Playing With Pattern Set; Using The Es-1 As A Tone Generator Module - Korg ES-1 Owner's Manual

Playing with Pattern Set

What is Pattern Set?
Pattern Set is a function that lets you register a favorite pattern to each of the sixteen step keys, and use the
step keys to switch patterns. You can use this function to play a performance simply by selecting patterns
one after the other
When you hold down the Pattern Set key (the key will blink) and press
one of the sixteen step keys, the pattern registered for that key will be
selected. At this time you can use the Select keys to change the pattern
set group indicated by the red select LEDs (lower line) 1...4, to use 16 x 4
(total of 64) pattern sets.
If during playback you hold down the Pattern Set key and press another
step key, the pattern registered for that key will begin playing when the
currently-playing pattern finishes playing. ( p.46 "Pattern Set.")
If you hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key, the Pattern
Set function will be held. (The Pattern Set key will blink.)
To defeat this "hold" condition, press the Pattern Set key once again.
You can register new pattern sets. ( p.46, "Registering a pattern for Pat-
tern Set.")
If you switch patterns during playback, the change will occur when
each pattern finishes playing. ( p.33 "The timing at which patterns will changed.")

Using the ES-1 as a tone generator module

Read this section when you wish to use the ES-1 with other connected MIDI equipment.
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI keyboard etc. to the
MIDI IN connector of the ES-1.
1. Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode.
2. Use the cursor [L][M] keys to make the parameter select
LEDs indicate MIDI ch.
3. Set the channel of the transmitting device to match the
channel of the ES-1. ( p.54 "MIDI channel settings.")
4. Use the cursor [L][M] keys to make the parameter select
LEDs indicate Note No. ( p.54 "Setting the MIDI note
number for each part.")
5. Press the desired part key, and the note number for that
part will appear in the display.
When you transmit the corresponding note from the trans-
mitting device, the sound of that part will be played.
For details on the ES-1's MIDI functionality, refer to p.57
"About MIDI."
If you wish to save Global mode settings, you must per-
form the Write operation ( p.56 "Saving Global mode
settings (WRITE)").
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 IN
MIDI cable
MIDI OUT
MIDI keyboard etc.
Set the MIDI channel 3
2
1
Check the Part Note Number
4
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