More pattern editing – KORG EASYSTART EM-1 User Manual

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Press PLAY to begin recording

rotate Pitch/Speed knob. When pattern reaches last step, REC light will go out and

pattern will continue to play - you'll hear new Motion sequence

while pattern loops, press Motion Seq key to select

Smooth or Trig Hold, and listen to difference in playback. (you can SOLO the part to get a better idea)

Press STOP

press to select Part 2 key (it will light), then select either Smooth or TrigHold as type of Motion

Sequence

press REC

press PLAY to record

toggle Roll key off / on, to record new Motion sequence for part 2

press STOP

press WRITE 2x to write pattern with the two new Motion sequences.

Edit the Motion Sequence: Press Part 6A key (it will light). (Pattern can be playing or stopped for following steps):

Press STEP EDIT key

CURSOR to select Motion Value (2nd row, STEP EDIT column)

press one of the lit step

keys for this part - the display alternates between “PCH” (pitch) and recorded pitch value

rotate DIAL to change pitch

values as you press to select each of the step keys

STOP pattern playback

press WRITE 2x to write the pattern with

new pitch values.

Each time you record a new knob or switch change with the Motion sequence function, it will OVERWRITE the previous
Motion sequence for that part. If you’re not satisfied with the Motion Sequence you just recorded, simply re-record it, or
Clear the Motion Sequence. One Motion sequence, using one knob rotation, plus one switch change can be recorded for
each Part. Two knob rotations can be recorded for the Effect and Delay Motion Sequences (See the owner’s manual,

page 22, and 34-35 and 39-40 for more information)

Record an Effect Motion sequence in the current pattern: Select an effect

press REC

press PLAY

tweak Edit

1 and Edit 2 knobs simultaneously to record the Effect Motion sequence.

Record a Delay Motion Sequence in the current pattern: In the Delay section, press the Motion Sequence key (it will

light)

press REC

press PLAY

tweak the Delay Depth and Time knobs to record the Delay Motion sequence.

More Pattern editing:

Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length:

Select pattern b.64

press WRITE

rotate DIAL to select pattern b.63

press WRITE again, to copy pattern b.64 to

b.63. Don't PLAY pattern yet…

hold down Shift and press step key 1 (Length). (Display indicates “4” bars)

rotate

DIAL to change pattern length to 2 bars

press step key 1 again to set length

PLAY pattern: it will loop after 2 bars.

View the step data in the pattern:

While pattern plays, press each part key, and note that the step keys light to indicate where each part is set to trigger
along the 16-step grid

watch Select LED section (above step keys). Note that green LED indicates movement through

- and loops from bars 1-2. To view the synth part’s triggers, make sure that the Keyboard key is off (unlit).

Press the Part 5A key, so that it lights.

Edit the trigger settings for Part 7:

Press Select < or > keys until bar 1's red LED is lit - to view the trigger settings for part 5A, bar 1. Let the pattern
continue to play

press the following step keys, to turn them on: 5, 13 (lit). Listen as pattern loops - when bar 1 plays

again, only steps 5 and 13 will play - the rest of the data for part 5A stays the same - for bar 2

press Select > key to

move to bar 2

press any desired step keys to change trigger settings for part 5A, bar 2

press the STOP key.

Work with the Swing function:

Select pattern A.03

PLAY pattern to hear how it sounds

press STOP

hold down the Shift key and press step

key 3 (Swing) - a value of 50 will flash in the display

rotate the DIAL to a setting of "69"

press step key 3 again

(flashing), to set new Swing value

PLAY pattern to hear new swing setting

STOP pattern

hold down Shift and

press step key 3.

Rotate DIAL to set value to "50"

press step key 3 again to re-set Swing value

PLAY pattern again - to hear

"straight" 16-beat pattern

press STOP.

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