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Konica Minolta 181 Network Card User Manual

1. 9 W Wave 27 Wave Name List 56 WRITE Global 48 Pattern 21 41 SONG 45 WRITE key 8 53 7 Data 54 7 Data 0000000000008 HOO8H8OO88COOEEEO Pattern Name List Style A 01 A 32 Best Selection A 33 b 50 House Techno Patterns and 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 b 51 C 09 Drum n Bass C 10 C 38 R amp B Hip Hop Trip Hop C 39 C 56 Nu Skool Breaks Big Beat C 57 C 64 Other A Bank b Bank C Bank No Pattern Name Tempo No Pattern Name Tempo No Pattern Name Tempo A 01 Dream Trance 1 140 b 01 2 Step UK Garage 11 135 C 01 Cyber Tech Step 11 170 A 02 Epic Trance 1 133 b 02 2 Step UK Garage 12 138 C 02 Cyber Tech Step 12 165 A 03 Epic Trance 2 141 b 03 2 Step UK Garage 13 133 C 03 Digital D n B 3 190 A 04 Epic Trance 3 144 b 04 2 Step UK Garage 14 135 C 04 Artcore 1 175 A 05 Progressive Trance 1 139 b 05 House 3 124 C 05 Artcore 2 164 A 06 Psychedelic Trance 1 143 b 06 House 4 122 C 06 Artcore 3 177 A 07 Psychedelic Trance 2 144 b 07 House 5 132 C 07 Jump Up 1 178 A 08 Breakstep 130 b 08 House 6 125 C 08 Jump Up 2 174 A 09 2 Step UK Garage 1 131 b 09 House 7 129 C 09 Breaks 1
2. 48 E Edit Delay 17 30 drum part 16 Effect 17 29 Motion sequence data 39 Note 32 Part 16 Phrase pattern 18 Rhythm pattern 18 Song 44 Sound of a part 18 27 Synth part 16 Effect 28 29 Effect Edit 17 Effect Key 9 Effect Delay section 9 EG Intensity 10 28 EG Time 9 27 28 Erase 19 38 Error message 51 Event Recording 45 F Factory set data 51 Fast forward 42 Filter 30 Flanger Chorus 29 G Gate time 33 Glide 9 28 Global mode 46 H Headphone 12 l Insert Pattern 44 K Keyboard function 15 Keyboard Key 11 L Length 21 31 Level 9 27 28 Listen Pattern 14 Song 13 M MASTER VOLUME 8 Metronome
3. To change the target step you can use the dial or press one of the sixteen step keys Alternatively you can hold down the Shift key and use the Select keys to move forward or back ward in single steps In the case of a pattern with a length of 2 measures or greater you can use the Select keys to move the select LED in the lower line red in order to change the length that is shown by the step keys and verify or modify the trigger locations Select Area shown by the step keys For 16 32 For tri tr2 LED display 0g Steps 1 16 Steps 1 12 aoe Steps 17 32 Steps 13 24 gO Steps 33 48 Steps 25 36 ELRO Steps 49 64 Steps 37 48 The maximum number of steps will depend on the length and scale beat settings Changing the trigger settings Make sure that the PATTERN mode key is lit 1 Turn off the Keyboard key the key will be dark 2 Use the Synth part key to select the part that you wish to edit 3 For a pattern with a pattern length of 2 measures or more you can use the Select keys to move the red select LEDs to left or right to change the length location that you will edit 4 The step keys will light to indicate the trigger locations of the pattern for that part You can press each key to switch the trigger on off for that step Each time you press a step key the trigger will alternate on lit and off dark 000000
4. 46 MIDI Channel 47 49 Clock 46 Connector 12 Filter 47 Implementation Chart 55 LED 8 Note number 47 MIDI Implementation Chart 55 Mode Global 46 Pattern 25 Song 42 Mode key 8 Modulation Delay 30 Motion Dest 39 Motion Sequence 22 Motion sequence 28 30 34 Motion sequence Key 9 Motion Value 40 Move Data 36 Mute 26 N Name Pattern 54 SONG 54 WAVE 56 Note editing 18 Note number 33 47 Note on off 49 NRPN 49 O Offset Note 43 Original Value LED 9 0000 0000800000800800808080800808088888808888 888 Daa P Pan 9 27 28 Part 15 Accent 15 26 Clear 38 Copy 37 Drum
5. De Specifying a pattern for each position Position 001 256 Pattern A 01 d 64 Specify a pattern for each position When doing this please turn the Keyboard function key off the key will go dark 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs in dicate Position Notice that the display indicates 001 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs in dicate Pattern 3 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to position 001 4 Press the select 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 as sign as many patterns as you wish To play back the completed song from the beginning press the Play Pause key once and then press the Stop Cancel key Alternatively use the cursor keys to select Position and ro tate the dial or use the select 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 use the cursor keys to select Pattern Each time you press a select key you will move to the next or previous posi tion You can use the dial to change the pattern number that is display
6. tern that you create If you re select the pattern or turn off the power without performing the Write proce dure the sound will return to its un edited state When you press a drum part key the keyboard function of the step keys will be defeated but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth part While a Song is playing it is not possible to write edits made to the part sound effect or delay It is only possible to write edits made to the part sound while a Pattern is playing Modifying editing a rhythm or phrase pattern Rhythm patterns and phrase patterns Rytm panenn Each pattern of the EM 1 contains a rhythm pattern created using the drum parts and phrase patterns created using the synth parts The rhythm pattern consists of sequence patterns note timing ach step of each part i data for each step o S chp i i di A Aceh Phrase patterns consist of trigger note location note number 5 Motion sequence data pitch and gate time note length data at each step for each part You can use the sixteen step keys to modify the rhythm and phrase patterns for the various parts Rhythm and phrase patterns can i j iming of sounds lime also be recorded by realtime recording as you play See p 25 Part1 Time i scunds m Pattern mode Eat
7. amp When the EM 1 receives a data dump it will take up to ten seconds to write the data into memory the Write key will light Never turn off the power of the EM 1 dur ing this time Doing so may damage the data Also new MIDI data cannot be received during this time If you want the EM 1 to receive multiple data dumps in suc cession you must leave an interval between each of the transmitted data dumps Memory Protect Protect This is the 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 receive a MIDI data dump When you wish to save edited data or receive a data dump turn protect OFF 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 16 Protect Key 16 will blink 3 Rotate the dial to change the blinking display to either on or OFF 4 Press step key 16 once again to finalize the protect on off setting key 16 will go dark If you decide to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key If you wish to save the protect setting perform the Global mode Write operation described below amp With the factory settings this is turned on This setting is valid in Pattern mode and Song mode In Global mode it is always possible to execute Write re gardless of the Memory Protect setting Saving your changes in Glo bal mod
8. csescesseeessteessseeseseeeesneeensnesesneeeeeneeesseeenseees 40 Pattern Setoa na Era A eaa aa OA ih Lea aA EAE a ks RAKE EEE EE AAT EEES 40 Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play s ssussunsuseunnunnuneunuureunnnnnunnnneununnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnn nane 40 Chain Play of pattern sets ission a i s e e ea eaa eet a DEEE aoe 40 Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set s ssussussusnurunnunrunnurenrnunnnnnnnnununnnnnnnennnnnennunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnenn ennen ennnen enna 41 Saving a pattern WRITE ccccsccessseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeenaeseseeeeeseaesenseeeesseaeesnseeeeesseeeeeeseees 41 5 SOng MONS iccsaoccectteccceesrcsecceted eeeae eee cect ianea SEE annin A2 Selecting a SONG saaa eE rannan ese ie eee ees Setting the playback tempo cccsssseceeeeeseeeeeeeeenseseeeeeeenseseeeesnsneseeeeesnsneeseeeeenss e Using the dial to set the tempo cseceseeeeseeesseessneeesneeeseseseeeeseeeessnesesneeesnesesaeeeseneeseneessaeseeneneeeneeas Using the tap tempo key to Set the tempo ccccseecceeeeseeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseessnaeaeeeseeeaeseasseaeeeeesanns Using the Tempo Lock key to fix the song tempo Playing a song Song Play ss eceesseeseeeeeees Fast forward or rewind a SONG ccsscsesessseeseeeesseeeseneeseneessnesesneeesneessnesesneessuesecaeesseneesseesssnenenseenennes SWITCHING SONGS ee E er a aa settee aaaea aAa sevice Seas ved ebb a A a aae eaaa raa ae
9. cccccesesessseeeseeeesneeesseeeseneeseeeeseeeeseneessneeseneessneessneesneeseeneesennseeeenes 35 Moving data within a part Move Data cssssesseesseesseeesseeeseeesseeeseneessneeseeeeseneesenesesaeeeseeeemeneess 36 Copying a part Copy Part Data Copy within a pattern cece cicisccsscesstesoctsctescossesceccectessessceseotectestessestcesesteenesteeseecectectecsecscesecverssesceventens Copying the sound of a part Copy Sound ccssesseeseeeseeeseeeeseeeeesseeeneesenesseesenesseesenesensneesseneneeteneans 37 Erasing motion sequence data from the part effect or delay Clear Motion css eesseees 38 Erasing pattern data from a patt ccccscsccsseeesneessseesseeesseeeesseeesenesseneessaeesseeeseneeseesesneessnesesueseessneesonens 38 Erasing data during playback or recording Erase c cece cceee cess eeeeeeesaeeseaeeseseeeseeeeeeaeeseaaes 38 Erasing all data from a part Clear Part ccccccccccscecenececeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeesaeeeseaeeseaeeeeaeeeseeeessaeeeeees 38 Exchanging data between parts Swap Part cssccssseeesseeeeeeeesseeeeseeeesseeenseeeeseeeesneeeseeeeseeeseneeeaes 39 Editing motion SEQUENCE data c eecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeneeeseeeeseneeeseeeesseneseeeeeennes 39 Selecting a MOTION SEQUENCE s csecsercsseeseesseesensneeeseeseneneneseeeseesenenenenuesseasenessneneessesseneseesneerenseneenenaees 39 Editing the parameter values Of a motion SEQUENCE
10. 15 26 Edit 16 Swap 39 Synth 15 26 Part common section 9 Part Mute 26 Part Mute Key 10 Part Select section 10 Pattern Change 25 Creating 27 32 Delete 44 Insert 44 Listening 14 Name List 54 Play 25 Reset amp Play 25 Selecting 25 Pattern mode 25 Pattern Name List 54 Pattern Set 23 Chain Play 40 Play 40 Register 41 Pattern Set key 11 Phaser 29 Pitch 9 27 33 Pitch bend 47 pitch bend 49 Pitch Shifter 29 Play Motion sequence 34 Pattern 25 Pattern Set 23 40 Song 42 Position 43 Power switch 12 Program Change 49 Protect 48 R Realtime recording 18
11. p 20 in chapter 3 Basic op eration Quick Start Note editing A phrase pattern consists of the following three data items for each step For each step you can set these three items e Trigger Whether or not a note will sound e Note number The pitch that will be sounded e Gate time The duration of the sound 45 K fix iki Se Step 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Trigger On On On On On On On On Note number C2 G2 F2 D2 D2 A1 E2 A2 Gate time 1 25 2 00 o s Jo 5 4 00 1 50 2 00 1 00 duration of the sound Scale Beat 32 Selecting the step Target Step Step Rec 1 01 4 16 When the Pattern mode STEP EDIT key is on key lit and the parameter select LEDs indicate Step Rec the value shown in the display is called the target step The value in the display indicates the location of the step within the phrase pattern If the keyboard function is off the step key for the target step will blink When the Keyboard key is on the step keys will not indicate the target step Example display Step 10 Lag Length 1 a IO E Bi C B mi opa Step 5 37 Ac F323 H ODSUUSUEDOSENENEHH Length 3 ms
12. 27 Amp EG 9 28 Assign Pattern Set 41 Wave 27 B Bank Select message 49 Beat 31 Beat LED 8 Bend Range 47 C Check Motion sequence data 35 Song event data 45 Chord split 27 Clear Motion 38 Part 38 Song 43 Common section 8 Compressor 29 Connection 7 Connector section 12 Copy Data 37 Part 37 Sound 37 Cursor key 8 Cutoff 10 28 D Data Copy 37 DUMP 50 Decimator 30 Delay Edit 17 Edit Key 9 Time 30 Delete Event data 45 Pattern 44 Depth 30 Diagram 13 Distortion 29 Drive 10 28 Drum part 15 26 Dump data
13. B Accent These keys select a drum part By pressing a key you can hear the sound that is assigned to the corresponding part 4 Drum Part Accent key This key selects the drum accent part Sequence Control section 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rec key Use this key to record rhythms phrases and movements a gt n Q of the knobs etc If you press this key during recording recording will end and playback will continue Part Mute Solo 2 Stop Cancel key 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 Rest Tie Part Mute key Tap on this key to enter a new tempo During step recording use this key to input a rest or a tie During playback you can hold down this key and press a Part key to mute the specified part 5 Transpose Solo key Use this key to transpose a phrase During playback you can hold down this key and press one or more Part keys to playback the specified part s 10 00000080080000080880088880888088888 886 CO 2Front and rear panel Step Key section gI Select as 5 E Length ae Swing Bot Move Copy Copy Clear Clear Swap Insert Delete Clear Bend Dump Protect pe Data Part Sound Motion Part Part Pattern Pattern Song Range Select keys By pressing these keys to turn the Select LEDs on or off you can use the sixteen step keys
14. aver 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 1011 14 1516 ri number c4 as A Mi Note y As described below there are two ways to edit a rhythm Wave pattern and three ways to edit a phrase e Realtime recording While playing back a pattern you can use the part keys or the keyboard function for synth parts only to record a new phrase along with the playback e Step recording You can use the step keys to create a sequence pattern or individually input the pitch and length of each note to record a new phrase e Note editing only for phrase patterns You can edit the data trigger note number gate time of the selected step to create a phrase In the following pages we will explain how to perform Realtime Recording and Step Recording For details on Note Editing refer to Note Editing p 32 in Pattern mode 9000000800000O888O0O8H8OO8H88O8 SSC OO 3 Basic operation Quick Start Realtime recording This method allows you to record while listening to the performance To record a rhythm pattern press the rhythm part keys at the desired timing To record a phrase pattern use the keyboard function and press the step keys at the desired tim ing amp When you press a drum part key the keyboard function of the step keys will be defeated but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth part If you wish to listen to the metronome as you record refer to p 46 Metronome set tings 1 Press
15. 1 or 2 that you wish to play and turn on the keyboard function 2 In Song mode or Pattern mode press the Play Pause key to begin playback 3 Press the drum part keys or the step keys to play along with the song or pattern amp When you press a drum part key the keyboard func tion of the step keys will be defeated but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth part amp u amp The synth parts are monophonic synthesizers One part cannot sound multiple notes simultaneously 17 3 Basic operation Quick Start 0 00 000080000000008000000000000000 Editing the sound of a part effect or delay while hearing a song or pattern 1 In either Song mode or Pattern mode press the Play Pause key to begin playback 2 Press a part key the key will light to select the part that you wish to edit 3 Operate the knobs and keys of the Synth Filter section or Part Common section to modify the sound Operate the knobs and keys of the Effect Delay section to modify the effect or delay weal Ol DB amp o 0A000000 used by the performance If you wish to save the pattern sound settings that you G 2 edit here use the Write procedure see p 21 Saving a pat Operating the knobs or keys will modify the sound that is
16. 19 32 Reception 48 Recording Event 45 Motion sequence 35 Realtime 18 19 32 Step 18 20 32 Reset amp Play 25 42 Resonance 10 28 Resonator 30 Rest Tie Key 10 Reverb 29 Rewind 42 Ring Modulation 29 Roll 9 28 32 S Save Global 48 Pattern 21 41 SONG 45 Scale 31 Section Common 8 Connector 12 Effect Delay 9 Part common 9 Part Select 10 Sequence Control 10 Step Key 11 Synth filter 10 Select Part 26 Select LED 11 Sequence Control section 10 Shift Data 36 Shift key 11 Shift Note 36 Smooth 34 Solo 26 Solo key 10 Song 13 Creating 43 Deleting e
17. 3 Press the key of the synth part that you wish to edit the key will light Pe Turn off the keyboard function the keyboard key will go dark 5 The step keys will light to indicate the trigger locations of the pattern for that part Press the step key for the step whose gate time you wish to edit the key will blink By pressing a step key where a trigger exists you can audition its pitch 6 Rotate the dial to modify the gate time of that step The value shown in the display is the gate time length in units of a step For example if the gate time is set to 1 0 the gate time will be exactly as long as one step If the gate time length extends into the timing of the next note the filter EG of the next note will not be retriggered When the display is showing the Gate Time pressing a step key will not switch its trigger on off Changing the gate time of a step whose trigger is off will have no effect If you turn that trigger on the specified gate time will be used 33 4 Pattern mode 34 4 Pattern mode 0008000008008 808 OTOOTO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO Adding accents to the pattern Accent Accents volume emphasis can be added individually to the drum part and synth part When the accent is on notes at the same location step of each part will be emphasized 1 When you press the part key for the desired accent the step keys will indicate the accent pattern 2 Each time you press
18. Reset All Controllers Program Change O 0 127 HHH KKH HHH AAA AH Transmitted received in Pattern mode P System Exclusive Can always be transmitted received 2 E in the MIDI Dump page System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune Transmitted received in Song mode 1 p System Realtime Commands Clock Aux Messages Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY 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 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO O Yes x No Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 55 Wave Name List Drum Wave Name Drum Wave Name Drum Wave Name Synth Wave Name No Name No Name No Name No Name 1 BD Dark 51 Clap Hardhouse 101 Agogo 1 Saw ProSynth 2 BD 99 1 52 Clap R amp B 102 Triangle 2 Boost Saw 3 BD 99 2 53 HH 99 Cl 103 Tambourine Acc 3 Pulse 15 MG 4 BD Analog 54 HH 99 Op 104 Sleigh Bell 4 Pulse 25 MG 5 BD ZAP 55 HH 88 Cl 105 Cabasa Normal 5 Square 6 BD 99 Dist 1 56 HH 88 Op 106 Cabasa Dist Up 6 Triangle MG 7 BD 99 Dist 2 57 HH R amp B Cl 107 Cabasa Dist Down 7 Sine 8 BD 99 Dist 3 58 HH R a
19. cccsseessseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeecaeseseeeeesseaesenseeeseeneeneeeeas 13 LISTENING 10a SOMO ei cis e cee ete chest cs scdedecteedtadecceedeadeascccurtaceectsncendeecctbecqunerstusereaceis 13 Listening to Patterns 2 020i 2 chencd cats ccc eedectcececeeeveceacbeceveuencduacertecuaddevess seancertertenandeess 14 Trying out the FUNCTIONS ccccceceeee cece eeeeeee eee eeeneeeeeeeeesneeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeensneeaeeeeensneeeseeeenss 14 Changing the tempo of a SONG OF pattern eseesseeeeeneeeeeeeneeeseeenneeseaeeeeseeeseeeseeeseesseeeseeseessensenensanass 14 e Using the dial to change the tempo 0 0 ee cece eee e cess eenee teas eeeaee tease seaeeseeeeeseaeeseaeeseeeeeeeereea 14 e Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo eee cece e eee ecereeeeee tees eeeeeseaeesneaeesseeseaeenaes 14 Pressing keys to play the sound Of a Palt cccsssesseeesseeesseeessneeseeeeseneesenesnenesesueeessneesseeesseeesaeaeess 15 Playing the sound Of a drum part ccceceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeceeeeeeeeeaeeeeceeaeeeeeeaeeeeseeaaeeeeseaaeeseseaaeeeeseneeeesineeaees 15 Playing the sound of a synth part the Keyboard function eee eee e eee eeneeeeeeeeeseeeteeeeeneeeees 15 Modifying editing the sound Of a part c ce tecseseeesteeseneesseeeseeeesseessseeeesaeeeseeesseneeesaeseseeeeseneeaneeeess 16 Editing the sound of a drum part eee ee cece cece tree eeeeeeteaeeseaeeseaeeseeeseseeeseaeeseaeeseeeseseeeeanagenees 16 Editing the soundio
20. nsertino ee ee en een a 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 11 Insert Pat tern The 11 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 11 once again and a pattern will be inserted in front of that position The key will go dark To cancel press the Stop Cancel key The pattern that is inserted will be the pattern which had pre viously been at that position Now you can specify the de sired pattern for the position that was inserted Data following the inserted pattern will be moved backward 3 5 Song mode 00000000000000 0000000 OTOOTO OOOO OOOO O00000 OOOO Deleting a pattern from a specified po sition Delete Pattern You can delete a pattern from a specified position and subse quent patterns will be moved forward toward the beginning of the song Delete the pattern at position 5 Pattern A 01 Pattern d 01 Pattern b 01 Pattern b 20 Pattern A 10 Pattern b 01 Pattern A 01 Before 1esteps 2Steps Gasteps 24Steps 64steps Bestes 1esteps End i Position Position P
21. 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 amp If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to Write In this case you must turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you ex ecute the Write operation Never turn off the power during the Write operation This can damage the data A 41 4 Pattern mode 42 5 Song mode OSSOHSHSHSSHSOSHSSHSOOHSCHSHOOHCCHEHSHOOCCHCOOCCEEOOEEEEOEE 5 Song mode A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of playback You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the EM 1 In addition to pattern playback songs can also record overdubbed phrases and knob movements Press the Song mode key to enter Song mode Song S 01 S 01 S 16 16 songs Pattern d 01 J Pattern A 10 Pattern b 01 Pattern b 20 Pattern AOT Pattern b 01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps Position Position Position Position Position 2 3 4 5 6 Event data Pattern AoT 16steps CEnd r 50 51 Selecting a song Song S 01 S 16 Use the cursor keys to select Song the corresponding LED will light Rotate the dial to select one of the sixteen songs S 01 to S 16 Setting the playback tempo 20 0 300 0 e Using the dial t
22. received the EM 1 will transmit an Inquiry Message FO 7E nn 06 02 9 bytes F7 that means I am a Korg EM 1 my system version is e When a Master Volume FO 7F nn 04 01 vv vv F7 mes sage is received the volume of the entire system will change The exclusive channel is the same as the MIDI channel of synth part 1 10 Transmitting sound setting data Data Dump Song Pattern or Global data can be transmitted as MIDI ex clusive data and stored on an external device This data is transmitted by the Global mode Dump command The chan nel used for transmission and reception of this data is set by the Global mode MIDI ch setting Data dumps are also trans mitted when a Data Dump Request message is received 11 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 7 Data 0000000000000 0O8HO8HHOHOO8H8COO88OOO8EEO Troubleshooting The display does not light up when I press the Power switch e Is the AC adapter connected e Is the AC adapter plugged into an AC outlet No sound e Is your amp mixer or headphones connected to the correct jack Can you playback a pattern If so the connections are correct e Are your amp or mixer powered on and set correctly e Is the master volume knob of the EM 1 raised Sound does not stop e
23. Play Pause key will blink 6 Press the Play Pause key to transmit the data If you wish to cancel before transmitting the data dump press the Stop Cancel key Reception Here s how EM 1 system exclusive data can be received from an external MIDI data filer or computer connected to the MIDI IN connector When the Global mode Protect setting is on it is not possible to receive MIDI dump data outside of Global mode 1 Connect the MIDI IN connector of the EM 1 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device that will trans mit the MIDI data dump another EM 1 or a computer that is running a MIDI data filer program or editing program etc 2 Set the MIDI channel Synth part 1 of the external MIDI device and the EM 1 to match However when transmitting from a data filer it is not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 15 key 15 will light 4 Transmit the data dump from the external MIDI device Details on data dumps are provided in the MIDI implementa tion chart of the EM 1 Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI implementation Do not touch the keys of the EM 1 while a data dump is in progress 6 Global mode 0 OOOO HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHHHOOOOOOCHCHHOHSSEEEEECEEEES amp When the parameter select LEDs indicate Dump sys tem exclusive data can be transmitted or received even if the MIDI Filter parameter E is set to
24. a step key it will alternate on off al lowing you to specify the desired accent pattern You can playback the pattern to hear the results as you create the accent part 3 The amount of the accent is adjusted by the Level knob in the part common 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 lA Pressing the Accent part 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 i e the emphasized sound If you wish to hear the results of Accent you need to play back the pattern Level Velocity 127 Accent On 100 30 Accent Off Q Accent Level Motion sequence There are three types of motion sequence part effect and de lay The knobs and keys that are valid for each part for effect and for delay are listed below Drum part total 2 one knob and one key one from EG Time Pitch Level and Pan one from Effect Roll and Amp EG Synth part total 3 two knobs and one key one from EG Time Glide Level and Pan one from Cutoff Resonance EG Int and Drive one from Effect Roll and Amp EG Accent part Level Effect Edit1 Edit2 Valid only for the part whose Effect key is on Delay Time Depth Applies to the entire pattern The delay cannot be ap plied to an individu
25. also mute two or more parts To cancel the mute setting press the Solo key To cancel mut ing for an individual part press the key of that part 4 Pattern mode 0000000008080 808 8080080000088 888O888O888EEe Display when no parts are muted 4 eTEN Mute Synth part 1 and Drum part 4 Display when Synth SBSLEOEES part 1 and Drum mea oo part 4 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 The Part Solo function 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 afa Solo more than one part E Select Drum parts 1 and 4 J ALEGE Solo one part EEL y 7 Select Slice sample part a 4 Display when Drum parts 1 and 4 are soloed Display when Slice sample part is soloed Go off Add Drum part 6A to the soloed parts D
26. as desired NRPN mes sages are assigned to each knob and key of the EM 1 s Effect Delay section except for Delay Edit To edit first use NRPN LSB Bn 62 rr and NRPN MSB Bn 63 mm con trol change 98 and 99 rr mm lower and upper bytes of the parameter no to select the parameter Then transmit Data Entry MSB Bn 06 mm and Data Entry LSB Bn 26 vv control change 06 and 38 mm vv upper and lower bytes of the value together expressing 16 384 steps to set the value The EM 1 uses only the MSB value 128 steps of the Data Entry message 6 If stuck notes occur If for some reason a note fails to stop sounding you can usu ally switch modes to stop the sound If a note played via MIDI fails to stop you can simultaneously press the Shift key and the Stop Cancel key to perform a MIDI Reset 7 About synchronization Two or more sequencers can be connected via MIDI and made to playback in synchronization Messages used for synchronization realtime messages include Timing Clock F8 Start FA Con tinue FB and Stop FC In a synchronized system one synthe sizer 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 EM 1 s Global mode paramet
27. below as up to 64 step keys When the Keyboard function is on these keys are used to switch the octave 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 Select LEDs The upper row of LEDs green indicates the location length 1 4 within the pattern of the currently playing pattern The lower row of LEDs red indicates the location length 1 4 of the pattern indicated by the step keys When the Pattern Set function is on these LEDs indicate the pattern set group When the Keyboard function is on these LEDs indicate the octave position Step keys 1 16 Use these keys to modify and audition the rhythm or phrase pattern of each part When the Keyboard function key is on these keys function as a keyboard allowing you to play sounds When the Pattern Set function is on use these keys to select pat terns that you have assigned Keyboard Pattern Set key This makes the sixteen step keys function as a keyboard Each time you press this key the setting will alternate on off By holding down this key and pressing one of the step keys you can switch to the pattern that you assigned to that key Pattern Set function 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 keyDuring
28. n Bass 4 173 C 54 Big Beat 5 140 A 55 Psychedelic Trance 4 148 b 55 Drum n Bass 5 175 C 55 Hardcore Breakbeat 130 A 56 Psychedelic Trance 5 140 b 56 Jazzstep 1 178 C 56 Industrial 81 A 57 Goa Trance 145 b 57 Jazzstep 2 168 C 57 Disco 1 110 A 58 2 Step UK Garage 4 129 b 58 Jazzstep 3 170 C 58 Disco 2 107 A 59 2 Step UK Garage 5 130 b 59 Cyber Tech Step 5 175 C 59 Disco 3 120 A 60 2 Step UK Garage 6 132 b 60 Cyber Tech Step 6 170 C 60 Funk 1 90 A 61 2 Step UK Garage 7 132 b 61 Cyber Tech Step 7 170 C 61 Funk 2 91 A 62 2 Step UK Garage 8 132 b 62 Cyber Tech Step 8 170 C 62 Latin House 1 132 A 63 2 Step UK Garage 9 130 b 63 Cyber Tech Step 9 170 C 63 Latin House 2 128 A 64 2 Step UK Garage 10 137 b 64 Cyber Tech Step 10 175 C 64 Reggae 90 Song Name List S 01 Drum n Bass Demo S 02 Dream Trance Demo S 03 Nu Skool Breaks Demo S 04 2 Step UK Garage Demo 05 R amp B Hip Hop Demo S 06 S 16 Blank All Patterns and All Songs 2001 KORG Inc All rights reserved Production station ELECTRIBE M EM 1 Basic channel Transmitted Default Changed MIDI Implementation Chart Recognized 2001 2 3 Remarks Memorized Default Messages Altered Note number True voice 0 127 0 127 Velocity Note ON O 9n v 30 127 Note OFF x O 9n v 1 127 x After Touch Polyphonic x Channel x x Pitch Bender Control Change Bank Select MSB LSB NRPN LSB MSB Data Entry MSB
29. not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number disqualifies the product sold from the manufacturer s distributor s warranty and liability This requirement is for your own protection and safety KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan OO DUON 2001 KORG INC 1304 TH Printed in Japan
30. of the Tempo Lock key can be saved as part of each song To save the modified tempo perform the Write operation see p 45 Saving a song WRITE Playing a song Song Play Press the Play Pause key to begin playing the song The song will begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected position When the song ends playback will automatically stop It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song Please use Pattern mode to edit sounds 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 4 01 Pattern A 10 Pattern b 01 Pattern b 20 Patter AOT Pattern b 01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps Position Position Position Position Position Position 2 3 4 5 6 oon 50 Pattern A 01 16Steps Fast forward or rewind a song During song playback you can use the select keys to fast for ward or rewind To fast forward press the gt select key To rewind press the lt select key BO Be Rewind Fast forward Switching songs It is not possible to switch songs during playback but it is possible to select the song number beforehand If you select a song number during playback the display will blink to indi cate the selected number When the currently playing song ends playback will stop and the
31. playback erase triggers from the pattern Shift Step keysExecute the function shown below each step key For other Shift key combinations refer to the explanation of each parameter 11 2 Front and rear panel 12 2 Parts 0000000000000 0 0080800880888 OOO OOOO OOOO OO Connector section a a PL P99 f 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Power switch 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 Adapter cable holder Hook the adapter cable around this so that it will not be disconnected accidentally 4 MIDI connectors IN MIDI data is received at this connector to control the EM 1 from an external MIDI device or to receive a data dump OUT MIDI data is transmitted from this connector to control an external MIDI de vice or to transmit a data dump THRU MIDI data received at the MIDI INconnector is re transmitted without change from this connector This is used to daisy chain multiple MIDI devices 5 L MONO 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 L MONO jack 6 0 headphone jack A set of stereo headphones fitted with a stereo jack plug can be connected here 0000 008000808H8088H8OO8888OO SSC OO 3 Basi
32. the Motion Se quence key of the Effect Delay section turn the Delay Edit key off To enable the effect motion sequence turn the effect on lit for each part to which you want the effect to apply To record a delay motion sequence turn on both the Delay Edit key and the Motion Sequence key of the Effect Delay sec tion The delay motion sequence will apply to the entire pat tern It cannot be set for individual parts For the recording procedure refer to p 22 Using a motion se quence in section 3 Basic operation Quick Start Checking motion sequence data If motion sequence data has been recorded you can hold down the Shift key and press the Motion Sequence key to view the status in the step keys e If motion sequence data for the knobs of the Part Common section is included Step keys 1 and 2 will light e If motion sequence data for the knobs of the Synth Filter section is included Step key 3 will light e If motion sequence data for the knobs of the Part Common section is included Step key 4 will light e If effect motion sequence Edit 1 data is included Step keys 5 and 6 will light e If effect motion sequence Edit 2 data is included Step keys 7 and 8 will light e If delay motion sequence delay time data is included Step keys 9 and 10 will light e If delay motion sequence delay depth data is included Step keys 11 and 12 will light It is not possible to check motion sequence data during playba
33. this is on you can use the Edit 1 and 2 knobs to control the delay When you use the Type knob to switch effects this will be forced off 4 Motion Seq motion sequence key Each time you press this key it will be turned on lit or off dark When this is on movements of the Edit 1 and 2 knobs will be recorded and played back When Delay Edit is on Delay motion sequence will be selected When Delay Edit is off the motion 2 Front and rear panel sequence of the effect selected by Type will be selected 5 Edit 1 T ime This knob adjusts the character of the effect The result will differ according to the effect type When the Delay Edit key is on this knob adjusts the length of the delay time 6 Edit2 Depth This knob adjusts the character of the effect The result will differ according to the effect type When the Delay Edit key is on this knob adjusts the depth of the delay Part common section 1 Motion Seq motion sequence This key lets you record and play back knob movements PART COMMON ERE E EAP an eR sie E E for each part Each time you press this key the setting eae alla 5 Se a x pP y P l y 8 t O f Cs 3 will alternate between on Smoothlit on Trig Hold lit Motonse zeh WO KO and off dark 33 L EG Time KS 2 Amp EG 1 Effect o Level Pan Select the amp envelope for each part Each time you press this key the envelope will switch between a deca
34. 1 S 16 4 Press the Play Pause key to playback the song the key will light When the song ends playback will stop automatically the key will go dark To pause during playback press the Play Pause key the key will blink To resume playback press the Play Pause key once again the key will light To stop playback press the Stop Cancel key amp It is not possible to change songs during playback What is a Song On the EM 1 a song is musical data consisting of Pat Song j Pattern A 03 Pattern b 01 Pattern A 01 Pattern A 02 terns arranged in the desired playback order The EM 1 8 pay Vu GER M GS Sy SSE lets you create and store up to sixteen songs In each song you can arrange up to 256 patterns and rhythm phrase and knob movements can also be recorded in addition to the playback Refer to p 42 Song mode 13 14 3 Basic operation Quick Star e 0 00 000800000000008000000000000000 Listening to Patterns 1 Press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode the key will light 2 Use the cursor A W keys to select Pattern the corresponding LED will light 3 Rotatethedialtoselectthedesirad pattem A 0L A 64b01 b64 a 4 Press the Play Pause key to playback the pattern the key will light Stop When pattern playback ends the pattern will return to the beginning Cancel key and conti
35. 1 is a semitone 2 is a whole step 7 is a fifth and 12 is an octave 3 Press step key 14 once again to finalize the pitch range key 14 will go dark To cancel without making the setting press the Stop Cancel key For some sounds the pitch may not rise all the way to the specified range 47 6 Global mode 48 Dump Transmit receive dump data Pt A Pt b Pt C Pt d SnG ALL Transmission Here s how system exclusive data pattern data song data or Global mode settings can be transmitted from the EM 1 to an external MIDI data filer or computer connected to the MIDI OUT connector 1 Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EM 1 to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device that is able to re ceive MIDI data dumps another EM 1 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 EM 1 to match However when transmitting to a data filer it is not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 15 key 15 will light 4 Turn the dial to select the data that you wish to transmit Pt A pattern bank A data A 01 A 64 Pt b pattern bank b data b 01 b 64 Pt C pattern bank C data C 01 C 64 Pt d pattern bank d data d 01 d 64 SnG all song data GLb global data 5 Press step key 15 once again to finalize the data that will be transmitted The
