selected part Tempo Event recording allows you
101. nd Note on off messages are transmitted and received on the MIDI channel that you specify in MIDI mode 3 Switching patterns When you change patterns a Program Change message is trans mitted At this time if a program change is received on a MIDI channel that matches the MIDI channel setting of the ES 1 a pattern of the same group e g from A01 to A02 etc will be selected 4 Using NRPN messages to edit NPRN Non Registered Parameter No messages are messages to which manufacturers are free to assign their own functions On the ES 1 NRPN are assigned to all knobs and keys except for the accent part key of the Part Edit section and the Effect section To edit first use NRPN LSB Bn 62 rr and NRPN MSB Bn 63 mm control change 98 and 99 rr mm lower and upper bytes of the parameter no to select the parameter Then trans mit Data Entry MSB Bn 06 mm and Data Entry LSB Bn 26 vv control change 06 and 38 mm vv upper and lower bytes of the value together expressing 16 384 steps to set the value The ES 1 uses only the MSB value 128 steps of the Data Entry message 5 If stuck notes occur If for some reason a note fails to stop sounding you can usually switch modes to stop the sound If a note played via MIDI fails to stop you can simultaneously press the Shift key and the Stop Cancel key to perform a MIDI Reset 6 About synchronization Two or more sequencers can be connected v
102. nd kept in internal memory The knobs and key on off status in Sample mode is not saved when you perform the Write operation A Stereo samples occupy twice as much memory The avail able time for sampling will be one half of the time dis played in Memory p 32 Connect an audio device e g CD or MD or mic to the Audio In jack If you connect a line level device such as a CD or MD set the MIC LINE select switch to the LINE position If you connect a mic set the switch to the MIC position For details on the sampling procedure refer to 3 Basic opera tion Quick Start p 23 Recording a sample 4 Sample mode 28 4 Sample mode 6e 60e 0e 6606 06060606000000000000000000000000000000 Specifying the start location Start 0 3145727 Directly sampling the sound of the ES 1 Resampling A The highest place underlined will not be displayed Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Start Rotate the dial to change the start location The display will indicate the lower three places but you can see the next higher three places by pressing the Shift key As you make adjustments press the Play Pause key to hear the difference caused by changing the actual start location A The Start value will always be less than the End value Fadeout 0 The sound being played back by the ES 1 can be sampled di rectly This is called resampling By resampling you can cre ate a sampl
103. nnector of the EA 1 to the MIDI IN con nector of the ER 1 Also connect the line out jacks of the ES 1 and ER 1 and the part out jacks of the EA 1 to your mixer or powered monitors speakers with built in amp 1 Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode 2 Use the cursor keys A V to make the parameter se lect LED indicate Clock 3 Set the ES 1 to Int and the EA 1 and ER 1 to Ezt r p 38 Synchronizing the ES 1 with an external MIDI device 4 Press the Play Pause key of the ES 1 to start the pat tern or song the Play Pause key will light The EA 1 and ER 1 will play the pattern or song in synchroniza tion with the tempo of the ES 1 ES 1 A eI Qe 460 O r MIDI OUT MIDI cable Es EA 1 ene l Ean QOO 9990 l MIDI THRU fg H MIDI cable ER 1 Powered monitor E MIDI IN j n OOO OPIS Powered monitor If you want the ES 1 to play the identically numbered pattern in synchronization make the following settings Set the ES 1 to int master and the EA 1 and ER 1 to E zt slave Select the same MIDI channel for the ES 1 EA 1 and ER 1 For example select 01 for all three On the EA 1 and ER 1 set the MIDI Filter parameter P to O 1 the EA 1 and ER 1 owner s manuals On t
104. not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the Write operation A Never turn the power off during the Write operation This may damage the data 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OG OG 7 Global mode T Global mode In Global mode you can set parameters such as MIDI or Pro tect Press the GLOBAL mode key to enter Global mode To execute Global mode press the previous mode key Synchronizing the ES 1 with external MIDI devices MIDI Clock Clock A The settings you make in Global mode will be cancelled if you turn off the power without Writing If you wish to save the settings you make you must perform the Write operation rp 56 Saving the settings you modify in Glo bal mode Metronome settings Metronome oFF r 0 r 1 r 2 on Specify how the metronome will function If you will be using realtime recording to create a pattern from scratch it is conve nient to use the metronome The metronome will sound at quar ter note timing oFF The metronome will not sound r0 Themetronome will sound only during recording when the Rec and Play Cancel keys are lit r 1 When recording a one measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording r 2 When recording a two measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound on
