Korg Musical Instrument ESX 1 User Manual

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Recording a new sample ............... 21

1. Introduction ...................... 7

Sampling...................................................21

Preparations for sampling ....................................... 21

Sampling mode settings .......................................... 21

Recording the sample ............................................. 21

Using the external input sound to trigger sampling.... 22

If sampling does not start when you begin playback . 22

Main features ................................. 7

Saving your data on the ESX-1 ................................. 8

About the vacuum tubes ........................................... 8

2. Parts and their functions ...... 9

Editing a sample ........................... 23

Setting the start point..................................23

Setting the end point ..................................23

Setting the loop location .............................23

Adjusting the pitch of the sample .................24

Top panel........................................ 9

Common section ........................................10

Edit section ................................................11

Part select section .......................................12

Step key section .........................................12

Arpeggiator section....................................13

Directly sampling the sound of the

ESX-1 (Resampling) ................. 25

Resampling from the beginning of a pattern or song . 25

Resampling from the middle of a pattern or song ...... 25

Resampling just one note of a part .......................... 26

Rear panel.................................... 14

Front panel ................................... 14

Card section ..............................................14

Slice ............................................. 27

What is “Slice”? ..................................................... 27

Creating a slice sample (TIME SLICE) ...........27

If you were not successful in creating a slice sample .. 28

Try changing the slice step setting (step 3, above) ..... 28

Manually turning slices on/off while you adjust the

sensitivity (paragraph 6, above) ...................... 29

Using individual sample slices ................................. 29

Using a slice sample in a pattern that has a different

beat .............................................................. 30

If a Last Step is specified for the pattern ................... 30

Items and functions in the display .. 15

3. Basic operation ............... 17

Preparations ................................. 17

Connections...............................................17

Turning the power on/off............................17

To turn the power on .............................................. 17

To turn the power off .............................................. 17

Stretch .......................................... 31

What is “Stretch”?.................................................. 31

Creating a stretch sample ...........................31

Convenient sample-editing functions32

Normalize .................................................32

Truncate ....................................................32

Playing a Demo song .................... 18

To pause playback ................................................. 18

To resume playback................................................ 18

To stop playback .................................................... 18

Demo Song List ..........................................18

Saving a sample ........................... 33

Saving a sample under a different name......33

Deleting a sample ......................................34

Checking the remaining amount of sampling

area..........................................................34

4. Sample mode.................... 19

Sampling procedure on the ESX-1 ...............19

1. Audition the existing samples (☞p.20) ................. 19

2. Record a new sample (☞p.21) ............................ 19

3. Edit a sample (☞p.23) ....................................... 19

4. Save a sample (☞p.32) ...................................... 19

5. Assign the sample to a part ................................ 19

Auditioning samples...................... 20

What is a sample? ................................................. 20

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Specifying the center note ....................................... 44

Changing the scale of the arpeggiator ..................... 45

ARPEGGIO SCALE List .......................................... 45

5. Pattern mode .................. 35

Playing patterns............................ 35

Editing sounds .............................. 46

What is a Pattern? ................................................. 35

Playing a pattern .......................................35

To start playback .................................................... 35

To pause playback ................................................. 35

To resume playback................................................ 35

To stop playback .................................................... 35

Assigning a sample to a part ......................46

Assigning individual slices of a slice sample ............. 47

Editing the sound of a part..........................47

Editing the Part Common parameters....................... 47

Modulation ............................................................ 49

Filter ..................................................................... 49

Selecting a pattern .....................................36

To check which pattern is playing ............................ 36

To force playback to restart at the beginning of the

pattern .......................................................... 36

About the timing of changing patterns ..................... 36

Effects........................................... 51

Using the effects.........................................51

To apply an effect................................................... 51

To edit an effect ..................................................... 51

Setting the playback tempo .........................36

Using the dial to set the tempo. ............................... 36

To set the tempo more precisely ............................... 36

Using the TAP key to set the tempo........................... 37

Auto BPM Scanning ............................................... 37

Keeping a constant tempo as you change patterns

Effect types ................................................52

1. Stereo ............................................................... 52

2. Mono mix.......................................................... 52

3. Stereo cross ....................................................... 52

(TEMPO LOCK) .............................................. 37

Effect parameters .......................... 53

Recording a phrase ....................... 57

Playing the sound of a part ........... 38

What is a Part? ...................................................... 38

— Drum parts (1–5, 6A-B, 7A-B) ............................ 38

— Keyboard parts (1, 2) ........................................ 38

— Accent part ....................................................... 38

— Stretch parts (1, 2) ............................................. 38

— Slice part .......................................................... 38

— Audio In part .................................................... 38

Realtime recording ................................................. 57

Step recording ....................................................... 57

Recording a phrase during playback (Realtime

Recording).................................................57

To record a drum part ............................................ 57

To record a keyboard part ...................................... 58

To record the audio-in part ..................................... 58

To record during playback ...................................... 58

To erase unwanted triggers during playback (Erase) . 59

Listening to the sound of a part ...................38

Listening to the sound of a drum part ....................... 38

Listening to the sound of a keyboard part (the Keyboard

function) ........................................................ 39

Selecting a part .........................................39

Drum part, stretch part, slice part, audio in part ....... 39

To select a part during playback without causing it to

sound ............................................................ 39

Keyboard part ....................................................... 39

Accent part............................................................ 39

Step recording ...........................................59

To record a rhythm for a drum part, slice part, stretch

part, accent part ............................................ 59

To record a phrase for a keyboard part ................... 59

To input a rest or tie................................................ 59

To move the target step ........................................... 59

Muting a part ............................................39

Soloing a part ...........................................40

Adding accents to a part ............................40

Specifying the accent locations and strength............. 40

Specifying the parts that will be accented ................. 40

Editing pattern sequence data........ 60

Editing a phrase pattern (Note Edit).............60

Selecting the step you want to edit ........................... 60

Editing the trigger locations (the location of the notes) 61

Editing the note number (pitch) ................................ 61

Editing the gate time............................................... 61

Transposing a phrase (Transpose) ................41

Adding “swing” to a pattern .......................41

Specifying the amount of swing ............................... 41

Specifying the parts that will swing .......................... 41

Specifying the length and time signature of a

pattern ......................................................62

To check the length and beat ................................... 62

Setting the length ................................................... 62

Setting the beat ...................................................... 63

Setting the last step................................................. 63

Applying a roll to a part .............................42

Selecting a part and turning on the roll effect ........... 42

Setting the roll type ................................................ 42

Moving data within a pattern ......................64

To move data ......................................................... 64

To copy data repeatedly ......................................... 64

To move data randomly .......................................... 64

Assigning the output of each part ................42

Adding the Valve-Force effect to increase the

impact of the sound ....................................42

Connecting various devices to Audio In........43

Copying a part ..........................................65

Copying only the sound of a part ................65

Erasing the sequence data of a part ............66

To erase all of a part’s performance data ................. 66

To erase trigger data while recording or playing back 66

Using the arpeggiator ................... 44

Performing with the arpeggiator..................44

To arpeggiate a drum part, Stretch part ................... 44

To play the slice part .............................................. 44

To play the audio in part......................................... 44

To arpeggiate a keyboard part................................ 44

Erasing all data from a pattern....................66

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Comparing the currently-edited pattern with the

saved pattern (COMPARE) ..........................67

Deleting a pattern ......................................79

Erasing data from a song ...........................80

If you erase song data by accident .......................... 80

Motion sequence ........................... 68

Changing the pattern in a specific position...80

Maintaining the part mute settings even when

the pattern changes ....................................80

What is a motion sequence? ................................... 68

Recording a motion sequence .....................69

Playing a motion sequence .........................69

Checking motion sequence data ..................70

Playing back songs in succession.................80

Event recording............................. 81

Editing motion sequence data .....................70

Selecting the motion sequence that you want to edit .. 70

Editing motion sequence parameter values ............... 70

Recording song event data..........................81

To record using Event Recording.............................. 81

To erase event data from a song.............................. 81

To check the event data in a song ............................ 81

Erasing a motion sequence for a part or effect .

................................................................71

Saving a song............................... 82

Pattern Set .................................... 72

To simply save the song .......................................... 82

To overwrite onto a different song ........................... 82

To rename and save the song .................................. 82

What is Pattern Set? ............................................... 72

Performing with a Pattern Set ......................72

Using Chain Play with Pattern Set ................72

Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set .............73

7. Global mode................... 83

Saving a pattern ........................... 74

Setting the metronome ................................83

Setting the input jack to mono/stereo...........83

Exchangeing the arpeggiator functions ........83

Protecting the data in memory.....................83

Saving your Global mode settings ...............84

If you decide not to save a pattern you create........... 74

Saving by overwriting an existing pattern ....74

To overwrite onto a different pattern ........................ 74

Saving a pattern under a different name ......74

Using SmartMedia™ ..................... 84

6. Song mode ..................... 75

About cards........................................................... 84

Handling precautions ............................................. 84

What is a Song? .................................................... 75

What is Position? ................................................... 75

Formatting SmartMedia ..............................85

Saving data to SmartMedia (Save All) .........85

Loading all data from SmartMedia into the

ESX-1........................................................85

Loading a single pattern from SmartMedia

(Load Pattern) ............................................86

Saving just a single sample on SmartMedia .86

Loading just a single sample from SmartMedia.

................................................................87

Loading a WAV or AIFF file .................................... 87

Loading from an ES (ESX-1 or ES-1) file................... 87

Playing a song .............................. 76

To pause playback ................................................. 76

To resume playback................................................ 76

To stop playback .................................................... 76

Fast-forwarding or rewinding the playback .............. 76

Selecting a song.........................................76

Switching songs ..................................................... 76

To play back from the beginning of the position or song

..................................................................... 76

To continue playing another a song ......................... 76

Setting the playback tempo .........................77

Using the dial to set the tempo ................................ 77

Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo ................. 77

Locking the tempo of a song ................................... 77

Deleting an ESX-1 file from SmartMedia (Delete

File) ..........................................................88

Deleting a WAVE or AIFF file from SmartMedia

................................................................88

About WAV/AIFF file formats......................88

WAV files (Import/Export)....................................... 88

AIFF files (Import only) ............................................ 88

Creating a song ............................ 78

Specifying a pattern for each position..........78

To play back the completed song from the beginning 78

Transposing the pitch of a Pattern for a specific

Position .....................................................78

Editing a song............................... 79

Inserting a pattern ......................................79

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About MIDI ........................... 89 8. Appendix.......................... 97

About MIDI channels .............................................. 89

Using the ESX-1 as a sound module ............89

If you connect a multi-track MIDI sequencer to the ESX-1

..................................................................... 89

Troubleshooting ............................ 97

Can’t control the ESX-1 via MIDI .................97

Sound is distorted ......................................97

Setting the MIDI channel of each part ..........89

Error messages ............................. 98

CardFull ....................................................98

Initializing the user data .............................99

MIDI Utility.................................... 90

Making MIDI filter settings ..........................90

Assigning the drum note numbers................90

About note-on/note-off .......................................... 91

Specifications ................................ 99

Pattrn name list........................... 100

Assigning a MIDI Control Change Number to a

knob .........................................................91

Transmitting sound settings and other

data ....................................... 92

Transmitting/receiving a data dump ............92

Transmitting ........................................................... 92

Receiving............................................................... 92

Sample name list......................... 101

Knob/Sw - MIDI List .................................102

Block diagram ............................ 105

Switching patterns......................................92

Setting the pitch bend range .......................93

To set the pitch bend range ..................................... 93

Synchronizing playback with an

external MIDI device................ 93

To use the ESX-1 as the master, and synchronize an

external MIDI device to it ................................ 93

To use the external MIDI device as the master, and

synchronize the ESX-1 to it.............................. 93

Playing back in sync with other Electribe models

................................................................94

To make the ES-1 play in synchronization to the tempo

of the ESX-1................................................... 94

To make the ESX-1 and ES-1 play back the identically-

numbered pattern in synchronization ............... 94

About the MIDI messages used for synchroniza-

tion ...........................................................94

Timing Clock.......................................................... 94

Start...................................................................... 94

Continue, Stop ....................................................... 94

About synchronization in Song mode ..........95

Song Select............................................................ 95

Song Position Pointer .............................................. 95

Editing sounds .............................. 95

Editing via NRPN .......................................95

About system exclusive messages ................95

Universal system exclusive messages........................ 95

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1. Introduction

192 internal patterns programmed for many genres of

dance music

1. Introduction

The ESX-1 can hold 256 patterns in memory. Each

one lets you store a sound and sequence (of up to

Thank you for purchasing the ELECTRIBE SX (sub-

sequently referred to as the “ESX-1”).

128 steps) for each part. When shipped, 192 of the

internal patterns are pre-programmed specifically

for dance music and other modern music styles.

The ESX-1 Music Production Station can be used

by anyone - from beginner to professional - to cre-

ate stunningly original music.

64 songs

The panel knobs and keys allow you to edit sounds

intuitively and easily, and to create rhythms and

phrase patterns without the need to use any other

equipment. The ESX-1 is the ideal tool for the mu-

sician, DJ, sound creator, or desktop-music user

who wants an easy way to add originality to their

music. It’s also an ideal compliment to any of the

other models in the ELECTRIBE series.

A sequence of patterns, mute data, and knob move-

ments can be saved as a “song” in each of the 64

song memories.

Intuitive pattern programming

The sixteen step keys on the front panel allow you

to enter data into pattern quickly, easily and intu-

itively. Of course, you can also use realtime record-

ing or step recording.

Motion sequencing

The ESX-1’s Motion Sequence feature lets you

record and loop both knob movements and switch

operations, letting you create time-varying changes

in the tone during playback.

Main features

Ideally structured as a tool for creating dance music

The ESX-1 has nine drum parts, one slice part, two

stretch parts, and two keyboard parts for inputting

melodies and phrases, giving you a total of four-

teen sample parts to which you can assign your

own samples and process the sound of each part.

The ESX-1 goes beyond the boundaries of conven-

tional samplers and rhythm modules; it’s a com-

prehensive tool for dance music production.

Newly-developed VALVE FORCE vacuum tube circuit

The ESX-1 features Korg’s newly-developed

VALVE FORCE technology, a completely analog

circuit that contains two actual vacuum tubes and

can be used as a mastering effect to enhance the

overall sound level. It delivers a rich, warm, and

clearly-defined sound that cannot be replicated by

digital technology alone. Use the TUBE GAIN knob

to adjust the level of the ESX-1’s output signal be-

ing sent through the vacuum tubes, controlling the

smooth distortion and rich overtone structure that

vacuum tubes add to the sound. Even at lower vol-

ume levels, you can adjust the TUBE GAIN to en-

joy great tube-quality sound in any situation.

Gigantic user sampling area

Internal memory can hold up to 384 user-sampled

sounds (256 monaural, 128 stereo). (Maximum to-

tal capacity is 285 seconds of monaural samples.)

Analog synthesizer-style ease of editing

The front panel provides knobs and switches for

important sound parameters, allowing you to edit

sounds in realtime while you perform, and letting

you create sounds in the same way as on an analog

synthesizer.

Process external audio sources

You can connect an audio source to the audio in

jack, and process that sound using the internal fil-

ter and on-board effects.

Three simultaneous stereo effect processors

The ESX-1 provides three stereo effect processors,

each featuring 16 cutting-edge effect types. You can

use the Chain function to modify the way in which

the effects are connected to each other.

Two-channel individual output jacks

In addition to the L/MONO and R main stereo

audio outputs, you can route any combination of

parts to the two independent audio outputs.

Auto BPM detection

The ESX-1 can automatically detect the tempo of

an audio source connected to the audio in jack, and

apply that tempo to the current pattern. Of course,

you can also use tap tempo to input the tempo, or

synchronize to an external MIDI clock.

