Korg ER-1 manual Making connections, Playing the demo songs, Pattern mode, Working with Tempo

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ER-1EasyStart

Making connections

1.Connect ER-1 power supply Ä connect audio cables from L/MONO1 and RIGHT outputs to powered monitor system, or use headphones (phone jack) Ä connect external source(CD player, synth, mic, etc.) to Audio In 1 and 2 Ä power-up monitor system and ER-1.

2.Part 1 key in PERCUSSION SYTHESIZER section will light on power-up Ä strike any Part key repeatedly Ä set MASTER VOLUME knob / monitor volume.

Playing the demo songs

1.Press SONG key. (Display indicates "S.01" – one of 7 demo songs) Ä press PLAY [> II] to playback demo song Ä adjust volume to suit Ä press STOP [[]] to stop playback Ä to play additional demo songs, rotate DIAL to “S02” or “S03” Ä PLAY.

Pattern mode

256 patterns in internal memory – all user-programmable

1.Press PATTERN key Ä press CURSOR to set to "Pattern" (1st row, PATTERN column in matrix below display).

2.Rotate DIAL to select any Pattern number (A.01 – d.27) Ä press PLAY. The pattern will loop Ä press STOP to stop playback Ä rotate DIAL to select and PLAY additional patterns.

!Rotate DIAL as current pattern plays to select a new pattern - when the current pattern ends, the new pattern will begin. (When you change patterns in this way, new pattern selected will playback at same tempo as previous pattern. To playback new pattern at its original tempo, STOP pattern playback, then select and PLAY new pattern.

Working with Tempo:

1. Press PATTERN Ä select any pattern Ä press PLAY Ä CURSOR to Tempo (LED lights) Ä rotate DIAL to set tempo

Äto use TAP tempo function: As pattern plays, strike TAP key 3x to set new tempo Ä press STOP to stop playback.

Working with Parts: 4 drum synth parts, 4 PCM parts – trigger parts manually and edit with knobs and switches

1.Press PATTERN Ä rotate DIAL to select any pattern Ä strike any part key (other than Audio and Accent) Ätweak the knobs and switches, to edit the part. Note that Original Value LED lights when original knob/switch settings are recalled

Ä PLAY pattern, select and tweak parts.

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Contents EasyStart Playing the demo songs Pattern modeMaking connections Working with TempoMotion Sequencing Copy a preset pattern to a new locationRealtime Pattern Control Tweak the copied patternCopy the previous pattern and change the pattern length Edit the trigger settings for HI-HAT CloseMore Pattern editing View the step data in the patternPattern Sets More ER-1 FeaturesRecording Patterns Work with Pattern Sets