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1. Pitch Shift 24 24 Use this when you want to shift the pitch data of all steps in a part 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 9 MOVE DATA Key 9 will blink 3 Turn on the TRANSPOSE key the LED will blink 4 Use the PART SELECT Key to select the part whose pitch you wish to shift If you wish to select both parts 1 and 2 press the key several times to make both LEDs blink 5 Anumber will blink in the display Rotate the dial to select the amount of pitch shift 1 transposes the pitch by a semitone 2 by a whole tone 7 by a fifth and 12 by one octave 6 Press the blinking step key 9 to execute the Move Data op eration 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Pattern mode To cancel without executing press the Stop Cancel key D ata C opy with i na p attern Phrase pattern data including motion sequence data that you create for a pattern of length 1 can be copied to the steps of lengths 2 4 This function is a convenient way to create a pat tern that uses similar phrases repeatedly 1 Create a pattern with a length of 1 and Write it into memory Refer to p 32 Saving a pattern 2 At this point the same data as in length 1 will automatically be copied to the steps of
2. 4 Pattern mode will disappear 2 For the recording procedure refer to p 18 Using a motion se quence in section 3 Basic operation Quick Start Motion sequences are recorded in realtime while you lis Erasing all data from a part CLEAR PART ten to the playback It is not possible to partially modify a motion sequence after it has been recorded You will need This operation erases all phrase pattern and motion sequence to keep trying until you record a motion sequence to your data at once liking Refer to p 31 Erasing motion sequence data from a part 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the PART SELECT key to select the part whose data Checking motion sequence data you wish to erase 3 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 12 CLEAR Hold down the SHIFT key and press the MOTION SEO key If PART Key 12 will blink motion sequence data has been recorded in the selected part step keys 1 2 3 4 will light 4 Once again press step key 12 to clear the data It is not possible to check for motion sequence data dur To cancel without clearing the data press the Stop Cancel key ing playback recording or Pattern Set Play amp When you perform this operation the pitch of all steps will be set to C4 and the gate time to 1 00 29 30 Transposing a phrase TRANSEPOSE TRANSPOSE This ope
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4. 27 4 Pattern mode 28 Changing the pitch PITCH C 1 G9 Turn off the Keyboard function key the key will go dark BR 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate PITCH 3 Use the PART SELECT key to select the part that you wish to edit 4 The step keys will light to indicate the trigger locations of the pattern for that part Press the step key for the step whose pitch you wish to edit the key will blink By pressing a step key where a trigger exists you can audition its pitch 5 Rotate the dial to modify the pitch of that step When the display is showing the Pitch pressing a step key will not switch its trigger on off Changing the pitch of a step whose trigger is off will have no effect If you turn that trigger on the specified pitch will be used If you wish to transpose the pitch for one part of the en tire pattern refer to p 30 Changing the pitch data of a part Pitch Shift e E JUD Oo amp The pitch will be shown in the display as follows Display for A3 FEES bH qe Display for B4 Display for D 1 4 Pattern mde e06e60e0e 0e 06060609000000000000000000000000000000090 Changing the gate time GATE TIME 0 25 64 0 Turn off the Keyboard function key the key will go dark nO 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs in
5. 8 Audio input 11 19 39 B Beat 8 26 Beat LED 8 Bend range 42 Blank chart 47 C Checking Motion sequence 29 Song event data 38 Chorus Flanger 25 Clear Event 38 Motion 31 Part 29 Song 35 Clock 39 Common section 8 connection 7 Copy Data 31 Part 31 Creating Phrase pattern 27 Song 35 Cross modulation 24 Cutoff 25 D Data Copy 31 Data dump 41 44 Decay 25 Delay 9 2 Delete pattern 37 Depth 25 Display 8 Distortion 25 Dump 41 44 E Edit Pattern 15 Phrase 15 Song 15 36 Sound 14 23 Effect Chorus Flanger 25 Depth 9 25 LFO rate 25 Tempo delay 25 Time
6. 9 25 Type select 9 25 EG INT 25 EG intensity 25 Erase Phrase pattern data 29 Error messages 45 Event Clear 38 Data 38 Editing 27 Recording 38 Example sound 46 F Factory set data 45 Fast forward 34 Features 6 FILTER 9 Filter Cutoff 9 25 Decay 9 25 EG intensity 9 25 Resonance 9 25 G Gate time 28 Global mode 8 39 H Headphone 11 l Input gain 19 39 Insert pattern 36 K Keyboard 14 Keyboard function key 10 8Daiaeeeeecece0e0 0600000000000000000000000000000000000 N Length 26 Level 25 LFO rate 25 Listening Pattern 13 Song 12 Metronome 39 MIDI About 43 Channel 41 43 Clock 39 Connector 11 Data dump 41 Filter
7. This key allows the external audio input to be out 13 H H H putdirectl y from the P artoutputjac ks and the head TOTO Gem phone jack 7 Ci Y Panen sons metronome mibi CH PART 1 S o rempo TEBPO IDPUTGRID MIDI CH PART2 When this key is on the AUDIO INof OSClwill o amenme rosmon cum Qum havenoeff ect Cv lo sen mus 7 sene Display CJ CO CO C This sho ws the v alue of the currentl y selected pa E rameter and variousmessa ges Dial Use this to modify thev alue sho wn in the displa y Peak LED This indicates the peakle velfortheinputsignalfr om the audioinjac ks Adjust the output level of your external device so that the LED lights only at the maximum level Beat LED This will b link at quar ter note inter vals to indicate the tempo ALY cursor keys Ineac h mode usetheseke ystoselectparameter sfromthematrixsho wnin the displa y Matrix The parameter sthatwillappearinthedispla y are listed here f or eac h mode Use the cursor ke ys to make the desired parameter select LED light Mode keys Use these ke ys tomo ve tothe desired mode Pattern Song Global or MIDI During playback you can move to Global mode but not to MIDI mode 10 WRITE key Use this key when you wish to save settings that you modified in Pattern Song Global or MIDImode or to save Pattern Set data 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O2 Front and rear panel Sy n t
8. aaa ene senene aane n anana nenen anana eee 45 Specifications saa Laa aa a a a A ag seks oe GG aaa a aa ga 45 Example sounds asar aa TA A AAN tasse sot UR RAE EE AT a E gah aa EES 46 Bank Ob sasasi iei ANE ANANG Aa ga SAN E ete Ree nope aa ag aa tee Et e 47 MAOK E Na O e 48 Pattern Name EISE aana a a EEE e a 50 Song Name List cS 50 MIDI Implementation Chart aa asaa asanes eee e eee n eaaa aaa e eaaa nana n nane aane n anan 51 i Introductitone eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececec0c 060000000000000000 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Electribe AmkII EA 1mkII The EA 1mklI is a unique and easy to use synthesizer that uses DSP synthesis technology to help anyone from beginners to hard core users to produce truly original sounds and phrases By using the front panel knobs and keys you can create analog synthesizer sounds intuitively and easily create phrases using these sounds The EA 1mklI is the ideal tool for the musician DJ sound creator or desktop music user who is looking for originality in their music Main features The EA 1mkII features analog synthesizer like operation that lets you create a versatile range of sounds using two parts each part with 2 OSC 1 Filter 1 Amp and 3 Effects By combining the two synthesizer parts you can create unique sequenced phrases e By using an external input as an oscillator you can use the EA 1mkII as a filter bank with powerful resonance Ring Sync and Cross f
9. 43 Bend range 42 Change 28 Offset 36 Shift 30 PITCH OFS 9 Play Motion sequence 18 29 Pattern 15 Pattern set 20 32 Song 15 34 Portamento 9 23 POSITION 35 Protect 40 Realtime recording 16 27 Rec key 10 Reception 41 Recording Event 38 Motion sequence 29 Realtime 16 Step 16 Registering a pattern for Pattern Set 32 Reset amp Play 34 Resonance 25 REST TIE key 10 Rewind 34 Ring modulation 24 Save Pattern 17 33 Song 38 Scale 26 Select key 10 W Select LED 10 Select pattern 22 23 Sequence control section 10 SHIFT key 11 Song 12 Fast forward 34 Mode 34 Rewind 34 Select 34 Tap tempo 34 Temp
10. Owner s Manual 2 o EA 1 mkII ANALOG MODELING SYNTHESIZER Thank you purchasing the Korg ELECTRIBE AmkII EA 1mkll In order to enjoy long and trouble free use please read this manual carefully and use the instrument correctly KORG eo Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction In direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televisions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls Care If the exterior becomes dirty wipe it with a clean dry cloth Do not use liquid cleaners such as ben zene or thinner or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes Keep this manual After reading this manual please keep it for later reference Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment If liquid gets into the equipment it could cause a breakdown fire or electrical shock Be careful not
11. PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS numon osc mop RING ORIGINAL VALUE O pyes cross PART SELECT MOTION SEQ PARTI 7 gt smooth ol Cim CUTOFF RESONANCE EFFECT TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER CUTOFF RESONANCE DISTORTIOR EFFECT O TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS OM Aupioin osc mon gt onn o suc cross PART SELECT morion seg O PARTI PART2 OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS RING sync O cross PART SELECT morion seg PARTI PART2 PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2PITCHOFS ON ON on onn OM OM AuDIOIn osc mod ORIGINAL VALUE pred cross PART SELECT morion seq FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE 6 IDT DECAY s DISTORTION EFFECT TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE 6 mT DECAY s DISTORTION EFFECT TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER CUTOFF RESONANCE O PARTI o m PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2PITCHOFS ame senc cross PART SELECT morion tQ PARTI o m gt TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER CUTOFF RESONANCE TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER 8 Data 47 48 Index A About the data 6 Amp Distortion 9 25 Level 9 25 AUDIO IN THRU
12. 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern for which you wish to make Swing settings 3 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 8 SWING Key 8 will light 4 A value will blink in the display Rotate the dial to set the Swing value 5 Once again press step key 8 to execute the Swing setting key 8 will go dark If you decide to cancel without making the setting press the Stop Cancel key If the Length and Beat Scale settings are set to triplets A X 12 the Swing setting has no effect It is not possible to view or adjust the Swing parameter during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play aa elar DBDBDBDD Creating a phrase pattern There are three ways to create a phrase pattern Realtime recording Use the Keyboard function to play the step keys at the exact timing you wish to record them Step recording Use the Keyboard function to specify the pitch of the note for each target step to create the phrase Event editing Edit the data trigger pitch gate time for each step to create the phrase If you wish to erase the phrase of each part before you create your own rhythm data refer to p 29 Erasing phrase data from a part Realtime recording Please refer to Realtime recording Using the Keyboard func tion to create a phrase p 16 in chapter 3 Basic operation Quick Start Step recording Please refe
13. 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate MIDI CH PART1 2 Rotate the dial to select the channel If part 1 and part 2 are set to the same channel the sounds of part 1 and part 2 will be heard simultaneously when controlled from an external MIDI device Transmit receive dump data MIDI Data Dump DUMP Ptn SnG ALL Transmission Here s how system exclusive data pattern data song data or Global mode settings can be transmitted from the EA 1mkII to an external MIDI data filer or computer connected to the MIDI OUT connector 1 Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EA 1mkII to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device that is able to re ceive MIDI data dumps another EA 1mkII or a computer thatis running a MIDI data filer program or editing program etc 2 Set the MIDI channel of the external MIDI device and the EA 1mklI to match However when transmitting to a data filer itis not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate DUMP 4 Rotate the dial to select the data that you wish to transmit Ptn All pattern data SnG All song data ALL All data pattern data song data Global data 5 Press the Play Pause key to transmit the data dump Reception Here s how EA 1mklI system exclusive data can be received from an external MIDI data filer or computer connected to the MIDI IN connector 1 Connect the MI
14. These parameters adjust the volume level and distortion effect DISTORTION On Off Turn distortion on off Distortion is an effect that intention ally distorts the sound to produce a hard sound even from a mellow waveform It is highly effective to raise the reso nance and use distortion LEVEL Adjust the volume TEMPO DELAY CHOURUS FLANGER The DEPTH and TIME knobs will edit the effect that is se lected by TYPE SELECT Tempo Delay settings Set the TYPE SELECT button to TEMPO DELAY and ad just the delay Delay is an effect that plays back a time de layed version of the original signal and is also known as echo TEMPO DELAY is a delay that can automatically synchronize the delay time to the tempo of a pattern If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to Ext external the delay time can also be synchronized to the clock of an external device Refer to p 39 Synchronizing the EA 1mkII and an external MIDI device DEPTH delay depth Adjust the depth of the delay and the amount of feedback the number of delay repeats Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level of the delayed sound and the amount of feedback amp Raising the Depth excessively may cause the sound to distort lt TIME delay time 1 4 8 Set the delay time Rotating the knob toward the right will lengthen the delay time If you have selected Tempo Delay as the effect type this parameter will let you set the tempo in terms of
15. To cancel press the Stop Cancel key Erasi ng motion sequence data amp For details on data copy within the same part refer to the from a part CLEAR MOTIO N following section Data Copy within a part 9 py P This operation erases all the motion sequence data of a part Example 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop A01 Copy source do1 Copy destination playback C20 Parr Part 1 sound phrase pattern gt Part 1 copy of C20 part 2 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 11 CLEAR Part 2l Part 2 sound phrase pattern Part 2 copy of A01 part 1 MOTION Key 11 will blink 3 Use the PART SELECT key to select the part whose motion sequence you wish to erase 4 Press step key 11 once again to clear the motion sequence data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key Bap 31 4 Pattern mde ee6e60e0e0e0e0e606090600000000000000000000000000000090 Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite pat Set Registering a pattern for Pattern 32 terns to each of the sixteen step keys and switch them at the touch of a key During playback you can successively switch patterns to per form a song By using the SELEC