105. not sound A While a Song is playing it is not possible to write edits made to the part sound effect or delay It is only possible to write edits made to the part sound while a Pattern is playing 17 3 Basic operation Quick Start 3 Basic operation Quick Start 0 00 008080000000000000000000000000 Modifying editing a rhythm pattern What is a Rhythm Pattern A Rhythm Pattern is a sequence of rhythms i e the timing at which a sound is heard for an individual part You can use the sixteen step keys to modify the rhythm pattern of each part A rhythm pattern can also be recorded as you listen to the playback realtime input p 27 Creating a Rhythm Pattern Rhythm pattern Timing of sounds i SETSE 5 Trigger SS on on ot B Lor fon on S on on i dl cia E 6 l7 9 36 Lit H2 L33 a4 35 16 Using the step keys to edit the rhythm Step Recording 1 Press the Pattern mode key the key will light Use the cursor A W keys to set the parameter select LED to Pattern 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to edit 3 Press a part key the key will light to select the part that you wish to edit 4 The step keys will light to indicate the rhythm of the selected part You can press the step keys to modify the rhythm pattern Each time you press a key it
106. npot of the sound When the knob is located at the center the sound is panned to the center Rotating the knob toward the left will move the sound toward the left and rotating it toward the right will move the sound toward the right Level 0 127 Adjusts the output level Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level For the Accent part this adjusts the accent level the degree to which the volume is emphasized when the accent is on p 40 Adding accents to the rhythm pattern Motion Seq motion sequence This records and plays back knob movements Each time you press this key it will alternate between on Smooth lit on Trig Hold lit and off dark v p 41 Playing motion sequences 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeecececec06000000000000000000000090 Editing effect and delay EFFECT On the ES 1 you can select and use one of eleven types of effect for each pattern The effect can be turned on off for each part by using the Effect key in the Part Edit section Use the two knobs Edit 1 Edit 2 to adjust the parameters which will differ depending on the selected type of effect Although the effect can be turned on off independently for each part the type and parameter values cannot be changed independently Motion Seq motion sequence This is the motion sequence for the effect v p 41 Motion se quence Each time you press the key this will alternate be tween on lit and off dar
107. number you exceeded the maximum number of events that can be recorded Delete unneeded song event data There is insufficient space in internal memory or on SmartMedia You must first delete un needed samples or files to create vacant space and then execute the Write or Save operation 4 MB or more vacant space is required in order to save ES 1 data on SmartMedia The file could not be loaded or played from the SmartMedia Either the file format is wrong or the data has been damaged Files that can be loaded are ES 1 files WAVE files 8 bit or 16 bit monaural stereo and AIFF files 8 bit or 16 bit monaural stereo An error occurred while loading a file from SmartMedia or saving to SmartMedia The SmartMedia does not contain any file that the ES 1 can recognize Protect is turned on for the memory of the data you are attempting to write In Global mode turn memory protect oFF p 56 A write protect label is affixed to the Smart Media Remove the write protect label from the SmartMedia During song event recording the event data memory has filled up Delete unneeded song event to free up memory p 51 Specifications System Number of parts Sample capacity Memory capacity Master effects Insert effects Sequencer Connectors Power supply Sampling 12 parts Sample parts x 9 Slice sample part Audio in part Accent part 150 100 monaural 50 stereo Maximum total of 95 seconds
108. of length 1 can be copied to the steps of lengths 2 4 This function is a convenient way to create a pat tern that uses similar phrases repeatedly 1 Create a pattern with a length of 1 and Write it into memory rs p 47 Saving a pattern 2 At this point the same data as in length 1 will automatically be copied to the steps of lengths 2 4 3 Change the pattern length to the desired length rs p 38 Length Scale Beat settings 4 The steps of lengths 2 4 will contain the same data as length 1 Now you can edit the data of lengths 2 4 to complete the pattern The data will be copied in a similar way when the pattern length is 2 or 3 refer to the table below If you shorten a pattern you create the data will be copied according to the shortened length Copy Pattern data Pattern Pattern data before length writing Pattern data after writing A The data that is copied automatically when you Write a pattern does not force the pattern length 1 4 to change If the length is 4 data will not be copied within the pat tern 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeececec 0c 06000000000000000000000090 Erasing part effect or delay mo tion sequence data Clear Motion Here s how you can erase the motion sequence data of a part the effect or the delay in a single operation 1 Ifa pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 6
