2. Front and rear panel

Connector section

The controls and other parts of the ES-1 each fall into one of six groups:

Common section

Sequence control section

Step key section

Effects section

Part edit section

Part select section

This knob adjusts the volume that is output from the line out jacks and the headphone jacks.

2.AUDIO IN THRU

This key sends the external output directly to the line out jacks and headphone jack.

When this key is on, the Pan, Level, Filter, Effect, and Roll of the Audio In part will have no effect.

3.Display

This shows the value of the currently selected pa- rameter, and various messages.

2. Front and rear panel

Effect section

???Edit 2: Adjust the effect. The result will differ depending on the type of effect.

???Motion Seq (motion sequence): This lets you record and play back movements of

the Edit 1 and Edit 2 knobs. Each time you press this key, the setting will alternate between on (lit) and off (dark).

2.Original Value (LED)

This will light when the knob etc. that you are currently moving arrives at the same position as the original value of the sound in the pattern.

3.DELAY

Here you can control the delay effect.

???Depth (delay depth): Adjust the depth of the delay.

???Time (delay time): Adjust the delay time.

???Motion Seq (motion sequence): This lets you record and play back movements of

the Depth and Time knobs. Each time you press this key, the setting will alternate between on (lit) and off (dark).

??? BPM Sync: This selects whether the delay time will automatically be matched to the tempo. Pressing this key will alternate between on (lit) and off (dark).

Part Edit section

2.Effect

For each part, this key switches the effect on (lit) or off (dark).

3.Roll

For each part, this key switches the roll effect (successive strikes) on (lit) or off (dark).

4.Reverse

For each part, this key turns reverse playback on (lit) or off (dark).

5.Pitch/Speed

This knob adjusts the pitch of the sample. For the Audio In part, it sets the gate time (duration of the sound).

6.Filter

This knob adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter.

7.Level

This knob adjusts the level. For the Accent part, it adjusts the accent level.

8.Pan (panpot)

This knob sets the stereo location of the sound.

2. Front and rear panel

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

Conceptual diagram of the ES-1

On the ES-1, a song consists mainly of a sequence of patterns (each with parts to which samples have been assigned, and effect and delay settings) plus event data (???p.51 ???Re- cording performances and knob movements in a song (Event Recording)???).

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

2.Use the cursor [???][???] keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate

Pattern (top).

3.Rotate the dial to select the desired pattern (A01...A64, b01...b64).

4.Press the Play/Pause key to playback the pattern (the key will light). When pattern playback ends, the pattern will return to the beginning, and con- tinue playing repeatedly.

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.

You can rotate the dial to select patterns regardless of playback status.

When you change patterns during playback, the change will actually oc- cur at the end of each pattern. (???p.33 "The timing at which patterns will change.")

What is a Pattern?

A pattern is a unit of musical data consisting of sounds arranged in a rhythm. On the ES- 1 you can create and save 128 patterns.

Each pattern consists of eleven parts (???p.15). In addition to the sounds of each part, you can also record rhythms and knob movements (???p.33 "Pattern mode").

2.Use the cursor keys [???][???] to make the parameter select LED indicate

Sample (top).

3.Rotate the dial to select the sample number. Samples with only a number such as ???00.??? are monaural sounds; samples with an ???S??? after the num- ber are stereo sounds; and samples with an ???l l??? after the number are slice sample sounds (???p.24, 30).

4.To hear the sample sound, press the Play/Pause key or a sample part key 1???7B.

To stop playback before it has finished, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If you press the Play/Pause key during playback, the sample will play from its beginning.

In Song mode or Pattern mode, you can hear a sample by pressing the part key to which the sample has been assigned. (???p.15 ???Pressing keys to hear the sound of a Part???)

What is a Sample?

A ???Sample??? is a sound that has been recorded, or a sound that has been recorded and then processed. A sample can be assigned to each Part (???p.15). The ES-1 lets you create and save up to 150 samples (100 monau- ral, 50 stereo), as long as the maximum sampling area of 95 seconds is not exceeded. A stereo sample will occupy twice the sampling area of a mon- aural sample.

EDIT Start, End, Fadeout

Normalize, Truncate

??? Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo

While a song or pattern is playing, press the Tap key three times or more at the desired tempo. The ES-1 will detect the interval at which you pressed the Tap key, and will set the tempo accordingly. The tempo can also be changed in this way even if the ES-1 is not currently playing a song or pattern.

Use the cursor [???][???] keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo, and the tempo you modified will appear in the display.

Three times or more

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

Modifying (editing) the sound

1. Press a part key to select the part that you wish to edit.

2. Use the knobs and keys of the Part Edit section to edit the sound. The Original Value LED will light to indicate the position of the knobs and keys for the original settings of the sound.

The pattern sound that you modified here can be saved by the Write operation (???p.20 "Saving a pattern you create").

What is the Part Edit section?

This is the section where the parameters assigned to the panel knobs and keys work together to edit the sound of each part. (???p.35 "Editing the sound of a part.") The knobs that are valid for each part are as follows.

???Sample parts, Slice sample part : Pitch/Speed, Filter, Pan, Level, Effect, Roll, Reverse

???Audio In part : Pitch/Speed (functions as gate time), Filter, Pan, Level

???Accent part : Level

Editing the effect and delay settings

1.Press a part key to select a part for which changes in the effect can be easily heard.

2.Use the knobs and keys of the effect section to edit the effect. The original position of the effect knobs and keys is shown by the Original Value LED.

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If you wish to save the pattern effect settings that you edit here, use the Write procedure (???p.20 ???Saving a pattern you create (Write)???)

If the Effect key is off (dark), press the effect key to turn the effect on (lit). The delay will always be on, regardless of the on/off setting of the Effect key.

The result of turning the knobs will depend on the effect type.

If a motion sequence is operating on a knob and you are unable to

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You can press another part key to edit another part. The settings of the Effect section are shared by all parts.

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If you wish to save the pattern sound settings that you edit here, use the Write procedure (???p.20 ???Saving a pattern you create (Write)???)

If you re-select the pattern or turn off the power without performing the Write proce- dure, the sound will return to its un-edited state.

If a stereo sample is assigned to sample part 1 or 3, sample parts 2 or 4 will not sound.

While a Song is playing, it is not possible to write edits made to the part sound, effect, or delay. It is only possible to write edits made to the part sound while a Pattern is playing.

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

???Using the step keys to edit the rhythm (Step Recording)

1.Press the Pattern mode key (the key will light).

Use the cursor [???][???] keys to set the parameter select LED to Pattern.

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2. Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to edit.

3. Press a part key (the key will light) to select the part that you wish to edit.

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What is Length?

In this context, "Length" refers to the length of the rhythm pattern.

The "Length" of the pattern will be either 16 steps or 12 steps, depending on the Scale and Beat settings of the pattern. A rhythm pattern in triple meter will be shown in triplets. Depending on the Length and Beat settings, a single pattern can have up to 64 steps. (???p.38 "Length and Scale/Beat settings.")

5.Strike the part keys at the desired rhythm. The pattern will continue playing back repeatedly, so you can continue recording additional material as long as the Rec key remains lit.

6.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop recording. (The Rec key and Play/Pause key will go dark.) You can also press the Rec key without pressing the Stop/Cancel key, to stop re- cording but continue playback. (The Rec key will go dark, and the Play/Pause key will be lit.)

(Quick Start)

If you wish to save the pattern that you created, press the

WRITE key. (??? "Saving a pattern that you create," below.)

sources to the audio inputs").

Erase

If you accidentally input a wrong note, you can hold down the Shift key and Rec key while the pattern con- tinues playing to erase the rhythm pattern for the cur- rently selected part (i.e., the part whose part key is lit).

3. Basic operation

2.Press the WRITE key once (the key will blink). The display will blink to indicate the pattern number.

3.Rotate the dial to select the pattern number in which the data will be saved (i.e., the "save destination").

4.Press the WRITE key once again to begin saving the data. While the data is being saved, the key will blink. When saving is complete, the key will go dark.

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

Using a Motion Sequence

What is a Motion Sequence?

Changes that you make to the parameters of each part using the knobs and keys can be recorded and looped. These are called Motion Sequences.

A Motion Sequence lets you record either Pitch/Speed, Filter, Level, or Pan, and Effect, Roll and Reverse individually for each part. An Effect Motion Sequence and Delay Motion Sequence can be recorded indi- vidually for each pattern. (???p.41 ???Motion Sequence???)

Motion sequences for Effect, Roll, Reverse, and the Accent part will always occur in Trig Hold mode.

The following knobs and keys are valid for each part.

???Sample parts, Slice sample part : Pitch/Speed, Filter, Pan, Level, Effect, Roll, Reverse

???Audio In part : Pitch/Speed (functions as gate time), Filter, Pan, Level

???Accent part : Level

As an example, here's how to record the Pitch/Speed parameter in a motion sequence.

1.In Pattern mode, select the pattern that you wish to edit.

2.Press the appropriate part key to select the part that you

6.Move the Pitch/Speed knob to create various changes while the pattern makes one cycle (16 steps x length, or 12 steps x length).

7.After the pattern has completed one cycle after you began moving the knob, the Rec key will automatically go dark and you will return to Play mode so that you can listen to the motion sequence that you just recorded.

After pressing the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback, perform step numbers 2 and fol- lowing for "Saving a pattern that you create" to save the pattern that contains the motion sequence you just recorded.

There are two types of motion sequence (Smooth and Trig Hold). During playback, switch between these to hear the difference. (???p.41 "Playing a motion sequence.")

To edit a motion sequence after it has been recorded, use the Pattern mode Motion Dest. or Motion Value functions (???p.45 ???Editing motion sequence data???).

In the case of a Part, the motion sequence will be valid for only one of the knobs Pitch/ Speed, Filter, Level, or Pan. If you attempt to record a motion sequence using two knobs for the same part, the effect of the first knob or key will disappear (???p.41 ???Re- cording a motion sequence???).

On/off settings for Effect, Roll, and Reverse will apply simultaneously.

3. Basic operation (Quick Start)

1.Connect an audio device to the audio in jack (AUDIO IN). Set the MIC/LINE gain select switch appropriately for the level of the con- nected device. The jack is a stereo phone plug. If necessary, use an adapter plug appropriate for the connected device. To switch be- tween monaural and stereo, change the Global mode Audio In Mode setting (???p.54).

2.Adjust the output level of the external device so that the peak LED does not light even when the connected device is producing its maximum output level. When making this adjustment, turn on the Audio In Thru key (the key will light) so you can hear the input sound without having to press the part key.

3.Select the pattern or song for which you wish to adjust the volume of the external input sound, and press the Play/Pause button to begin playback.

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LINE MIC

Input from

a CD or MD, etc.

Here???s how to sample the output of an audio device (e.g., MD or CD).

1.Press the Sample mode key (the key will light).Use the cursor keys [???][???] to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample.

2.Connect the audio device that you wish to sample to the audio in jack (AUDIO IN). The jack is a stereo phone jack, but you may also use a monaural phone plug if desired. Use the Global mode Audio In Mode setting to switch between monaural and stereo (???p.54).

3.In the connection section, set the MIC/LINE gain select switch to the LINE position.

