Korg ES-1 manual Song mode, Selecting a song, Playing a song Song Play

6. Song mode

6. Song mode

A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of play- back.

You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the ES-1. In addition to pattern playback, songs can also record rhythms and knob movements.

Press the SONG mode key to enter Song mode.

Song (S01)	S01...S16 16 songs
Pattern A08 Pattern A10 Pattern B01 Pattern B20			Pattern B01	Pattern A01
		Pattern A01

(32Steps)	(64Steps)	(36Steps)	(24Steps)	(16Steps)	(36Steps)	(16Steps)
Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position
1	2	3	4	5	6	50	51

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Selecting a song

Song S01...S16

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate

Song.

Rotate the dial to select one of the sixteen songs S01 to S16.

Setting the playback tempo

Tempo 20.0...300.0

• Using the dial to set the tempo

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo. Rotate the dial to set the tempo.

If you wish to change the tempo units below the decimal place, hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial.

• Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo

While the song is playing, strike the Tap key three times or more in succession at the desired tempo. The ES-1will calculate the interval at which the Tap key was pressed, and will set the tempo accordingly. The tempo can be set in the same way even when playback is stopped.

When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo, and the tempo you modified will appear in the display.

If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to an- other song without Writing, the first song will return to its original tempo. If you wish to keep the tempo setting you modified, you must perform the Write operation (☞p.52 "Saving a song").

Playing a song (Song Play)

Press the Play/Pause key to begin playing the song. The song will begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected position. When the song ends, playback will automatically stop.

It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song. Please use Pattern mode to edit sounds.

What is Position?

"Position" refers to the playback or recording order of the pat- terns within the song, and is the unit by which you edit a song.

Pattern A08	Pattern A10	Pattern B01	Pattern B20 Pattern A01		Pattern B01	...	Pattern A01	End
(32Steps)	(64Steps)	(36Steps)	(24Steps)	(16Steps)	(36Steps)		(16Steps)
1	2	3	4	5	6		50	51
Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position		Position	Position

Fast-forward or rewind a song

During song playback, you can use the select keys to fast-for- ward or rewind. To fast-forward, press the [] select key. To rewind, press the [] select key.

Rewind Fast-forward

Switching songs

It is not possible to switch songs during playback, but it is pos- sible to select the song number beforehand. If you select a song number during playback, the display will blink to indicate the selected number. When the currently playing song ends, play- back will stop, and the newly selected number will now be steadily lit. Press the Play/Pause key to playback the selected song.

Playing from the beginning of a

position or song (Reset & Play)

While a song is playing, you can hold down the Shift key and press the Play/Pause key to start playback from the beginning of the pattern specified for the currently-playing position. In addition, you can press the Play/Pause key while a song is play- ing to pause the playback, and then hold down the Shift key and press the Play/Pause key to playback from the beginning of the song.

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