Music Production Station Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Front and rear panel
- 3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
- Conceptual diagram of the EM-1
- Listening to a Song
- Listening to Patterns
- Trying out the functions
- Changing the tempo of a song or pattern
- Pressing keys to play the sound of a Part
- Modifying (editing) the sound of a part
- Editing the effect or delay
- Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern
- Editing the sound of a part, effect, or delay while hearing a song or pattern
- Modifying (editing) a rhythm or phrase pattern
- Saving a pattern that you create
- Using a Motion Sequence
- Playing with Pattern Set
- Using the EM-1 as a tone generator module
- Synchronizing the playback with other ELECTRIBE models
- 4. Pattern mode
- Selecting a pattern
- Setting the playback tempo
- Playing a pattern (Pattern Play)
- Creating a pattern
- Motion sequence
- Convenient functions for editing patterns
- Transposing a phrase (Transpose)
- Moving data within a part (Move Data)
- Copying a part (Copy Part)
- Data Copy within a pattern
- Copying the sound of a part (Copy Sound)
- Erasing motion sequence data from the part, effect, or delay (Clear Motion)
- Erasing pattern data from a part
- Exchanging data between parts (Swap Part)
- Editing motion sequence data
- Pattern Set
- Saving a pattern (WRITE)
- 5. Song mode
- Selecting a song
- Setting the playback tempo
- Playing a song (Song Play)
- Creating a song
- Creating a song from scratch
- Specifying the Note of each pattern
- Editing a song
- Inserting a pattern at a specified position (Insert Pattern)
- Deleting a pattern from a specified position (Delete Pattern)
- Changing the pattern for a specific position
- Recording knob movements or your performance in a song (Event Recording)
- Deleting event data from a song
- Checking for song event data
- Saving a song (WRITE)
- 6. Global mode
- Metronome settings
- Synchronizing the EM-1 with external MIDI devices (MIDI Clock)
- Setting the MIDI channel of each part (MIDI ch)
- Setting the MIDI note number of a drum part
- MIDI filter settings
- Adjusting the pitch bend range
- Transmit/receive dump data
- Memory Protect (Protect)
- Saving your changes in Global mode (WRITE)
- 7. Appendices
- Index
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2.Front and rear panel
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Synth filter section
These controls let you adjust the brightness of the sound or add a distinctive
tonal character.
1. Cutoff
Adjust the cutoff frequency of the filter.
3. Resonance
Adjust the resonance of the filter.
2. EG Int (EG intensity)
Adjust the depth of the filter envelope.
4. Drive
Adjust the degree of distortion for the sound of the filter. Driver makes between warmly
Analog Overdrive and Hard Distortion.
Part Select section
1. (Synth Part) 1, 2 keys
These keys select a synth part
2. (Synth Part) Accent key
This key selects the synth accent part.
3. (Drum Part) 1—4, 5A-5B, 6A-6B keys
These keys select a drum part. By pressing a key, you can
hear the sound that is assigned to the corresponding part.
4. (Drum Part) Accent key
This key selects the drum accent part.
Sequence Control section
1. Rec key
Use this key to record rhythms, 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, Part Mute key
Tap on this key to enter a new tempo. During step recording, use this key to input a rest
or a tie. During playback, you can hold down this key and press a Part key to mute the
specified part.
5. Transpose, Solo key
Use this key to transpose a phrase. During playback, you can hold down this key and
press one or more Part keys to playback the specified part(s).
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