109. on sequence will be valid for only one of the knobs Pitch Speed Filter Level or Pan If you attempt to record a motion sequence using two knobs for the same part the effect of the first knob or key will disappear p 41 Re cording a motion sequence M Onoff settings for Effect Roll and Reverse will apply simultaneously 21 3 Basic operation Quick Start 22 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececccc0000 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs Let s try connecting various types of audio devices radio MD or CD player or tone generator to the audio input jacks Try out various types of sounds or music Depending on the content you may discover unexpectedly interesting results 1 Connect an audio device to the audio in jack AUDIO IN Set the MIC LINE gain select switch appropriately for the level of the con nected device The jack is a stereo phone plug If necessary use an adapter plug appropriate for the connected device To switch be tween monaural and stereo change the Global mode Audio In Mode setting p 54 Adjust the output level of the external device so that the peak LED does not light even when the connected device is producing its maximum output level When making this adjustment turn on the Audio In Thru key the key will light so you can hear the input sound without having to press the part key Select the pattern or song for which you wish to
110. ong will begin playback from the currently selected position When the slave device receives the Continue message it will synchro nize to the Timing Clock messages and begin playback from the current point in the song In the same way as synchronizing the playback from the beginning of the song you can specify the location at which playback will start and then playback in synchronization If you use the dial or Select keys to fast for ward or rewind while the song is playing Song Position Pointer messages will not be transmitted Be aware that if you perform these operations during synchronized playback the synchroni zation will be lost Also even if Song Position Pointer messages are received during playback the playback location will not change 57 8 Appendices 58 8 About system exclusive messages Manufacturers are free to use system exclusive messages in any way they choose and these messages are used mainly to trans mit and receive parameters that are specific to particular de vices such as sound data and editing data The system exclusive message format of the ES 1 is FO 42 3n 57 F7 n exclusive channel However some system exclusive messages have been defined for use in a specific way and these are called universal system exclusive messages Of the various types of universal system exclusive messages the ES 1 supports the following two types When an Inquiry Message Request F0 7E nn 06 01 F7
111. ose tempo you modified the pattern tempo will return to the previous value If you wish to keep the modi fied tempo you must perform the Write operation rs p 32 Saving a pattern If you press and hold the Tap key the Part Mute function checking the Part Mute status will be selected and the ES 1 will stop detecting the interval at which Tap tempo was pressed LA Playing a pattern Pattern Play Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern Press the Play Pause key to start pattern playback When the pattern finishes playing it will return to the begin ning and continue playing While listening to a pattern you can strike the part keys along with the rhythm or move the knobs to modify the sound By taking advantage of the various functions of Pattern mode as part of your performance technique you can enjoy even wider possibilities The timing at which patterns will change If you switch patterns during playback the change will occur when the currently playing pattern finishes its last step Until the pattern actually changes the pattern number selected in the display will blink Pattern is changed Begins playing RST Hg Ag Pattern A01 Pattern A21 Playing from the beginning of a pattern Reset amp Play If you hold down the Shift key when pressing the Play Pause key the playback will be forced to playback from the begin ning By using
112. ouse 142 Techno House 120 A38 Glow Stix Techno House 130 A39 Brooklyn Style Techno House 150 A40 DJHop HipHop X 80 A41 Wah Hop HipHop 82 A42 R amp B Vibe HipHop 78 A43 Muddy Hop HipHop 75 A44 Rock n Hop HipHop 84 A45 Hum Ring HipHop 90 A46 Baggy Pants HipHop 90 A47 Bristol Beat HipHop 85 A48 Swingy Breakz HipHop 97 A49 B Boy HipHop 106 A50 Future Jazz HipHop 136 No Name Style Tempo A51 Boomy Big Beat Rock BigBeat 127 A52 Pushin Rock BigBeat 118 A53 Rollicking Breakz Rock BigBeat 123 A54 Sweep Rockin Beats Rock BigBeat 133 A55 Big Red Beets Rock BigBeat 120 A56 Spot Rock BigBeat 120 A57 Hardcore BreakBeat Rock BigBeat 116 A58 Digital Punk Rock BigBeat 119 A59 Expanded Onion Rock BigBeat 125 A60 Xplosive Rock BigBeat 130 A61 Rx Bros Rock BigBeat 120 A62 Industrial Rock BigBeat 144 A63 Latin Funk Rock BigBeat 117 A64 African Desert Other 94 f the factory preset samples are rewritten or erased they cannot be restored to their original state If you do not want to lose the factory preset samples purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation to make a backup No SampleName 1 1 20 PRC1 Conga Lo Slap 21 PRC2 Conga Hi Slap 22 PRC3 Dance Clap 23 PRC4 Tambourine 24 PRC5 Shaker 1 No Sample Name 1 1 40 SE8 Record Reverse 41 SE9 Scratch 42 HIT1 Trance Hit 43 1 HIT2 Organ Hit 44 HIT3 Raven Hit 05 BD6 Boosted Hip 06 SD1 Hip 07 SD2 House 08 SD3 Tiny Dance
