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1. sssss 22 About the tempo when the pattern is changed sssssseeessss 22 Selecting parts Rm TT 23 The Part Mute ee 23 The Part SOlOTUNCUOM EE 23 Greating pater nia a e nana a aaa aa a KN aa a Ta aa Ne aa a a ee 24 Editing the sound of Asal sxe ose bao te Ta e ore oca Eme Da iem 24 Oscillator and amp parameters enne nennen nnns 24 ge NW posee Ee 24 AMP ch e ae E A E paga MEM a Ax DE ML EE 24 iz dc 25 BADEN To TERR I 25 Length Scale Beat lee EE 26 SWITg SERN Sieh a e 26 Creating a Bhythim Patterti aieo oH teat E TH b ga ga M MED s 27 e Using the step keys Step Recording aana eaaa eaaa anana nean anaa aana anana anana anana aane 27 Using the part keys Realtime Recording anaa aaa anaa anaa eaaa anana anaa aana eaaa nana naen naa 27 Adding accents to the rhythm pattern Accent 27 MOTION SCQUCIICO Tc PO 28 Playing a motion sequence EE 28 Recording a motion secuence EE 28 Playing a delay motion sequence ssssseeeennnn 28 Recording a delay motion Sequence EE 28 Checking Bite eno imm 28 Convenient functions for editing patterns seeeeeesussusseee 29 Erasing rhythm pattern data from a Dal re o e ire hene qt 29 e Erasing data during playback or recording ERASE seen 29 e Erasing all data from a part CLEAR PART eene rnnt 29 Moving data within a part MOVE DATA
2. 9 Input Gain 38 INSERT PATTERN 35 L Length 16 26 LEVEL 25 Listening Pattern 13 Song 12 LOW BOOST 25 M MASTER VOLUME 9 Memory Protect 39 Metronome 38 MIDI About 42 Channel 40 42 Data Dump 40 Filter 41 Note No 40 Write 41 MIDI ch 40 MIDI Clock 38 MIDI connector 11 MIDI mode 40 MOD DEPTH 8 24 MOD SPEED 8 24 MOD TYPE 8 24 Mode Global 38 MIDI 40 Pattern 22 Song 33 Mode key 10 Modulation 25 Motion data 28 MOTION SEQ 8 25 Motion Sequence 18 28 Move Data 29 Note No 40 Note on off 42 NRPN 42 Original Value 8 OSCILLATOR 8 24 Oscillator 24 MOD DEPTH 24 MOD SPED 24 MOD TY
3. 20 R Transmission 40 Realtime Recording 17 Rec key 10 VW Reception 40 WEE 8 24 Recording Write Soo ME DET oe Global 39 Motion sequence 28 MIDI 5 creer ee 41 EE de Pattern 17 32 Eeer 16 Song 37 Register Pattern Set 31 WRITE key 10 Reset amp Play 22 33 rewind 33 RING MOD 9 25 S Save Pattern 17 32 Song 37 Scale 26 Select key 10 Select LED 10 Select part 23 Sequence Control section 10 SHIFT key 11 SOLO 10 Song Create 34 Edit 35 Event data 37 Play 33 Select 33 Switch 33 Tempo 33 Write 37 Song mode 33 Song Name List 50 Step key 11 Step Key section 10 Step Recording 16 8 Appendices 49 8 Appendicese ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeecece060606000000000000000000000 P att e rn N a m e L i st Patterns and
4. A It is not possible to view or change the Length or Beat Scale during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play If you select triplets J x 12 for Beat Scale step keys 13 16 will have no function Maximum number of steps Length dx 16 or A x 16 1 SHIFT Step key 1 2 SHIFT Step key 2 3 SHIFT Step key 3 4 SHIFT Step key 4 Scale Beat Correspondence between step keys and note values ANANA SHIFT step key 5 41 12 13 14 15 16 SHIFT step key 6 NN AIBN BN ec ana A A A 5 SHIFT step key7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 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 Yo 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 If a 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 8 SWING Key 8 will light 4 A value will blink in the display Rotate the dial to set the Swing value 5 Once again press step key 8 to execute the Swing setting key 8 will go dark If you decide to cancel without making the setting press the Stop Cancel key If th
5. The input sound will be heard while you press the AUDIO IN 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 DECAY knob 3 Basic operation Quick Start Sound input from Audio In Sound heard from Audio In line output C Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On Trigger On Decay Decay Time A If you wish to strike AUDIO IN keys 1 or 2 to hear the sound you must turn off the AUDIO IN THRU key the key will be dark The audio inputs are for line level input Microphones guitars or turntables etc can not be connected directly If the input gain setting is excessive the sound may be distorted 3 Basic operation Quick Stait e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececccc0c060000 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 one of the sixteen step keys the pattern registered for that key will be selected At this time you can use the SELECT keys to change the
6. sssseeseeemnnnn 29 Copying a part COPY PART WEE 30 Data Gopy within a Ballerdics eio RUE oi OR 30 Erasing part or delay motion sequence data CLEAR MOTION 30 gus WEE 31 Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play 31 Registering a pattern for Pattern Get 31 Saving a pattern WRITE itte ttes ERE ret dotes 32 5 aodio mc 33 Selecting Asong sare sang a a a 33 Setting the playback tempo ENNEN EN 33 e Using the dial to set the tempo EE 33 e Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo aaaaaaeea eaaa nean a eaaa 3d Playing a song Song Play WEE 33 Fast forward or rewind a song 33 SWITChIBg En E 33 Playing from the beginning of a position or song Reset amp Play 33 Creating SONG tcr 34 Creating a song from scratch EE 34 Erasing song data CLEAR GONG 34 Specifying a pattern for each position 34 o lee Ee nn 35 Inserting a pattern at a specified position INSERT DATTEDN see aee anana anana naa anana anae 35 Deleting a pattern from a specified position DELETE PATTERN een 35 Changing the pattern for a specific position 36 Recording performances or knob movements into a song Event Recording 36 Deleting event data from a song CLEAR EVENT 37 Checking for song event dala uet rte P eet i deuten a bet en etna 37 SAVING a s ng WRITE EE 37 6 GlODal MOS EE 38 E deelen Le E 38 Adjusting the vol
7. Renin TLLTETTETTTTTTTT Owner s Manual On eee eRe e n DD EM ULI ER 3 mkII RHYTHM SYNTHESIZER Thank you purchasing the Korg ELECTRIBE Rmkll ER 1mkll In order to enjoy long and trouble free use please read this manual carefully and use the instrument correctly KORG eo Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction In direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televisions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls Care If the exterior becomes dirty wipe it with a clean dry cloth Do not use liquid cleaners such as ben zene or thinner or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes Keep this manual After reading this manual please keep it for later reference Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment If liquid gets into the equipment it could cause a break
8. status in the step keys f motion sequence data is included in the selected part step keys 1 2 3 4 will light f delay motion sequence data Delay Depth data is included step keys 5 and 6 will light If delay motion sequence data Delay Time data is included step keys 7 and 8 will light A It is not possible to check the status of motion sequence data during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play 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 4 Pattern mode Convenient functions for Moving data within a part editing patterns MOVE DATA uM The Move Data operation lets you move the rhythm pattern LA If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func and motion sequence data of a part backward or forward by tions you must perform the Write operation before select 16 16 steps Ing a diiferent pattern or turning ONDINE power You can use this when you want to change the starting location of a pattern Erasing rhythm pattern data from 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback a part 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 9 MOVE To erase the rhythm pattern data for the selected part you can DATE Key 9 will blink use one of the following two methods in addition to turning each of the sixteen step keys off 3 All of the part keys will blink Each time you press a part key it will alternate between
9. 0 C wm OSCILLATOR IP Sy nt h es l Ze r se ct l O n 1 P PITCH MOD DEPTH MODSPEED 1 DECAY LEVEL eeng 666066 Here you can control the waveform and the gu A Deich in pich T SERO OLO NN iji i WAVE Select the basic waveform na wt Peers eme DELAY PITCH Specify the basic pitch ad ome SEH c uz DEPTH rae MOD TYPE modulation type Select the type E o memo CJ DM Or O of pitch modulation MOD DEPTH modulation depth Specify the depth of pitch modulation MOD SPEED modulation speed Specify the speed of pitch modulation 2 Original Value LED This will light when the knob or control you are currently moving reaches the value of the original saved sound of the pattern 3 MOTION SEO motion sequence This allows you to record knob movements Each time you press this key the setting will alternate between Off dark SMOOTH and TRIG HOLD 4 AMP Here you can control the volume and panning DECAY Specify the decay speed For an audio part this sets the gate time PAN Specify the stereo location of the sound LEVEL Adjust the level For the accent part this adjusts the accent level LOW BOOST This emphasizes the low frequencies A Depending on the settings of Level and other parameters raising the Low Boost may damage your speakers or headphones etc so please use appropriate caution 5 DELAY Here you can control the delay effect DEPTH delay depth Adjust the volume
10. E RETE E RE EE Rss 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 RDODDODDO 4 Pattern mode 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 With a setting of 2 The data of each step will be moved two steps toward 2 Press a part key to select the part whose data you wish to the beginning of the pattern erase Example 1 15 3 1 6 4 10 8 14 12 3 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 12 CLEAR PART Key 12 will blink 4 Once again press step key 12 to clear the data To cancel without clearing the data press the Stop Cancel key alalu 29 30 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 10 COPY PART Key 10 will blink The display will begin blinking 4 Rotate the dial to select the copy source pattern number 5 Use the part keys to select the copy source part The copy source key will
11. Length and Scale Beat settings Select Area shown by the step keys LED display For Ax 16 x16 For A3 x12 Dki iio Steps 1 16 Steps 1 12 Digi iO Steps 17 32 Steps 13 24 Gi Steps 33 48 Steps 25 36 Scale Beat display Ci LO Note value of each step key Steps 49 64 Steps 37 48 Pattern engi number of steps 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 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 38 Metro nome 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 con tinue 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 press ing the Stop Cancel key to stop recording b
12. PITCH moD d MOD SPEED w un ORIGINAL VALUE a e m bd J on Be NN NN MOTION SEQ SmooTH TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY morion seg DECAY LEVEL PAN LOU BOOST 45 8 Appendices 8 Appendicese eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececec0606000000000000000000000 Blank chart When you have created a sound that you like you can store the knob and key locations in this page OSCILLATOR AMP OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL E E PAN LOU BOOST moD E PAN LOU BOOST ORIGINAL WAVE VALUE ow bd ON ORIGINAL WAVE VALUE e MOTION SEQ TYPE Cc motion seo X 7 TEMPO DELAY MOTION SEQ SmooTH TRIG HOLD Inorion seg TEMPO DELAY smooTH TRIG HOLD OSCILLATOR AMP OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL Pan LOU BOOST Pan LOW BOOST Te wave URLUE C ow J ON MOTION SEQ ORIGINAL URUI VALUE MOTION SEQ SmooTH TRIG HOLD motion seg Tempo DELAY smooTH J TRIG HOLD motion SEQ TEMPO DELAY OSCILLATOR AMP OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL Y x PAN LOU BOOST t MOD TYPE PAN LOW BOOST Y M i x DO wave VALUE L MOTION SEQ DAG wave K S o O
13. S ON NN NG motion SEQ DEPTH TIME smooTH S O TRIG HOLD morion seg TEMPO DELAY Analog Snare 1 OSCILLATOR PITCH moD EH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL Kee NEE PAN LOU BOOST mue LLLI get SZ Or morion seg DEPTH TIME smooth TRIG HOLD motion seg TEMPO DELAY Electric Tom OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH moD perm MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL wn ate PAN LOU BoosT DEPTH TIME aie wave VALVE MOTION SEQ TYPE f SInooTH Motion seg TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH moD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL AD Te Pan LOU BOOST DOG wave a Set 3 NN NG MOTION SEQ TYPE pati Tit smootH TRIG HOLD motion SEQ Tempo DELAY Analog Kick 2 OSCILLATOR mob DEPTH MOD SPEED SMOOTH TRIG HOLD motion seg TEMPO DELAY Analog Snare 2 OSCILLATOR PITCH Top DEPT MOD SPEED ANG TPE ORIGINAL VALVE um NN NL morion seo TEMPO DELAY MOTION SEQ smooTH TRIG HOLD Analog Cowbell OSCILLATOR PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED 060 EU um RM J na mu Ne HN NM MOTION SEQ TYPE ff SmooTH J TRIG HOW TEMPO DELAY morion seo DECAY LEVEL Pan LOW BOOST AMP DECAY LEVEL DEPTH TIME Noise Shot OSCILLATOR