16. You can assign new pattern sets Refer to p 32 Registering a pattern for Pattern Set A If you switch patterns during playback the change will occur when each pattern fin ishes playing Refer to p 22 The timing at which patterns will be switched Using the EA 1mkll as a tone generator module Read this section when you wish to use the EA 1mkII with other connected MIDI equipment Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI keyboard etc to the MIDI IN connector of the EA Imkll jak Press the MIDI mode key to enter MIDI mode 2 Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate MIDI CH PART 1 3 Set the channel of the transmitting device to match the channel of the EA 1mkII Refer to p 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 1 4 Play the connected MIDI keyboard etc and the sound of part 1 will be heard If you are connecting a multi track MIDI sequencer use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate MIDI CH PART 2 and set the MIDI channel for part 2 as you did for part 1 Refer to p 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 Set each part to the MIDI channel of the track that you want it to play and start playback on your sequencer to hear the sound A For details on the EA 1mkll s MIDI functionality refer to p 43 About MIDI A If you wish to save
17. 10 Transmitting sound setting data Data Dump Song Pattern or All song pattern global data can be trans mitted as MIDI exclusive data and stored on an external de vice This data is transmitted by the MIDI mode Dump com mand The channel used for transmission and reception of this data is set by the MIDI mode MIDI ch setting Data dumps are also transmitted when a Data Dump Request message is re ceived 11 Editing sounds etc By sending MIDI exclusive data dumps you can rewrite all patterns or individual programs By using NRPN messages in Pattern mode you can edit the knobs that are active for each part 8Daiaeeeeeee0e09000000000000000000000000000000000000 Troubleshooting The display does not light up when I press the Power switch Is the AC adapter connected s the AC adapter plugged into an AC outlet No sound Is your amp mixer or headphones connected to the correct jack Can you playback a pattern If so the connections are correct Are your amp or mixer powered on and set correctly s the master volume knob of the EA 1mkII raised Sound does not stop When a pattern is played back it will continue playing re peatedly When you are finished listening to a pattern press the Stop Cancel key p 13 Sounds or operations are different than when I edited Did you perform the Write operation after editing p 33 38 After you have edited you must perform the Write op
18. 7 It is not possible to view or change the Length or Beat Scale during playback or recording or during Pattern Set Play If you select triplets J x 12 for Beat Scale step keys 13 16 will have no function Maximum number of steps Length Ax 16 or A x 16 1 SHIFT Step key 1 16 2 SHIFT Step key 2 32 24 SHIFT Step key 3 4 ji Scale Beat Correspondence between step keys and note values 522452 SHIFT step key 5 41 12 13 14 15 16 SHIFT step key 6 Pak an Wak an 9 39 NANA SHIFT stepkey7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 What is Length In this context Length refers to the length of the rhythm pat tern The Length of the pattern will be either 16 steps or 12 steps depending on the Scale and Beat settings of the pattern A rhythm pattern in triple meter will be shown in triplets De pending on the Length and Beat settings a single pattern can have up to 64 steps 4 Pattern mde ee6eeee0e0e0e090600000000000000000000000000000090 Swing settings By adjusting the Swing settings you can offset the note timing of the steps For example you can change a straight 16 beat by adding a slight bounce or shuffle The Swing value can be adjusted from 50 to 75 and will affect the note timing of even numbered steps A setting of 50 will produce a perfect 16 beat and a setting of 66 will produce a shuffle 1 If a pattern is playing back press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback
19. OSC2 BAT 3 Pitch Gate Time Fillter Effect Listening to a Song 1 Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode the key will light 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LED indicate SONG the top LED 3 Rotate the dial to select the desired song S01 S16 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 A It is not possible to change songs during playback Sosi top Cancel key What is a Song On the EA 1mkII a song is musical data consisting of Pat terns arranged in the desired playback order The EA 1mkII lets you create and store up to sixteen songs In each song you can arrange up to 256 patterns and phrase and knob movements can also be recorded in addition to the playback Refer to p 34 Song mode Song Pattern A03 Pattern BO1 Pattern AO1 Pattern A02 ma dti zr X M t LI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 5 Basic operation Quick Start Listening to Patterns 1 Press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode the key will light 2 Use the cu
20. Transmission and reception of Program Change messages can be controlled by the MIDI mode MIDI Filter setting If for some reason a note fails to stop sounding you can usually switch modes to stop the sound If a note played via MIDI fails to stop you can simultaneously press the Shift key and the Stop Cancel key to perform a MIDI Reset 7 About synchronization Two or more sequencers can be connected via MIDI and made to playback in synchronization Messages used for synchroni zation realtime messages include Timing Clock F8 Start FA Continue FB and Stop FC In a synchronized system one synthesizer the master will transmit these messages and the other sequencer s the slave s will receive these messages The slave devices will playback according to the tempo specified by the Timing Clock messages transmitted by the master Twenty four Timing Clock messages are transmitted for each quarter note When the EA 1mkII s Glo bal mode parameter Clock is set to INT it will be the master device and will transmit these realtime messages When Clock is set to EXT it will be the slave device and will receive these realtime messages However even when Clock is set to EXT the EA 1mkII will operate according to its own internal clock if no Timing Clock messages are being received The Start message specifies when playback will begin When the Start Pause key is pressed on the master device it will transmit a Start message
21. When you delete a pattern the event data refer to the follow ing page at that position will also be deleted Data following the inserted pattern will be moved forward KORG 3 in Bomgad 00 Changing the pattern for a specific position 1 If you are playing back press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate POSITION Use the dial to select the position that you wish to modify Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate PATTERN 9 G se the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to the selected position If you wish to audition the patterns as you select one press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode and listen to the play back To return to Song mode press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback and then press the Song mode key 5 Song mode 37 38 Recording knob movements or your performance in a song Event Recording In addition to placing patterns in a desired playback order Song mode also lets you record your realtime performance on the step keys using the Keyboard function and knob movements you perform Recording this type of performance in Song mode is referred to as event recording Event recording lets you record the following three types of per formance data event data Your performance
22. With playback stopped press and hold the Keyboard func tion key and press the step key for the location that you wish to assign a pattern 2 While continuing to press the Keyboard function key or while Hold is still in effect rotate the dial to select the pattern num ber that you wish to assign Release the Keyboard function key or defeat Hold to complete the registration process 3 To save the pattern set registrations press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback Continue pressing the Keyboard func tion key and press the WRITE key the WRITE key will blink 4 The display will blink PSt Press the WRITE key once again to save the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key A If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Glo bal mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the Write operation Never turn the power off during the Write operation This may damage the data 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Pattern mode Saving a pattern WRITE If you wish to keep the pattern data that you create you must perform this Write operation When you perform the Write op eration Data Copy within a pattern p 31 will occur auto matically depending on the pattern length If you intentionally want to discard your edits and revert to the original pattern data simply
23. device refer to the owner s manual for your device amp Even if you set CLOCK to Ext the EA 1mkll will operate with its own internal clock if no MIDI Clock messages are being received at its MIDI IN connector Synchronizing the EA 1mkll to a master external MIDI device Ext 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the EA 1mkII to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device sequencer or synthesizer etc 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate CLOCK 3 Rotate the dial to select E t external clock 4 Make settings on the external MIDI device master so that it will transmit MIDI Clock messages 5 Return to Pattern mode or Song mode 6 When you start the sequencer of the external MIDI device the EA 1mkII will simultaneously begin playback 7 If MIDI Clock data is being received at the MIDI IN connec tor you can make the EA 1mkII playback in synchronization with the external MIDI device by pressing the EA 1mkII s Play Pause key MIDI cable 1 gue IN MIDI OUT sequencer etc MIDI keyboard or 97375555 ls _ 0000 amp 2255000 e gt A If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to Ext and the EA 1mkll is synchronized to the external MIDI clock it will syn chronize to the tempo of the external sequencer and it will not be possi
24. monaural A The output from the Part output jacks will not be switched off even if headphones are plugged in Master volume E moen sons sosm m Keyboard function key Alternates on off each time it is pressed Step keys 4 When you have finished making connections turn on the power Slightly raise the master volume of the EA ImkII and press the Keyboard function key Press the step keys to produce sound and verify that connections have been made correctly Use the master volume of the EA 1mkII and the gain and fader controls of your mixer or powered monitor system to adjust the volume to an appropriate level 1 Introduction 2 Front and rear panele 6060606060606 000000000000000000000000000090 2 Front and rear panel The contr olsandotherpar tsofthe EA 1mklI Connector section canbebr oadly groupedassho wnin the dia i gram Synthesizer section Common section Sequence control section Step key section Common section 1 AUDIO IN THRU MASTER VOLUME This knob adjuststhev olume thatis output fr om master voume the Part outputjacks and the headphonejack EA 1mkII ANALOG MODELING SYNTHESIZER
25. 125 C47 Dancehall 103 A48 Hard Trance 8 139 B48 House 14 128 C48 Lounge 1 110 A49 Hard Trance 9 152 B49 House 15 114 C49 Lounge2 100 A50 Hard Trance 10 140 B50 House 16 120 C50 Lounge3 100 A51 HardTrance 11 135 B51 House 17 120 C51 Rhythmic 1 124 A52 Hard Trance 12 135 B52 House 18 130 C52 Rhythmic 2 143 A53 Hard Trance 13 140 B53 House 19 120 C53 Rhythmic 3 150 A54 Hard Trance 14 140 B54 House 20 120 C54 Rhythmic 4 150 A55 Hard Trance 15 140 B55 House 21 A 134 C55 Rhythmic 5 160 A56 Hard Trance 16 140 B56 House 22 130 C56 Rhythmic 6 135 A57 Techno 1 135 B57 UK Garage 1 134 C57 Rhythmic 7 130 A58 Techno2 140 B58 UK Garage 2 130 C58 Rhythmic 8 124 A59 Techno 3 133 B59 UK Garage 3 134 C59 Rhythmic 9 110 A60 Techno 4 135 B60 __UK Garage 4 130 C60 Rhythmic 10 180 A61 Techno 5 135 B61 UK Garage 5 130 C61 SE 1 83 A62 Techno 6 122 B62 Hip Hop 1 120 c62 S E 2 80 A63 Techno 7 138 B63 Hip Hop 2 75 C63 S E 3N 122 A64 Techno 8 125 B64 Hip Hop 3 80 C64 S E 4 140 Song Name List 508 516 Blank S01 Electribe Mix Part 1 S04 Bass Burn S06 Elect Rave S02 Electribe Mix Part 2 S05 Macrocaustic S07 Dugan s Midnight X press S03 Electribe Mix Part 3 All Patterns and All Songs 2003 KORG Inc All rights reserved Synthesizer ELECTRIBE A EA 1mkll MIDI Implementation Chart 2003 6 30 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Memorized channel Changed Default Messages Altered Note 9n v 1 127 number True voice
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27. 42 Mode 41 Mode Global 39 MIDI 41 Pattern 22 Song 34 Mode key 8 Modulation Cross 24 Oscillator sync 24 Ring 24 MOTION SEQ 9 Motion sequence 18 29 Move data 30 Note on off 43 NRPN 43 Ooctave 14 Original value 9 OSC Balance 9 23 OSC MOD 9 24 OSC1 9 24 OSC2 9 24 OSC2 PITCH OFS 9 24 Oscillator 9 23 Oscillator sync 24 Output jack 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Daa Part 14 Part select key 9 Pattern Create 23 Delete 37 Insert 36 Mode 22 Select 23 Pattern mode 13 Pattern name list 50 Pattern set 20 32 Peak LED 8 Phrase pattern 27 Pitch Bend
28. Basic operation Quick Start will be modified as you move the knobs or keys To save the pattern sounds that you modify here use the Write operation refer to p 17 Saving a pattern that you create If you re select a pattern or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the sound will return to its unedited state A It is not possible to write the sounds you edit in a Song Only in a Pattern can you write the edited sounds Modifying editing a phrase pattern What is a Phrase Pattern Fhraseipdtiorn Timing of sounds A phrase pattern consists of a trigger note location pitch Note trigger 1 and gate time note length at each step You can modify the phrase pattern for each part by using the sixteen step s Note keys or by realtime input along with the playback Re value fer to p 22 Pattern mode A phrase pattern can be edited in three ways Realtime recording While you playback a pattern use the Keyboard function to record a new phrase along with the playback Step recording With pattern playback stopped input pitches one at a time to create a phrase Event editing Edit the data trigger pitch gate time for individual steps to create a phrase 16 3 Basic operation Quick Start e e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececcccc060000 In the following pages we will explain how to perform Realtime Recording and Step Recording For details on Event Editing refer to Event Editing p 28 in
29. Pattern mode e Realtime Recording using the Keyboard function to create a phrase If you wish to listen to the metronome as you record refer to p 39 Metronome settings 1 Press the Pattern mode key the key will light Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN 2 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to edit 3 Turn on the Keyboard function the key will light Use the PART SE LECT key to select the part that you wish to record 4 Press the Rec key to enter record ready mode The Rec key will light and the Play Pause key will blink 5 Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern The Play Pause key will light 6 At the timing that you wish to input the notes of the phrase press the step keys to record the notes The pat tern will playback repeatedly and you can continue re cording additional notes as long as the Rec key is lit If you wish to record the other part as well use the PART SELECT key to switch parts and continue recording 7 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop recorded The Rec key and the Play Pause key will go dark Alternatively you can press the Rec key instead of pressing the Stop Cancel key to stop recording but continue playback The Rec key will go dark and the Play Pause key will light If you input a note by mistake hol