113. rameter select fp Minin LEDs indicate MIDI ch MIDI cable 3 Set the channel of the transmitting device to match the MIDI keyboard etc P moi our channel of the ES 1 r p 54 MIDI channel settings ies E 4 Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select a LEDs indicate Note No p 54 Setting the MIDI note number for each part Set the 5 Press the desired part key and the note number for that part will appear in the display When you transmit the corresponding note from the trans 2 mitting device the sound of that part will be played For details on the ES 1 s MIDI functionality refer to p 57 About MIDI A If you wish to save Global mode settings you must per form the Write operation p 56 Saving Global mode settings WRITE 100o nm i 3 Basic operation Quick Start 26 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececcc 606000 Synchronizing with an EA 1 or ER 1 By synchronizing the ES 1 with other ELECTRIBE models such as the EA 1 or ER 1 you can obtain an even wider range of expressive possibilities Here we will explain how you can make the EA 1 and ER 1 play back in synchro nization with the tempo of the ES 1 Use MIDI cables to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ES 1 to the MIDI IN connector of the EA 1 and the MIDI THRU co
114. reo StE higher three places by pressing the Shift key 5 When you press the Play Pause key the pattern or song will begin playing and at the same time sampling will begin The Pattern Set key and the Play Pause key will light As you make adjustments press the Play Pause key to hear the difference caused by changing the actual end location End cannot be set to a value greater than the length of 6 When you press the Stop Cancel key the pattern or song the sample playback will stop and sampling will also stop The Pattern Set key Rec key and Play Pause key will go dark Alternatively if you press the Rec key without pressing the Stop Cancel key sampling will stop but playback will con tinue The Pattern Set key and Rec key will go dark and the Play Pause key will be lit Specifying the fade out length Fadeout 0 3145728 A The highest place underlined will not be displayed To cancel sampling ready mode press the Stop Cancel key Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Fadeout Rotate the dial to change the fade out location The display will indicate the lower three places but you can see the next higher three places by pressing the Shift key As you make adjustments press the Play Pause key to hear the difference caused by changing the actual fade out location The sample may sound sli
115. requency Rotating the knob toward the right will raise the cutoff frequency 37 5 Pattern mode 38 DELAY Delay is an effect that adds one or more delayed echoes to the sound The delay effect of the ES 1 is a cross feedback delay This feeds the delayed L and R signal back into the opposite side to produce a greater feeling of spaciousness from left to right You can record delay knob movements as a Motion Sequence or use the effect as a Tempo Delay Left input Left output Right input Right output A The delay effect will apply to the entire rhythm pattern and it is not possible to change the effect independently for each part Motion Seq motion sequence This is the delay motion sequence 1 p 41 Motion Se quence Each time you press the key the setting will al ternate between on lit and off dark BPM Sync This allows the delay time to be automatically synchronized to the tempo of the pattern Each time you press the key the setting will alternate between on lit and off dark When the MIDI Clock setting is Ext the delay time can also be synchronized to the clock of an external device 9s p 53 Synchronizing the ES 1 and an external MIDI device MIDI Clock Depth 0 127 Adjusts the level of the delay sound and the amount of feed back the number of delay repeats Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level of the delay sound and will also increase the amount of f
116. s the gt select key To rewind press the lt a select key 12 d i JOL a C OO E OW IC C ICO SC Setting the playback tempo Tempo 20 0 300 0 Using the dial to set the tempo Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Switc h i ng son gs Tempo Rotate the dial to set the tempo If you wish to change the tempo units below the decimal place hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial Rewind Fast forward It is not possible to switch songs during playback but it is pos sible to select the song number beforehand If you select a song number during playback the display will blink to indicate the H selected number When the currently playing song ends play Using the tap tempo key to set back will stop and the newly selected number will now be the tem po steadily lit Press the Play Pause key to playback the selected song While the song is playing strike the Tap key three times or more in succession at the desired tempo The ES 1 will calculate the interval at which the Tap key was pressed and will set the tempo P l ayi ng fro m the beg Innin g of a accordingly The tempo can be set in the same way even when Ls playback is stopped position or song Reset amp Play When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo and the tempo you modified will appear While asong is pinnae you can hold down the butt es
