Korg ELECTRIBER ER-1 manual

Thank you purchasing the Korg ELECTRIBE·R ER-1. In order to enjoy long and trouble-free use, please read this manual carefully and use the instr ument correctly . E 2[...]

2 T o 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 temperatur e or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty locations • Locations of excessive vibration Power supply Please connect [...]

3 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................... 6 Main features ......................................................................................... 6 About the data you create on the ER-1 .................................................................................... 6 Make connections and p[...]

4 Playing a pattern (Pattern Play) ........................................................... 22 The timing at which patterns will change ............................................................ 22 Playing from the beginning of a pattern (Reset & Play) ...................................... 22 About the tempo when the pattern is changed ..[...]

5 Creating a song .................................................................................... 34 Creating a song from scratch .............................................................................. 34 Erasing song data (Clear Song) ............................................................................................. 34 Speci[...]

6 1.Introduction 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Electribe/R ER-1. The Electribe/R ER-1 is a unique and easy-to-use rhythm instr ument that uses DSP synthesis tech- nology to help anyone from beginners to har d-core users to pr oduce truly original music. By using the front panel knobs and keys, you can cr eate analog percussion sounds[...]

7 1.Introduction 1.Introduction Make connections and play! Example connections AC Local V oltage Power switch Adapter cable holder 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 adap[...]

8 2.Front and rear panel Sequence control section Common section Step key section Synthesizer section Part select section Connector section 1 4 2 3 5 2. Front and rear panel The controls and other parts of the ER-1 can be broadly gr ouped as shown in the diagram. Synthesizer section 1. OSCILLA TOR Here you can contr ol the waveform and the pitch. ?[...]

9 2.Front and rear panel 2.Front and rear panel 1 2 3 4 7 56 9 8 10 1 4 5 2 3 67 Part Select section 1. Ring Mod (ring modulation key) This key switches modulation between parts (ring modulation) on/off. 2. Crash (crash part key) This key selects the cymbal part. When you press this key , the crash cymbal will sound. 3. H.Clap (handclap part key) T[...]

10 2.Parts 1 23 4 5 9. Mode keys Use these keys to move to the desired mode: Pattern, Song, Global, or MIDI.During playback you can move to Global mode, but not to MIDI mode. 10. WRITE key Use this key when you wish to save settings that you modified in Pattern, Song, Global, or MIDI mode, or to save Pattern Set data. Sequence Control section 1. Re[...]

11 2.Parts 2.Parts 4. Pattern Set key By holding down this key and pressing one of the step keys, you can switch to the pat- tern that you register ed for that key . 5. Shift key This key is used in conjunction with other keys. When held down, it gives an additional function to another key . Shift + Play/Pause key: Playback fr om the beginning of t[...]

12 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 1 2 4 3 Stop/ Cancel key Song Pattern(A02) Pattern(A03) Pattern(A01) Pattern(B01) 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Conceptual diagram of the ER-1 On the ER-1 , a song consists mainly of Patterns (which consist of Parts and delay settings) and event data (refer to p.36 "Recor ding performances or knob movemen[...]

13 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 1 2 4 3 Stop/ Cancel key 64 Part Pattern Part 64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 64 Part 64 Part 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -------Motion sequence data-- --- -------Motion sequence data-- --- -------Motion sequence data-- --- -------Motion sequence data-- --- Change the tempo[...]

14 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 2 1 2 Part 64 ----------Motion sequence data------ --- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Striking keys to play Parts By striking the part keys, you can play the corr esponding sounds. The audio-in parts will sound when an audio signal is connected to the audio input jacks. (Refer to p.19, "Connecting various sour ces to the a[...]

15 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 1 3 2 3 1 22 Striking the part keys along with a song or pattern 1. In Song mode or Pattern mode, press the Play/Pause key to begin playback. 2. As you listen to the song or pattern, strike the part keys to play along. Modify (edit) the sound along with a song or pattern 1. In Son[...]

16 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 2 1 1 3 4 4 X 16 16th note 16 32 48 64 Note value of each step key Scale/Beat display Pattern Length (number of steps) =1 =2 =3 =4 X 16 32nd note 16 32 48 64 X 16 16th note (triplet) 12 24 36 48 Modifying (editing) a rhythm pattern What is a Rhythm Pattern? A Rhythm Pattern is a sequence of rhythms (i.e., the tim[...]

17 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 6 5 5 2 1 1 4 3,6 3 2,4 • Using the part keys to edit the rhythm (Realtime Recording) If you wish to hear the metronome while you r ecor d, refer to p.38 "Metr o- nome settings." 1. Pr ess the Pattern Mode key (the key will light). Use the cursor [ ▲ ][ ▼ ] keys to[...]