14. blink and the copy destination key will be dark 6 Press step key 10 once again to execute the Copy Part opera tion To cancel press the Stop Cancel key A When copying between parts of the same type the sound and the rhythm pattern data will both be copied However when copying between parts of a different type the sound will not be copied For details on data copy within the same part refer to the following section Data Copy within a part Example AE Copy source Copy destination C20 PST PS1 part sound rhythm pattern PS1 part copy PS1 part from A20 PS2H PS2 part sound rhythm pattern PS2 part copy PS3 part from A01 PS3p PS3 part sound rhythm pattern s S Hi Hat part copy PS1 part from A01 94 KORG Er 4 ou 999 66 Data Copy within a pattern Phrase pattern data including motion sequence data that you create for a pattern 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 Refer to p 32 Saving a pattern 2 Atthis 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 Refer to p 26 L
15. indicate TEMPO Rotate the dial to set the tempo Switchi ng songs Itis 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 selected number When the currently playing song ends play back will stop and the newly selected number will now be steadily lit Press the Play Pause key to playback the selected Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo While the song is playing strike the TAP key three times or more in succession at the desired tempo The ER 1mkII will cal culate the interval at which the TAP key was pressed and will set the tempo accordingly The tempo can be set in the same way even when playback is stopped 5 Song mode song Playing from the beginning of a position or song Reset amp Play While a song is playing you can hold down the SHIFT key and press the Play Pause key to start playback from the beginning of the pattern specified for the currently playing position In addition you can press the Play Pause key while a song is play ing to pause the playback and then hold down the SHIFT key and press the Play Pause key to playback from the beginning of the song When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO and the tempo you modified will ap pear in the display If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to an other song witho
16. initial data for the demo song are assigned to bank D The first pattern of each style is assigned to step keys 1 16 of the Pattern Set function A Bank B Bank C Bank No Pattern Name Tempo No Pattern Name Tempo No Pattern Name Tempo A01 Techno 1 138 B01 UK Garage 2 134 C01 Drum n Bass 7 180 A02 Techno2 138 B02 UK Garage 3 134 C02 Drum n Bass 8 168 A03 Techno 3 135 B03 UK Garage 4 130 c03 Drum n Bass 9 172 A04 Techno4 140 B04 2Step 1 136 C04 Drum n Bass 10 185 A05 Techno 5 134 B05 2Step2 132 C05 Drum n Bass 11 170 A06 Techno 6 126 B06 2Step3 134 C06 Drum n Bass 12 175 A07 Techno7 125 B07 2Step4 134 C07 Drum n Bass 13 175 A08 Techno8 156 BO8 2Step5 130 C08 Drum n Bass 14 170 A09 Techno 9 135 BO9 Nu Skool Breaks 1 132 C09 Drum n Bass 15 170 A10 Techno 10 135 B10 Nu Skool Breaks 2 136 C10 Drum n Bass 16 166 A11 Techno 11 140 B11 Nu Skool Breaks 3 135 C11 Drum n Bass 17 166 A12 Techno 12 135 B12 Nu Skool Breaks 4 140 C12 Drum n Bass 18 180 A13 Techno 13 135 B13 Nu Skool Breaks 5 135 C13 Hardcore 1 172 A14 Techno 14 140 B14 Nu Skool Breaks 6 139 C14 Hardcore 2 185 A15 Techno 15 135 B15 Nu Skool Breaks 7 143 C15 Gabber 200 A16 Techno 16 138 B16 Nu Skool Breaks 8 126 C16 Big Beat 1 138 A17 Techno 17 138 B17 Nu Skool Breaks 9 126 C17 BigBeat2 122 A18 Techno 18 132 B18 Electro 1 135 C18 Big Beat3 115 A19 Techno 19 137 B19 Electro 2 135 C19 Big Beat 4 122 A20 Techno 20 140 B20 Electro 3 134 C20 Big B
17. mode select the pattern that you wish to edit 2 Press the appropriate part key to select the part that you wish to edit 3 Press the MOTION SEO key to select either SMOOTH or TRIG HOLD 4 Press the Rec key to enter record ready mode the Rec key will light and the Play Pause key will blink 5 Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern the Rec key and Play Pause key will light 6 Move the PITCH knob to create various changes while the pattern makes one cycle 16 steps x length or 12 steps x length 7 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 play back switch between these to hear the difference Refer to p 28 Playing a motion se quence Itis not possible to modify a motion sequence after it has been recorded If the results are not as desired please re record your motion sequence A For an individual part only one knob can be recorded as a motion se quence If you move two or more knobs when recording a motion se quence for an individual part the e
18. of the delay TIME delay time Adjust the delay time TYPE Select the type of delay Each time you press this key the setting will alternate between Normal dark MOTION SEQ and TEMPO DELAY 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 O2 Front and rear panel Part Select section 1 2 3 4 1 CROSS MOD Cross Modulation key This is an on off switch for frequency modulation cross modulation applied by Percussion Synth part 2 to Per cussion Synth part 1 2 RING MOD Ring Modulation key This is an on off switch for modulation applied by Per cussion Synth part 4 to Audio In parts 1 and 2 ring modulation 3 CRASH crash part key This key selects the cymbal part When you press this key the crash cymbal will sound 4 H CLAP handclap part key This key selects the handclap part When you press this key the handclap will sound 5 PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1 4 percussion synthesizer part keys These keys select the percussion synthesizer parts When you press one of these keys a percussion synthesizer part will sound 2 Front and rear panel 6 AUDIO IN 1 2 audio in part keys These keys select the audio in parts When you press one of these keys an external audio input will be heard 7 HI HAT Close Open hi hat part key This key selects the hi hat part When you press this key the hi hat
19. of the sound Refer to the example sounds p 45 and try creating your own sounds The pattern sound that you modified here can be saved by the Write opera tion p 17 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 If so turn the motion sequence off while you are editing refer to p 28 Motion sequences What is the synthesizer section This is the section where the parameters assigned to the panel knobs and keys work together to synthe size produce the sound of each part Refer to p 24 Editing the sound of a part The knobs that are valid for each part are as follows Percussion Synthesizer parts WAVE PITCH MOD TYPE MOD SPEED MOD DEPTH DECAY PAN LOW BOOST LEVEL Audio In parts DECAY functions as gate time PAN LOW BOOST LEVEL Hi hat Crash Cymbal Handclap parts PITCH DECAY PAN LOW BOOST LEVEL 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 3 Basic operation Quick Start Striking the part keys along with a song or pattern 1 In Song mode or Pattern mode press the Play Pause key to begin playback 2 As you listen to the song or pattern strike the part keys to play along Modify edit the sound along with a song or pattern 1 In Song mode or Pattern mode pre
20. patterns as you perform Tap tempo and MIDI Clock can be used to synchronize the ER 1mkII s performance with an exter nal sequencer or turntable etc The ER 1mkII can be controlled from an external sequencer or keyboard etc and used as a MIDI expansion tone generator The MIDI Dump function lets you save data on a computer or external sequencer etc About the data you create on the ER 1mkll Patterns and songs that you create on the ER 1mkII by editing will return to their un edited state if you select a different pattern or song or turn off the power before performing the Write operation If you wish to save an edited pattern song or global data be sure to perform the Write operation Even after Writing the edited data it is still possible to restore all songs and patterns etc to the factory settings Refer to p 44 Restoring the factory setting data 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 OG 1 Introduction Make connections and play Example connections 1 Introduction Power switch Sa KD Preparing to play amp Be sure to turn off the power before making connections Careless operation may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 9V jack and plug the adapter into an AC outlet j 2 Connect one end of your audio cables to the line out jacks of the ER 1mklII L MONO R and
21. 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 1234567891011 pees On On On On On On On Playback the motion sequence with TRIG HOLD setting a 2345 6789 1011 EA On OnOn On On On du 23456 do EECH On OnOn On On n 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 When recording a motion sequence only one knob is valid for each part If you record a motion sequence on the same part using a different knob the effect of the previously recorded knob will disappear For the recording procedure refer to p 18 Using a motion se quence in section 3 Basic operation Quick Start Motion sequences are recorded in realtime while you lis ten to the playback It is not possible to partially modify a motion sequence after it has been recorded You will need to keep trying until you record a motion sequence to your liking Refer to p 30 Erasing part or delay motion se quence data 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 T
22. 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 Di i BUE HU 00 Bas HUE BD 1 Patten AG RH Adc bad b30 GE End 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 position INSERT PATTERN You 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 AO1 Pattern Bot Pattern DO1 Pattern A01 Pattern B20 Pattern Bot 16Steps 36Steps 32Steps 16Steps 24Steps 36Steps Before End i i Position Position Position Position Position inserting Bis n irse ree Rosen seats sees analy s v H M H d H L D H s AA H H s H Patter AST Pattern 801 Pattern Do Pattern D01 feae AoT Pattern 820 P
23. to execute the Write operation regardless of the Protect settings see the previous section amp Never turn off the power while data is being written to memory This may damage the data 41 7 MIDI mode 8 Appendicese eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecec0606000000000000000000000 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 tostop you can simultaneously press the Shift key and the Stop Cancel key to perform a MIDI Reset 8 Appendices About MIDI T MIDEChanhels 6 About synchronization 42 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 ER 1mklI 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 ER 1mkII the vv velocity value is determined by the Ac cent 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 ER 1mkII When note on off messages for a note number assigned to a part are received that part will sound Note on off messages are transmitted and received on the MID
24. volume knob of the ER 1mkII raised Sound does not stop When a pattern is played back it will continue playing re peatedly When you are finished listening to a pattern press the Stop Cancel key p 12 13 Sounds or operations are different than when I edited Did you perform the Write operation after editing p 32 37 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 s the MIDI cable or special cable connected correctly When playing the ER 1mkII from an external de vice Has the ER 1mkII been set to receive MIDI data on the chan nel on which the data is being transmitted p 40 Is the MIDI mode MIDI Channel parameter set to the desired channel p 40 Are the MIDI mode MIDI Filter settings set appropriately p 41 When playing an external device from the ER 1Imkll Does the MIDI channel of the ER 1mkII match the MIDI chan nel of the receiving device p 40 Can t write a pattern or song s the Global mode Protect setting turned on p 39 Striking a part key does not play the specified drum sound After editing the sound of a part did you perform the Write operation p 32 Is the CROSS MOD key on p 25 s the RING MOD key on p 25 e Is a motion sequence operating p 28 43 8 Appendices 44 Error m
