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Korg ESX-1 Recording a new sample, Sampling, 4. Sample mode, Recording the sample, Sampling mode settings, Preparations for sampling

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4. Sample mode

Recording a new sample

Here’s how to sample the output of an audio device (e.g., MD or CD player).

SamplingPreparations for sampling

1.Connect the ESX-1’s AUDIO IN jack to the output of the audio de- vice you want to sample.

This jack is a stereo phone jack, but can also be used with a monaural phone plug. Before you continue, set the Global modeAUDIO IN MODE setting to either monaural or stereo, as desired (☞ p.83).

2.Set the rear panel MIC/LINE gain select switch to LINE.

3.Turn the AUDIO IN THRU key on (key lit), and check the input sound.

4.Using the output level control of your external device or the ESX-1’s AUDIO IN LEVEL knob, adjust the output level of your external device so that the peak icon (CLIP) does not light even at the loud- est point of the sound.

Sampling mode settings

5. Press the SAMPLE key (the key will light). Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(sample name)” (the SAMPLE icon will light).

6.Hold down the SHIFT key and press the REC key to enter sampling- ready mode. (The REC key and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.) If you decide to cancel the sampling operation before you begin sam- pling, press the STOP/CANCEL key at this point.

7.Choose stereo or mono sampling mode (the display indicates “SmplMode”). Turn the dial to select stereo sampling (“Stereo”) or monaural sampling (“Mono”).

Recording the sample

8.Press the PLAY/PAUSE key, and sampling will begin at the speci- fied timing. (The REC key will blink, and the PLAY/PAUSE key will light.)

9.Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop sampling. (The REC key and PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark.)

After you have completed sampling, the parameter display will in- dicate “New-Smp” and the value display will indicate “__”, indicat- ing that a new sample has been recorded. You can press the PLAY/ PAUSE key to hear the sample you just recorded.

Now you can use the Write/Rename operation “Saving a sample” (☞p.34) to save the newly-recorded sample. If you don't want to keep the new sample, select a different sample or just sample again.