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SmartMedia™ slot

Saving your data on the ESX-1

Patterns and songs you create on the ESX-1 can be

The patterns and songs you edit and create on the

ESX-1 will be lost (the patterns and songs will re-

turn to their un-edited state) if you select a new

pattern or song, or turn off the power before sav-

ing your changes.

saved on SmartMedia™.

WAVE files or AIFF files you create on your com-

puter or another device can be loaded via

SmartMedia™ and used.

If you want to save a pattern or song that you cre-

ated or edited, or changes you made to global data,

you must perform the Write operation.

Pattern writing on-the fly

If you unexpectedly come up with a cool pattern

or riff while playing patterns, you can write and

save the pattern without stopping your perfor-

mance.

About the vacuum tubes

Do not attempt to remove, replace or change the

tubes in the ESX-1. The tubes are not a user ser-

viceable part.

Arpeggiator

Use the ribbon controller and slider for intuitive

and hands-on control of automatically generated

arpeggios.

What is

Display

VALVE FORCE is KORG’s proprietary vacuum

tube audio technology. The VALVE FORCE sys-

tem provides the smooth distortion and rich

overtone structure that is uniquely characteris-

tic of analog tube circuitry. By providing the

tube circuit with its own gain control, the

VALVE FORCE system delivers excellent tonal

quality in any situation.

The large back-lit LCD keeps you informed of the

operating status and provides other information.

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2. Parts and their functions

Top panel

1. MASTER VOLUME

5. Common section (☞p.10)

This knob adjusts the output volume of the line

out jacks and the headphone jack. The master vol-

ume does not adjust the volume of the individual

out jacks.

The controls grouped in the Common section al-

low you to switch modes, to use the display to edit

parameters, and to control playback and record-

ing.

2. TUBE GAIN

6. Edit section (☞p.11)

This knob adjusts the level of the ESX-1’s output

signal that is being sent through the vacuum tubes.

As you increase this level, the vacuum tubes will

produce more effect. Normally you will leave this

set to the minimum level.

Using these controls, you can edit the sound of

each part and edit the effect settings.

7. Part select section (☞p.12)

Here you can select each of the drum, keyboard,

stretch, slice parts.

The effect of the vacuum tubes applies to the line

out jacks (L/MONO, R) and headphone jacks.

8. Step key section (☞p.12)

Here you can view and edit the triggers of the

3. AUDIO IN LEVEL

rhythm or phrase pattern.

This knob adjusts the input level of the audio in-

You can also use the step keys as a keyboard to

play the sounds of the keyboard parts.

put.

4. Display (☞p.15)

9. Arpeggiator section (☞p.13)

This section lets you sound each part automati-

cally.

This shows the name of the currently selected pat-

tern, and displays information such as parameter

values and messages.

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Common section

10 11 12 13

14 15 16

1. AUDIO IN THRU key

10. RESET, ERASE key

Selecting this key will send the sound from the au-

dio in jack directly to the line output jacks and

headphone jacks unchanged.

Pressing this key will immediately reset the cur-

rent pattern or song back to the beginning. Dur-

ing playback, you can hold down the shift key and

press this key to erase data from the current part.

When this key is on, the effect, part common,

modulation, and filter parameters of the Audio In

part are disabled.

11. REC key

Use this key to record rhythms, phrases, or knob

movements. During playback or recording, you

can use this key to toggle recording on and off.

In Sample or Pattern mode, you can hold down

the SHIFT key and press this key to enter sam-

pling-ready mode; then press the PLAY key to start

sampling.

2. TEMPO LOCK key

If this key is on, the tempo will stay at its current

value, even when you switch patterns.

3. AUTO BPM SCAN key

If this key is on, the tempo will be detected from

the music connected to the audio in jack.

12. STOP/CANCEL key

4. WRITE/RENAME key

Use this key to stop playback of a song or pattern,

This key allows you to save the changes you make

in each mode, and to save any pattern set data you

edit.

or to cancel execution of an operation.

13. PLAY/PAUSE key

By holding down the SHIFT key and pressing this

key, you can rename a pattern or song.

Use this key to begin, pause or resume the play-

back of a pattern or song.

5. BEAT LED

14. TAP key

This LED blinks at quarter-note intervals of the

You can set the tempo by pressing this key at quar-

current tempo.

ter-note intervals of the desired tempo.

6. Dial

15. PART MUTE, REST/TIE key

Use this dial to edit the value shown in the dis-

During playback, hold down this key and press a

part key to mute that part. When you mute a part,

this key will turn on (lit), and the muted part key

will go dark. During step recording, use this key

to input a rest or tie.

play.

(cursor keys)

Use these keys to select a parameter from the ma-

trix menu. The currently selected parameter will

be shown in the display.

16. SOLO, TRANSPOSE key

During playback, hold down this key and press a

part key to “solo” that part (i.e., you will hear only

that part). When you solo a part, this key will turn

on (lit). If you want to solo more than one part,

hold down the solo key and select each part that

you want to solo. Press this key once again to turn

it off (dark) and defeat the solo function. Also, you

can hold down this key and turn the dial or use

the step keys to transpose a phrase. (☞p.41 “Trans-

pose”)

8. Matrix menu

The matrix menu lists the parameters that are

available in each mode. Use the cursor keys to se-

lect a parameter.

9. Mode keys

Use these keys to select either the PATTERN mode,

PART EDIT mode, STEP EDIT mode, SONG mode,

SAMPLE mode, GLOBAL mode.

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2. Parts and their functions

part in the stereo field for the line out-

puts (L/MONO, R) or headphones. If a

part is set to the individual (3/4) output

bus (☞p.26: Output bus) this control will

adjust the panning to the individual out-

puts (INDIV. OUT 3, 4).

Edit section

LEVEL : Adjusts the volume of each part. For an

accent part, this will adjust the strength

of the accent.

START POINT

: Sets the playback start point for

the sample assigned to each part.

AMP EG : Selects the amp envelope shape for each

part. The envelope will alternate be-

tween

(decay) or (non-decay) each

time you press this.

ROLL : For each part, this will switch the roll ef-

fect on (lit) or off (dark).

FX SELECT (effect select)

: Selects which effect

1. EFFECT

processor will be applied to each part.

If FX SEND is on, the selected effect will

be applied. This setting is ignored for

parts whose output bus (☞p.42: Output

bus) setting is 3/4.

In this section you can select the type of effect and

adjust various parameters. : supports motion se-

quence.

TYPE (effect type): Selects the type of effect.

FX EDIT1 (effect edit 1) : Adjusts the effect. The

actual parameter being controlled will

depend on the effect type.

FX SEND (effect send) : Selects whether the sound

of the current part will be sent to the se-

lected effect. This will alternate between

on (lit) and off (dark) each time it is

pressed. This setting is ignored for parts

whose output bus (☞p.42: Output bus)

setting is 3/4.

FX EDIT2 (effect edit 2) : Adjusts the effect. The

actual parameter being controlled will

depend on the effect type.

FX CHAIN (effect chain): On the ESX-1, the output

of one effects processor can be fed to the

input of another. The connection will

change each time you press this, and the

connection that is lit will be used.

REVERSE : Selects whether reverse playback will

be used for each part. This will alternate

between on (lit) and off (dark) each time

it is pressed.

EDIT SELECT: Chooses which effects processor is

currently being edited.

3. MODULATION

These are the parameters such as LFO and EG that

MOTION SEQ. (motion sequence): Records and

plays back movements of the FX EDIT1

and FX EDIT2 knobs. This will alternate

between on (lit) and off (dark) each time

it is pressed.

create time-varying changes in the sound. : sup-

ports motion sequence.

SPEED : Adjusts the modulation speed.

DEPTH : Adjusts the modulation depth.

TYPE (modulation type)

: Selects the type of

2. PART COMMON

modulation.

These are the parameters that are common to the

DEST (destination) : Selects which parameter will

be affected by the modulation.

drum parts and to the keyboard parts. : supports

motion sequence.

BPM SYNC : Turning this on (lit) will cause the

modulation to be in sync with the cur-

rent tempo.

MOTION SEQ. (motion sequence): Turning this

function on will allow you to record and

playback knob movements for each part.

This key will change successively be-

tween on (SMOOTH lit), on (TRIG

HOLD lit), and off (dark) each time it is

pressed.

4. FILTER

These parameters modify the tonal character of the

part. : supports motion sequence.

CUTOFF : Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the fil-

ter.

PITCH/GLIDE : For a drum part, this knob sets

the pitch. For a keyboard part, it speci-

fies the time it takes for the pitch to

change smoothly between two legato

notes.

EG INT (EG intensity) : Adjusts the depth of the

filter envelope.

RESONANCE : Adjusts the resonance of the fil-

ter.

EG TIME : Adjusts the envelope time (the time it

takes for the note to decay) for each part.

PAN (panpot) : This controls the position of the

TYPE (filter type) : Selects the type of filter.

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Part select section

5 6

1. (DRUM PART) 1...5, 6A-6B, 7A-7B (drum part keys)

These keys select drum parts. By pressing these

keys you can hear the sound that is assigned to

each part.

5. SLICE (slice part key)

This key selects the slice part. By pressing this key

you can hear the sample that is assigned to the

slice part.

2. ACCENT (accent part key)

6. AUDIO IN PART (audio in part key)

This key selects the audio in part. By pressing this

key you can hear the external audio input.

This key selects the accent part.

3. (KEYBOARD PART) 1, 2 (keyboard part keys)

These keys select keyboard parts.

4. (STRETCH PART) 1, 2 (stretch part keys)

These keys select stretch parts. By pressing these

keys you can hear the sample that is assigned to

each stretch part.

Step key section

1. SHIFT key

3. KEYBOARD key

This key is used in conjunction with other keys.

When this key is on (lit), you can use the sixteen

step keys as a keyboard to play a keyboard part

(☞p.39: Keyboard function). This key will alter-

nate on/off each time it is pressed.

Hold down this key and press another key to ac-

cess the secondary function of that key.

SHIFT+RESET key: Erase data from a pattern.

SHIFT+step key: Execute the function printed be-

low the step key.

4. [ ][ ] (select keys)

These keys are used to control the current posi-

tion in the lower row (red) of select LEDs. These

LEDs indicate different information - pattern set

group, keyboard octave, step key position - in con-

junction with other keys. (☞p.13: Select LEDs)

In Song mode, you can use these keys as fast-for-

ward / rewind keys.

SHIFT+dial: Make larger or finer changes in the value.

(This will depend on the selected part.)

SHIFT+PATTERN key: Compare patterns.

For details on using the shift key with other keys,

refer to the explanation of each parameter.

2. PATTERN SET key

By holding down this key and pressing the STEP

key, you can switch to the pattern that was regis-

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2. Parts and their functions

6. Step keys 1...16

5. Select LEDs

The upper row of LEDs (green) indicates the loca-

These keys can be used to enter data into a pat-

tern, and will light to show the position or timing

where each part will sound.

tion within the currently-playing pattern (length

1 through 8).

The lower row of LEDs (red) indicates the posi-

tion shown by the step keys (length 1 through 8).

When the Keyboard function is on, these LEDs

indicate the octave position.

When the KEYBOARD key is on (lit), you can use

these keys as a keyboard to play a keyboard part.

When the Pattern Set function is on (blinking), you

can use these keys to select patterns, as well as as-

signing patterns to the individual keys.

When the Pattern Set function is on, these LEDs

indicate the pattern set group registered to the step

keys.

Arpeggiator section

1. Ribbon controller

2. Slider

When you touch the ribbon controller, the selected

part will begin sounding automatically. When used

with a keyboard part, 16th notes will be sounded,

and the gate time will change depending on where

you touch the ribbon controller. When a drum,

stretch, slice part is selected, the note resolution

will depend on where you touch the ribbon con-

troller.

Moving this slider will change the pitches played

by the arpeggiator. If a drum part is selected, the

slider will have no effect.

The GLOBAL mode “ARP CONTROL” setting lets

you exchange the functions of the ribbon control-

ler and the slider. (☞p.83)

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Rear panel

1 2

4 5 6

1. ~AC 9V

5. AUDIO IN, ST./MONO (audio in jack)

This jack is used by the Audio In oscillator type

setting. The sound input from this jack is used as

the sound of theAudio In part. If you want to make

connections in stereo, connect a stereo phone plug

to this jack.

Connect the includedAC/AC power supply to this

connector.

2. STANDBY, ON (power switch)

Pressing this switch will alternate between power-

on and standby conditions.

6. INDIV.OUT 3, 4 (individual out) jacks

These are individual output jacks. If the output bus

of a part is set to 3/4, the sound of that part will

be output from these jacks.

3. MIDI connectors

This connector receives MIDI data. Use

this when you want to control the ESX-

1 from an external MIDI device, or to re-

ceive a data dump.

For all of the factory-set sounds, the output bus is

set to the line out jacks (L/R).

OUT

THRU

This connector transmits MIDI data. Use

this when you want to use the ESX-1 to

control another MIDI device, or to trans-

mit a data dump.

The effect of the vacuum tubes applies to the line

out jacks (L/MONO, R) and headphone jacks.

This connector re-transmits MIDI data

that was received at the MIDI IN con-

nector. Use this when you want to send

the same data to two or more MIDI de-

vices.

7. OUTPUT L/MONO, R (line out) jacks

Connect audio cables from these jacks to your

mixer or powered monitor (amplified speaker)

system. If you are using a monaural connection,

use the L/MONO jack.

4. MIC, LINE gain select switch

8. Headphone jack

This switches the gain level of the audio in jack.

Set this to the MIC position if you are connecting

a mic, or to the LINE position if you are connect-

ing a synthesizer or audio device.

You can connect a set of stereo headphones (phone

plug) to this jack.

Front panel

Card section

1. SmartMedia^TMslot

You can insert a SmartMedia card here and use it

to store or load ESX-1 data.

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2. Parts and their functions

Items and functions in the display

1. Parameter display

8. Part status indicator

This area displays pattern names, song names, and

This shows the status of the following parameters

parameter names.

for each part.

PLAY: Indicates the mute status of each part.

2. Value display

On (lit):

This part is not muted.

This area displays the selected parameter’s value.

Off (dark): This part is muted.

SWING: Indicates which parts have the Swing

function enabled. To change or view this setting,

use SWING SW in Part Edit mode.

3. PATTERN, SONG, SAMPLE indicator

When the number of a pattern or song is shown in

the value display, this will indicate the correspond-

ing mode.

On (lit):

Swing is enabled for this part.

Off (dark): Swing is disabled for this part.

ACCENT: Indicates which parts will be accented.

To change or view this setting, use ACCENT SW

in Part Edit mode.

4. SmartMedia™ indicator

This indicator lights when data is being read or

written to the SmartMedia™.

On (lit):

Accent is enabled for this part.

Never remove the SmartMedia™ or turn off the

power while this indicator is lit.Doing so may dam-

age the data.

Off (dark): Accent is disabled for this part.

OUTPUT L/R: Indicates the output jack assign-

ment for each part. To change or view this setting,

use OUTPUT BUS in Part Edit mode.

5. Input level meter

This meter shows the level of the signal connected

to the audio in jack. If the input level is too high,

the “CLIP” indicator will light. Adjust the AUDIO

IN LEVEL knob so that the “CLIP” indicator does

not light.

On (lit):

This part is being sent to the line out jacks

(L/MONO, R).

Off (dark): This part is being sent to the individual

out jacks (INDI.OUT 3,4).

6. Knob indicator

When you turn a knob, data for that knob will ap-

pear in the parameter display and value display,

and this indicator will light. After a time, it will go

dark and the previous display will reappear.

7. Original value indicator

This will light when the value of the currently-op-

erated knob is the same as the value stored in the

pattern (i.e., the original value).