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Input from

a CD or MD, etc.

(Quick Start)

4.Turn on the Audio In Thru key (the key will light) so that you can hear the input sound.

5.Either by adjusting the output level of the external device or by rotating the LEVEL knob, adjust the output level of the connected device so that the peak LED does not light even when the maxi- mum output level is reached.

6.Hold down the Pattern Set key, and press the Rec key to enter sam- pling-ready mode. (The Rec key will light, and the Pattern Set key and Play/Pause key will blink.)

7.Rotate the dial to set the sampling mode either to stereo ???StE??? or monaural ???nno.???

8.Press the Play/Pause key to begin sampling at the desired moment. (The Rec key, Pattern Set key, and Play/Pause key will light.)

9.When you press the Stop/Cancel key, sampling will end. (The Rec key, Pattern Set key, and Play/Pause key will go dark.)

3. Basic operation

About the Slice function

The sound of a saved sample can be automatically divided (???time-sliced???) at intervals of the time axis. A sample sound processed this way is called a Slice Sample.

Slice samples are indicated by a ???l l??? following the sample number in the display. (For example, ???01.l l??? means that a slice sample has been saved in 01.) Only a slice sample can be assigned to the Slice Sample part. For details refer to p.30 ???Slice.???

Sample sound

Boom, clatter, crack, slap ...

Time slice

2.Press the Sample Part 1 key to select Sample Part 1.

3.Use the cursor keys [???][???] to make the parameter select LED indicate

Sample.

4.Rotate the dial to select the desired sample sound. For this example, select sample number ???02.???

5.When you press the Sample Part 1 key, you will hear sample ???02.???

Start the pattern. The sound of Sample Part 1 has been changed to the sampled sound.

If during playback you hold down the Pattern Set key and press another step key, the pattern registered for that key will begin playing when the currently-playing pattern finishes playing. (???p.46 "Pattern Set.")

If you hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key, the Pattern Set function will be held. (The Pattern Set key will blink.)

To defeat this "hold" condition, press the Pattern Set key once again.

You can register new pattern sets. (???p.46, "Registering a pattern for Pat- tern Set.")

Pattern Set 3

Hold down the Shift key

and press the Pattern Set key to hold the Pattern Set function.

(Quick Start)

If you switch patterns during playback, the change will occur when

each pattern finishes playing. (???p.33 "The timing at which patterns will changed.")

Using the ES-1 as a tone generator module

Read this section when you wish to use the ES-1 with other connected MIDI equipment. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI keyboard etc. to the MIDI IN connector of the ES-1.

3. Basic operation

MIDI IN

MIDI cable

MIDI keyboard etc.

MIDI OUT

When you transmit the corresponding note from the trans- mitting device, the sound of that part will be played.

For details on the ES-1's MIDI functionality, refer to p.57 "About MIDI."

If you wish to save Global mode settings, you must per- form the Write operation (???p.56 ???Saving Global mode settings (WRITE)???).

Check the Part Note Number

2.Use the cursor keys [???][???] to make the parameter se- lect LED indicate Clock.

3.Set the ES-1 to ???Int??? and the EA-1 and ER-1 to ???E t??? (???p.38 ???Synchronizing the ES-1 with an external MIDI device???).

4.Press the Play/Pause key of the ES-1 to start the pat- tern or song (the Play/Pause key will light). The EA-1 and ER-1 will play the pattern or song in synchroniza- tion with the tempo of the ES-1.

MIDI IN

MIDI THRU

MIDI cable

Powered monitor

MIDI IN

Powered monitor

4. Sample mode

In this mode you can record a new sample, or modify or delete samples.

Press the SAMPLE mode key to enter sample mode.

Sample mode

Sampling area = total 95 seconds

Assign to each part

Edit in Pattern mode

Pitch/Speed, Filter, Level, Pan

Recording a sample

The ES-1 lets you connect an audio device (e.g., CD or MD) or mic and record various sounds to use as samples. A maximum of 95 seconds can be sampled and kept in internal memory.

If the factory preloaded samples are rewritten or erased, they cannot be restored to their original state. If you do not want to lose the factory preloaded samples, purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation (???p.55) to make a backup.

If you run out of memory while sampling, sampling will stop automatically. Before you start sampling, use the Sample mode Memory function (???p.32) to check the re- maining amount of sampling time.

Stereo samples occupy twice as much memory.The avail- able time for sampling will be one half of the time dis- played in Memory (???p.32).

Connect an audio device (e.g., CD or MD) or mic to the Audio In jack. If you connect a line-level device such as a CD or MD, set the MIC/LINE select switch to the LINE position. If you connect a mic, set the switch to the MIC position.

For details on the sampling procedure, refer to 3. Basic opera- tion (Quick Start), p.23 ???Recording a sample.???

Selecting a sample

00.S...49.S

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Sample. Rotate the dial to select one of the 150 samples from ???00.??? (displayed as ???00.ll??? if sliced) to ???99.??? (displayed as ???99.r??? if sliced) or from ???00.S??? to ???49.S.??? Samples from ???00.??? to ???99.??? are monaural samples, and will be displayed as ???00.ll??? if sliced. Samples from ???00.S??? to ???49.S??? are stereo samples.

It is not possible to select a sample that has not been saved. If no samples exists in the ES-1???s sampling area, the display will indicate ???- -.-???

Playing a sample

If you press the Play/Pause key or a sample part key 1???7B, the sample will be played back. A slice sample can also be played by pressing the Slice Sample part key.

In the case of a slice sample, the step keys will light to indicate steps where there is sound, and you can press these keys to play the sample sound at the corresponding location.

Even if the sample has been sliced, it will be played as a

single sample if you press a sample part key 1??? 7B.

Modifying a sample

The knobs and keys of the Part Edit section and Effect section can be used to modify the sound while you are in Sample mode as well. (???p.33 ???Pattern mode???)

The knobs and key on/off status in Sample mode is not saved when you perform the Write operation.

The Roll key has no effect in Sample mode.

4. Sample mode

Specifying the start location

The highest place (underlined) will not be displayed.

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Start. Rotate the dial to change the start location. The display will indicate the lower three places, but you can see the next higher three places by pressing the Shift key.

As you make adjustments, press the Play/Pause key to hear the difference caused by changing the actual start location.

The Start value will always be less than the End value.

Start

Fadeout

End

0

Specifying the end location

The highest place (underlined) will not be displayed.

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate End. Rotate the dial to change the end location. The display will indicate the lower three places, but you can see the next higher three places by pressing the Shift key.

As you make adjustments, press the Play/Pause key to hear the difference caused by changing the actual end location.

End cannot be set to a value greater than the length of the sample.

Specifying the fade-out

length

The highest place (underlined) will not be displayed.

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate Fadeout. Rotate the dial to change the fade-out location. The display will indicate the lower three places, but you can see the next higher three places by pressing the Shift key.

As you make adjustments, press the Play/Pause key to hear the difference caused by changing the actual fade-out location.

The sample may sound slightly different each time it is played.

???The fade-out start location may drift during playback.

???The playback start location may drift during reverse play- back. In particular, the sample may not play if the distance between the start and end is 40 or less.

Directly sampling the sound

of the ES-1 (Resampling)

The sound being played back by the ES-1 can be sampled di- rectly. This is called ???resampling.??? By resampling, you can cre- ate a sample that combines multiple samples, or use the sound of effects applied to an existing sample as a new sample.

If you have modified the Start, End, or Fade-out values in

Sample mode, or have executed Normalize, Truncate, or

Time Slice, you will not be able to Resample in Pattern mode until you write the sample or select another sample to discard the changes.

A newly sampled sample is displayed as ???- -.??? (or ???- -.S??? for a stereo) in Sample mode.

If you sample again without saving the sample, the previ- ous sample data will be lost.

A sample cannot be used in Pattern mode unless it has been saved.

It is not possible to record a motion sequence and a sample at the same time.

Resampling from the beginning of

a pattern or song

1.Make sure that you are in Pattern mode or Song mode.

2.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

3.Hold down the Pattern Set key and press the Rec key to enter sampling-ready mode (the Rec key will light, and the Pattern Set key and Play/Pause key will blink). The display will blink to indicate the sampling method (monaural/stereo).

4.Rotate the dial to select monaural (???nno???) or stereo (???StE???).

5.When you press the Play/Pause key, the pattern or song will begin playing, and at the same time sampling will begin. (The Pattern Set key and the Play/Pause key will light.)

6.When you press the Stop/Cancel key, the pattern or song playback will stop, and sampling will also stop. (The Pattern Set key, Rec key, and Play/Pause key will go dark.)

Alternatively if you press the Rec key without pressing the Stop/Cancel key, sampling will stop but playback will con- tinue. (The Pattern Set key and Rec key will go dark, and the Play/Pause key will be lit.)

To cancel sampling-ready mode, press the Stop/Cancel key.

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When you turn on the power (i.e., in the default state), sampling will be monaural.

If you press the Play/Pause key during resampling, sam- pling will continue but the pattern or song playback will be paused.

Resampling from the middle of a

pattern or song

1.Make sure that you are in Pattern mode or Song mode.

2.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

3.Press the Play/Pause key to begin playback of the pattern or song. (The Play/Pause key will light.)

4.At the instant that you wish to begin sampling, press the Rec key while holding down the Pattern Set key. (The Pattern Set key, Rec key, and the Play/Pause key will light.)

5.If you press the Stop/Cancel key, sampling will stop. (The Pattern Set key, Rec key, and Play/Pause key will go dark.) Alternatively if you press the Rec key without pressing the Stop/Cancel key, sampling will stop but playback will con- tinue. (The Pattern Set key and Rec key will go dark, and the Play/Pause key will be lit.)

Resampling just one note of a part

1.Make sure that you are in Pattern mode, Song mode, or Sample mode.

2.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

3.Hold down the Pattern Set key and press the Rec key to enter sampling-ready mode. (The Rec key will light, and the Pat- tern Set key and Play/Pause key will blink). The display will blink to indicate the sampling method (monaural/stereo).

4.Rotate the dial to select monaural (???nno???) or stereo (???StE???).

5.Press the key for the part that you wish to sample. The part you pressed will sound, and at the same time, sampling will begin. (The Pattern Set key, Rec key, and Play/Pause key will light.)

6.Press the Stop/Cancel key when you want to stop sampling. (The Pattern Set key, Rec key, and Play/Pause key will go dark.)

If you wish to cancel sampling-ready mode, press the Stop/ Cancel key before you start sampling.

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The sampling method (monaural/stereo) will be as speci- fied by the setting described earlier in ???Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song.???

If you press the Play/Pause key during resampling, sam- pling will continue but the pattern or song playback will be paused.

4. Sample mode

Slice

Slice is a function that can be used to cut up a phrase into smaller elements so you can:

???change the tempo of its playback without affecting pitch

???change the rhythm pattern by turning on and off different sliced samples

???affect each sample (using a motion sequence) to change its pitch, forward/backward playback, effect on/off and filter setting for new, creative possibilities

Slice works best on samples that have a clearly defined attack, such as rhythm phrases, to divide them into separate notes. For example if you had a rhythm phrase containing kick, snare drum, and hi-hat, you could detect the attack of each element, and slice the phrase into individual notes. Once this is done, you are able to deal with each step key to which a sliced sample is assigned individually, giving you amazing new control over the playback of the phrase.