117. sed during playback the master will transmit a Stop message Slave devices will stop playback when they re ceive a Stop message 7 Synchronization in Song mode In Song mode the ES 1 can transmit and receive Song Select and Song Position Pointer messages When you switch songs a Song Select F3 ss message will be transmitted ss song num ber where one of 128 songs can be selected On the ES 1 you can select 16 songs If the ES 1 receives a Song Select message in Song mode it will switch songs Transmission and reception of Song Select messages can be restricted by the MIDI Filter settings of MIDI mode If you change the current position on the master device i e the device whose Clock is set to INT when the song is stopped a Song Position Pointer message F2 PP pp will be transmitted pp the number of MIDI beats from the beginning of the song i e the number of Timing Clocks divided by six Song Position Pointer indicates the location at which the sequencer is currently stopped When Song Position Pointer is received in Song mode by a slave device i e a device whose Clock is set to EXT it will change the location at which its song is currently stopped to match the location of the mas ter However on the ES 1 the length of each pattern may be different so the master and slave will not necessarily be in the same location When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device a Continue message is transmitted and the s
118. t the part from which you wish to erase data 2 During playback or recording hold down the Shift key and press the Rec key As long as you continue holding these keys data will be automatically be erased from the selected part nuo EE d JO e Erasing all data from a part Clear Part This operation erases all rhythm pattern and motion sequence data at once 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press a part key to select the part whose data you wish to erase 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 7 Clear Part Key 7 will blink 4 Once again press step key 7 to clear the data To cancel without clearing the data press the Stop Cancel key 009 OOACOOOCD Ji Mo 2 E oo ul C J OLLI DOLE i Copying a part Copy Part You can copy the sound settings and rhythm pattern data in cluding motion sequence from another part to the selected part 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press a part key to select the copy destination part the key will light 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 5 Copy Part Key 5 will blink The display will begin blinking 4 Rotate the dial to se
119. ta following the inserted pattern will be moved backward 6 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececceccc c 06000000000000000000 Deleting a pattern from a specified position Delete Pattern You can delete a pattern from a specified position and subse quent patterns will be moved forward toward the beginning of the song Delete the pattern at position 5 Pattern A01 Pattern A08 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern A10 Pattern B01 Pattern A01 16Steps 32Steps 36Steps 24Steps 64Steps 36Steps 16Steps CEnd Pre lc Aral E ca d Dra 1 2 3 4 6 r 8 4 1 Before deleting Pattern A01 Pattern A08 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern B01 Pattern A01 After 16Steps 32Steps G6Steps 24Steps 36Steps 16Steps CEnd i Position Position Position Position Position Position Position deleting 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 9 Delete Pat tern The 9 key will blink 3 The position indication in the display will blink Rotate the dial to select the position from which you wish to delete the pattern For example if you wish to delete the pattern from position 5 make the display blink 005 4 Press step key 9 once again and the pattern will be deleted To cancel press the Stop Ca
120. ta to its origi nal condition C3 Onno I JOL Specifying a pattern for each position 001 256 Pattern A01 b64 Here s how to specify the pattern for each position Position 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Position Notice that the display indicates 001 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Pattern 3 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to position 001 4 Press the select b gt key to advance to the next position The display will indicate End 5 Rotate the dial to select the pattern The pattern you select here will be the pattern for position 002 6 When you select a pattern for the End position the End will move to the next position Repeat steps 4 and 5 to assign as many patterns as you wish 7 If you stop specifying use the cursor keys to make the pa rameter select LEDs indicate Song To playback the completed song from the beginning press the Play Pause key once and then press the Stop Cancel key Alternatively use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Position and rotate the dial or use the select keys to set the position to 001 Then press the Play Pause key 3 5 6 ogogo onm If you wish to view the order of patterns in the song or to re select
