Korg ES-1 manual Sample mode, Selecting a sample, Playing a sample, Recording a sample

4. Sample mode

4. Sample mode

In this mode you can record a new sample, or modify or delete samples.

Press the SAMPLE mode key to enter sample mode.

Selecting a sample

Sample00.(ll)...99.(ll)

00.S...49.S

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample. Rotate the dial to select one of the 150 samples from “00.” (displayed as “00.ll” if sliced) to “99.” (displayed as “99.r”

Sample mode

Sampling area = total 95 seconds

Monaural samples 00....99.

(Slice samples displayed as 00.l l)

Stereo samples 00.S...49.S

Edit in

Sample mode

Normalize,

Truncate,

Time Slice,

Write Start, End,

Fadeout

if sliced) or from “00.S” to “49.S.” Samples from “00.” to “99.” are monaural samples, and will be displayed as “00.ll” if sliced. Samples from “00.S” to “49.S” are stereo samples.

It is not possible to select a sample that has not been saved. If no samples exists in the ES-1’s sampling area, the display will indicate “- -.-”

Playing a sample

If you press the Play/Pause key or a sample part key 1—7B, the sample will be played back. A slice sample can also be played by pressing the Slice Sample part key.

Assign to each part

Edit in Pattern mode

Pitch/Speed, Filter, Level, Pan

Recording a sample

The ES-1lets you connect an audio device (e.g., CD or MD) or mic and record various sounds to use as samples. A maximum of 95 seconds can be sampled and kept in internal memory.

If the factory preloaded samples are rewritten or erased, they cannot be restored to their original state. If you do not want to lose the factory preloaded samples, purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation (☞p.55) to make a backup.

If you run out of memory while sampling, sampling will stop automatically. Before you start sampling, use the Sample mode Memory function (☞p.32) to check the re- maining amount of sampling time.

Stereo samples occupy twice as much memory.The avail- able time for sampling will be one half of the time dis- played in Memory (☞p.32).

Connect an audio device (e.g., CD or MD) or mic to the Audio In jack. If you connect a line-level device such as a CD or MD, set the MIC/LINE select switch to the LINE position. If you connect a mic, set the switch to the MIC position.

For details on the sampling procedure, refer to 3. Basic opera- tion (Quick Start), p.23 “Recording a sample.”

In the case of a slice sample, the step keys will light to indicate steps where there is sound, and you can press these keys to play the sample sound at the corresponding location.

Even if the sample has been sliced, it will be played as a

single sample if you press a sample part key 1— 7B.

Modifying a sample

The knobs and keys of the Part Edit section and Effect section can be used to modify the sound while you are in Sample mode as well. (☞p.33 “Pattern mode”)

The knobs and key on/off status in Sample mode is not saved when you perform the Write operation.

The Roll key has no effect in Sample mode.

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