Korg EA-1 manual Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play

4.Pattern mode

Pattern Set

Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite pat- terns to each of the sixteen step keys, and switch them at the touch of a key.

During playback, you can successively switch patterns to per- form a song.

By using the Select key in conjunction with this to switch pat- tern set groups, you can register and select 16 x 4 (total of 64) patterns.

Using Pattern Set to perform

(Pattern Set Play)

Press the Play/Pause key to begin playback.

Hold down the Keyboard function key and press a step key to switch to the pattern that was assigned to that step key.

By holding down the Keyboard function key and pressing a Select key, you can switch to a different group of registered pat- tern 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 Keyboard func- tion key, you can hold the Pattern Set function (the key will light).

To defeat the Hold condition, press the Keyboard function key once again (the key will go dark).

Example

Step key	1	2	3	4	5	14	15	16
Select LED
1	A01	A20 B03 B04			A51	A20	B43	B61
2	C21	C23	C56 C64		C28	C21	A07	A08
3	B01	B02 B04 B62			A01	A05	A45	A64
4	D01	D02	D03 D04 D05			D07 D08		D09

Registering a pattern for Pattern

Set

1.With playback stopped, press and hold the Keyboard func- tion key and press the step key for the location that you wish to assign a pattern.

2.While continuing to press the Keyboard function key (or while Hold is still in effect), rotate the dial to select the pattern num- ber that you wish to assign. Release the Keyboard function key (or defeat Hold) to complete the registration process.

3.To save the pattern set registrations, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback. Continue pressing the Keyboard func- tion 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.

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.

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Hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key to hold the function

In Pattern Set Play, the timing at which patterns will change, tempo adjustment, and functions such as Reset & 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.

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