Rhythm Production Sampler Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Front and rear panel
- 3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
- Conceptual diagram of the ES-1
- Listening to a Song
- Listening to a Pattern
- Listening to a Sample
- Trying out the functions
- Changing the tempo of a song or pattern
- Striking keys to play Parts
- Modifying (editing) the sound
- Editing the effect and delay settings
- Striking the part keys 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 pattern
- Saving a pattern you create (Write)
- Using a Motion Sequence
- Connecting various sources to the audio inputs
- Let’s record a sample
- About the Slice function
- About the Resample function
- Assigning a sample sound to a sample part
- Playing with Pattern Set
- Using the ES-1 as a tone generator module
- Synchronizing with an EA-1 or ER-1
- 4. Sample mode
- Recording a sample
- Selecting a sample
- Playing a sample
- Modifying a sample
- Specifying the start location
- Specifying the end location
- Specifying the fade-out length
- Directly sampling the sound of the ES-1 (Resampling)
- Slice
- Other functions for editing a sample
- Deleting a sample(Delete Sample)
- Checking the remaining amount of sampling area (Memory)
- Saving a sample (WRITE)
- 5. Pattern mode
- Selecting a pattern
- Setting the playback tempo
- Playing a pattern (Pattern Play)
- Creating a pattern
- Motion sequence
- Convenient functions for editing patterns
- Editing motion sequence data
- Pattern Set
- Saving a pattern (WRITE)
- 6. Song mode
- 7. Global mode
- 8. Appendices

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3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
Let’s record a sample
The ES-1 makes it very easy for you to record a sample. Sampled sounds (samples) can
be easily assigned to the parts of each pattern. The sampling area of internal memory
can hold a maximum of 95 seconds, with up 150 samples (100 monaural, 50 stereo).
If the factory preloaded samples are rewritten or erased, they cannot be restored to
their original state. If you do not want to lose the factory preloaded samples, purchase
a SmartMedia
TM
card and perform the Save operation (☞p.55) to make a backup.
If you run out of memory while sampling, sampling will stop automatically. Before you
start sampling, use the Sample mode Memory function (☞p.32) to check the remain-
ing amount of sampling time.
Here’s how to sample the output of an audio device (e.g., MD or CD).
1. Press the Sample mode key (the key will light).Use the cursor keys
[▲][▼] to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample.
2. Connect the audio device that you wish to sample to the audio in
jack (AUDIO IN). The jack is a stereo phone jack, but you may also
use a monaural phone plug if desired. Use the Global mode Audio
In Mode setting to switch between monaural and stereo (☞p.54).
3. In the connection section, set the MIC/LINE gain select switch to
the LINE position.
4. Turn on the Audio In Thru key (the key will light) so that you can
hear the input sound.
5. Either by adjusting the output level of the external device or by
rotating the LEVEL knob, adjust the output level of the connected
device so that the peak LED does not light even when the maxi-
mum output level is reached.
6. Hold down the Pattern Set key, and press the Rec key to enter sam-
pling-ready mode. (The Rec key will light, and the Pattern Set key
and Play/Pause key will blink.)
7. Rotate the dial to set the sampling mode either to stereo “StE” or
monaural “nno.”
8. Press the Play/Pause key to begin sampling at the desired moment.
(The Rec key, Pattern Set key, and Play/Pause key will light.)
9. When you press the Stop/Cancel key, sampling will end. (The Rec
key, Pattern Set key, and Play/Pause key will go dark.)
After sampling, the display will indicate “- -.” (or in the case of ste-
reo, “- -.S”) to indicate that a new sample has been recorded.
By pressing the Play/Pause key you can hear the recorded sample.
If you wish to save the sample you recorded here, you can perform the Write operation
(☞p.32 “Saving a sample (WRITE)”). If you do not wish to save the sample you re-
corded, simply switch samples or record another sample without performing the Write
operation.
There are other ways in which you can record a sample, or modify the sound of a sample
after recording it. For details refer to p.27 “Sample mode.”
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LINE
MIC
Input from
a CD or MD, etc.