A sample that has been divided in this way is called a Slice sample.

A slice sample can be used only by the Slice Sample part. Un- like sample parts 1???7B, individual notes are assigned to each step in Pattern mode. If a note does not exist, there will be no sound.

If you select a slice sample in Sample mode, step keys at which a note exists will light to indicate the way in which the slice sample has been divided.

You can also press a step key that is lit to hear the sound.

The slice sample will be divided into either 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 48, or 64 steps. Each step is a 16th note, and the scale will be calcu- lated automatically from the sample length and the BPM. The assigned step locations will depend on this.

Scale/Beat Steps to which notes are assigned

If a slice sample is shorter than the length, it will be assigned repeatedly. If it is longer, the excess steps will be ignored.

Creating a slice sample (Time Slice)

It is not possible to slice a stereo sample.

1.Use the dial to select a monaural sample that you wish to slice.

2.Hold down the Shift key, and press step key 13 (Time Slice). (Key 13 will light, and the Slice sample part key will blink.)

3.If you press the Slice sample part key, the tempo of the sample will automatically be calculated and shown in the display, and the sample will be played repeatedly in time with the tempo. If the Global mode Metronome setting is on, the met- ronome sound will also play.

4.Use the dial to adjust the tempo. You can also use Tap Tempo to adjust the tempo. Make adjustments so that the transitions occur in a natural-sounding way.

The pitch and tempo of the playing sample will not change.

5.Press the Slice sample part key once again. Playback will stop, and the step keys at each note interval will light. The display will indicate the sensitivity at which slices will be detected. If you press a step key that is lit, you will hear the sound.

6.If you use the dial to change the sensitivity, the sample will be divided in a different way. The resolution value is within 0r???9r, 0???9. Lower values will result in a greater sensitivity, allowing finer slices to be detected. When you choose a reso- lution value number which includes the letter "r", each slice will have an extended release "tail" to help sliced patterns play better at slower tempos.

When you change the sensitivity, a certain amount of time may be required for the sample to be re-divided.

Depending on the volume or type of the sample, there may be cases in which changing the sensitivity will not change how the sample is divided.

7.Press the Slice sample part key once again to complete the Slice procedure. (The Slice sample part key will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel mid-way through the procedure, press the Stop/Cancel key.

A slice sample is indicated by a ???l l??? after the sample number.

Time Slice cannot be used on a sample that has not been saved, or on a sample that has not been saved after ex- ecuting Truncate.

If you use a slice sample on sample parts 1??? 7B, it will be handled as a conventional sample.

A slice sample cannot be used in Pattern mode unless it is saved (???p.32).

Tips for achieving good results

with Time Slice

???While it is best to first try to set a BPM that results in the smoothest playback of the sampled phrase, this may not al- ways result in the best Slice playback. In fact, it may be nec- essary to try different BPM values (including fractional BPM settings) within a +/- 3 BPM range. This means that if you have a sampled phrase that you know should playback at 120 BPM, when you make this setting and execute Slice, the playback of your new Slice sample phrase possibly may not be perfect when placed into a Pattern.

If this is the case it is likely that there would be an irregular rhythm introduced. So to correct this you should delete the newly sliced sample and try again setting the BPM to 119, or 118.5, or even 121. Trying a few settings like this will help you to find the BPM setting which produces the best slicing.

???Even before you finish executing the Slice command you can tell if a phrase is going to come out OK. After choosing a BPM setting and pressing the Slice sample part key, the step keys will light at certain note intervals based on the current sensitivity setting. Now you can audition each lit step key to hear how the slice is going to turn out. You should check the timing of critical step keys, like step key 5 (beat 2), step key 9 (beat 3) etc. to hear if the sample timing is lining up with critical downbeats in your phrase. If they???re sounding strange you should press the Stop/Cancel key right away and start the procedure again, this time using a different BPM setting until you hear these critical step keys/beats matching up better.

???When a phrase is cut into individual samples, each sample is given a small loop at the end to keep the sample from ending too abruptly. If the tonality of this short loop is not to your liking try changing the sensitivity to a higher number. This will result in less slices, so each slice will be longer and you won???t notice these loops as much. Note that this may not al- low you to vary the tempo of your phrase as much, but each step will likely sound more natural.

???Phrases with swung, or irregular rhythms (including many hip-hop and jazz rhythms) are the most difficult to get the sliced timing right on. In these types of phrases you will need to try a combination of different BPM settings and slice sen- sitivity. Finally, setting the Pattern Swing parameter to a higher value will help to re-introduce the correct feel back into your playback. Experimenting with combinations of these ideas will yield the best results.

???If a newly sliced phrase has some space between the step, you will find that after you run it through an effect (or two), and change the tempo that this small gap is covered up, or even adds a cool and unique quality to your music. So don???t just listen back to the pure phrase and make a final judge- ment ??? play around with it, add some other parts, and listen to how it works in context with your music. You may very well like the new quality that was introduced during the slic- ing!

So with a little experimentation you will find the best results, and remember that this is a new creative tool ??? you want to do more than simply cut your phrase up, you want to use all the parameters to create you own unique sound from the original source. Enjoy!

Other functions for editing

a sample

If you wish to save a sample that was edited using these functions, you must perform the Write operation before you move to another sample or turn off the power. (???p.32 ???Saving a sample (WRITE)???)

Normalize

This function boosts the level of the sample as far as possible without causing it to become distorted.

1.Use the dial to select the sample that you wish to normalize.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 11 (Normalize). (Key 11 will blink.)

3.Press step key 11 once again to execute the Normalize opera- tion. (Key 11 will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel without executing, press the Stop/Can- cel key.

Maximum level

Truncate

This function deletes the portions of the sample that are earlier than Start and later than End.

1.Use the dial to select the sample that you wish to Truncate.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 12 (Truncate). (Key 12 will blink.)

3.Press step key 12 once again to execute the Truncate opera- tion. (Key 12 will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel without executing, press the Stop/Can- cel key.

After the Truncate function has been executed, the Start value will be 0 and the End value will be the length of the sample.

After Truncate is executed, the sample cannot be deleted (section below) until you save the sample or select an- other sample.

End

Start

before Truncate

after Truncate

4. Sample mode

Deleting a sample

(Delete Sample)

This function completely deletes a sample from memory.

1.Use the dial to select the sample that you wish to Delete.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 14 (Delete Sample). (Key 14 will blink.)

3.Press step key 14 once again to delete the sample. (Key 14 will go dark.)

Saving a sample (WRITE)

After you record or modify a sample, you must perform the Write operation if you wish to keep the data. If you wish to intentionally discard the changes you have made to a sample and revert to the original data, simply change samples without saving.

1.Press the Write key (the key will blink). The sample number will blink in the display. In the case of a newly recorded sample, the display will blink ???- -.??? (or ???- -.S??? for a stereo sample).

If you decide to cancel without deleting, press the Stop/Cancel key.

Once a sample has been deleted, it cannot be recovered.

2.Use the dial to select the writing destination sample number. In the case of a monaural sample (including slice samples), you can choose from ???00.??? through ???99.??? In the case of a ste- reo sample, you can choose from ???00.S??? through ???49.S.???

3.Press the Write key once again, and the display will indicate that the data is being saved. When saving is complete, the display will change to the save destination number and the Write key will go dark.

If you decide to cancel without writing, press the Stop/Cancel key.

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Checking the remaining

amount of sampling area

(Memory)

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indicate

Memory.

The display will indicate the remaining number of seconds of sampling time.

It is not possible to edit the Memory parameter.

Since stereo sampling uses twice as much memory, the available amount of sampling time will be half the amount that is displayed.

With the factory settings, Memory Protect is turned on so that data cannot be saved.You must turn off Memory Pro- tect before you execute the Write operation. (???p.56

???Memory Protect (Protect)???)

When you execute the Write operation, the sample that had occupied the save destination will be overwritten.

The data locations within internal memory are optimized when you write a sample, and this may take a certain amount of time (maximum of approximately 90 seconds). During this time, the display will show that the data is currently being saved.

The animation is indicated on the display during writing the sample. Never turn off the power until the data has been completely saved (i.e., until the Write key goes dark).

There is no need to write a sliced sample to a different location. The same location can play back the original sample (if assigned to part 1??? 7B) or the sliced sample (if assigned to slice part).

Selecting a pattern

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate

Pattern.

Rotate the dial to select one of the 128 patterns: A01...A64,

b01...b64.

Setting the playback tempo

??? Using the dial to change the tempo

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo. Rotate the dial to modify the tempo.

If you wish to change the tempo units below the decimal place, hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial.

??? Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo

While the pattern is playing, press the Tap key three times or more at the desired tempo. The ES-1 will calculate the interval at which you pressed the Tap key, and will change the tempo accordingly. You can change the tempo in the same way even when playback is stopped.

When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo, and the tempo you modified will appear in the display.

If you switch to a different pattern without writing the pat- tern whose tempo you modified, the pattern tempo will return to the previous value. If you wish to keep the modi- fied tempo, you must perform the Write operation (???p.32

"Saving a pattern").

If you press and hold the Tap key, the Part Mute function

(checking the Part Mute status) will be selected, and the

ES-1 will stop detecting the interval at which Tap tempo was pressed.

Playing from the beginning of a pattern (Reset & Play)

If you hold down the Shift key when pressing the Play/Pause key, the playback will be forced to playback from the begin- ning. By using this function in conjunction with setting the tempo by the Tap key, you can synchronize the playback with- out using MIDI.

In order to ensure that the rhythm always matches, you

will need to perform this adjustment each time.

Pattern A01

Pattern A01

About the tempo when the pattern is changed

If you switch patterns during playback, the tempo of the previ- ous pattern will always be maintained. If you wish to use the tempo that is stored in the newly selected pattern, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback, and then start playback once again. The pattern???s own tempo will be applied from the point at which the pattern was stopped.

5. Pattern mode

Selecting parts

The ES-1 has twelve parts, as follows.

???Nine sample parts to which a sample can be assigned

???A slice sample part to which a slice sample (which can inde- pendently handle separate notes in a phrase) can be assigned

???An audio in part that allows gating of the audio signal input from the AUDIO IN jack

???An accent part containing dynamics data for each step

When you press a part key, its sound will be heard, and simul- taneously that part will be selected. During playback, you can hold down the Shift key and press a part key to select that part without sounding it.

When a part is selected, its part key will light, and the step keys will show the rhythm pattern of that part. The controls of the Synthesizer section will be enabled for that part.

During playback, each part key will light at the timing with which it sounds, making it easy for you to determine which sounds are playing. The step keys will continue to show the rhythm pattern of that part, and will also indicate the rhythm location.

When you sound a part by pressing its part key, it will sound at the volume of when Accent is On.

The Part Mute function

By holding down the Part Mute key (Tap key) while you press a part key, you can mute (temporarily silence) that part. While you hold down the Part Mute key (Tap key), the mute status of each part will be displayed. The part key of unmuted parts will light, and muted part keys will be dark.

You can also mute two or more parts. To cancel part muting, press the corresponding part key.

