Korg EA-1 manual Creating a phrase pattern, Realtime recording, Step recording, Event editing

4.Pattern mode

Creating a phrase pattern

There are three ways to create a phrase pattern.

Realtime recording

Use the Keyboard function to play the step keys at the exact timing you wish to record them.

Step recording

Use the Keyboard function to specify the pitch of the note for each target step to create the phrase.

Example display

Step 10

Length 1

Step 5(37)

Length 3

Event editing

Edit the data (trigger, pitch, gate time) for each step to create the phrase.

If you wish to erase the phrase of each part before you create your own rhythm data, refer to p.29 "Erasing phrase data from a part."

Realtime recording

Please refer to "Realtime recording (Using the Keyboard func- tion to create a phrase)" (p.16) in chapter 3. Basic operation (Quick Start).

Step recording

Please refer to "Step recording (Using the step keys to create a phrase)" (p.16) in chapter 3. Basic operation (Quick Start).

About the Target Step

Target Step 1.01...4.16

The value shown in the display when the parameter select LEDs indicate Step Rec is called the "target step." The value shown in the display indicates the location of a certain step in the phrase pattern. 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.

The maximum number of steps will depend on the length

and scale/beat settings.

In the case of a pattern with a length of 2 or greater, you can use the Select keys to move the select LED in the lower line (red) in order to change the length that is shown by the step keys, and verify or modify the trigger locations.

Length	Select				Area shown by the step keys
	LED display				For	x 16,	x 16	For	3 x 12
1	1	2	3	4	Steps 1...16			Steps 1...12
2	1	2	3	4	Steps 17...32			Steps 13...24
3	1	2	3	4	Steps 33...48			Steps 25..36
4	1	2	3	4	Steps 49...64			Steps 37...48

When the Keyboard function key is on, the step keys will not indicate the target step. When the Keyboard function is off, the step key corresponding to the target step will blink.

Event editing

A phrase pattern consists of the following three data items for each step. For each step, you can set these three items.

•Trigger: Whether or not a note will sound

•Pitch: The pitch that will be sounded

•Gate time: The duration of the sound

Step	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Trigger	On	On		On	On	On				On	On		On
Pitch	C2	G2		F2	D2	D2				A1	E2		A2
Gate time	1.25	2.00		0.5	0.5	4.00				1.50	2.00		1.00
(duration of
the sound)

Changing the trigger settings

1.Turn off the Keyboard function key (the key will be dark).

2.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate either Pattern, Tempo, or Step Rec.

3.Use the Part Select key to select the part that you wish to edit.

4.For a pattern with a pattern length of 2 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.

5.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).

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