KORG Elec Tribe EA-1 - Manual (Page 5)

EA-1 EasyStart
Recording Patterns:
Two ways to record patterns: Step or Realtime recording
1. Step Record a 1-bar pattern: Select an empty pattern (try d.28 or later)
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make sure the Keyboard light is on )
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CURSORto Step Rec
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press REC.
2. Press the desired Keyboard keys to enter a melody pattern data for that part; the display shows the current Target Step,
and automatically advances.
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turn DIAL or press the Rest/Tie (TAP) key to skip steps
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REC light goes dark after final
step, or you can press STOP at any time.
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Press Play to audition the results.
3. Realtime Record a 1-bar pattern: Select the empty Part not used in the above example with the Part Select key
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change the octave of this part with the left and right Select keys.
4. Turn on the Metronome: Press GLOBAL, then CURSOR or to Metronome
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rotate DIAL to “r – 1” (1-bar lead-in)
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press PATTERN
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press REC
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press PLAY
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press PLAY
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strike desired notes in realtime to record the pattern
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press STOP when finished. Note that you can also Step Record in this mode, by pressing the step keys as the pattern
loop-records, or on pattern playback.
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When the Keyboard key is on, the keys are laid out so that #1=A, #4and #16 are C; black keys are labeled as such.
Pattern Sets:
Assign and trigger patterns with step keys (up to 64) for instant recall
Work with Pattern Sets:
1. Press Pattern
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select any pattern
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press PLAY
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hold down Pattern Set key and press any step key to switch to a
new pattern pre-assigned to that step key. When the current pattern finishes, the new pattern will begin to play. The
Pattern Set you are working with contains 16 patterns - assigned to the 16 step keys.
2. Hold down Shift and press Pattern Set (flashing). This holds the current pattern set, and lets you select patterns within
the pattern set group - simply by pressing the step keys – for one-touch recall of patterns!
3. Press the Pattern Set key again. This defeats the hold function
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hold down Pattern Set and press one of the Select
 keys. This takes you to another Pattern Set (of 16 patterns), and you can continue selecting patterns as above. The
selected group will be indicated by the red LED's in the Select section
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press STOP when finished.
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For more information on registering patterns to your own Pattern Sets, see the EA-1 Owner’s Manual, page 32.
More EA-1 Features!
• You can arrange the patterns in desired playback order, complete with knob movements, to create songs and store up to
16 songs in memory.
• Tap Tempo and MIDI clock and be used to sync the EA-1 to external turntables, sequencers, etc.
• The EA-1 can be controlled externally and used as a MIDI tone generator.
• The MIDI dump function lets you save data on external computer, data filer, or sequencer!
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