Document Outline

• Contents
• 1. Introduction
  • Main features
    • The data you create on the ES-1
  • Make connections and play!
    • Example connections
    • Preparing to play
• 2. Front and rear panel
  • Common section
  • Effect section
  • Part Edit section
  • Part Select section
  • Sequence Control section
  • Step Key section
  • Connector section
• 3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
  • Conceptual diagram of the ES-1
  • Listening to a Song
  • Listening to a Pattern
  • Listening to a Sample
  • 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
    • Striking keys to play Parts
    • Modifying (editing) the sound
    • Editing the effect and delay settings
    • Striking the part keys 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 pattern
      • • Using the step keys to edit the rhythm (Step Recording)
      • • Using the part keys to edit the rhythm (Realtime Recording)
    • Saving a pattern you create (Write)
    • Using a Motion Sequence
    • Connecting various sources to the audio inputs
    • Let’s record a sample
    • About the Slice function
    • About the Resample function
    • Assigning a sample sound to a sample part
    • Playing with Pattern Set
    • Using the ES-1 as a tone generator module
    • Synchronizing with an EA-1 or ER-1
• 4. Sample mode
  • Recording a sample
  • Selecting a sample
  • Playing a sample
  • Modifying a sample
  • Specifying the start location
  • Specifying the end location
  • Specifying the fade-out length
  • Directly sampling the sound of the ES-1 (Resampling)
    • Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song
    • Resampling from the middle of a pattern or song
    • Resampling just one note of a part
  • Slice
    • Creating a slice sample (Time Slice)
    • Tips for achieving good results with Time Slice
  • Other functions for editing a sample
    • Normalize
    • Truncate
  • Deleting a sample(Delete Sample)
  • Checking the remaining amount of sampling area (Memory)
  • Saving a sample (WRITE)
• 5. 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 the pattern is changed
    • Selecting parts
    • The Part Mute function
    • The Part Solo function
  • Creating a pattern
    • Assigning a sample
    • Editing the sound of a part
    • Editing effect and delay
      • EFFECT
      • DELAY
    • Length, Scale/Beat settings
      • Setting the Length
      • Setting the Scale/Beat
    • Swing settings
    • Setting the Roll Type
    • Creating a Rhythm Pattern
      • • Using the step keys (Step Recording)
      • • Using the part keys (Realtime Recording)
    • Adding accents to the rhythm pattern (Accent)
  • Motion sequence
    • Playing a motion sequence
    • Recording a motion sequence
    • Playing an effect motion sequence
    • Recording an effect motion sequence
    • Playing a delay motion sequence
    • Recording a delay motion sequence
    • Checking motion data
  • Convenient functions for editing patterns
    • Erasing rhythm pattern data from a part
      • • Erasing data during playback or recording (Erase)
      • • Erasing all data from a part (Clear Part)
    • Copying a part (Copy Part)
    • Data Copy within a pattern
    • Erasing part, effect, or delay motion sequence data (Clear Motion)
  • 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)
    • Registering a pattern for Pattern Set
  • Saving a pattern (WRITE)
• 6. 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
  • 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
    • 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 performances or knob movements into a song (Event Recording)
      • Deleting event data from a song
      • Checking for song event data
  • Saving a song (WRITE)
• 7. Global mode
  • Metronome settings
  • Synchronizing the ES-1 with external MIDI devices (MIDI Clock)
    • Synchronizing the ES-1 to a master external MIDI device (Ext)
    • Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ES-1 as master (int)
  • MIDI channel settings (MIDI ch)
  • Setting the MIDI note number for each part (Note No.)
  • Setting the audio in mode (Audio In Mode)
  • Using SmartMediaTM
    • Formatting Smart Media (Format)
    • Saving data to SmartMedia (Save)
    • Loading all data from SmartMedia to the ES-1 (All Load)
    • Loading only a single sample from SmartMedia (Sample Load)
  • Memory Protect (Protect)
  • Saving your changes in Global mode (WRITE)
• 8. Appendices
  • About MIDI
  • Troubleshooting
  • Error messages
  • Specifications
  • Index
  • Pattern Name List
  • Sample Name List
  • Song Name List
  • MIDI Implementation Chart