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3. Basic operation

Preparations

Connections

You must turn off the power before mak-

ing any connections. Careless operation

can damage your speaker system or other

equipment, and may cause malfunctions.

STEREO

UX RETURNS

APE

MAIN OUTS

MIC1

MIC2

MIC3

MIC4

MIC5

MIC6

INPUT

OUTPUT

MICRO SERIES 1402-VLZ

14-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER

LEFT(1/MONO)

RIGHT

MONO

ALL BAL/UNBAL

MONO

BAL/UNBAL

UNBAL

BAL

UNBAL

MONO

BAL

UNBAL

BAL

CUT

75Hz

UNBAL

18dB/OCT

LEVEL

PHONES

TRIM

LINE IN 7-8

LINE IN 9-10

LINE IN 11-12

LINE IN 13-14

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

MON/

EFX

PRE

POST

EFX

RIGHT

MAIN

MIX

CLIP

12kHz

3-4

-2

-4

-7

PHONES

ASSIGN

TO MAIN MIX

PAN

NORMAL(AFL)

(

)

MODE

7–8

MUTE

9–10

MUTE

11–12

MUTE

13–14

MUTE

–

ONTROL

PHONES

MAIN MIX

SOLO

MIXER etc.

1. Connect the included AC/AC power supply to the ESX-1’s ~AC 9V

connector, and plug the AC/AC power supply to an AC outlet.

2. Connect audio cables from the ESX-1’s line out jacks (L/MONO, R)

to your mixer or powered monitor system (amplified speakers). If

you are using a monaural connection, use the L/MONO jack.

3. If you are using headphones, plug them into the headphone jack.

Sound will still be output from the line out jacks even if headphones

are plugged in.

You must first connect the AC/AC power

supply to the ESX-1, and then plug it into

the AC outlet.

Turning the power on/off

To turn the power on

1. Check the connections

2. Turn on the power switch.

3. Slightly turn up the ESX-1’s master volume, and touch the drum

part keys to produce sound so that you can check that the connec-

tions are correct.

4. Adjust the ESX-1’s master volume, and the gain and faders of your

mixer or powered monitor system to an appropriate listening level.

After you turn on the power, it will take approximately one minute

before the vacuum tubes reach a stable state of operation. During

this time, the output sound may be distorted even if the TUBE GAIN

knob is turned down.

To turn the power off

1. Turn down the master volume to the minimum position.

Also minimize the volume on your connected equipment.

2. Make sure that the card indicator in the display is not lit.

3. Set the power switch to the standby position.

If you will not be using the ESX-1 for an extended period of time,

unplug the AC/AC power supply from the AC outlet.

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Playing a Demo song

The ESX-1 contains several demo songs. Here’s how you can listen to the demo

songs to get an idea of the ESX-1’s sound and potential.

1. Press the SONG key. The SONG key will light.

2. The display will show the current song name and number.

If it does not, press the SONG key a second time.

3. Turn the dial to select a song.

4. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play back the song (the key will light).

When the song ends, playback will stop automatically (the key will

go dark).

To pause 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.

Demo Song List

The factory-set preset data has been cre-

ated so that the optimal tone is produced

when the TUBE GAIN knob is at the "0"

position.

S01: Party On

KEMMEI

S02: Das whut’s Hot! Ian Fisher & Cory Tyson

S03: D&B mix

S04: >AsTrAl<

KORG

Oliver Munyak

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4. Sample mode

In this mode you can record (sample) a sound to create a new sample, modify samples

in various ways, or delete an unwanted sample.

Sample mode

Sampling procedure on the ESX-1

Sampling area = total 285 seconds

Monaural samples 000....255.

(Slice samples displayed as

(Stretch samples displayed as

ꢀ

)

Here’s the procedure from sampling a new sound to assigning the new sample

Edit in

Sample mode

)

to a part.

Normalize,

Truncate,

Time Slice,

Start, End

Stereo samples 000 ...127

(Stretch samples displayed as

)

1. Audition the existing samples (☞p.20)

Listen to the samples that are already saved in the ESX-1; one of

them may already be what you want.

Write

2. Record a new sample (☞p.21)

Assign to each part

Edit in Pattern mode

Pitch/Speed, Filter, Level, Pan

Sample (record) your new sound. You can either sample an external

input sound (☞p.21) or directly resample the sound from the ESX-1

(☞p.25).

3. Edit a sample (☞p.23)

You can specify the loop points for your sample, and adjust its pitch.

You can also adjust the overall level, remove unneeded portions at

the beginning and end of the sample, or perform operations such as

Slice Sample or Stretch Sample.

4. Save a sample (☞p.32)

Save the edited sample into the ESX-1’s internal memory. If you want

to save the sample on SmartMedia, refer to “Using SmartMedia^TM

”

(☞p.84).

5. Assign the sample to a part

The saved sample can be assigned to one of the parts in a pattern.

This is done in Part Edit mode “SAMPLE.” (☞p.44)

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Auditioning samples

1. Press the SAMPLE key to enter Sample mode (the key will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(sample name).”

3. Turn the dial to select a sample.

There are six types of sample.

“001”: monaural sample

“001 ”: stereo sample

“001ꢀ ”: slice sample

“001 ”: stretch sample

“001 ”: stereo stretch sample

“001ꢀ ”: slice stretch sample

4. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key or one of the part keys to hear the

sample.

To stop playback, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

In Song mode or Pattern mode, you can audition a sample by pressing

the part key to which the sample is assigned. (☞p.38 “Listening to

sound of a part”)

What is a sample?

A “sample” is a piece of recorded sound, either with or without further editing.

The ESX-1 makes it easy for you to record new samples. You can easily assign a

sampled sound (“sample”) to the parts of each pattern. The sampling area of in-

ternal memory holds a maximum of 285 seconds, and can contain up to 384 samples

(256 monaural, 128 stereo) that do not exceed this total time. Stereo samples oc-

cupy twice the sampling area of monaural samples.

If you rewrite or erase the factory-preloaded samples, they cannot

be recovered.

If you want to keep the factory-preloaded samples, back them up on

SmartMedia^TM

Sampling will end automatically if you run out of sampling area dur-

ing sampling. Use the Global mode “MEMORY” display to check the

remaining sampling time before you begin. Since stereo sampling

uses twice as much memory as monaural sampling, 1/2 of the dis-

played time will be the amount available for stereo sampling.

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4. Sample mode

Recording a new sample

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

Sampling

Preparations for sampling

1. Connect the ESX-1’s AUDIO IN jack to the output of the audio de-

vice you want to sample.

This jack is a stereo phone jack, but can also be used with a monaural

phone plug. Before you continue, set the Global modeAUDIO IN MODE

setting to either monaural or stereo, as desired (☞p.83).

2. Set the rear panel MIC/LINE gain select switch to LINE.

3. Turn the AUDIO IN THRU key on (key lit), and check the input

sound.

4. Using the output level control of your external device or the ESX-1’s

AUDIO IN LEVEL knob, adjust the output level of your external

device so that the peak icon (CLIP) does not light even at the loud-

est point of the sound.

Sampling mode settings

5. Press the SAMPLE key (the key will light). Press the [ ] cursor key

to make the display read “(sample name)” (the SAMPLE icon will

light).

6. Hold down the SHIFT key and press the REC key to enter sampling-

ready mode. (The REC key and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.)

If you decide to cancel the sampling operation before you begin sam-

pling, press the STOP/CANCEL key at this point.

7. Choose stereo or mono sampling mode (the display indicates

“SmplMode”). Turn the dial to select stereo sampling (“Stereo”) or

monaural sampling (“Mono”).

Recording the sample

8. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key, and sampling will begin at the speci-

fied timing. (The REC key will blink, and the PLAY/PAUSE key will

light.)

9. Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop sampling. (The REC key and

PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark.)

After you have completed sampling, the parameter display will in-

dicate “New-Smp” and the value display will indicate “__”, indicat-

ing that a new sample has been recorded. You can press the PLAY/

PAUSE key to hear the sample you just recorded.

Now you can use the Write/Rename operation “Saving a sample”

(☞p.34) to save the newly-recorded sample. If you don't want to

keep the new sample, select a different sample or just sample again.

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Using the external input sound to trigger sampling

AUTO SAMPLING ................................................... Off, 1...15

From sampling-ready mode, this function automatically begins sam-

pling when the input sound exceeds the “threshold level” you

specify.

If you set the Auto Sampling “Threshold” value to other than Off, the

ESX-1 will be waiting for external input whenever it is in the sam-

pling-ready mode; in this case, you will not be able to begin sam-

pling by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE key.

1. First make the preparations described in steps 1–4 of “Sampling”.

When you have finished making preparations, stop playback on your

external device.

2. Press the SAMPLE key.

3. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “AutoSmpl.”

4. Turn the dial to change the threshold level from “Off” to “10.”

The appropriate level will depend on your input source; try various

settings.

5. Hold down the SHIFT key and press the REC key to enter sampling-

ready mode. Now you can turn the dial to choose stereo or mono

sampling mode.

6. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key.

7. Start playback on your external device. If you set the threshold level

appropriately, sampling will start as soon as you begin playback.

8. Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop sampling. Then press the

PLAY/PAUSE key to check the sample you recorded. If you want to

keep the sample, perform the Write/Rename operation (☞p.34).

If sampling does not start when you begin playback

Press the STOP/CANCEL key to exit sampling-ready mode, and try setting the

threshold level below 10. Alternatively, if noise in the input causes sampling to

begin sooner than you intended, try setting the threshold level above 10.

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4. Sample mode

Editing a sample

You can use the knobs and keys of the Part Edit section and Effect section to modify

the sound in Sample mode as well (☞p.35 “Pattern mode).

The state of the knobs and keys in Sample mode are not saved

when you execute the Write operation.

The ROLL key is not available in Sample mode.

Setting the start point

START.....................................................................................

1. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the parameter display read

“Start.”

2. Turn the dial to adjust the start point. The display shows the lowest

five digits of the start point. The upper three digits are displayed

when you press the SHIFT key. To edit the start point, hold down

the SHIFT key and turn the dial.

3. While editing the start point, you can press the PLAY/PAUSE key

to hear the result of your changes.

The “START” value is always lower than the “END” value.

Setting the end point

Start

END .......................................................................................

1. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the parameter display read

“End.”

End

2. Turn the dial to adjust the end point. The display shows the lowest

five digits, but you can press the SHIFT key to view the three upper

digits. To edit the end point, hold down the SHIFT key and turn the

dial.

3. While editing the end point, you can press the PLAY/PAUSE key to

hear the result of your changes.

The part key will light while the sample is playing back, and will go

dark at the end of the sample. This lets you check the END location.

The END value cannot be greater than the length of the sample.

Setting the loop location

LOOP START ...........................................................................

1. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the parameter display read

“LoopStat”.

2. Turn the dial to set the loop start location. With a setting other than

“Off,” the sample will play from the start point to the end point, and

then jump back to the loop start point and play repeatedly from the

loop start point to the end point. If you want the sound to decay,

assign the sample to a part, and then select the decay-type AMP EG

and adjust the EG TIME.

Looping is valid only for a sample assigned to a keyboard part. The

loop point is ignored for a drum part; the sample will use one-shot

playback.

You cannot set the loopstart location to a stereo sample.

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Adjusting the pitch of the sample

SAMPLE TUNE ....................................... -64.00...+64.00(Cent)

This lets you adjust the pitch (tuning) of the sample. When assigned

to a drum part, a stretch part, or the slice part, the sample will sound

at the pitch you specify here. When assigned to a keyboard part, the

sample will sound at this pitch for the C4 note of the keyboard.

1. Press the SAMPLE key.

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(sample name).”

(The SAMPLE icon will light.)

3. Turn the dial to select the sample whose tuning you want to adjust.

4. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the display read “SmplTune.”

5. Turn the dial to edit the sample tune value. To edit the upper digits,

hold down the SHIFT key and turn the dial.

While editing, you can press the PLAY/PAUSE key to hear the re-

sult of your changes.

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4. Sample mode

Directly sampling the sound of

the ESX-1 (Resampling)

You can sample the sound of the ESX-1 as it is playing. This is called “resampling.”

Resampling lets you create a new sample that mixes several samples, or apply

effects to an existing sample and record the result as a new sample.

You cannot record a motion sequence and perform sampling at the

same time.

Resampling will capture the part(s) whose OUTPUT BUS is assigned

to L-R.You cannot resample the sound of parts that are assigned to

3-4.

Digital clipping may occur when you resample. If this occurs, lower

the part level and try sampling again.

You cannot resample the sound processed by the vacuum tubes.

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 SHIFT key and press the REC key to enter sampling-

ready mode. (The REC key and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.) If

you decide to cancel before you start sampling, press the STOP/

CANCEL key.

4. Set the sampling mode (the display indicates “SmplMode”). Turn

the dial to select stereo sampling (“Stereo”) or monaural sampling

(“Mono”).

5. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key, and sampling will begin at the speci-

fied timing. (The REC key will blink, and the PLAY/PAUSE key will

light.) To cancel sampling-ready mode, press the STOP/CANCEL

key.

6. Sampling will end when you press the STOP/CANCEL key. (The

REC key and PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark.)

If you press the REC key instead of pressing the STOP/CANCEL key,

sampling-ready mode will be cancelled and playback will continue.

(The REC key will go dark, and the PLAY/PAUSE key will be lit.)

7. Return to Sample mode, and press the PLAY/PAUSE key to hear

the results.

When you turn on the power (i.e., in the ESX-1’s initial state), the

sampling mode is set to “monaural.”

If you press the PLAY/PAUSE key during resampling, the pattern or

song playback will pause, but sampling will continue.

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 start playback of the pattern or song.

(The PLAY/PAUSE key will light.)

4. At the moment you want to start resampling, hold down the SHIFT

key and press the REC key. (The REC key will blink, and the PLAY/

PAUSE key will light.)

5. Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop sampling. (The REC key and

the PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark.)

If you press the REC key without pressing the STOP/CANCEL key,

sampling will be stopped but playback will continue. (The REC key

will go dark and the PLAY/PAUSE key will light.)

The sampling mode (monaural/stereo) will be the setting described

in the preceding section, “Resampling from the beginning of a pat-

tern or song.”

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During resampling, you can press the PLAY/PAUSE key to pause the

pattern or song playback while continuing to sample.

Resampling just one note of a part

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

Pattern or Song mode are appropriate when you want to resample

multiple parts together, but the sampled volume will be lower. If you

are resampling only one sound, we recommend that you use Sample

mode.

2. Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press the REC key to enter sampling-

ready mode. (The REC key and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.)

The display will indicate the mode for resampling.

4. Turn the dial to select “Mono” (monaural) or “Stereo” (stereo).

5. Press the key of the part you want to sample. You will hear the sound

of the part you pressed, and sampling will begin at the same time.

(The REC key will blink and the PLAY/PAUSE key will light.)

In the case of a keyboard part, sampling will begin the instant you

use the step keys to play.

6. Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop sampling. (The REC key and

the PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel while still in sampling-ready mode, press the

STOP/CANCEL key before you start sampling.

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4. Sample mode

Slice

What is “Slice”?

This is a function used mainly on samples that contain definite at-

tacks, such as rhythm loops. It divides the sample into separate notes

(attacks). For example if you have a rhythm phrase sample that con-

sists of kick, snare, and hi-hat, the Slice function can detect the at-

tack of each note and divide the sample into separate notes. Each of

the divided samples can also be assigned to a part as a one-shot

sample.

Steps to which notes are assigned

Beat

Slice sample

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31

8Tri

9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24

16Tri

Creating a slice sample (TIME SLICE)

You can’t slice a stereo sample.

