Realtime pattern control, Motion sequencing, Copy a preset pattern to a new location – KORG Elec Tribe EA-1 User Manual

Page 3: Tweak the copied pattern, Record motion sequences in the previous pattern

EA-1 EasyStart

Realtime Pattern Control

Before you continue, turn OFF memory protect: Press GLOBAL

CURSOR to Protect

Rotate DIAL to

“off”

Press the PATTERN key to return to PATTERN mode.

Copy a preset pattern to a new location:

Press PATTERN

press CURSOR to set to "Pattern"

rotate DIAL to select any pattern

press WRITE

rotate

DIAL to pattern d.64

press WRITE again to copy the source pattern to d.64.

In-store demo suggestion:

Use pattern d.64 as the edit “target pattern” for all of your demos!

Tweak the copied pattern:

Change Tempo: (see “Changing Tempo” on the previous page).

Retrigger pattern Playback: As pattern plays, hold down Shift and press PLAY repeatedly, to “force” pattern playback

to first beat of the measure.

Tweak the pattern: Choose Part 1 or Part 2

work with the knobs and switches as pattern plays - create an edited

set of part sounds using the existing pattern

with the Keyboard key lit, try striking any of the 16 trigger keys

repeatedly and select Tempo Delay with the Type key

tweak effect with the Depth and Time knobs.

Each part has two oscillators.

Change the waveforms with OSC1 and OSC2 keys

change the Balance between them

with OSC Balance knob

tune OSC2 up from the first with OSC2 Pitch Ofs.

Tweak the pattern data itself: Press the Keyboard key so it is off (unlit)

As pattern plays, select either Part

press to

add/remove steps from the 16 step keys (lit/unlit).

Motion Sequencing:

Record knob and switch changes for each part and the delay

Record Motion sequences in the previous pattern:

Select Part 1 with the Part Select key (it will light)

hold Shift and press step key 11 (Clear Motion) 2x, to clear

previous Motion sequence for Part 1

repeat this step for Part 2.

Press to select Part 1 key (it will light)

in PART edit section, press Motion Seq to select Smooth or Trig Hold (it will

light)

press REC key (left of STOP). REC will light, and PLAY will flash.

Press PLAY to begin recording

rotate Cutoff 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.

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 Reverse key off / on, to record new Motion sequence for part

press STOP

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