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

4.Pattern mode
4.Pattern mode
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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 cor-
respondence between step keys and note values, and the maxi-
mum number of steps as shown in the following diagram.
If Scale/Beat is set to “tri” (3 x 12) or “tr2” (3 x 12), step keys
13—16 will have no effect.
While the Shift key is held down, the upper line of select LEDs
(green) will indicate the length of the current pattern, and the
lower line of select LEDs (red) will indicate the beat.
Length
Maximum number of steps
Select LED
1 (green) lit
Select LEDs
1, 2 (green) lit
Select LEDs
1 to 3 (green) lit
Select LEDs
1 to 4 (green) lit
or
16
16
12
16
32
12
or
tri
tr2
It is not possible to view or change the Length or Beat/
Scale during playback or recording, or during Pattern
Set Play.
Setting the Length
1, 2, 3, 4
1. If a pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop
playback.
2. Use the dial to select the pattern whose length you wish to
set.
3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 1 (Length). (Key
1 will blink.)
4. The value will blink in the display. Use the dial to specify
the length.
5. Press step key 1 once again to finalize the value. (Key 1 will
go dark.)
If you wish to cancel without changing the setting, press the
Stop/Cancel key.
Setting the Scale/Beat
16, 32, tri, tr2
1. If a pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop
playback.
2. Use the dial to select the pattern whose scale/beat you wish
to set.
3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 2 (Scale/Beat).
(Key 2 will blink.)
4. The value will blink in the display. Use the dial to specify
the scale/beat.
5. Press step key 2 once again to finalize the value. (Key 2 will
go dark.)
If you wish to cancel without changing the setting, press the
Stop/Cancel key.