Main
Precautions
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
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Make connections and play!
Example connections
Preparing to play
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2. Front and rear panel
Common section
Synthesizer section
Sequence Control section
Step Key section
Connector section
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
Conceptual diagram of the EA-1
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Listening to a Song
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)
Modify1ing (editing) the sound
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
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
Selecting a pattern
PATTERN A01...d64
Setting the playback tempo
TEMPO 20...300
Creating a pattern
Editing the sound of a part
Synthesizer parameters
OSCILLATOR
PORTAMENTO 0...100
FILTER
CUTOFF
RESONANCE
EG INT (EG intensity) 100...0...100
DECAY 0msec...10sec
AMP
DISTORTION On, Off
LEVEL
EFFECT
TYPE SELECT TEMPO DELAY, CHOURUS/FLANGER
Length, Scale/Beat settings
What is Length?
Swing settings
2,4
33,5
Creating a phrase pattern
Realtime recording
Step recording
About the Target Step Target Step 1.01...4.16
Event editing
Changing the pitch PITCH C-1...G9
Changing the gate time GATE TIME 0.25...64.0
Convenient functions for editing patterns
Erasing phrase pattern data from a part
Erasing data during playback or recording (ERASE)
Erasing all data from a part (CLEAR PART)
Motion sequence
Transposing a phrase (TRANSEPOSE)
TRANSPOSE 24...24
Moving data within a part (MOVE DATA)
Move Data 16...16
Data Copy within a pattern
Erasing motion sequence data from a part (CLEAR MOTION)
Copying a part (COPY PART)
Pattern Set
Using Pattern Set to perform (Pattern Set Play)
Example
Registering a pattern for Pattern Set
Saving a pattern (WRITE)
5. Song mode
Selecting a song
SONG S01...S16
Setting the playback tempo
TEMPO 20...300
Creating a song
Creating a song from scratch
Erasing song data (CLEAR SONG)
Specifying a pattern for each position
POSITION 001...256 PATTERN A01...d64
Specifying the pitch of each pattern
PITCH OFS (Pitch Offset) 24...24
Editing a song
Inserting a pattern at a specified position (INSERT PATTERN)
5.Song mode
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
Saving a song (WRITE)
6.Global mode
6.Global mode
6. Global mode
Synchronizing the EA-1
Synchronizing the EA-1
Metronome settings
METRONOME oFF, r-0, r-1, r-2, on
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[PART1]1...16
Setting the MIDI channel of part 2
MIDI CH[PART2]1...16
MIDI filter settings
Adjusting the pitch bend range
BEND RANGE 12...12
Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode (WRITE)
8.Data
8. Appendices
About MIDI
1. MIDI channels
2. Note-on/off
3. Switching patterns
Troubleshooting
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When playing the EA-1
The display does not light up when I press the Power switch!
No sound!
Error messages
Restoring the factory set data
Specifications
Er.1 Er.2 Er.9 Full
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Index
A
B
C
D
P
R
S
T
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Pattern Name List
A BANK
All Patterns and All Songs - 2003 KORG Inc. All rights reserved.
B Bank
C Bank
ELECTRIBE AEA-1mk
MIDI Implementation Chart
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