Display when no parts are muted

Mute Slice sample part and

Sample part 5

Display when Slice sample part and Sample part 5 are muted

When you hold down the Part Mute key (Tap key) to se- lect the Mute function, pressing a part key will not sound that part.

The Part Solo function

By pressing the Solo key (the key will light) and pressing a part key, you can hear only that part.

To solo two or more parts, hold down the Solo key and select the desired parts. While the Solo key is lit, you can hold down the Solo key (or Mute key) and press other part keys to add more solo parts. If you press and then release the Solo key, the Solo function will be canceled (the key will go dark).

Display when no parts are soloed

Display when Slice sample part is soloed

Display when sample parts 1 and 4 are soloed

Add Sample part 6A to the soloed parts Sample 1 and 4

If you press the Solo key, the Part Mute settings you made

will be canceled (i.e., no parts will be muted).

There are two ways to create a pattern. You can start with a pattern that is similar to the desired result and then edit it, or you can create a pattern from scratch by specifying the sound and rhythm pattern for each part. Either way, the ES-1 makes it easy for you to create your own original rhythm patterns.

If you wish to save a pattern you create, you must per- form the Write operation before you select a different pat- tern or turn off the power.

Assigning a sample

The ES-1 has 150 sampling areas to hold the samples you record (100 monaural, 50 stereo). Samples you create can be freely as- signed to the parts of each pattern.

It is not possible to make sample settings for the audio in

part or the accent part. (The display will indicate ???- - -???.)

1.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indi- cate Sample.

2.Press the part key to which you wish to assign the sample (the key will light). At this time, the number of the sample assigned to that key will appear in the display, and the sample will be played.

3.Rotate the dial to select a sample. At this time if you press the part key that was selected in step 2, the selected sample num- ber will be played, and the assignment will be completed.

If you do not want to assign any sample, select ???oFF.???

Only slice samples (00.????...99.????) can be selected for the slice sample part.

Stereo samples can be assigned only to sample parts 1 or 3.

If a stereo sample is assigned to sample part 1 or 3, sample part 2 or 4 will not sound. In this case, the sample number will blink if you select sample part 2 or 4.

If you use a slice sample in sample parts 1??? 7B, it will be handled as an ordinary sample.

If the assigned sample has been deleted (???p.32), the sample number will blink.

A sliced sample that has been Normalized or Truncated cannot be used in a slice part. In this case, the sample number will blink.

Select a pattern that is close to what you have in mind (or a pattern which contains no sound or rhythm). Strike the part keys to hear each sound, and use the knobs and keys to edit the sounds. At this time, the Original Value LED will light when the knob etc. that you are currently moving reaches the same value as the original sound of the pattern.

You can also edit while playing back a pattern. It is also pos- sible to use an external MIDI device to control the value of each knob (???p.57 "About MIDI").

The parameters that are valid for each part are shown in the following diagram.

1...5, 6A, 6B, 6A, 6B

Sample part ??? 9

Slice

Slice Sample part

Audio In part

Accent part

If the sound does not change when you rotate a knob or switch the setting of a key, either that knob or key is not valid for that part, or the Motion Sequence function (???p.41

"Motion Sequence") is operating.

The Audio In parts are valid only when a signal is being input to the audio input jacks.

Although sample parts 6A and 6B, and 7A and 7B can be edited independently, they cannot be played simulta- neously. If triggers for both exist at the same step, the 6B or 7B part will sound.

Effect

This turns the effect on (lit) or off (dark) for each part.

Roll

This turns the Roll (successive strike) effect on (lit) or off (dark) for each part. The roll interval is determined by the tempo of the pattern and by the roll type (???p.40 ???Setting the roll type???). If you press and hold a part key when Roll is on, roll playback will continue as long as you continue holding the part key.

Roll playback of the Slice Sample part is not possible when pat- tern playback is stopped.

5. Pattern mode

This specifies the playback pitch of the sample. Raising the pitch will speed up the playback, and lowering it will slow down the playback. The pitch can be adjusted over a range of +/???2 oc- taves, and will change in the following way.

For the Audio In part, this will function as a gate time (duration of the sound) synchronized to the tempo.

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. Rotating this toward the left will cut the overtones that are higher than the cutoff frequency, producing a milder tone.

Adjusts the stereo position (panpot) of the sound. When the knob is located at the center, the sound is panned to the center. Rotating the knob toward the left will move the sound toward the left, and rotating it toward the right will move the sound toward the right.

Adjusts the output level. Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level.

For the Accent part, this adjusts the accent level (the degree to which the volume is emphasized when the accent is on). (???p.40 ???Adding accents to the rhythm pattern???)

Motion Seq (motion sequence)

This records and plays back knob movements. Each time you press this key, it will alternate between on (Smooth lit), on (Trig Hold lit), and off (dark). (???p.41 ???Playing motion sequences???)

Editing effect and delay

EFFECT

On the ES-1, you can select and use one of eleven types of effect for each pattern. The effect can be turned on/off for each part by using the Effect key in the Part Edit section. Use the two knobs (Edit 1, Edit 2) to adjust the parameters, which will differ depending on the selected type of effect.

Although the effect can be turned on/off independently for each part, the type and parameter values cannot be changed independently.

Motion Seq (motion sequence)

This is the motion sequence for the effect (???p.41 ???Motion se- quence???). Each time you press the key, this will alternate be- tween on (lit) and off (dark).

Effect types and parameters

Reverb

This simulates the reverberation and acoustics of a plate reverb unit.

The reverb time will lengthen as the knob is rotated toward the right.

The level of the reverberation will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Flg./Cho. (flanger/chorus)

Flanger and chorus are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly time-delayed copy of the sound and add it to the original sound to create a sense of spaciousness, modula- tion, and vibrato.

Adjusts the LFO speed of the flanger/chorus.

The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Adjusts the depth of the flanger/chorus effect. The effect will change from chorus to flanger as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Raising the depth excessively may cause the sound

to distort.

Phaser

This effect adds modulation to the sound by mixing a cycli- cally phase-shifted sound with the original sound.

Adjusts the LFO speed of the phaser. The LFO speed will become faster as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Adjusts the depth of the phaser. The modulation will be- come greater as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Ring Mod. (ring modulation)

This effect applies modulation to the sound in order to cre- ate metallic resonances or unusual sound effects.

Specifies the frequency of the modulation that will be ap- plied. The frequency will rise as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Specifies the balance of the effect sound and direct sound. As the knob is rotated toward the right, the effect sound will increase and the direct sound will decrease.

Specifies the amount of pitch shift. When the knob is in the center position, the output pitch will be the same as the in- put pitch. As the knob is rotated toward the left the pitch will become lower, and as the knob is rotated toward the right the pitch will become higher. The available range of pitch shift is +/-2 octaves, and will change as shown below.

This adds the original sound to the pitch-shifted sound. As the knob is rotated toward the right, increasing amounts of the original sound will be added to the effect sound.

Compressor

A compressor boosts low level sounds and reduces high level sounds in order to minimize differences in volume and make the sound more consistent.

Specifies the sensitivity of the compressor. When the knob is in the far left position, there will be no effect. As the knob is rotated toward the right, the effect will apply more strongly.

Specifies the attack speed until the compressor begins to take effect. The attack will become slower as the knob is rotated toward the right.

Decimator

This effect lowers the sampling frequency and the number of sampling bits, producing a grainy sound characteristic of cheap samplers.

Rotating the knob toward the right produces a more lo-fi sound, and rotating it toward the left produces a more hi-fi sound.

Rotating the knob toward the right will produce a sound typical of fewer bits (lo-fi), and rotating it toward the left will produce a sound typical of more bits (hi-fi).

If the input volume is extremely low, there may be no output. If there is a high noise level during silent times, noise may be generated.

Isolator

This effect cuts the sound of a specific frequency. You can use this to cut just the vocal range, or just the bass range, etc. Edit 2 (Mid Control) will take priority.

This controls the low or high range. Rotating the knob to- ward the left will cut the high range, and rotating it toward the right will cut the low range.

This controls the mid range. Rotating the knob toward the left will cut the mid range, and rotating it toward the right will retain only the mid range.

Reso. Filt. (resonance filter)

This is a low pass filter with resonance. It cuts the over- tones that are above the cutoff frequency, producing a milder tone.

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. The cut- off frequency will rise as the knob is rotated toward the right.

This emphasizes the sound in the region of the cutoff fre- quency, adding a distinctive character to the sound.

Depending on the cutoff frequency or input sound, high

resonance settings may cause the sound to distort.

Wah

This is a wah that uses an LFO to control the cutoff frequency.

Adjusts the speed of the LFO that controls the cutoff fre- quency. Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the LFO speed.

Adjusts the cutoff frequency. Rotating the knob toward the right will raise the cutoff frequency.

5. Pattern mode

DELAY

Delay is an effect that adds one or more delayed "echoes" to the sound. The delay effect of the ES-1 is a "cross-feedback delay." This feeds the delayed L and R signal back into the opposite side to produce a greater feeling of spaciousness from left to right.

You can record delay knob movements as a Motion Sequence, or use the effect as a Tempo Delay.

Left input Left output

Delay

Delay

Right input Right output

The delay effect will apply to the entire rhythm pattern, and it is not possible to change the effect independently for each part.

Motion Seq (motion sequence)

This is the delay motion sequence (???p.41 ???Motion Se- quence???). Each time you press the key, the setting will al- ternate between on (lit) and off (dark).

BPM Sync

This allows the delay time to be automatically synchronized to the tempo of the pattern. Each time you press the key, the setting will alternate between on (lit) and off (dark). When the MIDI Clock setting is Ext, the delay time can also be synchronized to the clock of an external device (???p.53 ???Synchronizing the ES-1 and an external MIDI device (MIDI Clock)???)

Adjusts the level of the delay sound and the amount of feed- back (the number of delay repeats).

Rotating the knob toward the right will increase the level of the delay sound, and will also increase the amount of feed- back.

The further left or right the Pan of each part is set, the more the sound will be spread to left and right.

Raising the Depth excessively may cause the sound

to distort (clip).

(for BPM Sync) 1/4...8

Specifies the delay time. Rotating the knob toward the right will lengthen the delay time. Rotating the knob toward the left to shorten the delay time will produce a "doubling" ef- fect (an impression as though multiple instruments are play- ing in unison).

When BPM Sync is "on", this parameter will let you set the tempo in terms of sixteen different multiples of the tempo: 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1, 1.33, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.

If you change the delay time during playback, the pitch of the delayed sound will change.

Depending on the tempo setting, it may be impos- sible to set the delay time. In such cases, set the de- lay time to half the desired value.

If the Time value is lowered excessively, the sound may distort (clip).

Length, Scale/Beat settings

You can set the length (the length of the entire pattern) and the basic beat (time signature).

The Length and Scale/Beat you specify here will affect the cor- respondence between step keys and note values, and the maxi- mum number of steps as shown in the following diagram.

If Scale/Beat is set to "tri" (3 x 12) or "tr2" (
3 x 12), step keys 13--16 will have no effect.

While the Shift key is held down, the upper line of select LEDs (green) will indicate the length of the current pattern, and the lower line of select LEDs (red) will indicate the beat.

