Document Outline

• Contents
• 1. Introduction
  • Main features
    • The data you create on the EM-1
  • Make connections and play!
    • Example connections
    • Preparing to play
• 2. Front and rear panel
  • Common section
  • Effect/Delay section
  • Part common section
  • Synth filter section
  • Part Select section
  • Sequence Control section
  • Step Key section
  • Connector section
• 3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
  • Conceptual diagram of the EM-1
  • Listening to a Song
  • Listening to Patterns
  • Trying out the functions
    • Changing the tempo of a song or pattern
      • • Using the dial to change the tempo
      • • Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo
    • Pressing keys to play the sound of a Part
      • Playing the sound of a drum part
      • Playing the sound of a synth part (the Keyboard function)
    • Modifying (editing) the sound of a part
      • Editing the sound of a drum part
      • Editing the sound of a synth part
    • Editing the effect or delay
    • Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern
    • Editing the sound of a part, effect, or delay while hearing a song or pattern
    • Modifying (editing) a rhythm or phrase pattern
      • Realtime recording
      • Step Recording
    • Saving a pattern that you create
    • Using a Motion Sequence
    • Playing with Pattern Set
    • Using the EM-1 as a tone generator module
    • Synchronizing the playback with other ELECTRIBE models
• 4. Pattern mode
  • Selecting a pattern
  • Setting the playback tempo
    • • Using the dial to change the tempo
    • • Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo
  • Playing a pattern (Pattern Play)
    • The timing at which patterns will change
    • Playing from the beginning of a pattern (Reset & Play)
    • About the tempo when you switch patterns (Tempo Lock)
    • Selecting a part
      • Drum parts
      • Synth parts
      • Accent parts
    • The Part Mute function
    • The Part Solo function
  • Creating a pattern
    • Assigning a wave
    • Editing the sound of a part
      • Drum part
      • Synth part
      • Accent parts
    • Editing the effect or delay
      • EFFECT
      • DELAY
    • Length, Scale/Beat settings
      • Setting the Length
      • Setting the Scale/Beat
    • Swing settings
    • Setting the Roll Type
    • Creating a Pattern
      • Realtime recording
      • Step recording
      • Note editing
    • Adding accents to the pattern (Accent)
  • Motion sequence
    • Playing a motion sequence
    • Recording a motion sequence
    • Checking motion sequence data
  • Convenient functions for editing patterns
    • Transposing a phrase (Transpose)
    • Moving data within a part (Move Data)
    • Copying a part (Copy Part)
    • Data Copy within a pattern
    • Copying the sound of a part (Copy Sound)
    • Erasing motion sequence data from the part, effect, or delay (Clear Motion)
    • Erasing pattern data from a part
      • Erasing data during playback or recording (Erase)
      • Erasing all data from a part (Clear Part)
    • Exchanging data between parts (Swap Part)
  • Editing motion sequence data
    • Selecting a motion sequence
    • Editing the parameter values of a motion sequence
  • Pattern Set
    • Using Pattern Set to perform (Pattern Set Play)
      • Chain Play of pattern sets
    • Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set
  • Saving a pattern (WRITE)
• 5. Song mode
  • Selecting a song
  • Setting the playback tempo
    • • Using the dial to set the tempo
    • • Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo
    • • Using the Tempo Lock key to fix the song tempo
  • Playing a song (Song Play)
    • Fast-forward or rewind a song
    • Switching songs
    • Playing from the beginning of a position or song (Reset & Play)
  • Creating a song
    • Creating a song from scratch
      • Erasing song data (Clear Song)
      • Specifying a pattern for each position
    • Specifying the Note of each pattern
    • Editing a song
      • Inserting a pattern at a specified position (Insert Pattern)
      • Deleting a pattern from a specified position (Delete Pattern)
      • Changing the pattern for a specific position
      • Recording knob movements or your performance in a song (Event Recording)
      • Deleting event data from a song
      • Checking for song event data
  • Saving a song (WRITE)
• 6. Global mode
  • Metronome settings
  • Synchronizing the EM-1 with external MIDI devices (MIDI Clock)
    • Synchronizing the EM-1 to a master external MIDI device (Ext)
    • Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the EM-1 as master (int)
  • Setting the MIDI channel of each part (MIDI ch)
  • Setting the MIDI note number of a drum part
  • MIDI filter settings
  • Adjusting the pitch bend range
  • Transmit/receive dump data
  • Memory Protect (Protect)
  • Saving your changes in Global mode (WRITE)
• 7. Appendices
  • About MIDI
  • Troubleshooting
  • Error messages
  • Restoring the factory set data
  • Specifications
  • Index
  • Pattern Name List
  • Song Name List
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
  • Wave Name List
• Index