30. SELECT morion seo C PARTI PART2 PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS 0609 oser osi oscz AN M M Auoioin osc mon e ORIGINAL VALUE ted syne cross PART SELECT morion seq O PARTI PART2 Cross Mod OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS OQOoO osc AUDIO mM osc mop ORIGINAL VALUE snc ROSS PART SELECT morion seo PARTI PART2 OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS OAG oser osc 0502 s Og onu OM OM nubio in e ORIGINAL UALUE pid nc cross PART SELECT morion seo O PARTI smoom C O PART2 O TRIG HOLD DISTORTIOD EFFECT b TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER FILTER CUTOFF Resonance Oo pisToRTion EFFECT b TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE QQ GAGA DEChY Q LEVEL DISTORTION EFFECT 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Daa Blank Chart When you have created a sound that you like you can store the knob and key locations in this page OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS v auon osc moD ORIGINAL UALUE oe cross FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE 6 mT DECAY s DISTORTION PART SELECT morion seg PARTI smooth EFFECT O PARTZ O TRIG HOLD OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS
31. Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Polyphonic Touch Channel Pitch Bender Bank Select MSB LSB NRPN LSB MSB Data Entry MSB Reset All Controllers Control Change Program O0 127 Transmitted received in Pattern mode P Change HHH AHHH AH HAH Can always be transmitted received System Exclusive 40 E in the MIDI Dump page Song Pos Transmitted received in Song mode 1 System Common Song Sel P Tune System Realtime Clock O Commands O Aux Messages Local ON OFF O All Notes OFF 0123 127 Active Sense O Reset x P C E Sent and received when MIDI mode MIDI Filter P C E respectively are set to O 1 Sent but not received when Global mode Clock is Int When set to Ext received but not sent 2 In addition to Korg exclusive messages also responds to Inquiry messages Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No K Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI IMPLEMENTATION m py JIAN IA TA m T z O E 2 EY c o IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you
32. auon osc mop ORIGINAL UALUE C3 bos sync cross TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE 6 mT DECAY s DISTORTION T morion seo O PARTI smooni O PART2 O TRIG HOw EFFECT PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS 052 N No omi OM AUDIO IM osc mop ame o sme cross PART SELECT morion seq O PARTI om TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS ame senc O cross PART SELECT morion stQ PARTI om CUTOFF RESONANCE EFFECT O TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER CUTOFF RESONANCE DISTORTION EFFECT TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS v auon osc moD ORIGINAL UALUE oun O cross FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE 6 mT DECAY s DISTORTION PART SELECT morion seg PARTI smooth EFFECT PART2 O TRIG HOLD OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS Avion osc moD o om sync O cross TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE 6 mT DECAY s DISTORTION T morion seg PARTI PARTZ EFFECT PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS oN oN onu onu OM OM nupIO In osc mod ORIGINAL VALUE id cross PART SELECT morion seq O PARTI 7 gt smooth Sim an jan TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER
33. h e S i Z e r S e ct i O n PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSCLPITCHOFS CUTOFF RESONANCE Sonn I SAG 66 0502 l INT DECAY 1 Thisproducesthebasicwa veform DOE iN E C3 Iz 6 PORTAMENTO C3 O E This smoothly connects changes in pitch 5 2 MEME fum S pah th LEVEL i eOSC BALANCE oscillator balance Oei PE When OSC MODis off and y ou are using 3 4 7 z f tS RINGor SYNC this knob adjusts the level 4 C S aw C om balanceofthetw ooscillator s Whenyouare ____________ Q using CROSS this knob adjusts the depth 1 ee if 1 SERM i Tepe SELECT i ofoscillator modulation 5 UDIO 1D ase FILTER a MI S o remon 1 8 o cnorus ruanse OSC2 PITCH OFS oscillator2 pite h offset Tirte e e E G TE e arak NA Adjust the pitc h difference between OSC1and OSC2 eOSC1 oscillator 1 wave Select the waveform for OSC1 eOSC2 oscillator 2 wave Select the waveform for OSC2 eOSC MODs cillator modulation Specify the type of oscillator modulation 2 Front and rear panel 2 Original value LED This will light when the knob y ouarecurrentl y moving reac hes the v alue of the original saved sound of the pattern 3 MOTION SEQ motion sequence This function allo ws you toloopknobmo vements Eachtimeyoupress this ke y thesetting will alternate between Off dark SMOOTH and TRIG HOLD 4 PART SELECT key Each time you press this key PART
34. lengths 2 4 3 Change the pattern length to the desired length Refer to p 26 Length Scale Beat settings 4 The steps of lengths 2 4 will contain the same data as length 1 Now you can edit the data of lengths 2 4 to complete the Copying a part COPY PART pattern The data will be copied in a similar way when the pattern length is 2 or 3 refer to the table below If you shorten a pattern you create the data will be copied according to the shortened length You can copy the sound settings and phrase pattern data in cluding motion sequence from a selected part to another part 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback Copy Pattern data KE Pattern Pattern data before Pattern data after 2 Press the PART SELECT key to select the copy destination writing writing part the LED will light 1 3 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 10 COPY 2 PART Key 10 will blink The display will begin blinking 4 Rotate the dial to select the copy source pattern number 5 Use the PART SELECT key to select the copy source part e The copy source LED will blink and the copy destination E LED will be dark A The data that is copied automatically when you Write a S pattern does not force the pattern length 1 4 to change 6 Press step key 10 once again to execute the Copy Part opera If the length is 4 data will not be copied within the pattern a tion 4
35. pattern or turning off the power SMOOTH Knob values will be connected smoothly and the Erasi ng phrase pattern data from sound will change smoothly TRIG HOLD trigger hold The value of the motion sequence a pa rt knob will be held at the note timing of that part To erase the phrase pattern data for the selected part you can Playback the motion sequence use one of the following two methods in addition to turning with Smooth setting each of the sixteen step keys off Knob movements when the motion Erasing data during playback or sequence was recorded dn 23 ee ee 8 RUN Tas 14 15 16 recording ERASE Playback the motion sequence 1 Press the PART SELECT key to select the part from which with Trig Hold setting on b n Onon OnOn On On 9 you wish to erase data 2 During playback or recording hold down the SHIFT key and press the Rec key As long as you continue holding these keys de 2345678 Bul Uso mde On yop Ont ORON son trigger data will be automatically be erased from the selected part There will be no effect when the Motion Sequence LED is 48 Performing this operation will not affect the pitch and gate dark off time data Recording a motion sequence You can record knob movements motion sequence for each part When recording a motion sequence only one knob is valid for each part If you record a motion sequence on the same part using a different knob the effect of the previously recorded knob
36. select a different pattern without Writing 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN 2 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The pattern number will blink in the display 3 Rotate the dial to select the writing destination pattern num ber 4 Press the WRITE key once again to write the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to Write In this case you must turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the Write operation Never turn off the power during the Write operation This can damage the data 4 Pattern mode 33 5 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececec c0000000000000000000000 5 Song mode Playing a song Song Play 34 A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of play back You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the EA 1mkII In addition to pattern playback songs can also record phrases and knob movements Press the Song mode key to enter Song mode Song S01 801 816 16 songs Pattern DO1 Pattern A10 f Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern A01 Pattern BO1 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps G6Steps ee ee ed I OS ARA 105 1 4 5 6 ann 50 Event data Pattern A01 16steps EnD S
37. sixteen dif ferent multiples of the step 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 33 1 5 2 2 5 8 4 5 6 7 or 8 A Depending on the tempo setting it may be impossible to set the delay time In such cases set the delay time to half the desired value Chorus Flanger settings Setthe TYPE SELECT button to CHORUS FLANGER and adjust the chorus flanger Chorus creates minute differences in the pitch to produce an ensemble effect and Flanger adds a swooshing modulation to the sound DEPTH chorus flanger depth Adjust the depth of the chorus flanger effect Rotating the knob toward the right will change from a chorus effect to a flanger effect A Raising the depth excessively may cause the sound to distort TIME LFO rate 0 2 Hz 5 000 Hz Adjust the LFO speed of the chorus flanger Rotating the knob toward the right will speed up the LFO 25 4 Pattern mode 26 Length Scale Beat settings You can set the length the length of the entire pattern and the basic beat time signature The Length and Scale Beat you specify here will affect the correspondence between step keys and note values and the maximum number of steps as shown in the following diagram While you hold down the SHIFT key the step keys will light to indicate the length and beat of the current pattern To change the Length hold down the SHIFT key and press a Step Key 1 4 To change the Beat Scale hold down the SHIFT key and press a Step Key 5
38. the Write operation refer to p 33 Saving a pattern Playing a pattern Pattern Play Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN Press the Play Pause key to start pattern playback When the pattern finishes playing it will return to the begin ning and continue playing While listening to a pattern you can strike the step keys along with the phrase or move the knobs to modify the sound By taking advantage of the various functions of Pattern mode as part of your performance technique you can enjoy even wider possibilities The timing at which patterns will change When you switch patterns during playback the change will occur when the currently playing pattern finishes its last step Until the pattern actually changes the pattern number selected in the display will blink Pattern is changed Begins playing RT Ad I RD Pattern A01 Pattern A21 Playing from the beginning of a pattern Reset amp Play If you hold down the SHIFT key when pressing the Play Pause key the playback will be forced to playback from the begin ning By using this function in conjunction with setting the tempo by the TAP key you can synchronize the playback with out using MIDI A In order to ensure that the phrase always matches you will need to perform this adjustment each time HU Pattern A01 Pattern A01 About the tempo when
39. the settings of MIDI mode or Global mode you must perform the Write operation in either of these modes Refer to p 40 Saving the settings you modify in Global mode or p 42 Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 5 Basic operation Quick Start Synchronized playback with the ER 1mxkII By synchronizing the Electribe EA 1mkII and ER 1mkII you can enjoy even greater performance pos sibilities Here s how you can make the ER 1mkII playback in synchronization with the tempo of the EA 1mkIl Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EA 1mkII to the MIDI IN connector of the ER 1mkII Connect the part output jacks of the EA 1mkII and the line output jacks of the ER 1mkll to your mixer or powered monitor system amplified speakers 1 Press the MIDI mode key to move to MIDI mode 2 Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate MIDI CH PART 1 3 Set the EA ImkII channel to 01 and the ER 1mkII channel to 10 Refer to p 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 1 Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 revere KA j dT 4 Jl RA 4 Press the Global mode key to move to Global mode 5 Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate CLOCK EA 1mkll 6 Set the EA 1mkll to int and the ER 1mkII to Ext Refer to p 39 Synchronizing the EA 1mkII with ex ternal MIDI d
40. the sound may be distorted 20 3 Basic operation Quick Star e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececccc0000 Playing with Pattern Set What is Pattern Set Pattern Set 1 Pattern Set is a function that lets you register a favorite pattern to each of the deii sixteen step keys and use the step keys to switch patterns You can use this function to play a performance simply by selecting patterns one after the other When you hold down the Keyboard function key the key will blink and press one of the sixteen step keys the pattern registered for that key will be selected At this time you can use the SELECT keys to change the pattern set group indicated by the red select LEDs All lower line 1 4 to use 16 x 4 total of 64 pattern sets BBO If during playback you hold down the Keyboard function key and press another step key the pattern assigned to that key will begin Hold down the SHIFT key and playing when the currently playing pattern finishes playing Re press the Keyboard function key fer to p 32 Pattern Set to hold the Pattern Set function amp While the Keyboard function key is blinking it will control the Pattern Set function If you hold down the SHIFT key and press the Keyboard function key the Pattern Set function will be held The Keyboard function key will blink To defeat this hold condition press the Keyboard function key once again
41. to let metal objects get into the equipment If something does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE mark for European Harmonize
42. 1 and PART 2 will alternate as the part selected for editing Ol Synthesis diagram This is a block diagram for the synthesizer section of the EA 1mkll eo FILTER These controls let you adjust the brightness of the sound or add a distinctive tonal character CUTOFF Adjust the cutoff frequenc y of the filter RESONANCE Adjust the resonance of the filter EG INT EG intensity Adjust the depth of the filteren velope DECAY Adjust the deca yspeedofthefilteren velope 7 AMP Here you can adjust thev olumele vel and the distor tion eff ect DISTORTION Switch distor tion on off LEVEL Adjust the v olume le vel 8 EFFECT Here you canad d effects to the sound DEPTH Adjust the depth of theeff ect tempo dela y chorus flanger TIME Adjust the dela y time or the speed ofthec horus flanger LFO TYPE SELECT Choosethe eff ect tempo dela y orc horus flanger that will be adjusted by the Depthand Time contr ols 10 2 Front and rear panele e e 0e060606060600000000000000000000000000090 Sequence Control section 1 Rec key Use this ke y torecor d phrasesand mo vements of the knobsetc Ifyoupressthiske y during recor ding re cor ding will end and pla ybac k will contin ue 2 Stop Cancel key This key stops playback of a pattern or song or cancels an operation 3 Play Pause key This key begins pauses playback of a pattern or song 4 TAP REST TIE key Use thiske y toenterataptempo Duringsteprecor ding use t