121. tate the dial to select the note number The factory settings are as follows Part Note name Note number Sample 1 C2 36 Sample 2 D2 38 Sample 3 E2 40 Sample 4 F2 41 Sample 5 G2 43 Sample 6A C4 60 Sample 6B c 61 Sample 7A F2 42 Sample 7B AD 46 Slice Sample B2 47 Audio In A2 45 A Note names will appear in the display as follows Display for Ato Display for B4 Display for Di 1 HUE bH Jg A The correspondence between note names and note num bers will differ by manufacturer Please refer to the owner s manual for the device you have connected Setting the audio in mode Audio In Mode Audio In Mode L monaural St stereo This setting specifies whether the sound that is input from the audio in jack will be handled as monaural left channel only or stereo When using a monaural source such as MIC input se lect L When using a stereo source such as a CD player select St 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indi cate Audio In Mode 2 Rotate the dial to select either L or St Even if the Audio In Mode is set to stereo a Sampling Mode setting of monaural will cause the left and right channels to be mixed and sampled in monaural If you set the Audio In Mode to stereo use a stereo phone plug to make connections 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OG OG 7 Global
122. te Truncate A Time Slice H Write ime Slice Playing a sample Fadeout If you press the Play Pause key or a sample part key 1 7B the sample will be played back A slice sample can also be played by pressing the Slice Sample part key Assign to each part In the case of a slice sample the step keys will light to indicate Edit in Pattern mode steps where there is sound and you can press these keys to Pitch Speed Filter Level Pan play the sample sound at the corresponding location Even if the sample has been sliced it will be played as a single sample if you press a sample part key 1 7B Recording a sample The ES 1 lets you connect an audio device e g CD or MD or Modifying a sample mic and record various sounds to use as samples A maximum The knobs and keys of the Part Edit section and Effect section can be used to modify the sound while you are in Sample mode A If the factory preloaded samples are rewritten or erased as well r p 33 Pattern mode they cannot be restored to their original state If you do not want to lose the factory preloaded samples purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation p 55 to make a backup A The Roll key has no effect in Sample mode A If you run out of memory while sampling sampling will stop automatically Before you start sampling use the Sample mode Memory function p 32 to check the re maining amount of sampling time of 95 seconds can be sampled a
123. ter Pattern mode the key will light Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern top Rotate the dial to select the desired pattern A01 A64 b01 b64 Press the Play Pause key to playback the pattern the key will light When pattern playback ends the pattern will return to the beginning and con tinue playing repeatedly To pause during playback press the Play Pause key the key will blink To resume playback press the Play Pause key once again the key will light To stop playback press the Stop Cancel key You can rotate the dial to select patterns regardless of playback status A When you change patterns during playback the change will actually oc cur at the end of each pattern p 33 The timing at which patterns will change What is a Pattern A pattern is a unit of musical data consisting of sounds arranged in a rhythm On the ES 1 you can create and save 128 patterns Each pattern consists of eleven parts r p 15 In addition to the sounds of each part you can also record rhythms and knob movements rp 33 Pattern mode Listening to a Sample 1 2 Press the Sample Mode key to enter Sample mode the key will light Use the cursor keys A W to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample top Rotate the dial to select the sample number Samples with only a number such as 00 are monaural sounds samples with an S after th
124. the dial to select the sample that you wish to Truncate 3 Press step key 12 once again to execute the Truncate opera tion Key 12 will go dark step will likely sound more natural If you decide to cancel without executing press the Stop Can Phrases with swung or irregular rhythms including many Pepe ye hip hop and jazz rhythms are the most difficult to get the A After the Truncate function has been executed the Start sliced timing right on In these types of phrases you will need value will be 0 and the End value will be the length of the to try a combination of different BPM settings and slice sen sample sitivity Finally setting the Pattern Swing parameter to a higher value will help to re introduce the correct feel back 3 into your playback Experimenting with combinations of section below until you save the sample or select an these ideas will yield the best results Olen sample End If a newly sliced phrase has some space between the step you will find that after you run it through an effect or two and change the tempo that this small gap is covered up or even adds a cool and unique quality to your music So don t gt just listen back to the pure phrase and make a final judge ment play around with it add some other parts and listen before to how it works in context with your music You may very Truncate well like the new quality that was introduced during the slic After Truncate is ex