1. Use the dial to select the monaural sample you want 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. Press the slice sample part key. The ESX-1 will automatically detect

the number of steps and the beat of the sample, and show them in

the display.

Turn the dial to specify the number of steps into which you want to

divide the sample.

4. Hold down the SHIFT key and turn the dial to specify the beat.

You can choose one of four beats; 16, 32, 12, or 24. When you use the

slice in a pattern, and this setting is the same as the beat recorded in

the pattern itself, this will be the beat setting of the pattern. If it is

different, the step to which the slice is assigned will change (☞p.44).

5. Press the slice sample part key once again. The display will indicate

“Threshld.”

Now you can specify the sensitivity at which the slices will be de-

tected; this will adjust the way in which the notes are divided. The

step keys will light at each division of the notes. Press a key to hear

the note assigned to that location. When you use the dial to adjust

the sensitivity, the way in which the sample is divided will change.

You can adjust the sensitivity in a range of 0–32; lower numbers pro-

duce higher sensitivity, meaning that the sample will be sliced more

finely.

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If you specified the number of steps as 16 or higher in “4” (above),

you can use the [ ][ ] keys to change the region of slice steps that

is displayed. (The currently displayed region is shown by the lower

line of LEDs.).

6. You can increase or decrease the number of slices into which the

sound is divided by holding down SHIFT and pressing a step key.

This lets you manually specify a division that was not automatically

detected, or delete an unwanted division.

Depending on how the sound is divided, a small amount of time may

be required for the division to change when you adjust the sensitivity

(threshold).

Depending on the volume or type of the sample, adjusting the sensitiv-

ity (threshold) may not change the way in which the sound is divided.

If you set the Beat to 12 or 24, steps 13–16 are not used.

7. When you have finished making adjustments, press the slice sample

part key to complete the Slice operation. (The key will go dark.)

8. Press the WRITE/RENAME key to save the sample.

If you decide to cancel mid-way through the procedure, press the

STOP/CANCEL key.

The sliced sample will have a “ꢀ ” following its sample number.

If you were not successful in creating a slice sample

When you execute Time Slice to create a slice sample, the sample may not always

be sliced as you intended. In this case, you can try the following two techniques.

Try changing the slice step setting (step 3, above)

The slice step tells the ESX-1 “how many steps the entire slice sample

should occupy,” and is automatically determined during the Slice

process based on the length of the sample, the attacks, and the tempo.

If the detected result is obviously different than your intentions, use

the dial to change the setting. For example, suppose you have a

sample like the one shown below: “>_>_>>>>” (where “>” is a note,

and “_” is silence).

This sample contains six attacks, but judging from the overall length,

it should occupy eight steps, so an automatically-detected result of

“8” would be correct. If the ESX-1 displays a different value, such as

“7” or “9,” turn the dial to specify the correct number of steps.

7 step

9step

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4. Sample mode

As a different example, suppose there were two steps of quiet notes

following the “>_>_>>>>”, as in the example shown below:

“>_>_>>>>__”.

We want the ESX-1 to determine this as “10” steps, but if it displays

an incorrect value such as “8,” the sample will be sliced incorrectly,

so you will need to specify the correct setting.

You can also specify the desired number of slices by holding down

the SHIFT key and pressing one of the step keys.

Manually turning slices on/off while you adjust the sensitivity (para-

graph 6, above)

In some cases, simply adjusting the sensitivity (Threshold) will not

produce the desired slices.

For example, suppose you have a sample

“>_>_>>>>”

that you want to slice into eight steps.

When you enter the page for setting the sensitivity (Threshold=10),

the display might indicate

[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][ ][8]

However since the desired result is

[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][7][8]

this means that [7] is missing.

In such cases you would normally raise the sensitivity (i.e., lower

the Threshold), but suppose that lowering the Threshold to “9”

causes [4] to light instead of [7], producing

[1][ ][3][4][5][6][ ][8]

which is still not what you want.

In a case like this, there is no way to adjust the sensitivity (Thresh-

old) to obtain the desired result, so you will need to turn the slices

on/off manually.

When you enter the Threshold setting page (Threshold=10) and the

display indicates

[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][ ][8]

hold down the SHIFT key and press [7]. This will cause the ESX-1 to

detect an attack exactly mid-way between [6] and [8], causing [7] to

light.

This gives you the desired result of

[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][7][8]

In the same way, you can turn off a step by holding down the SHIFT

key in the sensitivity setting page and pressing a step that is lit.

By paying attention to the above two points when you execute Time

Slice, you will be able to create the best possible sliced samples.

However, depending on the state of the original sampled phrase,

there will be cases in which the sample cannot be sliced as you would

like.

Even if you notice slight timing discrepancies when you play back a

slice sample you created, you may be able to reduce the unnatural-

ness by raising the SWING setting when the slice sample is assigned

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to the slice part in Pattern mode, or by changing the pitch. Don't feel

limited by the phrase of the original pattern you sampled; you can

use motion sequences or effects to create truly original patterns.

Using individual sample slices

The individual slices (notes) produced by executing the Slice operation can be assigned

to the drum parts or keyboard parts. (☞p.44Assigning individual slices of a sample)

Using a slice sample in a pattern that has a different beat

When using a slice sample in a pattern, and the beat of the sample is the same as

the beat of the pattern itself, it will be the beat of the pattern. However if the sample

has a different beat, the slices will be assigned to different steps.

If you assign a slice sample with a different number of beats to a "8tri" pattern,

the slices will be reassigned to the steps as follows.

Waveform slice number

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Step No.

1+2

5+6

9+10

11 12

13+14

15 16

1-4

5+6

7+8 9~12 13+14 15+16 17~20 21+22 23+24 25~28 29+30 31+31

10 11 12

1+2

3+4

5+6

7+8

9+10 11+12 13+14 15+16 17+18 19+20 21+22 23+24

For example if a slice sample created with a beat of "16" is assigned to an "8tri"

pattern, the slices will be assigned to the step keys as follows.

Beat:16

Beat:8Tri

If a Last Step is specified for the pattern

If no Last Step is specified for the pattern, the slice step assignments will be ad-

justed to 16 or 12 steps.

If a Last Step is specified, the slice samples will be played repeatedly.

When Slice Step is set to “9”

Last Step setting

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Step No.

Not specified

LAST STEP: 15

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4. Sample mode

Stretch

What is “Stretch”?

This is a function that automatically matches the playback speed to the tempo without

changing the pitch, letting you play a sample at a tempo different from the sample’s

original tempo.

A “stretch sample” is a sample whose length in 16th note steps (the STRETCH

STEP parameter) has been specified beforehand. You can use a stretch sample only

with a stretch part. In the same way as for drum parts 1–7B, you can place the sample

at a single step of Pattern mode, and it will play to the end for the specified length

(as long as it does not overlap the end of the next step).

When playing a pattern or song, the stretch sample will also stop play-

ing when you stop playback.

Creating a stretch sample

STRETCH STEP ...................................................... Off, 1...128

Specifies the length of the sample, in terms of a number of 16th notes.

When a step of the stretch part is placed in a pattern/song, the play-

back speed of the sample will be automatically adjusted (while pre-

serving its pitch) to match the tempo of the pattern/song. If you set

this Stretch Step parameter to other than Off, the sample will be

handled as a stretch sample; “ ” will be added following the sample

number.

1. Press the SAMPLE key.

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(sample name).”

(The SAMPLE icon will light.)

3. Turn the dial to select the sample that you want to stretch.

4. Use the cursor keys to make the display read “StrcStep.”

5. Turn the dial to set the Stretch Step to other than “Off.”

The stretch effect is active when a stretch sample is assigned to a

stretch part.

A stereo sample may be used to create a stereo stretch sample.You

must assign a stereo stretch sample to stretch part 1. In this case,

stretch part 2 will be unavailable.

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Convenient sample-editing

functions

If you want to save the edits that you made to sample, you must Write it before

you switch to another sample or turn off the power. (☞p.32 “Saving a sample”)

Normalize

This operation boosts the level of the sample as much as possible without caus-

ing distortion.

1. Use the dial to select the sample you want 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 operation.

(Key 11 will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel without executing, press the STOP/CAN-

CEL key.

Maximum level

Truncate

This operation deletes the regions of the sample before the START point and af-

ter the END point settings.

1. Use the dial to select the sample you want to truncate.

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 12 (TRUNCATE). (Key

12 will blink.)

3. Specify the START and END points.

4. Press step key 12 once again to execute the Truncate operation. (Key

12 will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel without executing, press the STOP/CAN-

CEL key.

After Truncate is executed, the START value will be 0 and the END

value will be the length of the sample.

If you execute Truncate on a slice sample, the slice settings will be

discarded and the sample will become a one-shot sample.

End

Start

before

Truncate

after

Truncate

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4. Sample mode

Saving a sample

If you want to keep a newly recorded or edited sample, you must perform this

Write operation.

If you edited a sample but decide that you want to return to its original state, simply

switch samples without writing.

1. Press the WRITE/RENAME key (the key will blink.) The display

will indicate the writing-destination sample number.

2. Use the dial to select the writing-destination sample number. For a

monaural sample you can select “000” through “255.” For a stereo

sample you can select “000. ” through “127 ”.

If you select an already-used sample number, an asterisk “*” is dis-

played following the sample number.

3. Press the WRITE/RENAME key once again, and the display will

show a progress indicator. When writing is completed, the display

will change to the writing-destination number, and the WRITE/RE-

NAME key will go dark.

If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

With the factory settings, memory protect is turned on, so you will be

unable to save. Turn memory protect off before you perform this op-

eration (☞p.83 “Memory protect”).

When you save a sample, the sample previously saved to the writ-

ing-destination will be overwritten.

When you save a sample, the ESX-1 optimizes the data locations in

internal memory.This will take a certain amount of time.While this is

being done, the display shows a progress indicator.

Never turn off the power until the Write operation has been com-

pleted (i.e., until the WRITE/RENAME key goes dark).

Saving a sample under a different name

1. Hold down the shift key and press the WRITE/RENAME key. (The

key will blink.) The parameter display will indicate “Rename,” and

the value display will show “(six characters of the sample name)”.

2. Assign the name for the sample that you want to save.

Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to move the cursor to left or right in the

parameter display, and turn the dial to edit the parameter name. You

can assign a name of up to eight characters to the sample. When you

have finished assigning the name, press the WRITE/RENAME key.

3. Select the save-destination sample number.

The parameter display will indicate “WriteTo,” and the value dis-

play will indicate “(save-destination pattern number).”

4. Press the WRITE/RENAME key to begin saving the data. The

WRITE/RENAME key will light while the data is being saved, and

will go dark when saving is complete.If you decide to cancel, press

the STOP/CANCEL key.When saving is complete, the save-desti-

nation sample number will be selected.

If you saved while playing back, the playing sample will not change.

If you had initiated the saving process while a sample was playing

back, and you then canceled the save operation, playback will not

stop when you press the STOP/CANCEL key. Playback will stop if

you press the STOP/CANCEL key once again after canceling.

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Deleting a sample

This operation completely deletes a saved sample from the ESX-1’s internal memory.

1. Use the dial to select the sample that you want 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 execute the Delete operation. (Key

14 will go dark.)

If you decide to cancel without executing, press the STOP/CAN-

CEL key.

Once deleted, a sample cannot be recovered.

When you save a sample, the ESX-1 optimizes the data locations in

internal memory.This will take a certain amount of time.While this is

being done, the display shows a progress indicator.

Never turn off the power until the Write operation has been com-

pleted (i.e., until the WRITE/RENAME key goes dark).

Checking the remaining amount of

sampling area

Press the GLOBAL key, and use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the parameter

display read “Memory.”

The display will show the remaining amount of sampling memory in units of seconds.

You cannot edit this parameter.

Since stereo sampling uses twice as much memory, the available

amount of time for stereo sampling will be half the displayed amount.

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5. Pattern mode

Playing patterns

What is a Pattern?

A “pattern” is a short segment of a performance that consists of

Part(☞p.38)

rhythm patterns created by drum parts (drum sounds) and phrase

patterns (melodic lines) created by keyboard parts.

The ESX-1 lets you create and store 256 patterns. Each pattern con-

sists of 16 parts. In addition to the sound of each part, a pattern

contains effect settings and phrases, and can also record knob move-

ments.

Playing a pattern

To start playback

1. Press the PATTERN key (the key will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display indicates “(patter n name ).”

3. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play the pattern (the key will light).

When the pattern ends, playback will return to the beginning of the

pattern and will continue to loop.

While the pattern plays, you can use the Keyboard function to play

along using the step keys, play drum sounds using the drum part keys,

or operate the knobs and keys to modify the sound.

By using the various functions of Pattern mode as part of your perfor-

mance technique, you can create a wide range of expressive variety.

To pause 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.

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP/CANCEL

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Selecting a pattern

1. Press the PATTERN key (the key will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display indicates “(patter n name ).”

3. Turn the dial to select a pattern.

You can use the dial to select from a total of 256 patterns: A.01–A.64,

B.01–B.64, C.01–C.64, D.01–D.64.

You can also select patterns while the ESX-1 is playing.

To check which pattern is playing

When the PATTERN key is lit, press the PATTERN key and the dis-

play will show “(pattern name ).”

To force playback to restart at the beginning of the pattern

During playback, you can press the RESET key to force the pattern

to play back from the beginning.

If you want to perform in synchronization with an external audio source,

you can use the TAP key to match the tempo, and then press the RESET

key at the beginning of each phrase to synchronize your performance

without using MIDI.

Pattern A.01

About the timing of changing patterns

If you change patterns during playback, the currently-playing pat-

tern will finish playing first, and then the newly selected pattern

will begin to play. The name of the pattern waiting to be played next

will blink in the display until the change occurs.

If you change patterns during playback, you may hear noise or un-

wanted sounds at the transition due to the effect or delay settings, or

in some cases the effect sound may drop out.

If the patterns before and after the change use the same effect but

with different settings, the result will sound the same as if you had

turned the effect setting knobs.

Setting the playback tempo

TEMPO ................................................................ 20.0...300.0

Using the dial to set the tempo.

1. Press the PATTERN key (lit).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys until the display indicates “Tempo.”

3. Turn the dial to adjust the tempo.

The tempo of the pattern will return to its original setting if you select

another pattern without writing the new tempo.

If the TEMPO LOCK key is off (dark), and you change patterns, the

tempo will change to the tempo stored with the new pattern.

To set the tempo more precisely

By holding down the shift key and turning the dial you can adjust

the tempo in units below the decimal point (i.e.: 120.4).

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5. Pattern mode

Using the TAP key to set the tempo

While a pattern is playing, press the TAP key twice or more at quar-

ter-note intervals of the desired tempo. The intervals at which you

press the key will be detected and the tempo will be set accordingly.

You can set the tempo this way even when the ESX-1 is stopped or

paused.

Twice or more

Auto BPM Scanning

Detecting the tempo from the input of the AUDIO IN jacks

Here’s how you can automatically detect the tempo of an audio sig-

nal input to the AUDIO IN jacks, and specify it as the ESX-1’s tempo.

1. Press the AUTO BPM SCAN key to begin detection. (The key will

light.)

The parameter display will indicate “AutoBPM.”

At this time the tempo setting will remain unchanged.

2. When detection is completed, the AUTO BPM SCAN key will blink.

The display will show the detected tempo value.

If automatic detection is unable to determine the tempo, the tempo value

display will disappear, and will indicate “—.-”

3. Press the AUTO BPM SCAN key to finalize the tempo; the detected

tempo will be specified as the TEMPO setting.

If you decide not to apply the detected tempo value, press the TAP

key or the TEMPO LOCK key. The tempo value will remain at the

setting prior to automatic detection. Alternatively, you can cancel

the setting by pressing the [ ][ ] cursor keys or a different mode

key.