25. will increase the volume For the Accent part this will ad just the Accent Level the degree to which the volume will be emphasized when Accent is on Refer to p 27 Adding accents to a rhythm pattern LOW BOOST 0 100 This emphasizes the low frequency range of each part If you notice distortion clipping in the sound adjust this parameter Setting this parameter to the maximum far right allows it to function as a distortion effect A Depending on the settings of Level and other param eters raising the Low Boost may damage your speak ers or headphones etc so please use appropriate caution DELAY Delay is an effect that adds one or more delayed echoes to the sound The delay effect of the ER 1mkII is a cross feedback de lay This feeds the delayed L and R signal back into the oppo site side to produce a greater feeling of spaciousness from left to right By using the TYPE key to switch the type of delay you can record delay knob movements as a Motion Sequence or use the effect as a Tempo Delay Left input Left output 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 TYPE MOTION SEQ TEMPO DELAY Each time you press the key the effect will alternate be tween Normal LED dark MOTION SEQ and TEMPO DELAY When Normal is selected the effect will function as a conventional delay MOTION SEQ motion sequ
26. will sound 8 ACCENT accent part key This key selects the accent part Common section 1 MASTER VOLUME MASTER vowme This knob adjusts the volume that is output from 1 the line out jacks and the headphone jacks 2 AUDIO IN THRU This key allows the external audio input to be out l i 1 H 7 CA song metronome mbi C iF ume put directly from the line out jacks and the head TEMPO INPUT GAIN 1 NOTE NO 3 i postion IDPUTGRI2 DUMP i jasan r r r j A 1 FILTER ow phone jack T PATTERN CLOCK D tly 1 PROTECT When this key is on settings of the audio input part CO C9 CG C other than pan and level will be ignored 3 Display This shows the value of the currently selected parameter and various messages 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 AI W cursor keys In each mode use these keys to select parameters from the matrix shown in the display 2 PPaiseeee0c 0 0 000000000000000000000000000000000000 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
27. I channel that you specify in MIDI mode 3 Switching patterns When you switch patterns Program Change message and Bank Select messages Bn 00 mm control change 00 Bn 20 bb control change 32 mm bank number upper byte bb bank number lower byte together allowing 16 384 banks to be se lected will be transmitted If a Program Change is received on the MIDI channel of the ER 1mkII patterns will be switched within the same group e g from A01 to A02 After a Bank Select has been received the next received Program Change will be able to switch to a pat tern of a different group e g from A01 to C01 Transmission and reception of Program Change messages can be controlled by the MIDI mode MIDI Filter setting Bank Select MSB LSB Program Change Pattern number 00 00 0 127 A01 b64 00 01 0 127 C01 d64 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 ER 1mkII NRPN messages are assigned to all knobs and keys of the Synthesizer section other than Motion Seq and De lay Type 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 th
28. IDI note number setting to C 1 A 1 or A 8 G9 refer to p 40 Settings the MIDI note number for each part This will prevent the ER 1mklI from being sounded unintentionally when note on messages are transmitted It is also easy to make the ER 1mkII playback in synchronization by connecting it to a sequencer or synthesizer that can transmit and receive MIDI Clock messages 21 22 4 Pattern mde ee6e60e0e 0e0e6060609000000000000000000000000000000090 4 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 256 patterns A01 D64 Pattern A01 Parts Rhythm patterns maximum 64 steps Percussion Synthesizer 1 E EE Synth Parameter 8 Motion Sequence 1 2 4 Percussion Synthesizer 2 Synth Parameter 8 Motion Sequence 1 Percussion Synthesizer 3 d Synth Parameter 8 Motion Sequence 1 Percussion Synthesizer 4 Synth Parameter 8 Motion Sequence io In 1 io In 2 Synth Parameter 4 Motion Sequence H d 1 E v i 2 Hi Hat Close Synth Parameter 5 Motion Sequence Hi Hat Open ses cf Se Seen Si Se ie se be esee eee o Sue in em eee Ser lebe Synth Parameter 5 Motion Sequence fip ps iss ope spp psp ops a 2 2 a asp n n o n Crush Symbal Synth Parameter 5 Motion Sequence Hand Clap Sense Sf rt Synth Parameter 5 Motion Sequence Selecting a pattern PATTERN A01 d64 U
29. 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 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 O 4 Pattern mode Selecting parts The Part Solo function The ER 1mkII has the following eleven parts Four synthesizer parts produced by analog modeling Two audio input parts which gate the audio signal from the AUDIO IN jacks Open Hi hat Closed Hi hat Crash Cymbal and Handclap parts that use PCM waveforms An Accent part that contains 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 key 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 amp When you sound a part by pressing its part key it will sound at the volume of when Accent
30. N MOTION SEQ SmooTH motion ap smoot motion seg TRIG HOLD TEMPO TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY DELAY OSCILLATOR AMP OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL Pan LOU BOOST Pan LOW BOOST WAVE Te wave URLUE C ow J ON MOTION SEQ ORIGINAL VALUE MOTION SEQ SmooTH TRIG HOLD motion SEQ Tempo DELAY smooTH J TRIG HOLD motion SEQ TEMPO DELAY 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 O GO 8 Appendices OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL E N LOW BOOST PAN LOW BOOST MOD TYPE Je ORIGINAL ORIGINAL WAVE VALUE LJ MOTION SEQ MOTION SEQ TYPE SmooTH ff Inorion sto TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY SIno0TH TRIG HOLD morion seo TEMPO DELAY OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR AMP DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED LOU BOOST Pan Low BOOST ORIGINAL VALVE ORIGINAL MUTT UALUE MOTION SEQ motion SEQ SInoorH motion seg TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY smooth TRIG HOLD motion SEQ O Tempo DELAY OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LE
31. 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 Pattern mode Pattern Set Registering a pattern for Pattern Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite pat Set ibd ed of the sixteen step keys and switch them at the 1 With playback stopped continue pressing the PATTERN SET touch of a key key or Hold it and press the step key for the location that During playback you can successively switch patterns to per you wish to register form a song By using the SELECT key in conjunction with this to switch 2 While continuing to press the PATTERN SET key or while pattern set groups you can register and select 16 x 4 total of Hold is still in effect rotate the dial to select the pattern num 64 patterns ber that you wish to register Release the PATTERN SET key or defeat Hold to complete the registration process Usin Pattern Set to erfo m 3 To save the pattern set registrations press the Stop Cancel P 5 P P key to stop playback Continue pressing the PATTERN SET Patte rn Set Play key and press the WRITE key the WRITE key will blink Press the Play Pause key to begin playback 4 The display will blink PSt Press the WRITE key once again Hold down the PATTERN SET key and press a step key to to save the data switch to the pattern that was registered for that step key By holding down the PATTERN SET key and pressing a SE TO cancel press the EE LECT key you can switch to a different group
32. PE 24 PITCH 24 WAVE 24 PAN 24 parameter 24 Part 14 PART MUTE 10 Part Mute 23 Part Select section 9 Part Solo 23 Pattern Change 22 36 Create 24 Delete 35 Insert 35 Select 22 Tap Tempo 22 Tempo 22 Pattern mode 22 Pattern Name List 50 Pattern Set 20 31 PATTERN SET key 11 Peak LED 9 PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER SES 9 0 0 0 0 O 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 GO 8 Appendices PITCH 8 24 Stop Cancel key 10 Play Swing 26 Motion sequence 28 Synchronize 21 38 42 pattern oes ME IDERE EE 14 Pattern Set 20 31 Synthesizer section 8 Song 33 Play Pause key 0 T Playing with Pattern Set 20 ees 10 POSITION 34 Tap Tempo 13 22 33 PROTECT tempo 13 22 Eat 39 TEMPO DELAY 25 SONG eee 39 EI 25 Tone generator
33. Trip Hop 3 80 A49 Hard House 14 138 B49 Hip Hop 6 100 C49 TripHop4 85 A50 Hard House 15 138 B50 Hip Hop 7 96 C50 Trip Hop 5 96 A51 Hard House 16 150 B51 Hip Hop 8 90 C51 TripHop6 80 A52 House 1 125 B52 Hip Hop 9 92 C52 Trip Hop 7 78 A53 House 2 125 B53 Hip Hop 10 90 C53 Samba 120 A54 House 3 125 B54 Hip Hop 11 95 C54 Bossa Nova 78 A55 House4 125 B55 HipHop 12 109 C55 Ragga 95 A56 House 5 130 B56 HipHop 13 96 C56 Lounge 1 90 A57 House 6 126 B57 HipHop 14 96 C57 Lounge2 72 A58 House 7 130 B58 Hip Hop 15 114 C58 Vintage 1 120 A59 House8 122 B59 Drum n Bass 1 173 C59 Vintage2 70 A60 House 9 125 B60 Drum nBass 2 173 C60 GEI 120 A61 House 10 130 B61 Drum n Bass 3 173 C61 GE 132 A62 House 11 130 B62 Drum nBass 4 173 C62 GE 70 A63 House 12 134 B63 Drum n Bass 5 172 C63 GEA 125 A64 UK Garage 1 134 B64 Drum n Bass 6 180 C64 GES 132 Song Name List op ie Blank S01 Electribe Mix Part 1 S04 Bass Burn S06 Elect Rave S02 Electribe Mix Part 2 S05 Macrocaustic S07 Dugan s Midnight X press S03 Electribe Mix Part 3 All Patterns and All Songs 2003 KORG Inc All rights reserved Rhythm machine ELECTRIBE Rokll ER 1 mill MIDI Implementation Chart 2003 6 30 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Memorized channel Changed Default Messages Altered Note 9n v 1 127 Specified by MIDI mode for each part number True voice Velocity Note ON 9n v 1 127 Transmitted velocity is specified by Accent leve
34. VEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL y x Pan LOU BOOST Pan LOW BOOST ORIGINAL VALVE LJ ORIGINAL wave UALUE LJ MOTION SEQ MOTION SEQ SInoorH motion ap SmoorH motion seg TRIG HOLD TEMPO TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY DELAY OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR AMP DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL PITCH MOD DEPTH MOD SPEED LOU BOOST Pan Low BOOST ORIGINAL VALVE MOTION SEQ SmooTH Motion ap TRIG HOLD TEMPO DELAY smooth TRIG HOLD motion SEQ Tempo DELAY 8 Appendices A l 48 8 Appendicese eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececec0606000000000000000000000 Index A About the data ACCENT Create rhythm Pattern CROSS MOD 9 D Delay motion sequence DELETE PATTERN E Edit Pattern 15 Rhythm pattern 16 Song 15 Sound 14 24 Erase 17 29 Error message 44 Event Recording 36 F Factory set data 44 Fast forward 33 Features 6 G Global mode 38 H H CLAP 9 Headphone 11 HI HAT Close 9 Open
35. art e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececccc060000 3 Basic operation Quick Start Conceptual diagram of the ER 1mkll On the ER 1mkll a song consists mainly of Patterns which consist of Parts and delay settings and event data refer to p 36 Recording performances or knob movements to a song Event Recording Structure of Song Part Songs S01 S16 Patterns A01 D64 Parameter Rhythm pattern Motion sequence Pattern order Event data Wave A03 Part Solo Pattern data Part data Pitch B53 Part Mute Tempo Synth1 Mod Depth C07 Part Trigger LL Length Synth2 GREG D06 hon Beat Scale Synth3 A52 Synth4 Pan BM Delay Audio1 Level rece HiHat Delay HiHat O End Cymbal Type Parameter Motion sequence M Normal Delay Depth Me TempoDelay Delay Time Listening to a Song 1 Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode the key will light 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LED indicate SONG the top LED 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 p
36. aster will transmit a Continue mes sage 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 pressed during playback the master will transmit a Stop message Slave devices will stop playback when they receive a Stop message 7 Synchronization in Song mode In Song mode the ER 1mklI can transmit and receive Song Se lect and Song Position Pointer messages When you switch songs a Song Select F3 ss message will be transmitted ss song number where one of 128 songs can be selected On the ER 1mklI you can select 16 songs If the ER 1mkII receives a Song Select message in Song mode it will switch songs Transmis sion and reception of Song Select messages can be restricted by the MIDI Filter settings of MIDI mode If you change the cur rent 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 lo cation 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 master However on the ER 1mklI the length o