36. 47 A 10 2 Step UK Garage 2 139 b 10 House 8 130 C 10 R amp B 3 76 A 11 2 Step UK Garage 3 132 b 11 House 9 124 C 11 R amp B 4 109 A 12 House 1 114 b 12 Chicago House 124 C 12 R amp B 5 90 A 13 House 2 128 b 13 NY Hard House 2 132 C 13 R amp B 6 96 A 14 NY Hard House 1 134 b 14 NY Hard House 3 136 C 14 R amp B 7 77 A 15 Minimal 1 138 b 15 Minimal 3 139 C 15 R amp B 8 96 A 16 Minimal 2 138 b 16 Minimal 4 139 C 16 R amp B 9 89 A 17 Happy Hardcore 1 168 b 17 Minimal 5 135 C 17 R amp B 10 92 A 18 Gabba 1 185 b 18 Minimal 6 137 C 18 R amp B 11 103 A 19 Cyber Tech Step 1 177 b 19 Minimal 7 136 C 19 Hip Hop 4 92 A 20 Cyber Tech Step 2 176 b 20 Minimal 8 130 C 20 Hip Hop 5 88 A 21 Cyber Tech Step 3 177 b 21 Minimal 9 132 C 21 Hip Hop 6 93 A 22 Cyber Tech Step 4 175 b 22 Techno 1 134 C 22 Hip Hop 7 83 A 23 Digital D n B 1 190 b 23 Techno 2 130 C 23 Hip Hop 8 82 A 24 Digital D n B 2 190 b 24 Techno 3 128 C 24 Hip Hop 9 89 A 25 R amp B 1 116 b 25 Techno 4 140 C 25 Hip Hop 10 80 A 26 R amp B 2 100 b 26 Techno 5 137 C 26 Hip Hop 11 91 A 27 Hip Hop 1 70 b 27 Techno 6 132 C 27 Hip Hop 12 113 A 28 Hip Hop 2 91 b 28 Techno 7 119 C 28 Hip Hop 13 86 A 29 Hip Hop 3 96 b 29 Electro 1 128 C 29 Hip Hop 14 91 A 30 Nu Skool Breaks 1 129 b 30 Electro 2 131 C 30 Hip Hop 15 96 A 31 Nu Skool Breaks 2 127 b 31 Tek House 1 125 C 31 Trip Hop 1 75 A 32 Big Beat 1 128 b 32 Tek House 2 135 C 32 Trip Hop 2 87 A 33 Epic Trance 4 140 b 33 Tek House 3 130 C 33 Trip Hop 3 90 A 34 Epi
37. 800000008000800880880800808888888888 O O O 4 Pattern mode Changing the note number pitch Note No 1 Press the STEP EDIT key C1 G9 2 Use the cursor keys to select Note No the corresponding LED will light 3 Press the key of the synth part that you wish to edit the key will light 4 Turn off the keyboard function the keyboard key will go dark 5 The step keys will light to indicate the trigger locations of the pattern for that part Press the step key for the step whose note number you wish to edit the key will blink By press ing a step key where a trigger exists you can audition its pitch 6 Rotate the dial to modify the note number of that step When the display is showing the Note No pressing a step key will not switch its trigger on off Changing the note num ber of a step whose trigger is off will have no effect If you turn that trigger on the specified pitch will be used To transpose an individual part refer to Shift Note in p 36 Mov ing data within a part Move Data To transpose the entire pattern refer to p 35 Transposing a pattern Transpose amp The pitch will be shown in the display as follows Display for D d 4 Display for Ats AAs Display for B4 bH Changing the gate time Gate Time Press the STEP EDIT key 0 25 64 0 m 2 Use the cursor keys to select Gate Time the corresponding LED will light
38. EG Int lt 0 Trigger on Cutoff 0 127 Set the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter Overtones higher than the cutoff frequency will be cut making the sound more mellow Depending on the settings of this parameter the sound may be distorted or you may hear virtually no sound Resonance 0 127 This parameter adds character to the sound by boosting the region around the cutoff frequency If you raise the resonance and turn the Cutoff knob or adjust EG Int and EG Time you will hear the typical meow ing sound typical of analog synthesizers If the resonance is raised the sound may be dis torted depending on the cutoff frequency or on the pitch that you play EG Int EG intensity 64 63 Specify the depth and direction of the effect that the EG envelope generator will have on the cutoff frequency The EG will start when trigger on occurs the instant you play the keyboard If this knob is in the center position the EG will have no effect If the gate time length of a step extends beyond the point at which the next step is sounded the EG will not be re triggered for the next step 28 Drive 0 127 This adjusts the degree of distortion for the sound of the filter By using this parameter in conjunction with the synth filter Cutoff and Resonance to make the sound distort you can generate overtones that were not present in the origi nal waveform Part Common section EG Time 0 127 This has the sam
39. ELECHOMRIBE MUSIC PRODUCTION STATION EFFECT DELAY SYNTH FILTER Ce 0 o ate Pitch Shift A Edit 1 Time Ree erb Type Mod Delay 4 ee e esona eek iginal Delay Edit Motion Seq Edit 2 Depth e PART COMMON Q gt Q O Smooth 30 O Trig Hold N Motion Seq ae ee Drum Part Owner s Manual LLL Thank you purchasing the Korg ELECTRIBE M EM 1 In order to enjoy long and trouble free use please read this manual carefully and use the instrument correctly O To ensure long trouble free operation please read this manual carefully Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction e In direct sunlight e Locations of extreme temperature or humidity e Excessively dusty or dirty locations e Locations where excessive vibration exists Power supply eco Please connect the designated AC adaptor to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended Interference with other electrical devices This product contains a microcomputer Radios and televisions placed nearby may cause reception interference Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televisions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls Care If the exterior becomes dirty wipe it wit
40. L This shows the value of the currently selected pa rameter and various messages Use this to modify the value shown in the display MIDI LED This will light when valid MIDI messages are received Beat LED This will blink at quarter note intervals to indicate the tempo AJ V cursor keys In each mode use these keys to select parameters from the matrix shown in the display Matrix The parameters that will appear in the display are listed here for each mode Use the cursor keys to make the desired parameter select LED light Mode keys These keys are used to select PATTERN STEP EDIT SONG or GLOBAL modes 10 WRITE key Use this key when you wish to save settings that you modified in Pattern Song or Global mode or to save Pattern Set data 0000008008008000080088880088088888 88 CO O E 2Frontand rear panel Effect Delay section 1 Type Selects the effect type Compressor wt Pitch Shifter 2 Distortion 1 Ring Mod Decimator O 5 ioi Resonator A 2 Original Value LED Flg Cho Filter Edit 1 Time Reverb Type Mod Delay This will light when the knob etc that you are currently moving AN arrives at the same position as originally programmed in the 2 a Q P pattern 3 4 3 Delay Edit key Each time you press this key Delay Edit will be turned on lit or off dark When
41. There are two ways to change the tempo When the Tempo Lock key is off key dark switching patterns or songs will cause the tempo you set here to return to the tempo of the selected pattern or song 2 e Using the dial to change the tempo 2 v 1 Press the Mode key to enter Song mode or Pattern mode Change the tempo of a song 2 Use the cursor A V keys to select Tempo the corresponding LED will light 3 Rotate the dial to change the tempo If you wish to adjust the tempo in more detail you can hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial to modify the decimal portion of the value e 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 EM 1 will detect the interval at which you pressed hree ti ree times the Tap key and will set the tempo accordingly The tempo can also be changed or more in this way even if the EM 1 is not currently playing a song or pattern Use the cursor A W keys to select Tempo the corresponding LED will light and the tempo you modified will appear in the display 0000 008000080880808888OO8E8OO SSC OO 3 Basic operation Quick Start Pressing keys to play the sound of a Part When you strike the drum part keys or select a synth part turn on the keyboard func tion and press the step keys the sound of the corresponding part w
42. 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 14 Sounds or operations are different than when I edited e Did you perform the Write operation after editing p 41 45 After you have edited you must perform the Write opera tion before switching songs or patterns or turning off the power e Did you edit the selected pattern or song after writing it Can t control via MIDI e Is the MIDI cable connected correctly When playing the EM 1 from an external device e Has the EM 1 been set to receive MIDI data on the channel on which the data is being transmitted p 47 e Is the Global mode MIDI Channel parameter set to the de sired channel p 47 e Are the Global mode MIDI Filter settings set appropriately p 47 When playing an external device from the EM 1 Does the MIDI channel of the EM 1 match the MIDI channel of the receiving device p 47 Cannot write a pattern or song e Is the Global mode Protect setting turned on p 48 Playing the step keys does not sound the speci fied sound e After editing the sound of a part did you perform the Write operation p 41 e Is the Keyboard function turned on e Is a motion sequence being used p 34 0000 000000080800800808080808008800C888808888 888 8 Daa Error messages Er 1 Er 2 Data could not be written When writing a song to a song of a dif
43. _ Depth 0 127 Adjusts the depth of the phaser The modulation will be come greater as the knob is rotated toward the right As the knob is rotated toward the right the effect sound will increase and the direct sound will decrease Pitch Shifter This effect shifts the pitch Edit 1 _ Pitch 0 127 Specifies the amount of pitch shift When the knob is in the center position the output pitch will be the same as the input pitch As the knob is rotated toward the left the pitch will become lower and as the knob is rotated toward the right the pitch will become higher The available range of pitch shift is 2 octaves and will change as shown below Pitch Offset Values Value Step Val Step Value Step 30 lue 12 2 oct up 88 3 1 2 11 1 2 85 3 11 82 2 1 2 10 1 2 79 2 10 76 1 1 2 9 1 2 73 1 27 5 1 2 24 22 20 18 70 1 2 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 6 1 oct down 6 1 2 64 actual pitch 57 1 2 54 1 51 1 1 2 48 2 6 1 oct up 45 2 1 2 5 1 2 42 3 5 39 3 1 2 4 1 2 36 4 4 33 4 1 2 12 2 oct down Edit 2_ Dry level 0 127 This adds the original sound to the pitch shifted sound As the knob is rotated toward the right increasing amounts of the original sound will be added to the effect sound Compressor A compressor boosts low level sounds and reduces high level sounds in order to minimize differences in volume and make the so
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45. al part 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 For effect and delay motion sequences the motion sequence of the part will be only Smooth The motion sequence of the accent part will be only Trig Hold Amp EG Roll and Effect will be played as Trig Hold even if Smooth is selected as the type Smooth Knob values will be connected smoothly and the sound will change smoothly Trig Hold trigger hold The value of the motion sequence knob will be held at the note timing of that part Playback the motion sequence with Smooth setting Knob movements when the motion sequence was recorded 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On On OnOn On On On On Playback the motion sequence with Trig Hold setting 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On On On On On On On On 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On On On On On On On On There will be no effect when the Motion Sequence LED is dark off Recording a motion sequence Knob and key movements motion sequences for each part effect and delay can be recorded To record a motion sequence for a part select the part and then turn on the Motion Sequence key of the Part Common section When you newly record a motion sequence for a part the motion sequence for the previous knob or key will be erased To record an effect motion sequence turn on
46. al steps Selecting a motion sequence Motion Dest EGt EG Time tiN Time 1 Select the pattern that contains the motion sequence data you wish to edit 2 Press the STEP EDIT key the key will light 3 Use the cursor keys A W to select Motion Dest the cor responding LED will light 4 By turning the dial you can select parameters from the mo tion sequence which is currently recorded for that part 1 4 If you wish to select a parameter for which no motion sequence is recorded for the part hold down the Shift key while you turn the dial amp For motion sequences which have been recorded using the EG Time Pitch Glide Level Pan Cutoff Resonance EG Int and Drive parameters their values will be initial ized to diS when you hold down the Shift key and se lect a parameter for which no motion sequence is re corded The parameters and valid number of parameters for each part are given below Only one of the following parameters is valid for each part EGt EG Time PCh GLd Pitch Glide LEU Level PAn Pan Only one of the following parameters is valid for each synth part Cut Cutoff rES Resonance EGi EG Int drU Drive Only one of the following parameters is valid for each part ANP Amp EG roL Roll EFF Effect Ed1 Edit 1 and Ed2 Edit 2 are valid for parts for which the effect is turned on tiN Time and dPt Depth are valid fo
47. all steps in the selected synth part 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 5 Move Data Key 5 will blink 3 Turn on the Transpose key the LED will blink 4 Synth part keys 1 and 2 will blink If you do not want to shift the data of a specific part press that key to make it go dark The part will sound at C4 5 A number will blink in the display Rotate the dial to select the amount of pitch shift 1 transposes the pitch by a semitone 2 by a whole tone 7 by a fifth and 12 by one octave 6 Press the blinking step key 5 to execute the Move Data op eration To cancel without executing press the Stop Cancel key Copying a part Copy Part You can copy the sound settings and pattern data including motion sequence from a selected part to another part 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the Part key to select the copy destination part the LED will light 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 6 Copy Part Key 6 will blink The display will begin blinking 4 Rotate the dial to select the copy source pattern number 5 Press a part key to select the copy source part The copy source key will blink and the copy destination key will be dark At this time you will be able to audition the s
48. and it will not be possible to change the tempo on the EM 1 amp If a MIDI Start message is received while the EM 1 is already playing in synchronization with MIDI Clock the EM 1 will begin playback from the beginning of the cur rently playing pattern or in the case of a song from the beginning of the pattern that was playing when the Start message was received Synchronizing an external MIDI de vice to the EM 1 as master int 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EM 1 to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI device sequencer or synthesizer etc 2 Use the cursor keys to select Clock the corresponding LED will light 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 EM 1 the external MIDI device will begin playback in synchronization When you perform the Reset amp Play operation to begin playback from the beginning of the pattern the EM 1 will transmit only a MIDI Start message 0900000000000 O80OOHOOHHH88H8OO888O88S SCO CO 6 Gilobal mode N ZOIDIOE OOO B MIDI OUT MIDI cable MIDI keyboard or o sequencer etc MIDI IN ee Setting the MIDI channel of each part MIDI ch MIDI ch 1 16 You can set the MIDI
49. and then hold down the Rec key Note triggers will be erased from the selected part whose key is lit while you hold down these keys 19 3 Basic operation Quick Star e 0 00 00080008000000080000008000000000 Step Recording The method will differ depending on whether you are creating a synth part phrase or a drum part rhythm When you press a drum part key the keyboard function of the step keys will be defeated but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth part Using the step keys to create a drum part rhythm 1 Press the Pattern mode key the key will light Use the cursor A V keys to select Pattern the corre sponding LED will light 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to record into 3 Press a part key the key will light to select the part that you wish to use 4 The step keys will light to indicate the rhythm of the selected part You can press the step keys to modify the rhythm pattern Each time you press a key it will alter nate betweenon lit and off dark Using the step keys to create a synth part phrase Ifthe EM 1 _ is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 1 Press the Pattern mode key the key will light Use the cursor A V keys to select Pattern the corresponding LED w
50. ange a Motion Value all Motion Values in same section will be initialized to diS amp If you move to another pattern without writing the edited motion sequence it will revert to the state of the original motion sequence If you wish to keep the edited motion sequence you must perform the Write operation see p 41 Saving a pattern WRITE 4 Pattern mode 0000000080080 eee OTOOTO OTOOTO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OO While editing a motion sequence it is not possible to use the step keys to switch steps on off Depending on the part some parameters cannot be selected While editing a motion sequence the Rec key has no effect If you modify the motion sequence values for Edit1 Edit2 Time and Depth in a single part the change will apply to all parts Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign favorite patterns to the 16 step keys and switch between them as desired While playing you can successively select favorite patterns or play combinations of patterns as a loop By using the Select key in conjunction with this to switch pat tern set groups you can register and select 16 x 4 total of 64 patterns Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play Press the Play Pause key to begin playback Hold down the Pattern Set key and press a step key to switch to the pattern that was assigned to that step key By holding down the Pattern Set key and pressing a Select key you can swit