18 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 1 6 2 3 4 5 Using a Motion Sequence What is a Motion Sequence? On parts other than the Accent part, you can record the changes you make to the sound using the knobs, and loop them for playback. This data is called a Motion Sequence (refer to p.28 "Motion Sequence"). There are two types of sequence. A &q[...]

19 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Input from a CD or MD, etc. 1 Peak LED 2 6 4 5 3 7 7 Connecting various sources to the audio inputs Let's try connecting various types of audio device (radio, or MD or CD player) or tone generator to the audio input jacks. Sound that contains no drums is most ef fective. T ry[...]

20 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) Pattern Set 1 Pattern Set 3 Hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key to hold the Pattern Set function. MIDI keyboard etc. MIDI cable Set the MIDI channel Check the Part Note Number 4 5 1 2 3 MIDI IN MIDI OUT Playing with Pattern Set What is Pattern Set? Pattern Set is a function that lets you r egist[...]

21 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) 5 6 2 3 EA-1 ER-1 ER-1 EA-1 ER-1 EA-1 MIDI IN MIDI OUT 5 6 4 7 4 2 3 1 1 MIDI cable Synchronized playback with the EA-1 By synchr onizing the Electribe ER-1 and EA-1 you can enjoy even greater performance possibilities. Her e's how you can make the EA-1 playback in synchroniz[...]

22 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. Pattern (A01) Rhythm patterns (maximum 64 steps) Parts 256 patterns A01...D64 Percussion Synthesizer 1 (Synth Parameter-8, Motion Sequence) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8[...]

23 4.Pattern mode 4.Pattern mode Selecting parts The ER-1 has the following eleven parts. • Four synthesizer parts pr oduced by analog modeling • T wo audio input parts which gate the audio signal from the AUDIO IN jacks • Open Hi-hat, Closed Hi-hat, Crash Cymbal, and Handclap parts that use PCM waveforms • An Accent part that contains dyna[...]

24 4.Pattern mode Creating a pattern There ar e two ways to create a pattern. Y ou can start with a pattern that is similar to the desired r esult and then edit it, or you can create a pattern fr om scratch by specifying the sound and rhythm pattern for each part. Either way , the ER-1 makes it easy for you to create your own original r hythm patte[...]

25 4.Pattern mode 4.Pattern mode Level 0...100 Adjust the output level. Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the volume. For the Accent part, this will ad- just the Accent Level (the degree to which the volume will be emphasized when Accent is on). (Refer to p.27 "Adding accents to a rhythm pattern.") Low Boost 0...100 This em[...]

26 4.Pattern mode Length, Scale/Beat settings Y ou 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 af fect 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 ke[...]

27 4.Pattern mode 4.Pattern mode Creating a Rhythm Pattern There ar e two ways to create a rhythm pattern. The first is Step Recording, in which you use the step keys to cr eate the rhythm as you view the lit/unlit condition of the keys. The second is Realtime Recording, in which you strike the part keys at the timing at which you want to recor d e[...]

28 4.Pattern mode Motion sequence Playing a motion sequence A motion sequence can be played back in one of the following two ways, and you can select the playback method indepen- dently for each part. Smooth : Knob values will be connected smoothly , and the sound will change smoothly . T rig Hold (trigger hold): The value of the motion sequence kn[...]

29 4.Pattern mode 4.Pattern mode Convenient functions for editing patterns If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func- tions, y ou must perf orm the Write operation before se- lecting a diff erent pattern or turning off the power . Erasing rhythm pattern data from a part T o erase the rhythm pattern data for the selected part, you ca[...]

30 4.Pattern mode Copying a part (Copy Part) Y ou can copy the sound settings and rhythm pattern data (in- cluding motion sequence) from another part to the selected part. 1. If the pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback. 2. Press a part key to select the copy destination part (the key will light). 3. Hold down the Shift key[...]

31 4.Pattern mode 4.Pattern mode Pattern Set Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite pat- terns to each of the sixteen step keys, and switch them at the touch of a key . During playback, you can successively switch patterns to per- form a song. By using the Select key in conjunction with this to switch pat- tern set groups, you[...]

32 4.Pattern mode Saving a pattern (Write) If you wish to keep the pattern data that you create, you must perform this W rite operation. When you perform the W rite op- eration, "Data Copy within a pattern" (p.30) will occur auto- matically , depending on the pattern length. If you intentionally want to discard your edits and r evert to t[...]

33 5.Song mode 5.Song mode 5. Song mode A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired or der of play- back. Y ou can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the ER-1 . In addition to pattern playback, songs can also recor d rhythms and knob movements. Press the Song mode key to enter Song mode. Song (S01) S01...S16 16 so[...]