Keeping a constant tempo as you change patterns (TEMPO LOCK)

When the TEMPO LOCK key is on (lit), the current tempo will be

used for every pattern , regardless of the tempo saved in memory

with the pattern. With the TEMPO LOCK key off (dark), the tempo

saved with each pattern will be used.

When the TEMPO LOCK key is on, the tempo will be held even if you

stop playback. If you want to return to the tempo that is stored in each

pattern, turn the TEMPO LOCK key off (dark), and then re-select the

pattern.

The state of the TEMPO LOCK key is not saved as part of the pat-

tern data.

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Playing the sound of a part

What is a Part?

A “part” is the smallest unit within a pattern. Each part contains a

sound, a rhythm or phrase pattern, effect on/off settings, and mo-

tion sequence data.

For each individual part, you can edit the sound, store a rhythm or

phrase pattern, and store motion sequence data.

(☞p.46 “Editing sounds”)

The ESX-1 uses three types of parts, for a total of sixteen parts.

— Drum parts (1–5, 6A-B, 7A-B)

These parts play a sample in “one-shot” mode.

Each part contains a rhythm pattern (note timing), and motion se-

quence data, etc.

— Keyboard parts (1, 2)

These parts play pitched loops.

Each part contains a phrase pattern (trigger, note number, gate time),

and motion sequence data, etc.

— Accent part

This part contains data that specifies points of volume emphasis (ac-

cent) for the pattern, and motion sequence data.

— Stretch parts (1, 2)

These parts play stretch samples.

Each part contains a rhythm pattern (note timing), and motion se-

quence data, etc.

— Slice part

This part plays a slice sample.

It contains a rhythm pattern (note timing), and motion sequence data,

etc.

— Audio In part

This part inputs an external audio source.

It contains a rhythm pattern (trigger, gate time), and motion sequence

data, etc.

Listening to the sound of a part

You can listen to the sound of each part by pressing the drum part keys, stretch

part keys, or slice part key, or by pressing the step keys with the KEYBOARD key

turned on.

The sound of the part will differ depending on the pattern.

When you press a drum part key, the keyboard function of the step

keys will be cancelled; however, the keyboard function will automati-

cally return to its previous setting when you once again select a

keyboard part.

Listening to the sound of a drum part

Press a drum part key 1 through 7B and you will hear the sound

assigned to each key.

Drum parts 6A and 6B cannot sound at the same time. The same is

true for parts 7A and 7B.

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5. Pattern mode

Listening to the sound of a keyboard part (the Keyboard function)

1. Press one of the keyboard part keys 1, 2 (the key will light).

2. Press the KEYBOARD key (the key will light).

3. Use the step keys as a keyboard to play the part. Use the select keys

to change the octave.The select LEDs (lower row, red) will light to

indicate the pitch range.

A5...C7

A4...C6

A3...C5

A-1...C1

A0...C2

A1...C3

Pitch Range

A2...C4

A6...C8

You cannot turn the KEYBOARD key on/off unless one of the key-

board part keys 1, 2 is selected.

Since each keyboard part is a monophonic synthesizer, it cannot

sound two or more notes simultaneously (polyphonically).

Selecting a part

Use the part keys to select the part that you want to edit.

Drum part, stretch part, slice part, audio in part

When you press one of these part keys, the assigned sound will play

and that part will be selected (the part key will light). For the audio

in part, the external audio input will be heard when you press the

audio in part key.

When you press a part key, the step keys will light to indicate the

trigger locations in the rhythm pattern of that part. During play-

back, the currently-playing step will also light.

When you press a part key to make it sound, it will sound at its

accented volume.

To select a part during playback without causing it to sound

Hold down the shift key and press a drum part key.

Keyboard part

When you press a Keyboard part key, the key will light and that

part will be selected. With the KEYBOARD key lit, you can play the

part using the step keys as a keyboard

The way in which the step keys will light at this time will depend on

the status of the KEYBOARD key.

On (lit):

The keys corresponding to each pitch will light successively

during playback to indicate the pitch that is sounding at that

moment.

Off (dark): The keys will light at the trigger locations of the phrase pat-

tern for that part.

Accent part

When you press an accent part key, the key will light and that part

will be selected. At this time, the step keys will light to indicate the

accented locations of that accent pattern.

Muting a part

Here’s how to mute (temporarily silence) a part.

PART MUTE

Part key

1. Hold down the PART MUTE key and press the part key that you

want to mute. (The PART MUTE key will light.)

SOLO

2. While you hold down the PART MUTE key, the part status indicator

will show the mute status of each part. Unmuted part keys will light,

and muted part keys will be dark. You can mute more than one part

if desired.

3. To defeat all mute settings, press the SOLO key. To defeat muting

for individual parts, press the part key that you want to un-mute.

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Soloing a part

1. Hold down the SOLO key and press the part key that you want to

solo. You will hear only that part. (The SOLO key and part key will

light.)

2. While the SOLO key is lit, you can press another part key to solo

that part.

3. If you want to solo two or more parts, hold down the SOLO key and

select the parts that you want to solo. Alternatively, hold down the

SOLO key (or PART MUTE key) while the SOLO key is already lit

and press a part key to add it to the soloed parts.

4. When you press and then release the SOLO key, the Solo function

and Mute function will be defeated (the key will go dark).

By holding down the SHIFT key and pressing a drum part key, you can

turn all drum part keys on/off. By holding down the SHIFT key and

pressing a non-drum part key, you can turn on/off keys other than the

drum parts.

Adding accents to a part

Specifying the accent locations and strength

You can apply an accent (volume emphasis) independently to the

drum parts and to the keyboard parts.

If accent is on, notes at the accented location (step) will be empha-

sized.

Level(Velocity)

127

Accent On

1. Press the ACCENT key; the step keys will indicate the accented lo-

cations.

100

2. Each time you press a step key, the accent will be turned on/off for

that location, letting you specify the accent pattern.

3. Use the level knob in the Part Common section to adjust the amount

of accent. Turning the knob toward the right will produce a greater

difference between the accented and un-accented sounds. If you turn

the knob all the way to the left, there will be no difference between

the accented and un-accented sounds.

Accent Off

Accent Level

Pressing the accent part key will not produce any sound. Also, when

you press a part key to play its sound, the sound will play at the

accented level.

By playing back the pattern while you make this adjustment you can

hear the results.

Accent settings will not affect a part whose ACCENT SW is turned

off.

Specifying the parts that will be accented

ACCENT SW ...............................................................On, Off

You can enable/disable the accent function separately for each part.

1. Press the PART EDIT key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys until the parameter display shows “Ac-

cent Sw.” The “ ” symbols at the bottom of the screen will show the

accent status (enabled/disabled) of each part. Press a part key, and

turn the dial to switch the accent function on (lit) or off (dark) for

that part.

off

When you execute Pattern Clear, the accent switch will be turned on

for all parts.

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5. Pattern mode

Transposing a phrase (Transpose)

TRANSPOSE ............................................................... -24...24

Use this function to transposea the pitch of keyboard parts 1, 2.

1. While you hold down the TRANSPOSE key, the display will indi-

cate the current transpose setting.

2. Hold down the TRANSPOSE key and turn the dial to transpose the

phrases in semitone steps. A setting of ±1 transposes the pitch by one

semitone, ±2 by a whole step, ±7 by a fifth, and ±12 by one octave.

If transposition is being used, the TRANSPOSE key will blink. When

you set the value to “0” the key will go dark.

You can also hold down the TRANSPOSE key and use the step keys

and select keys to specify the transpose amount.

If you hold down the TRANSPOSE key and press a step key to trans-

pose, step key 4 will correspond to the normal pitch of “C."

If you transpose while soloing a part, the key will remain lit (not blink-

ing). It will blink when you defeat the Solo setting.

TRANSPOSE

The transpose setting is not remembered. It is reset to 0 when you

turn on the power.

Adding “swing” to a pattern

Specifying the amount of swing

SWING ....................................................................... 50...75

The Swing setting modifies the timing at which certain steps are

played. You can use this to transform a straight 16-beat rhythm by

giving it a slight shuffle character. You can adjust the amount of swing

in a range of 50 to 75 (%), and this will affect the timing of the even-

numbered steps. A setting of 50 will produce a straight 16-beat

rhythm, and a setting of 66 will produce a shuffle.

The Part Edit mode SWING SW setting lets you enable/disable the

Swing setting independently for each part.

1. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to call up “Swing” in the parameter display

Turn the dial to adjust the amount of swing.

The swing setting is ignored if the beat is set to “8Tri” (ꢁ3 x12) or

“16Tri” (ꢂ3 x12).

Specifying the parts that will swing

SWING SW.................................................................On, Off

This lets you enable/disable Swing independently for each part.

1. Press the PART EDIT key (lit).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “SwingSw” in the parameter

display.

3. The “ ” symbols at the bottom of the screen will show the swing

status (enabled/disabled) of each part. Press a part key, and turn

the dial to switch Swing on (lit) or off (dark) for that part.

When you execute Pattern Clear, SWING SW will be turned on for all

parts.

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Applying a roll to a part

Selecting a part and turning on the roll effect

ROLL ......................................................................................

This switches the Roll (rapid successive strikes) effect on (lit) or off

(dark) independently for each part.The interval between notes of

the roll will depend on the tempo of the pattern, the roll type, and

the amount of swing (☞“Setting the roll type”).

1. Press the part key for the part you want to play a roll.

2. Press the ROLL key (it will light). During playback, that part will

play a roll.

If the playback is stopped, and you press and hold a part key when

the ROLL key is on, that part will roll as long as you continue hold-

ing down the key.

Setting the roll type

ROLL TYPE .................................................................... 2, 3, 4

This setting specifies the number of times the sound will be played

during one step by one trigger when ROLL is on. If Roll is switched

on for a part, the part will sound the specified number of notes in

each step.

1. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “RollType” in the parameter display.

3. Turn the dial to set the roll type.

You cannot apply a roll to note-on data from an external MIDI de-

vice.

Assigning the output of each part

OUTPUT BUS ............................................................. L/R, 3/4

For each part, you can route the sound to the line out jacks (L/

MONO, R) or to the individual out jacks (3, 4).

1. Press the PART EDIT key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “OutBus” in the parameter

display. The “ ” symbols at the bottom of the screen indicate the

output destination of each part.

3. Press the part key for the part that you want to set, and turn the dial

to select either L/R (lit) or 3/4 (dark).

When you execute the Clear Pattern operation, OUTPUT BUS will

be set to “L/R” for all parts.

Adding the Valve-Force effect to increase

the impact of the sound

TUBE GAIN ............................................................................

This adjusts the level at which the output signal from the line out

jacks will be passed through the vacuum tubes. Even if you turn

down the master control, you can use the TUBE GAIN knob to ad-

just the amount of tube effect.

This strengthens the effect produced by the vacuum tube.

Raising the TUBE GAIN knob excessively may damage your exter-

nal speaker system. Please use caution.

This has no effect on the sound that is sent from the individual out

jacks (3, 4).

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5. Pattern mode

Connecting various devices to Audio In

You can connect various audio devices or audio sources to the ESX-1’s audio in

jack, and use them for performance or sampling.

1. Connect your audio device etc. to the audio in jack (AUDIO IN, ST./

MONO). Set the MIC/LINE gain as appropriate for the output level

of the device you connected. This jack is a stereo 1/4" phone jack. If

necessary, use an adaptor plug that is suitable for your device. To

select monaural or stereo input, set the Global mode AUDIO IN

MODE parameter (☞p.83).

2. Use the output level control of your external device and the ESX-1's

AUDIO IN LEVEL knob to make adjustments so that the peak icon

does not light even when the connected device is producing the high-

est output level. If the AUDIO IN THRU key is on (lit), you can au-

dition the input sound without having to press the audio (part) key.

3. Select the pattern or song to which you want to match the volume,

and press the PLAY/PAUSE key to begin playback.

4. To adjust the volume and balance with the other parts, turn the

AUDIO IN THRU key off, then hold down the Audio In part key

and turn the Part Common LEVEL knob to adjust the input volume.

The input sound will be heard while you hold down the Audio In part

key. The sound of the audio input part recorded in a pattern or song is

not the “sound that was recorded”; it is the sound from the external

input source that you will hear starting at the trigger-on points for the

duration of the gate time.

If you want to press the Audio In key to produce the sound, turn the

Audio In Thru key off (unlit).

If the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL is excessively high, the sound may be

distorted.

If you connect a monaural cable, be sure to select monaural “L” as

the Audio In Mode; if you connect a stereo cable, be sure to set this

to “Stereo” (☞p.83).

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Using the arpeggiator

Performing with the arpeggiator

To arpeggiate a drum part, Stretch part

1. Select the drum part that you want to play.

2. When you touch the ribbon controller, the selected part will begin

playing automatically. The timing of the repeated notes will vary

depending on the location you touch. The speed of the repetition

will depend on the specified tempo.

If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the

timing of the notes.

To play the slice part

1. Select the slice part.

2. The sounds of the slice part will play automatically when you touch

the ribbon controller. The waveform slices and speed at which they

are heard will change depending on the location you touch. If the

sequencer is stopped, the waveform slices corresponding to the play-

back step location will play.

The speed at which the sounds are heard will depend on the tempo.

If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the

timing of the notes.

To play the audio in part

1. Select the audio in part.

2. The sound of the audio in part will play automatically when you

touch the ribbon controller. The gate time will vary depending on

the location you touch. The speed at which the sound is heard will

depend on the tempo.

If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the

timing of the notes.

To arpeggiate a keyboard part

1. Select the keyboard part that you want to play.

2. Use the step keys to specify the pitches that you want to arpeggiate.

For example if you want to arpeggiate C–E–G, hold down the C key

and press the E and G keys.

3. When you touch the ribbon controller, the sound of the selected part

will play automatically. The gate time will change depending on

where the ribbon is touched. The speed will depend on the tempo.

The notes played by the arpeggiator will be retriggered each time

you (release and then) touch the ribbon controller. If you hold down

the SHIFT key, the arpeggiator will not retrigger when you release

and then touch the ribbon controller.

4. Operate the slider to select from among the different notes that make

up the scale specified by “ARPEGGIO SCALE.”

If you want, you can exchange the functions of the ribbon controller

and the slider. (☞p.83 “Exchanging the arpeggiator functions”)

Specifying the center note

When using the arpeggiator with a keyboard part, you can specify

the note that will correspond to the center of the slider (i.e., the “cen-

ter note”). This setting is also saved when you save the pattern.

1. Press the Pattern mode key.

2. Select one of the keyboard parts, and turn on the keyboard function.

3. Use the [ ][ ] select keys to specify the pitch range, and press the

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5. Pattern mode

step key that you want to be the center note (press only one key).

4. Save the pattern.

The position of the slider when you make this setting has no effect

on the setting.

If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the center note will be

the note produced by touching the center of the ribbon controller.

Changing the scale of the arpeggiator

ARPEGGIO SCALE ......................................... Chroma...Octave

You can change the scale that is being used when you arpeggiate a

keyboard part.

1. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to select “ArpScale” in the parameter dis-

play.