51. ble to save data Before you save data you must turn off the Memory Protect settings in Global mode Refer to p 48 Memory Protect Protect 3 Basic operation Quick Start amp Please be aware that when you save data the pattern in the save destination will be overwritten 1 Edit a pattern as described in Modifying editing the sound of a part or Modifying editing a rhythm or phrase pattern 2 Press the Write key once the key will blink The display will blink to indicate the pattern number 3 Rotate the dial to select the pattern number in which the data will be saved i e the save destination 4 Press the Write key once again to begin saving the data While the data is being saved the key will blink When saving is complete the key will go dark If you decide to cancel press the Stop Cancel key If you do not wish to save 24 the pattern you created simply select a different pattern without performing the Write operation A Never turn off the power while data is being saved to memory i e while the Write key is lit Doing so may damage the data amp It is not possible to Write data during playback or recording 21 22 3 Basic operation Quick Star e 0 00 000800080080000080000008000000000 Using a Motion Sequence What is a Motion Sequence The EM 1 has three types of motion sequence that let you record and loop tonal changes created by the knobs and k
52. c Trance 5 141 b 34 Tek House 4 130 C 34 Trip Hop 4 81 A 35 Epic Trance 6 143 b 35 Tek House 5 140 C 35 Trip Hop 5 82 A 36 Epic Trance 7 140 b 36 Tek House 6 126 C 36 Trip Hop 6 88 A 37 Epic Trance 8 148 b 37 Tek House 7 130 C 37 Trip Hop 7 95 A 38 Dream Trance 2 144 b 38 Progressive House 1 127 C 38 Trip Hop 8 90 A 39 Dream Trance 3 143 b 39 Progressive House 2 129 C 39 Nu Skool Breaks 3 133 A 40 Dream Trance 4 141 b 40 Progressive House 3 124 C 40 Nu Skool Breaks 4 132 A 41 Dream Trance 5 145 b 41 Progressive House 4 129 C 41 Nu Skool Breaks 5 130 A 42 Dream Trance 6 140 b 42 Euro Hard House 1 140 C 42 Nu Skool Breaks 6 134 A 43 Dream Trance 7 140 b 43 Euro Hard House 2 136 C 43 Nu Skool Breaks 7 122 A 44 Dream Trance 8 140 b 44 Euro Hard House 3 135 C 44 Nu Skool Breaks 8 138 A 45 Trance 1 134 b 45 Euro Hard House 4 142 C 45 Nu Skool Breaks 9 133 A 46 Trance 2 140 b 46 Euro Hard House 5 137 C 46 Nu Electro 1 122 A 47 Trance 3 132 b 47 Hardcore 1 135 C 47 Nu Electro 2 129 A 48 Progressive Trance 2 139 b 48 Hardcore 2 151 C 48 Nu Electro 3 130 A 49 Progressive Trance 3 140 b 49 Happy Hardcore 2 164 C 49 Nu Electro 4 135 A 50 Progressive Trance 4 139 b 50 Gabba 2 170 C 50 Nu Electro 5 120 A 51 Progressive Trance 5 138 b 51 Drum n Bass 1 172 C 51 Big Beat 2 138 A 52 Progressive Trance 6 140 b 52 Drum n Bass 2 172 C 52 Big Beat 3 129 A 53 Progressive Trance 7 139 b 53 Drum n Bass 3 172 C 53 Big Beat 4 141 A 54 Psychedelic Trance 3 146 b 54 Drum
53. c operation Quick Start 3 Basic operation Quick Start Conceptual diagram of the EM 1 On the EM 1 a song contains both Patterns which consist of Parts and effect and delay settings and event data refer to p 45 Recording knob movements or your per formance in a song Event Recording Structure of Song Synth Part Songs S 01 S 16 Motion sequenc Pattern order Event data Patterns A 01 d 64 Paramet r Ehrase patern eqvence d Wave Trigger A 03 Part Solo Note No d 53 Part Mute pa Effect On Off im b 07 Part Trigger Pattern data Part data EG Time Same A06 Tempo Synth 1 l Glide A525 Synth g C 17 Length Synth Accent Resonance X Drum 1 Beat Scale Drum 2 Drum 3 Drum Part End Swing Drum 4 Drum 5A Parameter Rhythm pattern Motion sequence Effect prum on Wave Trigger Delay Drum 6B Effect On Off Drum Accent 1J EG Time osososoocmsosoomd Effect Pitch Level i P Moti Pan ype arameter Motion sequence Delay Reverb Edit 1 Flg Cho Edit 2 Parameter Motion sequence Delay Depth fo SKS Mod Delay Delay Time 3 Basic operation Quick Start Listening to a Song 1 Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode the key will light 2 Use the cursor A W keys to select Song the top LED will light 3 Rotate the dial toselect the desired song S 0
54. ch to a different group of assigned pattern sets The pattern set group will be indicated by the lower line of the Select LEDs red By holding down the Shift key and pressing the Pattern Set key you can hold the Pattern Set function the key will light To defeat the Hold condition press the Pattern Set key once again the key will go dark Tempo adjustment and functions such as Reset amp Play etc are the same as for Pattern Play Pattern Set cannot be used during recording When you enter recording ready mode Pattern Set will be can celled When the Pattern Set key is blinking it will operate as the Pattern Set function Chain Play of pattern sets This function lets you select the starting and ending pattern sets and play them as a loop While the Pattern Set function is held press the two step keys to which the patterns you wish to play are assigned For example if patterns are assigned to the step keys as shown in the table below the operation described below will cause playback to loop in the order of A 01 A 20 b 03 b 04 and A 51 A 01 is step key 1 of group 1 and A 51 is step key 5 1 Press the group 1 select LED1 is lit step key 1 2 Continue holding down step key 1 and press step key 5 The indicators from step key 1 through step key 5 chosen for chain play will light VeveBveBou Hold down the Shift k
55. channel of synth part 1 synth part 2 and the drum part The same MIDI channel will be used for trans mission and reception The factory settings are listed below Part Channel Synth part 1 global 1 Synth part 2 2 Drum part 1 6B 10 m Use the cursor keys to select MIDI ch the corresponding LED will light 2 Press the part key for which you wish to change the MIDI channel the key will light For the drum part press any one of the eight part keys all of the drum part keys will light 3 Turn the dial to select the channel amp Program changes and exclusive data will be transmit ted and received on the MIDI channel you specify here for synth part 1 i e this will be the global MIDI chan nel Setting the MIDI note number of a drum part Drums Note No C 1 G9 For each drum part you can specify the MIDI note number as a note name 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 select Drums Note No the corre sponding LED will light 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 Note No Part The correspondence between note names and note numbers will differ by manufacturer Please refer to
56. ck or recording nor during Pattern Set Play 0000 00800800000000008808080808888888888 O O O 4 Pattern mode Convenient functions for editing patterns If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func tions you must perform the Write operation before se lecting a different pattern or turning off the power Transposing a phrase Transpose Transpose 24 24 This transposes the phrase of synth parts 1 and 2 1 While you continue pressing the Transpose key the display will indicate the current transposition status 2 While holding down the Transpose key rotate the dial to transpose the phrase in semitone steps 1 transposes the pitch by a semitone 2 by a whole tone 7 by a fifth and 12 by one octave While holding down the Transpose key you can also use the step keys or Select keys to transpose When you hold down the Transpose key and use the step keys to specify the transposition step key 4 will correspond to the C pitch 1 2 amp To transpose an individual part use the Shift note op eration described below If solo has been specified the key will remain lit when you specify a transposition and will not change to blink ing When you defeat the solo setting the key will begin blinking amp The Transpose value is not saved The next time that the power is turned on the value will be 0 If a chord split see p 27 is selected as th
57. ck 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 In order to ensure that the phrase always matches you will need to perform this adjustment each time RG i Pattern A01 Pattern A01 25 4 Pattern mode 26 About the tempo when you switch patterns Tempo Lock When the Tempo Lock key is off key unlit switching pat terns even during playback will cause the tempo to change to the tempo of the newly selected pattern If you want to keep the same tempo turn the Tempo Lock key on key lit If the Tempo Lock key is on the tempo will be held even if you stop playback To return to the tempo that is stored for each pattern turn the Tempo Lock key off key dark and then re select the pattern The state of the Tempo Lock key cannot be saved as pattern data Selecting a part Use the Part keys to select the part that you will edit or play using the keyboard function The EM 1 has the following 12 parts e Eight drum parts to which you can assign a drum wave Two synth parts to which you can assign a synth wave e Two accent parts that contain dynamics data for each step Drum parts When you press a drum part key the accented sound will be heard and that part will be selected the part key will light At this time the step keys will light for
58. cording 5 Use the part keys and or the knobs to perform 6 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop event recording If the musical data of the song coincides with the event re corded data the event data will be given priority during play back oo00 AGU I p L Demp Pme Knob movements that are event recorded in Song mode will always playback in a way that corresponds to the Smooth type motion sequence setting and not the Trig Hold type amp If you wish to save the event recording you must per form the Write operation If you switch songs or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the data that was recorded will be lost 0900000000008 HHHO8HHHO8HH8OHOH888888C8SS Ge OO 5S0Ng Mode After rewinding a song it may not be possible to play back exactly according to the event data If during playback you operate a knob that had been event recorded playback of the events of that knob will be cancelled until it reaches the next position Deleting event data from a song To delete event data from a song you can perform event re cording over the area that you wish to delete without operat ing any knobs or keys Checking for song event data If event data is recorded in a song step keys 13 through 16
59. ct on off and motion sequence etc for each part See p 27 Editing the sound of a part Playing the sound of a drum part When you press drum part keys 1 through 6B the sound assigned to each key will be heard For each pattern a different drum sound is assigned to each key amp Pressing the drum accent part key will not produce sound It is not possible to simul taneous play drum parts 5A and 5B or 6A and 6B these parts are intended for sounds which you want to cut each other off like open and closed hi hat etc Playing the sound of a synth part the Keyboard function 1 Turn on either synth part key 1 or 2 the key will light 2 Press the Keyboard key to turn on the Keyboard func tion the key will light 3 The step keys will function as a keyboard and can be played To change the octave use the Select keys The select LEDs lower row red will light to indicate the octave as fol lows Pressing the synth accent part key will not produce sound BSB The Keyboard function cannot be turned on off unless either synth part key 1 or 2 is selected amp Each synth part is a monophonic synthesizer and cannot play multiple notes simul taneously i e it is not polyphonic 15 3 Basic operation Quick Start 16 3 Basic operation Quick Star e 0 00 0008000000000080000008000000000 Modifying editing the sound of a part For a drum part
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61. e This lets you record and play back knob movements of the Part Common section and Synthesizer section Each time you press this it will alternate between on Smooth lit off Trig Hold lit and off dark See p 34 Playing a motion sequence Accent parts Part Common section Level 0 127 This adjusts the accent level the amount of volume em phasis when accent is on See p 34 Adding accents to the pattern Accent Effect or delay edit 0000 0080080000000000880880800808888888888 O O O 4 Pattern mode Ring Mod ring modulation This effect applies modulation to the sound in order to Editing the effect or delay EFFECT On the EM 1 you can select and use one of eleven types of effect for each pattern The effect can be turned on off for each part by using the Effect key in the Part Edit section Use the two knobs Edit 1 Edit 2 to adjust the parameters which will differ depending on the selected effect create metallic resonances or unusual sound effects Edit 1 _ Frequency 0 127 Specifies the frequency of the modulation that will be ap plied The frequency will rise as the knob is rotated to ward the right Edit 2 _ Balance 0 127 Specifies the balance of the effect sound and direct sound Although the effect can be turned on off independently for each part the type and parameter values cannot be changed independently Some time may be required for the effect to begin ap plying when you
62. e WRITE Here s how you can save the changes you made in Global mode If you wish to save the changes you made you must perform this Write operation The settings will take effect whenever the power is turned on Conversely if you do not want to save the changes you made simply turn off the power without Writing 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the Global mode key 3 Press the Write key once the key will blink The display will indicate 4 Press the Write key once again to complete the operation If you decide to cancel press the Stop Cancel key In Global mode it is always possible to write regardless of the Memory Protect setting preceding section Never turn off the power while data is being written into memory Doing so may destroy the data 0000 00008000808008000808080800800888888088888 C8 7 Daa 5 Using NRPN messages to edit 7 Appendices About MIDI 1 MIDI channels Similarly to a television data can be received when the chan nel of the receiving device matches the channel on which the data is being transmitted On the EM 1 the transmit receive channels for synth part 1 synth part 2 and all drum parts are set by the MIDI ch pa rameter of Global mode 2 Note on off When you strike a drum part key the note number assigned to that drum part key will be transmitted on the specified MIDI channel When you play the step keys using the keyboard f
63. e data that was in steps 60 through 64 will be moved to steps 1 through 5 Likewise data that is moved earlier than the first step of the pattern will wrap around to 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 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 69 10 13 14 1 Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step 1 3 4 5 6 T 8 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 With a setting of 2 The data of each step will be moved two steps toward the beginning of the pattern Example 1 15 3 1 6 4 10 8 14 12 Step Step Step Step Step f Step Step Step Step Step Step Step fstep Step Step Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 a im E z z Fa P Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step f Step f Step fstep Step Step Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Shift Note 24 24 This function simultaneously shifts the note data of
64. e function as for a drum part see p 27 By setting EG Int in the negative direction this can be used as the attack time Glide 0 127 Glide also called portamento is a function that when the gate time length extends beyond the timing of the next note smoothly changes the pitch from the previous note to the next note without re triggering The time from when the next note is played until that pitch is reached can be specified as a multiple of steps 0 1 4 1 2 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 times relative to the pattern tempo As this value increases a longer time will be re quired before the target pitch is reached Conversely if this value is set to 0 the target pitch will be reached immedi ately and since the note is not retriggered this is suitable when you wish to simulate a legato performance on a bass etc amp For some settings slight noise may occur The Glide effect will be defeated when the Roll key is on lit Level 0 127 This has the same function as for a drum part see p 27 Pan L64 r63 This has the same function as for a drum part see p 27 Amp EG This has the same function as for a drum part see p 27 Roll This has the same function as for a drum part see p 28 When Roll is on the sound will be played as a roll as long as you hold down the step key if the keyboard function is on Effect This has the same function as for a drum part see p 28 Motion Seq motion sequenc
65. e in Pattern mode Never turn off the power during the Load process The data may be damaged Specifications Number of parts 12 parts Synth parts x 2 Drum parts x 8 Synth Accent part Drum Accent part Memory capacity 256 patterns 16 songs Master effects Tempo Delay Normal Motion Sequence Insert effects 11 Type Reverb Flanger Chorus Phaser Ring Modulator Pitch Shifter Compressor Dis tortion Decimator Resonator Filter Modulation Delay Pattern Maximum 64 steps for each part Motion sequence Synth part 3 parameters Drum part 2 parameters Accent part 1 parameter 64 events Sequencer Song Maximum 256 patterns per song Maximum approximately 35 700 events for event recording PHONES Stereo phone plug Nominal level 35 mW Load impedance 33 ohms OUTPUT L MONO R Phone jacks mono x 2 Nominal output level 10 dBu Output impedance 1 k ohms MIDI IN OUT THRU Connectors Power supply DC 9 V AC adapter included Power consumption 5 W Dimensions 300 W x 222 5 D x 55 4 H mm with rubber feet Weight 1 25 kg Specifications and appearance are subject to change with out notice for improvement 7 Data 51 52 7 Data 0000000000000 000808HO8HO8HOO8HOHO88OO8OEEEO Index A ACCEN 34 Accent key 10 Accent part 15 26 AMP EG
66. e step key for the location that you wish to as sign a pattern 2 While continuing to press the Pattern Set key or while Hold is still in effect rotate the dial to select the pattern number that you wish to assign Release the Pattern Set key or de feat Hold to complete the assignment process 3 To save the pattern set assignments press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback Continue pressing the Pattern Set key and press the Write key the Write key will blink 4 The display will blink PSt Press the Write key once again to save the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key amp If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you ex ecute the Write operation Never turn the power off during the Write operation This may damage the data A Saving a pattern WRITE If you wish to keep the pattern data that you create you must perform this Write operation When you perform the Write operation Data Copy within a pattern p 37 will occur au tomatically 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 with out Writing 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the Write key once the key will blink The pattern
67. e wave for the synth part the chord or octave may change when you specify a transposition 35 4 Pattern mode 4 Pattern mode 0 0000000080808 808 OTOOTO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO Moving data within a part Move Data 36 By executing the Move Data operation you can move the loca tion of the pattern and motion sequence data for the selected part Shift Data or transpose the notes of the entire part Shift Note Shift Data 16 16 Use this when you want to change the starting location of a pattern 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 5 Move Data Key 5 will blink 3 All part keys and the effect delay motion sequence key will blink If you do not want to shift the data of a specific part or of the motion sequence press that key to make it go dark You will be able to audition the sound each time you press a part key 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 5 to execute the Move Data op eration To cancel without executing press the Stop Cancel key The Shift 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 th
