KORG EMX-1 Instruction Manual

Table of Contents
About the timing of changing patterns ..................... 20
1. Introduction ...................... 7
Setting the playback tempo .........................20
Using the dial to set the tempo. ............................... 20
Main features ................................. 7To set the tempo more precisely ............................... 20
Saving your data on the EMX-1 ................................ 8Using the TAP key to set the tempo........................... 21
About the vacuum tubes ........................................... 8Auto BPM Scanning ............................................... 21
Keeping a constant tempo as you change patterns
What is ?................................... 8(TEMPO LOCK) .............................................. 21
What is ? (Multi Modeling Technology) ............. 8
Playing the sound of a part ........... 22
What is a Part? ...................................................... 22
2. Parts and their functions .... 9N Drum parts (1�5, 6A-B, 7A-B) ............................ 22
N Synth parts (1�5) ............................................... 22
N Accent parts (drum, synth) .................................. 22
Top panel........................................ 9
Listening to the sound of a part ...................22
Common section ........................................10Listening to the sound of a drum part ....................... 22
Listening to the sound of a synth part (the Keyboard
Edit section ................................................ 11
function) ........................................................ 22
Part select section .......................................12
Selecting a part .........................................23
Step key section .........................................12Drum part ............................................................. 23
.... To select a part during playback without causing it to
Arpeggiator section.................................... 13
sound ............................................................ 23
Synth part ............................................................. 23
Rear panel .................................... 14Accent part............................................................ 23
Muting a part ............................................23
Front panel ................................... 14Soloing a part ...........................................23
Card section .............................................. 14Adding accents to a part ............................24
Specifying the accent locations and strength............. 24
Specifying the parts that will be accented ................. 24
Items and functions in the display .. 15
Transposing a phrase (Transpose) ................24
Making a pattern Oswing�...........................25
Specifying the amount of swing ............................... 25
3. Basic operation ............... 17
Specifying the parts that will swing .......................... 25
Applying a roll to a part .............................25
Preparations ................................. 17
Selecting a part and turning on the roll effect ........... 25
Connections............................................... 17Setting the roll type ................................................ 25
Assigning the output of each part ................26
Turning the power on/off ............................17
To turn the power on .............................................. 17Adding distortion to increase the impact of the
To turn the power off .............................................. 17
sound........................................................26
Playing a Demo song .................... 18Using the arpeggiator ................... 27
To pause playback ................................................. 18
To resume playback................................................ 18Performing with the arpeggiator ..................27
To stop playback .................................................... 18To arpeggiate a drum part ...................................... 27
To arpeggiate a synth part ...................................... 27
Demo Song List ..........................................18Specifying the center note ....................................... 27
Changing the scale of the arpeggiator ..................... 28
ARPEGGIO SCALE List .......................................... 28
4. Pattern mode .................. 19
Editing sounds .............................. 29
Playing patterns ............................ 19Editing the sound of a drum part .................29
What is a Pattern? ................................................. 19Assigning a wave .................................................. 29
Playing a pattern .......................................19Editing the Part Common parameters....................... 29
Modulation ............................................................ 30
To Start playback ................................................... 19
To pause playback ................................................. 19Editing the sound of a synth part .................31
To resume playback................................................ 19Synth oscillator ...................................................... 31
To stop playback .................................................... 19Synth filter ............................................................. 31
Part Common parameters ....................................... 32
Selecting a pattern .....................................20Modulation ............................................................ 33
To check which patterns playing .............................. 20
To force playback to restart at the beginning of theAdjusting the tuning of a synth part .............33
pattern .......................................................... 20
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