37. attern B01 After 16Steps 36Steps B2Steps 82Steps 15steps 24Steps 36Steps End i i Position Position Position Position Position Position Position Position inserting nO If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 13 INSERT PATTERN The 13 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 13 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 Data following the inserted pattern will be moved backward EEE g a G36 0000000 cmon me SCHEER ajala ala alaa aa Delete the pattern at position 5 Pattern A01 Pattern D01 Betore 16Steps 32Steps deleting Edel Ee 2 3 A i 4 D M 4 Pattern A01 After 16Steps deleting EE Sia oet eran EEN i 3 A 6 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 O O O O 0 5 Song mode Deleting a pattern from a specified positio
38. 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 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 synthesizer section Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the difference between on and off If the knob is rotated 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 D Q A Pressing the ACCENT key by itself will not produce sound Also if a part key is struck to play the sound it will be sounded with Accent on e the emphasized sound If you wish to hear the results of Accent you need to play back the pattern A Accent level cannot be recorded in a motion sequence 27 4 Pattern mode 28 4 Pattern mde ee06e60ee0e 0e60e606090600000000000000000000000000000090 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
39. connect the other end to your mixer or powered monitor speakers amplified speakers etc If you will be listening in mono use the LIMONO jack To take full advantage of the ER 1mkII 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 Master volume Part keys 4 When you have finished making connections turn on the power Slightly raise the master volume of the ER 1mkII and strike the part keys PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1 4 to check whether connections have been made correctly Use the master volume of the ER 1mkII and the gain and fader controls of your mixer or powered monitor system to adjust the volume to an appropriate level 2 Front and rear panele 6060606060600 0000000000000000000000000000 2 Front and rear panel The controls and other parts of the ER 1mklI Aen eeeoce eee pel can be broadly grouped as shown in the dia T Doo ww Connector section gram Synthesizer Common section section Sequence Part select control section section Step key section o nm
40. d 4 Pattern mode 23 24 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 ER 1mklI makes it easy for you to create your own original rhythm pat terns If you wish to save a pattern you create you must perform the Write operation before you select a different pattern or turn off the power 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 Referring to the example sounds in the appendix p 45 will help you learn how to create your own sounds 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 refer to p 42 About MIDI 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 p 28 Motion Sequence is operating Oscillator and amp parameters The parameters that are valid for each part are
41. dark and blinking Press the part keys so that only those parts that you wish to move are blink ing You can select two or more parts e Erasing data during playback or recording ERASE 1 Press a part key to select the part from which you wish to erase data 4 A number will blink in the display Rotate the dial to select the number of steps and the direction positive or negative in which the data will be moved 5 Press the blinking step key 9 to execute the Move Data op 2 During playback or recording hold down the SHIFT key and eration press the Rec key As long as you continue holding these keys data will be automatically be erased from the selected part To cancel without executing press the Stop Cancel key The Move Data operation applied to all steps of the selected part Data that is moved beyond the last step of the pattern will wrap around to the first step For example if 64 step data is moved for 5 steps the data that was in steps 60 through 64 will be moved to steps 1 through 5 Likewise data that is moved 98666 earlier than the first step of the pattern will wrap around to E Ws the last step For example if 48 step data is moved for 3 steps the data that was in steps 1 through 3 will be moved to steps 46 2 through 48 With a setting of 3 The data of each step will be moved three steps toward the end of the pattern Example 2 5 6 9 10 13 14 1 e Eng all dae RUN apan EE
42. 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 If you wish to audition the patterns as you select one press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode and listen to the play back To return to Song mode press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback and then press the Song mode key 5 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececece c06000000000000000000000 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 to record two or more types of events inthe 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 reco
43. down fire or electrical shock Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment If something does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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 t
44. e Length and Beat Scale settings are set to triplets A X 12 the Swing setting has no effect It is not possible to view or adjust the Swing parameter during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play Ka Gees 41 HU DI 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 O 4 Pattern mode Adding accents to the rhythm pattern ACCENT 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 29 Erasing rhythm data from a part 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 16 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 17 Using the part keys to edit the rhythm Realtime Recording in section 3 Basic operation Quick Start You can apply accents
45. e previous mode A If you turn off the power without Writing the settings you made in MIDI mode will be lost If you wish to keep the modified settings you must execute the Write operation refer to p 41 Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode 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 10 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 number for each part Note No 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 Rotate the dial to select the note number The factory settings are as follows Part Note number Note name Percussion Synth 1 C2 36 Percussion Synth 2 D2 38 Percussion Synth 3 E2 40 Percussion Synth 4 F2 41 Audio In 1 G2 43 Audio In 2 A2 45 Hi hat Close F 2 42 Hi hat Open A 2 46 Crash CH3 49 Handclap D 2 39 A The correspondence between note names and note num bers wi
46. e the delay time during playback the pitch of the delayed sound will change A Depending on the tempo setting it may be impossible to set the delay time In such cases set the delay time to half the desired value Modulation CROSS MOD Cross Modulation This produces sound with a complex overtone structure by us ing the audio signal produced by percussion synth part 2 to rapidly modulate the frequency pitch of the percussion synth part 1 oscillator If you want to edit the cross modulation sound start by using the sequencer to create a rhythm pattern for percussion synth part 1 and percussion synth part 2 Then press the Play key to play back the pattern while you edit the sound amp If Cross Modulation is on PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 2 will not sound by itself A You can use Cross Modulation only in the combination of PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1 and 2 The timbre and volume may vary depending on the timing at which PER CUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1 and 2 are sounded PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1 PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 2 RING MOD ring modulation This type of modulation generates frequencies that are the sum and difference of the frequencies of two audio signals it can produce sounds with rich metallic sounding overtones Per cussion Synth part 4 will apply ring modulation to Audio In parts 1 and 2 PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 4 AUDIO ini Au AUDIO IN 2 MM e He A You can use Ring Modulation only in the combinati
47. e value together expressing 16 384 steps to set the value The ER 1mkII uses only the MSB value 128 steps of the Data Entry message Two or more sequencers can be connected via 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 ER 1mkII 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 ER 1mkII will operate according to its own internal clock if no Timing Clock messages are being received The Start message specifies when playback will be gin When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device it will transmit a Start message Slave devices that receive this Start message will synchronize to the Timing Clock messages subsequently received and will begin playback from the be ginning If the Start Pause key is pressed on the master devices when it is paused the m
48. eat 5 122 A21 Techno 21 135 B21 Electro 4 138 C21 BigBeat6 115 A22 Techno 22 140 B22 Electro 5 135 C22 BigBeat7 124 A23 Techno 23 130 B23 Electro 6 124 C23 BigBeat8 114 A24 Techno 24 150 B24 Electro 7 135 C24 BigBeat9 133 A25 Techno25 140 B25 Electro 8 130 C25 IDM 1 114 A26 Techno 26 138 B26 Electro 9 129 C26 IDM2 145 A27 Techno 27 149 B27 Electro 10 135 C27 IDM3 135 A28 Trance 1 142 B28 Electro 11 128 C28 IDM4 114 A29 Trance 2 142 B29 Electro 12 125 C29 IDM5 108 A30 Trance 3 140 B30 Electro 13 121 C30 IDM 6 110 A31 Trance 4 140 B31 Electro 14 130 C31 IDM7 120 A32 Trance 5 138 B32 Electro 15 127 C32 IDM8 93 A33 Trance 6 140 B33 Electro 16 125 C33 IDM9 150 A34 Trance 7 135 B34 Electro 17 130 C34 IDM 10 117 A35 Trance8 140 B35 R amp B1 101 C35 IDM 11 143 A36 Hard House 1 138 B36 R amp B2 96 C36 IDM 12 130 A37 Hard House 2 140 B37 R amp B3 100 C37 IDM 13 120 A38 Hard House 3 135 B38 R amp B4 101 C38 IDM 14 125 A39 Hard House 4 139 B39 R amp B5 100 C39 IDM 15 122 A40 Hard House 5 140 B40 R amp B6 110 C40 IDM 16 132 A41 Hard House 6 134 B41 R amp B 7 112 C41 IDM 17 100 A42 Hard House 7 140 B42 R amp B8 75 C42 IDM 18 125 A43 Hard House 8 134 B43 R amp B9 90 C43 IDM 19 100 A44 Hard House 9 140 B44 HipHop 1 103 C44 IDM 20 120 A45 Hard House 10 134 B45 HipHop2 120 C45 IDM 21 114 A46 Hard House 11 134 B46 Hip Hop 3 138 C46 Trip Hop 1 80 A47 Hard House 12 140 B47 HipHop4 103 C47 Trip Hop 2 72 A48 Hard House 13 138 B48 Hip Hop 5 144 C48
49. elect Ezt 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 the ER 1mkII will simultaneously begin playback 7 If MIDI Clock data is being received at the MIDI IN connec tor you can make the ER 1mkII playback in synchronization with the external MIDI device by pressing the ER 1mkII s Play Pause key MIDI cable MIDI keyboard or e sequencer etc MIDI OUT H LJ A If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to Ext and the ER 1mkll is synchronized to the external MIDI clock it will syn chronize to the tempo of the external sequencer and it will not be possible to change the tempo on the ER 1mkll If a MIDI Start message is received while the ER 1mkll is already playing in synchronization with MIDI Clock the ER 1mkll 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 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 OCC 0 6 Global mode Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ER 1mkll as master int 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ER 1mkII to the MIDI IN c
50. em exclusive messages Of the several different universal system exclusive messages the ER 1mkII supports the following one When an Inquiry Message Request FO 7E nn 06 01 F7 is received the ER 1mkII will transmit an Inquiry Message FO 7E nn 06 02 nine bytes F7 that means I am a Korg ER Lok and my system version is 9 Transmitting sound setting data Data Dump Song Pattern or All song pattern global data can be trans mitted as MIDI exclusive data and stored on an external de vice This data is transmitted by the MIDI mode Dump com mand The channel used for transmission and reception of this data is set by the MIDI mode MIDI ch setting Data dumps are also transmitted when a Data Dump Request message is re ceived 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 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 O GO 8 Appendices 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 Is the master
