Korg EM-1 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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2. Front and rear panel
The controls and other parts of the
EM-1 can be broadly grouped as
shown in the diagram.
Common section
1. MASTER VOLUME
This knob adjusts the volume that is output from
the line out jacks and the headphone jacks.
2. Tempo Lock
When this key is on, the tempo will not change
when you select different patterns.
3. Display
This shows the value of the currently selected pa-
rameter, and various messages.
4. Dial
Use this to modify the value shown in the display.
5. MIDI (LED)
This will light when valid MIDI messages are received.
6. Beat (LED)
This will blink at quarter-note intervals to indicate the tempo.
7. [][] (cursor keys)
In each mode, use these keys to select parameters from the matrix shown in the display.
8. Matrix
The parameters that will appear in the display are listed here for each mode. Use the
cursor keys to make the desired parameter select LED light.
9. Mode keys
These keys are used to select PATTERN, STEP EDIT , SONG, or GLOBAL modes.
10. WRITE key
Use this key when you wish to save settings that you modified in Pattern, Song, or
Global mode, or to save Pattern Set data.