Maximum number of steps

Select

LED 1 (red) lit

It is not possible to view or change the Length or Beat/

Scale during playback or recording, or during Pattern Set Play.

Setting the Length

1, 2, 3, 4

1.If a pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back.

2.Use the dial to select the pattern whose length you wish to set.

3.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 1 (Length). (Key 1 will blink.)

4.The value will blink in the display. Use the dial to specify the length.

5.Press step key 1 once again to finalize the value. (Key 1 will go dark.)

If you wish to cancel without changing the setting, press the Stop/Cancel key.

Setting the Scale/Beat

16, 32, tri, tr2

1.If a pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back.

2.Use the dial to select the pattern whose scale/beat you wish to set.

3.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 2 (Scale/Beat). (Key 2 will blink.)

4.The value will blink in the display. Use the dial to specify the scale/beat.

5.Press step key 2 once again to finalize the value. (Key 2 will go dark.)

If you wish to cancel without changing the setting, press the Stop/Cancel key.

Swing settings

By adjusting the Swing settings you can offset the note timing of the steps. For example, you can change a straight 16-beat by adding a slight "bounce" or shuffle. The Swing value can be adjusted from 50 to 75 (%), and will affect the note timing of even-numbered steps. A setting of 50 will produce a perfect 16- beat, and a setting of 66 will produce a shuffle.

1.If a pattern is playing back, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2.Rotate the dial to select the pattern for which you wish to make Swing settings.

3.Hold down the Shift key, and press step key 3 (Swing). (Key 3 will blink.)

4.A value will blink in the display. Rotate the dial to set the Swing value.

5.Once again press step key 3 to execute the Swing setting (key 3 will go dark).

If you decide to cancel without making the setting, press the Stop/Cancel key.

The Swing setting has no effect if Length or Scale/Beat is set to "tri" (3 x 12) or "tr2" (
3 x 12).

It is not possible to view or adjust the Swing parameter during playback or recording, or during Pattern Set Play.

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Setting the Roll Type

2, 3, 4

If you specify the Roll Type, the part steps for which Roll is ???on??? will be subdivided. You can select a subdivision of either 2, 3, or 4.

1.If a pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back.

2.Use the dial to select the pattern whose roll type you wish to set.

3.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 4 (Roll Type). (Key 4 will blink.)

4.The value will blink in the display. Use the dial to specify the number of subdivisions for the roll type.

5.Press step key 4 once again to finalize the value. (Key 4 will go dark.)

If you wish to cancel without changing the setting, press the Stop/Cancel key.

It is not possible to change the Roll Type during play- back, recording, or sampling, nor during Pattern Set Play.

Creating a Rhythm Pattern

There are two ways to create a rhythm pattern. The first is Step Recording, in which you use the step keys to create the rhythm as you view the lit/unlit condition of the keys. The second is Realtime Recording, in which you strike the part keys at the timing at which you want to record each note. If you wish to erase the rhythm of each part before you create your own rhythm data, refer to p.43 "Erasing rhythm data from a part."

??? Using the step keys (Step Recording)

In this method, you use the sixteen step keys to create the rhythm pattern while watching the lit/unlit condition of the keys to verify the rhythm.

For details refer to p.18 "Using the step keys to edit the rhythm (Step Recording)," in section 3. Basic operation (Quick Start).

???Using the part keys (Realtime Recording)

For details refer to p.19 "Using the part keys to edit the rhythm (Realtime Recording)," in section 3. Basic operation (Quick Start).

Adding accents to the rhythm

pattern (Accent)

You can apply accents (changes in volume) to the rhythm pat- tern. When Accent is on, the specified notes (steps) of the entire pattern will be accented.

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Accent Level

Pressing the Accent part key by itself will not produce sound. Also, if a part key is struck to play the sound, it will be sounded with Accent on (i.e., the emphasized sound).

If you wish to hear the results of Accent, you need to play back the pattern.

Motion sequence

Playing a motion sequence

A motion sequence can be played back in one of the following two ways, and you can select the playback method indepen- dently for each part.

Smooth

Knob values will be connected smoothly, and the sound will change smoothly.

Trig Hold (trigger hold)

The value of the motion sequence knob will be held at the note timing of that part.

There will be no effect when the Motion Sequence LED

is dark (off).

Recording a motion sequence

You can record knob movements (motion sequence) for each part. One knob per part and the Effect, Roll, and Reverse keys are valid for a motion sequence. If you attempt to record a mo- tion for another knob of the same part, the effect of the previous knob will disappear.

For the procedure, refer to 3. Basic operation (Quick Start) p.21 ???Using a motion sequence.???

To modify a previously-recorded motion sequence, refer to p.45 ???Editing motion sequence data.???

Effect, Roll, and Reverse will be played as Trig Hold even

if Smooth is selected as the type.

Playing an effect motion sequence

This is a motion sequence dedicated to the effect. Unlike a part motion sequence, the knobs of both knobs Edit 1 and Edit 2 can be played simultaneously. The playback method is the same as for the Smooth setting of a part motion sequence.

There will be no effect if the Motion Seq setting of the

effect is off (dark).

Recording an effect motion

sequence

You can record the movements of both Edit 1 and Edit 2 knobs.

1.Select the pattern that you wish to edit.

2.Turn the Motion Seq key on (lit).

3.Press the Rec key to enter record-ready mode. (The Rec key will light, and the Play/Pause key will blink.)

4.Press the Play/Pause key to start the pattern. (The Rec key and Play/Pause key will light.)

5.Move the Edit 1 knob to create various changes until the pat- tern plays for one cycle (16 steps ??? length, or 12 steps ??? length).

6.When the pattern has played for one cycle after you began moving the knob, the Rec key will automatically go dark and playback will resume, allowing you to hear the motion se- quence that you just recorded.

You can record the movements of the Edit 2

The effect motion sequence will not apply unless the ef- fect of each part is on (lit).

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2

3 4

5. Pattern mode

Playing a delay motion sequence

A "delay motion sequence" is a special motion sequence just for the delay effect. Unlike a motion sequence for a part, the move- ments of two knobs, Delay Depth and Delay Time, can be re- corded simultaneously. The playback method is the same as for Smooth playback of a part motion sequence.

There will be no effect if the delay Motion Seq is off (dark).

Recording a delay motion

sequence

Movements of the two knobs Delay Depth and Delay time can be recorded. If BPM Sync is on (lit), the motion sequence will synchronize to the tempo of the delay time.

1.Select the pattern that you wish to edit.

2.Turn the delay Motion Seq key on (lit).

3.Press the Rec key to enter record-ready mode. (The Rec key will light, and the Play/Pause key will blink.)

4.Press the Play/Pause key to start the pattern. (The Rec key and Play/Pause key will light.)

5.Move the Delay Depth knob to create various changes until the pattern plays for one cycle (16 steps ??? length, or 12 steps ??? length).

6.When the pattern has played for one cycle after you began moving the knob, the Rec key will automatically go dark and playback will resume, allowing you to hear the motion se- quence that you just recorded.

You can record the movements of the Delay Time knob in the same way.

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Checking motion data

If motion sequence data has been recorded, you can hold down the Shift key and press the Motion Sequence key to view the status in the step keys.

???If motion sequence (selected part data) is included Step keys 1, 2, 3, 4 will light

???If effect motion sequence (Edit 1 data) is included Step keys 5 and 6 will light

???If effect motion sequence (Edit 2 data) is included Step keys 7 and 8 will light

???If delay motion sequence (delay depth data) is included Step keys 9 and 10 will light

???If delay motion sequence (delay time data) is included Step keys 11 and 12 will light

It is not possible to check motion sequence data during playback, recording, or sampling, nor during Pattern Set Play.

Convenient functions for

editing patterns

If you wish to save the pattern you edit using these func- tions, you must perform the Write operation before se- lecting a different pattern or turning off the power.

Erasing rhythm pattern data from

Copying a part (Copy Part)

You can copy the sound settings and rhythm pattern data (in- cluding motion sequence) from another part to the selected part.

1.If the pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2.Press a part key to select the copy destination part (the key will light).

3.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 5 (Copy Part). (Key 5 will blink.) The display will begin blinking.

a part

To erase the rhythm pattern data for the selected part, you can use one of the following two methods in addition to turning each of the sixteen step keys off.

???Erasing data during playback or recording (Erase)

1.Press a part key to select the part from which you wish to erase data.

2.During playback or recording, hold down the Shift key and press the Rec key. As long as you continue holding these keys, data will be automatically be erased from the selected part.

4.Rotate the dial to select the copy source pattern number.

5.Use the part keys to select the copy source part. (The copy source key will blink, and the copy destination key will be dark.)

6.Press step key 5 once again to execute the Copy Part opera- tion.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If a sample is copied to a monaural part, the sound and rhythm pattern data will be copied. However if a sample is copied from stereo sample part 1 or 3 to a monaural sample part, the sound will not be copied.

The sound and rhythm pattern data of a sample part whose sample is stereo can be copied only between sample parts 1 and 3.

For details on data copy within the same part, refer to the following section "Data Copy within a part."

This operation erases all rhythm pattern and motion sequence data at once.

1. If the pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2. Press a part key to select the part whose data you wish to erase.

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4. Once again press step key 7 to clear the data.

To cancel without clearing the data, press the Stop/Cancel key.

5. Pattern mode

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Data Copy within a pattern

Phrase pattern data (including motion sequence data) that you create for a pattern of length 1 can be copied to the steps of lengths 2...4. This function is a convenient way to create a pat- tern that uses similar phrases repeatedly.

1.Create a pattern with a length of 1, and Write it into memory. (???p.47 "Saving a pattern.")

2.At this point, the same data as in length 1 will automatically be copied to the steps of lengths 2...4.

3.Change the pattern length to the desired length. (???p.38, "Length, Scale/Beat settings.")

4.The steps of lengths 2...4 will contain the same data as length 1. Now you can edit the data of lengths 2...4 to complete the pattern.

The data will be copied in a similar way when the pattern length is 2 or 3 (refer to the table below). If you shorten a pattern you create, the data will be copied according to the shortened length.

Copy Pattern data

Erasing part, effect, or delay mo-

tion sequence data (Clear Motion)

Here???s how you can erase the motion sequence data of a part, the effect, or the delay in a single operation.

1.If a pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 6 (Clear Mo- tion). (Key 6 will blink.)

3.Press a part key or the Motion Seq key of DELAY or EFFECT to specify the motion sequence that you wish to erase. (The key will blink.)

4.Press step key 6 once again to execute the Clear operation. If you selected the DELAY motion sequence, both depth and time will be cleared. If you selected the EFFECT motion se- quence, both Edit 1 and Edit 2 will be cleared.

If you wish to cancel without clearing, press the Stop/Cancel key.

The data that is copied automatically when you Write a pattern does not force the pattern length (1--4) to change.

If the length is 4, data will not be copied within the pat- tern.

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Editing motion sequence

data

You can edit the motion sequence of each part or the effect mo- tion sequence. The data can be edited in units of individual steps.

Selecting a motion sequence

Motion Dest. PCh (Pitch)...tin (Time)

1.Select the pattern that contains the motion sequence data you wish to edit.

2.Use the cursor keys [???][???] to make the parameter select LED indicate Motion Dest.

