Basic operation (quick start), Conceptual diagram of the em-1, Listening to a song – KORG Electribe EM-1 User Manual
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
Conceptual diagram of the EM-1
On the EM-1 , a song contains both Patterns (which consist of Parts, and effect and
delay settings) and event data (refer to p.45 "Recording knob movements or your per-
formance in a song (Event Recording)").
Part Solo
Part Mute
Part Trigger
б
б
б
A.03
d.53
b.07
A.06
A.52
C.17
б
б
б
End
Synth 1
Synth 2
Synth Accent
Drum 1
Drum 2
Drum 3
Drum 4
Drum 5A
Drum 5B
Drum 6A
Drum 6B
Drum Accent
Tempo
Length
Beat/Scale
Swing
Effect
Delay
Wave
á
Effect On/Off
EG Time
Pitch
Level
Pan
Wave
á
Effect On/Off
EG Time
Glide
á
Resonance
Trigger
Note No.
Gate Time
Edit 1
Edit 2
Reverb
Flg./Cho.
б
б
Mod. Delay
Delay Depth
Delay Time
Trigger
Songs: S.01...S.16
Patterns: A.01...d.64
Rhythm pattern
Parameter
Motion sequence
Motion sequence
Delay
Drum Part
Structure of Song
Pattern order Event data
Pattern data Part data
Parameter
Effect
Type
Parameter Motion sequence
Synth Part
Parameter
Phrase pattern
Motion sequence
Listening to a Song
1.Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode (the key will light).
2.Use the cursor [▲][▼] keys to select Song (the top LED will light).
3.Rotate the dial to select the desired song (S.01...S.16
).
4.Press the Play/Pause key to playback the song (the key will light). When
the song ends, playback will stop automatically (the key will go dark).
To pause during playback, press the Play/Pause key (the key will blink).
To resume playback, press the Play/Pause key once again (the key will
light). To stop playback, press the Stop/Cancel key.
It is not possible to change songs during playback.
What is a Song?
On the EM-1, a song is musical data consisting of Pat-
terns arranged in the desired playback order. The EM-1
lets you create and store up to sixteen songs. In each song
you can arrange up to 256 patterns, and rhythm , phrase
and knob movements can also be recorded in addition
to the playback. (Refer to p.42 "Song mode.")
3
1
2
4
Stop/
Cancel key
Song
Pattern(A.02)
Pattern(A.03)
Pattern(A.01)
Pattern(b.01)