Step Recording - Korg Electribe EM-1 Owner's Manual

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

Step Recording

The method will differ, depending on whether you are creating a synth part phrase or a
drum part rhythm.
When you press a drum part key, the keyboard function of the step keys will be
defeated, but will return to the previous setting when you once again select a synth
part.
Using the step keys to create a drum part rhythm
1.Press the Pattern mode key (the key will light).
Use the cursor [ ][ ] keys to select Pattern (the corre-
sponding LED will light).
2.Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to
record into.
3.Press a part key (the key will light) to select the part that
you wish to use.
4.The step keys will light to indicate the rhythm of the
selected part. You can press the step keys to modify the
rhythm pattern. Each time you press a key, it will alter-
nate between on (lit) and off (dark).
Using the step keys to create a synth part phrase
If the EM-1
1.Press the Pattern mode key (the key will light). Use the cursor [ ][ ]
keys to select Pattern (the corresponding LED will light).
2.Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to record into.
3.Turn on the Keyboard function (the key will light).
4.Use the Part Select key to select the part that you wish to use.
5.Press the Pattern mode STEP EDIT key, and then use the cursor keys
[ ][ ] to make the parameter select Step Rec (the corresponding
LED will light). The display will indicate the target step (see p.33).
6.Press the Rec key to enter recording mode. At this time, pressing the
Play/Pause key will not start playback.
7.Use the step keys to input the pitch for each note of the phrase. (The
target step will automatically advance by one step each time you do
so.)
8.Recording will end when you input the last step or press the
Stop/Cancel key (the Rec key will go dark).
To input a rest, press the Rest/Tie key. To enter a tie, continue holding
down the step key (the sound will continue) and press the Rest/Tie key.
During recording, you can rotate the dial to move the target step forward or backward.
You can jump to a specific step by holding down the Shift key and pressing the desired
step key.
In step recording, the trigger and note number are recorded simultaneously, but it is
not possible to make detailed settings for the gate time. Use Note Edit (refer to p.32
"Note editing") to re-adjust the trigger and note number, or to adjust the gate time.
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is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.