3. Turn the dial to select the desired scale.

ARPEGGIO SCALE List

No. Display Scale [Key C]

Scale Name

Chromatic

1. Chroma C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C

2. Ionian

3. Dorian

4. Phrygi

5. Lydian

6. MixLyd

7. Aeolia

8. Locria

C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

Ionian

C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C

C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C

C, D, E, F#, G, A, B, C

C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C

C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C

C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C

Dorian

Phrygian

Lydian

Mixolydian

Aeolian

Locrian

9. MBlues C, Eb, E, G, A, Bb, C

10. mBlues C, Eb, F, Gb, G, Bb, C

Major Blues

minor Blues

Diminish

11. Dim

C, D, Eb, F, F#, G#, A, B, C

12. ComDim C, Db, Eb, E, F#, G, A, Bb, C

13. MPenta C, D, E, G, A, C

Combination Diminish

Major Pentatonic

minor Pentatonic

Raga Bhairav

Raga Gamanasrama

Raga Todi

14. mPenta C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C

15. Raga1

16. Raga2

17. Raga3

C, Db, E, F, G, Ab, B, C

C, Db, E, F#, G, A, B, C

C, Db, Eb, F#, G, Ab, B, C

18. Spansh C, Db, Eb, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, C

Spanish Scale

Gypsy Scale

Arabian Scale

Egyptian Scale

Hawaiian Scale

Bali Island Pelog

Japanese Miyakobushi

Ryukyu Scale

Wholetone

19. Gypsy

20. Arabia

21. Egypt

22. Hawaii

23. Pelog

24. Japan

C, D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, B, C

C, D, E, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C

C, D, F, G, Bb, C

C, D, Eb, G, A, C

C, Db, Eb, G, Ab, C

C, Db, F, G, Ab, C

25. Ryukyu C, E, F, G, B, C

26. Whole

28. m3rd

27. M3rd

29. 4th

C, D, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, C

C, Eb, Gb, A, C

C, E, Ab, C

C, F, Bb, C

C, G, C

m3rd Interval

M3rd Interval

4th Interval

30. 5th

5th Interval

31. Octave

C, C

Octave Interval

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Editing sounds

You can choose a sample for each part, and edit the sound of the part using the

level and pan knobs and the effect and amp EG keys.

You can even edit while the pattern plays. You can also use an external MIDI device

to control the values of the knobs (☞p.89 “About MIDI”).

If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RENAME key (☞p74

“Saving a pattern”).

The knobs that are available will depend on the part. (☞p.47 “Editing

the sound of a part”)

If you are unable to edit the sound successfully because a motion

sequence is controlling a knob, turn off the motion sequence while

you edit. (☞p.66 “Motion sequence”)

Assigning a sample to a part

SAMPLE............... Off, 001(ꢀ, )...256(ꢀ, ), 001 ( )...128 ( )

The ESX-1 contains 384 areas (256 monaural and 128 stereo) into

which you can sample your own sounds. You can assign a user

sample to the parts of each pattern.

You cannot assign a sample to the Audio In part or the Accent part.

1. Make sure that the PART EDIT mode key is lit.

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(sample name).”

(The SAMPLE icon is lit.)

3. Press the part key to which you want to assign a sample. (The key

will light.) The name and number of the sample assigned to that key

will appear in the display.

4. For a drum part, a stretch part, or the slice part, turn the dial and

press the part key to audition the sounds while you select a sample.

5. For a keyboard part, turn on the Keyboard function, turn the dial,

and use the step keys to audition the sounds while you select a

sample.

Select “Off” if you don’t want to assign a sample to that part.

You can assign a stereo sample to drum parts 1 or 3, and assign a

stereo stretch sample to stretch part 1. If you assign a stereo sample

to any other part, only the left channel of the sound will be heard.

If you assign a stereo sample to drum part 1 or 3, drum part 2 or 4

will not sound. In this case, the sample number will blink if you choose

sample part 2 or 4. The same relationship applies to stretch part 1

and 2.

If you use a slice sample or a stretch sample in drum part 1~7B or a

keyboard part, it will be handled as a conventional sample.

If the assigned sample has been deleted, the display will indicate

“No Sample.”

A slice sample on which you execute Truncate cannot be used by

the slice part. If you attempt to do so, the sample number will blink.

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5. Pattern mode

Assigning individual slices of a slice sample

SLICE NO. ......................................................... All, 001...128

The individual notes into which a sample is divided by the Slice

operation (☞p.27) can be assigned as one-shot samples to the drum

parts or keyboard parts.

1. Make sure that the PART EDIT mode key is lit.

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(sample name).”

(The SAMPLE icon is lit).

3. Press the drum or keyboard part key to which you want to assign

the sample (the key will light). The display shows the name and

number of the sample assigned to that key. Here you can select the

slice sample (an “ꢀ ” is displayed following the number). Select the

slice sample that contains the sound you want to use.

4. For a drum part, turn the dial and press the part key to audition the

sounds while you select a sample.

5. For a keyboard part, turn on the Keyboard function, turn the dial,

and use the step keys to audition a sound while you select a sample.

6. Use the [ ][ ] cursor keys to make the display read “SliceEdt.”

Turn the dial to select the sample number. If you select “All,” the

entire slice sample will be assigned as a one-shot sample. “1”~“128”

indicates the number of the step key to which the sliced samples are

assigned, and you can choose one of these to select an individual

sample. To audition the sound while you make your selection, press

the part key (the one you pressed in step 2).

You cannot select a sample in “SLICE NO” unless you first select a

slice sample in PART EDIT mode “SAMPLE.”

In the case of a drum part, the sliced waveform you select here will

play in one-shot mode, just like the slice part. In the case of a key-

board part, non-decaying reverse loop playback is used intention-

ally to make the sound sustain. If you feel that the playback is un-

natural, set the AMP EG to “ ” and use EG Time to adjust the de-

cay.

“SLICE NO” is invalid for the stretch, slice, audio-in, and accent pat-

terns.

Editing the sound of a part

Editing the Part Common parameters

PITCH ....................................................................... -63...+63

Specifies the playback pitch. Raising the pitch speeds-up the play-

back; lower the pitch slows down the playback. The variable pitch

range is ±2 octaves, as shown below.

In some cases, raising the pitch will cause noise.

This parameter is invalid for the keyboard parts.

Knob value

+63

Pitch

2 octaves

Pitch exampl (input note C3)

+41, 43...59, 61

+39

C#4, D4...A#4, B4

1 octave

+9, 12...33, 36

D3, D#3...A#3, B3

Semitone up

C#3

0(center)

-6

±0

Semitone down

-9, -12...-36

-39

A#2, A2...C#2

-1 octave

-41, -43...-61

-63

B1, A#1...C#1

-2 octaves

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EG TIME ...................................................................... 0...127

Specifies the EG decay time. The Amp EG setting determines how

the volume will decay.

This parameter is valid when the AMP EG is “

filter EG INT is other than 0.

” and when the

GLIDE .......................................................................... 0...127

“Glide” (also called “portamento”) is a function that produces a

smooth change in pitch from one note to the next (without re-trig-

gering the note) when the gate time length overlaps the timing of

the next note.

For higher settings of this value, the time required to arrive at the

next pitch will be longer. If this is set to 0, the target pitch will be

reached immediately, but without retriggering; this is useful for simu-

lating legato performance technique on a bass.

This parameter is valid only for the keyboard parts.

The time from when the next note is played until that pitch is reached

will synchronize to the tempo of the pattern.

The Glide effect is disabled while the ROLL key is on (lit).

START POINT ............................................................... 0...127

Specifies the point from which the sample assigned to each part will

play back. If you turn the knob all the way to the left, the sample

will play back from the beginning (i.e., normal playback). If you turn

the knob all the way to the right, the sample will play back from the

end.

PAN .......................................................................... L63..R63

Specifies the stereo position (pan) of the sound. If the knob is in the

center position, the sound will be located in the middle. Turning the

knob toward the left moves the sound toward the L side; turning it

toward the right moves the sound toward the R side.

LEVEL .......................................................................... 0...127

Adjusts the output level. Turn the knob toward the right to make

the sound louder.

AMP EG .........................................................................

Switches the type of amp EG. Each press of this key switches be-

tween an envelope “ ” that will decay over the time specified by

EG TIME, and a “ ” type envelope that will turn the sound off af-

ter the time specified by EG TIME.

Note on

Note off

ROLL ......................................................................................

Switches “roll” (repeated strikes) on (lit) or off (dark) for each part.

The roll spacing depends on the tempo of the pattern, the Roll Type,

and the Swing value. (☞p.38 “Specifying the Roll Type”)

When Roll is on, holding down a part key will play a roll as long as

you continue holding the key.

When Roll is on, holding down a step key (when the Keyboard func-

tion is on) will play that key as a roll as long as you continue hold-

ing the key.

FX SELECT ......................................................... FX1, FX2, FX3

Selects the effect to apply. Press the key repeatedly to cycle through

the three available effects.

If FX SEND (effect send) is on, the selected effect will be applied.

This setting is ignored for parts assigned to output bus 3/4.

(☞p.38 “Assigning parts”)

FX SEND .....................................................................On, Off

Selects whether the effect will be used. This will alternate on (lit)

and off (dark) each time you press the key. The effect you selected

for FX SELECT is the one that will be applied. This setting is ig-

nored for parts assigned to output bus 3/4.

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REVERSE .....................................................................On, Off

Switches reverse playback for the sample on (lit) or off (dark).

Modulation

These parameters apply time-variant change to the sound, using an

LFO or EG.

SPEED ........................................................................0...127

Adjusts the speed of modulation. If BPM SYNC is on, the speed will

synchronize to the tempo. The range is 8/1~1/64.

DEPTH ...................................................................... -63...+63

Adjusts the depth of modulation.

TYPE...................................................

Selects the type of modulation.

Settings other than EG will apply cyclic modulation. If you select

EG, the effect will be at maximum when the note begins, and will

then gradually decrease.

If the modulation type is “

,” the modulation phase will be not

reset when the note is triggered. For other types, the phase will be

reset by each trigger.

DEST .............................................. PITCH, CUTOFF, AMP, PAN

Selects the parameter to which modulation will be applied.

You cannot select “PITCH” for the audio-in part.

BPM SYNC ..................................................................On, Off

Turn this on if you want the modulation cycle to synchronize to the

tempo. This will light when synchronized.

The sounds of drum parts 6A and 6B can be edited independently,

but cannot be played simultaneously.

If the sound does not change when you turn the knobs or switch the

keys, either those knobs or keys are not valid for this part, or a Mo-

tion Sequence (☞p.68 “Motion Sequence”) is running.

Filter

Here you can modify the tone of the waveform generated by the

oscillator by distorting or filtering it.

CUTOFF ...................................................................... 0...127

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter. The result will depend on

the type of filter selected.

With some settings, the sound may be distorted, or there may be

almost no sound.

EG INT ..................................................................... -63...+63

Specifies the depth and direction in which the EG (envelope genera-

tor) will change the cutoff frequency. The EG will start the moment

the trigger turns on (i.e., the moment you press the step key). If the

knob is in the center position, the EG will not affect the sound.

If the gate time length of a step extends beyond the beginning of the

next step, the EG will not be retriggered when the next step is

sounded.

RESONANCE .............................................................. 0...127

Emphasizes the region around the cutoff frequency, adding a dis-

tinctive character to the sound. With the resonance raised, you can

move the cutoff knob or adjust EG INT or EG TIME to produce the

"meow" sound typical of analog synthesizers.

Depending on the cutoff frequency or the pitch you play, high set-

tings of resonance may distort the sound.

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TYPE............................................................LPF, HPF, BPF, BPF+

Selects the type of filter.

LPF (Low Pass Filter): Cuts the high-frequency region, making the sound

more mellow.

HPF (High Pass Filter): Cuts the low-frequency region, making the sound

sharper.

BPF (Band Pass Filter): Outputs only the region in the area of the cutoff

frequency.

BPF+ (Band Pass Filter Plus): Adds the output of the band pass filter to

the original waveform

If the sound does not change when you turn the knobs or switch the

keys, either those knobs or keys are not valid for this part, or a Mo-

tion Sequence (☞p.68 “Motion Sequence”) is running.

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5. Pattern mode

Effects

Using the effects

The ESX-1 contains three separate effect processors. For each pattern, you can use

up to any three of the sixteen effect types. The sound of each part can be sent to

any one of the effect processors. You can also change the way in which the three

effects are connected to each other, and in this way apply more than one effect to

a part.

To apply an effect

1. Either begin playback, or if you are editing a keyboard part, turn

the KEYBOARD key on (lit) so that you can play the sound.

2. Press a drum or keyboard part key to select the part to which you

want to apply an effect.

3. In the edit section / part common area, press the FX SELECT key to

select the effect processor that you want to use. Press the FX SEND

key (lit) to send the sound of that part to the selected effect proces-

sor.

4. In the edit section, press the effect FX CHAIN key to select how the

effects will be connected.

The function of the knobs will differ depending on the effect type

(☞p.53 “Effect parameters”).

If you have difficulty editing because a motion sequence is affecting

a knob, turn off the motion sequence while you edit (☞p.68 “Motion

sequence”).

You can turn effects on/off individually for each part. However if two

or more parts are being sent to the same effect, you cannot change

the effect type or effect parameter values individually for each part.

To edit an effect

1. In the edit section, press the effect EDIT SELECT key to select which

effect processor you want to edit.

2. In the edit section, use the effect type selector to select the desired

effect type.

3. Use the effect knobs and keys to edit the effect. The original value

icon will light to indicate that knob positions and key settings are

the same as in the unedited effect.

If you want to save the pattern with the effect edits you made here,

press the WRITE/RENAME key (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”).

EDIT SELECT ...........................................................................

Press this key to select the effect that you want to edit.

EFFECT TYPE ...........................................................................

Use this knob to assign one of the 16 effect types to the currently

selected effect processor.

FX EDIT1.................................................................................

Adjusts the character of the effect. The result will depend on the

effect type.

FX EDIT2.................................................................................

Adjusts the character of the effect. The result will depend on the

effect type.

FX CHAIN ..............................................................................

Specifies how the effects are connected. Each time you press this,

the connection will change; connections whose indicator is lit will

be active.

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Effect types

The effects of the ESX-1 can be classified into the following three groups.

1. Stereo

This group includes: CHO/FLG, PHASER, RING MOD, COMPRES-

SOR, DECIMATOR, EQ, LPF, HPF

For some of these effects you can adjust the level of the direct sound.

INPUT L

OUTPUT L

OUTPUT R

INPUT R

2. Mono mix

This group includes: REVERB, MOD DELAY, GRAIN SHIFTER,

TALKING MOD, PITCH SHIFTER, DISTORTION

For some of these effects you can adjust the level of the direct sound.

INPUT L

OUTPUT L

INPUT R

OUTPUT R

3. Stereo cross

This group includes: BPM SYNC DELAY, SHORT DELAY

INPUT L

OUTPUT L

INPUT R

OUTPUT R

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FX EDIT2: Depth ............................................0...127

Adjusts the depth of the delay and the amount of feed-

back.

Effect parameters

Turning the knob toward the right makes the delayed

sound louder and also increases the amount of feedback.

Panning each part further left or right creates a deeper

sense of spaciousness.

REVERB

(Reverb)

This effect simulates the reverberation and spatial character of

a hall.

If you increase the depth excessively, the sound

may distort for some time settings or input sources.

If you lower the time value too far, the sound may

distort (clip).

FX EDIT1: Time ..............................................0...127

Turning the knob toward the right will lengthen the re-

verb time.

FX EDIT2: Level ..............................................0...127

Turning the knob toward the right will increase the re-

verb level.

MOD DELAY

(Modulation delay)

This is a delay that adds a chorus effect by using the LFO to sweep

the delay time. This is also a tempo delay in which the delay

time automatically synchronizes to the tempo.

With long reverb time settings, some input sounds

or level values may cause distortion

FX EDIT1: Time ........................................1/64...1/1

Adjusts the delay time synchronized to the tempo, in note

BPM SYNC DELAY

(BPM sync delay)

value units.

This is a cross delay synchronized to the BPM.

Turning the knob toward the right lengthens the delay

time.

FX EDIT1: Time ........................................1/64...1/1

You can set this in a range from a 64th note to a whole

note.

