Korg ES-1 Convenient functions for editing patterns

5. Pattern mode

Copying a part (Copy Part)

You can copy the sound settings and rhythm pattern data (in-

cluding motion sequence) from another part to the selected part.

1. If the pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop

playback.

2. Press a part key to select the copy destination part (the key

will light).

3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 5 (Copy Part).

(Key 5 will blink.) The display will begin blinking.

4. Rotate the dial to select the copy source pattern number.

5. Use the part keys to select the copy source part. (The copy

source key will blink, and the copy destination key will be

dark.)

6. Press step key 5 once again to execute the Copy Part opera-

tion.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If a sample is copied to a monaural part, the sound and

rhythm pattern data will be copied. However if a sample

is copied from stereo sample part 1 or 3 to a monaural

sample part, the sound will not be copied.

The sound and rhythm pattern data of a sample part

whose sample is stereo can be copied only between

sample parts 1 and 3.

For details on data copy within the same part, refer to the

following section "Data Copy within a part."

b01

b20 A01

4

5 3,6

Example

Copy destinationCopy source

Part 1 (copy part 1 from A20)

Part 2 (copy part 3 from A01)

Part 6B (copy part 1 from A01)

Part 1 (sound, rhythm pattern)

Part 2 (sound, rhythm pattern)

Part 3 (sound, rhythm pattern)

Part

Convenient functions forediting patterns

If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func-

tions, you must perform the Write operation before se-

lecting a different pattern or turning off the power.

Erasing rhythm pattern data from

a part

To erase the rhythm pattern data for the selected part, you can

use one of the following two methods in addition to turning

each of the sixteen step keys off.

• Erasing data during playback or

recording (Erase)

1. Press a part key to select the part from which you wish to

erase data.

2. During playback or recording, hold down the Shift key and

press the Rec key. As long as you continue holding these keys,

data will be automatically be erased from the selected part.

• Erasing all data from a part

(Clear Part)

This operation erases all rhythm pattern and motion sequence

data at once.

1. If the pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop

playback.

2. Press a part key to select the part whose data you wish to

erase.

3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 7 (Clear Part).

(Key 7 will blink.)

4. Once again press step key 7 to clear the data.

To cancel without clearing the data, press the Stop/Cancel key.