43. 30 124 C22 Drum n Bass 3 173 A23 Trance9 140 B23 Techno 31 120 C23 Drum n Bass 4 173 A24 Trance 10 139 B24 Techno 32 135 C24 Drum n Bass 5 180 A25 Trance 11 142 B25 Techno 33 137 C25 Drum n Bass 6 180 A26 Trance 12 142 B26 Techno 34 108 C26 Drum n Bass 7 185 A27 Trance 13 140 B27 Techno 35 A 100 C27 Drum n Bass 8 170 A28 Trance 14 140 B28 Hard House 1 140 C28 Drum n Bass 9 175 A29 Trance 15 138 B29 Hard House 2 139 C29 Drum n Bass 10 175 A30 Trance 16 140 B30 Hard House 3 134 C30 Drum n Bass 11 170 A31 Trance 17 142 B31 Hard House 4 138 C31 Drum n Bass 12 166 A32 Trance 18 140 B32 Hard House 5 A 140 C32 Drum n Bass 13 166 A33 Trance 19 140 B33 Hard House 6 140 C33 Drum n Bass 14 166 A34 Trance 20 130 B34 Hardcore 135 C34 Drum n Bass 15 166 A35 Trance 21 139 B35 House 125 C35 Drum n Bass 16 166 A36 Trance 22 135 B36 House 2 128 C36 Drum n Bass 17 160 A37 Trance 23 135 B37 House3 130 C37 Drum n Bass 18 160 A38 Trance 24 138 B38 House4 130 C38 Drum n Bass 19 163 A39 Trance 25 135 B39 House 5 132 C39 IDM1 112 A40 Trance 26 130 B40 House 6 A 124 C40 IDM2 122 A41 Hard Trance 1 135 B41 House7 126 C41 IDM3 120 A42 Hard Trance 2 140 B42 House8 138 C42 IDM4 117 A43 Hard Trance 3 142 B43 House 9 124 C43 Trip Hop 1 102 A44 Hard Trance 4 136 B44 House 10 120 C44 Trip Hop 2 94 A45 Hard Trance 5 136 B45 House 11 127 C45 TripHop3 84 A46 Hard Trance 6 133 B46 House 12 122 C46 TripHop4 90 A47 Hard Trance 7 140 B47 House 13
44. DI IN connector of the EA 1mkII to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device that will trans mit the MIDI data dump another EA 1mkII or a computer thatis running a MIDI data filer program or editing program etc 2 Set the MIDI channel of the external MIDI device and the EA 1mkII to match However when transmitting from a data filer it is not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate DUMP 4 Transmit the data dump from the external MIDI device Details on data dumps are provided in the MIDI implementa tion chart of the EA 1mkII Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI implementation amp Donottouch the keys of the EA 1mkll while a data dump is in progress When the parameter select LEDs indicate DUMP system exclusive data can be transmitted or received even if the MIDI FILTER parameter E is set to If the MIDI FILTER parameter E is set to O system exclusive data can be transmitted or received in any mode 41 7 MIDI mode 42 7 MlDImode66666666666666666066660666666066066060660660606060606 606 6 MIDI filter settings Saving the settings you Here you can select the types of MIDI message that willbe trans M od ify i n M D m od e mitted and received For each character PCE in the display select O if you want that type of message to be transmitted and received or select if
45. EEEEEEEEE E ANAN JANA GAN EA CA EH ul EA ki KA MAKA kl man EJ El EEEEEFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEREE ps pops bs ps pops Fe Fs Es s oro pe pe Feo Re pe Beo oro oso Peso Sip eno Be Pak THE p opo gps p EE 2 LI 28 CA EI 2 Synth Parameter Effects baf efa Motion Sequence she Selecting a pattern PATTERN A01 d64 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN Rotate the dial to select one of the 256 patterns A01 A64 b01 b64 C01 C64 and d01 d64 By holding down the SHIFT key as you rotate the dial you can change the pattern number in steps of ten Setting the playback tempo TEMPO 20 300 lt Using the dial to change the tempo Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO Rotate the dial to modify the tempo Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo While the pattern is playing press the TAP key three times or more at the desired tempo The EA 1mklI will calculate the in terval at which you pressed the TAP key and will change the tempo accordingly You can change the tempo in the same way even when playback is stopped When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO and the tempo you modified will ap pear in the display A If you switch to a different pattern without writing the pat tern whose tempo you modified the pattern tempo will return to the previous value If you wish to keep the modi fied tempo you must perform
46. If you attempt to record ad ditional events the memory full message will appear immediately Either use Clear Event to de lete unwanted events from a song or record blank data to clear the memory Restoring the factory set data The pattern and song data with which the EA 1mkll is shipped from the factory is referred to as the preloaded data and you can restore this preloaded data back into the memory of the EA 1nkll When you do this the patterns you created and the songs which use these patterns will be erased and replaced by the preloaded data If you wish to keep the patterns and songs you created you must save the data on a data filer etc before you load the preloaded data 1 While simultaneously pressing the TRANSPOSE key and the WRITE key turn on the power 2 The display will indicate PLd and the Play Pause key will blink 3 To load the factory preloaded data press the blinking Play Pause key This will require apporoximately 15 seconds To cancel press the Stop Cancel key When loading is complete the EA 1mkII will return to its initial state After several seconds the display will indicate pattern number A01 and the EA 1mkII will be in Pattern mode amp Never turn off the power during the Load process The data may be damaged Cancel 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Daa Specifications System Number o
47. LEDs indi cate PROTECT When you perform the Reset amp Play operation to begin playback from the beginning of the pattern the EA 1mklI will transmit only a MIDI Start message If you wish to save the Protect setting perform the Global mode Write operation 3 Rotate the dial to turn Protect on or oFF A This setting applies to Pattern mode and Song mode In Global mode and MIDI mode it is always possible to Write data regardless of the Protect setting 1 MIDI OUT 3 With the factory settings this will be on MIDI cable MIDI keyboard or m sequencer etc a MIDI IN Saving the settings you modify in Global mode WRITE amp When you perform the Write operation in either Global mode or MIDI mode the modified settings of both modes will be saved Here s how to save the Global mode settings If you wish to save the settings you modify you must perform this Write op eration Each time you turn on the power those settings will be in effect Conversely if you do not wish to save the modified settings simply turn off the power without performing the Write operation 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the Global mode or MIDI mode key 3 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The display will indicate 4 Press the WRITE key once again to write the data To cancel pres
48. NT sssseseeeeen b Checking for song event data ssssssssssssssssseseeeeeeeenn nennen inttr enne Saving a song WRITE aset idisse i Ett ED ats el uestes poete uae 6 GOD al foede dime aaa adan aaa aia Ka ebore 39 Metronome settings c 5d otto co eode HO ve EE ERR EE ERERRRRRUE 39 Adjusting the volume of the Audio In aane ane a nean naen anna ne 39 Synchronizing the EA 1mkll with external MIDI devices MIDI Clock 39 Synchronizing the EA 1mkll to a master external MIDI device Ext 39 Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the EA 1mkll as master int 40 Protect settings Memory Protect c ccccceecceeeceeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 40 Saving the settings you modify in Global mode WHRITE 40 7 MIDIIOGB siete ond ede be ae eee 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 1 seseeeeeesseessessssesssse 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 essessesseesseessssesssse 41 Transmit receive dump data MIDI Data Dump 41 MIDI filter Settings rc PEN 42 Adjusting the pitch bend range sse 42 Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode WRITE 42 ame 2 18 Melle i mE TO T Ng eee 43 ADOUCMID e 43 Troubleshooting asas saa An NE 44 Error messages aaa aaa ote deni eta unus 45 Restoring the factory set data
49. O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Pattern mode CUTOFF EFFECT Set the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter Overtones higher than the cutoff frequency will be cut making the Here you can apply effects to the sound d llow sound more mellow TYPE SELECT amp li CUTOFF and EG INT are set to 0 you will hear virtually no sound RESONANCE This parameter adds character to the sound by boosting the region around the cutoff frequency If you raise the reso nance and turn the CUTOFF knob or adjust EG INT and DECAY you will hear the typical meow ing sound typi cal of analog synthesizers If the resonance is raised the sound may be distorted de pending on the cutoff frequency or on the pitch that you play EG INT EG intensity 100 0 100 Specify the depth and direction of the effect that the EG envelope generator will have on the cutoff frequency The EG will start when trigger on occurs the instant you play the keyboard If this knob is in the center position the EG will have no effect amp f the gate time length of a step extends beyond the point at which the next step is sounded the EG will not be re triggered for the next step DECAY Omsec 10sec Specify the time over which the EG will decay In conjunc tion with the CUTOFF and EG INT parameters this con trols the way in which the sound will change over time If EG INT is set to a negative setting Decay Time can be used in place of Attack Time AMP
50. RTI PART2 PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS Q OO k sci 3 b 0502 onu nn OM OM awom ORIGINAL VALUE RING senc cross 60 eG IT Decay TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE OO FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE PART SELECT morion seq O PARTI Hed CUTOFF RESONANCE EFFECT TEMPO DELAY CHORUS FLANGER Sub Bass OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2PITCHOFS OQO osc 0502 ON ON nni onu OM AupIO I osc moD ORIGINAL UALUE bis senc cross PART SELECT morion seg PARTI PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS nup osc mop ORIGINAL VALUE PART SELECT morion Seo ora Ring Mod OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS 006 oser 0502 osci oscz KN KN OM OM Aupioin osc mop ye ORIGINAL VALUE O svnc cross PART SELECT morion SEQ O PARTI smooth O PARTZ O TAG HOLD PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS QQ osc Osc2 NN OM Aupioin osc moD ORIGINAL VALUE iw CROSS PART SELECT morion seo PARTI smoor PART2 O TRIG FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE DISTORTION DISTORTIOR FILTER CUTOFF RESONANCE QQ eG IDT Decay CUTOFF RESONANCE e DISTORTIOD EFFECT Octave Bass PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS upon osc moo ORIGINAL VALUE PART
51. Slave devices that receive this Start message will synchronize to the Timing Clock messages subsequently received and will begin playback from the beginning If the Start Pause key is pressed on the master devices when it is paused the master will transmit a Continue message When a slave device receives the Continue message it will resume playback from the point where it is currently stopped If the Stop key is pressed during playback the master will transmit a Stop message Slave de vices will stop playback when they receive a Stop message Bank Select MSB LSB Program Change Pattern number 8 Synch ron ization In So ng mode 00 00 0 127 A01 b64 In Song mode the EA 1mkll can transmit and receive Song Se 00 01 0 127 C01 d64 4 Applying pitch bend Pitch bend messages En vv vv vv vv lower and upper bytes of the value together expressing 16 384 steps where 8192 vv vv 00H 40H is the center value are not transmitted but can be received to apply a pitch bend effect The range of pitch bend ing is specified by the Pitch Bend Range setting of MIDI mode 5 Using NRPN messages to edit NPRN Non Registered Parameter No messages are messages to which manufacturers are free to assign their own functions On the EA 1mkII NRPN messages are assigned to all knobs and keys of the Synthesizer section other than Motion Seq To edit first use NRPN LSB Bn 62 rr and NRPN MSB Bn 63 mm control change 98 an
52. T key in conjunction with this to switch pattern set groups you can register and select 16 x 4 total of 64 patterns Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play Press the Play Pause key to begin playback Hold down the Keyboard function key and press a step key to Switch to the pattern that was assigned to that step key By holding down the Keyboard function key and pressing a SELECT key you can switch to a different group of registered pattern sets The pattern set group will be indicated by the lower line of the Select LEDs red By holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the Keyboard function key you can hold the Pattern Set function the key will light To defeat the Hold condition press the Keyboard function key once again the key will go dark Example Step key Select LEN 112131415 14 15 16 1 A01 A20 B03 B04 A51 A20 B43 B61 2 c21 c23 cse ces c28 ca1 Jaoz aos 3 B01 B02 B04 Bez A01 V d A05 A45 A64 N D01 DO2 DO3 D04 DOS D07 D08 D09 Pattern set 3 i Hold down the SHIFT key and press the PATTERN SET key to hold the function In Pattern Set Play the timing at which patterns will change tempo adjustment and functions such as Reset amp Play etc are the same as for Pattern Play amp Pattern Set cannot be used during recording When you enter recording ready mode Pattern Set will be cancelled 1
53. a knob that had been event recorded playback of the events of that knob will be can celled until it reaches the next position However if you modify the tempo that was event recorded the tempo will be cancelled until the end of the song amp After rewinding a song it may not be possible to playback exactly according to the event data KORG CE 3 op 7 cu ors S 5 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececece c06000000000000000000000 Deleting event data from a song CLEAR EVENT This operation deletes all event data from the selected song 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 15 CLEAR EVENT The 15 key will blink 3 Press step key 15 once again to clear the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key opg Checking for song event data If event data has been recorded in a song holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the MOTION SEQ key will make step keys 13 through 16 light A It is not possible to check for event data during playback or recording Saving a song WRITE If you wish to save a song that you create you must perform this Write operation If you decide not to save the song data you create simply switch songs without performing the Write operation 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Ca
54. ample display Step 10 Kia ma o Of aul IRE aici aal Tal fasaa Length 1 s Step dL ud grs on dle JEHANABASABAE Lengih 3 wc Aa e met m Event editing A phrase pattern consists of the following three data items for each step For each step you can set these three items Trigger Whether or not a note will sound Pitch The pitch that will be sounded Gate time The duration of the sound Step Trigger Pitch Gate time duration of the sound Changing the trigger settings 1 Turn off the Keyboard function key the key will be dark 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate either PATTERN TEMPO or STEP REC 3 Use the PART SELECT key to select the part that you wish to edit 4 For a pattern with a pattern length of 2 or more you can use the SELECT keys to move the red select LEDs to left or right to change the length location that you will edit 5 Thestep keys will light to indicate the trigger locations of the pattern for that part You can press each key to switch the trigger on off for that step Each time you press a step key the trigger will alternate on lit and off dark DA s