34 5.Song mode Creating a song Creating a song from scratch Here's how to cr eate a song by placing patterns in the desired order . If you s witch to a diff erent song while editing a song, your edited data will be lost. If you wish to keep the edited song, you m ust perform the Write operation to save the song data. Erasing song data (Clear S[...]

35 5.Song mode 5.Song mode Editing a song Y ou can insert a new pattern into a song, or delete an existing pattern. Y ou can also add knob movements or your own per- formance to a song. If you wish to keep the edited song, you must perform the Write operation. If you select a different song or turn off the power without perf or ming the Write opera[...]

36 5.Song mode Changing the pattern for a specific position 1. If you are playing back, pr ess the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback. 2. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Position . 3. Use the dial to select the position that you wish to modify . 4. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Patte[...]

37 5.Song mode 5.Song mode Deleting event data from a song (Clear Event) This operation deletes all event data from the selected song. 1. If the song is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back. 2. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 15 ( Clear Event ). (The 15 key will blink.) 3. Press step key 15 once again to clear the data. [...]

38 6.Global mode 6. Global mode In Global mode you can set parameters such as Metr onome or Protect. Pr ess the Global mode key to enter Global mode. T o execute Global mode, press the previous mode key . The settings you make in Global mode will be cancelled if you turn off the power without Writing. If you wish to sav e the settings you make, y o[...]

39 6.Global mode 6.Global mode Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ER-1 as master (int) 1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ER-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 indi- cate Clock . 3. Rotate the dial to sel[...]

40 7.MIDI mode 7. MIDI mode In MIDI mode you can make MIDI-related settings, and dump exclusive data. Press the MIDI mode key to enterMIDI mode. T o exit MIDI mode, press the mode key for the previous mode. If you turn off the power without Wr iting, the settings you made in MIDI mode will be lost. If you wish to keep the modified settings, you m u[...]

41 7.MIDI mode 7.MIDI mode MIDI filter settings Here you can select the types of MIDI message that will be trans- mitted 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 t[...]

42 8.Appendices 8. Appendices About MIDI 1. MIDI channels 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 ER-1 is set by the MIDI Channel setting in MIDI mode. 2. Note-on/off When you strike a key pad, the note nu[...]

43 8.Appendices 8.Appendices the location at which playback will start, and then playback in synchronization. If you use the dial or Select keys to fast-for - ward or rewind while the song is playing, Song Position Pointer messages will not be transmitted. Be aware that if you perform these operations during synchronized playback, the synchr o- niz[...]

44 8.Appendices Error messages Data could not be written. When writing a song to a differ ent song num- ber , the maximum number of recordable events was exceeded. Use the Clear Event operation to erase unwanted events from the song. Protect was turned "on" for the memory into which you attempted to write data. In Global mode, turn the Pr[...]

45 8.Appendices 8.Appendices Example sounds Analog Kick 1 Analog Snare 1 Electric T om Zap Analog Kick 2 Analog Snare 2 Analog Cowbell Noise Shot[...]

46 8.Appendices Blank chart When you have created a sound that you like, you can stor e the knob and key locations in this page.[...]

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48 8.Appendices Index A Accent ------------------------ 9, 27 ACCENT Part ---------- 9, 14, 27 AMP Decay ---------------------- 8, 24 Level ------------------------ 8, 25 Low Boost ----------------- 8, 25 Pan -------------------------- 8, 24 AUDIO IN ---------- 9, 11, 19, 38 AUDIO IN Part -------------- 9, 19 A UDIO IN THR U ----------- 9, 19 B Bea[...]

49 8.Appendices 8.Appendices Pattern Set ----------- 11, 20, 31 Play ----------------------- 20, 31 Registering ------------------- 31 Write --------------------------- 31 Peak --------------------------- 9, 19 Peak LED ------------------------- 9 PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER ---------------------------------- 9, 19 Pitch --------------------------- 8, 2[...]

50 8.Appendices Pattern Name List * Patterns and initial data for the demo song ar e assigned to bank D. * The first pattern of each style is assigned to step keys 1...16 of the Pattern Set function. A Bank No. Pattern Name Style Te m p o A01 Electro Live Electro 135 A02 Analog Perc Electro 130 A03 Old Skewl Electro 129 A04 Fun with Knobs Electro 1[...]

51 T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Function ... [Rhythm machine] ELECTRIBE R · ER-1 MIDI Implementation Chart Mode 1: OMNI ON, POL Y Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO O : Y es Mode 3: OMNI OFF , POL Y Mode 4: OMNI OFF , MONO × : No Basic Default 1 – 16 1 – 16 Memorized channel Changed 1 – 16 1 – 16 Default 3 Mode Messages ×× Altered * * * * * * * *[...]

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