Korg EMX-1 Bedienungsanleitung

1EOwner‘s Manual

10Common section10. RESET, ERASE keyPressing this key will immediately reset the cur-rent pattern or song back to the beginning. Dur-ing playback, you

112. Parts and their functionsEdit section5412 31. EFFECTIn this section you can select the type of effect andadjust various parameters. : supports mo

125. SYNTH FILTERThese parameters modify the tonal character of thesynth part. : supports motion sequence.CUTOFF : Adjusts the cutoff frequency of th

132. Parts and their functions5. Select LEDsThe upper row of LEDs (green) indicates the loca-tion within the currently-playing pattern (length1 throug

14Rear panel1. ~AC 9VConnect the included AC/AC power supply to thisconnector.2. STANDBY, ON (power switch)Pressing this switch will alternate between

152. Parts and their functionsItems and functions in the display1. Parameter displayThis area displays pattern names, song names, andparameter names.2

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173. Basic operationPreparationsConnectionsPHONESMIXER etc.ACMIC1BALORUNBALLINE IN 1LOW CUT75Hz18dB/OCTTRIM+10dB-40dB1060U-10dBVMICGAINLINE IN 7-8LRBA

18The factory-set preset data has been cre-ated so that the optimal tone is producedwhen the TUBE GAIN knob is at the "0"position.Playing a

194. Pattern modePart(☞p.22)Playing patternsWhat is a Pattern?A “pattern” is a short segment of a performance that consists ofrhythm patterns created

PrecautionsLocationUsing the unit in the following locations can result in amalfunction.• In direct sunlight• Locations of extreme temperature or humi

20Selecting a pattern1. Press the PATTERN key (the key will light).2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display indicates “(patter n name ).”3. Turn

214. Pattern modeUsing the TAP key to set the tempoWhile a pattern is playing, press the TAP key twice or more at quar-ter-note intervals of the desir

22Playing the sound of a partWhat is a Part?A “part” is the smallest unit within a pattern. Each part contains asound, a rhythm or phrase pattern, eff

234. Pattern modeSelecting a partUse the part keys to select the part that you want to edit.Drum partWhen you press a drum part key, the assigned soun

24Adding accents to a partSpecifying the accent locations and strengthYou can apply an accent (volume emphasis) independently to thedrum parts and to

254. Pattern modeMaking a pattern “swing”Specifying the amount of swingSWING ... 5

263. Turn the dial to set the roll type.You cannot apply a roll to note-on data from an external MIDI de-vice.Assigning the output of each partOUTPUT

274. Pattern modeUsing the arpeggiatorPerforming with the arpeggiatorTo arpeggiate a drum part1. Select the drum part that you want to play.2. When yo

28Changing the scale of the arpeggiatorARPEGGIO SCALE ... Chroma...OctaveYou can change the scale that is being

294. Pattern modeEditing soundsFor each drum part, you can select a drum sound wave, or sample. For each synthpart, you can select a synth oscillator

3Table of Contents1. Introduction ... 7Main features ... 7Saving your data on the EMX-1 ...

30LEVEL ... 0...127Sets the output level. Turning the knob toward the right wil

314. Pattern modeEditing the sound of a synth partSynth oscillatorSYNTH OSCILLATOR TYPE ...Turn th

32DRIVE... 0...127This is a new circuit that controls the amount of distortion

334. Pattern modeModulationThese are the parameters that create time-varying change, such asLFO and EG.SPEED ...

34Oscillator type listWAVE FORM (Wave form)This oscillator type provides two oscillators whose waveformyou can modify continuously. OSC EDIT2 adjusts

354. Pattern modeCHORD OSC (Chord oscillator)This oscillator type provides four oscillators that can output basicwaveforms. Using this, you can produc

36OSC SYNC (Oscillator sync)This oscillator type forcibly resets the phase of the oscillator 2waveform (the “slave”) at the frequency of oscillator 1

374. Pattern modeADDITIVE OSC (Additive oscillator)The additive oscillator creates a waveform by adding threeoscillators. This is a good way to make o

38PCM OSC+COMB(PCM oscillator + comb filter)This oscillator type lets you use one of the 76 PCM (sampled)waveforms as an oscillator. The wide variety

394. Pattern modeDrum PCM ListNo.Name Category70 SD-Brk171 SD-Brk272 SD-Brk373 SD-Brk474 SD-D&B75 SD-Clap176 SD-Clap277 SD-R&B178 SD-R&B27

4Oscillator type list ... 34Drum PCM List ...39Synth PCM List ...

