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.
To ensure long, trouble-free operation, please read this manual carefully. 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 Power supply Please connect the designated AC adaptor 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.
Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................... 6 Main features......................................................................................... 6 About the data you create on the EA-1 ......................................................................................6 Make connections and play! .................................................................. 7 Example connections .....................................................................
Playing a pattern (Pattern Play) ...........................................................22 The timing at which patterns will change ............................................................ Playing from the beginning of a pattern (Reset & Play) ...................................... About the tempo when the pattern is changed ................................................... Selecting a pattern ..............................................................................................
Specifying the pitch of each pattern .................................................................... 36 Editing a song ..................................................................................................... 36 Inserting a pattern at a specified position (Insert Pattern) ...................................................... 36 Deleting a pattern from a specified position (Delete Pattern) ................................................. 37 Changing the pattern for a specific position ....
1.Introduction ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Electribe·A EA-1. The Electribe·A EA-1 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.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1.Introduction Make connections and play! Adapter cable holder 1.Introduction Example connections or Power switch AC Local Voltage Preparing to play 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.
2.Front and rear panel ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 2. Front and rear panel The controls and other parts of the EA-1 can be broadly grouped as shown in the diagram. Connector section Common section Sequence control section Step key section Common section 1. MASTER VOLUME This knob adjusts the volume that is output from the Part output jacks and the headphone jack. 2.
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2.Front and rear panel ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Sequence Control section 1. Rec key Use this key to record phrases and movements of the knobs etc. If you press this key during recording, recording will end, and playback will continue. 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 this key to enter a tap tempo.
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Conceptual diagram of the EA-1 On the EA-1, 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...S16 Pattern order Event data A03 B53 C07 D06 A52 B17 · · · End Part Trigger Part Pitch Gate Time · · · Patterns: A01...
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Listening to Patterns 1. Press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode (the key will light). 2. Use the cursor [▲][▼] 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). 2 1 4. Press the Play/Pause key to playback the pattern (the key will light).
3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 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. Change octaves 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 pattern. Rotate the dial to change the pattern, and try out the wide variety of sounds. To change the octave, use the Select keys.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○3. 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. 2 3. As you listen to the song or pattern, strike the step keys to play along. Each part is a monophonic synthesizer.
3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 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 "Pattern mode." • Realtime recording (using the Keyboard function to create a phrase) 2 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).
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 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.
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3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Playing with Pattern Set What is Pattern Set? Pattern Set is a function that lets you register a favorite pattern to each of the 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.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Synchronized playback with the ER-1 By synchronizing the Electribe EA-1 and ER-1 you can enjoy even greater performance possibilities. Here's how you can make the ER-1 playback in synchronization with the tempo of the EA-1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EA-1 to the MIDI IN connector of the ER-1.
4.Pattern mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 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...
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4.Pattern mode 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.
4.Pattern mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 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 Wave ...Audio In Specify the basic waveform of OSC1.
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4.Pattern mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Swing settings 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.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4.Pattern mode Creating a phrase pattern Example display There are three ways to create a phrase pattern. Step 10 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.
4.Pattern mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Changing the pitch Pitch C-1...G9 Changing the gate time Gate Time 0.25...64.0 1. Turn off the Keyboard function key (the key will go dark). 1. Turn off the Keyboard function key (the key will go dark). 2. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pitch. 2. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Gate Time. 3. Use the Part select key to select the part that you wish to edit. 3.
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4.Pattern mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Transposing a phrase (Transpose) Transpose –24...24 This operation lets you transpose a phrase. 1. While you continue pressing the Transpose key, the display will indicate the current transposition status. 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.
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○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 4.Pattern mode Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite patterns to each of the sixteen step keys, and switch them at the touch of a key. During playback, you can successively switch patterns to perform a song. By using the Select key in conjunction with this to switch pattern set groups, you can register and select 16 x 4 (total of 64) patterns.
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5.Song mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Playing a song (Song Play) 5. Song mode A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of playback. You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the EA-1. In addition to pattern playback, songs can also record phrases and knob movements. Press the Song mode key to enter Song mode. Press the Play/Pause key to begin playing the song. The song will begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected position.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○5.Song mode Creating a song Creating a song from scratch Here's how to create a song by placing patterns in the desired order. To playback the completed song from the beginning, press the Play/Pause key once, and then press the Stop/Cancel key. Alternatively, use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Position, and rotate the dial or use the select keys to set the position to "001.
5.Song mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Specifying the pitch of each pattern Pitch Offset Editing a song –24...24 You can insert a new pattern into a song, or delete an existing pattern. You can also add knob movements or your own performance to a song. This function offsets the pitch of the pattern at the specified position within the song. If you wish to keep the edited song, you must perform the Write operation.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○5.Song mode Deleting a pattern from a specified position (Delete Pattern) Changing the pattern for a specific position You can delete a pattern from a specified position, and subsequent patterns will be moved forward (toward the beginning of the song). 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 indicate Position. 3.
5.Song mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Recording knob movements or your performance in a song (Event Recording) Deleting event data from a song (Clear Event) 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.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 6.Global mode 6. Global mode In Global mode you can set parameters such as Metronome or Protect. Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode. To execute Global mode, press a different mode key. The settings you make in Global mode will be cancelled if you turn off the power without Writing. If you wish to save the settings you make, you must perform the Write operation (refer to p.
6.Global mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the EA-1 as master (int) 1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the EA-1 to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI device (sequencer or synthesizer etc.). 2. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Clock. 3. Rotate the dial to select "Int" (internal clock). 4. Make settings on the external MIDI device (slave) so that it will receive MIDI Clock messages. 5.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 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. 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").
7.MIDI mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ MIDI filter settings Here you can select the types of MIDI message that will be transmitted 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 you do not want that type of message to be transmitted or received. 1. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate MIDI Filter. 2.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 8.Data 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 receiving device matches the channel on which the data is being transmitted. The transmit/receive channel of the EA-1 is set by the MIDI channel setting in MIDI mode. If for some reason a note fails to stop sounding, you can usually switch modes to stop the sound.
8.Data ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ the same location. When the Start/Pause key is pressed on the master device, a Continue message is transmitted, and the song will begin playback from the currently selected position. When the slave device receives the Continue message, it will synchronize to the Timing Clock messages and begin playback from the current point in the song.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 8.Data Error messages Er.1 Er.2 Er.9 Full Specifications System: Analog modeling Number of parts: 2 parts ber, the maximum number of recordable events was exceeded. Use the Clear Event operation to erase unwanted events from the song. Memory capacity: 256 patterns, 16 songs Effects: Distortion, Tempo Delay, Chorus/Flanger Protect was turned "on" for the memory into which you attempted to write data.
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8.Data ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ * Patterns and initial data for the demo song are assigned to bank D. * The 'A' in the Style column indicates that this pattern uses Audio In for oscillator 1. * The first pattern of each style is assigned to step keys 1...16 of the Pattern Set function. Pattern Name List A Bank B Bank Style No.
[Synthesizer] ELECTRIBE A·EA-1 MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted Recognized 1999.2.3 Remarks Function ...
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