125. the pattern for a specific position make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern Each time you press a select key you will move to the next or previous position You can use the dial to change the pattern number that is displayed Use the select keys to move through the positions and use the dial to select patterns Pattern AO i H 3 Agg bU 1 b3B b60 End Alternatively you can make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Position and use the dial or select key to select the posi tion you wish to check Then make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern and view or change the pattern At the Position setting use the select keys or dial to move then select Pattern and use the dial to select or view the pattern Position UE i BDUg BUO3 G74 005 BBB DD 1 z n i n A a n t E 7 Patten AG A13 Heg b b30 b50 End 6 Song mode 49 50 Editing a song You can insert a new pattern into a song or delete an existing pattern You can also add knob movements or your own per formance to a song A If you wish to keep the edited song you must perform the Write operation If you select a different song or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the song will return to the state in which it was before you edited it Inserting a pattern at a specified posi tion Insert Pattern You
126. this function in conjunction with setting the tempo by the Tap key you can synchronize the playback with out using MIDI In order to ensure that the rhythm always matches you will need to perform this adjustment each time RU Pattern A01 d Pattern A01 About the tempo when the pattern is changed If you switch patterns during playback the tempo of the previ ous pattern will always be maintained If you wish to use the tempo that is stored in the newly selected pattern press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback and then start playback once again The pattern s own tempo will be applied from the point at which the pattern was stopped 33 5 Pattern mode 5 Pattern mode eeeeeeeeeeeeecececec 06000000000000000000000090 Selecting parts The Part Solo function 34 The ES 1 has twelve parts as follows Nine sample parts to which a sample can be assigned Aslice sample part to which a slice sample which can inde pendently handle separate notes in a phrase can be assigned Anaudio in part that allows gating of the audio signal input from the AUDIO IN jack An accent part containing dynamics data for each step When you press a part key its sound will be heard and simul taneously that part will be selected During playback you can hold down the Shift key and press a part key to select that part without sounding it When a part is selected its part ke
127. this may take a certain amount of time maximum of approximately 90 seconds During this time the display will show that the data is currently being saved A The animation is indicated on the display during writing the sample Never turn off the power until the data has been completely saved i e until the Write key goes dark A There is no need to write a sliced sample to a different location The same location can play back the original sample if assigned to part 1 7B or the sliced sample if assigned to slice part 0000 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Pattern mode 5 Pattern mode In this mode you can play patterns or edit them to make new patterns Press the PATTERN mode key to enter Pattern mode 128 patterns A01 b64 Pattern A01 Parts Sample 1 stereo mono s 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Rhythm patterns maximum 64 steps Sample 2 mono only 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Sample 3 stereo mono 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Sample 4 mono only Sef Se 1 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Sample 5 mono only 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off i Sample 6A mono only 6 parameters Motion Seq FX On Off Sample 6B mono only ise se ea Se en Sek 6 parameters Motion Seq X Ono Pi fo s s epo pens Sample 7A mono only 6 parameters Motion Seq
128. ute Load r p 56 Memory Protect 7 Global mode 55 56 Loading only a single sample from SmartMedia Sample Load 1 Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot 2 Hold down the shift key and press step key 15 Card Key 15 will blink 3 The display will indicate Lod Press key 15 4 A file number will blink in the display Use the dial to select the desired file number If you wish to load a WAVE file or AIFF file that you created on your computer select file E After you select a file press key 15 5 The display will indicate ALL if you selected file E the number will blink Rotate the dial toward the right and the sample number will blink At this time you can press the Play Pause key to play back the sample and audition it 6 After selecting the sample press key 15 Key 15 will light and the Write key will blink 7 The load destination sample number will blink in the dis play Use the dial to select the sample number In the case of amonaural sample or slice sample you can select from 00 through 99 In the case of a stereo sample you can select from 00 S through 49 S When you choose the unused sample num 56 Li ber a period is indicated on the lower right mE it side of display 8 Press the Write key to begin loading the Write key will light The loading progress will be shown by the step keys When loading ends the Write key wil
