User ManualTable of ContentsContents31. Introduction6Main features6The data you create on the ES-1mkII6Make connections and play!7Example connections7Preparing to play72. Front and rear panel8Common section8Effect section9Part Edit section9Part Select section10Sequence Control section10Step Key section11Connector section123. Basic operation (Quick Start)13Conceptual diagram of the ES-1mkII13Listening to a Song13Listening to a Pattern14Listening to a Sample14Trying out the functions15Changing the tempo of a song or pattern15• Using the dial to change the tempo15• Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo15Striking keys to play Parts15Modifying (editing) the sound16Editing the effect and delay settings16Striking the part keys along with a song or pattern16Editing the sound of a part, effect, or delay while hearing a song or pattern17Modifying (editing) a rhythm pattern18• Using the step keys to edit the rhythm (Step Recording)18• Using the part keys to edit the rhythm (Realtime Recording)19Saving a pattern you create (Write)20Using a Motion Sequence21Connecting various sources to the audio inputs22Let’s record a sample23About the Slice function24About the Resample function24Assigning a sample sound to a sample part24Playing with Pattern Set25Using the ES-1mkII as a tone generator module25Synchronizing with an EA-1mkII or ER-1mkII264. Sample mode27Recording a sample27Selecting a sample27Playing a sample27Modifying a sample27Specifying the start location28Specifying the end location28Specifying the fade-out length28Directly sampling the sound of the ES-1mkII (Resampling)28Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song28Resampling from the middle of a pattern or song29Resampling just one note of a part29Slice30Creating a slice sample (TIME SLICE)30Tips for achieving good results with Time Slice31Other functions for editing a sample31NORMALIZE31TRUNCATE31Deleting a sample (DELETE SAMPLE)32Checking the remaining amount of sampling area (MEMORY)32Saving a sample (WRITE)325. Pattern mode33Selecting a pattern33Setting the playback tempo33• Using the dial to change the tempo33• Using the Tap Tempo key to change the tempo33Playing a pattern (Pattern Play)33The timing at which patterns will change33Playing from the beginning of a pattern (Reset & Play)33About the tempo when the pattern is changed33Selecting parts34The Part Mute function34The Part Solo function34Creating a pattern35Assigning a sample35Editing the sound of a part35Editing effect and delay36EFFECT36DELAY38Length, Scale/Beat settings38Setting the Length39Setting the Scale/Beat39Swing settings39Setting the Roll Type40Creating a Rhythm Pattern40• Using the step keys (Step Recording)40• Using the part keys (Realtime Recording)40Adding accents to the rhythm pattern (ACCENT)40Motion sequence41Playing a motion sequence41Recording a motion sequence41Playing an effect motion sequence41Recording an effect motion sequence41Playing a delay motion sequence42Recording a delay motion sequence42Checking motion data42Convenient functions for editing patterns43Erasing rhythm pattern data from a part43• Erasing data during playback or recording (ERASE)43• Erasing all data from a part (CLEAR PART)43Copying a part (COPY PART)43Data Copy within a pattern44Erasing part, effect, or delay motion sequence data (CLEAR MOTION)44Editing motion sequence data45Selecting a motion sequence45Editing the parameter values of a motion sequence45Pattern Set46Using Pattern Set to perform (Pattern Set Play)46Registering a pattern for Pattern Set46Saving a pattern (WRITE)476. Song mode48Selecting a song48Setting the playback tempo48• Using the dial to set the tempo48• Using the Tap Tempo key to set the tempo48Playing a song (Song Play)48Fast-forward or rewind a song48Switching songs48Playing from the beginning of a position or song (Reset & Play)48Creating a song49Creating a song from scratch49Erasing song data (CLEAR SONG)49Specifying a pattern for each position49Editing a song50Inserting a pattern at a specified position (INSERT PATTERN)50Deleting a pattern from a specified position (DELETE PATTERN)50Changing the pattern for a specific position50Recording performances or knob movements into a song (Event Recording)51Deleting event data from a song51Checking for song event data51Saving a song (WRITE)527. Global mode53Metronome settings53Synchronizing the ES-1mkII with external MIDI devices (MIDI Clock)53Synchronizing the ES-1mkII to a master external MIDI device (Ext)53Synchronizing an external MIDI device to the ES-1mkII as master (int)54MIDI channel settings (MIDI CH)54Setting the MIDI note number for each part (NOTE NO.)54Setting the audio in mode (AUDIO IN MODE)54Using SmartMediaTM55Formatting Smart Media (Format)55Saving data to SmartMedia (Save)55Loading all data from SmartMedia to the ES-1mkII (All Load)55Loading only a single sample from SmartMedia (Sample Load)56Memory Protect (PROTECT)56Saving your changes in Global mode (WRITE)568. Appendices57About MIDI57Troubleshooting58Error messages59Specifications59Index60Pattern Name List62Sample Name List62Song Name List62MIDI Implementation Chart63Size: 5.8 MBPages: 64Language: EnglishOpen manual