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Korg Elec Tribe EA-1, Owner'S Manual

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Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................... 6

Main features ......................................................................................... 6

About the data you create on the EA-1 ...................................................................................... 6

Make connections and play! .................................................................. 7

Example connections ............................................................................................ 7
Preparing to play ....................................................................................................7

2. Front and rear panel ...................................................... 8

Common section ................................................................................... 8
Synthesizer section ............................................................................... 9
Sequence Control section ....................................................................10
Step Key section ................................................................................. 10
Connector section ................................................................................ 11

3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ...................................... 12

Conceptual diagram of the EA-1 ..........................................................12
Listening to a Song ...............................................................................12
Listening to Patterns ............................................................................ 13
Trying out the functions ....................................................................... 13

Changing the tempo of a song or pattern ........................................................... 13

• Using the dial to change the tempo ...................................................................................... 13
• Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo .................................................................... 13

Striking keys to play sounds (Keyboard function) ............................................... 14
Modifying (editing) the sound .............................................................................. 14
Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern .................................... 15
Modify (edit) the sound along with a song or pattern .......................................... 15
Modifying (editing) a phrase pattern ................................................................... 15

• Realtime recording (using the Keyboard function to create a phrase) ................................. 16
• Step Recording (using the Step keys to create a phrase) .................................................... 16

Saving a pattern that you create ......................................................................... 17
Using a Motion Sequence ................................................................................... 18
Connecting various sources to the audio input ................................................... 19
Playing with Pattern Set ...................................................................................... 20
Using the EA-1 as a tone generator module ....................................................... 20
Synchronized playback with the ER-1 ................................................................ 21

4. Pattern mode ............................................................... 22

Selecting a pattern ...............................................................................22
Setting the playback tempo ................................................................. 22

• Using the dial to change the tempo .................................................................. 22
• Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo ................................................ 22

Summary of Contents for Elec Tribe EA-1

Page 1: ...Thank you purchasing the Korg ELECTRIBE A EA 1 In order to enjoy long and trouble free use please read this manual carefully and use the instrument correctly E 2 ...

Page 2: ...quipment 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 i...

Page 3: ...e tempo 13 Striking keys to play sounds Keyboard function 14 Modifying editing the sound 14 Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern 15 Modify edit the sound along with a song or pattern 15 Modifying editing a phrase pattern 15 Realtime recording using the Keyboard function to create a phrase 16 Step Recording using the Step keys to create a phrase 16 Saving a pattern that you crea...

Page 4: ...a during playback or recording Erase 29 Erasing all data from a part Clear Part 29 Transposing a phrase Transpose 30 Moving data within a part Move Data 30 Copying a part Copy Part 31 Data Copy within a pattern 31 Erasing motion sequence data from a part Clear Motion 31 Pattern Set 32 Using Pattern Set to perform Pattern Set Play 32 Registering a pattern for Pattern Set 32 Saving a pattern Write 3...

Page 5: ...devices MIDI Clock 39 Synchronizing the EA 1 to a master external MIDI device Ext 39 Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the EA 1 as master int 40 Protect settings Memory Protect 40 Saving the settings you modify in Global mode Write 40 7 MIDI mode 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 1 MIDI ch 41 Setting the MIDI channel of part 2 P2 ch 41 Transmit receive dump data MIDI Data Dump 41 MIDI fil...

Page 6: ...lay 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 le...

Page 7: ... stereo but is independent 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 monaural The output from the Part output jacks will not be switched off even if headphones...

Page 8: ...the input signal from the audio in jacks Adjust the output level of your external device so that the LED lights only at the maximum level 6 Beat LED This will blink at quarter note intervals to indicate the tempo 7 cursor keys In each mode use these keys to select parameters from the matrix shown in the display 8 Matrix The parameters that will appear in the display are listed here for each mode U...

Page 9: ...ess this key the setting will alternate between Off dark Smooth and Trig Hold 4 Part Select key Each time you press this key Part 1 and Part 2 will alternate as the part selected for editing 5 Synthesis diagram This is a block diagram for the synthesizer section of the EA 1 6 FILTER These controls let you adjust the brightness of the sound or add a distinctive tonal char acter Cutoff Adjust the cu...

Page 10: ... Pattern Set function is on they are used to switch Pattern Set groups 2 Select LEDs The upper row of LEDs green indicates the location length 1 4 within the pattern of the currently playing phrase pattern The lower row of LEDs red indicates the location length 1 4 of the phrase pattern indicated by the step keys When the Pattern Set function is on these LEDs indicate the pattern set group When th...