Adjusts the delay time synchronized to the BPM, in note

value units.

Turning the knob toward the right lengthens the delay

FX EDIT2: Depth ............................................0...127

Adjusts the depth of the delay and the amount of feed-

back.

time.

You can set this in a range from a 64th note to a whole

note.

Turning the knob toward the right makes the delayed

sound louder and also increases the amount of feedback.

The feedback sound may disappear if you turn the

TIME knob or change the BPM while producing

sound.

FX EDIT2: Depth ............................................0...127

Adjusts the depth of the delay and the amount of feedback.

Turning the knob toward the right makes the delayed

sound louder and also increases the amount of feedback.

Panning each part further left or right creates a deeper

sense of spaciousness.

Depending on the tempo setting, some long delay

times may not be available. In this case, the delay

time will be halved, and may be halved again if

necessary.

The feedback sound may disappear if you turn the

TIME knob or change the BPM while producing

sound.

Depending on the tempo setting, some short de-

lay times may not be available. In this case, the

delay time will be doubled, and may be doubled

again if necessary.

Depending on the tempo setting, some long delay

times may not be available. In this case, the delay

time will be halved, and may be halved again if

necessary.

Depending on the tempo setting, some short de-

lay times may not be available. In this case, the

delay time will be doubled, and may be doubled

again if necessary.

GRAIN SHIFTER

(Grain shifter)

This effect samples an extremely brief portion of the sound at

a certain interval, and repeatedly plays back this brief sample.

It is effective when applied to a constantly-changing source such

as Audio In.

If you lower the time value too far, the sound may

distort (clip).

Sampling interval

Sampling time

SHORT DELAY

(Short delay)

This is a cross delay with a short delay time. It is not synchro-

nized with the BPM.

Input audio

FX EDIT1: Time ..............................................0...127

Sets the delay time.

Turning the knob toward the right lengthens the delay

time. Shortening the delay time can produce a doubling

effect, giving the impression that multiple instruments are

playing together.

Output audio

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tern/song for which you selected this effect, set

the speed to 0, and wrote the settings into memory

may sound differently the next time you select the

pattern/song.

FX EDIT1: Speed............................................1...127

Specifies the sampling interval and the sampling time.

The sampling interval is synchronized to the number of

steps in the sequencer. When the BPM changes, the length

per step will also change, so the sampling interval will

change together with this.

PHASER

(Phaser)

The following table shows how the sampling interval cor-

responds with the speed value.

This effect creates a sense of modulation by cyclically varying

the phase of the sound and mixing this phase-shifted sound with

the original sound.

SPEED

0–1

Sampling interval (number of steps)

128

2–5

FX EDIT1: Speed............................................0...127

Adjusts the speed of the phaser LFO. Turning the knob

toward the right will speed up the LFO.

6–9

10–13

14–21

22–25

26–33

34–37

38–41

42–49

50–53

54–83

84–127

FX EDIT2: Depth ............................................0...127

Adjusts the depth of the phaser. Turning the knob toward

the right will give the sound a stronger sense of modula-

tion.

8/3

4/3

If the depth setting is too high, distortion may oc-

cur for some input sounds.

9/10 ... 1/10 (in 21 steps)

If you set the speed setting at 0, the LFO will stop

at that position (phase). The position (phase) at

which the LFO stops is not written into the pat-

tern/song data. In addition, the state (phase) of

the LFO is reset when you switch to this effect

from a different effect type.This means that a pat-

tern/song for which you selected this effect, set

the speed to 0, and wrote the settings into memory

may sound differently the next time you select the

pattern/song.

Even if the sampling interval is in the same re-

gion, increasing the SPEED value will shorten the

sampling time.

If the speed is set to a low value and this effect is

played back continuously for an extended time, the

high-frequency portion of the playback will gradu-

ally diminish, causing the tone to become softer.

FX EDIT2: Balance .........................................0...127

Adjusts the balance of the effect sound and direct sound.

Turning the knob toward the right will increase the effect

sound and decrease the direct sound.

RING MOD

(Ring modulator)

This effect modulates the sound to give it a metallic character

or turn it into a special-effect.

If the speed setting is low, the sampling interval

will be long, meaning that if you play the keyboard

etc. manually at a moment in which sampling is

not being performed, you will not hear any sound.

FX EDIT1: OSCFreq. ......................................0...127

Specifies the frequency used to apply modulation. Turn-

ing the knob toward the right raises the frequency.

FX EDIT2: Balance .........................................0...127

Adjusts the balance between the effect sound and direct

sound. Turning the knob toward the right increases the

effect sound and decreases the direct sound.

CHO/FLG

(Chorus/flanger)

Chorus and flanger are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly-

delayed sound and add this to the original sound to create a

swirling sensation or a sense of spaciousness.

FX EDIT1: Speed............................................0...127

Adjusts the speed of the chorus/flanger LFO. Turning the

knob toward the right will speed up the LFO.

TALKING MOD

(Talking modulator)

This effect adds vowel formants to the input sound.

FX EDIT2: Depth ............................................0...127

Adjusts the depth of the chorus/flanger effect. Turning

the knob toward the right will change the effect from cho-

rus to flanger.

FX EDIT1: Formant .........................................0...127

Specifies the formant.

As you turn the knob clockwise from 0 to 127, the formant

will change smoothly between [a]-[e]-[i]-[o]-[u].

If the depth setting is too high, distortion may oc-

cur for some input sounds.

FX EDIT2: Offset ........................................ -63...+63

Specifies the pitch of the formant frequency.

If you set the speed setting at 0, the LFO will stop

at that position (phase). The position (phase) at

which the LFO stops is not written into the pat-

tern/song data. In addition, the state (phase) of

the LFO is reset when you switch to this effect

from a different effect type.This means that a pat-

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sound characteristic of a lower bit depth, and turning it

toward the left will produce a “hi-fi” sound characteristic

of a higher bit depth.

PITCH SHIFTER

(Pitch shifter)

This effect modifies the pitch.

If the input volume is very low, there may be no

audio output at all.

FX EDIT1: Pitch .................................. -2400...+2400

Specifies the amount of pitch change in units of cents.

When the knob is in the center position, the pitch of the

input sound will not be changed. Turning the knob to-

ward the left will lower the pitch, and toward the right

will raise the pitch. The range is ±2 octaves.

(Equalizer)

This equalizer boosts/cuts the low and high-frequency regions

of the sound.

FX EDIT2: Balance .........................................0...127

Adjusts the balance between the effect sound and direct

sound. Turning the knob toward the right increases the

effect sound and decreases the direct sound.

FX EDIT1: LowGain .................................... -63...+63

The volume of the low-frequency region will be cut when

the knob is turned toward the left, flat when the knob is

in the center position, and boosted when the knob is turned

toward the right.

COMPRESSOR

(Compressor)

FX EDIT2: HighGain .................................. -63...+63

The volume of the high-frequency region will be cut when

the knob is turned toward the left, flat when the knob is

in the center position, and boosted when the knob is turned

toward the right.

A compressor boosts low-level sounds and reduces high-level

sounds, decreasing variations in volume and making the sound

more consistent. This compressor automatically detects the levels

of the L and R input signals, and responds to the louder of the

two.

For some input sounds, high gain settings may

cause distortion.

FX EDIT1: Sens ..............................................0...127

(Sensitivity)

Adjusts the sensitivity of the compressor.

LPF

(Low Pass Filter)

FX EDIT2: Attack............................................0...127

Adjusts the speed at which the compressor begins to ap-

ply. Turning the knob toward the right will slow down

the attack.

This is a low pass filter with resonance.

FX EDIT1: Cutoff ............................................0...127

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. Turn-

ing the knob toward the right will raise the cutoff fre-

quency.

DISTORTION

(Distortion)

FX EDIT2: Resonance .....................................0...127

Boosts the region of the cutoff frequency, giving the sound

a distinctive character. Turning the knob toward the right

will increase the resonance.

This effect drastically boosts the level to create distortion, pro-

ducing a richer overtone structure.

FX EDIT1: Gain .............................................0...127

Adjusts the degree of distortion. Turning the knob toward

the right will produce more intense distortion.

High resonance settings may cause distortion de-

pending on the cutoff frequency and the input

sound.

FX EDIT2: Level ..............................................0...127

Adjusts the output level. Turning the knob toward the

right will increase the output level.

HPF

(High Pass Filter)

This is a high pass filter with resonance.

FX EDIT1: Cutoff ............................................0...127

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter. Turn-

ing the knob toward the right will raise the cutoff fre-

quency.

DECIMATOR

(Decimator)

This effect decreases the sampling frequency and bit depth to

give the sound a rougher character typical of inexpensive sam-

plers.

FX EDIT2: Resonance .....................................0...127

Boosts the region of the cutoff frequency, giving the sound

a distinctive character. Turning the knob toward the right

will increase the resonance.

FX EDIT1: Freq. .............................................0...127

(Sampling frequency)

Turning the knob toward the right will produce a “lo-fi”

sound characteristic of a lower sampling frequency, and

turning it toward the left will produce a “hi-fi” sound char-

acteristic of a higher sampling frequency.

High resonance settings may cause distortion de-

pending on the cutoff frequency and the input

sound.

FX EDIT2: Bit .................................................0...127

(Sample bit depth)

Turning the knob toward the right will produce a “lo-fi”

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5. Pattern mode

Recording a phrase

You can specify a synth sound or rhythm sound for each part, and record a phrase

pattern for it.

If you want to erase the rhythm and phrase data of each part before

you create a pattern, refer to “Erasing the sequence data of a part”

(☞p.66).

Realtime recording

This method lets you use the drum pads or the Keyboard function

to record a new rhythm or phrase while you listening to the pattern.

Step recording

This method lets you use the step keys to create a sequence pattern

with pattern playback stopped. You can create a pattern by input-

ting the pitch and note length for each step, one at a time.

Recording a phrase during playback

(Realtime Recording)

You can record a rhythm pattern (using the drum part keys) or a keyboard part

phrase (using the step keys with the Keyboard function) by pressing the keys at

the timing at which you want the sound to play.

The Keyboard function of the step keys is defeated when you press

a drum, slice, stretch, or audio-in part key. However when you once

again select a keyboard part, the Keyboard function will be restored

to its prior setting.

You can also sound the metronome while you record. (☞p.83 “Setting

the metronome”)

WRITE/RENAME

To record a drum part

1. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(patter n name ).”

Turn the dial to select the pattern you want to record.

3. Press the REC key to enter record-ready mode. The REC key will

light and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.

REC

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP/CANCEL

4. Recording will start when you press the PLAY/PAUSE key. The

PLAY/PAUSE key will light.

5. Press the drum keys at the desired timing. The step keys will light to

indicate the steps you recorded.

SHIFT

If you want to switch parts without recording a note, hold down the

SHIFT key and press a part key.

6. The pattern will play back repeatedly. You can continue adding notes

while the REC key is lit.

7. When you have finished recording, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

The REC key and PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark.

Alternatively, you can press the REC key instead of pressing the

STOP/CANCEL key; only the REC key will go dark, and recording

will end but playback will continue.

8. If you want to name and save the pattern you finished recording,

hold down the SHIFT key and press the Write key (☞p.74 “Saving a

pattern”).

The sounds played back while recording the slice part are the wave-

form slices that correspond to the step locations. If there is no wave-

form for that step, no sound will be heard.

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To record a keyboard part

1. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(patter n name ).”

Turn the dial to select the pattern you want to record.

3. Select a keyboard part 1–5, and turn the KEYBOARD key on (lit).

4. Press the REC key to enter record-ready mode. The REC key will

light and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.

5. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to start the pattern. The PLAY/PAUSE

key will light.

6. Use the step keys as a keyboard to record the phrase, pressing the

appropriate key to enter the desired pitch at the desired time.

7. The pattern will play back repeatedly. You can continue recording

while the REC key is lit.

Recording will stop when you press the STOP/CANCEL key, and

the REC key and PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark. Alternatively, you

can press the REC key instead of pressing the STOP/CANCEL key

to stop recording but continue playback. The REC key will go dark,

and the PLAY/PAUSE key will remain lit.

8. If you want to name and save the completed pattern, hold down the

SHIFT key and press the Write key (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”).

To record the audio-in part

1. Press the PATTERN key (the key will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to make the display read “(patter n name ).”

Turn the dial to select the pattern you want to record.

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 PLAY/PAUSE

key will light.

5. Press the audio-in part key at the timing that you want the external

source to be input, to record these timings.

6. The pattern will play repeatedly. You can continue recording more

layers as long as REC is lit.

Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop recording. The REC key and

PLAY/PAUSE key will go dark. Alternatively, you can press the REC

key (rather than the STOP/CANCEL key) to defeat recording mode

while continuing to play back. The REC key will go dark and the

PLAY/PAUSE key will be lit.

7. If you want to name and save the pattern you created, hold down

the SHIFT key and press the WRITE/RENAME key (☞p.74 “Saving

a pattern”).

To record during playback

If a musical idea strikes you while a pattern is playing, you can start

recording immediately, without having to stop playback.

1. Start the pattern playing.

2. Press the REC key (it will light).

3. If you want to record a drum part, press the drum part key for that

part at the desired timing.

If you want to record a keyboard part, press the keyboard part key

for the part you want to record, and with the KEYBOARD key turned

on, play the step keys as a keyboard to enter the desired pitch at the

desired time.

4. When you have finished recording, press the REC key (the key will

go dark).

Drum part key

Step keys

5. If you want to save the pattern, press the Write key (☞p.74 “Saving

a pattern”).

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To erase unwanted triggers during playback (Erase)

While playing back, you can hold down the SHIFT key, and press

and hold the RESET/ERASE key to erase triggers that occur during

that time for the selected part (whose key is lit).

Step recording

The step recording procedure will differ depending on whether you are creating

a keyboard part phrase or a drum part rhythm.

When you press a drum part key, the Keyboard function of the step

keys will be defeated, but the Keyboard function will return to its

previous setting when you select a keyboard part once again.

To record a rhythm for a drum part, slice part, stretch part, accent part

1. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

Press the [ ] cursor key several times until the display reads “(pat-

tern name ).” Turn the dial to select the pattern you want to record.

2. Press the drum part key of the part you want to record. (The key

will light.)

3. Use the select keys to select which area of the pattern you want to

edit. The lower line of LEDs will indicate the area in which you will

be editing. For example, if the pattern to be edited has a length of

“2” and you wish to edit the second half of the pattern, you would

use the select keys to advance the red led to the “2” position.

4. The step keys will light to indicate the rhythm of the selected pat-

tern. You can press the step keys to change the rhythm of the pat-

tern. Each time you press a step key, it will alternate between on (lit)

and off (dark). You can make these changes even during playback.

Drum parts 6A and 6B, and 7A and 7B, cannot be played simulta-

neously. If both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are triggered simultaneously, only ‘B’ (i.e.,

6B or 7B) will sound.

Step keys

To record a phrase for a keyboard part

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

2. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(patter n name ).”

Turn the dial to select the pattern that you want to record.

3. Press the keyboard part key of the part you want to record. (The key

will light.)

4. Turn the KEYBOARD key on (lit).

5. Press the STEP EDIT key, and then press the [ ] cursor key until the

display reads “Step Rec.” The display will show the target step.

6. Turn the dial to select the target step at which you want to begin recording.

7. Press the REC key to enter record-ready mode.

At this time, playback will not start even if you press the PLAY key.

8. Use the step keys to input the pitches of the phrase one by one. When

you input a pitch, the target step (the step to be edited) will auto-

matically advance to the next step.

9. Recording will end when you input the last step or press the STOP/

CANCEL key. (The REC key will go dark.)

To input a rest or tie

Press the REST/TIE key to input a rest.

