Korg AmkII User Manual

Korg

3

Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................... 6

Main features ......................................................................................... 6

About the data you create on the EA-1

II .................................................................................................... 6

Make connections and play! .................................................................. 7

Example connections ............................................................................................ 7
Preparing to play ....................................................................................................7

2. Front and rear panel ...................................................... 8

Common section ................................................................................... 8
Synthesizer section ............................................................................... 9
Sequence Control section ....................................................................10
Step Key section ...................................................................................10
Connector section ............................................................................... 11

3. Basic operation (Quick Start) ...................................... 12

Conceptual diagram of the EA-1

II ...................................................................12

Listening to a Song ...............................................................................12
Listening to Patterns ............................................................................ 13
Trying out the functions ....................................................................... 13

Changing the tempo of a song or pattern ........................................................... 13

• Using the dial to change the tempo ...................................................................................... 13
• Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo .................................................................... 13

Striking keys to play sounds (Keyboard function) ............................................... 14
Modifying (editing) the sound .............................................................................. 14
Playing the sound of a part along with a song or pattern .................................... 15
Modify (edit) the sound along with a song or pattern .......................................... 15
Modifying (editing) a phrase pattern ................................................................... 15

• Realtime Recording (using the Keyboard function to create a phrase) ................................. 16
• Step Recording (using the Step keys to create a phrase) .................................................... 16

Saving a pattern that you create ......................................................................... 17
Using a Motion Sequence ................................................................................... 18
Connecting various sources to the audio input ................................................... 19
Playing with Pattern Set ...................................................................................... 20
Using the EA-1

II as a tone generator module ..................................................20

Synchronized playback with the ER-1

II .......................................................................... 21

4. Pattern mode ............................................................... 22

Selecting a pattern ...............................................................................22
Setting the playback tempo ................................................................. 22

• Using the dial to change the tempo .................................................................. 22
• Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo ................................................ 22