55. attern and use the dial to select or view the pattern POSITION OO 1 802 UU3 004v Basj 005 007 PATTERN HU Wid Ace bo bad bB5U End 35 5 Song mode 36 Specifying the pitch of each pattern PITCH OFS Pitch Offset 24 24 This function offsets the pitch of the pattern at the specified position within the song amp Pitch Offset simply offsets the pitch within the song It does not affect the pitch data of the pattern itself 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate POSITION 3 Use the dial or SELECT keys to select the position whose pitch you wish to offset 4 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate PITCH OFS 5 Use the dial to specify the desired pitch offset 1 offsets the pitch by a semitone 2 by a whole tone 7 by a fifth and 12 by one octave Even when the parameter select LEDs indicate PITCH OFS you can use the SELECT keys to move the position forward or backward in single steps ME 3 5 5 Songmodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececece c06000000000000000000000 Editing a song You can insert a new pattern into a song or delete an existing pattern You can also add knob movements or your own per formance to a song A If you wish to keep the edited song you must perform th
56. be difficult to edit the sound as you intend If so turn the motion sequence off while you are editing refer to p 29 Motion sequences What is the synthesizer section This is the section where the parameters assigned to the panel knobs and keys work together to synthe size produce the sound of each part Refer to p 23 Editing the sound of a part 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 5 Basic operation Quick Start Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern 1 Turn on the Keyboard function key and press the step keys to play the sound 2 In Song mode or Pattern mode press the Play Pause key to begin playback Use the PART SELECT key to select the part that you wish to play 3 As you listen to the song or pattern strike the step keys to play along A Each part is a monophonic synthesizer It is not possible for a single part to sound two or more notes simulta neously Modify edit the sound along with a song or pattern 1 In Song mode or Pattern mode press the Play Pause key to begin playback Fes 2 Press the PART SELECT key to select the part whose m oe sound you wish to edit a eo D nc 3 Use the knobs and keys of the Synthesizer section to 97 modify the sound The sound of the part that is playing 3
57. ble to change the tempo on the EA 1mkll If a MIDI Start message is received while the EA 1mkll is already playing in synchronization with MIDI Clock the EA 1mkll will begin playback from the beginning of the cur rently playing pattern or in the case of a song from the beginning of the pattern that was playing when the Start message was received 39 o o fe E Q 2 o o 40 6 Globalmdeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececc0606000000000000000000 Synchronizing an external MIDI Protect settings device to the EA 1mkll as master int Memory Protect 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EA 1mkII to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI PROTECT on oFF device sequencer or synthesizer etc This is the memory protect setting for Pattern mode and Song 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi mode When protect is on the WRITE key will not function cate CLOCK and it will not be possible to rewrite data or to receive MIDI 3 Rotate the dial to select Int internal clock data dumps If you wish to save data you edited or to receive a data dump 4 Make settings on the external MIDI device slave so that it you must turn protect oFF will receive MIDI Clock messages 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 5 When you start playback on the EA 1mkII the external MIDI device will begin playback in synchronization 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select
58. cale Beat settings tea edo tst a ota estatua acus 26 SWING setis use o a crine obvio ubuntu MIU 26 Creating a phrase pattern c c ioo Hoi fono pue doo cian x 27 Realtime recording n o dtt edet tbe e ite det 27 Step recordirgon teo o sert a Na NGANA NG tenet pe es edid chest ha A ket d a 27 anre iio as ena ga an 27 Motion Sequence ett tit tenia acs tse tetas dace 29 Playing a motion Sequence o ete Ig asciutto TH anana UR os Er pepe une 29 Recording a motion sequence eesessssessssesseeeeeeeeennn nennen tenni nnt 29 Checking motion sequence dala o e eoa e Gove et Hr b tg etes 29 Convenient functions for editing patterns seeeeesssssusssss 29 Erasing phrase pattern data from a part sssssssssseee 29 Erasing data during playback or recording ERASE sse 29 Erasing all data from a part CLEAR PART 0 cccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeeessaeeeteneees 29 Transposing a phrase TRANSEPOBSE ici oer EM et ne telae 30 Moving data within a part MOVE DATA ssseseseeemen 30 Copying a part COPY PART itt out rates QU p ACE PR deat dic abus 31 Data Copy within a Patte Neas e era ou e Lec diede croi AR deus 31 Erasing motion sequence data from a part CLEAR MOTION 31 ule nut TT 32 Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play
59. cting various types of audio device radio or MD or CD player or tone generator to the audio input jack Try out various types of sounds or music Depending on 0000 the content you may discover unexpectedly interesting results 1 2 Peak LED input tom 1 Connect an audio device etc to the audio input of the a CD or MD etc EA 1mkII The input jack is monaural so you may need to use a stereo mono adapter plug depending on the device you are connecting 2 Adjust the output level of the connected device so that the peak LED lights only at the maximum levels At this time you can turn on the AUDIO IN THRU key the key will light to hear the input sound 3 Select the pattern or song whose volume you wish to adjust press the OSC1 key to select AUDIO IN and begin playback 4 Press the mode key to enter Global mode 5 Use the cursor A W keys to set the parameter select LED to INPUT GAIN 6 Rotate the dial to adjust the input volume to create a balance with the volume of the other part 3 Basic operation Quick Start 7 Move the knobs and keys of the Synthesizer section to apply filtering or effects to the input signal A If you wish to use the audio input for the OSC1 you must turn the AUDIO IN THRU key off key is dark Line level input is recommended for the audio input It is not possible to directly con nect a mic or turntable etc If the Input Gain setting is too high
60. d 99 rr mm lower and upper lect and Song Position Pointer messages When you switch songs a Song Select F3 ss message will be transmitted ss song number where one of 128 songs can be selected On the EA 1mkII you can select 16 songs If the EA 1mkII receives a Song Select message in Song mode it will switch songs Transmis sion and reception of Song Select messages can be restricted by the MIDI Filter settings of MIDI mode If you change the cur rent position on the master device i e the device whose Clock is set to INT when the song is stopped a Song Position Pointer message F2 pp pp will be transmitted pp the number of MIDI beats from the beginning of the song i e the number of Timing Clocks divided by six Song Position Pointer indicates the lo cation at which the sequencer is currently stopped When Song Position Pointer is received in Song mode by a slave device i e a device whose Clock is set to EXT it will change the location at which its song is currently stopped to match the location of the master However on the EA 1mklI the length of each pat tern may be different so the master and slave will not necessar ily bein the samelocation When the Start Pause key is pressed 43 8 Data 44 on the master device a Continue message is transmitted and the song will begin playback from the currently selected posi tion When the slave device receives the Continue message it will synchronize to the Ti
61. d Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it con forms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Contents T IntrodUellOl eene a an e n E rena ene nep e on a aa Tagen an 6 DUE TINI ANOS aga aana a a as ATI a b da ada d a a a a III a KN AN D aga 6 About the data you create on the EA 1mkll sse nennen 6 Make connections and plays sius aoo o HU NU e ERRARE 7 Example GOntieCHlbflS ec coim cete sch ron x scope dui i a Ka E ag aa db gaga nee coeds 7 Preparing TO lay is vies cites ces ses maan Aa KE aee a A aja ened ae P rent a a a Ag aa 7 2 Front and rear panel eese 8 GOInrmornsecllol 50 6 cusses RUE earned acta NAN cece ie te 8 Synthesizer Secti N PM nied A NGA A E ditt eh a tastes 9 Sequence Control section eese esee 10 Step KEY SOCDONT onec ot ea aay Is cR VIE DIM CAM ecce te eae eds 10 Connector section E ER 11 3 Basic operation Quick Start sssssss 12 Conceptual dia
62. d down the SHIFT key while the pattern continues to play and then hold down the Rec key Note triggers will be erased from the selected part whose key is lit while you hold down these keys If you wish to save the completed pattern press the WRITE key Refer to p 17 Saving a pattern that you create Step Recording using the Step keys to create a phrase 1 Press the Pattern mode key the key will light Use the cursor A V keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to edit Turn on the Keyboard function the key will light Use the PART SELECT key to select the part that you wish to edit a A CQ N Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate STEP REC The display will indicate the target step 6 Press the Rec key to enter recording mode At this time pressing the Play key will not start playback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 5 Basic operation Quick Start 7 Use the step keys to input the pitch for each note of the phrase The target step will automatically advance by one step each time you do so 8 Recording will end when you input the last step or press the Stop Cancel key the Rec key will go dark To input a rest press the RESET TIE key To enter a tie con tinue holdi
63. di cate GATE TIME 3 Use the PART SELECT key to select the part that you wish to edit 4 The step keys will light to indicate the trigger locations of the pattern for that part Press the step key for the step whose gate time you wish to edit the key will blink By pressing a step key where a trigger exists you can audition its pitch 5 Rotate the dial to modify the gate time of that step The value shown in the display is the gate time length in units of a step For example if the gate time is set to 1 0 the gate time will be exactly as long as one step amp tthe gate time length extends into the timing of the next note the filter EG of the next note will not be retriggered When the display is showing the Gate Time pressing a step key will not switch its trigger on off Changing the gate time of a step whose trigger is off will have no effect If you turn that trigger on the specified gate time will be used 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Pattern mode Motion sequence Convenient functions for Playing a motion sequence editing patterns A motion sequence can be played back in one of the following A If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func two ways and you can select the playback method indepen tions you must perform the Write operation before select dently for each part ing a different
64. e Write operation If you select a different song or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the song will return to the state in which it was before you edited it Inserting a pattern at a specified position INSERT PATTERN You can insert a pattern at a specified position and subsequent patterns will be moved backward toward the end of the song Insert a new pattern at position 3 Pattern A01 Pattern BO1 Pattern D01 Pattern A01 Before steps sesteps 2Steps t6steps Pattern A01 Pattern B20 Pattern BO1 16Steps 24Steps 36Steps End ES EE poss pesos E inr E on eeren Position 2 3 4 6 ga g After inserting 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 13 INSERT PATTERN The 13 key will blink 3 The position indication in the display will blink Rotate the dial to select the position at which you wish to insert a pat tern For example if you wish to insert a pattern into posi tion 3 make the display blink 003 4 Press step key 13 once again and a pattern will be inserted in front of that position The key will go dark To cancel press the Stop Cancel key The pattern that is inserted will be the pattern which had previ ously been at that position Now you can specify the desired pattern for the position that was inserted Data following the inserted
65. e data you wish to move If you wish to select both parts 1 and 2 press the key several times to make both LEDs blink 5 Anumber will blink in the display Rotate the dial to select the number of steps and the direction positive or negative in which the data will be moved 6 Press the blinking step key 9 to execute the Move Data op eration 4 Pattern mode ee6eeeeee0e0e 060606000000000000000000000000000090 To cancel without executing press the Stop Cancel key The Move Data operation applied to all steps of the selected part Data that is moved beyond the last step of the pattern will wrap around to the first step For example if 64 step data is moved for 5 steps the data that was in steps 60 through 64 will be moved to steps 1 through 5 Likewise data that is moved earlier than the first step of the pattern will wrap around to the last step For example if 48 step data is moved for 3 steps the data that was in steps 1 through 3 will be moved to steps 46 through 48 With a setting of 3 The data of each step will be moved three steps toward the end of the pattern Example 2 5 6 9 10 13 14 1 1 3 4 5 Z 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 4 6 Z 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 With a setting of 2 The data of each step will be moved two steps toward the beginning of the pattern Example 1 15 3 1 6 4 10 8 14 12 bel Berle eer ln he eri ele es 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
66. e pattern for position 002 6 When you select a pattern for the End position the End will move to the next position Repeat steps 4 and 5 to assign as many patterns as you wish To playback the completed song from the beginning press the Play Pause key once and then press the Stop Cancel key Al ternatively use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate POSITION and rotate the dial or use the SE LECT Keys to set the position to 001 Then press the Play Pause key 0e 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 5 Song mode KORG g 5 6 If you wish to view the order of patterns in the song or to re select the pattern for a specific position make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN Each time you press a SELECT Key you will move to the next or previous position You can use the dial to change the pattern number that is displayed Use the select keys to move through the positions and use the dial to select patterns PATTERN AD l A 1a Heg bl i b30 bBU End Alternatively you can make the parameter select LEDs indi cate POSITION and use the dial or SELECT Key to select the position you wish to check Then make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN and view or change the Pattern At the Position setting use the select keys or dial to move then select P
