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Parameter Guide
Thank you for purchasing the Korg electribe sampler music production station. To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read the included
owner’s manual carefully and use the product as directed.
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This document contains information about all of the electribe sampler’s parameters. Refer to this guide when you want to learn more
about a specific parameter.
1. PATTERN PARAMETERS
These parameters are for pattern-related settings. The settings are
saved independently for each pattern.
BPM ............................................................................... [20.0...300.0]
Specifies the tempo (BPM). Turn the Value knob to change the tempo
in steps of 1. By holding down the Shift button and turning the
Value knob you can adjust the value in steps of 0.1
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By tapping the Tap button you can use the tap tempo function
to specify the BPM.
SWING .........................................................................[-50%...+50%]
Shifts the note-on timing of the even-numbered steps as a percentage
(%).
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If you set Last Step to an odd number or use an MFX type (Seq
Reverse, Seq Doubler, Odd Stepper, Even Stepper) that con-
trols the sequencer, this parameter may shift the timing of
odd-numbered rather than even-numbered steps.
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A setting of "+33%" results in timing that is close to a perfect
shuffle.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SWING
–50
–25
+25
+50
BEAT .................................................................... [16, 32, 8Tri, 16Tri]
Specifies the beat (time signature) of the pattern.
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If this is set to 8Tri or 16Tri, trigger pads 13–16 of the Step
Jump function are assigned to steps 1–4 of the next measure.
LENGTH ..................................................................................... [1...4]
Specifies the length of the pattern.
PATTERN LEVEL .....................................................................[0...127]
Adjusts the volume of the entire pattern.
MFX TYPE ...............................................................................[01...32]
Selects the type of master effect. Refer to the MFX Type List for
details of the available effect types.
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Depending on the effect type, the motion sequence function
might be unavailable in some cases. Refer to the MFX Type List.
Clear MFX Motion
Erases the master effect’s motion sequence that was recorded in the
pattern.
KEY .............................................................................................[C...B]
Specifies the key (root note) that is the basis of the scale you selected
for the SCALE parameter.
SCALE ...............................................................[Chromatic...Octave]
Specifies the scale that is assigned to the touch pad and trigger pads.
Refer to the Scale List for details of the available scale types.
CHORD SET ................................................................................ [1...5]
Controls the density of the chord that’s produced when you strike a
trigger pad in chord scale mode.
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The range depends on the scale that’s selected.
GATE ARP ................................................................................. [1...50]
Selects the pattern type for the gate arpeggiator.
ALTERNATE 13-14 ................................................................ [Off, On]
Enables alternate operation for triggering two parts. For example, by
assigning hi-hat close to part 13 and open to part 14, and then
turning ALTERNATE 13-14 On, you can prevent those two parts
from playing simultaneously, ensuring that your performance will
sound natural.
ALTERNATE 15-16 ................................................................ [Off, On]
→
see ALTERNATE 13-14
CHAIN TO ....................................................................... [Off, 1... 250]
When the currently-selected pattern has finished playing, the
pattern specified using the CHAIN TO parameter will automatically
begin to play. If this parameter is set to “Off,” the current pattern
will continue to play.
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The Global Parameter CHAIN MODE must be set to ON for
the CHAIN TO and CHAIN REPEAT parameters to have any
effect. (
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CHAIN REPEAT ......................................................................... [1...64]
This specifies the number of times that the current pattern will play
before advancing to the pattern specified by the CHAIN TO param-
eter.
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If CHAIN TO is set to Off, CHAIN REPEAT will have no effect.
About the chain function
The CHAIN TO and CHAIN REPEAT parameters allow you to use
multiple pattern to create and playback a song. For example, if you
set the Pattern 1 CHAIN TO parameter to Pattern 2 (value of 2) and
the Pattern 1 CHAIN REPEAT parameter to a value of 2 (and set
the Pattern 2 CHAIN TO parameter to Off), the patterns will play
as shown below.
001
Pattern 1
CHAIN TO: 2
CHAIN REPEAT: 2
001
Pattern 1
CHAIN TO: 2
CHAIN REPEAT: 2
002
Pattern 2
CHAIN TO: off
CHAIN REPEAT: --
Now, change the Pattern 2 CHAIN TO parameter to Pattern 3
(value of 3) and the Pattern 2 CHAIN REPEAT parameter to a
value of 1. Next, set the CHAIN TO parameter of Pattern 3 to
Pattern 1 (value of 1) and the CHAIN REPEAT parameter of
Pattern 3 to a value of 1. The patterns will play in a loop, as shown.
001
Pattern 1
CHAIN TO: 2
CHAIN REPEAT: 2
001
Pattern 1
CHAIN TO: 2
CHAIN REPEAT: 2
002
Pattern 2
CHAIN TO: 3
CHAIN REPEAT: 1
003
Pattern 3
CHAIN TO: 1
CHAIN REPEAT: 1