Page 11: ...he adapter cable around this so that it will not be disconnected accidentally 4 MIDI connectors IN MIDI data is received at this connector to control the EA 1 from an external MIDI device or to receive a data dump OUT MIDI data is transmitted from this connector to control an external MIDI de vice or to transmit a data dump THRU MIDI data received at the MIDI IN connector is re transmitted without...

Page 12: ...Use the cursor 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 ...

Page 13: ...sists of two parts refer to p 14 In addition to the sounds of each part you can also record phrases and knob movements refer to p 22 Pattern mode 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 Using the dial to c...

Page 14: ...tored independently for each part refer to p 23 Editing the sound of a part Modifying editing the sound 1 Turn on the Keyboard function key and then press the step keys to play the sound 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 ...

Page 15: ...peration 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 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 A phrase pattern consists of a trigger note ...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...the trigger 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 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 set tings Please be aware that when you save data the pattern in...

Page 18: ... will light 6 Move the Pitch 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...

Page 19: ...e 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 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 o...

Page 20: ...ch pattern finishes playing Refer to p 22 The timing at which patterns will be switched Using the EA 1 as a tone generator module Read this section when you wish to use the EA 1 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 1 1 Press the MIDI mode key to enter MIDI mode 2 Use the cursor keys to ma...

Page 21: ...e lect LEDs indicate Clock 6 Set the EA 1 to int and the ER 1 to Ext Refer to p 39 Synchronizing the EA 1 with external MIDI de vice 7 Press the Play Pause key of the EA 1 to start a pattern or song The Play Pause key will light The ER 1 will play the pattern in synchronization with the tempo of the EA 1 If you want the EA 1 and ER 1 to play the identi cally numbered pattern in synchronization mak...

Page 22: ...p 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 appear in the display If you switch to a different pattern without writing the pattern whose tempo you modified the pattern tempo will return to the previous value If you wish...

Page 23: ...Part Select 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 bac...

Page 24: ...ate a slight difference in pitch between the oscillators you can produce a spacious detune effect Setting a one octave difference in pitch is effective when you wish to create thick synth bass sounds etc Ring Modulation OSC 2 WAVE OSC 1 WAVE OSC 1 Output OSC 2 Output Ring Mod This type of modulation generates a frequency consisting of the sum and difference of the OSC1 and OSC2 frequen cies When y...

Page 25: ...elect Tempo Delay settings Set the Type Select button to Tempo Delay and adjust the delay Delay is an effect that plays back a time delayed ver sion 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...

Page 26: ...h 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 Swing settings By adjusting the Swing settings you can offset the note...

Page 27: ...ED 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 Length 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 For x 16 x 16 Area shown by the step keys For 3 x 12 Steps 1 16 Steps 17 32 Steps 33 48 Steps 49 64 Select LED display Steps 1 12 Steps 13 24 Steps 25 36 Steps 37 48 When the Keyboard function key is on the step keys will no...

Page 28: ...play as follows Display for D 1 Display for A 3 Display for B4 Changing the gate time Gate Time 0 25 64 0 1 Turn off the Keyboard function key the key will go dark 2 Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi 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 Pre...

Page 29: ...Erasing motion sequence data from a part Checking motion sequence data Hold down the Shift key and press the Motion Sequence key If motion sequence data has been recorded in the selected part step keys 1 2 3 4 will light It is not possible to check for motion sequence data during playback recording or Pattern Set Play Convenient functions for editing patterns If you wish to save the pattern you ed...

Page 30: ...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 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 Step...

Page 31: ...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 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 N...

Page 32: ...mple Step key Select LED Pattern set 1 Pattern set 3 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 Play etc are the same as for Pattern Play Pattern Set cannot be used during recording When you enter recording ready mode Pattern Set will be can celled Registering a...

Page 33: ...ing 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 num ber 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 s...

Page 34: ...rm the Write opera tion refer to p 38 Saving a song Playing a song Song Play 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 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 o...

Page 35: ...tion 001 4 Press the select 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 the 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 pre...

Page 36: ... 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 Position 1 End Pattern A01 16Steps Pattern D01 32Steps Pattern B01 36Steps Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 Position 5 Position 6 Position 7 Pattern A01 16Steps Pattern B20...

Page 37: ... 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 When you delete a pattern the event data refer to the follow ing page at that position will also be deleted Dat...

