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2 To ensure long, trouble-free operation, please read this manual carefully. Precautions3 Contents6 1. IntroductionMain featuresAbout the data you create on the EA-1 7 Make connections and play!Example connectionsPower switch or Adapter cable holder AC Local Voltage Preparing to playMaster volume Step keys Keyboard function key * Alternates on/off each time it is pressed 8 2. Front and rear panel12 3. Basic operation (Quick Start)Phrase pattern Motion sequence Conceptual diagram of the EA-1Songs: S01...S16 Pattern order Event data Pattern data Patterns: A01...D64 Part data Part Structure of Song Listening to a SongIt is not possible to change songs during playback. What is a Song? 13 Listening to PatternsTrying out the functions 22 4. Pattern modePattern (A01) Selecting a pattern Setting the playback tempo Using the dial to change the tempo Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo Playing a pattern (Pattern Play)The timing at which patterns will changePattern is changed Begins playing Pattern A21 Playing from the beginning of a pattern (Reset & Play) About the tempo when the pattern is changed Selecting a pattern 23 Creating a patternEditing the sound of a part Synthesizer parametersOSCILLATORPortamento 0...100 OSC Balance (oscillator balance) OSC1...OSC2 OSC2 Pitch Ofs (OSC2 pitch offset) 1 octave ... 4 octaves OSC1 Wave ...Audio In OSC2 Wave , , OSC Mod (oscillator modulation) off, Ring, Sync, DeciOSC 2 Pitch (Sampling Freq) OSC 1 WAVE OSC 1 Output OSC 2 Output Decimater 24 FilterCutoff 0 Hz ... 20,000 Hz Resonance 0...100 EG Int (EG intensity) 100...0...100 Decay 0 msec ... 10 sec 25 AMPDistortion On, Off Level 0...100 EffectType Select Tempo Delay, Chorus/Flanger Tempo Delay settings Depth (delay depth) 0...100 Time (delay time) 1/4...8 Chorus/Flanger settings Depth (chorus/flanger depth) 0...100 Time (LFO rate) 0.2 Hz ... 5,000 Hz 26 Length, Scale/Beat settingsScale/Beat Length What is Length? Swing settings 27 Creating a phrase patternRealtime recording Step recordingAbout the Target Step Target Step 1.01...4.16 Example display Event editing 29 Motion sequencePlaying a motion sequence Recording a motion sequence Checking motion sequence data Convenient functions for editing patternsErasing phrase pattern data from a partErasing data during playback or recording (Erase) Erasing all data from a part (Clear Part) 30 Transposing a phrase (Transpose)Moving data within a part (Move Data)Move Data 16...16 Pitch Shift 24...24 31 Copying a part (Copy Part)Data Copy within a patternA A A A A A B A B A B A B C A B C C 1 2 3 Copy Pattern data Erasing motion sequence data from a part (Clear Motion) 32 Pattern SetUsing Pattern Set to perform (Pattern Set Play)3,41 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 Registering a pattern for Pattern Set 33 Saving a pattern (Write)34 5. Song mode... Selecting a song Setting the playback tempoTempo 20...300 Using the dial to set the tempo Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo Playing a song (Song Play)What is Position? Fast-forward or rewind a song Switching songs Playing from the beginning of a position or song (Reset & Play) 35 Creating a songCreating a song from scratchErasing song data (Clear Song) Specifying a pattern for each positionPosition 001...256 Pattern A01...d64 3,5,6 1,2 4,6 36 Specifying the pitch of each patternEditing a songInserting a pattern at a specified position (Insert Pattern)Insert a new pattern at position 3 5.Song mode 37 Deleting a pattern from a specified position (Delete Pattern)Changing the pattern for a specific position Recording knob movements or your performance in a song (Event Recording) Deleting event data from a song (Clear Event) Checking for song event data 38 Saving a song (Write)39 6. Global modeMetronome settingsMetronome oFF, r-0, r-1, r-2, on Adjusting the volume of the Audio In Synchronizing the EA-1 with external MIDI devices (MIDI Clock)Clock int, Ext Synchronizing the EA-1 to a master external MIDI device (Ext) Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the EA-1 as master (int) 40 Protect settings (Memory Protect)Saving the settings you modify in Global mode (Write) 41 7. MIDI modeSetting the MIDI channel of part 1 (MIDI ch) Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 (P2 ch) Transmit/receive dump data (MIDI Data Dump)Dump Ptn, SnG, ALL Transmission Reception 42 MIDI filter settingsNone will be Only P will be All will be Displayed alternately (Factory settings) Adjusting the pitch bend range Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode (Write) 43 8. AppendicesAbout MIDI1. MIDI channels 2. Note-on/off 3. Switching patterns 4 Applying pitch bend 5. Using NRPN messages to edit 6. If "stuck notes" occur 7. About synchronization 8. Synchronization in Song mode 9. About system exclusive messages 10. Transmitting sound setting data (Data Dump) 11. Editing sounds etc. 44 TroubleshootingThe display does not light up when I press the Power switch! No sound! Sound does not stop! Sounds or operations are different than when I ed- ited! Can't control via MIDI! When playing the EA-1 from an external device When playing an external device from the EA-1 Cannot write a pattern or song! Playing the step keys does not sound the specified sound! 8.Data 45 Error messagesRestoring the factory set data Specifications Er.1 Er.2 Er.9 Full 46 Example sounds48 Index50 Pattern Name ListA BankAll Patterns and All Songs - 1999 KORG Inc. All rights reserved. No. Pattern Name Style B Bank C Bank Song Name ListS01: Electribe Remix Part1 S02: Electribe Remix Part2 S03: STATION X Troyster Mix S04: Bass Burn S05: Macrocaustic S08...S16: Blank S06: Elect-Rave S07: Dugan's Midnight X-press 51 ELECTRIBE AEA-1 MIDI Implementation Chart 52 KORG INC.ELECTRIBEA EA-1 Owners Manual
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