KORG ESX-1 - Manual (Page 63)

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5. Pattern mode
Setting the beat
BEAT ........................................................... 16, 32, 8Tri, 16Tri
1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-
back.
2. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).
3. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “beat” in the parameter dis-
play.
4. Turn the dial to set the beat.
5. If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RE-
NAME key. (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”)
Setting the last step
You can set the “Last Step” if you need to create a pattern of an
irregular time signature. For example if you want to create a pattern
that contains eleven beats per measure, set Last Step to 11, so that
each length of the pattern will be 11 steps.
Normally, Last Step will be 16 (it will be 16 if you have selected a
16th note or 32nd note beat), but will be 12 if you selected a beat that
contains triplets, or yet a different value if you have specified an
irregular time signature as described above. The step keys that fall
after the Last Step will do nothing.
LAST STEP ..................................................................... 1...16
1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-
back.
2. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).
3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 1. The key will blink,
and the parameter display will read “LastStep.”
4. Turn the dial to set the Last Step, and press step key 1 (key 1 will go
dark).
If you decide to cancel without setting the Last Step, press the STOP/
CANCEL key.
5. If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RE-
NAME key. (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”)
If you change the beat, Last Step will be reset to 16 or 12.
Last Step is a function that is unique to the ESX-1; if you are playing
the ESX-1 in synchronization with an external sequencer or a differ-
ent model of the Electribe series, regions where you have used an
irregular time signature will not be synchronized.
If you specify a Last Step that is shorter than the original number of
steps, the note data that existed beyond the last step will be masked,
and will not play back. If you change the Last Step back to its previ-
ous setting, this note data will be unmasked, and will play as before.