3.Rotate the dial to select the parameter that you wish to edit.

For PCh (Pitch/Speed), LEU (Level), FLt (filter), and PAn (Pan), only one parameter is valid for each part.

EFF (Effect), roL (Roll), and rEU (Reverse) are valid for each part.

Ed1 (Edit 1), Ed2 (Edit 2), dPt (Depth), and tin (Time) are valid for the pattern (all parts).

3.Press a part key to select the part that you wish to edit.

4.Press a step key to select the step that you wish to edit. The steps of a pattern whose length is two or greater can be se- lected successively by pressing the Select key.

5.Rotate the dial to edit the parameter value at that step. If the display indicates ???diS,??? the motion sequence does not apply to that step.

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For Pitch, Filter, Level, and Pan motion sequences, using Motion Dest. to change the parameter and editing will cause all values to be initialized to ???diS.???

If you move to another pattern without writing the edited motion sequence, it will revert to the state of the original motion sequence. If you wish to keep the edited motion sequence, you must perform the Write operation (???p.47

???Saving a pattern???).

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Editing the parameter values of a

1.Use the cursor keys [???][???] to make the parameter select LED indicate Motion Value.

2.The display will alternately show the parameter name you selected in the preceding ???Selecting a motion sequence,??? and the value of the parameter.

While editing a motion sequence, it is not possible to use the step keys to switch steps on/off.

Depending on the part, some parameters cannot be se- lected.

While recording a motion sequence, the display will indi- cate ???rEC,??? and it will not be possible to edit a motion sequence.

While editing a motion sequence, the Rec key has no effect.

5. Pattern mode

Pattern Set

Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite pat- terns to each of the sixteen step keys, and switch them at the touch of a key.

During playback, you can successively switch patterns to per- form a song.

By using the Select key in conjunction with this to switch pat- tern set groups, you can register and select 16 ??? 4 (total of 64) patterns.

Using Pattern Set to perform

(Pattern Set Play)

Press the Play/Pause key to begin playback.

Hold down the Pattern Set key and press a step key to switch to the pattern that was registered for that step key.

By holding down the Pattern Set key and pressing a Select key, you can switch to a different group of registered pattern sets. The pattern set group will be indicated by the lower line of the Select LEDs (red).

By holding down the Shift key and pressing the Pattern Set key, you can hold the Pattern Set function (the key will light).

To defeat the Hold condition, press the Pattern Set key once again (the key will go dark).

Example

Hold down the Shift key and press the Pattern Set key to hold the function

In Pattern Set Play, the timing at which patterns will change, tempo adjustment, and functions such as Reset & Play etc. are the same as for Pattern Play.

Pattern Set cannot be used during recording. When you enter recording (ready) mode, Pattern Set will be can-

celled.

Registering a pattern for

Pattern Set

1.With playback stopped, continue pressing the Pattern Set key (or Hold it) and press the step key for the location that you wish to register.

2.While continuing to press the Pattern Set key (or while Hold is still in effect), rotate the dial to select the pattern number that you wish to register. Release the Pattern Set key (or de- feat Hold) to complete the registration process.

3.To save the pattern set registrations, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback. Continue pressing the Pattern Set key, and press the Write key (the Write key will blink).

4.The display will blink "PSt." Press the Write key once again to save the data.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on, it will not be possible to write the data. In this case, turn off the

Global mode Memory Protect setting before you execute the Write operation.

Never turn the power off during the Write operation. This may damage the data.

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Saving a pattern (WRITE)

If you wish to keep the pattern data that you create, you must perform this Write operation. When you perform the Write op- eration, "Data Copy within a pattern" (p.44) will occur auto- matically, depending on the pattern length.

If you intentionally want to discard your edits and revert to the original pattern data, simply select a different pattern without Writing.

1.If the pattern is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback. Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern.

2.Press the Write key once (the key will blink). The pattern num- ber will blink in the display.

3.Rotate the dial to select the writing destination pattern num- ber.

4.Press the Write key once again to write the data.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If the Global mode Memory Protect setting is on, it will not be possible to Write. In this case, you must turn off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you ex- ecute the Write operation.

Never turn off the power during the Write operation. This can damage the data.

5. Pattern mode

5. Pattern mode

6. Song mode

A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of play- back.

You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory of the ES-1. In addition to pattern playback, songs can also record rhythms and knob movements.

Press the SONG mode key to enter Song mode.

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Selecting a song

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate

Song.

Rotate the dial to select one of the sixteen songs S01 to S16.

Setting the playback tempo

??? Using the dial to set the tempo

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo. Rotate the dial to set the tempo.

If you wish to change the tempo units below the decimal place, hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial.

??? Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo

While the song is playing, strike the Tap key three times or more in succession at the desired tempo. The ES-1 will calculate the interval at which the Tap key was pressed, and will set the tempo accordingly. The tempo can be set in the same way even when playback is stopped.

When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate Tempo, and the tempo you modified will appear in the display.

If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to an- other song without Writing, the first song will return to its original tempo. If you wish to keep the tempo setting you modified, you must perform the Write operation (???p.52 "Saving a song").

Playing a song (Song Play)

Press the Play/Pause key to begin playing the song. The song will begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected position. When the song ends, playback will automatically stop.

It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song. Please use Pattern mode to edit sounds.

What is Position?

"Position" refers to the playback or recording order of the pat- terns within the song, and is the unit by which you edit a song.

Fast-forward or rewind a song

During song playback, you can use the select keys to fast-for- ward or rewind. To fast-forward, press the [ ] select key. To rewind, press the [ ] select key.

Rewind Fast-forward

Switching songs

It is not possible to switch songs during playback, but it is pos- sible to select the song number beforehand. If you select a song number during playback, the display will blink to indicate the selected number. When the currently playing song ends, play- back will stop, and the newly selected number will now be steadily lit. Press the Play/Pause key to playback the selected song.

Playing from the beginning of a

position or song (Reset & Play)

While a song is playing, you can hold down the Shift key and press the Play/Pause key to start playback from the beginning of the pattern specified for the currently-playing position. In addition, you can press the Play/Pause key while a song is play- ing to pause the playback, and then hold down the Shift key and press the Play/Pause key to playback from the beginning of the song.

If you switch to a different song while editing a song, your edited data will be lost. If you wish to keep the edited song, you must perform the Write operation to save the song data.

Erasing song data (Clear Song)

1.If the song is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back. Then select the song that you wish to erase.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 10 (Clear Song). (Key 10 will blink.)

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3. Press step key 10 once again to erase the song data.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If you erase the song data by mistake, rotate the dial to re-select the song before you save it. This will restore the data to its origi- nal condition.

Specifying a pattern for each position

Here's how to specify the pattern for each position.

1.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Position. Notice that the display indicates "001."

2.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Pattern.

3.Rotate the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to position "001."

4.Press the select [ ] key to advance to the next position. The display will indicate "End."

5.Rotate the dial to select the pattern. The pattern you select here will be the pattern for position "002."

6.When you select a pattern for the "End" position, the "End" will move to the next position. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to assign as many patterns as you wish.

7.If you stop specifying, use the cursor keys to make the pa- rameter select LEDs indicate Song.

If you wish to view the order of patterns in the song, or to re- select the pattern for a specific position, make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern. Each time you press a select key, you will move to the next or previous position. You can use the dial to change the pattern number that is displayed.

Use the select keys to move through the positions, and use the dial to select patterns

Pattern

Alternatively, you can make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Position, and use the dial or select key to select the posi- tion you wish to check. Then make the parameter select LEDs indicate Pattern, and view or change the pattern.

At the Position setting use the select keys or dial to move;

then select Pattern and use the dial to select or view the pattern. Position

Pattern

6. Song mode

Editing a song

You can insert a new pattern into a song, or delete an existing pattern. You can also add knob movements or your own per- formance to a song.

If you wish to keep the edited song, you must perform the Write operation. If you select a different song or turn off the power without performing the Write operation, the song will return to the state in which it was before you edited it.

Inserting a pattern at a specified posi-

tion (Insert Pattern)

You can insert a pattern at a specified position, and subsequent patterns will be moved backward (toward the end of the song).

1.If the song is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop play- back.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 8 (Insert Pat- tern). (The 8 key will blink.)

3.The position indication in the display will blink. Rotate the dial to select the position at which you wish to insert a pat- tern. (For example if you wish to insert a pattern into posi- tion 3. make the display blink "003.")

4.Press step key 8 once again, and a pattern will be inserted in front of that position.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

Deleting a pattern from a specified

position (Delete Pattern)

You can delete a pattern from a specified position, and subse- quent patterns will be moved forward (toward the beginning of the song).

Delete the pattern at position 5

1.If the song is playing, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 9 (Delete Pat- tern). (The 9 key will blink.)

3.The position indication in the display will blink. Rotate the dial to select the position from which you wish to delete the pattern. (For example if you wish to delete the pattern from position 5. make the display blink "005.")

4.Press step key 9 once again, and the pattern will be deleted. To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

When you delete a pattern, the event data (refer to the follow- ing page) at that position will also be deleted.

Data following the inserted pattern will be moved forward.

The pattern that is inserted will be the pattern which had previ- ously been at that position. Now you can specify the desired pattern for the position that was inserted.

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Data following the inserted pattern will be moved backward.

Changing the pattern for a specific position

1.If you are playing back, press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Position.

3.Use the dial to select the position that you wish to modify.

4.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Pattern.

5.Use the dial to select the pattern that you wish to assign to the selected position.

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If you wish to audition the patterns as you select one, press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode, and listen to the playback. To return to Song mode, press the

Stop/Cancel key to stop playback, and then press the

Song mode key.

Recording performances or knob

movements into a song

(Event Recording)

In addition to putting patterns together to create a song, Song mode also allows you to realtime-record knob movements and your performances on the part keys.

Recording this data in Song mode is referred to as "event re- cording."

Four types of musical data (event data) can be recorded by event recording.

??Pressing the part keys

??Using Part Mute or Part Solo

??Movements of the knobs or switches (only for the selected part)

??Tempo

Event recording allows you to record two or more types of events in the same area, as long as the events are played at the same time.

Event recording always rewrites the previous data ("replace recording"), and when you record your performance, any event recording data previously in that area will be erased. (It is not possible to layer event recording over the same area.)

1.Select the song on which you wish to record events.

2.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Position.

3.Use the dial or the Select keys to move to the position at which you wish to begin recording.

4.Press the Rec key, and then press the Play/Pause key to be- gin event recording.

5.Use the part keys and/or the knobs to perform.

6.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop event recording.

Deleting event data from a song

To delete event data from a song, you can perform event re- cording over the area that you wish to delete (without operat- ing any knobs or keys).

Checking for song event data

If event data has been recorded in a song, holding down the Shift key and pressing the Motion Sequence key will make step keys 13 through 16 light.

It is not possible to check for event data during playback or recording.

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Knob movements that are event-recorded in Song mode will always playback in a way that corresponds to the Smooth type motion sequence setting (and not the Trig Hold type).

If you wish to save the event recording, you must perform the Write operation. If you switch songs or turn off the power without performing the Write operation, the re- corded performance will be lost.

