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Contents
1. Introduction ...................................................................6
2. Front and rear panel...................................................... 8
3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ...................................... 12
4. Pattern mode............................................................... 22
5. Song mode..................................................................34
6. Global mode ................................................................39
7. MIDI mode................................................................... 41
8. Appendices.................................................................. 43
1. Introduction
Main features
About the data you create on the EA-1
Make connections and play!
Example connections
Power switch or
Adapter cable holder AC Local Voltage
Preparing to play
2. Front and rear panel
Common section
Synthesizer section
Sequence Control section
Step Key section
Connector section
3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
Phrase pattern Motion sequence
Conceptual diagram of the EA-1
Songs: S01...S16 Pattern order
Event data
Listening to Patterns
Trying out the functions
Changing the tempo of a song or pattern
Using the dial to change the tempo
Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo
Striking keys to play sounds (Keyboard function)
Modifying (editing) the sound
Part
Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern
Modify (edit) the sound along with a song or pattern
Modifying (editing) a phrase pattern
Realtime recording (using the Keyboard function to create a phrase)
Step Recording (using the Step keys to create a phrase)
Saving a pattern that you create
3 2,4
Using a Motion Sequence
Connecting various sources to the audio input
Playing with Pattern Set
Using the EA-1 as a tone generator module
Synchronized playback with the ER-1
4. Pattern mode
Pattern (A01)
Selecting a pattern
Setting the playback tempo
Using the dial to change the tempo
Creating a pattern
Editing the sound of a part
Synthesizer parameters
OSCILLATOR
Portamento 0...100
Filter
Cutoff 0 Hz ... 20,000 Hz
Resonance 0...100
EG Int (EG intensity) 100...0...100
Decay 0 msec ... 10 sec
AMP
Distortion On, Off
Level 0...100
Effect
Type Select Tempo Delay, Chorus/Flanger
Length, Scale/Beat settings
Scale/Beat
Length
What is Length?
Swing settings
Creating a phrase pattern
Realtime recording
Step recording
About the Target Step Target Step 1.01...4.16
Example display
Changing the pitch Pitch C-1...G9
Changing the gate time Gate Time 0.25...64.0
Motion sequence
Playing a motion sequence
2
Recording a motion sequence
Checking motion sequence data
Transposing a phrase (Transpose)
Transpose 24...24
1,2
Moving data within a part (Move Data)
Move Data 16...16
Copying a part (Copy Part)
Example
2,5 3,6 3
Data Copy within a pattern
A A A A A A B A B A B A B C A B C C
Pattern Set
Using Pattern Set to perform (Pattern Set Play)
3,4
1 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 1 2 3 4
Registering a pattern for Pattern Set
Saving a pattern (Write)
3 2,4
5. Song mode
...
Selecting a song
Song S01...S16
Setting the playback tempo
Creating a song
Creating a song from scratch
Erasing song data (Clear Song)
2,3 2
Specifying a pattern for each position
Specifying the pitch of each pattern
Pitch Offset 24...24
3,5
Editing a song
Inserting a pattern at a specified position (Insert Pattern)
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)
1,3
44
Saving a song (Write)
3 2,4
6.Global mode
6.Global mode
6. Global mode
Metronome settings
Metronome oFF, r-0, r-1, r-2, on
Adjusting the volume of the Audio In
Input Gain 0...100
Protect settings (Memory Protect)
Protect on, oFF
Saving the settings you modify in Global mode (Write)
7.MIDI mode
7.MIDI mode
7. MIDI mode
Setting the MIDI channel of part 1 (MIDI ch)
MIDI ch 1...16
Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 (P2 ch)
P2 ch 1...16
MIDI filter settings
None will be
Only P will be
All will be
Displayed alternately
8. Appendices
About MIDI
1. MIDI channels
2. Note-on/off
3. Switching patterns
Troubleshooting
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 ed- ited!
Error messages
Restoring the factory set data
1
Cancel
3
Example sounds
Page
Index
A
B
C
D
R
S
T
W
Pattern Name List
A Bank
All Patterns and All Songs - 1999 KORG Inc. All rights reserved.
No. Pattern Name Style
B Bank
ELECTRIBE AEA-1 MIDI Implementation Chart
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