Korg EA-1 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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2.Front and rear panel
Sequence Control section
1. Rec key
Use this key to record phrases and movements of the
knobs etc. If you press this key during recording, record-
ing will end, and playback will continue.
2. Stop/Cancel key
This key stops playback of a pattern or song, or cancels an operation.
3. Play/Pause key
This key begins/pauses playback of a pattern or song.
4. TAP, Rest/Tie key
Use this key to enter a tap tempo. During step recording, use this key to input a rest or a
tie.
5. Transpose key
Use this key to transpose a phrase.
Step Key section
1. Select keys
By pressing these keys to turn the Select LEDs on or off, you can use the sixteen step
keys below as up to 64 step keys.
When the Keyboard function is on, these keys are used to switch the octave.
In Song mode, these keys function as rewind and fast-forward keys. When the Pattern
Set function is on, they are used to switch Pattern Set groups.
2. Select LEDs
The upper row of LEDs (green) indicates the location (length 1...4) within the pattern of
the currently-playing phrase pattern.
The lower row of LEDs (red) indicates the location (length 1...4) of the phrase pattern
indicated by the step keys. When the Pattern Set function is on, these LEDs indicate the
pattern set group. When the Keyboard function key is on, these LEDs indicate the octave
position.
3. Step keys 1...16
Use these keys to modify and audition the phrase pattern of each part.
When the Keyboard function key is on, these keys function as a keyboard, allowing you
to play sounds. When the Pattern Set function is on, use these keys to select patterns that
you registered.
4. Keyboard function key
This makes the sixteen step keys function as a keyboard. Each time you press this key,
the setting will alternate on/off. By holding down this key and pressing one of the step
keys, you can switch to the pattern that you assigned to that key (Pattern Set function).