If during playback you operate a knob that had been event- recorded, playback of the events of that knob will be can- celled until it reaches the next position. However if you modify the tempo that was event-recorded, the tempo will be cancelled until the end of the song.

After rewinding a song, it may not be possible to play- back exactly according to the event data.

6. Song mode

7. Global mode

In Global mode you can set parameters such as MIDI or Pro- tect. Press the GLOBAL mode key to enter Global mode.

To execute Global mode, press the previous mode key.

The settings you make in Global mode will be cancelled if you turn off the power without Writing. If you wish to save the settings you make, you must perform the Write operation (???p.56 "Saving the settings you modify in Glo- bal mode").

Metronome settings

Specify how the metronome will function. If you will be using realtime recording to create a pattern from scratch, it is conve- nient to use the metronome. The metronome will sound at quar- ter-note timing.

oFF: The metronome will not sound.

r-0: The metronome will sound only during recording (when the Rec and Play/Cancel keys are lit).

r-1: When recording, a one-measure count will be sounded before recording begins. The metronome will sound only during recording.

r-2: When recording, a two-measure count will be sounded before recording begins. The metronome will sound only during recording.

on: The metronome will sound during playback and record ing. There will be no count before recording begins.

1.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Metronome.

2.Rotate the dial to make the metronome setting.

3.Press the Pattern or Song key to return to the previous mode.

The metronome setting cannot be written. When you turn on the power, it will always be "oFF."

Synchronizing the ES-1

with external MIDI devices

(MIDI Clock)

The Global mode Clock setting allows the tempo of the ES-1 to be synchronized with the tempo of an external MIDI device that is able to send or receive MIDI Clock messages.

For details on synchronization settings of your external MIDI device, refer to the owner's manual for your device.

Even if you set Clock to Ext, the ES-1 will operate with its own internal clock if no MIDI Clock messages are being received at its MIDI IN connector.

Synchronizing the ES-1 to a mas-

ter external MIDI device (Ext)

1.Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the ES-1 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device (sequencer or synthesizer etc.).

2.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Clock.

3.Rotate the dial to select "E t" (external clock).

4.Make settings on the external MIDI device (master) so that it will transmit MIDI Clock messages.

5.Return to Pattern mode or Song mode.

6.When you start the sequencer of the external MIDI device, the ES-1 will simultaneously begin playback.

7.If MIDI Clock data is being received at the MIDI IN connec- tor, you can make the ES-1 playback in synchronization with the external MIDI device by pressing the ES-1's Play/Pause key.

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If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to "E t" and the ES-1 is synchronized to the external MIDI clock, it will synchro- nize to the tempo of the external sequencer, and it will not be possible to change the tempo on the ES-1.

If a MIDI Start message is received while the ES-1 is already playing in synchronization with MIDI Clock, the ES-1 will begin playback from the beginning of the cur- rently playing pattern (or in the case of a song, from the beginning of the pattern that was playing when the Start message was received).

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Synchronizing an external MIDI

device to the ES-1 as master (int)

1.Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the ES-1 to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI device (sequencer or synthesizer etc.).

2.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Clock.

3.Rotate the dial to select "Int" (internal clock).

4.Make settings on the external MIDI device (slave) so that it will receive MIDI Clock messages.

5.When you start playback on the ES-1, the external MIDI de- vice will begin playback in synchronization.

When you perform the Reset & Play operation to begin playback from the beginning of the pattern, the ES-1 will transmit only a MIDI Start message.

1.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate Note No.

2.Press the part key whose note number you wish to change (the key will light).

3.Rotate the dial to select the note number.

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The correspondence between note names and note num- bers will differ by manufacturer. Please refer to the owner???s manual for the device you have connected.

Setting the audio in mode

(Audio In Mode)

MIDI channel settings

(MIDI ch)

This sets the MIDI channel. The same MIDI channel is used for both transmission and reception.With the factory settings this will be ???11???

1.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indi- cate MIDI ch.

2.Rotate the dial to select the channel.

Setting the MIDI note num-

ber for each part (Note No.)

In order to make this setting, you must enter Global mode from Pattern or Song mode.

If you enter from Sample mode, the display will indicate ???-

- -??? and it will not be possible to change the setting.

Here you can specify the MIDI note number for each part.

If you specify the same note number for two or more parts, the sounds of those parts will be played simultaneously when that note is received from an external MIDI device.

Audio In Mode

L (monaural), St. (stereo)

This setting specifies whether the sound that is input from the audio in jack will be handled as monaural (left channel only) or stereo. When using a monaural source such as MIC input, se- lect ???L.??? When using a stereo source such as a CD player, select

???St..???

1.Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LED indi- cate Audio In Mode.

2.Rotate the dial to select either ???L??? or ???St..???

Even if the Audio In Mode is set to stereo, a Sampling Mode setting of monaural will cause the left and right channels to be mixed and sampled in monaural.

If you set the Audio In Mode to stereo, use a stereo phone plug to make connections.

Using SmartMediaTM

The ES-1 allows you to use SmartMedia to save or load internal data.

Samples (WAVE files, AIFF files) you create on your computer can also be loaded into the ES-1.

The ES-1 can use 3 V (3.3V) SmartMedia of 4 MB ??? 64 MB.

IIf the Smart Media has not been formatted, or if it cannot be recognized correctly, the display will indicate "For."

Please execute "Formatting Smart Media."

4.The display will indicate the file number that will be saved. If the display indicates (for example) ???-1-,??? a new file is be- ing saved. If the display indicates ???[1],??? data is being saved to an existing file. (In this case the old data will be overwrit- ten.) Use the dial to select a file.

WAVE, AIFF

Save a file

Make sure that the SmartMedia card is oriented correctly, and insert it all the way into the SmartMedia slot.

Push all the way in

Orient the card correctly

Formatting Smart Media (Format)

Here's how to format Smart Media for use on the ES-1.

1.Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia slot.

2.Hold down the Shift key, and press step key 15 (Card). (Key 15 will blink.)

3.The display will indicate ???Lod.??? Rotate the dial toward the right to select ???For,??? and press key 15.

4.The display will indicate ???no.??? Turn the dial to the left to

select ???yES,??? and press key 15 to execute the formatting op- eration. While formatting is being performed, the progress

When formatting is

complete, or if you select ???no??? and press key 15, the display will return to the previous state.

To cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

The entire contents of the SmartMedia will be lost when you format it.

In some cases, SmartMedia that was formatted on a de- vice other than the ES-1 will not be recognized correctly.

If so, please re-format it on the ES-1.

5.Press key 15 to execute the Save operation. While the data is being saved, the progress will be shown by the step keys.

When saving is complete, the display will return to the condi- tion in which it was before you executed Save (key 15 will be

To cancel, press the

Stop/Cancel key.

If a write protect label is affixed to the SmartMedia, data cannot be saved. In this case, remove the write protect label from the SmartMedia before executing Save.

Never turn off the power or remove the SmartMedia while Save or Format is being executed. Doing so may render the SmartMedia unusable.

Approximately 4 Mbytes of space is required to save one file. Saving will not be possible if there is insufficient space on the SmartMedia.

Loading all data from SmartMedia

to the ES-1 (All Load)

Here???s how to load all ES-1 Pattern data, Song data, Sample data, and Global data from SmartMedia.

1.Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2.Hold down the shift key and press step key 15 (Card).

3.The display will indicate ???Lod.??? Press key 15.

4.The display will show a file number. Use the dial to select a file number 1???9 (file ???[E]??? is not an ES-1 file, so do not select it here), and then press key 15.

5.The display will indicate ???ALL.??? Press Write key to execute the Load operation. (Key 15 will light, and the Write key will blink.) The loading progress will be shown by the step keys (the Write key will light.)

When loading is finished, the ES-1 will enter Pattern mode with A01 selected.

If you decide to cancel the procedure, use the mode keys to move to Pattern mode, Song mode, or Sample mode.

Saving data to SmartMedia (Save)

Here???s how to save all ES-1 Pattern data, Song data, Sample data, and Global data on a SmartMedia card.

1.Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia slot.

2.Hold down the Shift key, and press step key 15 (Card). (Key 15 will blink.)

3.The display will indicate ???Lod.??? Rotate the dial toward the right to select ???SAU,??? and press key 15.

With the factory settings memory protect is turned on, so that saving will not be possible. Turn off memory protect before you execute Load. (???p.56 ???Memory Protect???)

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Loading only a single sample

from SmartMedia (Sample Load)

1.Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2.Hold down the shift key, and press step key 15 (Card). (Key 15 will blink.)

3.The display will indicate ???Lod.??? Press key 15.

4.A file number will blink in the display. Use the dial to select the desired file number. If you wish to load a WAVE file or AIFF file that you created on your computer, select file ???[E].??? After you select a file, press key 15.

5.The display will indicate ???ALL??? (if you selected file ???[E],??? the number will blink). Rotate the dial toward the right and the sample number will blink. At this time you can press the Play/Pause key to play back the sample and audition it.

6.After selecting the sample, press key 15. (Key 15 will light, and the Write key will blink.)

7.The load destination sample number will blink in the dis- play. Use the dial to select the sample number. In the case of a monaural sample (or slice sample) you can select from ???00.??? through ???99.??? In the case of a stereo sample you can select from ???00.S??? through ???49.S???.

8.Press the Write key to begin loading (the Write key will light). The loading progress will be shown by the step keys.

When loading ends (the Write key will go dark), you will re- turn to step 5.

If you decide to cancel, use the mode keys to move to Pattern mode, Song mode, or Sample mode.

Only WAVE files and AIFF files with filenames consisting of a two-digit number plus an extension will be recognized; e.g., ???00.wav??? or ???00.aif.??? If both .wav and .aif files with the same two-digit number exist, the WAVE file will be given priority.

AIFF file

The selected sample will play back for approximately 16 seconds (or 8 seconds for a stereo sample) from its be- ginning.

8/16 bit linear PCM mono/stereo format WAVE or AIFF files can be loaded. Place the file in the root directory of the SmartMedia.

WAVE or AIFF files with a sampling frequency other than 32 kHz will have a different pitch when played back on a personal computer etc.

With the factory settings, memory protect is turned on so that saving is not possible. Turn off memory protect be- fore loading. (???p.56 ???Memory Protect???)

If there is insufficient free memory within the ES-1, it may not be possible to load the sample. Before you begin, use the Sample mode Memory function (???p.32) to check the remaining amount of sampling time.

When a sample is loaded, the data locations of the inter- nal memory are optimized.This may take a certain amount of time. During this time, the display will indicate that data is currently being loaded. Never turn off the power until loading is complete (the Write key is dark).

Memory Protect (Protect)

This is the protect setting for Pattern mode, Song mode, and Sample mode. When protect is ???on,??? the Write key will not func- tion, and it will not be possible to rewrite data or receive a MIDI data dump.

When you wish to save edited data or receive a data dump, turn protect ???oFF.???

1.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2.Hold down the Shift key and press step key 16 (Protect). (Key 16 will blink.)

3.Rotate the dial to change the blinking display to either ???on??? or ???oFF.???

4.Press step key 16 once again to finalize the protect on/off setting (key 16 will go dark).

If you decide to cancel without changing the setting, press the Stop/Cancel key.

If you wish to save the protect setting, perform the Global mode Write operation (described below).

