Korg AmkII, EA-1mkII Synthesizer section

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Synthesizer section

1. OSCILLATOR

This produces the basic wa veform.

• PORTAMENTO

This smoothly connects changes in pitch.

• OSC BALANCE (oscillator balance)

When OSC MOD is off and you are using

RING or SYNC, this knob adjusts the level

balance of the tw o oscillator s. When you are

using CROSS, this knob adjusts the depth

of oscillator modulation.

• OSC2 PITCH OFS (oscillator 2 pitc h offset)

Adjust the pitc h diff erence between OSC1 and OSC2.

• OSC1 (oscillator 1 wave)

Select the waveform for OSC1.

• OSC2 (oscillator 2 wave)

Select the waveform for OSC2.

• OSC MOD (oscillator modulation)

Specify the type of oscillator modulation.

2. Original value LED

This will light when the knob y ou are currentl y moving reac hes the v alue of the original

saved sound of the pattern.

3. MOTION SEQ (motion sequence)

This function allo ws you to loop knob mo vements. Eac h time you press this ke y, the setting

will alternate between Off (dark), SMOOTH, and TRIG HOLD.

4. PART SELECT key

Each time you press this key, PART 1 and PART 2 will alternate as the part selected for editing.

5. Synthesis diagram

This is a block diagram for the synthesizer section of the EA-1mk

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6. FILTER

These controls let you adjust the brightness of the sound or add a distinctive tonal character.

• CUTOFF: Adjust the cutoff frequenc y of the filter .

• RESONANCE: Adjust the resonance of the filter .

• EG INT (EG intensity): Adjust the depth of the filter en velope .

• DECAY: Adjust the deca y speed of the filter en velope .

7. AMP

Here you can adjust the v olume le vel and the distor tion eff ect.

• DISTORTION: Switch distor tion on/off.

• LEVEL: Adjust the volume le vel.

8. EFFECT

Here you can ad d eff ects to the sound.

• DEPTH: Adjust the depth of the eff ect (tempo dela y, chorus/flanger).

• TIME: Adjust the dela y time, or the speed of the c horus/flanger LFO.

• TYPE SELECT: Choose the eff ect (tempo dela y or c horus/flanger) that will be adjusted

by the Depth and Time contr ols.

Contents

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 II Make connections and play! Example connections Preparing to play 1 2 7 98 10 34 56 2. Front and rear panel Common section Synthesizer section Sequence Control section Step Key section Connector section 12 3456 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Conceptual diagram of the EA-1 II 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 II 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 Page Page Index A B C D P R S T W 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 E 1