EM-1 EasyStart
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3.
Press
PLAY
to begin recording
Ä
rotate
Pitch/Speed
knob. When pattern reaches last step,
REC
light will go out and
pattern will continue to play - you'll hear new Motion sequence
Ä
while pattern loops, press
Motion Seq
key to select
Smooth
or
Trig Hold
, and listen to difference in playback. (you can
SOLO
the part to get a better idea)
4.
Press
STOP
Ä
press to select
Part 2
key (it will light), then select either
Smooth
or
TrigHold
as type of Motion
Sequence
Ä
press
REC
Ä
press
PLAY
to record
Ä
toggle
Roll
key
off / on
, to record new Motion sequence for part 2
Ä
press
STOP
Ä
press
WRITE
2x
to write pattern with the two new Motion sequences.
5.
Edit the Motion Sequence:
Press
Part 6A
key (it will light). (Pattern can be playing or stopped for following steps):
Press
STEP EDIT
key
Ä
CURSOR
to select
Motion Value
(2nd row, STEP EDIT column)
Ä
press one of the lit
step
keys
for this part - the display alternates between
“PCH”
(pitch) and recorded pitch value
Ä
rotate
DIAL
to change pitch
values as you press to select each of the step keys
Ä
STOP
pattern playback
Ä
press
WRITE
2x
to write the pattern with
new pitch values.
!
Each time you record a new knob or switch change with the Motion sequence function, it will OVERWRITE the previous
Motion sequence for that part. If you’re not satisfied with the Motion Sequence you just recorded, simply re-record it, or
Clear the Motion Sequence. One Motion sequence, using one knob rotation, plus one switch change can be recorded for
each Part. Two knob rotations can be recorded for the Effect and Delay Motion Sequences (See the owner’s manual,
page 22, and 34-35 and 39-40 for more information)
6.
Record an Effect Motion sequence in the current pattern:
Select an effect
Ä
press
REC
Ä
press
PLAY
Ä
tweak
Edit
1
and
Edit 2
knobs simultaneously to record the Effect Motion sequence.
7.
Record a Delay Motion Sequence in the current pattern:
In the Delay section, press the
Motion Sequence
key (it will
light)
Ä
press
REC
Ä
press
PLAY
Ä
tweak the
Delay Depth
and
Time
knobs to record the Delay Motion sequence.
More Pattern editing:
Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length:
1.
Select pattern
b.64
Ä
press
WRITE
Ä
rotate
DIAL
to select pattern
b.63
Ä
press
WRITE
again, to copy pattern b.64 to
b.63.
Don't
PLAY pattern yet…
Ä
hold down Shift
and press
step key 1
(Length). (Display indicates “4” bars)
Ä
rotate
DIAL
to change pattern length to
2 bars
Ä
press
step key 1
again to set length
Ä
PLAY
pattern: it will loop after 2 bars.
View the step data in the pattern:
2.
While pattern plays, press each
part key
, and note that the
step keys
light to indicate where each part is set to trigger
along the 16-step grid
Ä
watch
Select
LED section (above
step keys)
. Note that
green
LED indicates movement through
- and loops from bars 1-2.
To view the
synth part’s
triggers, make sure that the
Keyboard
key is
off
(unlit)
.
3.
Press the
Part 5A
key, so that it lights.
Edit the trigger settings for Part 7:
4.
Press
Select <
or
>
keys until
bar 1's red LED
is lit - to view the trigger settings for
part 5A
, bar 1. Let the pattern
continue to play
Ä
press the following
step keys
, to turn them
on
:
5, 13
(lit). Listen as pattern loops - when bar 1 plays
again, only steps
5
and
13
will play - the rest of the data for part 5A stays the same - for bar 2
Ä
press
Select >
key to
move to bar 2
Ä
press any desired
step keys
to change trigger settings for part 5A, bar 2
Ä
press the
STOP
key.
Work with the Swing function:
5.
Selec
t
pattern
A.03
Ä
PLAY
pattern to hear how it sounds
Ä
press
STOP
Ä
hold down
the
Shift
key and press
step
key 3 (Swing)
- a value of
50
will flash in the display
Ä
rotate the
DIAL
to a setting of "
69
"
Ä
press
step key 3
again
(flashing), to set new Swing value
Ä
PLAY
pattern to hear new swing setting
Ä
STOP
pattern
Ä
hold down
Shift
and
press
step key 3
.
6.
Rotate
DIAL
to set value to "
50
"
Ä
press
step key 3
again to re-set Swing value
Ä
PLAY
pattern again - to hear
"straight" 16-beat pattern
Ä
press
STOP
.