129. ve destination 4 Press the WRITE key once again to begin saving the data While the data is being saved the key will blink When saving is complete the key will go dark If you decide to cancel press the Stop Cancel key If you do not wish to save the pattern you created simply select a different pattern without performing the Write operation Never turn off the power while data is being saved to memory i e while the WRITE key is lit Doing so may damage the data amp Itis not possible to Write during playback or recording 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Using a Motion Sequence What is a Motion Sequence Changes that you make to the parameters of each part using the knobs and keys can be recorded and looped These are called Motion Sequences A Motion Sequence lets you record either Pitch Speed Filter Level or Pan and Effect Roll and Reverse individually for each part An Effect Motion Sequence and Delay Motion Sequence can be recorded indi vidually for each pattern p 41 Motion Sequence Motion sequences for Effect Roll Reverse and the Accent part will always occur in Trig Hold mode A The following knobs and keys are valid for each part Sample parts Slice sample part Pitch Speed Filter Pan Level Effect Roll Reverse Audio In part Pitch Speed functions as gate time Filter Pan Level Accent part Level
130. y will light and the step keys will show the rhythm pattern of that part The controls of the Synthesizer section will be enabled for that part During playback each part key will light at the timing with which it sounds making it easy for you to determine which sounds are playing The step keys will continue to show the rhythm pattern of that part and will also indicate the rhythm location When you sound a part by pressing its part key it will sound at the volume of when Accent is On The Part Mute function By holding down the Part Mute key Tap key while you press a part key you can mute temporarily silence that part While you hold down the Part Mute key Tap key the mute status of each part will be displayed The part key of unmuted parts will light and muted part keys will be dark You can also mute two or more parts To cancel part muting press the corresponding part key Display when no parts are muted Mute Slice sample part and Sample part Offo Display when Slice sample part and Sample part 5 are muted When you hold down the Part Mute key Tap key to se lect the Mute function pressing a part key will not sound that part By pressing the Solo key the key will light and pressing a part key you can hear only that part To solo two or more parts hold down the Solo key and select the desired parts Wh
131. yed UN Mei sand seal saad sand saad Pu 2 MON HNN MHN NHN PH AN mmm ON effect on off settings and motion sequence data There are a Sample total of twelve parts as follows p 33 Pattern mode 90 i ee Motion sequence data Sample parts 1 5 6A 6B 7A B A sample sound and a rhythm pattern Slice Sample part A sample sound and a rhythm pattern Audio In part A rhythm pattern for the external input Accent part A rhythm pattern that specifies the points of emphasis accents for the entire pattern The sound can be modified independently for each part and the rhythm pattern effect on off settings and motion sequence etc are also stored individually for each part vs p 35 Editing the sound of a part 15 3 Basic operation Quick Start 16 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececccc0000 Modifying editing the sound 1 Press a part key to select the part that you wish to edit 2 Use the knobs and keys of the Part Edit section to edit the sound The Original Value LED will light to indicate the position of the knobs and keys for the original settings of the sound The pattern sound that you modified here can be saved by the Write operation p 20 Saving a pattern you create A The knobs that are effective will depend on the pattern If a motion sequence is controlling a knob it may be difficult to edit the sound as you intend
132. you press the Play Pause key during resampling sam pling will continue but the pattern or song playback will be paused 0000 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Sample mode Resampling just one note of a part 1 Make sure that you are in Pattern mode Song mode or Sample mode 2 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 3 Hold down the Pattern Set key and press the Rec key to enter sampling ready mode The Rec key will light and the Pat tern Set key and Play Pause key will blink The display will blink to indicate the sampling method monaural stereo 4 Rotate the dial to select monaural lino or stereo StE gI Press the key for the part that you wish to sample The part you pressed will sound and at the same time sampling will begin The Pattern Set key Rec key and Play Pause key will light 6 Press the Stop Cancel key when you want to stop sampling The Pattern Set key Rec key and Play Pause key will go dark If you wish to cancel sampling ready mode press the Stop Cancel key before you start sampling 29 4 Sample mode 30 Slice Slice is a function that can be used to cut up a phrase into smaller elements so you can change the tempo of its playback without affecting pitch change the rhythm pattern by turning on and off di

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