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

NOTICE
KORG products are manufactured under strict specifications and voltages required by each
country. These products are warranted by the KORG distributor only in each country. Any
KORG product not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number disqualifies the
product sold from the manufacturer’s/distributor’s warranty and liability. This requirement is
for your own protection and safety.
KORG INC.
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©2001 KORG INC. 1304 TH Printed in Japan
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Wave Name List
Drum Wave Name
No. Name
51 Clap-Hardhouse
52 Clap-R&B
53 HH-99 Cl
54 HH-99 Op
55 HH-88 Cl
56 HH-88 Op
57 HH-R&B Cl
58 HH-R&B Op
59 HH-Std 1 Cl
60 HH-Std 1 Op
61 HH-Std 2 Cl
62 HH-Std 2 Op
63 HH-Crisp Cl
64 HH-Crisp Op
65 HH-Old Cl
66 HH-Old Op
67 HH-Big Chunk Cl
68 HH-Big Chunk Op
69 Ride-99
70 Ride-Edge 1
71 Ride-Edge 2
72 Crash-99
73 Crash-Normal
74 Tom-99
75 Tom-88
76 Tom-Std Hi
77 Tom-Std Lo
78 Tom-Std Floor
79 Tom-Jazz Hi Rim
80 Tom-Jazz Hi
81 Tom-Jazz Floor
82 Bongo-Hi Op
83 Bongo-Slap
84 Bongo-Lo 1
85 Bongo-Lo 2
86 Conga-Hi Slap 1
87 Conga-Hi Slap 2
88 Conga-Hi MtSlap
89 Conga-Lo Slap 1
90 Conga-Lo Slap 2
91 Conga-Lo MtSlap
92 Timbales-Hi Rim
93 Timbales-Hi Edge
94 Timbales-Lo Rim
95 Timbales-Lo Open
96 Timbales-Paila
97 Claves
98 Cowbell
99 Cha Cha Bell
100 Mambo BellDrum
Drum Wave Name
No. Name
101 Agogo
102 Triangle
103 Tambourine-Acc
104 Sleigh Bell
105 Cabasa-Normal
106 Cabasa-Dist Up
107 Cabasa-Dist Down
108 Shaker
109 Guiro-Short
110 Guiro-Long
111 Samba Whistle
112 Tabla-Baya Ghe
113 Tabla-Baya Mute 1
114 Tabla-Baya Mute 2
115 Tabla-Na
116 Tabla-Tin
117 Tabla-Mute 1
118 Tabla-Mute 2
119 Djembe-Open
120 Djembe-Mute
121 Djembe-Slap
122 Udu
123 Taiko-Open
124 Taiko-Rim
125 Tsuzumi
126 Zap-ER
127 Zap-MG
128 Synth SE-MG
129 Synth SE-MS 1
130 Synth SE-MS 2
131 Filtered Perc
132 Synth Perc-ER 1
133 Synth Perc-ER 2
134 Synth Perc-MG 1
135 Synth Perc-MG 2
136 Synth Perc-MG 3
137 Filtered Noise
138 Reverse-BD
139 Reverse-SD 1
140 Reverse-SD 2
141 Reverse-Crash
142 Scratch-1
143 Scratch-2
144 Scratch-3
Synth Wave Name
No. Name
1 Saw-ProSynth
2 Boost Saw
3 Pulse 15%-MG
4 Pulse 25%-MG
5 Square
6 Triangle-MG
7 Sine
8 Sine Kick Bass
9 Dark Bass
10 Xmod Bass
11 Additive Sine
12 DWGS Bell
13 DWGS FM Bass
14 HPF Saw-MS2k
15 SynthBass Oct
16 Square Oct Mix
17 Saw Oct Mix
18 DWGS Wire
19 DWGS Digital
20 5th Sine
21 5th Square
22 5th Saw
23 5th Stab Saw
24 Detuned Saw-A26k
25 Unison Saw-MS2k
26 Sync Triangle-MS2k
27 Sync Saw-MS2k
28 HPF Sweep-MS2k
29 Cyber Bass-Z1
30 Ring Bass-MS2k
31 Vibrato Sine
32 Reso Noise
33 NRG Hit
34 Ac.Bass
35 Finger Bass
36 Pick Bass-M1
37 Slap Bass Mix
38 Organ-M1
39 Combo Organ
40 DWGS Clav
41 Voice-VS
42 DWGS Voice
43 Synth Chord Set
44 Pad Chord
45 M1 Piano Chord Set
46 E.Piano Chord Set
47 Guitar Chord Set
48 Organ Chord
49 Vibe Chord
50 Noise
Drum Wave Name
No. Name
1 BD-Dark
2 BD-99 1
3 BD-99 2
4 BD-Analog
5 BD-ZAP
6 BD-99 Dist 1
7 BD-99 Dist 2
8 BD-99 Dist 3
9 BD-Squash
10 BD-88 1
11 BD-88 2
12 BD-Dry 1
13 BD-Dry 2
14 BD-Dry 3
15 BD-Dry 4
16 BD-Hip
17 BD-R&B
18 BD-Ambi
19 BD-Defness
20 BD-Defness/OHH
21 BD-Jungle
22 BD-Jungle/Crash
23 SD-99 1
24 SD-99 2
25 SD-88 1
26 SD-88 2
27 SD-Analog R&B
28 SD-77
29 SD-Disco
30 SD-Dry 1
31 SD-Dry 2
32 SD-Dry 3
33 SD-Dry 4
34 SD-Ambi 1
35 SD-Ambi 2
36 SD-Piccolo 1
37 SD-Piccolo 2
38 SD-Hip
39 SD-Brash Dist
40 SD-Crackle
41 SD-Jungle
42 SD-R&B 1
43 SD-R&B 2
44 SD-R&B 3
45 SD-R&B 4
46 SD-Rim 1
47 SD-Rim 2
48 SD-88 Rim
49 Clap-99
50 Clap-88