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3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
3. Basic operation (Quick Start)
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Playing with Pattern Set
What is Pattern Set?
Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign favorite patterns to the 16 step keys,
and switch between them as desired. While playing, you can successively select
favorite patterns, or play combinations of patterns as a loop (see p.40 "Chain
playing pattern sets").
When you hold down the Keyboard key (the key will blink) and
press one of the sixteen step keys, the pattern assigned to 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 Keyboard key and press an-
other step key, the pattern assigned to that key will begin playing
when the currently-playing pattern finishes playing. (Refer to p.40
"Pattern Set.")
While the Keyboard key is blinking, it will control the Pattern Set
function.
If you hold down the Shift key and press the Keyboard key, the Pattern Set function will
be held. (The Keyboard key will blink.)
To defeat this "hold" condition, press the Keyboard key once again.
You can assign new pattern sets. (Refer to p.41, "Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set.")
Pattern sets cannot be used in Song mode.
If you switch patterns during playback, the change will occur when each pattern
finishes playing. (Refer to p.25 "The timing at which patterns will change.")
Using the EM-1 as a tone generator module
Read this section when you wish to use the EM-1 with other connected MIDI equip-
ment. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI keyboard etc.
to the MIDI IN connector of the EM-1 .
1.Press the Global mode key to enter Global mode.
2.Use the cursor [▲][▼] keys to select MIDI ch (the corresponding
LED will light).
3.Press the part key for synth part 1 of the EM-1, and then turn the
dial to select the same channel as the connected MIDI keyboard
(or other device) (see p.47 “Setting the MIDI channel of each part
(MIDI ch)”).
4.When you play the connected MIDI keyboard (or other device),
you will hear the sound of synth part 1.
If you have connected a multi-track MIDI sequencer, set the MIDI
channel of synth parts 1 and 2, and the drum part (see p.47 “Setting
the MIDI channel of each part (MIDI ch)”). Set each part to the MIDI
channel of the track that you want it to play, and start your external
sequencer to play the parts.
For details on the EM-1's MIDI functionality, refer to p.49 "About MIDI."
If you wish to save Global mode settings, you must perform the Write operation (Re-
fer to p.48 “Saving your changes in Global mode (WRITE)”).