Page 38: ...wer without performing the Write operation the data that was recorded will be lost If during playback you operate a knob that had been event recorded playback of the events of that knob will be cancelled 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 After rewinding a song it may not be possible to pl...

Page 39: ...ction 3 Basic Operation Quick Start Synchronizing the EA 1 with external MIDI devices MIDI Clock Clock int Ext The Global mode Clock setting allows the tempo of the EA 1 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 device refer to the owner s manual for your device Even...

Page 40: ...eys to make the parameter select LEDs indi cate Protect 3 Rotate the dial to turn Protect on or oFF If you wish to save the Protect setting perform the Global mode Write operation 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 With the factory settings this will be on 1 3 2 Saving the settings yo...

Page 41: ...connector of the EA 1 to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device that is able to re ceive MIDI data dumps another EA 1 or a computer that is running a MIDI data filer program or editing program etc 2 Set the MIDI channel of the external MIDI device and the EA 1 to match However when transmitting to a data filer it is not normally necessary to match the MIDI channel 3 Use the cursor keys t...

Page 42: ...ch 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 On some sounds it may not be possible to bend the pitch upward a full octave Saving the settings you modify in MIDI mode Write When you perform the Wri...

Page 43: ...u 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 I...

Page 44: ...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 ...

Page 45: ...ultaneously 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 1 will return to its initial state After several seconds the display will in...

Page 46: ...8 Data 46 Example sounds Saw Bass Detuned Saw Sync Lead 5th Pad Sub Bass Distortion Lead Bass Ring Mod Deep Flange Octave Bass Pulse Width Mod Decimator Beam ...

Page 47: ...8 Data 8 Data 47 Blank Chart When you have created a sound that you like you can store the knob and key locations in this page ...

Page 48: ... Resonance 9 25 G Gate time 27 28 GLOBAL 8 39 Global mode 39 I Input Gain 19 39 Insert Pattern 36 K Keyboard 10 Keyboard function 14 L Length 26 Level 9 25 LFO rate 25 M MASTER VOLUME 8 Metronome 39 MIDI 8 11 41 MIDI Channel ch 41 43 Clock 39 Dump 41 Filter 42 Mode 41 NRPN 43 Reception 41 Transmission 41 Mode Global 39 Key 8 MIDI 41 Pattern 22 Song 34 Motion Sequence 9 18 29 Move Data 30 N Note on...

Page 49: ...AT 26 Select 10 Shift 11 Smooth 9 29 SONG 8 12 34 Song 12 Clear 35 Event 37 Fast forward 34 Mode 34 Play 13 34 Protect 40 Reset Play 34 Rewind 34 Tempo 13 34 Write 38 Specifications 45 Step Recording 15 27 Swing 26 Synchronized playback 21 Synchronizing 39 Synthesizer 9 14 23 System Exclusive 44 T TAP 10 13 22 34 Target Step 27 Tempo Delay 25 Pattern 13 22 Song 13 34 Tap 10 13 22 34 Tempo Delay 25...

Page 50: ... B 80 B40 AUDIO in Hip Hop HipHop R B A 90 B41 Daytime R B HipHop R B 90 B42 Swing Beat HipHop R B 90 B43 Sub Woofer HipHop R B 96 B44 Troy Town HipHop R B 110 B45 Lil Jimmy s Swing HipHop R B 100 B46 Funky Jamma HipHop R B 102 B47 Rainy Funk HipHop R B 100 B48 Star Boots 1 HipHop R B 80 B49 Star Boots 2 HipHop R B 80 B50 War Head BigBeat Rock 122 B51 Sensation BigBeat Rock 122 B52 Icecream BigBea...

Page 51: ... Program O 0 127 O 0 127 Transmitted received in Pattern mode P Change True 0 127 System Exclusive O O Can always be transmitted received in the MIDI Dump page 2 E Song Pos O O Transmitted received in Song mode 1 System Common Song Sel O 0 15 O 0 15 P Tune System Realtime Clock O O 1 Commands O O 1 Aux Messages Local ON OFF O All Notes OFF O123 127 Active Sense O O Reset Notes P C E Sent and recei...

Page 52: ...ach country Any KORG product not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number disqualifies the product sold from the manufacturer s distributor s warranty and liability This requirement is for your own protection and safety KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan 1999 KORG INC 1104 DTH Printed in Japan E 2 ELECTRIBE A EA 1 Owner s Manual ...

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