51. ence The motion sequence will control the delay refer to p 28 Motion Sequence TEMPO DELAY The delay time will automatically be adjusted synchro nized to the tempo of the pattern If the MIDI Clock setting is Ext the delay time can also be synchronized to the clock of an external device Refer to p 38 Synchronizing the ER 1mkll to a master external MIDI device DEPTH 0 100 Adjust 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 feed back The further left or right the Pan of each part is set the more the sound will be spread to left and right amp Raising the Depth excessively may cause the sound to distort clip 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 4 Pattern mode 5 msec 2 sec for tempo delay 1 4 8 Specify 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 fect an impression as though multiple instruments are play TIME delay time ing in unison If the Type parameter is set to Tempo Delay this parameter willlet you set the tempo in terms of sixteen different mul tiples 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 A If you chang
52. ength Scale Beat settings 4 Pattern mde ee6e60ee 0e 0e60e60609000000000000000000000000000000090 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 Pattern data after length writing 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 pattern Erasing part or delay motion sequence data CLEAR MOTION This operation erases all the motion sequence data of a part or of the delay 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 11 CLEAR MOTION Key 11 will blink 3 Press the part key of the part whose motion sequence you wish to erase or press the Delay TYPE key The part key or the Delay MOTION SEQ LED will blink 4 Press step key 11 once again to clear the motion sequence data If you selected the Delay motion sequence both the Depth and the Time motion sequences will be erased To cancel press the Stop Cancel key 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O
53. er 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 When 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 AD fet fie 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 this function in conjunction with setting the tempo by the TAP key you can synchronize the playback with out using MIDI A In order to ensure that the rhythm always matches you will need to perform this adjustment each time HU Pattern A01 Ld Pattern A01 About the tempo when the pattern is changed When you switch patterns during playback the tempo of the previous pattern will always be maintained
54. ern 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 pat tern Each time you press a key it will alternate between on lit and off dark 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 Lei SCENE the SELECT keys to move the select LED in the lower line red in order to change the step location that is shown by the step keys If you wish to save the completed pattern press the WRITE key Refer to p 17 Saving a pattern that you create If the PATTERN SET key is on the step keys will not display the rhythm pattern What is Length In this context Length refers to the length of the rhythm pattern The Length of the pattern will be either 16 steps or 12 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 Refer to p 26
55. ess the MIDI mode key to move to MIDI mode 2 Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter se lect LEDs indicate MIDI CH ER 1mkll 3 Set the ER 1mklI channel to 01 and the EA 1mkII chan nel to 02 Refer to p 40 MIDI channel settings 4 Press the Global mode key to move to Global mode MIDI cable 5 Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter se lect LEDs indicate CLOCK EA 1mkll H MIDI IN 6 Set the ER 1mkII to int and the EA 1mkII to Ext Re fer to p 38 Synchronizing the ER 1mkII with external MIDI device 7 Press the Play Pause key of the ER 1mkII to start a pat tern or song The Play Pause key will light The EA 1 will play the pattern or tempo in synchronization with the tempo of the ER 1mkII 3 Basic operation Quick Start If you want the ER 1mklI and EA 1mkKII to play ER 1mkll the identically numbered pattern in synchro nization make the following settings Usea MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EA 1mklI to the MIDI IN connector of the ER 1mkIl e Synchronizing the ER 1mkII to the EA 1mkII as master Set the EA 1mkII to int and the ER 1mkIl to Ext Set the ER 1mklII and EA 1 to the same MIDI channel for example set both to 01 e On the ER 1mkII and EA 1 set the MIDI fil ter setting P to O refer to p 41 MIDI fil ter settings On the ER 1mkII set the M
56. essages E r 1 Data could not be written Er 2 When writing a song to a different song num ber the maximum number of recordable events was exceeded Use the Clear Event operation to erase unwanted events from the song p 37 E r 9 Protect was turned on for the memory into which you attempted to write data In Global mode turn the Protect setting oFF p 39 Fu When event recording on a song event data memory has filled up If you attempt to record additional events the memory full message will appear immediately Either use Clear Event to delete unwanted events from a song or record blank data to clear the memory Restoring the factory set data The pattern and song data with which the ER 1mkII is shipped from the factory is referred to as the preloaded data and you can restore this preloaded data back into the memory of the ER 1mklI When you do this the patterns you created and the songs which use these patterns will be erased and replaced by the preloaded data If you wish to keep the patterns and songs you created you must save the data on a data filer etc before you load the preloaded data 1 While simultaneously pressing the SOLO key and the WRITE key turn on the power 2 The display will indicate PLd and the Play Pause key will blink 3 To load the factory preloaded data press the blinking Play Pause key This will require apporoximately 30 seconds To cancel press the Stop Cancel
57. f each pat tern may be different so the master and slave will not necessar ily bein the samelocation When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device a Continue message is transmitted and the song will begin playback from the currently selected posi tion When the slave device receives the Continue message it will synchronize to the Timing Clock messages and begin play back 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 forward or rewind while the song is playing Song Posi tion Pointer messages will not be transmitted Be aware that if you perform these operations during synchronized playback the synchronization will be lost Also even if Song Position Pointer messages are received during playback the playback location will not change 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 ER 1mkII is PO 42 3n 51 F7 n exclusive channel However some system exclusive messages have been defined for use in a specific way and these are called universal syst
58. ffect of the previously moved knob will be lost Refer to p 28 Recording a motion sequence 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 0 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Connecting various sources to the audio inputs Let s try connecting various types of audio device radio or MD or CD player or tone generator to the audio input jacks Sound that contains no drums is most effective Try out various types of sounds or music Depending on the content you may discover unexpectedly interesting results 1 Connect an audio device etc to the audio inputs of the ER 1mkII Each jack is monau ral so you may need to use a stereo mono adapter plug depending on the device you are connecting oocec 00000 2 Adjust the output level of the connected device so that lt the peak LED lights only at the maximum levels At this 1 Input from time yuan turn on the AUDIO IN TARU key we 2 Peak LED a CD or MD etc key will light to hear the input sound without having to press the part key 3 Select the pattern or song whose volume you wish to adjust and press the Play Pause key to begin playback 4 Press the Mode key to enter Global mode 5 Use the cursor A W keys to set the parameter select LED to INPUT GAIN 1 6 Rotate the dial to adjust the input volume to create a balance with the volume of the other parts Adjust INPUT GAIN 2 in the same way
59. h will rise and fall cyclically ll Sample amp Hold The pitch will change randomly d Noise A noise component will be cyclically added to the pitch This is effective when creating snare drum sounds N Envelope An envelope will be applied to the pitch This is effective when creating kick or tom sounds MOD DEPTH modulation depth 100 0 100 Adjust the depth and direction of the pitch modulation Posi tive settings right and negative settings left will invert the direction of the pitch modulation effect When the knob is positioned in the center 0 the Modulation Type and Modulation Speed will have no effect MOD SPEED modulation speed 0 1 Hz 5 000 Hz Adjust the speed of pitch modulation Rotating the knob toward the right will speed up the pitch modulation al lowing you to apply cross modulation effects AMP These parameters control the volume and panning DECAY 0 100 Adjust the speed at which the volume will decay For Au dio In parts this will function as a gate time duration of the sound synchronized to the tempo PAN L R Set the stereo position panpot of the sound When the knob is located in the center the sound will be heard from the center Rotating the knob toward the left will place the sound toward the left and rotating the knob toward the right will place the sound toward the right LEVEL 0 100 Adjust the output level Rotating the knob toward the right
60. he playback method is the same as for SMOOTH playback of a part motion sequence amp There will be no effect if the delay type MOTION SEQ LED is dark Recording a delay motion sequence You can record the movements of two knobs Delay Depth and Delay Time 1 Select the pattern that you wish to edit 2 Press the TYPE key to select MOTION SEQ 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 Time 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 DEPTH knob in the same way A Motion sequences are recorded in realtime while you lis ten to the playback It is not possible to partially modify a motion sequence after it has been recorded You will need to keep trying until you record a motion sequence to your liking Refer to p 30 Erasing part or delay motion se quence data Checking motion data If motion sequence data has been recorded you can hold down the SHIFT key and press the MOTION SEQ key to view the
61. his 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 Contents TO TU e EE 6 Maim Tales aga aana a a aga WENI a NG Gb da ada d a a a a II a KA a AN ga 6 About the data you create on the ER Timkll ua 6 Make connections and playlist HU NU e ERR teu 7 Example GOntieCHlbflS EEN 7 Preparing toplay a aaa sas naa ga ata aa a ag a an DE E E KE RM Na 7 2 Front and rear panel eese 8 Synthesizer section eer EE cate o MDC deme 8 eene PEPPER TL 9 COMMON SOollOEd coi casos veneno tiec t ere ee BIER sen kaag acad o QU a A 9 Sequence Control section EE 10 Step Key section me 10 GODS CIO SG dee AE 11 3 Basic operation Quick Start sssssss 12 Conceptual diagram of the ER 1mkll ENEE 12 Listening Rio BL e RE 12 Listening to Patterns ET 13 Trying OUETRE TUTICUOTIS siene e nei on Duo a denas 13 Changing the tempo of a song or pattern sesssssss 13 Using the dial to cha
62. is On The Part Mute function By holding down the PART MUTE key TAP key while you 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 While 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 4 Display when Synth part 2 press a part key you can mute temporarily silence that part is soloed Rd when m parts While you hold down the PART MUTE key TAP key the mute 6 66 SE status of each part will be displayed The part key of unmuted 080 00000 O oO 00 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 Synth part 2 and Handclap B 0 6 BOBBBBBBO Display when Synth part 2 and Handclap are muted amp When you hold down the PART MUTE key TAP key to select the Mute function pressing a part key will not sound that part 10000 Add AUDIO IN 2 to the soloed parts Synth 1 and 4 R When you press the SOLO key the Part Mute settings you made will be canceled i e no parts will be mute
