Korg ES-1 manual Editing effect and delay

5. Pattern mode

Pitch/Speed–64...63

This specifies the playback pitch of the sample. Raising the pitch will speed up the playback, and lowering it will slow down the playback. The pitch can be adjusted over a range of +/–2 oc- taves, and will change in the following way.

Knob value	Pitch	Example pitches (C3 input)
63	2 octaves	C5
41, 43...59, 61	◊	C 4, D4...A 4, B4
39	1 octave	C4
9, 12...33, 36	◊	D3, D 3...A 3, B3
6	semitone up	C 3
0 (center)	0	C3
–7	semitone down	B2
–10, –13...–37	◊	A 2, A2...C 2
–40	–1 octave	C2
–42, –44...–62	◊	B1, A 1...C 1
–64	–2 octaves	C1

For the Audio In part, this will function as a gate time (duration of the sound) synchronized to the tempo.

Filter 0...127

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. Rotating this toward the left will cut the overtones that are higher than the cutoff frequency, producing a milder tone.

Pan L64...R63

Adjusts the stereo position (panpot) of the sound. When the knob is located at the center, the sound is panned to the center. Rotating the knob toward the left will move the sound toward the left, and rotating it toward the right will move the sound toward the right.

Level 0...127

Adjusts the output level. Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level.

For the Accent part, this adjusts the accent level (the degree to which the volume is emphasized when the accent is on). (☞p.40 “Adding accents to the rhythm pattern”)

Motion Seq (motion sequence)

This records and plays back knob movements. Each time you press this key, it will alternate between on (Smooth lit), on (Trig Hold lit), and off (dark). (☞p.41 “Playing motion sequences”)

Editing effect and delay

EFFECT

On the ES-1, you can select and use one of eleven types of effect for each pattern. The effect can be turned on/off for each part by using the Effect key in the Part Edit section. Use the two knobs (Edit 1, Edit 2) to adjust the parameters, which will differ depending on the selected type of effect.

Although the effect can be turned on/off independently for each part, the type and parameter values cannot be changed independently.

Motion Seq (motion sequence)

This is the motion sequence for the effect (☞p.41 “Motion se- quence”). Each time you press the key, this will alternate be- tween on (lit) and off (dark).

Effect types and parameters

Reverb

This simulates the reverberation and acoustics of a plate reverb unit.

Edit 1 _ Time 0...127

The reverb time will lengthen as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Edit 2 _ Level 0...127

The level of the reverberation will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Flg./Cho. (flanger/chorus)

Flanger and chorus are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly time-delayed copy of the sound and add it to the original sound to create a sense of spaciousness, modula- tion, and vibrato.

Edit 1 _ LFO Rate 0...127

Adjusts the LFO speed of the flanger/chorus.

The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Edit 2 _ Depth 0...127

Adjusts the depth of the flanger/chorus effect. The effect will change from chorus to flanger as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Raising the depth excessively may cause the sound

to distort.

Phaser

This effect adds modulation to the sound by mixing a cycli- cally phase-shifted sound with the original sound.

Edit 1 _ LFO Rate 0...127

Adjusts the LFO speed of the phaser. The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Edit 2 _ Depth 0...127

Adjusts the depth of the phaser. The modulation will be- come greater as the knob is rotated toward the right.

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