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

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

Conceptual diagram of the ER-1

On the ER-1, a song consists mainly of Patterns (which consist of Parts and delay settings) and event
data (refer to p.36 "Recording performances or knob movements to a song (Event Recording)").
Structure of Song
Songs: S01...S16
Pattern order Event data
A03 Part Solo
B53 Part Mute
C07 Part Trigger
D06
A52
B17
·
·
·
End

Listening to a Song

1. Press the Song Mode key to enter Song mode (the key will light).
2. Use the cursor [ ][ ] 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 ER-1, a song is musical data consisting of Patterns
arranged in the desired playback order. The ER-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.
(Refer to p.33 "Song mode.")
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Patterns: A01...D64
Pattern data Part data
Tempo Synth1
Length Synth2
· Beat/Scale Synth3
· Synth4
Delay Audio1
Audio2
HiHat(C)
HiHat(O)
Cymbal
H.Clap
Accent
Part
Rhythm pattern
Parameter
Wave
Pitch
Mod Depth
·
·
Pan
Level
Delay
Type
Parameter
Delay Depth
Normal
Delay Time
TempoDelay
Song
Pattern(A03) Pattern(B01) Pattern(A01)
Motion sequence
Motion sequence
2
1
3
Stop/
Cancel key
4
Pattern(A02)