63. key When loading is complete the ER 1mkII will return to its initial state After several seconds the display will indicate pattern number A01 and the ER 1mklI will be in Pattern mode Never turn off the power during the Load process The data may be damaged Cancel 8 Appendicese eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecec0606000000000000000000000 Specifications System Analog modeling PCM Number of parts 11 parts Synthesizer parts x 4 PCM parts x 4 Audio In parts x 2 Accent part Memory capacity Effects Delay Normal Motion Sequence Tempo Delay 256 patterns 16 songs Sequencer Pattern Maximum 64 steps per part Motion sequence One parameter for each part 64 events Song Maximum 256 patterns per song Maximum 35 700 events for event recording PHONES Stereo phone plug Nominal level 21 mW 21 mW 32 ohms OUTPUT L MONO R Phone jacks mono x 2 Nominal output level 10dBu Output impedance 1 k ohms AUDIO IN phone jack mono x 2 Nominal input level 10dBu Input impedance 47 k ohms MIDI IN OUT THRU Connectors Power supply DC 9 V AC adapter included Power consumption 5 5 W Dimensions 296 W x 220 D x 55 H mm with rubber feet Weight 15 kg 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 O GO B Appendices Example sounds Analog Kick 1 OSCILLATOR AMP PITCH mop gis MOD SPEED DECAY LEVEL WAVE lt xo Ve
64. key By pressing these keys to turn the Select LEDs on or off you can use the sixteen step keys as up to 64 step keys 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 the rhythm pattern indicated by the step keys When the Pattern Set key is on these LEDs indicate the pat tern set group 10 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 O O 2 Parts 3 Step keys 1 16 Use these keys to modify and audition the rhythm pattern of each part When the Pat tern 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 pat tern that you registered for that key 5 SHIFT key This key is used in conjunction with other keys When held down it gives an additional 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 If
65. l Note OFF x After Polyphonic x Touch Channel x Pitch Bender Bank Select MSB LSB NRPN LSB MSB Data Entry MSB Control Change Program O0 127 Transmitted received in Pattern mode P Change ARR LR GE E E EG Can always be transmitted received System Exclusive f 2 E in the MIDI Dump page Song Pos Transmitted received in Song mode 1 System Common Song Sel B Tune System Realtime Clock Commands O O Aux Messages Local ON OFF O All Notes OFF O123 127 Active Sense O Reset x P C E Sent and received when MIDI mode MIDI Filter P C E respectively are set to O 1 Sent but not received when Global mode Clock is Int When set to Ext received but not sent 2 In addition to Korg exclusive messages also responds to Inquiry messages 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 Imp 81U7NNOITS m bel gt E O D EY c v IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify
66. layback press the Stop Cancel key A It is not possible to change songs during playback Stop Cancel key What is a Song On the ER 1mulI a song is musical data consisting of Pat terns arranged in the desired playback order The ER 1mkII Song lets you create and store up to sixteen songs In each song you can arrange up to 256 patterns and rhythm and knob movements can also be recorded in addition to the play back Refer to p 33 Song mode Pattern A03 Pattern BO1 Pattern AO1 A LEA DI HERI 6 gt tas eatad sstl 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 3 Basic operation Quick Start Listening to Patterns 1 Press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode the key will light 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN top 3 Rotate the dial to select the desired pattern A01 A64 b01 b64 C01 C64 d01 d64 4 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 continue 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 S
67. ll differ by manufacturer Please refer to the owner s manual for the device you have connected Transmit receive dump data MIDI Data Dump DUMP Ptn SnG ALL Transmission Here s how system exclusive data pattern data song data or Global mode settings can be transmitted from the ER 1mkII to an external MIDI data filer or computer connected to the MIDI OUT connector 1 Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ER 1mkII to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device that is able to re ceive MIDI data dumps another ER 1mklI or a computer that is running a MIDI data filer program or editing program etc 2 Set the MIDI channel of the external MIDI device and the ER Lok to match However when transmitting to a data filer it is not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate DUMP 4 Rotate the dial to select the data that you wish to transmit Ptn All pattern data SnG All song data ALL All data pattern data song data Global data 5 Press the Play Pause key to transmit the data dump Reception Here s how ER 1mklI system exclusive data can be received from an external MIDI data filer or computer connected to the MIDI IN connector 1 Connect the MIDI IN connector of the ER 1mkII to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device that will trans mit the MIDI data dump another ER 1mklI or a computer thatis running a MIDI data filer p
68. mode and MIDI mode it is always possible to Write data regardless of the Protect setting With the factory settings this will be on Saving the settings you modify in Global mode WRITE amp When you perform the Write operation in either Global mode or MIDI mode the modified settings of both modes will be saved Here s how to save the Global mode settings If you wish to save the settings you modify you must perform this Write op eration Each time you turn on the power those settings will be in effect Conversely if you do not wish to save the modified settings simply turn off the power without performing the Write operation 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 6 Global mode 2 Press the Global mode or MIDI mode key 3 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The display will indicate 4 Press the WRITE key once again to write the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key In Global mode or MIDI mode it is always possible to execute the Write operation regardless of the Protect settings see the previous section amp Never turn off the power while data is being written to memory This may damage the data 39 40 7 MIDImiddeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecece c 06000000000000000000000000 7 MIDI mode In MIDI mode you can make MIDI related settings and dump exclusive data Press the MIDI mode key to enterMIDI mode To exit MIDI mode press the mode key for th
69. n 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 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern A10 Pattern B01 Pattern A01 G6Steps 24Steps 64Steps s6steps 16steps End D D Pattern DO1 Pattern B01 328teps 36Steps Pattern B20 Pattern BO1 Pattern A01 24Steps 36Steps 16Steps End 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 14 DELETE PATTERN The 14 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 14 once again and the pattern will be deleted To cancel press the Stop Cancel 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 re 3 a D pp dh 5 Song mode 35 36 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
70. nel of the ER 1mklI Refer to p 40 MIDI channel settings 4 Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate NOTE NO Refer to p 40 Setting the MIDI note number for each part 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 mitting device the sound of that part will be played For details on the ER 1mkII s MIDI functionality refer to p 42 About MIDI If you wish to save the settings of MIDI mode or Global mode you must perform the Write operation in either of these modes Refer to p 39 Saving the settings you modify in Global mode or p 41 Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode 20 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 0 3 Basic operation Quick Start Synchronized playback with the EA 1mkII By synchronizing the Electribe ER 1mkII and EA 1mkII you can enjoy even greater per formance possibilities Here s how you can make the EA 1mkII playback in synchroniza tion with the tempo of the ER ImkII Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ER 1mkII to the MIDI IN connector of the EA 1mkII Connect the line output jacks of the ER ImkII and the part output jacks of the EA 1mkII to your mixer or powered monitor sys tem amplified speakers 1 Pr
71. nge the temp 13 Using the Tap Tempo key to change the temp 13 td luecht 14 Modifying editing the sound 14 Striking the part keys along with a song or Daten 15 Modify edit the sound along with a song or pattern ssssssssss 15 Modifying editing a rhythm pattern ssseeeeeeem 16 e Using the step keys to edit the rhythm Step Recording ssssssssess 16 Using the part keys to edit the rhythm Realtime Recording AA 17 Saving a pattern that you Create EEN 17 Using a Motion Sequence ENEE 18 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs aa eanananen een anana nenen anana nee 19 Playing with Pattern SOL ier ro eec o Ee Sr petet aga int a aaa EE Rie 20 Using the ER 1mkll as a tone generator module 1 ssaneenanana nenen aane 20 Synchronized playback with the EA 1mkll sss 21 4 Ed Mu Lee 22 Selecting a pattern sa aaa a o x eae ERE RA EE aren D dada ct Ta a eo 22 Setting the playback tempo ENNEN EE 22 e Using the dial to change the tempo 0 0 0 2 eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeneaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 22 e Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo esesseeess 22 Playing a pattern Pattern Hlay aaa aaeeeeeeewena nana n ena anana nana n anana 22 The timing at which patterns will change seeeeeraranene nean an nane anane n ana 22 Playing from the beginning of a pattern Reset amp Play
72. nology to help anyone from beginners to hard core users to produce truly original music By using the front panel knobs and keys you can create analog percussion sounds intuitively and easily create rhythm patterns using these sounds The ER 1mkII is the ideal tool for the musician DJ sound creator or desktop music user who is looking for originality in their music Main features The ER 1mKII is a simple analog feeling percussion synthesizer with a four part percussion syn thesizer two audio input parts four PCM sound parts and an accent part By combining percussion sound with audio input external input rhythms the ER 1mkII gives you the expressive possibilities of a completely new type of rhythm machine The Motion Sequence function lets you record and loop knob movements and these patterns can be recorded independently for each part Sixteen step grid input is featured the ideal way to input rhythms It s also easy to record in realtime Youcan quickly modify sounds or rhythm patterns to change your performance while you play Sounds you create and up to 256 original rhythm patterns each up to 64 steps long can be stored in memory Up to sixteen songs can be created by combining multiple patterns and adding knob movements etc event data and stored in memory Delay and low boost effects are provided e Pattern Set Play lets you register sixty four patterns in the sixteen step keys and switch
73. o TEMPO 3 Rotate the dial to change the tempo 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 ER 1mkII will detect the interval at which you pressed the TAP key and will set the tempo accordingly The tempo can also be changed in this way even if the ER 1mkII is not currently playing a song or pattern Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO and the tempo you modified will appear in the display h H Three times A or more 3 Basic operation Quick Stait e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceececececccc060000 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 Refer to p 19 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs However even if sound is being input it will not be heard if Audio In Thru is turned on The sound of each part will differ depending on the pattern Rotate the dial to switch patterns and enjoy the wide range of sounds If the CROSS MOD key is turned on there will be no sound if you press only the PER CUSSION SYNTHESIZER 2 key see p 25 Modulation Parts for which the RING MOD Key is turned on will not sound unless their keys are pressed simultaneously refer to p 25 Modulation A Pressing the ACCENT key