40Synth PCM ListNo. Name Category66 CH-Piano Chord Set(Maj,min,Maj7,min7)67 CH-M1Pia Chord Set(Maj,min,Maj7,min7)68 CH-EPian Chord Set(Maj,min,Maj7,mi

414. Pattern modeEffectsUsing the effectsThe EMX-1 contains three separate effect processors. For each pattern, you canuse up to any three of the sixt

42If you have difficulty editing because a motion sequence is affectinga knob, turn off the motion sequence while you edit (☞p.58 “Motionsequence”).Ef

434. Pattern modeEffect parametersREVERB (Reverb)This effect simulates the reverberation and spatial character ofa hall.FX EDIT1: Time ...

44FX EDIT1: Speed...1...127Specifies the sampling interval and the sampling time.The sampling interval is syn

454. Pattern modePITCH SHIFTER (Pitch shifter)This effect modifies the pitch.FX EDIT1: Pitch ... -2400...+2400Specifies

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474. Pattern modeRecording a phraseYou can specify a synth sound or rhythm sound for each part, and record a phrasepattern for it.If you want to erase

486. Use the step keys as a keyboard to record the phrase, pressing theappropriate key to enter the desired pitch at the desired time.7. The pattern w

494. Pattern modeTo record a phrase for a synth part1. If the EMX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-back.2. Press the PATTERN key (

5Event recording ... 72Recording song event data...72To record using Event Recording ...

50Editing sequence dataHere’s how to edit patterns that you have recorded or patterns that are saved inmemory.If you want to keep the changes you made

514. Pattern mode5. Press a step key to change the trigger setting for the correspondinglocation. Each time you press a step key, the trigger will be

52Specifying the length and time signatureof a patternHere’s how the Length, Beat (time signature), and Last Step are related.On the EMX-1, the total

534. Pattern mode4. Turn the dial to set the beat.5. If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RE-NAME key. (☞p.64 “Saving a pattern

54Moving data within a patternMOVE DATA... MOVE, REPEAT, RANDOMUse this function to move phrase pattern or motion sequ

554. Pattern mode3. The display indicates “Move”; turn the dial to change this to “Ran-dom,” and then press step key 2 once again.4. The selected part

56Copying a partCOPY PART...Here’s how you can copy the selected part (with

574. Pattern mode1. If the EMX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-back.2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 7 (CLEAR PART).

58Motion sequenceWhat is a motion sequence?The EMX-1 has a Motion Sequence function that lets you record andplayback realtime changes made to the knob

594. Pattern modeIf you press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback and then savethe pattern as described in “Saving a pattern,” the motion sequencedat

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60Editing motion sequence dataHere's how you can edit motion sequence data for each part or effect. You can editthe data in units of a single ste

614. Pattern modeThe motion sequence you edit will return to the state prior to editingif you switch to another pattern before you write the data. If

62Pattern SetWhat is Pattern Set?Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign a favorite pattern toeach of the sixteen step keys, and select these p

634. Pattern mode1. Press step key 1 of group 1 (select LED 1 lit).2. Continue holding down step key 1, and press step key 5. Step keys 1through 5 wil

64Saving a patternIf you want to keep a pattern that you edited or created, you must perform theWrite/Rename operation explained below. When you perfo

655. Song mode5. Song modeEach song consists of patterns arranged in a particular playback order. You cancreate and store up to 64 songs in the EMX-1.

