KORG Electribe Sampler Music Production Station with V2.0 Software (Red) - Manual (Page 10)

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Playing music
1. Playing music with the trigger pad
Tapping on the trigger pad will make sound.
You can enjoy using your electribe in different ways by changing
the pad mode.
Using the trigger pad as a keyboard
1. Press the Keyboard button.
2. Use the <Part, Part> buttons to select a part.
Keyboard button Step button <Part, Part> button
Trigger pad
3. Play with the trigger pad.
C D E F G A B C
C D E F G A B C
Where, Key = C, Scale = Ionian
TIP You can choose the type of sound by using the Key and
Scale function in the edit menu. Pressing more than 2 pads
simultaneously will make different sounds depending on
the settings in the Voice Assign section .
4. You can change the sound range by using the step button.
Pressing step button 1 once decreases range for 1 octave and
pressing step button 4 once increases it for 1 octave.
Increases 1 octave when
pressed once.
Blinking Blinking Slow blinking Slow blinking
Decreases 1 octave when
pressed once.
Position of illuminated step button indicates range.
Playing chords with the trigger pad
1. Press the Chord button.
2. Play with the trigger pad.
TIP Select the part where the VOICE ASSIGN function in the
edit menu is set to Poly 1 or to Poly 2.
TIP You can change the chord variations by using the CHORD
SET feature in the edit menu.
Chord button
Trigger pad
2. Playing music with the touch pad.
1. Press the Touch Scale button to illuminate the button.
2. You can play by rubbing or tapping (hit lightly) the touch pad
with your fingers.
Touch Scale button
Touch pad
Rubbing or pressing surface of the touch pad with a sharp
object could damage the pad. Make sure to only use your
finger tip to avoid damage to your electribe.
TIP Sounds can be set using the KEY and SCALE functions in
the edit menu. Operable sound range can be set using the
TOUCH SCALE RANGE function in the global menu.
TIP Sound range can be modified using the step button after
turning the Keyboard button ON.
TIP Sound tone may not change depending on the setting of
selected part.
3. Using the gate arpeggiator.
Automatically play the sound of selected part along with set
tempo or rhythm. You can change the length for a single sound
using the gate time parameter.
Playing gate arpeggiator
1. Press the Gate Arp button to illuminate the button.
2. Press the Trigger button and press and hold down the trigger
pad of the part to play to use the touch pad.
Or, you can use the touch pad while selecting the pitch with
the trigger pad after pressing the Keyboard or Chord button.