Korg EM-1 manual Realtime Pattern control, Copy a preset pattern to a new location

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Realtime Pattern control:

!Before you continue, turn OFF memory protect: Press GLOBAL Ä Hold Shift ÄPress step key 16 Ä Rotate DIAL to “off” Ä Press step key 16 again. Press the PATTERN key to return to PATTERN mode.

Copy a preset pattern to a new location:

1.Press PATTERN Ä rotate DIAL to select any pattern Ä press WRITE Ä rotate DIAL to pattern b.64 Ä press WRITE again to copy the source pattern to b.64.

In-store demo suggestion: Use b.64 as the edit “target pattern” for all of your demos!

Tweak the copied pattern:

1.Change Tempo: (see “Changing Tempo” above).

2.Force pattern Playback: As pattern plays, hold down Shift and press PLAY repeatedly, to “force” pattern playback to first beat of the measure.

3.Tweak the pattern: Strike the part keys Ä work with the knobs and switches as pattern plays - create an edited set of part sounds using the existing pattern Ä try striking any part key Ä in the PART COMMON section, press Effect Ä rotate EFFECT knob to select one of 11 effects Ä tweak effect with Edit 1 / Edit 2 knobs. Note that you can select / edit a new effect for each part (except Accent).

4.Try working with Pitch/Speed, EG Time, Level, Pan knobs and Roll / Amp EG switches - for different part keys, as pattern plays.

5. Assign another waveform to a part sound: Press any part key (while pattern plays or is stopped) Ä CURSOR to Wave (3rd row , PATTERN column) Ä strike the part key as you rotate DIAL to audition / select new samples Ä tweak the part key w/ new sample assigned.

6.Tweak the pattern data itself: As pattern plays, press any Drum part key Ä press to add/remove steps from the 16 step keys (lit/unlit) Ä to add/remove steps from the Synth parts, press the Keyboard key so it is off (unlit). There are two accent grids: one for the synth parts and one for the drum parts Ä press the appropriate Accent key and set new accents on the 16 step keys (use Level knob to set overall accent level).

7.SOLO and MUTE parts: Press and hold down SOLO and press a part key (it will light) (or group of part keys). Press SOLO again to defeat solo Ä press and hold down PART MUTE (TAP), then press a part key (or group of part keys) to mute/unmute parts (lit/unlit) Ä press STOP Ä press WRITE 2x to write edited pattern to memory.

Motion Sequencing: Record knob and switch changes for each part, effects and delay

Record Motion sequences in the previous pattern:

1.Press Part 1 part key (it will light) Ä hold Shift and press step key 8 (Clear Motion) 2x, to clear previous Motion sequence for Part 1 Ä repeat this step for each part in the pattern.

2.Press to select Part 6A key (it will light) Ä in PART edit section, press Motion Seq to select Smooth or Trig Hold (it will light) Ä press REC key (left of STOP). REC will light, and PLAY will flash.

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