68. ed Use the select keys to move through the positions and use the dial to select patterns J Ade b8 i b30 b60 End Pattern AO i A Alternatively you can use the cursor keys to select Position and use the dial or select key to select the position you wish to check Then use the cursor keys to select 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 OO i GG c 003 004H 005 00656 007 7 E 5 7 z z R 7 Pattern AG Ala Agg bo b30 SG End Specifying the Note of each pattern Note Ofs 24 24 This function offsets the Note of the pattern at the specified position within the song Note Ofs simply offsets the pitch within the song It does not affect the pitch data of the pattern itself 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the cursor keys to select Position the corresponding LED will light 3 Use the dial or Select keys to select the position whose pitch you wish to offset 4 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs in dicate Note Ofs 5 Use the dial to specify the desired pitch offset 1 offsets the pitch by a semitone 2 by a whole tone 7 by a fifth and 12 by one octave Even wh
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71. en the parameter select LEDs indicate Note Ofs you can use the Select keys to move the position forward or back ward in single steps If a chord split wave see p 27 is selected for the part changing the Note Offset may change the chord or oc tave 43 5 Song mode 44 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 amp If you wish to keep the edited song you must perform the Write operation If you select a different song or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the song will return to the state in which it was before you edited it Inserting a pattern at a specified posi tion Insert Pattern You 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 AOT Pattern b 01 Pattern 4 01 J Pattern A 01 Pattern b 20 Pattern b 01 Before 16Steps 36Steps 32Steps 16Steps 24Steps 36Steps 5 Position Position Position Position Position inserting Aian ieena eae e e Se 7 g s SS A X s A A s g D D A s Pattern A 07 Pattern b 01 Pattern d 01 Pattern d 01 Pattern A 01 Pattern b 20 Pattern b 01 After 16Steps 36Steps 82Steps 32Steps 16Steps 24Steps 36Steps
72. entation Chart Wave Name LIst a aa r a hee ene De a Aa aa e ee 1 introductione 0000008808000 0008008000808 8 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ELECTRIBE M subsequently referred to as the EM 1 The EM 1 is a production station designed for dance music that makes it easy for anyone from beginner to enthusiast to create original music You can edit sounds intuitively by using the front panel knobs and keys and easily create complete rhythms and phrase patterns without requiring any additional equipment The EM 1 is the ideal tool for any musician DJ sound creator or DTM user who wants an easy way to add originality to their music Main features The EM 1 has eight drum parts and two synth parts and you can assign sounds to each part and edit them By combining rhythm patterns created for each drum part together with phrase patterns created for each synth part you can easily create a song using no additional equipment Internal memory contains numerous drum waves 144 types and synth waves 50 types giving you access to a wide range of sonic expression Up to 256 patterns maximum of 64 steps each can be created using the Sample data and stored in internal memory The EM 1 provides a Motion Sequence function that can record and loop knob move ments and can be recorded for each part of each pattern By combining multiple patterns and adding event data such as knob movements you can create a
73. er Clock is set to INT it will be the master device and will transmit these realtime mes sages 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 EM 1 will operate according to its own internal clock if no Timing Clock messages are being received The Start message specifies when playback will begin When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device it will transmit a Start message Slave devices that receive this Start message will syn chronize to the Timing Clock messages subsequently received and will begin playback from the beginning If the Start Pause key is pressed on the master devices when it is paused the mas ter will transmit a Continue message When a slave device re Bank Select P Ch Patt b ceives the Continue message it will resume playback from the MSB LSB a cee a EEA E point where it is currently stopped If the Stop key is pressed 00 00 0 127 A 01 b 64 during playback the master will transmit a Stop message Slave 00 01 0 127 C 01 d 64 4 Applying pitch bend The EM 1 does not transmit pitch bend messages En vv vv vv vv lower and upper places of the value together express ing a range of 16384 steps where 8192 vv vv 00H 40H is the center value However when the EM 1 receives pitch bend messages a pitch bend effect will be applied to the synth parts The range of the pitch bend can be specified by edit
74. er rertereeeeer ee Ee Drum Accent soa sf Red od ed od ed od ba Level Motion Sequence ES EA EI H i v sl 0 2 f pe ig apj l x zl z 2 H Selecting a pattern Pattern A 01 d 64 Make sure that the Pattern mode key is lit Use the cursor keys to select Pattern the corresponding LED will light Rotate the dial to select one of the 256 patterns A 01 A 64 b 01 b 64 C 01 C 64 and d 01 d 64 Setting the playback tempo 20 0 300 0 e Using the dial to change the tempo Make sure that the Pattern mode key is lit Use the cursor keys to select Tempo the corresponding LED will light If you wish to change the tempo units to the right of the deci mal place hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial Tempo Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo While the pattern is playing press the Tap key three times or more at the desired tempo The EM 1 will calculate the inter val 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 LEDs indicate select Tempo and the tempo you modified will appear in the display amp If you switch to a different pattern without writing the pattern whose tempo you modified the pattern tempo will return to the previous value If you wish to keep the modified tempo you must perform the Write operation refer to p 41 Saving a pattern WRITE Playing a
75. ernal 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 EM 1 will operate with its own internal clock if no MIDI Clock messages are being received at its MIDI IN connector Synchronizing the EM 1 to a mas ter external MIDI device Ext 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the EM 1 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI de vice sequencer or synthesizer etc 2 Use the cursor keys to select Clock the corresponding LED will light 3 Rotate the dial to select E t 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 EM 1 will simultaneously begin playback 7 If MIDI Clock data is being received at the MIDI IN con nector you can make the EM 1 playback in synchroniza tion with the external MIDI device by pressing the EM 1 s Play Pause key i N OOO 000 MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc amp If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to Ext and the EM 1 is synchronized to the external MIDI clock it will syn chronize to the tempo of the external sequencer
76. eturn 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 mo tion sequence you just recorded There are two types of motion sequence Smooth andTrigHold During playback switch between these to hear the difference Refer to p 34 Playing a motion sequence After recording a motion sequence you can edit it using the Pattern mode STEP EDIT functions Motion Dest and Motion Value See p 39 Editing motion sequence data The number of valid knobs and keys for motion sequences are limited depending on the part If you record more than the valid number of motion sequences for the same part the effect for the previous knob or key will be erased 0000 0080080088008000888O8O8O88EC GC OO 3 Basic operation Quick Start Playing with Pattern Set What is Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign favorite patterns to the 16 step keys and switch between them as desired While playing you can successively select favorite patterns or play combinations of patterns as a loop see p 40 Chain playing pattern sets sett E 3 O alae lee ou s When you hold down the Keyboard key the key will blink and press one of the sixteen step keys the pattern assigned to that key will be
77. ey and press the Pattern Set key to hold the function You can also use the Select key to create chain play that ex tends across groups If you want chain playback to occur in the order of A 20 b 43 b 61 C 21 C 23 C 56 C 64 and C 28 perform the following operation A 20 is step key 14 of group 1 and A 28 is step key 5 of group 2 1 Press group 1 select LED 1 lit step key 14 2 Continue holding down step key 14 and press the Select key to select group 2 select LED 2 lit At this time the se lection extends to group 2 step key 14 If you release step key 14 at this point the selection will extend to group 2 step key 14 3 Continue holding down step key 14 and press group 2 step key 5 The step keys selected for chain play will light from 1 through 5 when select LED 2 is lit and from 14 through 16 when select LED 1 is lit GDL a I J Hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key to hold the function While chain play is playing you can hold down the Shift key and press the Play Stop key to play back from the beginning of the currently playing pattern To stop chain play you can either select a different pattern set or defeat the pattern select Hold function 0000 00800800000800000808088080808888888888 O O O 4 Pattern mode Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set 1 With playback stopped press and hold the Pattern Set key and press th
78. eys See p 35 Recording a motion sequence The knobs and keys that are valid for each of the three types of motion sequence effect delay part will differ depending on the type of part Effect Edit 1 Edit 2 valid only for parts for which the effect is on Delay Time Depth Applies to the entire pattern Cannot be applied to an individual part Drum part A total of two either EG Time Pitch Level or Pan plus either Effect Roll or Amp EG Synth part A total of three either EG Time Glide Level or Pan plus either Cutoff Resonance EG Int or Drive plus either Effect Roll or Amp EG Accent part Level As an example here s how to record the Pitch parameter in a motion sequence 1 In Pattern mode select the pattern that you wish to edit 2 Press the Drum Part key to select the part that you wish to edit 3 Press the Motion Sequence key to select eitherSmooth 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 aanl 7 When the pattern has completed one cycle after you began moving the knob the Rec key will automati cally go dark and you will r
79. f a synth part 2 f cs 205 ce ccececceeceeceseeldddeessllecsasiichees aa aa a eaa A E ach anti AEAEE 16 Editing the effect or delay ccsessseesssressserseteenseeeseserseneesscessenenseneesenessecensaneesenessenensnneenesseneassensenees 17 Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern 17 Editing the sound of a part effect or delay while hearing a song or pattern ccecssseeseseees 18 Modifying editing a rhythm or phrase pattern ccccccsseeeesseessseeeseeeeesseeesseeesseeesseeesseeesenesssenseans 18 Realtime r cordiNg seriei ae n ira ne e A aN iae raid indaidandecesichsnehsdmenesRstinednbanaioateaiaisoedeanenaineebicn 19 Step Recording irena e a ea Ea E a a Ea a Ea a a e aa A a EEE 20 Saving a pattern that you create 21 USsinig a Motion Sequence sisiraan gya eea ai Aa aiaia eai deneuneeegien 22 Playing with Pattern Set e e E r aa a E a a a EEA N Aa EESE ERS 23 Using the EM 1 as a tone generator module cccceessseessneeesneeesseeessneeeseeenseeeeseeeeseeeesseeeeseeensanenane 23 Synchronizing the playback with other ELECTRIBE models cssssseseeseeessensseesseeeseesneneseeeeeeenens 24 4 Pattern mode eos screeds Seco ec acees ic cacaataereeiawcewe nde Ree Selecting a pattern piarsa aidaa inapasa aiyaara aai aa Eiaa ansaa aE 25 Setting the playback tempo cccsssseeeeeensesseeeeeenseseeeeeeeeseseeeeeensnesseeeesneneeseeenenss 25 e Using the dial to change the t
80. f the delay sound and will also increase the amount of feedback The further left or right the Pan of each part is set the more the sound will be spread to left and right Raising the Depth excessively may cause the sound to distort clip Length Scale Beat settings You can set the length the length of the entire pattern and the basic beat time signature The Length and Scale Beat you specify here will affect the cor respondence between step keys and note values and the maxi mum number of steps as shown in the following diagram If Scale Beat is set to tri x 12 or tr2 A x 12 step keys 13 16 will have no effect While the Shift key is held down the upper line of select LEDs green will indicate the length of the current pattern and the lower line of select LEDs red will indicate the beat Maximum number of steps 16 x16 or tri x12 or 3x16 tra x12 Length lect LED lect LEDs green lit lect LEDs green lit lect LEDs green lit Correspondence between step keys Scale Beat 16 4x16 Select LED 1 red lit ARADA D 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 tri A x12 Se LED 3 red li tr2 A x12 Select LED 4 red li 123 45 67 8 9 101112 It is not possible to view or change the Length or Beat Scale during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play 0000 00800000080000008808080808888888888 GG OC 4 Pattern mode Setting the Lengt
81. ferent number the maximum number of recordable events was exceeded Please erase event data to free up memory p 45 Protect was turned on for the memory into which you attempted to write data In Global mode turn the Protect setting oFF p 48 Er 9 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 Please erase event data to free up memory p 45 Restoring the factory set data The pattern and song data with which the EM 1 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 EM 1 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 Transpose 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 key When loading is complete the EM 1 will return to its initial state After several seconds the display will indicate pattern number A 01 and the EM 1 will b
82. h 1 2 3 4 1 If a pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the dial to select the pattern whose length you wish to set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 1 Length Key 1 will blink 4 The value will blink in the display Use the dial to specify the length 5 Press step key 1 once again to finalize the value Key 1 will go dark If you wish to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key Setting the Scale Beat 16 32 tri tr2 1 If a pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the dial to select the pattern whose scale beat you wish to set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 2 Scale Beat Key 2 will blink 4 The value will blink in the display Use the dial to specify the scale beat 5 Press step key 2 once again to finalize the value Key 2 will go dark If you wish to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key 31 4 Pattern mode 32 Swing settings 50 75 By adjusting the Swing settings you can offset the note timing of the steps For example you can change a straight 16 beat by adding a slight bounce or shuffle The Swing value can be adjusted from 50 to 75 and will affect the note timing of even numbered steps A setting of 50 will produce a perfect 16 beat and a setting of 66 will produce a shuffle 1 If a pattern is playing back press the Sto
83. h SE MG 129 Synth SE MS 1 130 Synth SE MS 2 131 Filtered Perc 132 Synth Perc ER 1 133 Synth Perc ER 2 134 Synth Perc MG 1 135 Synth Perc MG 2 26 Sync Triangle MS2k 27 Sync Saw MS2k 28 HPF Sweep MS2k 29 Cyber Bass Z1 30 Ring Bass MS2k 31 Vibrato Sine 32 Reso Noise 33 NRG Hit 34 Ac Bass 35 Finger Bass 36 SD Piccolo 1 37 SD Piccolo 2 38 SD Hip 39 SD Brash Dist 40 SD Crackle 41 SD Jungle 42 SD R amp B 1 43 SD R amp B 2 44 SD R amp B 3 45 SD R amp B 4 86 Conga Hi Slap 1 87 Conga Hi Slap 2 88 Conga Hi MtSlap 89 Conga Lo Slap 1 90 Conga Lo Slap 2 91 Conga Lo MtSlap 92 Timbales Hi Rim 93 Timbales Hi Edge 94 Timbales Lo Rim 95 Timbales Lo Open 46 SD Rim 1 47 SD Rim 2 48 SD 88 Rim 49 Clap 99 50 Clap 88 96 Timbales Paila 97 Claves 98 Cowbell 99 Cha Cha Bell 100 Mambo BellDrum 136 Synth Perc MG 3 137 Filtered Noise 138 Reverse BD 139 Reverse SD 1 140 Reverse SD 2 141 Reverse Crash 142 Scratch 1 143 Scratch 2 144 Scratch 3 NOTICE KORG products are manufactured under strict specifications and voltages required by each country These products are warranted by the KORG distributor only in each country Any 36 Pick Bass M1 37 Slap Bass Mix 38 Organ M1 39 Combo Organ 40 DWGS Clav 41 Voice VS 42 DWGS Voice 43 Synth Chord Set 44 Pad Chord 45 M1 Piano Chord Set 46 E Piano Chord Set 47 Guitar Chord Set 48 Organ Chord 49 Vibe Chord 50 Noise KORG product
84. h a clean dry cloth Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner 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 e Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment If liquid gets into the equip ment it could cause a breakdown fire or electrical shock e Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment If something does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reo
85. he 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 pat tern you create the data will be copied according to the short ened length Copy Pattern data Pattern data before writing Pattern data after writing Pattern length amp The data that is copied automatically when you Write a pattern does not force the pattern length 1 4 to change If the length is 4 data will not be copied within the pat tern Copying the sound of a part Copy Sound You can copy the sound of another part to the selected part Step data and motion sequence data will not be included 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 7 Copy Sound key 7 will light The display will begin blinking 4 Use the dial to select the copy source pattern number 5 Press a part key to select the copy source part The copy source key will blink and the copy destination key will be dark At this time you can audition the sound by pressing the copy source key Synth parts will sound at C4 6 Press step key 7 once again to execute the Copy Sound op eration To cancel press the Stop Cancel key It is not possible to copy sounds between a synth part and a drum part 37 4 Pattern mode 38 Erasi