74. of registered pat A If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not tern sets The pattern set group will be indicated by the lower be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Glo line of the Select LEDs red bal mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the By holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the PATTERN Write operation SET key you can hold the Pattern Set function the key will Never turn the power off during the Write operation This light may damage the data To defeat the Hold condition press the PATTERN SET key once again the key will go dark eM O y Example Step key A01 A20 BO3 B04 A51 A20 B43 B61 C21 C23 C56 C64 C28 C21 A07 A08 B01 BO2 B04 B62 A01 A A05 A45 A64 4 Pattern mode D01 D02 D03 D04 DOS D07 DO8 D09 Pattern set 3 mo COS 3 8 37 H 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 amp Pattern Set cannot be used during recording When you enter recording ready mode Pattern Set will be cancelled 31 4 Pattern mde ee6eeee0e0e060690600000000000000000000000000000090 Saving a pattern WRITE If you wish to keep the pattern data that you create you mu
75. on of PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 4 and AUDIO IN 1 and 2 The timbre and volume may vary depending on the timing at which PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 4 and AUDIO IN 1 and 2 are sounded 4 Pattern mode 25 26 4 Pattern mde ee6eee0e0e60e60609000000000000000000000000000000090 The effect may be difficult to notice if the level of one sig nal is too low or if the decay time is too short When the ring modulation effect is on the level and pan settings of PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1 or of AUDIO IN 1 and 2 parts will take priority When ring modulation is on no sound will be output un less both parts are played simultaneously Depending on the settings of both parts very loud sounds may be output Please adjust the level of each part appro priately The tone and volume of Ring Modulation may vary de pending on the timing at which Percussion Synthesizer 1 and 2 are sounded 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 correspondence between step keys and note values and the maximum number of steps as shown in the following diagram While you hold down the SHIFT key the step keys will light to indicate the length and beat of the current pattern To change the Length hold down the SHIFT key and press a Step Key 1 4 To change the Beat Scale hold down the SHIFT key and press a Step Key 5 7
76. on of message types that will be transmitted and received O allows transmis sion and reception and disables it P Transmission reception of Program Change Bank Select and Song Select messages C Transmission reception of Control Change messages E Transmission reception of Exclusive data However when the parameter select LEDs indicate DUMP Exclu sive data can be transmitted received regardless of this setting Displayed alternately None will be rrj transmitted received ri L lt q Only P will be transmitted received All will be transmitted received Factory settings WRITE A When you perform the Write operation in either MIDI mode or Global mode the modified settings of both modes will be saved Here s how to save the MIDI mode settings If you wish to save the settings you modify you must perform this Write opera tion Each time you turn on the power those settings will be in effect Conversely if you do not wish to save the modified set tings simply turn off the power without performing the Write operation 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the MIDI mode or 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 write the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key In Global mode or MIDI mode it is always possible
77. onnector of the external MIDI de vice 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 MIDI Clock messages 5 When you start playback on the ER 1mkII the external MIDI device will begin playback in synchronization A When you perform the Reset amp Play operation to begin playback from the beginning of the pattern the ER 1mkll will transmit only a MIDI Start message 1 MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc p MIDI cable H Protect settings Memory Protect PROTECT on oFF This is the memory protect setting for Pattern mode and Song mode When protect is on the Write key will not function and it will not be possible to rewrite data or to receive MIDI data dumps If you wish to save data you edited or to receive a data dump you must turn protect oFF 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate PROTECT 3 Rotate the dial to turn Protect on or oFF If you wish to save the Protect setting perform the Global mode Write operation A This setting applies to Pattern mode and Song mode In Global
78. pattern set group indicated by the red select LEDs lower line 1 4 to use 16 x 4 total of 64 pattern sets Pattern Set 1 256 Dg o o o If during playback you hold down the PATTERN SET key and press another step key the pattern registered for that key will begin playing when the currently playing pattern finishes playing Refer to p 31 Pat tern 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 Refer to p 31 Registering a pattern t0 hold the Pattern Set function for Pattern Set amp f you switch patterns during playback the change will occur when each pattern finishes playing Refer to p 22 The timing at which pat terns will changed Using the ER 1mkll as a tone generator module Read this section when you wish to use the ER 1mkII with other connected MIDI equip ment Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connec tor of your MIDI keyboard etc to the MIDI IN connector of the ER 1mkll 1 Press the MIDI mode key to enter MIDI mode LI 2 Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select MIDI cable LEDs indicate MIDI CH MIDI keyboard etc MIDI OUT 3 Set the channel of the transmitting device to match the chan
79. play back 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 15 CLEAR EVENT The 15 key will blink 3 Press step key 15 once again to clear the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key Checking for song event data If event data has been recorded in a song holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the MOTION SEO key will make step keys 13 through 16 light It is not possible to check for event data during playback or recording 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 O O O O 0 5 Song mode 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 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate SONG 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 not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Glo bal mode Memory Protect se
80. rd 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 Ifthe musical data of the song coincides with the event recorded data the song data will be given priority during playback 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 A 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 recorded per formance will be lost A 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 be cancelled until the end of the song amp After rewinding a song it may not be possible to playback exactly according to the event data Deleting event data from a song CLEAR EVENT This operation deletes all event data from the selected song 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop
81. re 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 A The metronome setting cannot be written When you turn on the power it will always be ott Adjusting the volume of the Audio In INPUT GAIN 1 AUDIO IN 1 0 100 INPUT GAIN 2 AUDIO IN 2 0 100 These parameters adjust the volume that is input to the Audio In jacks For the procedure refer to p 19 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs in section 3 Basic Operation Quick Start int Ext The Global mode CLOCK setting allows the tempo of the ER 1mklI 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 ER 1mkll will operate with its own internal clock if no MIDI Clock messages are being received at its MIDI IN connector Synchronizing the ER 1mkll to a master external MIDI device Ext 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the ER 1mklII 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 s
82. rogram or editing program etc 2 Set the MIDI channel of the external MIDI device and the ER Lok to match However when transmitting from a data filer itis not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate DUMP 4 Transmit the data dump from the external MIDI device Details on data dumps are provided in the MIDI implementa tion chart of the ER 1mxll Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI implementation amp Donottouch the keys of the ER 1mxll while a data dump is in progress When the parameter select LEDs indicate DUMP system exclusive data can be transmitted or received even if the MIDI Filter parameter E is set to If the MIDI Filter parameter E is set to O system exclu sive data can be transmitted or received in any mode MIDI filter settings 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 O 7 VIDI mode Saving the settings you Here you can select the types of MIDI message that willbe trans M od ify i n M D l m od e mitted and received For each character PCE in the display select O if you want that type of message to be transmitted and received or select if you do not want that type of message to be transmitted or received 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate MIDI FILTER 2 Rotate the dial to select the combinati
83. se the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN Rotate the dial to select one of the 256 patterns A01 A64 b01 b64 C01 C64 and d01 d64 By holding down the SHIFT key as you rotate the dial you can change the pattern number in steps of ten Setting the playback tempo TEMPO 20 300 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 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 ER 1mkII will calculate the in terval 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 ap pear in the display If you switch to a different pattern without writing the pat tern whose 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 refer to p 32 Saving a pattern A If you press and hold the TAP key the Part Mute function checking the Part Mute status will be selected and the ER 1mkll will stop detecting the interval at which Tap tempo was pressed Playing a pattern Pattern Play Use the cursor keys to make the paramet
84. select LED light 9 Mode keys Use these keys to move to the desired mode Pattern Song Global or MIDI During playback you can move to Global mode but not to MIDI mode 10 WRITE key Use this key when you wish to save settings that you modified in Pattern Song Global or MIDI mode or to save Pattern Set data Sequence Control section 1 Rec key Use this key to record rhythms and movements of the knobs etc If you press this key during recording re cording will end and playback will continue a H Bu EN 2 Stop Cancel key s xn This key stops playback of a pattern or song or cancels an operation 3 Play Pause key This key begins pauses playback of a pattern or song 4 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 5 SOLO key During playback you can hold down this key and press one or more Part keys to play back the specified part s Step Key section 1 2 3 l SEET 1 21 3 PATTERN S UT CT PATTERN EE PART FUNCTION _ SONG FUNCTION I 1 2 Aua A xl 4 x12 SWING MOVE COPY CLEAR CLEAR INSERT DELETE CLEAR CLEAR SHIFT PART MOTION PART PATTERN PATTERN EVENT 1 Select
85. shown in the following diagram Percussion Synthesizer part x 4 Audio In part x 2 Hi hat part x 2 Crash Cymbal part Hand clap part Accent part The Audio In parts are valid only when a signal is being input to the audio input jacks Although the sounds of the CLOSE and OPEN hi hat parts can be edited independently they cannot be sounded si multaneously If both are triggered in the same step the Open hi hat will sound Similarly the sounds of the Crash Cymbal part and the Handclap part can be edited independently but cannot be sounded simultaneously If both are triggered in the same step the Handclap part will sound 4 Pattern mde e06e60e0e 0e 0e6060609000000000000000000000000000000090 OSCILLATOR This specifies the oscillator waveform and pitch Example Mod Type NN Pitch WAVE A sine wave N triangle wave Select the basic waveform Each time you press the key the waveform will alternate A sine wave produces a mild col orless sound A triangle wave is slightly brighter than a sine wave PITCH 20 Hz 12 000 Hz Adjust the pitch Rotating the knob toward the left will lower the pitch and rotating it toward the right will raise the pitch MOD TYPE modulation type NS Saw Down KL Envelope Select the type of pitch modulation N Saw Down The pitch will fall cyclically UU Square Two pitches will alternate cyclically Triangle The pitc