With the factory settings, this is turned on.

This setting is valid in Pattern mode, Song mode, and

Sample mode. In Global mode, it is always possible to execute Write regardless of the Memory Protect setting.

Saving your changes in

Global mode (WRITE)

Here???s how you can save the changes you made in Global mode. If you wish to save the changes you made, you must perform this Write operation. The settings will take effect whenever the power is turned on. Conversely, if you do not want to save the changes you made, simply turn off the power without Writing.

1.Press the Stop/Cancel key to stop playback.

2.Press the Global mode key.

3.Press the Write key once (the key will blink). The display will indicate ?????? ??? ???.???

4.Press the Write key once again to complete the operation.

If you decide to cancel, press the Stop/Cancel key.

In Global mode it is always possible to write, regardless of the Memory Protect setting (preceding section).

Never turn off the power while data is being written into

memory. Doing so may destroy the data.

8. Appendices

About MIDI

1. MIDI channels

Similarly to a television, data can be received when the channel of the receiving device matches the channel on which the data is being transmitted.

The transmit/receive channel of the ES-1 is set by the MIDI Channel setting in MIDI mode.

2. Note-on/off

When you strike a key pad, the note number assigned to that pad and a velocity value will be transmitted as a Note-on mes- sage [9n, kk, vv] (n: channel, kk: note number, vv: velocity). On the ES-1, the vv: velocity value is determined by the Accent level. When you release a pad, a note-off message [8n, kk, vv] is transmitted. However, most devices do not transmit note-off velocity, and neither does the ES-1. When note-on/off messages for a note number assigned to a part are received, that part will sound.

Note-on/off messages are transmitted and received on the MIDI channel that you specify in MIDI mode.

3. Switching patterns

When you change patterns, a Program Change message is trans- mitted. At this time if a program change is received on a MIDI channel that matches the MIDI channel setting of the ES-1, a pattern of the same group (e.g., from A01 to A02, etc.) will be selected.

4. Using NRPN messages to edit

NPRN (Non Registered Parameter No.) messages are messages to which manufacturers are free to assign their own functions. On the ES-1, NRPN are assigned to all knobs and keys except for the accent part key of the Part Edit section and the Effect section.

To edit, first use NRPN (LSB) [Bn, 62, rr] and NRPN (MSB) [Bn, 63, mm] (control change #98 and 99) (rr, mm: lower and upper bytes of the parameter no.) to select the parameter. Then trans- mit Data Entry (MSB) [Bn, 06, mm] and Data Entry (LSB) [Bn, 26, vv] (control change #06 and 38) (mm, vv: upper and lower bytes of the value, together expressing 16,384 steps) to set the value. The ES-1 uses only the MSB value (128 steps) of the Data Entry message.

5. If "stuck notes" occur

If for some reason a note fails to stop sounding, you can usually switch modes to stop the sound. If a note played via MIDI fails to stop, you can simultaneously press the Shift key and the Stop/ Cancel key to perform a MIDI Reset.

6. About synchronization

Two or more sequencers can be connected via MIDI and made to playback in synchronization. Messages used for synchroni- zation (realtime messages) include Timing Clock [F8], Start [FA], Continue [FB], and Stop [FC]. In a synchronized system, one synthesizer (the master) will transmit these messages, and the other sequencer(s) (the slave(s)) will receive these messages. The slave devices will playback according to the tempo specified by the Timing Clock messages transmitted by the master. Twenty- four Timing Clock messages are transmitted for each quarter note. When the ES-1???s Global mode parameter Clock is set to INT, it will be the master device, and will transmit these realtime messages. When Clock is set to EXT, it will be the slave device, and will receive these realtime messages. However even when Clock is set to EXT, the ES-1 will operate according to its own internal clock if no Timing Clock messages are being received. The Start message specifies when playback will begin. When the Start/Pause key is pressed on the master device, it will trans- mit a Start message. Slave devices that receive this Start mes- sage will synchronize to the Timing Clock messages subse- quently received, and will begin playback from the beginning. If the Start/Pause key is pressed on the master devices when it is paused, the master will transmit a Continue message. When a slave device receives the Continue message, it will resume playback from the point where it is currently stopped. If the Stop key is pressed during playback, the master will transmit a Stop message. Slave devices will stop playback when they re- ceive a Stop message.

7. Synchronization in Song mode

In Song mode, the ES-1 can transmit and receive Song Select and Song Position Pointer messages. When you switch songs, a Song Select [F3 ss] message will be transmitted (ss: song num- ber, where one of 128 songs can be selected. On the ES-1 you can select 16 songs.) If the ES-1 receives a Song Select message in Song mode, it will switch songs. Transmission and reception of Song Select messages can be restricted by the MIDI Filter settings of MIDI mode. If you change the current position on the master device (i.e., the device whose Clock is set to INT) when the song is stopped, a Song Position Pointer message [F2 pp pp] will be transmitted. (pp: the number of MIDI beats from the beginning of the song; i.e., the number of Timing Clocks divided by six.) Song Position Pointer indicates the location at which the sequencer is currently stopped. When Song Position Pointer is received in Song mode by a slave device (i.e., a device whose Clock is set to EXT), it will change the location at which its song is currently stopped to match the location of the mas- ter. However on the ES-1, the length of each pattern may be different, so the master and slave will not necessarily be in the same location. When the Start/Pause key is pressed on the master device, a Continue message is transmitted, and the song will begin playback from the currently selected position. When the slave device receives the Continue message, it will synchro- nize to the Timing Clock messages and begin playback from the current point in the song. In the same way as synchronizing the playback from the beginning of the song, you can specify the location at which playback will start, and then playback in synchronization. If you use the dial or Select keys to fast-for- ward or rewind while the song is playing, Song Position Pointer messages will not be transmitted. Be aware that if you perform these operations during synchronized playback, the synchroni- zation will be lost. Also, even if Song Position Pointer messages are received during playback, the playback location will not change.

8. Appendices

8. About system exclusive messages

Manufacturers are free to use system exclusive messages in any way they choose, and these messages are used mainly to trans- mit and receive parameters that are specific to particular de- vices, such as sound data and editing data.

The system exclusive message format of the ES-1 is [F0, 42, 3n, 57, ... F7] (n: exclusive channel).

However, some system exclusive messages have been defined for use in a specific way, and these are called "universal system exclusive messages."

Of the various types of universal system exclusive messages, the ES-1 supports the following two types.

??When an Inquiry Message Request [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 01, F7] message is received, the ES-1 will transmit an Inquiry Mes- sage [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 02, (9 bytes), F7] that means ???I am a Korg ES-1, and my system version is ...???

??When a Master Volume [F0, 7F, nn, 04, vv, vv, 01, F7] is re- ceived, the volume of the entire system will be adjusted.

9. Transmitting sound settings

and other data (Data Dump)

Song, Pattern, and Global data can be transmitted as MIDI ex- clusive data, and stored on an external device. This data is trans- mitted and received on the MIDI channel selected in Global mode. Data dumps will be transmitted when a Data Dump Re- quest of the corresponding type is received.

10. Editing sounds etc.

By sending MIDI exclusive data dumps, you can rewrite all patterns or individual programs. By using NRPN messages in Pattern mode, you can edit the knobs that are active for each part.

Troubleshooting

The display does not light up when I press the

Power switch!

???Is the AC adapter connected?

???Is the AC adapter plugged into an AC outlet?

No sound!

???Is your amp, mixer, or headphones connected to the correct jack? (Can you playback a pattern? If so, the connections are correct.)

???Are your amp or mixer powered-on and set correctly?

???Is the master volume knob of the ES-1 raised?

???Has the volume been lowered by a MIDI Master Volume mes- sage?

Sound does not stop!

???When a pattern is played back, it will continue playing re- peatedly. When you are finished listening to a pattern, press the Stop/Cancel key (p.13, 14).

Sounds or operations are different than when I

edited!

???Did you perform the Write operation after editing? (p.47, 52) After you have edited, you must perform the Write opera- tion before switching songs or patterns, or turning off the power.

???Did you edit the selected pattern or song after writing it?

Can't control via MIDI!

??? Is the MIDI cable connected correctly?

When playing the ES-1 from an external device

???Has the ES-1 been set to receive MIDI data on the channel on which the data is being transmitted? (p.54)

???Is the MIDI mode MIDI Channel parameter set to the desired channel? (p.54)

When playing an external device from the ES-1

???Does the MIDI channel of the ES-1 match the MIDI channel of the receiving device? (p.54)

Can't write a pattern or song!

??? Is the Global mode Protect setting turned "on"? (p.56)

Striking a part key does not play the specified

sound!

???After editing the sound of a part, did you perform the Write operation? (p.47)

???Is a motion sequence operating? (p.41)

Error messages

Error messages will be cancelled when you press the Stop/Can- cel key.

Specifications

Power consumption: 6 W

Dimensions: 300 (W) x 224.9 (D) x 55.4 (H) (including rubber feet)

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Pattern Name List

A Bank

*Patterns for the demo song are assigned to bank B.

*If the factory preset patterns are rewritten or erased, they cannot be restored to their original state. If you do not want to lose the factory preset patterns, purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation to make a backup.

Sample Name List

*If the factory preset samples are rewritten or erased, they cannot be restored to their original state. If you do not want to lose the factory preset samples, purchase a SmartMedia card and perform the Save operation to make a backup.

No. Sample Name

00.BD1-Boosted House

01.BD2-House

02.BD3-Dance

03.BD4-ES Dance

04.BD5-Ringy

05.BD6-Boosted Hip

06.SD1-Hip

07.SD2-House

08.SD3-Tiny Dance

09.SD4-ES Hip

10.SD5-Ringy

11.SD6-Saturated

12.CYM1-Crash Cymbal

13.CYM2-Ride-Edge

14.CYM3-HH Crisp Close

15.CYM4-HH Crisp Open

16.CYM5-HH Normal Close

17.CYM6-HH Normal Open

18.CYM7-HH Tite Old

19.TOM-R&B Tom

No. Sample Name

20.PRC1-Conga Lo Slap

21.PRC2-Conga Hi Slap

22.PRC3-Dance Clap

23.PRC4-Tambourine

24.PRC5-Shaker 1

25.PRC6-Shaker 2

26.VOX1-Uhh

27.VOX2-Funny

28.VOX3-OK

29.VOX4-Oops!

30.VOX5-Stupid

31.VOX6-CompuVoice-Test 32.???? VOX7-CompuVoice-Do It

33.SE1-Cannon

34.SE2-Industry-Metal

35.SE3-Short Noise

36.SE4-Beep

37.SE5-Industrial Noise

38.SE6-Metal Hit

39.SE7-Zap

No. Sample Name

40.SE8-Record Reverse

41.SE9-Scratch

42.HIT1-Trance Hit

43.???? HIT2-Organ Hit

44.HIT3-Raven Hit

45.BAS1-Acoustic Bass

46.BAS2-UK Garage Bass

47.BAS3-Boosted Bass

48.BAS4-Distorted Saw 49.???? BAS5-Wah Guitar 060

50.???? Drum Loop 107

51.???? Drum Loop 120

52.???? Percussion Loop 133

53.???? Percussion Loop 100