Setting The Playback Tempo; Using The Dial To Set The Tempo; Using The Tap Tempo Key To Set The Tempo; Locking The Tempo Of A Song - Korg ESX-1 Owner's Manual

Setting the playback tempo

TEMPO .............................................................. 20.0...300.00

Using the dial to set the tempo

Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select "Tempo" in the display.
Turn the dial to adjust the tempo. If you want to make tempo adjust-
ments in units below the decimal point, hold down the shift key
while you turn the dial.

Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo

While a song is playing, press the tap key twice or more at the de-
sired tempo. The interval at which you press the key will be de-
tected, and converted into the tempo. You can use this method to set
the tempo even when the ESX-1 is paused or stopped.

Locking the tempo of a song

Turn the TEMPO LOCK key on if you want to play back the song at
the tempo specified by the song.
If the TEMPO LOCK key is off, the tempo will switch to the value
specified by the pattern each time the position changes during song
playback. However even if the position changes, the tempo will be
maintained if the pattern is the same.
I f you use t h e di a l or t a p t e mpo t o change t h e t e mpo, t h e t e mpo
s e t t i n g s a v e d i n t h e s o n g w i l l b e c h a n g e d . I f y o u h a v e c h a n g e d t h e
t e m p o a n d t h e n s w i t c h t o a d i f f e r e n t s o n g w i t h o u t w r i t i n g ( s a v i n g )
t h e s o n g w h o s e t e m p o y o u c h a n g e d , i t w i l l r e v e r t t o i t s o r i g i n a l t e m p o .
I f y o u w a n t t o k e e p t h e n e w t e m p o s e t t i n g , y o u m u s t W r i t e t h e s o n g .
If you use Event Recording to record tempo events, the tempo data will
also be updated by those events.( p.81 "Event recording")
You can use t h e di a l or t a p key t o set t h e t e mpo regardl e ss of t h e
T e m p o L o c k k e y o n / o f f s e t t i n g .
You can save t h e on/ o f f st a t e of t h e Tempo Lock key i n dependent l y
f o r each song. I f you want t o save t h e t e mpo you modi f i e d, perf o rm
t h e W r i t e o p e r a t i o n . (
I f t h e G L O B A L m o d e " C l o c k " p a r a m e t e r i s s e t t o " E X T " o r " A U T O , "
a n d t h e E S X - 1 i s s y n c h r o n i z e d t o M I D I C l o c k , t h e t e m p o s e t t i n g a n d
t e m p o e v e n t s s a v e d f o r t h e s o n g w i l l b e i g n o r e d .
p . 8 2 " S a v i n g a s o n g " )
6. Song mode
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