Korg ELECTRIBE A EA-1 Product information sheet

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EA-1 Main Features
• Pattern performance with emphasis on realtime
operation
• Immediacy! All functions are right on the surface,
with no menus or pages to slow you down!
• Familiar 16-step key interface to easily create your
own patterns using the built-in part sounds
• Motion sequencing to record knob/switch
movements independently for each part
• The Keyboard function lets you use the 16 step
keys as a keyboard for recording and performing!
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256 patterns in memory, each up to 4 bars long
• Create patterns consisting of part sounds and
sequenced phrases (up to 64 steps long)
• Distortion, delay and chorus/flanger effects are
provided for each part
• 2 DSP modeled analog synth parts, with 2
oscillators, 1 filter and 1 amp section, plus 3
effects for each part!
• The Audio input lets you use the EA-1 as a filter
bank to process incoming audio sources!
EasyStart CONTENTS
Making connections 2
Playing the demo songs 2
Pattern mode tour 2
Motion sequencing 3
More Pattern editing 4
Recording Patterns 5
Pattern Sets 5
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Making connections
1. Connect EA-1 power supply Äconnect audio cables from PART1/MIX and PART2 outputs to powered monitor system,
or use headphones (phone jack) Äconnect external source(CD player, synth, mic, etc.) to AUDIO IN jack Äpower-up
monitor system and EA-1.
2. Part 1 key and Keyboard key will light on power-up Ästrike any one of the 16 trigger keys repeatedly Äset MASTER
VOLUME knob / monitor volume.
Playing the demo songs
1. Press SONG key. (Display indicates "S.01" – one of 7 demo songs) Äpress PLAY [> II] to playback demo song Äadjust
volume to suit Äpress STOP [[]] to stop playback Äto play additional demo songs, rotate DIAL to “S02” or “S03” Ä
PLAY.
Pattern mode 256 patterns in internal memory – all user-programmable
1. Press PATTERN key Äpress CURSOR to set to "Pattern" (1st row, PATTERN column in matrix below display).
2. Rotate DIAL to select any Pattern number (A.01 – d.26) Äpress PLAY. The pattern will loop Äpress STOP to stop
playback Ärotate DIAL to select and PLAY additional patterns.
! Rotate DIAL as current pattern plays to select a new pattern - when the current pattern ends, the new pattern will begin.
(When you change patterns in this way, new pattern selected will playback at same tempo as previous pattern. To
playback new pattern at its original tempo, STOP pattern playback, then select and PLAY new pattern.
Working with Tempo:
1. Press PATTERN Äselect any pattern Äpress PLAY ÄCURSOR to Tempo (LED lights) Ärotate DIAL to set tempo
Äto use TAP tempo function: As pattern plays, strike TAP key 3x to set new tempo Äpress STOP to stop playback.
Working with Parts: 2 DSP analog modeled synth parts – trigger parts manually and edit with knobs and switches
1. Press PATTERN Ärotate DIAL to select any pattern ÄPLAY pattern Äpress to select Part 1 or Part 2 key Ätweak the
knobs and switches to edit the part. Note that Original Value LED lights when original knob/switch settings are recalled
Äpress STOP to stop playback.
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Realtime Pattern Control
! Before you continue, turn OFF memory protect: Press GLOBAL Ä CURSOR to Protect Ä Rotate DIAL to
“off”
Ä Press the PATTERN key to return to PATTERN mode.
Copy a preset pattern to a new location:
1. Press PATTERN Äpress CURSOR to set to "Pattern" Ärotate DIAL to select any pattern Äpress WRITE Ärotate
DIAL to pattern d.64 Äpress 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:
1. Change Tempo: (see “Changing Tempo” on the previous page).
2. Retrigger pattern Playback: As pattern plays, hold down Shift and press PLAY repeatedly, to “force” pattern playback
to first beat of the measure.
3. Tweak the pattern: Choose Part 1 or Part 2 Äwork with the knobs and switches as pattern plays - create an edited
set of part sounds using the existing pattern Äwith the Keyboard key lit, try striking any of the 16 trigger keys
repeatedly and select Tempo Delay with the Type key Ätweak effect with the Depth and Time knobs.
