Korg EMX1 User Manual

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EMX-1 EasyStart 
 
 
 Changing Tempo   
1.  To change the tempo of a pattern, press the  key once so that the LCD screen shows Tempo and its value, and then 
use the Value Dial to change the tempo value. 
 
 
 
 Selecting a Wave on a Drum Part 
 
1.  Press the PART EDIT key to enter the PART EDIT mode. 
2.  Press the PART key that you would like to select a wave on. 
3.  Use the Value dial to change the number of the sample wave or the waveform type that is displayed in the LCD screen. 
 
 
 Selecting a SYNTH OSCILLATOR and editing a SYNTH PART  
1.  Press any SYNTH PART key and then press the PART EDIT key to enter the PART EDIT mode. 
2.  Turn the SYNTH OSCILLATOR knob to select the desired SYNTH OSCILLATOR type. 
3.  Use the VALUE dial to change the SYNTH PART waveform and then use the OSC EDIT 1 and OSC EDIT 2 knobs to 
adjust the parameters of the selected SYNTH OSCILLATOR. The LCD screen will indicate the parameter that is assigned 
to OSC EDIT 1 and OSC EDIT 2 and its value. 
 
 Working with the PART COMMON, MODULATION and FILTER sections  
1.  Press the PART key that you would like to adjust settings in any of these sections. 
2.  Turn any knob in those sections to adjust parameters, the LED screen will indicate which parameter you are adjusting and 
its value. 
3.  To select any parameters that are assigned to keys, press the corresponding key for that parameter (i.e. AMP EG, lfo 
TYPE, DEST. FX SELECT, filter TYPE). 
 
 
 Working with the ARPEGGIATOR  
1.  Select a part that you would like to arpeggiate by pressing its PART key. 
2.  Press the RIBBON to play a part and change its note duration (length of the note) or note division (note type i.e. half, 4
th
8
th
 16
th
), depending on the PART that is selected. (DRUM parts will have note division assigned to the RIBBON, SYNTH 
parts will have note duration assigned). 
3.  If the part selected is a SYNTH PART, then you can move the SLIDER up and down to select different notes. 
4.  To assign a scale type to the SLIDER, select the ARPEGGIO SCALE page in the PATTERN mode using the PATTERN 
and  keys, and then turn the VALUE dial to select the desired scale type. Remember that the scale type will be based 
on the root note(s) that you play on the 16 STEP KEYS/KEYBOARD. 
 
 
 Working with MOTION SEQUENCES  
1.  Press the PART key of the part that you would like to record MOTION SEQUENCE on.