Korg ER-1mkII Make connections and play!

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1.Introduction

1.Introduction

Make connections and play!

Example connections

Preparing to play

Be sure to turn off the power before making connections. Careless operation may damage your

speaker system or cause malfunctions.

1. Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 9V jack, and plug the adapter into an AC outlet.

2. Connect one end of your audio cables to the line out jacks of the ER-1mk

II

(L/MONO, R), and

connect the other end to your mixer or powered monitor speakers (amplified speakers) etc. If you

will be listening in mono, use the L/MONO jack. To take full advantage of the ER-1mk

II

's sound

quality, we recommend that you listen in stereo.

3. If you will be using headphones, connect them to the headphone jack.

The output from the line out jacks will not be switched off even if headphones are plugged in.

4. When you have finished making connections, turn on the power. Slightly raise the master volume

of the ER-1mk

II

, and strike the part keys (PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER 1...4) to check whether

connections have been made correctly. Use the master volume of the ER-1mk

II

and the gain and

fader controls of your mixer or powered monitor system to adjust the volume to an appropriate

level.

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 .................................................................. 33 6. Global mode ................................................................ 38 7. MIDI mode ...................................................................40 8. Appendices................................................................. 42 1. Introduction Main features About the data you create on the ER-1 II Make connections and play! Example connections Preparing to play 2. Front and rear panel Synthesizer section Part Select section Common section Sequence Control section Step Key section Connector section 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Conceptual diagram of the ER-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 Parts Modifying (editing) the sound Striking the part keys along with a song or pattern Modify (edit) the sound along with a song or pattern Modifying (editing) a rhythm pattern Using the step keys to edit the rhythm (Step Recording) Using the part keys to edit the rhythm (Realtime Recording) Erase Saving a pattern that you create Using a Motion Sequence Connecting various sources to the audio inputs Playing with Pattern Set Using the ER-1 as a tone generator module Synchronized playback with the EA-1 4. Pattern mode Pattern A01 II Pattern (A01) Rhythm patterns (maximum 64 steps) Parts Selecting parts The Part Mute function The Part Solo function Creating a pattern Editing the sound of a part Oscillator and amp parameters OSCILLATOR WAVE sine wave, triangle wave DELAY TYPE MOTION SEQ, TEMPO DELAY DEPTH 0...100 TIME (delay time) 5 msec ... 2 sec (for tempo delay) 1/4...8 Modulation Length, Scale/Beat settings Swing settings Creating a Rhythm Pattern Using the step keys (Step Recording) Using the part keys (Realtime Recording) Adding accents to the rhythm pattern (ACCENT) Motion sequence Playing a motion sequence Recording a motion sequence Playing a delay motion sequence Recording a delay motion sequence Convenient functions for editing patterns Erasing rhythm pattern data from a part Erasing data during playback or recording (ERASE) Erasing all data from a part (CLEAR PART) Moving data within a part (MOVE DATA) Copying a part (COPY PART) Data Copy within a pattern Erasing part or delay motion sequence data (CLEAR MOTION) 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 Editing a song Inserting a pattern at a specified position (INSERT PATTERN) Deleting a pattern from a specified position (DELETE PATTERN) Changing the pattern for a specific position Recording performances or knob movements into 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 Synchronizing the ER-1 Synchronizing the ER-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 MIDI channel settings (MIDI ch) MIDI CH 1...16 Setting the MIDI note number for each part (Note No.) NOTE NO. C-1...G9 MIDI filter settings Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode (WRITE) 8. Appendices About MIDI 1. MIDI channels 2. Note-on/off 3. Switching patterns Troubleshooting The display does not light up when I press the Power switch! No sound! Sound does not stop! Sounds or operations are different than when I edited! Error messages Restoring the factory set data Specifications Er.1 Er.2 Er.9 Full Page Page Page Index A B C D R S T W A Bank Song Name List Pattern Name List S01: Electribe Mix Part 1 S02: Electribe Mix Part 2 S03: Electribe Mix Part 3 S04: Bass Burn S05: Macrocaustic S08...S16: Blank ELECTRIBE R ER-1mk MIDI Implementation Chart E 1