67. e recording to create a pattern from scratch it is conve nient to use the metronome The metronome will sound at quar ter note timing oFF The metronome will not sound r 0 The metronome will sound only during recording when the Rec and Play Cancel keys are lit 1 1 When recording a one measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording r 2 When recording a two measure count will be sounded before recording begins The metronome will sound only during recording on The metronome will sound during playback and record ing There will be no count before recording begins 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate METRONOME 2 Rotate the dial to make the metronome setting 3 Press the PATTERN or SONG key to return to the previous mode A The metronome setting cannot be written When you turn on the power it will always be oFF Adjusting the volume of the Audio In INPUT GAIN 0 100 These parameters adjust the volume that is input to the Audio In jacks For the procedure refer to p 19 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs in section 3 Basic Operation Quick Start The Global mode CLOCK setting allows the tempo of the EA 1mkII to be synchronized with the tempo of an external MIDI device that is able to send or receive MIDI Clock messages For details on synchronization settings of your external MIDI
68. e song and is the unit by which you edit a song Pattern DO1 Pattern A10 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern A01 Pattern Bot Pattern A01 32Steps 64Steps 36Steps 24Steps 16Steps 36Steps testes End ce ead ie Ese eed 2 3 4 6 EN 50 51 Fast forward or rewind a song During song playback you can use the SELECT Keys to fast forward or rewind To fast forward press the p gt SELECT Key To rewind press the lt 4 SELECT Key Fast forward Rewind Switching songs Itis not possible to switch songs during playback but it is pos sible to select the song number beforehand If you select a song number during playback the display will blink to indicate the selected number When the currently playing song ends play back will stop and the newly selected number will now be steadily lit Press the Play Pause key to playback the selected song Playing from the beginning of a position or song Reset amp Play While a song is playing you can hold down the SHIFT key and press the Play Pause key to start playback from the beginning of the pattern specified for the currently playing position In addition you can press the Play Pause key while a song is play ing to pause the playback and then hold down the SHIFT key and press the Play Pause key to playback from the beginning of the song Creating a song Creating a song from scratch Here s how to c
69. eady mode the Rec key will light and the Play Pause key will blink 5 Press the Play Pause key to start the pattern the Rec key and Play Pause key will light 6 Move the CUTOFF knob to create various changes while the pattern makes one cycle 16 steps x length or 12 steps x length 7 When the pattern has completed one cycle after you began moving the knob the Rec key will automatically go dark and you will return to Play mode so that you can listen to the motion sequence that you just recorded After pressing the Stop Cancel key to stop playback perform step numbers 2 and fol lowing for Saving a pattern that you create to save the pattern that contains the motion sequence you just recorded There are two types of motion sequence SMOOTH and TRIG HOLD During play back switch between these to hear the difference Refer to p 29 Playing a motion se quence Itis not possible to modify a motion sequence after it has been recorded If the results are not as desired please re record your motion sequence A For each part only one knob can be recorded as a motion sequence If you move two or more knobs when recording a motion sequence for a part the effect of the previ ously moved knob will be lost Refer to p 29 Recording a motion sequence 0 0 0 0 0 O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 5 Basic operation Quick Start Connecting various sources to the audio input Let s try conne
70. electing a song SONG S01 916 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate SONG Rotate the dial to select one of the sixteen songs S01 to S16 Setting the playback tempo TEMPO 20 300 Using the dial to set the tempo Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO Rotate the dial to set the tempo Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo While the song is playing strike the TAP Key three times or more in succession at the desired tempo The EA 1mkII will cal culate the interval at which the TAP Key was pressed and will set the tempo accordingly The tempo can be set in the same way even when playback is stopped When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO and the tempo you modified will ap pear in the display A If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to an other song without Writing the first song will return to its original tempo If you wish to keep the tempo setting you modified you must perform the Write operation refer to p 38 Saving a song Press the Play Pause key to begin playing the song The song will begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected position When the song ends playback will automatically stop A It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song Please use Pattern mode to edit sounds What is Position Position refers to the playback or recording order of the pat terns within th
71. era tion before switching songs or patterns or turning off the power Did you edit the selected pattern or song after writing it Can t control via MIDI Is the MIDI cable or special cable connected correctly When playing the EA 1mkII from an external de vice e Has the EA 1mklI been set to receive MIDI data on the chan nel on which the data is being transmitted p 41 Is the MIDI mode MIDI Channel parameter set to the desired channel p 41 Are the MIDI mode MIDI Filter settings set appropriately p 42 When playing an external device from the EA Imk Does the MIDI channel of the EA 1mkII match the MIDI chan nel of the receiving device p 41 Cannot write a pattern or song s the Global mode Protect setting turned on p 40 Playing the step keys does not sound the speci fied sound After editing the sound of a part did you perform the Write operation p 33 Is the Keyboard function turned on s a motion sequence being used p 29 Error messages E r 1 Data could not be written Er 2 When writing a song to a different song number the maximum number of recordable events was exceeded Use the Clear Event operation to erase unwanted events from the song p 38 E r 9 Protect was turned on for the memory into which you attempted to write data In Global mode turn the Protect setting oFF p 40 Fu When event recording on a song event data memory has filled up
72. evice 7 Press the Play Pause key of the EA 1mkII to start a pattern or song The Play Pause key will light The ER 1mkll ER 1mkII will play the pattern in synchronization with the tempo of the EA 1mkII If you want the EA 1mkII and ER 1mkll to play the identically numbered pattern in synchro nization make the following settings e Synchronizing the ER 1mkII to the EA 1mkII as master Set the EA 1mkKII to int and the ER 1mklI to Ext Set the EA 1mkII and ER 1mkII to the same MIDI channel for example set both to 01 On the EA 1mkII and ER 1mkII set the MIDI filter setting P to O refer to p 42 MIDI filter settings On the ER 1mkII set the MIDI note num ber setting to C 1 A 1 or A 8 G9 This will prevent the ER 1mkII from being sounded unintentionally when note on messages are received Itis also easy to make the EA 1mkII playback in synchronization by connecting it to a se quencer or synthesizer that can transmit and receive MIDI Clock messages 21 3 Basic operation Quick Start 22 4 Pattern mde e06e60e0e 0e 06060609000000000000000000000000000000090 4 Pattern mode In this mode you can play patterns or edit them to make new patterns Press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode 256 patterns A01 D64 Pattern A01 Phrase patterns maximum 64 steps FEEkkEEEEEE
73. f parts Memory capacity Effects Sequencer Connectors Power supply Power consumption Dimensions Weight Analog modeling 2 parts 256 patterns 16 songs Distortion Tempo Delay Chorus Flanger Pattern Maximum 64 steps per part Motion sequence One parameter for each part 64 events Song Maximum 256 patterns per song Maximum approximately 65 500 events for event recording PHONES Stereo phone plug Nominal level 21 mW 21 mW 32 ohms OUTPUT PARTI MIK PART2 Phone jacks mono x 2 Nominal output level 10 dBu Output impedance 1 k ohms AUDIO IN phone jack mono x 1 Nominal input level 10 dBu Input impedance 47 k ohms MIDI IN OUT THRU DC 9 V AC adapter included 55W 296 W x 220 D x 55 H mm with rubber feet 15 kg 45 8 Data 46 8Daiaeeeeecece0e09000000000000000000000000000000000000 Example sounds Saw Bass PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS nuwon osc mop ORIGINAL VALUE 2 suc cross PART SELECT morion seq CO om Detuned Saw OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS OO oser 0502 OFF OM OM nuin osc mob ORIGINAL VALUE poem sync O cross PART SELECT morion seg O PARTI smoor O PART2 O TRIG HOLD Sync Lead OSCILLATOR PORTAMENTO OSC BALANCE OSC2 PITCH OFS OM AUDIO mM osc mob CTS Mm vc cross PART SELECT morion sco O PA
74. first pattern of each style is assigned to step keys 1 16 of the Pattern Set function A BANK B Bank C Bank No Pattern Name Tempo No Pattern Name Tempo No Pattern Name Tempo A01 Nu Skool Breaks 1 138 B01 Techno 9 144 C01 Hip Hop 4 96 A02 Nu Skool Breaks 2 136 B02 Techno 10 136 C02 Hip Hop 5 100 A03 Nu Skool Breaks 3 140 B03 Techno 11 136 C03 Hip Hop 6 100 A04 Nu Skool Breaks 4 134 B04 Techno 12 125 C04 HipHop7 80 A05 Nu Skool Breaks 5 140 B05 Techno 13 138 C05 HipHop8 102 A06 Nu Skool Breaks 6 136 B06 Techno 14 132 C06 Hip Hop 9 100 A07 Nu Skool Breaks 7 130 B07 Techno 15 138 C07 Big Beat 1 140 A08 Nu Skool Breaks 8 137 B08 Techno 16 A 130 C08 Big Beat 2 130 A09 Nu Skool Breaks 9 135 B09 Techno 17 130 C09 Big Beat 3 132 A10 Electro 1 134 B10 Techno 18 A 130 C10 Big Beat 4 125 A11 Electro 2 130 B11 Techno 19 130 C11 Big Beat5 128 A12 Electro 3 140 B12 Techno 20 130 C12 Big Beat 6 135 A13 Electro 4 135 B13 Techno 21 120 C13 Big Beat7 137 A14 Electro 5 130 B14 Techno 22 A 130 C14 Big Beat 8 150 A15 Trance 1 135 B15 Techno 23 120 C15 Big Beat 9 138 A16 Trance 2 132 B16 Techno 24 120 C16 Big Beat 10 122 A17 Trance 3 132 B17 Techno 25 120 C17 Big Beat 11 110 A18 Trance 4 136 B18 Techno 26 135 C18 Big Beat 12 110 A19 Trance 5 135 B19 Techno 27 120 C19 Big Beat 13 115 A20 Trance 6 140 B20 Techno 28 120 C20 Drum n Bass 1 173 A21 Trance 7 138 B21 Techno 29 120 C21 Drum n Bass 2 173 A22 Trance8 142 B22 Techno
75. gram of the EA 1mkll see 12 Listening to a SONG EO EL 12 Listeningito Patterns s asana aana e ero aa an gga a tenth aaa e 13 Trying out the functions EE dum eh Hep DN Debe ots 13 Changing the tempo of a song or pattern sesssssseememe 13 Using the dial to change the tempo saka aba GAK KNA NGGAE KANA DANA KG eene nennen nnne 13 Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo ssseeee emen 13 Striking keys to play sounds Keyboard function sseseeeseeeeeee 14 Modifying editing the SOBFa s corni ge d aeesrttetdied anaa nee 14 Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern ssssse 15 Modify edit the sound along with a song or pattern ssssssssss 15 Modifying editing a phrase pattern nii Lo ei anaa anana eaaa anana tens 15 e Realtime Recording using the Keyboard function to create a phrase sssss 16 Step Recording using the Step keys to create a phrase sssssssseeeeeee 16 Saving a pattern that you create ssseesseesssssseeeeeeeeee nennen 17 Using a Motion Sequence eom E Re i Re E erp aa anana naa aana anaa anana aaa aee 18 Connecting various sources to the audio input aaa eenaeaaeee ene nenen en anana naen 19 Playing with Pattern Sel hes cab un cest abro eb atum tug ota itus
76. hiske y toinputarestora tie 5 TRANSPOSE key Use this key to transpose a phrase Step Key section r f zo N J I N I NX 2 ZX A Pf J J J o ee PATERN SCALE BEAT A 4 E E PART FUNCTION 3 1 30N0 FUNCTION 3 1 4 a A LAS 5x2 SWING MOVE COPY CLEAR CLEAR O DATA PART MOTION PART INSERT DELETE CLEAR CLEAR PATTERN PATTERN EVENT SONG Im SELECT keys Bypressingtheseke ys to turn the Select LEDs on or off youcanusethesixteenstepke ys below as up to 64 step keys WhentheK eyboar d functionison theseke ysareusedtos witchtheocta ve InSong mode theseke ysfunctionasre windand fast f orward keys When the P attern Set function ison they areusedtos witch Pattern Set gr oups Select LEDs N The upper r ow of LEDs green indicates the location length 1 4 within the pattern of the current y playing phrase pattern Thelo wer row of LEDs red indicates the location length 1 4 of the phrase pattern indi cated by the step keys When the Pattern Set function is on these LEDs indicate the pattern set gr oup When the K eyboar d function ke y ison these LEDsindicatetheocta veposition 3 Step keys 1 16 Use these keys to modify and audition the phrase pattern of each part When the K eyboar d function ke y is on these ke ysfunctionasake yboard allowing you to play sounds When the Pattern Set function is on u
77. ming Clock messages and begin play back from the current point in the song In the same way as synchronizing the playback from the beginning of the song you can specify the location at which playback will start and then playback in synchronization If you use the dial or Select keys to fast forward or rewind while the song is playing Song Posi tion Pointer messages will not be transmitted Be aware that if you perform these operations during synchronized playback the synchronization will be lost Also even if Song Position Pointer messages are received during playback the playback location will not change 9 About system exclusive messages Manufacturers are free to use system exclusive messages in any way they choose and these messages are used mainly to trans mit and receive parameters that are specific to particular de vices such as sound data and editing data The system exclusive message format of the EA 1mkII is FO 42 3n 52 F7 n exclusive channel However some system exclusive messages have been defined for use in a specific way and these are called universal system exclusive messages Of the several different universal system exclusive messages the EA 1mkII supports the following one When an Inquiry Message Request F0 7E nn 06 01 F7 is received the EA 1mkII will transmit an Inquiry Message FO 7E nn 06 02 nine bytes F7 that means I am a Korg EA 1mklI and my system version is
78. must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or distributors warranty KO R KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan 2003 KORG INC Printed in China O DUON
79. n Rotate the dial to change the pattern and try out the wide variety of sounds To change the octave use the SELECT keys The select LEDs lower row red will light to indicate the octave as follows LED s lit Pitch range What is a Part A Part consists of a synthesizer sound a phrase Part pattern trigger pitch gate time and motion se quence Each part isa monophonic synthesizer and 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 cannot play two or more notes simultaneously iN J D D en polyphonically Refer to p 22 Pattern mode C4 G4 F4 You are free to modify the sound of each part and a phrase pattern and motion sequence can be stored independently for each part refer to p 23 Editing the sound of a part Modify1ing editing the sound 1 Turn on the Keyboard function key and then press the step keys to play the sound Orignal value LED 2 Press the PART SELECT key to select the part whose sound you wish to edit 3 Use the knobs of the Synthesizer section to edit the sound The Original Value LED will light to indicate the position of the knobs for the original settings of the sound Refer to the example sounds p 46 and try creating your own sounds The pattern sound that you modify here can be saved by the Write operation p 17 Sav ing a pattern that you create If a motion sequence is controlling a knob it may
