Korg EM-1 manual More Pattern editing, Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length

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More Pattern editing:

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3.Press PLAY to begin recording Ä rotate Pitch/Speed knob. When pattern reaches last step, REC light will go out and pattern will continue to play - you'll hear new Motion sequence Ä while pattern loops, press Motion Seq key to select Smooth or Trig Hold, and listen to difference in playback. (you can SOLO the part to get a better idea)

4.Press STOP Ä press to select Part 2 key (it will light), then select either Smooth or TrigHold as type of Motion Sequence Ä press REC Ä press PLAY to record Ä toggle Roll key off / on, to record new Motion sequence for part 2 Ä press STOP Ä press WRITE 2x to write pattern with the two new Motion sequences.

5.Edit the Motion Sequence: Press Part 6A key (it will light). (Pattern can be playing or stopped for following steps): Press STEP EDIT key Ä CURSOR to select Motion Value (2nd row, STEP EDIT column) Ä press one of the lit step keys for this part - the display alternates between “PCH” (pitch) and recorded pitch value Ä rotate DIAL to change pitch values as you press to select each of the step keys Ä STOP pattern playback Ä press WRITE 2x to write the pattern with new pitch values.

!Each time you record a new knob or switch change with the Motion sequence function, it will OVERWRITE the previous Motion sequence for that part. If you’re not satisfied with the Motion Sequence you just recorded, simply re-record it, or Clear the Motion Sequence. One Motion sequence, using one knob rotation, plus one switch change can be recorded for each Part. Two knob rotations can be recorded for the Effect and Delay Motion Sequences (See the owner’s manual, page 22, and 34-35 and 39-40 for more information)

6.Record an Effect Motion sequence in the current pattern: Select an effect Ä press REC Ä press PLAY Ä tweak Edit 1 and Edit 2 knobs simultaneously to record the Effect Motion sequence.

7.Record a Delay Motion Sequence in the current pattern: In the Delay section, press the Motion Sequence key (it will light) Ä press REC Ä press PLAY Ä tweak the Delay Depth and Time knobs to record the Delay Motion sequence.

More Pattern editing:

Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length:

1.Select pattern b.64 Ä press WRITE Ä rotate DIAL to select pattern b.63 Ä press WRITE again, to copy pattern b.64 to b.63. Don't PLAY pattern yet… Ähold down Shift and press step key 1 (Length). (Display indicates “4” bars) Ä rotate DIAL to change pattern length to 2 bars Ä press step key 1 again to set length Ä PLAY pattern: it will loop after 2 bars.

View the step data in the pattern:

2.While pattern plays, press each part key, and note that the step keys light to indicate where each part is set to trigger along the 16-step grid Ä watch Select LED section (above step keys). Note that green LED indicates movement through - and loops from bars 1-2. To view the synth part’s triggers, make sure that the Keyboard key is off (unlit).

3.Press the Part 5A key, so that it lights.

Edit the trigger settings for Part 7:

4.Press Select < or > keys until bar 1's red LED is lit - to view the trigger settings for part 5A, bar 1. Let the pattern continue to play Ä press the following step keys, to turn them on: 5, 13 (lit). Listen as pattern loops - when bar 1 plays again, only steps 5 and 13 will play - the rest of the data for part 5A stays the same - for bar 2 Ä press Select > key to move to bar 2 Ä press any desired step keys to change trigger settings for part 5A, bar 2 Ä press the STOP key.

Work with the Swing function:

5.Select pattern A.03 Ä PLAY pattern to hear how it sounds Ä press STOP Ä hold down the Shift key and press step key 3 (Swing) - a value of 50 will flash in the display Ä rotate the DIAL to a setting of "69" Ä press step key 3 again (flashing), to set new Swing value Ä PLAY pattern to hear new swing setting Ä STOP pattern Ä hold down Shift and press step key 3.

6.Rotate DIAL to set value to "50" Ä press step key 3 again to re-set Swing value Ä PLAY pattern again - to hear "straight" 16-beat pattern Ä press STOP.

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Korg EM-1 More Pattern editing, Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length, View the step data in the pattern