86. he pattern Edit 1 _ Time 0 127 This sets the delay time The available settings are mul tiples of tempo synchronized steps 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 4 3 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 times If the MIDI Clock setting is Ext external you can syn chronize the delay time to the clock of an external device Refer to p 46 Synchronizing the EM 1 and an external MIDI devices MIDI Clock Edit 2_ Depth 0 127 This adjusts the LFO depth and the feedback amount of the delay Turning the knob toward the right will deepen the LFO and increase the amount of feedback 4 Pattern mode 0008080000008 808 OTOOTO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO DELAY Delay is an effect that adds one or more delayed echoes to the sound The delay effect of the EM 1 is a cross feedback delay This feeds the delayed L and R signal back into the opposite side to produce a greater feeling of spaciousness from left to right This delay is a tempo delay in which the delay time is auto matically synchronized to the tempo of the pattern and move ments of the delay knob can also be recorded as a motion se quence Left input Left output Right input Right output Press the delay edit key the key will light to enter Delay Edit Use the two knobs Time Depth to edit amp The delay effect will apply to the entire pattern and it is not possible to change the effect independently for each part amp To edit the delay you mus
87. ill be heard The sound of a part will differ depending on the pattern Turn the dial to select various parts and listen to the wide variety of sounds amp When you press a drum part key the keyboard function of the step keys will be cancelled but when you select a synth part once again the keyboard function will automatically return to the previous setting amp Parts for which Wave see p 16 What is a wave is turned oFF cannot produce sound What is a Part A part is the smallest unit of which a pattern is made and consists of a i Drum Part sound and rhythm or phrase effect on off settings and motion se n Top eae es a quences etc Parts can be one of the following types and there are a total Wae sisi jslsls aa 5 of 12 parts See p 25 Pattern mode 50 i Motion sequence data Drum parts 1 4 5A B 6A B A drum sound and rhythm pattern timing of sounds effect on off Synth Part motion sequence etc xu H ak D D wae i pyre parts 1 2 ei Motion sequence daane RE A synth sound and phrase pattern trigger note number gate time effect on off motion sequence etc e Accent part drum synth Points at which to emphasize the volume of the pattern i e accent motion sequence The sound can also be edited for each part and you can also store the rhythm phrase pattern effe
88. ill increase the level Pan L64 r63 Adjusts the stereo position panpot of the sound When the knob is located at the center the sound is panned to the center Rotating the knob toward the left will move the sound toward the left and rotating it toward the right will move the sound toward the right Amp EG This switches the operation of the Amp EG Pressing the key will switch between an envelope that decays __ key lit and an envelope that does not decay f key dark 27 4 Pattern mode 4 Pattern mode 0008000008008 808 OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO Roll This turns the Roll successive strike effect on lit or off dark for each part The roll interval is determined by the tempo of the pattern and by the roll type see p 32 Set ting the roll type If you press and hold a part key when Roll is on roll playback will continue as long as you con tinue holding the part key Effect This turns the effect on lit or off dark for each part Motion Seq motion sequence This records and plays back knob movements Each time you press this key it will alternate between on Smooth lit on Trig Hold lit and off dark see p 34 Playing motion sequences Synth part Synth Filter section The filter processes the sound produced by the oscillator to make it less bright etc Cutoff frequency NEG Int gt 0 EG Int EG Time Trigger on Cutoff frequency
89. ill light 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to record into 3 Turn on the Keyboard function the key will light 4 Use the Part Select key to select the part that you wish to use 5 Press the Pattern mode STEP EDIT key and then use the cursor keys A V to make the parameter select Step Rec the corresponding LED will light The display will indicate the target step see p 33 6 Press the Rec key to enter recording mode At this time pressing the Play Pause key will not start playback 7 Use the step keys to input the pitch for each note of the phrase The target step will automatically advance by one step each time you do so 8 Recording will end when you input the last step or press the Stop Cancel key the Rec key will go dark To input a rest press the Rest Tie key To enter a tie continue holding down the step key the sound will continue and press the Rest Tie key During recording you can rotate the dial to move the target step forward or backward You can jump to a specific step by holding down the Shift key and pressing the desired step key In step recording the trigger and note number are recorded simultaneously but it is not possible to make detailed settings for the gate time Use Note Edit refer to p 32 Note editing to re adjust
90. ing the Global mode Pitch Bend Range parameter devices will stop playback when they receive a Stop message 8 Synchronization in Song mode In Song mode the EM 1 can transmit and receive Song Select and Song Position Pointer messages When you switch songs a Song Select F3 ss message will be transmitted ss song num ber where one of 128 songs can be selected On the EM 1 you can select 16 songs If the EM 1 receives a Song Select mes sage in Song mode it will switch songs Transmission and re ception of Song Select messages can be restricted by the MIDI Filter settings of Global mode If you change the current posi tion on the master device i e the device whose Clock is set to INT when the song is stopped a Song Position Pointer mes sage F2 pp pp will be transmitted pp the number of MIDI beats from the beginning of the song i e the number of Tim ing Clocks divided by six 49 7 Data 50 Song Position Pointer indicates the location at which the se quencer 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 EM 1 the length of each pattern may be dif ferent so the master and slave will not necessarily be in the same location When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device a Continue message is
91. k of the EM 1 can be synchro nized with other models of the series the ELECTRIBE S ES 1 R ER 1_ and A EA 1 Here s how you can make the ES 1 playback insynchronization with the tempo of theEM 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDIOUT connector ofthe EM 1 to the MIDI IN connector of the ES 1 Connect the part output jacks of the EM 1 and the line output jacks ofthe ES 1 to your mixer or powered monitor system amplified speakers 1 Press the Global mode key to move to Global mode 2 Use the cursor A W keys to select Clock the corresponding LED will light 3 Setthe EM 1 to int andtheES 1 to E t Re fer to p 46 Synchronizing the EM 1 with exter nal MIDI devices MIDI Clock 4 Press the Play Pause key of the EM 1 to start a pattern or song The Play Pause key will light The ES 1 willplay the pattern in synchronization with the tempo of the EM 1 Ifyouwantthe EM 1 andES 1 to play the identi cally numbered pattern in synchronization make the following settings e Synchronizing the ES 1 tothe EM 1 as master Set the EM 1 to int andtheES 1 to E t e Setthe EM 1 andES 1 tothe same MIDI channel for example set both to 01 e OntheEM 1 andES 1 setthe MIDI filter setting P to O refer to p 47 MIDI filter settings e OntheES 1 setthe MIDI note number setting toGLAd orA 8 G9 ThiswillpreventtheES 1 from being sounded unintentionally when note on messages are received It i
92. lobal mode key to enter Global mode A OOF 000 2 Use the cursor A W keys to select MIDI ch the corresponding p Mo N LED will light MIDI cable 3 Press the part key for synth part 1 of the EM 1 and then turn the MIDI keyboard ete MIDI OUT dial to select the same channel as the connected MIDI keyboard T or other device see p 47 Setting the MIDI channel of each part MIDI ch 4 When you play the connected MIDI keyboard or other device you will hear the sound of synth part 1 If you have connected a multi track MIDI sequencer set the MIDI channel of synth parts 1 and 2 and the drum part see p 47 Setting 2 Seg the MIDI channel of each part MIDI ch Set each part to the MIDI ta a a channel of the track that you want it to play and start your external 1 3 sequencer to play the parts amp For details on the EM 1 s MIDI functionality refer to p 49 About MIDI amp If you wish to save Global mode seitings you must perform the Write operation Re fer to p 48 Saving your changes in Global mode WRITE 23 24 3 Basic operation Quick Start 0 0 00008000000000080000008000000000 Synchronizing the playback with other ELECTRIBE models For an even broader range of possibilities the playbac
93. mes noise may be generated Resonator This adds a specific frequency region to the original wave form that has been boosted by a band pass filter Edit 1 _ Cutoff frequency 0 127 This adjusts the cutoff frequency of the band pass filter The cutoff frequency will rise as you turn the knob toward the right Edit 2 _ Resonance 0 127 This boosts the sound in the region of the cutoff frequency adding a distinctive character to the sound The resonance will increase as you turn the knob toward the right Depending on the cutoff frequency or input sound high resonance settings may cause the sound to distort Filter This is a low pass filter with resonance It cuts the over tones that are above the cutoff frequency producing a milder tone Edit 1 _ Cutoff Frequency 0 127 Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter The cut off frequency will rise as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 _ Resonance 0 127 This emphasizes the sound in the region of the cutoff fre quency adding a distinctive character to the sound Depending on the cutoff frequency or input sound high resonance settings may cause the sound to distort Mod Delay modulation delay This is a delay with an added chorus effect produced by using an LFO to sweep the delay time It produces an ef fect in which the sound is spread to left and right This delay is a tempo delay in which the delay time is auto matically synchronized to the tempo of t
94. mp B Op 108 Shaker 8 Sine Kick Bass 9 BD Squash 59 HH Std 1 Cl 109 Guiro Short 9 Dark Bass 10 BD 88 1 60 HH Std 1 Op 110 Guiro Long 10 Xmod Bass 11 BD 88 2 61 HH Std 2 Cl 111 Samba Whistle 11 Additive Sine 12 BD Dry 1 13 BD Dry 2 14 BD Dry 3 15 BD Dry 4 62 HH Std 2 Op 63 HH Crisp Cl 64 HH Crisp Op 65 HH Old Cl 112 Tabla Baya Ghe 113 Tabla Baya Mute 1 114 Tabla Baya Mute 2 115 Tabla Na 12 DWGS Bell 13 DWGS FM Bass 14 HPF Saw MS2k 15 SynthBass Oct 16 BD Hip 17 BD R amp B 18 BD Ambi 19 BD Defness 20 BD Defness OHH 21 BD Jungle 22 BD Jungle Crash 23 SD 99 1 24 SD 99 2 25 SD 88 1 66 HH Old Op 67 HH Big Chunk Cl 68 HH Big Chunk Op 69 Ride 99 70 Ride Edge 1 71 Ride Edge 2 72 Crash 99 73 Crash Normal 74 Tom 99 75 Tom 88 116 Tabla Tin 117 Tabla Mute 1 118 Tabla Mute 2 119 Djembe Open 120 Djembe Mute 121 Djembe Slap 122 Udu 123 Taiko Open 124 Taiko Rim 125 Tsuzumi 16 Square Oct Mix 17 Saw Oct Mix 18 DWGS Wire 19 DWGS Digital 20 5th Sine 21 5th Square 22 5th Saw 23 5th Stab Saw 24 Detuned Saw A26k 25 Unison Saw MS2k 26 SD 88 2 27 SD Analog R amp B 28 SD 77 29 SD Disco 30 SD Dry 1 31 SD Dry 2 32 SD Dry 3 33 SD Dry 4 34 SD Ambi 1 35 SD Ambi 2 76 Tom Std Hi 77 Tom Std Lo 78 Tom Std Floor 79 Tom Jazz Hi Rim 80 Tom Jazz Hi 81 Tom Jazz Floor 82 Bongo Hi Op 83 Bongo Slap 84 Bongo Lo 1 85 Bongo Lo 2 126 Zap ER 127 Zap MG 128 Synt
95. n the dial and press the step keys to hear the wave as you make your selection If you do not wish to specify a wave select OFF Chord splits Several of the synth part waves sound as a chord In some of these different chords are arranged across the keyboard within the single wave These are referred to as chord splits Synth part waves 43 45 46 and 47 are chord splits In some cases the pitch may be discontinuous at the point where chords change within a chord split Be aware that if you change the Transpose p 35 or Song mode Note Ofs p 43 settings the chord or octave may be different from when you created the pattern Editing the sound of a part Select the pattern whose sound you wish to edit While strik ing the part keys or pressing the step keys with the Keyboard function turned on to hear the sound turn the knobs or switch the keys to edit the sound At this time the Original Value LED will light when the knob etc that you are currently mov ing reaches the same value as the original sound of the pat tern 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 49 About MIDI Me EG Time Pitch Level Pan Effect Roll Amp EG Synth part EG Time Glide Level Pan Effect Roll Amp EG Cutoff Resonance EG Int Drive Accent part Me Level If the sound does not change when you rotate a kn
96. n the dial to select a wave while you press the key you selected in step 3 to hear the sound 5 Operate the knobs and keys of the Part Common sec tion to modify the sound When a knob position or key setting is the same as the original sound the Original ValueLED willlightto indicate this Editing the sound of a synth part 1 Press the PATTERN mode key to enter Pattern mode 2 Use the cursor keys A V to select Wave the corresponding LED wil light 3 Use the Synth Part keys to select the part 1 or 2 whose sound you wish to edit 4 Turn on the Keyboard function the key will be lit Original Value LED 5 and then press a step key to play the sound 5 While pressing the step keys to hear the sound turn the dial to select a wave 6 Operate the knobs and keys of the Synth Filter sec tion or the Part Common section to modify the sound When a knob position or key setting is the same as the originalsound the Original Value LED willlight to indicate this 0000 008000080088800888O8888O8 SSC OO 3 Basic operation Quick Start Editing the effect or delay 1 Press a drum part key to select a part for which it will be easy to hear the changes you make to the effect 2 To use a s
97. nd save up to sixteen songs You can choose from realtime recording step recording and note editing Since sounds and rhythm or phrase patterns can be modified instantly you can use these changes as part of your live performance expression Eleven types of effect plus tempo delay are provided and an Effect Delay Motion Sequence function allows knob movements to be recorded A Keyboard function lets you use the sixteen step keys as a keyboard on which to perform The Pattern Set play function lets you assign 64 different patterns to the 16 step keys and successively select and play them Tap Tempo and MIDI Clock can be used to synchronize the performance with an exter nal sequencer turntable etc The EM 1 can be controlled from an external sequencer or keyboard as a MIDI sound module The MIDI Dump function lets you save data on a computer or external sequencer etc The data you create on the EM 1 Patterns and songs that you create on the EM 1 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 51 Restoring the factory set data 0000000080800000088008008008080880888 O O E E 1 Intr
98. newly selected number will now be steadily lit Press the Play Pause key to playback the selected 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 begin ning of the pattern specified for the currently playing posi tion In addition you can press the Play Pause key while a song is playing 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 0900000000008 HOHOOHHHO8HH8HH8H88H8888SC8 SSG eC OO 5S0Ng mode 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 ed ited song you must perform the Write operation to save the song data Erasing song data Clear Song 1 If a 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 13 Clear Song Key 13 will blink 3 Press step key 13 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 original condition
99. ng motion sequence data from the part effect or delay Clear Motion This operation simultaneously erases the part effect or delay motion sequence data BR If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 8 Clear Mo tion Key 8 will blink 3 Press the key of the part drum synth accent whose mo tion sequence you wish to erase or the motion sequence key of the effect delay section you may select more than one The selected key s will blink 4 Press step key 8 once again to clear the motion sequence data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key The entire motion sequence of the selected part effect or delay will be erased at once If you select delay both time and depth data will be erased AS 010 G Pear LEL O J ogagua T E 4 Pattern mode eooo oeoeoe oeoo Oe eOe OTOOTO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OO Erasing pattern data from a part To erase the pattern data for the selected part you can use one of the following two methods in addition to turning each of the sixteen step keys off Erasing data during playback or recording Erase 1 Press the Part key to select the part from which you wish to erase data 2 During
100. nue playing repeatedly To pause during playback press the Play Pause key the key will blink To resume playback press the Play Pause key once again the key will light To stop playback press the Stop Cancel key You can rotate the dial to select patterns when playback is stopped or even during playback When you change patterns during playback the change will actually occur at the end of each pattern Refer to p 25 The timing at which patterns will change amp Depending on the effect and delay settings slight F a Pattern noise or unwanted sound may occur at the transition between patterns if they are changed during playback e Part2 Parti 2 s What is a Pattern Y Wave 101 A pattern is a performance of a specific length that consists of drum sounds played as a rhythm together with synth sounds played as a phrase The EM 1 lets you create and store 256 patterns Each pattern consists of 12 parts see p 15 In addition to the sounds of each part you can also record phrases and knob movements see p 25 Pattern mode Trying out the functions Changing the tempo of a song or pattern a pattern Change the tempo of 3
101. o set the tempo Use the cursor keys to select Tempo the corresponding LED will light Rotate the dial to set the tempo If you wish to change the tempo units to the right of the deci mal place hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial Tempo e 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 EM 1 will calcu late 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 When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo the current tempo will appear in the display amp If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to another song without 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 re fer to p 45 Saving a song WRITE e Using the Tempo Lock key to fix the song tempo If the Tempo Lock key is turned on lit the playback will main tain the current tempo even when the song moves to the pat tern at the next position If the Tempo Lock key is turned off dark the tempo will change to the tempo of the pattern at that position when the song moves to the next position You can use the dial or the TAP key to change the tempo regardless of the on off state of the Tempo Lock key The on off state