80. ncel key to stop play back Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate SONG 2 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The song num ber will blink in the display 3 Rotate the dial to select the writing destination song number 4 Press the WRITE key once again to save the data The key will light and then go dark To cancel press the Stop Cancel key 3 A If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on it will not be possible to write the data In this case turn off the Glo bal mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the Write operation Never turn the power off during the Write operation This may damage the data 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 6 Global mode 6 Global mode In Global mode you can set parameters such as Metronome or Synchronizing the EA 1mkll with external MIDI devices Protect Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode To execute Global mode press a different mode key M DI C oc k A The settings you make in Global mode will be cancelled if CLOCK int Ext you turn off the power without Writing If you wish to save the settings you make you must perform the Write opera tion refer to p 40 Saving the settings you modify in Glo bal mode Metronome settings METRONOME oFF r 0 r 1 r 2 on Specify how the metronome will function If you will be using realtim
81. ng device matches the channel on which the data is being transmitted The transmit receive channel of the EA 1mklI is set by the MIDI channel setting in MIDI mode 2 Note on off When you use the Keyboard function and press a step key the note number assigned to that step key will be transmitted as a Note on message 9n kk vv n channel kk note number vv velocity on the MIDI channel specified for that part On the EA 1mkII the vv velocity value is fixed at 64H 100 When you release the step key a note off message 8n kk vv is transmit ted However most devices do not transmit note off velocity and neither does the EA 1mkII When note on off messages are received on the MIDI channel assigned to a part that part will sound Note on off messages are transmitted and received on the MIDI channels that you specify for part 1 and part 2 in MIDI mode 3 Switching patterns When you switch patterns Program Change and Bank Select messages Bn 00 mm control change 00 Bn 20 bb con trol change 32 mm bank number upper byte bb bank num ber lower byte together allowing 16 384 banks to be selected will be transmitted If a Program Change is received on the MIDI channel of the EA 1mkII patterns will be switched within the same group e g from A01 to A02 After a Bank Select has been received the next received Program Change will be able to switch to a pat tern of a different group e g from A01 to C01
82. ng down the step key the sound will continue and press the RESET TIE key 3 During recording you can rotate the dial to move the target step forward or backward You can jump to a specific step by holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the desired SE LECT key If you wish to save the completed pattern press the WRITE key Refer to p 17 Saving a pattern that you create REST TIE key In step recording the trigger and pitch are recorded simulta neously but it is not possible to make detailed settings for the gate time If you wish to create a pattern in more detail use Event Edit refer to p 28 Event editing to re adjust the trig ger and pitch or to adjust the gate time For details on the target step refer to p 27 Target step Saving a pattern that you create A With the factory settings memory protect will be on and it will not be possible to save data Before you save data you must turn off the Memory Protect settings in Global mode Refer to p 40 Protect settings 3 Basic operation Quick Start Please be aware that when you save data the pattern in the save destina tion will be overwritten Edit a pattern as described in Modifying the sound or Modifying edit ing a phrase pattern 2 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The display will blink to indicate the pattern number 3 Rotate the dial to select the pattern n
83. o 34 Song name list 50 Specification 45 Step key 10 Step key section 10 Step recording 16 27 Swing 26 Switching songs 34 Synchronize 21 39 40 43 Synthesis diagram 9 Synthesizer parameter 23 Synthesizer section 9 System exclusive 44 TAP key 10 Tap tempo 13 22 34 Target step 27 Tempo 13 Pattern 22 Song 34 Tempo delay 25 Tone generator module 20 Transepose 30 Transmission 41 TRANSPOSE key 10 Trigger 27 Troubleshooting 44 Type select 25 Write Global 40 MIDI 42 Pattern 17 33 Song 38 WRITE key 8 49 8 Data 50 8Daiaeeeeecece0e0 0600000000000000000000000000000000000 H Patt d initial data for the d igned to bank D Pattern Name List atterns and initial data for the demo song are assigned to ban The A in the Style column indicates that this pattern uses Audio In for oscillator 1 The
84. o o O oO en ap Trying out the functions Changing the tempo of a song or pattern There are two ways to change the tempo The tempo that you change here will return to the original tempo when you stop play back and switch to a different pattern or song lt Using the dial to change the tempo Change the tempo of Change the tempo of 3 a song a pattern 1 Press the Mode key to enter Song mode or Pat tern mode 2 Use the cursor A W keys to set the param eter select LED to TEMPO 3 Rotate the dial to change the tempo Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo While a song or pattern is playing press the TAP key three times or more at the desired tempo The EA 1mkII will detect the interval at which you pressed the TAP key and will set the tempo accordingly The tempo can also be changed in this way even if the EA 1mkII is not currently playing a song or pattern Use the cursor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate TEMPO and the tempo you modified will appear in the display Three times or more 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececececccc0000 Striking keys to play sounds Keyboard function 1 Turn on the Keyboard function key the key will light 2 Use the step keys as a keyboard 3 You can use the PART SELECT key to switch the part that you play The sound of a part will differ depending on the patter
85. of both modes will be saved Here s how to save the MIDI mode settings If you wish to save the settings you modify you must perform this Write opera tion Each time you turn on the power those settings will be in effect Conversely if you do not wish to save the modified set tings simply turn off the power without performing the Write operation 1 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Press the MIDI mode or Global mode key 3 Press the WRITE key once the key will blink The display will indicate 4 Press the WRITE key once again to write the data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key In Global mode or MIDI mode it is always possible to execute the Write operation regardless of the Protect settings see the previous section amp Never turn off the power while data is being written to memory This may damage the data 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 8 Daa bytes of the parameter no to select the parameter Then trans mit Data Entry MSB Bn 06 mm and Data Entry LSB Bn 26 vv control change 06 and 38 mm vv upper and lower bytes of the value together expressing 16 384 steps to set the value The EA 1mkII uses only the MSB value 128 steps of the Data Entry message 8 Appendices About MIDI 1 MIDI channels 6 If stuck notes occur Similarly to a television data can be received when the channel of the receivi
86. or each part from scratch Either way the EA 1mkII makes it easy for you to create your own original patterns A If you wish to save a pattern you create you must perform the Write operation before you select a different pattern or turn off the power Editing the sound of a part Select a pattern that is close to what you have in mind or a pattern which contains no sound or phrase Use the PART SE LECT key to select the part that you wish to edit Then operate the knobs and keys to edit the sound At this time the Original Value LED will light when the knob etc that you are currently moving reaches the same value as the original sound of the pattern Referring to the example sounds in the appendix p 46 will help you learn how to create your own sounds You can also edit while playing back a pattern It is also pos sible to use an external MIDI device to control the value of each knob refer to p 43 About MIDI A If the sound does not change when you rotate a knob or switch the setting of a key either another knob or key has been set so that the parameter you are attempting to ad just has no effect or the Motion Sequence function p 29 Motion Sequence is operating Synthesizer parameters OSCILLATOR This specifies the basic waveform and pitch of the sound Filter Effect Resonace Ch Cutoff Distortion 7 NOTUS Delay gt Flanger Output i Level Time Time De
87. pattern will be moved backward KORG Cc Weee 3 di 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 5 Song mode Deleting a pattern from a specified position DELETE PATTERN You can delete a pattern from a specified position and subse quent patterns will be moved forward toward the beginning of the song Delete the pattern at position 5 Pattern A01 Pattern D01 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern A10 Pattern B01 Pattern A01 16Steps G2Steps Gesteps z4Steps 64Steps 36Steps testes End Before deleting kaen megen f mae seg rewan pen inr oen 1 2 3 4 6 8 F 7 7 D D P a a n Li Li L4 E ca a Q D Pattern AOT Pattern DO1 Pattern B01 Pattern B20 Pattern B01 After 16Steps 32Steps 36Steps 24Steps 36Steps End deleting esia serez src orem enses osten ors nO If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 14 DELETE PATTERN The 14 key will blink 3 The position indication in the display will blink Rotate the dial to select the position from which you wish to delete the pattern For example if you wish to delete the pattern from position 5 make the display blink 005 4 Press step key 14 once again and the pattern will be deleted To cancel press the Stop Cancel key
88. pth Depth EG Int Audio Input Decay PORTAMENTO 0 100 This parameter creates a smooth change in pitch from one note to the next As this knob is turned further toward the right the pitch will change more slowly If portamento is raised excessively a certain amount of time will elapse before the destination pitch is reached OSC BALANCE oscillator balance OSC1 OSC2 When OSC MOD is off and you are using RING or SYNC this knob adjusts the volume balance of the two oscillators If you turn the knob all the way to one side the level will be zero for the other oscillator When you are using CROSS this knob adjusts the depth of oscillator modulation OSC BALANCE does nothing if the OSC MODE is CROSS and you select AUDIO IN for OSC 1 4 Pattern mode 23 24 OSC2 PITCH OFS OSC2 pitch offset 1 octave 4 octaves Specify the pitch of OSC2 relative to the pitch of OSC1 The pitch of OSC2 can be adjusted in the range of 1 octave to 4 octaves from the pitch of OSC1 The pitch of OSC1 will be the pitch that sounds when you use the keyboard function or the pitch specified for a phrase pattern OSC1 N AUDIO IN Specify the basic waveform of OSC1 N sawtooth wave This waveform is rich in overtones and is suitable for bass or synth lead sounds LI Square wave This waveform contains only the odd numbered har monics and produces a tone typical of electronically produced sound AN triangle wave This
89. r to Step recording Using the step keys to create a phrase p 16 in chapter 3 Basic operation Quick Start About the Target Step Target Step 1 01 4 16 The value shown in the display when the parameter select LEDs indicate STEP REC is called the target step The value shown in the display indicates the location of a certain step in the phrase pattern To change the target step you can use the dial or press one of the sixteen step keys Alternatively you can hold down the SHIFT key and use the SELECT keys to move forward or backward in single steps amp The maximum number of steps will depend on the length and scale beat settings In the case of a pattern with a length of 2 or greater you can use the SELECT keys to move the select LED in the lower line red in order to change the length that is shown by the step keys and verify or modify the trigger locations Area shown by the step keys For 5x16 3 x16 For 3x12 Steps 1 16 Steps 1 12 Select LED display e amp iiio Qi iic Steps 17 32 Steps 13 24 CGii ic Steps33 48 Steps 25 36 Steps 49 64 Steps 37 48 63 8g iiO When the Keyboard function key is on the step keys will not indicate the target step When the Keyboard function is off the step key corresponding to the target step will blink 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Pattern mode Ex
90. ration lets you transpose a phrase 1 While you continue pressing the TRANSPOSE key the dis play will indicate the current transposition status 24 24 2 While holding down the TRANSPOSE key rotate the dial to transpose the phrase in semitone steps 1 transposes the pitch by a semitone 2 by a whole tone 7 by a fifth and 12 by one octave While holding down the TRANSPOSE key you can also use the step keys or SELECT keys to transpose When you hold down the TRANSPOSE key and use the step keys to specify the transposition step key 4 will correspond to the C pitch A To transpose an individual part use the Pitch Shift opera tion described below When you transpose the pitch the TRANSPOSE key will light If the value is set to 0 the key will go dark The Transpose value is not saved The next time that the power is turned on the value will be O Moving data within a part MOVE DATA The Move Data operation lets you move the phrase pattern and motion sequence data of a part backward or forward or to shift the pitch of an entire part Move Data 16 16 Use this when you want to change the starting location of a pattern 1 If the pattern is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 9 MOVE DATA Key 9 will blink 3 Turn off the TRANSPOSE key the LED will go dark 4 Use the PART SELECT key to select the part whos
91. reate a song by placing patterns in the desired order If you switch to a different song while editing a song your edited data will be lost If you wish to keep the edited song you must perform the Write operation to save the song data Erasing song data CLEAR SONG 1 If the song is playing press the Stop Cancel key to stop play back Then select the song that you wish to erase 2 Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 16 CLEAR SONG Key 16 will blink 3 Press step key 16 once again to erase the song data To cancel press the Stop Cancel key If you erase the song data by mistake rotate the dial to re select the song before you save it This will restore the data to its origi nal condition Specifying a pattern for each position POSITION 001 256 PATTERN A01 d64 Specify a pattern for each position When doing this please turn the Keyboard function key off the key will go dark 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate POSITION Notice that the display indicates 001 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate PATTERN 3 Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to position 001 4 Press the SELECT p gt key to advance to the next position The display will indicate End 5 Rotate the dial to select the pattern The pattern you select here will be th
