KORG EASYSTART EM-1 - Manual (Page 3)

EM-1 EasyStart
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Realtime Pattern control:
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Before you continue, turn OFF memory protect: Press GLOBAL Ä Hold Shift Ä Press step key 16 Ä
Rotate DIAL to “off” Ä Press step key 16 again. Press the PATTERN key to return to PATTERN mode.
Copy a preset pattern to a new location:
1. Press PATTERN
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rotate DIAL to select any pattern
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press WRITE
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rotate DIAL to pattern b.64
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press WRITE
again to copy the source pattern to b.64.
In-store demo suggestion: Use b.64 as the edit “target pattern” for all of your demos!
Tweak the copied pattern:
1. Change Tempo: (see “Changing Tempo” above).
2. Force pattern Playback: As pattern plays, hold down Shift and press PLAY repeatedly, to “force” pattern playback to
first beat of the measure.
3. Tweak the pattern: Strike the part keys
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work with the knobs and switches as pattern plays - create an edited set of
part sounds using the existing pattern
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try striking any part key
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in the PART COMMON section, press Effect
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rotate EFFECT knob to select one of 11 effects
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tweak effect with Edit 1 / Edit 2 knobs. Note that you can select / edit
a new effect for each part (except Accent).
4. Try working with Pitch/Speed, EG Time, Level, Pan knobs and Roll / Amp EG switches - for different part keys, as
pattern plays.
5. Assign another waveform to a part sound: Press any part key (while pattern plays or is stopped)
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CURSOR  to
Wave (3 rd row , PATTERN column)
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strike the part key as you rotate DIAL to audition / select new samples
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tweak
the part key w/ new sample assigned.
6. Tweak the pattern data itself: As pattern plays, press any Drum part key
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press to add/remove steps from the 16
step keys (lit/unlit)
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to add/remove steps from the Synth parts, press the Keyboard key so it is off (unlit). There are
two accent grids: one for the synth parts and one for the drum parts
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press the appropriate Accent key and set new
accents on the 16 step keys (use Level knob to set overall accent level).
7. SOLO and MUTE parts: Press and hold down SOLO and press a part key (it will light) (or group of part keys). Press
SOLO again to defeat solo
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press and hold down PART MUTE (TAP), then press a part key (or group of part keys) to
mute/unmute parts (lit/unlit)
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press STOP
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press WRITE 2x to write edited pattern to memory.
Motion Sequencing: Record knob and switch changes for each part, effects and delay
Record Motion sequences in the previous pattern:
1. Press Part 1 part key (it will light)
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hold Shift and press step key 8 (Clear Motion) 2x, to clear previous Motion
sequence for Part 1
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repeat this step for each part in the pattern.
2. Press to select Part 6A key (it will light)
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in PART edit section, press Motion Seq to select Smooth or Trig Hold (it will
light)
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press REC key (left of STOP). REC will light, and PLAY will flash.