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2 To ensure long, trouble-free operation, please read this manual carefully. Precautions3 Contents6 1. Introduction8 2. Front and rear panel13 3. Basic operation (Quick Start)Part Delay Type Parameter Motion sequence Conceptual diagram of the ES-1Songs: S01...S16 Patterns: A01...D64 Rhythm pattern Motion sequence Structure of SongPattern order Event data Pattern data Part data Parameter Effect Type Parameter Motion sequence Sample(Total max 95 sec.) Listening to a SongIt is not possible to change songs during playback. What is a Song?Stop/ Cancel key SongPattern(A02) Pattern(A03) Pattern(A01) Pattern(B01) 14 Listening to a PatternListening to a Sample 15 Trying out the functions27 4. Sample modeSample mode Write Recording a sample Selecting a sampleSample 00.( )...99.( ) 00.S...49.S Playing a sample Modifying a sample 28 Specifying the start locationSpecifying the end location Specifying the fade-out length Directly sampling the sound of the ES-1 (Resampling) 30 SliceScale/Beat 16 32Steps to which notes are assigned Slice sample Creating a slice sample (Time Slice) Tips for achieving good results with Time Slice 31 Other functions for editing a sampleStart Normalize TruncateEnd 0 before Truncate after Truncate 32 Deleting a sample (Delete Sample)Checking the remaining amount of sampling area (Memory) Saving a sample (WRITE) 33 5. Pattern modePattern A01 Pattern A01Rhythm patterns (maximum 64 steps)Parts Pattern (A01) Selecting a patternPattern A01...b64Pattern. Rotate the dial to select one of the 128 patterns: A01...A64, b01...b64. Setting the playback tempoTempo 20.0...300.0 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 34 The Part Solo functionSelecting parts The Part Mute functionDisplay when no parts are muted 35 Creating a patternAssigning a sampleSample off, 00. (00.) ... 99. (99.) 00.S...49.S Editing the sound of a part 36 Editing effect and delayEFFECT Motion Seq (motion sequence) Effect types and parametersReverb Flg./Cho. (flanger/chorus) Phaser Pitch/Speed 64...63 Filter 0...127 Pan L64...R63 Level 0...127 Motion Seq (motion sequence) 38 Length, Scale/Beat settingsLength32 Correspondence between step keys and note values Scale/BeatMaximum number of steps Right output DELAYLeft input Right input Left output Motion Seq (motion sequence) BPM Sync Depth 0...127 Time (delay time) 5 msec ... 2 sec (for BPM Sync) 1/4...8 39 Swing settings2,4 1 3,5 3 Setting the Length 1, 2, 3, 4 Setting the Scale/Beat 16, 32, tri, tr2 40 Creating a Rhythm Pattern Using the step keys (Step Recording) Using the part keys (Realtime Recording) Adding accents to the rhythm pattern (Accent) Setting the Roll Type Playing an effect motion sequence Recording an effect motion sequence 41 Motion sequencePlaying a motion sequence Recording a motion sequence 42 Checking motion dataPlaying a delay motion sequence Recording a delay motion sequence Copying a part (Copy Part)4 5 3,6 ExampleCopy destinationCopy source 43 Convenient functions for editing patternsErasing rhythm pattern data from a part Erasing data during playback or recording (Erase) Erasing all data from a part (Clear Part) 44 Data Copy within a patternErasing part, effect, or delay mo- tion sequence data (Clear Motion) 45 Editing motion sequence dataSelecting a motion sequence nEditing the parameter values of a motion sequence 46 Pattern SetUsing Pattern Set to perform (Pattern Set Play)3,41 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 Example Registering a pattern for Pattern Set 47 Saving a pattern (WRITE)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) 48 6. Song modeSong (S01) Selecting a song Setting the playback tempoTempo 20.0...300.0 Using the dial to set the tempo Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo 49 Creating a songCreating a song from scratchErasing song data (Clear Song) Specifying a pattern for each position Position 001...256 Pattern A01...b64 Deleting a pattern from a specified position (Delete Pattern) Changing the pattern for a specific position 50 Editing a song52 Saving a song (WRITE)Synchronizing the ES-1 with external MIDI devices (MIDI Clock)Clock int, Ext Synchronizing the ES-1 to a mas- ter external MIDI device (Ext) 53 7. Global modeMetronome settingsMetronome oFF, r-0, r-1, r-2, on Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ES-1 as master (int) 54 MIDI channel settings (MIDI ch)Setting the MIDI note num- ber for each part (Note No.) Setting the audio in mode (Audio In Mode)Audio In Mode L (monaural), St. (stereo) 55 Using SmartMediaWAVE, AIFF ES-1 Save a file Load a file Formatting Smart Media (Format) Saving data to SmartMedia (Save) Loading all data from SmartMedia to the ES-1 (All Load) Loading only a single sample from SmartMedia (Sample Load) 56 Memory Protect (Protect)Saving your changes in Global mode (WRITE) 57 8. AppendicesAbout MIDI1. MIDI channels 2. Note-on/off 3. Switching patterns 4. Using NRPN messages to edit 5. If "stuck notes" occur 6. About synchronization 7. Synchronization in Song mode 58 Troubleshooting8. The 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 edited! Can't control via MIDI! Can't write a pattern or song! Striking a part key does not play the specified sound! About system exclusive messages 9. Transmitting sound settings and other data (Data Dump) 10. Editing sounds etc. 59 Error messagesEr.1 Er.2 Er.3 Er.4 Er.7 Er.8 Er.9 Full Specifications 60 Index62 Pattern Name List 2000 KORG Inc. All rights reserved. Song Name List Sample Name List 64 KORG INC.ELECTRIBES ES-1 Owners Manual
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