102. ob or switch the setting of a key either another knob or key has been set so that the parameter you are attempting to adjust has no effect or the Motion Sequence func tion p 34 Motion sequence is operating Although drum parts 5A and 5B and 6A and 6B can be edited independently they cannot be played simulta neously If triggers for both exist at the same step the 5B or 6B part will sound Drum part Part common section EG Time 0 127 This sets the time over which the EG will decay The way in which the volume decays will depend on the Amp EG setting Pitch 64 63 This specifies the playback pitch of the wave Raising the pitch will speed up the playback and lowering it will slow down the playback The pitch can be adjusted over a range of 2 octaves and will change in the following way Pitch Offset Values Val Step Value Step alue Step lue 63 12 2 oct up 61 11 1 2 59 11 57 10 1 2 55 10 53 9 1 2 51 49 47 45 43 41 39 6 1 oct up 36 5 1 2 33 5 30 4 1 2 27 4 Level 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 actual pitch 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 4 1 2 5 5 1 2 6 1 oct down 6 1 2 7 7 1 2 8 8 1 2 9 9 1 2 10 10 1 2 11 11 1 2 12 2 oct down amp Noise may occur when you raise the pitch 0 127 Adjusts the output level Rotating the knob toward the right w
103. ode will be cancelled if you turn off the power without Writing If you wish to save the settings you make you must perform the Write operation refer to p 48 Saving your changes in Global 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 quarter note timing OFF The metronome will not sound r 0 The metronome will sound only during recording when the Rec and Play Cancel keys are lit r 1 When recording a one measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording r 2 When recording a two measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording on The metronome will sound during playback and record ing There will be no count before recording begins 1 Use the cursor keys to select Metronome the correspond ing LED will light 2 Rotate the dial to make the metronome setting 3 Press the PATTERN STEP EDIT or SONG key to return to the previous mode The metronome setting cannot be written When you turn on the power it will always be oFF Synchronizing the EM 1 with external MIDI devices MIDI Clock Clock int Ext The Global mode Clock setting allows the tempo of the EM 1 to be synchronized with the tempo of an ext
104. oduction Make connections and play Example connections CO DOV R_ L MONO 4i LETEL Power switch TaN aN Wi Ny HC RO AC Local Voltage A NO Preparing to play Be sure to turn off the power before making connections Careless operation may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions As shown in the above diagram hook the AC adapter cable around the adapter cable holder When removing the cable from the holder do not use excessive force 1 Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 9V jack and plug the adapter into an AC outlet 2 Connect one end of your audio cables to the line out jacks of the EM 1 L MONO R and connect the other end to your mixer or powered monitor speakers amplified speakers etc If you will be listening in mono use the LIMONO jack To take full advantage of the EM 1 s sound quality we recommend that you listen in stereo 3 If you will be using headphones connect them to the headphone jack amp The output from the line out jacks will not be switched off even if headphones are plugged in aed a a FR jmo a 8 amp o 0A000000 i i r vx 4 i Muusi PRODUCTION STATION Master volume i ry my Drum part keys 4 When you have finished making connections turn
105. on the power Slightly raise the master volume of the EM 1 and strike the Drum part keys 1 6B to check whether connections have been made correctly Use the master volume of the EM 1 and the gain and fader con trols of your mixer or powered monitor system to adjust the volume to an appropriate level 1 Introduction 2 Front and rear panele OSG OOOCOCOCOCOOCOCOO8O8O8CC8O8O8C8O8EE e 2 Front and rear panel t ti The controls and other parts of the eiki EM 1 can be broadly grouped as OOO OOO y shown in the diagram Effect Delay section Common section Synth filter section Part common Sequence control section Part select section Step key section Common section 1 Tempo Lock Display oS eee Dial MASTER VOLUME MASTER VOLUME This knob adjusts the volume that is output from the line out jacks and the headphone jacks When this key is on the tempo will not change 7 Ta Patter Motion Pest Song Metronome 1 Q Tempo Motion Value Tempo Clock when you select different patterns Wae Gate Time Postion MDT 0 O Note No Pattern Drums Note No 4 v ire Step Rec Note Ofs MIDI Filter T WHITE PATTERN STEP EDIT SQNG GLOBA
106. osition Position Position Position deleting pr cies eters apes eee ae hol a LA ra LA Q Q After 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 12 Delete Pat tern The 12 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 12 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 ELO me ae J G 9 a f CJ 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 select Position the corresponding LED will light se the dial to select the position that you wish to modify icate Pattern U 4 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs in d U se the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to the selected position amp If you wish to audition the patterns as you select one press the Pattern mode key to enter Pa
107. ound each time you press the copy source part key Synth parts will sound at C4 6 Press step key 6 once again to execute the Copy Part opera tion To cancel press the Stop Cancel key When copying between a synth part and a drum part only the trigger data will be copied For details on data copy within the same part refer to the following section Data Copy within a part Example A 01 e Copy source Copy destination d 01 Synth part 1 copy of C 20 Synth part 2 Synth part 2 copy of A 01 Synth part 1 Drum part 1 sound rhythm pattern 0000 000000000000008808080808888888888 O O O 4 Pattern mode 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 41 Saving a pattern 2 At this point the same data as in length 1 will automatically be copied to the steps of lengths 2 4 3 Change the pattern length to the desired length Refer to p 31 Length Scale Beat settings 4 The steps of lengths 2 4 will contain the same data as length 1 Now you can edit the data of lengths 2 4 to complete the pattern T
108. p Cancel key to stop playback 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern for which you wish to make Swing settings 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 3 Swing Key 3 will light 4 A value will blink in the display Rotate the dial to set the Swing value 5 Once again press step key 3 to execute the Swing setting key 3 will go dark If you decide to cancel without making the setting press the Stop Cancel key The Swing setting has no effect if Length or Scale Beat is set to tri d x 12 or tr2 x 12 It is not possible to view or adjust the Swing parameter during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play Setting the Roll Type 2 3 4 If you specify the Roll Type the part steps for which Roll is on will be subdivided You can select a subdivision of ei ther 2 3 or 4 1 If a pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the dial to select the pattern whose roll type you wish to set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 4 Roll Type Key 4 will blink 4 The value will blink in the display Use the dial to specify the number of subdivisions for the roll type 5 Press step key 4 once again to finalize the value Key 4 will go dark If you wish to cancel without changing the setting press the Stop Cancel key It is not possible to change the Roll Type during play back recording or sampling nor during Pattern Set Pla
109. pattern Pattern Play Press the Play Pause key to start pattern playback When the pattern finishes playing it will return to the beginning and continue playing To check the pattern that is playing make sure that the PAT TERN mode key is lit and use the cursor keys to select Pat tern the corresponding LED will light You can use the keyboard function to play on the step keys along with the pattern press the drum part keys or operate the knobs and keys 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 RST Az Ag Pattern A01 Pattern A21 amp If you change patterns during playback some slight noise may be heard due to the change in delay time etc If the same effect is used with different settings in the previous pattern and the newly selected pattern the sound you hear will be the same as if those knobs were turned Playing from the beginning of a pat tern Reset amp Play If you hold down the Shift key when pressing the Play Pause key the playback will be forced to playba
110. playback or recording hold down the Shift key and press the Rec key As long as you continue holding these keys trigger data will be automatically be erased from the selected part If you execute Erase on a synth part only the trigger data will be erased and the note number and gate time data of each step will remain go0 ggg0 iaraa Erasing all data from a part Clear Part This operation simultaneous erases a rhythm or phrase pat tern trigger note number gate time and motion sequence data 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the Part key to select the part whose data you wish to erase 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 9 Clear Part Key 9 will blink 4 Once again press step key 9 to clear the data To cancel without clearing the data press the Stop Cancel key When you execute Clear Part for a synth part all steps of the phrase pattern will be set to a pitch of C4 anda gate time of 1 00 A0000 Beal sonon 0000 0080000000000008808080808888888888 O O O 4 Pattern mode Exchanging data between parts Editing motion sequence Swap Part All data of the selected part can be exchanged with a part of same pattern 1 If the pattern is playing press the S
111. r the pattern all parts 4 Pattern mode 39 40 Editing the parameter values of a motion sequence Motion Value Only synth part EGt EG time dis 64 63 PCh GLd Pitch Glide dis 64 63 LEU Level dis 0 127 Pan Pan dis L 64 r 63 Cut Cutoff dis 0 127 rES Resonance dis 0 127 EGi EG Int dis 0 127 ANP EG Int dis 0 127 EFF Effect dis OFF on roL Roll dis OFF on rEU Reverse dis OFF on Ed1 Edit 1 dis 0 127 Ed2 Edit 2 dis 0 127 TiN Time dis 0 127 dPt Depth dis 0 127 1 Press the STEP EDIT key the key will light 2 Use the cursor keys A V to select Motion Value the cor responding LED will light 3 The display will alternately show the parameter name you selected in the preceding Selecting a motion sequence and the value of the parameter 4 Press a part key to select the part that you wish to edit 5 Press a step key to select the step that you wish to edit The steps of a pattern whose length is two measures or greater can be selected successively by pressing the Select key 6 Rotate the dial to edit the parameter value at that step If the display indicates diS the motion sequence does not apply to that step amp When you select a parameter in Motion Dest for which no motion sequence is recorded and then ch
112. rient or relocate the receiving antenna e 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 this equipment CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms 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 Direc tive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Concerning data In rare cases incorrect operation may cause the contents of memory to be lost Please save important data on a system that can record System Exclusive data like a sequencer or a data filer storage device Korg Corporation can accept no responsibility for any damages resulting from loss of data Contents 1 Introduction cisecs cas ccsess Seoeeseio ed ecieusxissaccnecdenccageseisistecsseteavsaeszanO Main TQ ature esnia a veces edesctcecerevieceecedsdebeeacersvsancceet
113. rum 1 and 4 qp om gogog 0000 000000000800000880880800808888888888 O O CO 4 Pattern mode The parameters that are valid will depend on the type of part as listed below Creating a pattern There are two ways to create a pattern You can start with a Drum part Wave pattern that is similar to the desired result and then edit it or you can create a sound and rhythm phrase pattern for each part from scratch Either way the EM 1 makes it easy for you to create your own original patterns If you wish to save a pattern you create you must per form the Write operation before you select a different pattern or turn off the power Assigning a wave Drum parts off 1 144 Synth parts off 1 50 The EM 1 has 194 waves 144 for drum 50 for synth that you can assign to each part A wave cannot be specified for an accent part The dis play will indicate Make sure that the PATTERN mode key is lit 1 Use the cursor keys to select Wave the corresponding LED will light 2 Press the key of the drum or synth part to which you wish to assign a wave the key will light The number of the wave assigned to that key will appear in the display 3 For a drum part turn the dial and press the part key to hear the wave as you make your selection 4 For a synth part turn on the keyboard function tur
114. s also easy to make the EM 1 playback in syn chronization by connecting it to a sequencer or syn thesizer that can transmit and receive MIDI Clock messages EM 1 3 3 O ig vini OUT MIDI cable vpi n ES 1 rss MENI Ud 000000008080000800800808008808888808888 O O OC 4 Patiern mode 4 Pattern mode In this mode you can play patterns edit patterns or create new patterns To edit individual steps of a pattern use the Pattern mode Step Edit function Press the PATTERN mode key to enter Pattern mode Although you can also enter Pat tern mode by pressing the STEP EDIT key you should press the PATTERN mode key if you wish to edit the Pattern Tempo and Wave parameters Pattern A 01 Synth Parts Synthesizer 1 Wave 11 Parameters Motion Sequence Synthesizer 2 fave 11 Parameters Motion Sequence 256 patterns A 01 d 64 Phrase patterns CELE 64 steps PEER EERE HELTER tt EEHEEHE EEEE Drum2 Wave 7 Parameters Motion Sequence Drum3 Wave 7 Parameters Motion Sequence Drum4 Wave 7 Parameters Motion Sequence i a sey i HTE Drum5A Wave 7 Parameters Motion Sequence Drum 5B EER WH eee 7 Parameters Motion eine eas ri ajajaja 2 fz Hi Drum6A Wave 7 Parameters Motion Sequence Drum 6B Fi eee adden eld be dd ld od dd 7 Parameters Fi eee tel s
115. selected At this time you can use the Select keys to change the pattern set group indicated by the red select LEDs lower line 1 Pattern Set 3 03 4 to use 16 x 4 total of 64 pattern sets If during playback you hold down the Keyboard key and press an other step key the pattern assigned to that key will begin playing when the currently playing pattern finishes playing Refer to p 40 Pattern Set Hold down the Shift key and press the Keyboard function key to hold the Pattern Set function amp While the Keyboard key is blinking it will control the Pattern Set function If you hold down the Shift key and press the Keyboard key the Pattern Set function will be held The Keyboard key will blink To defeat this hold condition press the Keyboard key once again You can assign new pattern sets Refer to p 41 Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set amp Pattern sets cannot be used in Song mode amp If you switch patterns during playback the change will occur when each pattern finishes playing Refer to p 25 The timing at which patterns will change 3 Basic operation Quick Start Using the EM 1 as a tone generator module Read this section when you wish to use the EM 1 with other connected MIDI equip ment Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI keyboard etc tothe MIDIIN connector of the EM 1 1 Press the G
116. sseeescneseeeeeseaesseneessnesssaesseneesenesesaesesnesesnesaessneeseneesonens Dr umpartir iore ceed a A R A dit ca tages cases fussed avdeve A bbacacestiieviaavseitivseasvibers Synth pat ice eiai e Be tale ae ee eed cH eee Accont DANS s feces ciscecectuscidusnce date AAA a AAAA r AE i a Ai An Editing the effect or delay EFFECT chit statatteesaiiciete ianinintin nies tee eaiinai A A ANAN Length Scale Beat settings Setting the Lengthwesseasiowewasaratin suede endian a A aAa tamed anirai Setting the Scale Beaba suis niet nes Acasccnse shad avin awe a ake pA eS SWING SOU GS foe vesvedicnnssscicsst cence A A A E O Setting the Roll Type 22 r aea ara Aaa anA aa aae suscwineytstvevsvecessccecsstesssaveyvenissecusseusetes Grating a Pattern a E E EA Realtime recording iis sssccseizcivarsecsvizsin fepscetieveiia aae a I AA ee Step TeCording ainiin a a dae ee tee ee dai Re is Noteediting a yee EA Ee EN A AR A AEI a Adding accents to the pattern Accent ssusssussnunsnnnsnnnrnnrennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennnen nenne 34 Motion Sequence uusssssssssnnnnennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nenen nanne nnmnnn nann Playing a motion sequence Recording a motion sequence Checking motion Sequence ata c ccseccsseeeeeeeeseeeseeeeseeeeseeeesaeeesaneeseeeenuaeeseneeseeeeseeeseeeeseneeeaesaeees 35 Convenient functions for editing patterns Transposing a phrase TraMSPOSE
117. switch patterns Effect types and parameters Motion Seq motion sequence This is the motion sequence for the effect see p 34 Mo tion sequence Each time you press the key this will al ternate between on lit and off dark When Delay Editing is on this will be the delay mo tion sequence key Reverb This simulates the reverberation and acoustics of a plate reverb unit Edit 1 _ Time 0 127 The reverb time will lengthen as the knob is rotated to ward the right Edit 2 _ Level 0 127 The level of the reverberation will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right Flg Cho flanger chorus Flanger and chorus are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly time delayed copy of the sound and add it to the original sound to create a sense of spaciousness modu lation and vibrato Edit 1 _ LFO Rate 0 127 Adjusts the LFO speed of the flanger chorus The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 _ Depth 0 127 Adjusts the depth of the flanger chorus effect The effect will change from chorus to flanger as the knob is rotated toward the right Raising the depth excessively may cause the sound to distort Phaser This effect adds modulation to the sound by mixing a cy clically phase shifted sound with the original sound Edit 1 _ LFO Rate 0 127 Adjusts the LFO speed of the phaser The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2