4. Each part has two oscillators. Change the waveforms with OSC1 and OSC2 keys Ächange the Balance between them
with OSC Balance knob Ätune OSC2 up from the first with OSC2 Pitch Ofs.
5. Tweak the pattern data itself: Press the Keyboard key so it is off (unlit) ÄAs pattern plays, select either Part Äpress 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:
1. Select Part 1 with the Part Select key (it will light) Ähold Shift and press step key 11 (Clear Motion) 2x, to clear
previous Motion sequence for Part 1 Ärepeat this step for Part 2.
2. Press to select Part 1 key (it will light) Äin PART edit section, press Motion Seq to select Smooth or Trig Hold (it will
light) Äpress REC key (left of STOP). REC will light, and PLAY will flash.
3. Press PLAY to begin recording Ärotate Cutoff knob. When pattern reaches last step, REC light will go out and pattern
will continue to play - you'll hear new Motion sequence Äwhile pattern loops, press Motion Seq key to select Smooth or
Trig Hold, and listen to difference in playback.
4. Press STOP Äpress to select Part 2 key (it will light), then select either Smooth or TrigHold as type of Motion
Sequence Äpress REC Äpress PLAY to record Ätoggle Reverse key off / on, to record new Motion sequence for part
2 Äpress STOP Äpress WRITE 2x to write pattern with the two new Motion sequences.
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! 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, can be recorded for each Part. Two knob
rotations can be recorded for the Delay Motion Sequence (See the Owner’s Manual, pages 18, and 28 for more
information)
More Pattern editing:
Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length:
1. Select pattern d.64 Äpress WRITE Ärotate DIAL to select pattern d.63 Äpress WRITE again, to copy pattern d.64 to
d.63. Don't PLAY pattern yet… Ähold down Shift to see the pattern’s length. (One of keys 1-4 lights accordingly Äwhile
holding Shift press an unlit key between 1 and 4 to change the pattern length to this new value..
View the step data in the pattern:
2. 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 Äwatch Select LED section (above step keys). Note that green LED indicates movement through
- and loops from bars 1-2.
3. Continue playback of pattern Äselect Part 2 with the Part Select key (it will light) Äpress Select > key 1x - the red LED
in Select section moves to 2nd bar in pattern Äpress Select < key 1X to move back to 1st bar. Note that you’re viewing
Trigger Settings for the two different measures of Part 4 Äpress the HI-HAT Close key, so that it lights.
Edit the trigger settings for Part 2:
4. Press Select < or > keys until bar 1's red LED is lit - to view the trigger settings for Part 2, bar 1. Let the pattern continue
to play Äpress all the lit keys, to turn them off ÄListen as pattern loops - when bar 1 plays again, no steps will play - the
rest of the data for Part 2 stays the same - for bar 2 Äpress Select > key to move to bar 2 Äpress any desired step
keys to change trigger settings for the Part 2, bar 2 Äpress the STOP key.
Work with the Swing function:
5. Select pattern A.27 ÄPLAY pattern to hear how it sounds Äpress STOP Ähold down the Shift key and press step
key 8 (Swing) - a value of 50 will flash in the display Ärotate the DIAL to a setting of "65" Äpress step key 8 again
(flashing), to set new Swing value ÄPLAY pattern to hear new swing setting ÄSTOP pattern Ähold down Shift and
press step key 8.
6. Rotate DIAL to set value to "50" Äpress step key 8 again to re-set Swing value ÄPLAY pattern again - to hear
"straight" 16-beat pattern Äpress STOP.
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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) Ämake sure the Keyboard light is on ) Ä
CURSORto Step Rec Äpress 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. Äturn DIAL or press the Rest/Tie (TAP) key to skip steps ÄREC light goes dark after final
step, or you can press STOP at any time. ÄPress 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 Ä
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 Ärotate DIAL to “r – 1” (1-bar lead-in)
Äpress PATTERN Äpress REC Äpress PLAY Äpress PLAY Ästrike desired notes in realtime to record the pattern Ä
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.
! 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 Äselect any pattern Äpress PLAY Ähold 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 Ähold 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 Äpress STOP when finished.
! 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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