92. rsor A W keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate PATTERN top 3 Rotate the dial to select the desired pattern A01 A64 b01 b64 C01 C64 d01 d64 4 Press the Play Pause key to playback the pattern the key will light When pattern playback ends the pattern will return to the beginning and continue playing repeatedly 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 i i Stop You can rotate the dial to select patterns when playback is stopped oreven 29D key part you can also record phrases and knob movements refer to p 22 Pattern mode during playback 4 A When you change patterns during playback the change will actu Pattern amp ally occur at the end of each pattern Refer to p 22 The timing at x which patterns will change ica d IP a C4 E4 E4 Ero bini Motion sequence data kanal DT What is a Pattern S ac 1 12 13 I5 16 7 T8 64 O2 A pattern is a unit of musical data consisting of sounds arranged in a phrase On H J 2 d S E G4 Fa oe ni the EA 1mklI you can create and save 256 patterns MOHO sequence data D Each pattern consists of two parts refer to p 14 In addition to the sounds of each
93. s the Stop Cancel key In Global mode or MIDI mode it is always possible to execute the Write operation regardless of the Protect settings see the previous section amp Never turn off the power while data is being written to memory This may damage the data 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 7 VIDI mode 7 MIDI mode In MIDI mode you can make MIDI related settings and dump exclusive data To enter MIDI mode press the MIDI mode key To leave MIDI mode press a different mode key A If you turn off the power without Writing the settings you made in MIDI mode will be lost If you wish to keep the modified settings you must execute the Write operation refer to p 42 Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode Setting the MIDI channel of part 1 MIDI CH PART1 1 16 This sets the MIDI channel of part 1 The same MIDI channel is used for both transmission and reception With the factory set tings this will be 1 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate MIDI CH PART1 2 Rotate the dial to select the channel amp Program changes and exclusive data will be transmitted and received on the MIDI channel you specify here Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 MIDI CHIPART2 1 16 This sets the MIDI channel of part 2 The same MIDI channel is used for both transmission and reception With the factory set tings this will be 2
94. se these keys to select patterns that you registered 4 Keyboard function key Thismakesthesixteenstep ke ysfunctionasake yboard Eachtimeyoupressthiske y the setting will alternate on off By holding do wn this ke y and pressing one of the step ke ys you can switch to the pattern that you assigned to that key Pattern Set function 4 REST TIE TRANSPOSE 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OP Front and rear panel 5 SHIFT key This key is used in conjunction with other keys When held down it gives an additional functionto anotherke y SHIFT Play Pause key Pla ybac k from the beginning of the pattern SHIFT Rec keyDuring pla ybac k erase trig gers from the pattern SHIFT Step keysEx ecute the functionsho wnbelo w eac h step ke y SHIFT dial IftheShift ke y isheld do wn asy ourotate the dial the v aluein the dis play will change in steps of ten SHIFT SELECT keyin Pattern mode the tar get step willbead vancedb y one For other SHIFTkey combinations refertothee xplanationofeac hparameter Connector section 1 Power switch This s witch turns the po wer on off Each time you pressit the po wer will alternate on or off 2 DC 9V Connect theinc luded AC adapter here 3 MIDI connectors IN MIDI data is received at this connectortocontr olthe EA 1mklI from ane xter nal MIDI device or to receive a data dump OUT MIDI datais transmitted fr om
95. sound effects The modulated sound will be output from OSC2 4 Pattern mode e06e60e0e 0e 0e6060609000000000000000000000000000000090 amp The tone and volume of Ring Modulation may vary depending on the phase difference between OSC1 and OSC2 SYNC Oscillator Sync OSC 1 i i OSG Output OSC 2 ets s Output This type of modulation forcibly resets the OSC2 waveform by synchronizing its pitch to the pitch of OSC1 Moving the pitch of OSC2 will produce the popular sync lead sound The modulated sound will be output from OSC2 Differences in the OSC1 waveform will not affect the out put of OSC2 CROSS Cross Modulation OSC 1 OSC 1 ox i gt Output Cross 4 Mod OSC 2 This produces sound with a complex overtone structure by using the OSC2 waveform to rapidly modulate the fre quency pitch of OSC1 Use the OSC BALANCE knob to adjust the depth of modulation A Cross Modulation is not available if OSC1 is set to AUDIO IN A If you apply Cross Modulation with OSC2 PITCH OFS Set to 0 or to a pitch difference of exactly one octave relative to OSC1 the sound may differ depending on the phase of the oscillator at that time FILTER The filter processes the sound produced by the oscillator to make itless bright etc Cutoff frequency Trigger on Cutoff frequency EG INT O Trigger on 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
96. the pattern is changed When you switch patterns during playback the tempo of the previous pattern will always be maintained If you wish to use the tempo that is stored in the newly selected pattern press the Stop Cancel key to stop playback and then start playback once again The pattern s own tempo will be applied from the point at which the pattern was stopped Selecting a pattern You can use the PART SELECT key to switch the part that will be edited or played using the Keyboard function When you select a Part the LED for that part will light and you can edit it in the Synthesizer section or edit a phrase pattern At this time if the Keyboard function key is off dark the step keys will indicate the trigger locations refer to p 28 of the phrase pattern for that part If the Keyboard function key is on lit while a pattern is play ing back the step keys will light in succession to indicate the pitch that the currently selected part is sounding If the Key board function key is off dark the step keys will indicate the trigger locations for the phrase pattern of the currently selected part and the step that is currently playing 0 0 0 0 O 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 4 Pattern mode Creating a pattern There are two ways to create a pattern You can start with a pattern that is similar to the desired result and then edit it or you can create a sound and phrase pattern f
97. this connector to contr ol an e xternal MIDI de vice or to transmit a data dump THRU MIDIdatareceived atthe MIDI INconnector is re transmitted withoutc hange from this connector Thisisused to daisy c hain m ultiple MIDI devices 4 AUDIO IN jack Thisjac k receives the signal that willbe usedf or AUDIO INof OSCI The sound that is input here willbe used as thesoundof OSC1 5 PART1 MIX PART2 part output jac ks Connecty ouraudiocab lesfromthesejac kstosendthesoundofP artsland2separatel y to your mixer or po wered monitor system po wered speaker s etc If you wish to output thesoundofP artsland2tog ether makeconnections tothe PART1 MIX jac k 6 0 headphone jack Asetof stereo headphones fitted withastereojac k plug can be connected here The output is monaural 2 Front and rear panel 12 3 Basic operation Quick Start e e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececcc0606000 3 Basic operation Quick Start Conceptual diagram of the EA 1mkll On the EA 1mkII a song consists mainly of Patterns which consist of Parts and delay settings and event data refer to p 37 Recording knob movements or your performance in a song Event Recording Structure of Song Songs S01 816 Patterns AO1 D64 Part Pattern order Event data A03 Part Trigger Pattern data Part data Synthesizer Phrase pattern Motion sequence B53 Part Pitch Tempo Part 1 Portamento C07 Gate Time Length Part 2 OSC Balance
98. umber in which the data will be saved i e the save destination 4 Press the WRITE key once again to begin saving the data While the data is being saved the key will blink When saving is complete the key will go dark If you decide to cancel press the Stop Cancel key If you do not wish to save the pattern you created simply select a different pattern without performing the Write operation amp Never turn off the power while data is being saved to memory i e while the Write key is lit Doing so may damage the data It is not possible to Write data during playback or recording 18 3 Basic operation Quick Start e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecececececcc0c0000 Using a Motion Sequence What is a Motion Sequence For each part you can record the changes you make to the synth parameters using the knobs and loop them for playback The looped data for the knob movements is called a Motion Sequence refer to p 29 Recording a motion sequence A motion sequence allows you to record movements of any one of the parameters of the Synthesizer section for an individual part As an example here s how to record the CUTOFF parameter in a motion sequence 1 In Pattern mode select the pattern that you wish to edit 2 Press the PART SELECT key to select the part that you wish to edit 3 Press the MOTION SEQ key to select either SMOOTH or TRIG HOLD 4 Press the Rec key to enter record r
99. unctions allow oscillators to modulate each other The Motion Sequence function lets you record and loop knob movements and these can be memo rized separately for each part of a pattern Youcan quickly modify sounds or phrases to change your performance while you play You can create Pattern consisting of a sound for each part and a sequence phrase up to 64 steps long and store up to 256 of these patterns in memory Furthermore you can arrange patterns in the desired playback order and add knob movements etc to create Songs and store up to 16 of these songs in memory Distortion delay and chorus flanger effects are provided for each part A Keyboard function lets you use the sixteen step keys as a keyboard on which to perform Pattern Set Play lets you register sixty four patterns in the sixteen step keys and switch patterns as you perform Tap tempo and MIDI Clock can be used to synchronize the EA 1mkII s performance with an exter nal sequencer or turntable etc The EA 1mklI can be controlled from an external sequencer or keyboard etc and used as a MIDI expansion tone generator The MIDI Dump function lets you save data on a computer or external sequencer etc About the data you create on the EA 1mkll Patterns and songs that you create on the EA 1mklI by editing will return to their un edited state if you select a different pattern or song or turn off the power before performing the Write operation If
100. using the Keyboard function Your performance using the knobs and switches only for the selected part Tempo Event recording allows you to record two or more types of events in the same area as long as the events are played at the same time Event recording always rewrites the previous data replace recording and when you record your performance any event recording data previously in that area will be erased It is not possible to layer event recording over the same area 1 Select the song on which you wish to record events 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate POSITION 3 Use the dial or the SELECT keys to move to the position at which you wish to begin recording 4 Press the Rec key and then press the Play Pause key to be gin event recording 5 Use the PART SELECT key and or the knobs to perform 6 Press the Stop Cancel key to stop event recording If the musical data of the song coincides with the event recorded data the song data will be given priority during playback Knob movements that are event recorded in Song mode will always playback in a way that corresponds to the SMOOTH type motion sequence setting and not the TRIG HOLD type A If you wish to save the event recording you must perform the Write operation If you switch songs or turn off the power without performing the Write operation the data that was recorded will be lost If during playback you operate
101. waveform is more mellow than the sawtooth wave or square wave and is suitable for sub bass sounds etc AUDIO IN The audio signal input from the audio input jack will be used as OSC1 So that they will be particularly suitable for bass sounds the waveforms of OSC1 have a slightly heavier sound fun damental than the waveforms of OSC2 OSC2 NS UU AN Specify the basic waveform of OSC2 refer to OSC1 OSC MOD oscillator modulation off RING SYNC CROSS Selects the type of modulation between oscillators The vari ous types of oscillator modulation will be applied as you turn the OSC BALANCE knob toward OSC2 You can then change the OSC2 pitch OSC2 PITCH OFS to produce even greater tonal changes Off When the OSC MOD LED is dark OSC 1 p OSCI Output OSC 2 Output osc rr When OSC MOD is off the oscillators will not modulate each other By using OSC2 PITCH OFS to create a slight difference in pitch between the oscillators you can produce a spacious detune effect Setting a one octave difference in pitch is ef fective when you wish to create thick synth bass sounds etc RING Ring Modulation OSC 1 eos JAAN Output osc 2 8 MM ce OSC 2 Ring Mod Output This type of modulation generates a frequency consisting of the sum and difference of the OSC1 and OSC2 frequen cies When you move the OSC2 pitch offset knob the tim bre will change producing metallic sounds or
102. you do not want that type of message to be transmitted or received 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate MIDI FILTER 2 Rotate the dial to select the combination of message types that will be transmitted and received O allows transmis sion and reception and disables it P Transmission reception of Program Change Bank Select and Song Select messages C Transmission reception of Control Change messages E Transmission reception of Exclusive data However when the parameter select LEDs indicate DUMP Exclu sive data can be transmitted received regardless of this setting Displayed alternately None will be m transmitted received H a E Map LRA NE P R E lt a BH All will be ri transmitted received Factory settings 1 ED C njajan Adjusting the pitch bend range You can adjust the range of the pitch bend that will occur when MIDI Pitch Bend messages are received BEND RANGE 12 12 1 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate BEND RANGE 2 Rotate the dial to select the bend range 1 will allow a bend range of a semitone 2 a whole tone 7 a fifth and 12 an octave A On some sounds it may not be possible to bend the pitch upward a full octave WRITE A When you perform the Write operation in either MIDI mode or Global mode the modified settings
103. you wish to save an edited pattern song or global data be sure to perform the Write operation Even after Writing the edited data it is still possible to restore all songs and patterns etc to the factory settings Refer to p 45 Restoring the factory set data 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 1 Introduction Make connections and play Example connections OUTPUT PART2 PARTI MIX AUDIO IN pcav eco Power switch AC Local Voltage ve HOM UM Maras xi Preparing to play A Be sure to turn off the power before making connections Careless operation may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions 1 Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 9V jack and plug the adapter into an AC outlet A As shown in the above diagram hook the AC adapter cable around the adapter cable holder When removing the cable from the holder do not use excessive force 2 Connect one end of your audio cables to the Part output jacks of the EA ImkII PART1 MIX PART2 and connect the other end to your mixer The output of the EA 1mkll is not stereo but is indepen dent for each part so you will need to make pan adjustments on your mixer If you wish to mix the two parts for output connect your powered monitor speaker amplified speaker to the PART1 MIX jack 3 If you will be using headphones connect them to the headphone jack The headphone output is

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