Korg ESX-1 Pattern Set, Performing with a Pattern Set, Using Chain Play with Pattern Set, What is Pattern Set

Pattern Set

What is Pattern Set?

Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite patterns to each of the sixteen step keys, and select these patterns by pressing the appropriate key. This gives you an easy way to switch between favorite patterns while performing. There are eight Pattern Groups, and each one can hold sixteen of your favorite patterns. You can also use the Chain Play function with Pattern Set to play your favorite patterns as a loop.

You can assign any pattern you choose to the pattern set (☞ p.73 “Assigning a pattern in the pattern set”).

You cannot use Pattern Set in Song mode.

If you switch patterns during playback, the change will occur at the end of the currently-playing pattern (☞ p.34 “About the timing at which patterns will change”).

Performing with a Pattern Set

When you use Pattern Set Play, operations such as the timing at which patterns change, tempo adjustments, and Reset & Play will function in the same way as in Pattern Play mode.

1.Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to begin playback.

2.By holding down the Pattern Set key and pressing a step key, you can select the pattern that is assigned to that step key.

By holding down the Pattern Set key and using the [ ][ ] select keys, you can switch to a different pattern set group. One of the lower row of select LEDs will light (red) to indicate the current pattern set group.

By holding down the shift key and pressing the Pattern Set key, you can “hold” the Pattern Set function (the key will blink). To defeat the “held” state, press the Pattern Set key once again (the key will go dark).

You cannot use Pattern Set while recording. Pattern Set will be defeated when you enter record (or record-ready) mode.

While the Pattern Set key is blinking, the step keys are used to control the Pattern Set function; this means that the Keyboard function will not be available.

Using Chain Play with Pattern Set

This function lets you select the starting and ending pattern of the pattern set, and play these patterns as a loop. With the Pattern Set function in the “hold” state, press two step keys to specify a starting pattern and an ending pattern.

For example if patterns are assigned to the step keys as shown in the following table, you would use the procedure described below to loop the playback in the order of patterns A01, A20, B03, B04, and A51. (A01 is step key 1 and A51 is step key 5 of group 1.)

	Step key	1	2	3	4	5	14	15	16
	Select LED
	1	A.01	A.20	B.03	B.04	A.51	A.20	B.43	B.61
	2	C.21	C.23	C.56	C.64	C.28	C.21	A.07	A.08
	3	B.01	B.02	B.04	B.62	A.01	A.05	A.45	A.64
	4	D.01	D.02	D.03	D.04	D.05	D.07	D.08	D.09
	5	A.01	A.20	B.03	B.04	A.51	A.20	B.43	B.61
	6	C.21	C.23	C.56	C.64	C.28	C.21	A.07	A.08
	7	B.01	B.02	B.04	B.62	A.01	A.05	A.45	A.64
72	8	D.01	D.02	D.03	D.04	D.05	D.07	D.08	D.09

1

DRUM PART key

2

STEP key