86. ss the Play Pause key to begin playback 2 Press a part key the key will light to select the part that you wish to edit 3 Use the knobs and keys of the Synthesizer section to modify the sound The sound of the part that is playing will be modi fied as you move the knobs or keys You can press other part keys to edit other parts To save the pattern sounds that you dify here use the Write operation refer to p 17 Saving a pattern that you create If you re select a pattern or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the sound will return to its unedited state 3 Basic operation Quick Start A It is not possible to write the sounds you edit in a Song Only in a Pattern can you write the edited sounds 16 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececcccc060000 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 Refer to p 27 Creating a Rhythm Pattern Rhythm pattern Timing of sounds gt i 2b as il2lisi4l slel v1i8 eo io tt 12 13 14 15 16 Trigger Using the step keys to edit the rhythm Step Recording 1 Press the Patt
87. st perform this Write operation When you perform the Write op eration Data Copy within a pattern p 30 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 number 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 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 execute the Write operation Never turn off the power during the Write operation This can damage the data 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 O O O O 0 5 Song mode 5 Song mode Playing a song Song Play A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of play back You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the ER 1mkII In addition to pattern playback songs Press the Play Pause key to begin playing the song The song will begin playing from the pat
88. tern of the currently selected position When the song ends playback will automatically stop A It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song Please use Pattern mode to edit sounds can 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 terns within the song and is the unit by which you edit a song Pattern D01 Pattern A10 Pattern Bo1 Pattern B20 Pattern A01 Pattern B01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps Keele 1 2 3 A 6 Song S01 801 516 16 songs Pattern D01 Pattern A10 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern A01 Pattern B01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps VES a Ee i 3 4 6 aon 50 51 Event data Pattern A01 issteps End Pattern A01 50 51 Selecting a song SONG S01 916 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 Fast forward or rewind a song During song playback you can use the SELECT keys to fast forward or rewind To fast forward press the 9 SELECT key To rewind press the lt a SELECT key Setting the playback tempo TEMPO 20 300 Fast forward Rewind Using the dial to set the tempo Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs
89. that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty KO R KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan 2003 KORG INC Printed in China O uH
90. the SHIFTkey is held down as you rotate the dial the value in the display will change in steps of ten SHIFT PATTERN SET key The Pattern Set function will be held maintained For other SHIFT key combinations refer to the explanation of each parameter Connector section 1 Power switch m STANDS Tw Den eco THRU This switch turns the power on off Each time you press it the power will alternate on or off 2 DC 9V Connect the included AC adapter here 3 MIDI connectors IN MIDI data is received at this connector to control the ER 1mkll from an exter nal 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 4 AUDIO IN 1 2 jacks These jacks are used for the audio in parts Sound that is input here can be used as the sound of the AUDIO IN 1 and 2 part selector keys 5 LIMONO R line output jacks Connect your audio cables from these jacks to your mixer or powered monitor system powered speakers etc If you wish to make monaural connections connect the LIMONO jack 6 headphone jack A set of stereo headphones fitted with a stereo jack plug can be connected here 2 Parts 3 Basic operation Quick St
91. 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 amp Never turn off the power while data is being saved to memory De while the WRITE key is lit Doing so may damage the data It is not possible to Write data during play back or recording 18 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceececececcccc0000 Using a Motion Sequence What is a Motion Sequence On parts other than the Accent part you can record the changes you make to the sound using the knobs and loop them for playback This data is called a Motion Sequence refer to p 28 Motion Sequence There are two types of sequence A motion sequence allows you to record any one of the parameters WAVE PITCH MOD TYPE MOD SPEED MOD DEPTH DECAY PAN LOW BOOST or LEVEL for an individual Part A delay sequence lets you record this data for an individual Pattern The following knobs are valid for each part Synth parts WAVE PITCH MODTYPE MOD SPEED MOD DEPTH DECAY PAN LOW BOOST LEVEL Audio In parts DECAY PAN LOW BOOST LEVEL Hi hat Crash Cymbal Handclap parts PITCH DECAY PAN LOW BOOST LEVEL As an example here s how to record the PITCH parameter in a motion sequence 1 In Pattern
92. to select the pattern that you wish to assign to position 001 4 Press the SELECT p 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 To playback the completed song from the beginning press the Play Pause key once and then press the Stop Cancel key Al 5 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececece c0000000000000000000000 ternatively use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate POSITION and rotate the dial or use the SE LECT keys to set the position to 001 Then press the Play Pause key If you wish to view the order of patterns in the song or to re select 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 AG d H 1a Agg bit b3U bBU End Alternatively you can make the parameter select LEDs indi cate POSITION and use the dial or SELECT key to select the position you wish
93. top light To stop playback press the Stop Cancel key Cancel key 4 You can rotate the dial to select patterns when playback is stopped or even during playback A When you change patterns during playback the change will ac Pattern gt tually occur at the end of each pattern Refer to p 22 The timing eae ik M amp at which patterns will change Ber eer es 2 Pat 1 T2 Ta 4 s 6 7 e 64 2 What is a Pattern 5 sls 8 Iesele gt s s ius EE EE EE EEN E otion sequence data O A pattern is a unit of musical data consisting of sounds arranged in a rhythm On I the ER 1mkll you can create and save 256 patterns ped SES al UU Gel Se 6 Each pattern consists of eleven parts refer to p 14 In addition to the sounds of lotion sequence data I each part you can also record rhythms and knob movements refer to p 22 Pat D tern mode Li o Part 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 64 OO A D A D a a D semene lotion sequence data bai en o Trying out the functions Changing the tempo of a song or pattern There are two ways to change the tempo The tempo that you change here will return to the original tempo when you stop playback and switch to a different pattern or song Using the dial to change the tempo Change the tempo of Change the tempo of a song a pattern 1 Press the Mode key to enter Song mode or Pattern mode 2 Use the cursor A V keys to set the param eter select LED t
94. tting before you execute the Write operation Never turn the power off during the Write operation This may damage the data 5 Song mode 37 38 6 Global mdeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececc0606000000000000000000 Synchronizing the ER 1mkll 6 Global mode with external MIDI devices In Global mode you can set parameters such as Metronome or Protect Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode M DI C loc k To execute Global mode press the previous mode key CL o C K 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 opera tion refer to p 39 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 1 0 The metronome will sound only during recording when the Rec and Play Cancel keys are lit 1 1 When recording a one measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording 1 2 When recording a two measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording on The metronome will sound during playback and record ing The
95. ume of the Audio ln 38 Synchronizing the ER 1mkll with external MIDI devices MIDI Clock 38 Synchronizing the ER 1mkll to a master external MIDI device Ext 38 Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ER 1mkll as master int 39 Protect settings Memory Protect aana anaman a nenanem nana 39 Saving the settings you modify in Global mode WHRITE 39 VET NANI Thu le Le EE 40 MIDI channel settings MIDI ch ette tenen 40 Setting the MIDI note number for each part Note No 40 Transmit receive dump data MIDI Data Dump saaaaanan anana anane 40 MIDI filter settings a ctae aac ceo eaaa anana aaa Kaanan aana C uto rre ER ERRARE 41 Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode WRITE 41 Ee ene e 42 Pes AID TEES 42 Troubleshooting cet LL NN e LAAN E NAN aaa aa naga hh 43 Error messages raka gga acct ae a NA aa NGA UE RN EM UL ard 44 Restoring the factory set data eeeseeseeseeeeeeeee 44 Specifications emaan A eaae eee E aaae AEA EN 44 Example sounds oeren E ra ai 45 SE 46 clo EE 48 Pattern NAM GEIST pe ES 50 Song Name E EE 50 MIDI Implementation Chart AAA 51 i Introductione eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececc 060000000000000000 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Electribe RmkII ER 1mkII The ER 1mkII is a unique and easy to use rhythm instrument that uses DSP synthesis tech
96. ut Writing the first song will return to its original tempo If you wish to keep the tempo setting you modified you must perform the Write operation refer to p 37 Saving a song 33 34 Creating a song Creating a song from scratch Here s how to create a song by placing patterns in the desired order 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 16 CLEAR SONG Key 16 will blink 3 Press step key 16 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 data to its origi nal condition ce fie ll a a i HERE O 36 8 2 3 Specifying a pattern for each position POSITION 001 256 PATTERN A01 d64 Here s how to specify the pattern for each 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
97. ut 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 WRITE key Refer to Saving a pattern that you create below 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 Decay value p 19 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs Erase If you accidentally input a wrong note you can hold down the SHIFT key and Rec key while the pattern con tinues playing to erase the rhythm pattern for the cur rently selected part i e the part whose part key is lit 3 Basic operation Quick Start Saving a pattern that you create 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 Refer to p 39 Protect settings Please be aware that when you save data the pattern in the save destination will be overwritten Edit a pattern as described in Modifying the sound or Modifying edit ing 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 De the save destination 4 Press the WRITE key once again
98. will not sound the Accent part It is not possible to simultaneously play both the Close and Open hi hat sounds It is not possible to simultaneously play both the crash cymbal and the handclaps What is a Part A Part consists of the timing at which sounds are produced i e a rhythm pattern and a motion Part sequence Parts are the smallest unit of data from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 64 which a Pattern is created There are the follow 5 ala ing types of Parts and a total of eleven Parts Re 5 5 5 fer to p 22 Pattern mode Percussion Synthesizer parts 1 4 A synthe sizer sound and a rhythm pattern e Audio In parts 1 2 A rhythm pattern for the external audio input Hi hat parts CLOSE OPEN A rhythm pattern for the hi hat Crash Cymbal part A rhythm pattern for the crash cymbal Handclap part A rhythm pattern for the handclap Accent part A rhythm pattern for the points of emphasis accents for the overall pattern You are free to modify the sound of each part and rhythm patterns and motion sequences can be stored independently for each part refer to p 24 Editing the sound of a part 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 Synthesizer section to edit the sound The Original Value LED will light to indicate the position of the knobs and keys for the original settings

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