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Contents

Page Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction •In direct sunlight •Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Table of Contents 1. Introduction Main features Recording a new sample Top panel 5. Pattern mode Playing patterns Playing the sound of a part Using the arpeggiator Editing sounds 6. Song mode Playing a song Creating a song Editing a song Event recording About MIDI MIDI Utility Transmitting sound settings and other data Synchronizing playback with an 1. Introduction SmartMedia™ slot Pattern writing on-thefly Arpeggiator Display 2. Parts and their functions Common section 1. AUDIO IN THRU key 2. TEMPO LOCK key 3. AUTO BPM SCAN key 10. RESET, ERASE key Edit section 1. EFFECT TYPE (effect type): Selects the type of effect TYPE FX EDIT1 Part select section (DRUM PART) 1...5, 6A-6B, 7A-7B(drum part keys) SLICE (slice part key) These keys select drum parts. By pressing these This key selects the slice part. By pressing this key Arpeggiator section 1. Ribbon controller 2. Slider Rear panel ~AC 5. AUDIO IN, ST./MONO (audio in jack) Connect the included AC/AC power supply to this This jack is used by the Audio In oscillator type Items and functions in the display 1. Parameter display 2. Value display 3. PATTERN, SONG, SAMPLE indicator 8. Part status indicator Page 3. Basic operation Preparations Playing a Demo song 4. Sample mode Auditioning samples Recording a new sample Using the external input sound to trigger sampling AUTO SAMPLING Off If sampling does not start when you begin playback Editing a sample Start Adjusting the pitch of the sample SAMPLE TUNE -64.00...+64.00(Cent) Directly sampling the sound of the ESX-1(Resampling) Resampling just one note of a part Slice Beat 8.Press the WRITE/RENAME key to save the sample If you decide to cancel mid-waythrough the procedure, press the STOP/CANCEL key The sliced sample will have a “ ” following its sample number If you were not successful in creating a slice sample Page Step No Stretch Convenient sample-editingfunctions before Truncate after Truncate Saving a sample Deleting a sample 1.Use the dial to select the sample that you want to delete Once deleted, a sample cannot be recovered Checking the remaining amount of sampling area You cannot edit this parameter 5. Pattern mode Playing patterns Selecting a pattern To check which pattern is playing To force playback to restart at the beginning of the pattern About the timing of changing patterns Page Playing the sound of a part Listening to the sound of a keyboard part (the Keyboard function) Selecting a part Drum part, stretch part, slice part, audio in part To select a part during playback without causing it to sound Keyboard part Accent part Soloing a part Adding accents to a part Specifying the accent locations and strength Specifying the parts that will be accented ACCENT SW Transposing a phrase (Transpose) TRANSPOSE TRANSPOSE Adding “swing” to a pattern Specifying the amount of swing Applying a roll to a part Selecting a part and turning on the roll effect ROLL Setting the roll type ROLL TYPE Connecting various devices to Audio In Using the arpeggiator step key that you want to be the center note (press only one key) 4.Save the pattern Changing the scale of the arpeggiator ARPEGGIO SCALE Chroma...Octave Editing sounds Assigning individual slices of a slice sample SLICE NO All Editing the sound of a part Editing the Part Common parameters PITCH -63...+63 Knob value EG TIME GLIDE START POINT PAN LEVEL REVERSE Modulation S P E E D DEPTH +63 TYPE LPF HPF BPF BPF+ Effects Effect types 1. Stereo 2. Mono mix 3. Stereo cross Effect parameters FX EDIT1: Speed FX EDIT2: Balance CHO/FLG(Chorus/flanger) Adjusts the speed of the chorus/flanger LFO. Turning the knob toward the right will speed up the LFO If the depth setting is too high, distortion may occur for some input sounds PHASER(Phaser) PITCH SHIFTER (Pitch shifter) FX EDIT1: Pitch -2400...+2400 COMPRESSOR (Compressor) Page Recording a phrase To record a keyboard part To record the audio-inpart To record during playback Drum part key Step keys Step recording To record a rhythm for a drum part, slice part, stretch part, accent part To record a phrase for a keyboard part To input a rest or tie To move the target step Editing pattern sequence data Editing the trigger locations (the location of the notes) Editing the note number (pitch) NOTE NO C-1...G9 Editing the gate time BEAT Setting the beat BEAT 16, 32, 8Tri, 16Tri 3. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “beat” in the parameter dis- play 4.Turn the dial to set the beat Moving data within a pattern MOVE DATA MOVE, REPEAT, RANDOM To move data MOVE Copying a part COPY PART Copying only the sound of a part COPY SOUND Erasing the sequence data of a part To erase all of a part’s performance data CLEAR PART To erase trigger data while recording or playing back ERASE Comparing the currently-editedpattern with the saved pattern (COMPARE) Motion sequence Recording a motion sequence Playing a motion sequence MOTION SEQ SMOOTH: TRIG HOLD (trigger hold): Checking motion sequence data Editing motion sequence data Selecting the motion sequence that you want to edit MOTION DEST Editing motion sequence parameter values Erasing a motion sequence for a part or effect CLEAR MOTION Pattern Set Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set Saving a pattern Saving by overwriting an existing pattern Saving a pattern under a different name 6. Song mode Playing a song Using the dial to set the tempo Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo Locking the tempo of a song Creating a song Editing a song Erasing data from a song CLEAR SONG If you erase song data by accident Changing the pattern in a specific position Maintaining the part mute settings even when the pattern changes Event recording Saving a song 7. Global mode Saving your Global mode settings 1.Press the Global mode key Using SmartMedia™ You can use a SmartMedia card to save or load the ESX-1’sinternal data The ESX-1uses 3V (3.3V) SmartMedia in a range of 4 MB~128 MB capacity Loading all data from SmartMedia into the ESX-1 Loading a single pattern from SmartMedia (Load Pattern) You cannot save data on SmartMedia that has little remaining capacity Loading just a single sample from SmartMedia Loading a WAV or AIFF file Loading from an ES (ESX-1or ES-1)file Deleting an ESX-1file from SmartMedia (Delete File) About MIDI MIDI Utility Making MIDI filter settings MIDI FILTER You can select which MIDI messages the ESX-1will receive and transmit 1.Press the Global key Assigning a MIDI Control Change Number to a knob Transmitting sound settings and other data Transmitting/receiving a data dump MIDI DUMP PtBnkA...D, AllSng, Global Transmitting Setting the pitch bend range Synchronizing playback with an external MIDI device CLOCK 6.Return to Pattern mode or Song mode When you start the sequencer of your external MIDI device, the Playing back in sync with other Electribe models To make the ES-1play in synchronization to the tempo of the ESX-1 2.Press the [] cursor key to change the display to read “Clock.” 3.Turn the dial of each device to set the ESX-1to “Int” and the ES-1to “Ext.” 2.Press the [] key to change the display to read “Clock.” About synchronization in Song mode Song Select Song Position Pointer pp:the number of MIDI beats from the beginning (number of timing clocks / 6)) Editing sounds Page 8. Appendix Error messages CardBrk Card Fmt CardFull FileSave Specifications Number of parts: Sample capacity: Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz Memory capacity: Pattrn name list Sample name list Knob/Sw - MIDI List INDEX arpeggiator CHO/FLG data dump Global mode Selecting a song TEMPO system exclusive messages 37 Block diagram [Production station] ELECTRIBE·SX (ESX-1) MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Page 15-12,Shimotakaido 1-chome, Suginami-ku,Tokyo, Japan