Korg ER-1mkII User Manual

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5.Song mode

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5.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 ER-1

. In addition to pattern playback, songs

can also record rhythms and knob movements.
Press the Song mode key to enter Song mode.

Song (S01)

S01...S16 16 songs

+ Event data

Pattern D01

(32Steps)

...

Pattern B01

(36Steps)

Position

1

End

Pattern A01

(16Steps)

Position

2

Position

3

Position

4

Position

5

Position

6

Position

50

Position

51

Pattern A01

(16Steps)

Pattern B20

(24Steps)

Pattern A10

(64Steps)

Pattern B01

(36Steps)

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.

Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate
TEMPO

. Rotate the dial to set the tempo.

While the song is playing, strike the TAP key three times or
more in succession at the desired tempo. The ER-1

 will cal-

culate 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 ap-
pear 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 (refer to
p.37 "Saving a song").

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.

"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.

Pattern D01

(32Steps)

...

Pattern B01

(36Steps)

Position

1

End

Pattern A01

(16Steps)

Position

2

Position

3

Position

4

Position

5

Position

6

Position

50

Position

51

Pattern A01

(16Steps)

Pattern B20

(24Steps)

Pattern A10

(64Steps)

Pattern B01

(36Steps)

During song playback, you can use the SELECT keys to fast-
forward or rewind. To fast-forward, press the [

] SELECT key.

To rewind, press the [

] SELECT key.

Rewind

Fast-forward

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.

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.