Basic Operation (Quick Start); Conceptual Diagram Of The Es-1; Listening To A Song - Korg ES-1 Owner's Manual

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

Conceptual diagram of the ES-1

On the ES-1, a song consists mainly of a sequence of patterns (each with parts to which
samples have been assigned, and effect and delay settings) plus event data ( p.51 "Re-
cording performances and knob movements in a song (Event Recording)").
Structure of Song
Songs: S01...S16
Pattern order Event data
A03 Part Solo
B53 Part Mute
B07 Part Trigger
A06 ·
A52
·
B17
·
·
·
·
End
Effect
Type
Reverb
Flg./Cho.
·
·
Wah

Listening to a Song

1. Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode (the key will light).
2. Use the cursor [L][M] keys to make the parameter select LED indicate
Song (the top LED).
3. Rotate the dial to select the desired song (S01...S16).
4. Press the Play/Pause key to playback the song (the key will light). When
the song ends, playback will stop automatically (the key will go dark).
To pause during playback, press the Play/Pause key (the key will blink). To
resume playback, press the Play/Pause key once again (the key will light).
To stop playback, press the Stop/Cancel key.
It is not possible to change songs during playback.
What is a Song?
On the ES-1, a song is musical data consisting of Patterns
arranged in the desired playback order. The ES-1 lets you
create and store up to sixteen songs. In each song you can
arrange up to 256 patterns, and rhythm and knob move-
ments can also be recorded in addition to the playback.
( p.48 "Song mode.")
Patterns: A01...D64
Pattern data Part data
Tempo Sample 1
Sample 2
Length
Sample 3
Beat/Scale
Sample 4
Sample 5
Effect
Sample 6A
Delay Sample 6B
Sample 7A
Sample 7B
Slice Sample
Audio In
Accent
Parameter Motion sequence
Edit 1
Edit 2
3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
Sample(Total max 95 sec.)
Mono
00. 01. 02. 03. 04.
l l l l
05. 06. 07. 08. · · ·
l l
Part
Parameter Rhythm pattern
Sample No.
Effect On/Off
Pitch/Speed
Filter
·
Pan
Level
Delay
Type Parameter Motion sequence
Normal Delay Depth
BPM Sync Delay Time
Song
Pattern(A03) Pattern(A01)
Pattern(B01)
Stereo
00.S 01.S
02.S 03.S· · ·
Motion sequence
2
1
3
Stop/
Cancel key
4
Pattern(A02)
13