Playing the sound of a part

What is a Part?

A “part” is the smallest unit within a pattern. Each part contains a sound, a rhythm or phrase pattern, effect on/off settings, and motion sequence data.

For each individual part, you can edit the sound, store a rhythm or phrase pattern, and store motion sequence data (☞ p.29 “Editing sounds”).

The EMX-1 uses three types of parts, for a total of sixteen parts.

— Drum parts (1–5, 6A-B, 7A-B)

Each of the drum parts contains a drum sound, rhythm pattern (note timing), and motion sequence data.

— Synth parts (1–5)

Each of the synth parts contains a synth sound, phrase pattern (trig- ger, note number, gate time), and motion sequence data.

— Accent parts (drum, synth)

Accent parts do not contain any sound data. Instead, they can add extra volume to particular beats or steps in a pattern. Each of the accent parts contains an amount of volume emphasis (accents), and motion sequence data.

Listening to the sound of a part

You can listen to the sound of each part by pressing the drum part keys, or by selecting a synth part and pressing the step keys with the KEYBOARD key turned on. The sound of the part will differ depending on the pattern. Turn the dial to select various patterns, and try out the wide variety of sounds.

When you press a drum part key , the keyboard function of the step keys will be cancelled; however , the keyboard function will automatically return to its previous setting when you once again select a synth part.

Listening to the sound of a drum part

Press a drum part key 1 through 7B and you will hear the sound

assigned to each key.

Pressing the drum accent part key will not produce any sound. Drum parts 6A and 6B cannot sound at the same time . The same is true for parts 7A and 7B.

Listening to the sound of a synth part (the Keyboard function)

1.Press one of the synth part keys 1–5 (the key will light).

2.Press the KEYBOARD key (the key will light).

3.Use the step keys as a keyboard to play the part. Use the select keys to change the octave.The select LEDs (lower row, red) will light to indicate the pitch range.

Pressing the synth part accent key will not produce any sound. You cannot turn the KEYBOARD key on/of f unless one of the synth part keys 1–5 is selected.

Since each synth part is a monophonic synthesizer , it cannot sound two or more notes simultaneously (polyphonically).

Drum Part

Edit

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

128

wave

 

 

 

Motion sequence data

 

(207)

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Synth Part

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

128

wave

C4

 

 

 

 

G4

 

F4

 

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Motion sequence data

 

(76)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A3...

C5

A5...

C7

 

Pitch Range

A-1...C1

A1...

C3

 

 

 

A0...

C2

A2...

C4

A4...

C6

A6...

C8

 

 

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