66Playing a song1. Press the SONG key. The SONG key will light.2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(song name).”3. Turn the dial to s

675. Song modeUsing the tap tempo key to set the tempoWhile a song is playing, press the tap key twice or more at the de-sired tempo. The interval at

68Creating a songYou can create a song by arranging patterns in the desired order.If while editing a song, you switch to a dif ferent song, the data y

695. Song mode4. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the display read “NoteOfs.”5. Use the dial to specify the pitch. A setting of ±1 offsets the pitc

71. Introduction1. IntroductionThank you for purchasing the ELECTRIBE MX(subsequently referred to as the “EMX-1”).The EMX-1 Music Production Station c

70Editing a songYou can edit a song by inserting or deleting patterns. Knob movements and yourown performance can also be added to a song.If you want

715. Song modeErasing data from a songCLEAR SONG ...1. If the EMX-1 is playing,

72Event recordingRecording song event dataIn addition to letting you arrange patterns to create a song, the EMX-1’s Song modealso lets you record your

735. Song modeSaving a songIf you want to keep song data that you created, you must perform this Write/Renameoperation. If you don’t want to keep the

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756. Global mode6. Global modeIn Global mode you can set parameters such as metronomesettings, overall tuning, memory protect, etc. To enter Globalmod

76Saving your Global modesettingsHere’s how to save the settings you made in Global modeand MIDI mode. If you want to keep the changes you made,you mu

776. Global modeFormatting SmartMediaHere’s how to format a SmartMedia card so that itcan be used by the EMX-1.Formatting will erase the entire conten

785. The parameter display will indicate “Load” and thevalue display will indicate “All” Press key 13.6. Select the file that you want to load. The va

797. MIDI mode7. MIDI modeIn this mode you can set the MIDI channel, clock, and pitchbend range.If you want to save the settings you make in MIDImode,

8to adjust the level of the EMX-1’s output signalbeing sent through the vacuum tubes, controllingthe smooth distortion and rich overtone structurethat

80MIDI UtilityHere you can make MIDI filter settings, assign drum notenumbers, assign control change numbers, and transmit/receive MIDI data.Making MI

817. MIDI modeAbout note-on/note-offWhen you press a drum part key, a note-on mes-sage of the note number assigned to each drum partkey will be transm

82Transmitting sound settings andother dataSong, pattern, global, and MIDI settings can be transmit-ted from the EMX-1 as MIDI exclusive data and stor

837. MIDI modeSetting the pitch bend rangeWhen the EMX-1 receives a pitch bend message [En, vv, vv](vv, vv: lower and upper bytes of the value, togeth

845. Make settings on your external MIDI device (mas-ter) so that it will transmit MIDI clock messages.6. Return to Pattern mode or Song mode.7. When

857. MIDI modeAbout synchronization in SongmodeIn Song mode, the EMX-1 will also transmit Song Select andSong Position Pointer messages.Song SelectWhe

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878. Appendix8. AppendixTroubleshootingNothing appears in the display when Ipress the POWER switch![ ] Is the AC/AC power supply connected?[ ] Is th

88Error messagesIf an error message is displayed, you can clear it by press-ing the STOP/CANCEL key.Card FmtThe SmartMedia™ could not be read.➝ Use yo

898. AppendixRestoring the factory settingsThe pattern and song data with which the EMX-1 was shippedfrom the factory is called the “preload data.” Yo

92. Parts and their functions2. Parts and their functionsTop panel1. MASTER VOLUMEThis knob adjusts the output volume of the lineout jacks and the hea

90No. Name Pr ogrammerAudio In Tempo: LengthA01 Electro1 KORG 134 8A02 PrgHous1 KORG 136 8A03 HardHs1 Fernando Lopez 140 8A04 UKHouse1 Tomoki Hirata 1

918. AppendixNo. Name P r ogrammerAudio In Tempo LengthC01 HardHs5 KORG O 157 8C02 HardHs6 KORG O 150 8C03 Gabba1 James Sajeva O 157 8C04 2Step3 KORG

92Knob/Sw - MIDI ListPART MIDI CH(INITIAL) PARAMETER CC(INITIAL) NRPN MOTION SEQ SONG EVENTSYNTH1-5 1(GLOBAL)=CH1 OSC TYPE CC#70 X X2=CH2 WAVE NRPN X

Index6Tri ... 528Tri ... 52AACCENT ... 24Accent parts ...

RRealtime Recording ... 47Recording a motion sequence... 58rename ... 73REPEAT ...

96FX ChainEffect 2L/R BusFX ChainEffect 3Effect 1Effect Type,FX Edit1, FX Edit2Synth Part 2Synth Part 3Synth Part 4Synth Part 5to FX1 Busto FX2 Busto

Recognized RemarksFunction ...[Production station]ELECTRIBE·MX (EMX-1)Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO O : YesMode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4

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