118. t make sure that the Delay Edit key is lit If you move the effect type knob you will return to effect edit amp Slight noise may be heard when you change patterns due to the change in delay time Motion Seq motion sequence This is the delay motion sequence see p 34 Motion se quence Each time you press the key the setting will al ternate between on lit and off dark Time delay time 0 127 Set the delay time in synchronization with the tempo Rela tive to the step you can set this in the range of 1 1500 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 times Turning the knob toward the left will shorten the delay time producing a doubling effect a sound similar to mul tiple instruments playing together If the MIDI Clock setting is Ext external you can syn chronize the delay time to the clock of an external device Refer to p 46 Synchronizing the EM 1 and an external MIDI devices MIDI Clock amp If the Time value is lowered excessively the sound may distort clip amp If you change the delay time during playback the pitch of the delayed sound will change kh If the tempo settings cause the delay time to ex ceed 1 5 seconds the delay time will automatically be halved to stay within 1 5 seconds Depth 0 127 Adjusts the level of the delay sound and the amount of feedback the number of delay repeats Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level o
119. the owner s manual for the device you have connected MIDI filter settings Here you can select the types of MIDI message that will be transmitted 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 select MIDI Filter the correspond ing LED will light 2 Rotate the dial to select the combination 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 Se lect and Song Select messages C Transmission reception of Control Change messages E Transmit receive exclusive data However while you are operating the Dump settings this data will be transmit ted and received regardless of the setting here Displayed alternately None will be F Ble transmitted received PLE Only P will be r transmitted received L E aao n Saa All will be transmitted received PLE lt lt nn Factory settings Adjusting the pitch bend range Bend Range 12 12 You can adjust the range of the pitch bend that will occur when MIDI Pitch Bend messages are received 1 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 14 Bend Range key 14 will blink 2 Turn the dial to select the pitch range
120. the Pattern mode key the key will light Use the cursor A VW keys to select Pattern the corresponding LED will light 2 Turn the dial to select the pattern that you wish to record 3 To record a synth part select either synth part 1 or 2 and turn the Keyboard key on the key will light 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 Play Pause key will light 6 To record a drum part press the drum part key at the timing at which you want it to sound 3 Basic operation Quick Start 7 To record a synth part press the step key for the desired pitch at the timing at which you want it to sound 8 The pattern will playback repeatedly and you can continue recording additional notes as long as the Rec key is lit Press the Stop Cancel key to stop recorded The Rec key and the Play Pause key will go dark Alternatively you can press the Rec key instead of pressing the Stop Cancel key to stop recording but continue playback The Rec key will go dark and the Play Pause key will light If you wish to save the completed pattern press the Write key Refer to p 21 Saving a pattern that you create Erase If you input a note by mistake hold down the Shift key while the pattern continues to play
121. the trigger and note number or to adjust the gate time 20 900000080000808H0800888O88E8OO SSC OO 3 Basic operation Quick Start In the case of a pattern with a length of 2 measures or greater you can use 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 Select Area shown by the step keys LED display For 16 x 16 32 x 16 For tri x 12 tr2 A x 12 OEL Steps 1 16 Steps 1 12 PEI Steps 17 32 Steps 13 24 PRES Steps 33 48 Steps 25 36 3 3 RED Steps 49 64 Steps 37 48 If you wish to save the completed pattern press the WRITE key Refer to p 21 Saving a pattern that you create What is Length P Scale Beat Note value of In this context Length refers to the length of the rhythm display each step key 2 3 4 pattern The Length of the pattern will be either 16 steps 16 Ax16 16th note or 12 steps depending on the Scale and Beat settings of the EOE T pattern A rhythm pattern in triple meter will be shown in 4 x16 Seng note i a2 ae 64 triplets Depending on the Length and Beat settings a single 8th note triplet pattern can have up to 64 steps Refer to p 31 Length tr2 X12 16th note triplet 3 Scale Beat settings Saving a pattern that you create amp With the factory settings memory protect will be on and it will not be possi
122. the trigger locations in the rhythm pattern of that part During playback the step that is playing will also light simultaneously If you want to select a part during playback without caus ing the sound to be heard hold down the Shift key and press a drum part key When you press a drum part key to sound it the sound will be heard at the volume of when accent is on Synth parts When you press a synth part key the key will light and that part will be selected At this time the step key indications will depend on whether the Keyboard function is on or off On lit During playback keys of the corresponding pitch will light consecutively at the timing at which the selected part plays Off dark The phrase pattern trigger locations for the part will light During playback the currently playing step will also light simultaneously Accent parts When you press an accent part key the key will light and that part will be selected At this time the step keys will light to indicates the accent on locations for that accent pattern Dur ing playback the currently playing step will also light simul taneously The Part Mute function By holding down the Part Mute key Tap key while you press a part key you can mute temporarily silence that part While you hold down the Part Mute key Tap key the mute status of each part will be displayed The part key of unmuted parts will light and muted part keys will be dark You can
123. top Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press a part key to select the parts that you wish to swap the key will light 3 Hold down the Shift key and press step key 10 Swap Part key 10 will blink 4 If you selected a synth part in step 2 both keys will blink automatically If you selected a drum part in step 2 select the other drum part that you wish to swap both of the two keys being swapped will blink At this time you can audi tion the sound by pressing the respective part key Synth parts will sound at C4 5 Press step key 10 once again to execute the Swap Part op eration To cancel the operation press the Stop Cancel key It is not possible to swap between a synth part and a drum part Example A 01 Before swapping Drum part 1 sound rhythm pattern Drum part 2 sound rhythm pattern Drum part 3 sound rhythm pattern e e e Swap drum part 1 and drum part 3 swap synth part 1 and synth part 2 After swapping A 01 Synth part 1 sound and phrase pattern of part 2 Synth part 2 sound and phrase pattern of part 1 Drum part 1 sound and rhythm pattern of part 3 Drum part 2 sound rhythm pattern Drum part 3 sound and rhythm pattern of part 1 e Boo Q EA data You can edit the motion sequence of each part or the effect and delay motion sequence The data can be edited in units of individu
124. transmitted and the song will begin playback from the currently selected position When the slave device receives the Continue message it will syn chronize to the Timing Clock messages and begin playback from the current point in the song In the same way as syn chronizing 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 Po sition 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 9 About system exclusive messages Manufacturers are free to use system exclusive messages in any way they choose and these messages are used mainly to transmit and receive parameters that are specific to particular devices such as sound data and editing data The system exclusive message format of the EM 1 is FO 42 3n 61 F7 n exclusive channel However some system exclusive messages have been defined for use in a specific way and these are called universal sys tem exclusive messages Of the various types of universal system exclusive message the EM 1 supports the following two e When an Inquiry Message Request FO 7E nn 06 01 F7 is
125. ttern mode and listen to the playback To return to Song mode press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback and then press the Song mode key Recording knob movements or your performance in a song Event Recording In Song mode you can create a performance not only by com bining patterns but also recording a realtime performance that you play on the drum part keys and step keys using the key board function and by turning the knobs Recording such a performance in Song mode is referred to as event recording The following four types of performance data event data can be recorded by event recording e Performances using the drum part keys e Performances using the keyboard function e Knob and key operations only for the selected part e Tempo Event recording allows you to record two or more types of events in the same area as long as the events are played at the same time Event recording always rewrites the previous data replace recording and when you record your performance any event recording data previously in that area will be erased It is not possible to layer event recording over the same area 1 Select the song on which you wish to record events 2 Use the cursor keys to select Position the corresponding LED will light 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 re
126. unc tion a note on message 9n kk vv n channel kk note num ber vv velocity will be transmitted on the MIDI channel speci fied for the part with the note number assigned to each step key and a velocity corresponding to the force with which you pressed the step key On the EM 1 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 EM 1 When note on off messages for a note number assigned to a part are received that part will sound 3 Switching patterns When you switch patterns Program Change and Bank Select messages Bn 00 mm control change 00 Bn 20 bb con trol change 32 mm bank number upper byte bb bank num ber lower byte together allowing 16 384 banks to be selected will be transmitted If a Program Change is received on the MIDI channel of the EM 1 patterns will be switched within the same group e g from A 01 to b 64 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 A 01 to C 01 Transmission and reception of Program Change messages can be controlled by the Global mode MIDI Filter setting NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number is a category of messages for which each manufacturer is free to assign a func tion to a parameter number and use it
127. und more consistent Edit 1 _ Sensitivity 0 127 Specifies the sensitivity of the compressor When the knob is in the far left position there will be no effect As the knob is rotated toward the right the effect will apply more strongly Edit2_ Attack 0 127 Specifies the attack speed until the compressor begins to take effect The attack will become slower as the knob is rotated toward the right Distortion By boosting the volume appropriately this effect causes the sound to distort and produces a rich overtone structure Edit1_ Gain 0 127 Specifies the degree of distortion The sound will be dis torted more greatly as the knob is rotated toward the right Edit 2 _ Level 0 127 Adjusts the output level The output level will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right 4 Pattern mode i 29 30 Decimator This effect lowers the sampling frequency and the num ber of sampling bits producing a grainy sound character istic of cheap samplers Edit 1 _ Sampling frequency 0 127 Rotating the knob toward the right produces a more lo fi sound and rotating it toward the left produces a more hi fi sound Edit 2 _ Number of sampling bits 0 127 Rotating the knob toward the right will produce a sound typical of fewer bits lo fi and rotating it toward the left will produce a sound typical of more bits hi fi If the input volume is extremely low there may be no output If there is a high noise level during silent ti
128. vent data 45 Editing 44 Erasing 43 Fast forward 42 Listening 13 Name List 54 Reset amp Play 42 Rewind 42 Select 42 Switching 42 Write 45 Song mode 42 Song Name List 54 Song Play 42 Specification 51 Step key 11 Step Key section 11 Step Recording 20 Step recording 18 32 Swap Part 39 Swing 32 Synchronization 24 46 49 Synth filter section 10 Synth part 15 26 System exclusive 50 T TAP 10 Tap Tempo 14 25 Tap tempo 42 Target Step 33 Tempo 14 25 42 Tempo Lock 26 42 Tempo Lock key 8 Transmission 48 Transpose 35 Transpose key 10 Trigger hold 34 Trigger setting 33 Troubleshooting 50 TYPO
129. will light if you hold down the Shift key and press the Motion Sequence key of the Part Common section It is not possible to check for event data during playback or recording 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 playback Use the cursor keys to select Song the correspond ing LED will light 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 desired destination song num ber 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 amp If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you ex ecute the Write operation Me Never turn the power off during the Write operation This may damage the data 45 5 Song mode 46 6 Global mode 0 0868 OOOOOOOOHOHOHOHHOOOCCHHHOH8SSSEECEEEEEEEE 6 Global mode In Global mode you can set parameters such as Metronome or Protect Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode To exit Global mode press a different mode key amp The settings you make in Global m
130. y It is not possible to apply a roll to note on messages from an external MIDI device 4 Pattern mode 0000000080080 808 0800880008088 OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO Creating a Pattern The patterns of the EM 1 consist of a rhythm pattern created by the drum parts and a phrase pattern created by the synth parts The rhythm pattern consists of a sequence pattern note tim ing data for each step of each part The phrase pattern consists of trigger note timing data note number pitch and gate time note length data for each step of each part As listed below there are two ways to create a rhythm pattern and three ways to create a phrase pattern e Realtime recording Use the rhythm part keys and step keys keyboard func tion on to record the rhythm or phrase by playing it just as you want it to sound e Step recording With pattern playback stopped use the step keys to create a sequence pattern or input pitch and note length for indi vidual notes at each step to create the pattern e Note edit only for a phrase pattern Create a phrase by editing the data trigger note number gate time of the selected step If you wish to erase the rhythm and phrase data of each part before you create a pattern refer to p 38 Erasing pattern data from a part Realtime recording Please refer to Realtime recording p 19 in chapter 3 Basic operation Quick Start Step recording Please refer to Step recording
131. ying envelope N key lit and a sustaining envelope T 1 key dark 3 Roll For each part this key switches the roll effect successive strikes on lit or off dark 4 Effect For each part this key switches the effect send on lit or off dark 5 EG Time This knob adjusts the envelope time the time until the sound disappears for each part 6 Pitch Glide This knob sets the pitch of the drum part For a synth part it sets the time over which the pitch will change smoothly between two notes 7 Level This knob adjusts the level For the Accent part it adjusts the accent level 8 Pan panpot This knob sets the stereo location of the sound 2 Front and rear panele OG OOOO COCOCCOCOCO0CCO88CC8E8O8C8O8EEeO Synth filter section These controls let you adjust the brightness of the sound or add a distinctive tonal character 1 Cutoff 1 oO O O 2 Adjust the cutoff frequency of the filter ee 3 Resonance 3 H O G Adjust the resonance of the filter 2 EG Int EG intensity Adjust the depth of the filter envelope 4 Drive Adjust the degree of distortion for the sound of the filter Driver makes between warmly Analog Overdrive and Hard Distortion Part Select section 1 Synth Part 1 2 keys These keys select a synth part 1_ om 2 Synth Part Accent key B 3 This key selects the synth accent part E T aoe 3 Drum Part 1 4 5A 5B 6A 6B keys 0000 a ia U0 UO 0 D DA 6 6
132. ynth part while editing the effect turn on the Keyboard key and press the step keys to play the sound Original Value LED 3 To edit the effect turn on the Effect key in the Part Com mon section the key will light a z 4 To edit the global delay turn on the Delay Edit key in the oE a ADD Effect Delay section 5 Operate the knobs and keys of the Effect Delay section to modify the effect or delay When a knob position or key setting is the same as the original effect or delay setting the Original Value LED will light toindicate this The pattern that you edit in this way can be saved by the Write operation see p 21 Saving a pattern that you create amp When you press a drum part key the keyboard function of the step keys will be defeated but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth part Kh The delay is a global effect so it will always be on regardless of the on off status of the Effect key amp The function of the knobs will differ depending on the type of effect See p 29 EF FECT If a motion sequence is operating for a knob and you have difficulty editing the sound as you wish turn off the motion sequence before editing the sound See p 34 Mo tion sequence 3 Basic operation Quick Start Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern 1 Select the synth part
133. you can select the wave of the drum sound and for a synth part you can select the wave of the synth sound Use the Level and Pan knobs and the Effect and Amp EG keys to edit the sound of each part The sound of each part in the pattern that you edit in this way can be saved by the Write operation See p 21 Saving a pattern that you create amp When you press a drum part key the keyboard function of the step keys will be defeated but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth part amp The knobs that are valid will differ depending on the part See p 27 Editing the sound of a part Ifa motion sequence is operating for a knob and you have difficulty editing the sound as you wish turn off the motion sequence before editing the sound See p 34 Mo tion sequence What is a Wave Waves are the pieces of waveform data inside the EM 1 that are the basis for the sound of each part There are 144 waves for use by drum parts and 50 waves for use by synth parts making a total of 194 waves You can freely assign these waves to each part See p 27 Assigning a wave Editing the sound of a drum part 1 Press the PATTERN mode key to enter Pattern Mode 2 Use the cursor keys A V to select Wave the corre 4 Original Value LED sponding LED wil light 3 Press a Drum Part key to select the part that you wish to edit 4 Tur

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