To enter a tie, hold down the step key and press the REST/TIE key.

To move the target step

First select the step that you want to edit. This step is called the

“target step.”

While recording, you can turn the dial to move the target step for-

ward or backward one step at a time. You can also move between

steps by holding down the SHIFT key and using the select keys.

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Editing pattern sequence data

Here’s how to edit patterns that you have recorded or patterns that are saved in

memory.

If you want to keep the changes you make to a pattern, you must

perform the Write/Rename operation before you select another pat-

tern or turn off the power.

Editing a phrase pattern (Note Edit)

When using Step Recording, the trigger and note number are recorded simulta-

neously, but the gate time cannot be set in detail. If you want to be more precise,

you can readjust the trigger or note number, and adjust the gate time. A phrase

pattern for a keyboard part consists of the following three items of data. You can

adjust each of these three items for each step.

Trigger: whether the part will sound at this step

Note number: the pitch that will be sounded

Gate time: the duration that will be sounded

10 11 12 13 14

Step

Trigger

On On

C2 G2

1.25 2.00

On On On

F2 D2 D2

On On

A1 E2

1.50 2.00

1.00

Note number

Gate time

(duration of

the sound)

0.5

4.00

Beat : 16

Selecting the step you want to edit

STEP REC ............................................................... 1.01...8.16

1. Press the STEP REC key (it will light).

Press the [ ] cursor key until the parameter display reads “Step

Rec.” The value display will show the target step.

2. Turn the dial to select the target step.

If the KEYBOARD key is off at this time, the step key that corre-

sponds to the target step will blink.

If the pattern length is 2 or greater, you can hold down the SHIFT key

and turn the dial to advance by one unit of length.

As an alternative to using the dial, you can also select the target step

in the following ways.

— Hold down the SHIFT key and press a select key to move for-

ward or backward one step at a time.

— When the KEYBOARD key is off, you can press a step key to

select the step that corresponds to that key.

If the pattern length is 2 or greater, you can use the select keys to switch

the select LEDs (red) and move the target step in units of one length.

The maximum number of steps will depend on the length, beat, and

last step setting.

When the KEYBOARD key is on, the step keys will not indicate the

target step.

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5. Pattern mode

Editing the trigger locations (the location of the notes)

1. Press the PATTERN key or PART EDIT key (it will light).

2. Press the keyboard part key that you want to edit. (The key will

light.)

3. Turn the KEYBOARD key off (dark).

4. The step keys will indicate the trigger locations for the phrase pat-

tern of the part you selected.

5. Press a step key to change the trigger setting for the corresponding

location. Each time you press a step key, the trigger will be switched

alternately on (lit) or off (dark).

When the display indicates "Motvalue," "GateTime," "NoteNo.", or

"Step Rec," pressing a step key will not change the trigger on/off

setting.

Editing the note number (pitch)

NOTE NO. ................................................................ C-1...G9

1. Press the STEP EDIT key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ][ ] cursor keys to select “NoteNo” in the display.

3. Press the keyboard part key that you want to edit. (The key will

light.)

4. Turn the KEYBOARD key off (dark).

5. The step keys will indicate the trigger locations for the phrase pat-

tern of the part you selected.

6. Press the step key for the location whose note number you want to

edit (the key will blink).

7. Turn the dial to change the note number for that step. Alternatively,

you can turn the KEYBOARD key on, and press a step key to specify

the desired note number. If you then want to specify a different tar-

get step for editing, turn the KEYBOARD key off temporarily.

While the display indicates “Note No.,” pressing the step keys will

not switch triggers on/off.

Even if you edit the note number of a step whose trigger is off, it will

not sound until you turn the trigger on.

Editing the gate time

GATE TIME .......................................................... 0.25...128.0

1. Press the STEP EDIT key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ][ ] cursor keys to select “GateTime” in the display.

3. Press the keyboard part key that you want to edit. (The key will

light.)

4. Turn the KEYBOARD key off (dark).

5. The step keys will indicate the trigger locations for the phrase pat-

tern of the part you selected.

6. Press the step key for the location whose gate time you want to edit

(the key will blink).

7. Turn the dial to change the gate time for that step. The value shown

in the display is the gate time length in units of a step. For example,

a gate time setting of “1.0” means that the gate time will be exactly

as long as one step.

If the gate time length extends into the timing of the next note, the

next note will be played legato; the oscillator, EG, and modulation

will not be retriggered.

While the display indicates the gate time, pressing the step keys will

not switch triggers on/off.

Even if you edit the gate time of a step whose trigger is off, it will not

sound until you turn the trigger on.

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Specifying the length and time signature

of a pattern

Here’s how the Length, Beat (time signature), and Last Step are related.

On the ESX-1, the total number of measures (or bars) in a pattern is called the “length.”

The number of steps (or beats) in one of these measures is designated by the “last

step.” The type of note that is counted as a step is called the “beat.”

If you select “8Tri” or “16Tri” as the beat, the last step will automatically be set

to 12, meaning that step keys 13–16 will have no function. If you select “16” or

“32” as the beat, the last step will be automatically set to 16. You can set any step

in a pattern to be the last step.

To check the length and beat

With the pattern stopped, hold down the SHIFT key. The upper line

of select LEDs (green) will indicate the current pattern length in

measures, and the lower line of select LEDs (red) will indicate the

beat setting.

The following diagram shows how the step keys, notes and maxi-

mum number of steps are related.

Correspondence of step keys to notes

BEAT

(ꢂ x16)

(ꢃ x16)

(ꢁ3 x12)

8Tri

16Tri

(ꢂ3 x12)

Pattern length (number of steps)

Note value of

each step key

beat display

96 112 128

16th note

32nd note

8th note triplet

8Tri

16Tri

16th note triplet

Setting the length

LENGTH .......................................................................... 1...8

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

3. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “length” in the parameter

display.

4. Turn the dial to specify the length of the pattern in measures.

5. If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RE-

NAME key. (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”)

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Setting the beat

BEAT ........................................................... 16, 32, 8Tri, 16Tri

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

3. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “beat” in the parameter dis-

play.

4. Turn the dial to set the beat.

5. If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RE-

NAME key. (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”)

Setting the last step

You can set the “Last Step” if you need to create a pattern of an

irregular time signature. For example if you want to create a pattern

that contains eleven beats per measure, set Last Step to 11, so that

each length of the pattern will be 11 steps.

Normally, Last Step will be 16 (it will be 16 if you have selected a

16th note or 32nd note beat), but will be 12 if you selected a beat that

contains triplets, or yet a different value if you have specified an

irregular time signature as described above. The step keys that fall

after the Last Step will do nothing.

LAST STEP ..................................................................... 1...16

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Press the PATTERN key (it will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 1. The key will blink,

and the parameter display will read “LastStep.”

4. Turn the dial to set the Last Step, and press step key 1 (key 1 will go

dark).

If you decide to cancel without setting the Last Step, press the STOP/

CANCEL key.

5. If you want to keep the pattern you edited, press the WRITE/RE-

NAME key. (☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”)

If you change the beat, Last Step will be reset to 16 or 12.

Last Step is a function that is unique to the ESX-1; if you are playing

the ESX-1 in synchronization with an external sequencer or a differ-

ent model of the Electribe series, regions where you have used an

irregular time signature will not be synchronized.

If you specify a Last Step that is shorter than the original number of

steps, the note data that existed beyond the last step will be masked,

and will not play back. If you change the Last Step back to its previ-

ous setting, this note data will be unmasked, and will play as before.

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Moving data within a pattern

MOVE DATA................................... MOVE, REPEAT, RANDOM

Use this function to move phrase pattern or motion sequence data

in units of one step.

You cannot use this function to the slice part.

To move data

Move Data affects the valid steps of the selected part.

The valid steps are determined by the Beat Length and

Last Step of each pattern.

Data that is moved beyond the ending step of a pattern

will be “wrapped around” to the first step. For example

if you edit a 64-step pattern by setting “Move Data”

to “+5”, the data of steps 60 through 64 will be wrapped

around to steps 1 through 5.

MOVE ............................................................ (-7.15...+7.15)*

*The amount by which you can move steps will depend on the Length

and on the Last Step setting.

Here’s how to change the location at which the pattern begins.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 2 (MOVE DATA).

3. Verify that the display indicates “Move,” and press step key 2 once

again.

Likewise, if you move data beyond the first step, it will

be wrapped around to the last step.B

4. The selected part key will blink. Press the part or motion sequence

keys whose data you want to move at the same time, so that these

keys are blinking. You can hear the sound of a part each time you

press its part key.

With a setting of 3

The data of each step will be moved three steps toward

the end of the pattern.

Example: 2 5, 6 9, 10 13, 14

Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

5. Turn the dial to set the number of steps and the direction (positive

or negative) in which you want to move the data. To set the value of

the digit (length) before the decimal point, hold down the SHIFT

key and turn the dial.

Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

With a setting of –2

The data of each step will be moved two steps toward

the beginning of the pattern.

6. Press the blinking step key 2 to execute the Move Data operation.

(Key 2 will go dark.)

Example: 1 15, 3 1, 6 4, 10 8, 14 12

To cancel without executing, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

To copy data repeatedly

Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

REPEAT ................................................................ 0.01...7.15*

*The maximum number of repeats will depend on the Length and the

Last Step.

This operation lets you copy the specified number of steps from the

beginning of the pattern to the end of the pattern for the specified

number of times.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 2 (MOVE DATA).

3. The display indicates “Move”; turn the dial to change this to “Re-

peat,” and then press step key 2 once again.

4. The selected part key will blink. Press the part or motion sequence

keys whose data you want to copy at the same time, so that these

keys are blinking. You can hear the sound of a part each time you

press its part key.

5. Turn the dial to set the number of times that the data will be copied.

6. Press the blinking step key 2 to execute the Repeat Data operation.

(Key 2 will go dark.)

To cancel without executing, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

To move data randomly

RANDOM...............................................................................

This operation lets you randomly rearrange the pattern data.

When you execute this, the existing steps and note data (only in the

case of keyboard parts) will be randomly rearranged to other steps.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 2 (MOVE DATA).

3. The display indicates “Move”; turn the dial to change this to “Ran-

dom,” and then press step key 2 once again.

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5. Pattern mode

4. The selected part key will blink. Press the part or motion sequence

keys whose data you want to move at the same time, so that these

keys are blinking. You can hear the sound of a part each time you

press its part key.

5. Press the blinking step key 2 to execute the Random Data operation.

(Key 2 will go dark.)

To cancel without executing, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

Copying a part

COPY PART.............................................................................

Here’s how you can copy the selected part (with its sound settings

and sequence data, including motion sequence) to another part.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Press a part key to select a destination (copy-destination) for the

part being copied (the key will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 3 (Copy Part). (Key 4

will blink.) The copy-destination part key will begin blinking.

4. Use the dial to select the pattern number of the part to be copied

(copy-source).

5. Press a part key to select the copy-source part. (The copy-source key

will blink, and the copy-destination key will go dark.) You can hear

the sound of the copy-source by pressing its part key. (Keyboard

parts will sound at C4.)

6. Press step key 3 once again to execute the Copy Part operation. If

you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

When you copy between parts, only the trigger data is copied.

If the copy operation would result in there being more than 24 mo-

tion sequences, the motion sequences will not be copied.

Copying only the sound of a part

COPY SOUND........................................................................

Here’s how you can copy only the sound settings of another part to

the selected part. Step data and motion sequence data will not be

copied.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Press a part key to select a destination (copy-destination) for the

part being copied (the key will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 4 (COPY SOUND).

(Key 4 will blink.) The copy-destination part key will begin blink-

ing.

4. Use the dial to select the pattern number of the part to be copied

(copy-source). You can press the SHIFT key to view the pattern name

of the copy-destination.

5. Press a part key to select the copy-source part. (The copy-source key

will blink, and the copy-destination key will go dark.) You can hear

the sound of the copy-source by pressing its part key. (Keyboard

parts will sound at C4.)

6. Press step key 4 once again to execute the Copy Sound operation. If

you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

You cannot copy sound data between a keyboard part and a drum

part.

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Erasing the sequence data of a part

To erase sequence data from the selected part, you can use the sixteen step keys

to turn each trigger on/off independently, or use one of the following two operations.

To erase all of a part’s performance data

CLEAR PART............................................................................

This operation erases the rhythm or phrase pattern (trigger, note

number, gate time) and motion sequence data at once.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 6 (CLEAR PART).

(Key 6 will blink.)

3. Press the part key whose data you want to erase. You may select

more than one part at this time. The selected part keys will blink.

You can press a part key to hear its sound. (Keyboard parts will sound

at C4.)

4. Press step key 6 once again to execute the Clear operation. If you

decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

When you execute this Clear Part operation on a keyboard part, all

steps of the phrase pattern will be set to a pitch of C4 and a gate

time of “0.75”.

Executing the Clear Part operation will not clear the sound settings.

To erase trigger data while recording or playing back

ERASE ....................................................................................

1. Press the part key to select the part where you will be erasing data.

2. During playback or recording, hold down the SHIFT key, and press

and hold the RESET/ERASE key to erase the data that plays back

during that time.

For a keyboard part, this erases only the trigger data; the note num-

ber and gate time for each step will remain.

Erasing all data from a pattern

CLEAR PATTERN......................................................................

This operation erases all of the data from the currently selected pat-

tern. The sound settings of each part, the sequence data (including

motion sequences), tempo, length, and beat will all be initialized.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing back, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop

playback.

2. Select the pattern that you want to erase (☞p.36: Selecting a pat-

tern).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 7 (CLEAR PATTERN).

(Key 7 will blink.) At this time, you can press the SHIFT key to see

the name of the pattern.

4. Press step key 7 once again to execute the Clear operation. If you

decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

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5. Pattern mode

Comparing the currently-edited pattern

with the saved pattern (COMPARE)

This function lets you compare the original pattern with the currently-edited pattern

before you save it.

1. Hold down the SHIFT key and press the PATTERN key. The PAT-

TERN key will blink, and the ESX-1 will be in Compare mode.

2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play the original unedited pattern.

3. Press the PATTERN key. It will stop blinking, and you will return to

the pattern you were editing.

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Motion sequence

What is a motion sequence?

The ESX-1 has a Motion Sequence function that lets you record and

playback realtime changes made to the knobs and keys (☞ “Record-

ing a motion sequence”).

There are two types of motion sequence; one type for effects and

one type for each of the parts.

The knobs and keys that can be recorded using a motion sequence

are listed below. You can record a total of twenty-four effect and

part motion sequences in each pattern.

Effects (FX1, FX2, FX3)

FX EDIT1, FX EDIT2

Drum parts (1–7B), Stretch parts(1, 2), Slice part

The Part Common parameters Pitch(PITCH), EGTime(EG TIME),

Pan(PAN), Level(LEVEL), Start(START POINT), AmpEG(AMP EG),

Roll(ROLL), Revers(REVERSE), FxSend(FX SEND), FxSel(FX SE-

LECT); the Modulation parameters ModSpd(SPEED),

ModDpt(DEPTH), ModBPM(BPM SYNC), ModTyp(TYPE),

ModDst(DEST); the Filter parameters Cutoff(CUTOFF), EGInt(EG

INT), Reso(RESONANCE), FltTyp(TYPE)

Keyboard parts (1,2)

The Part Common parameters Glide(GLIDE), EGTime(EG TIME),

Pan(PAN), Level(LEVEL), Start(START POINT), AmpEG(AMP EG),

Roll(ROLL), Revers(REVERSE), FxSend(FX SEND), FxSel(FX SE-

LECT); the Modulation parameters ModSpd(SPEED),

ModDpt(DEPTH), ModBPM(BPM SYNC), ModTyp(TYPE),

ModDst(DEST); the Keyboard Oscillator parameter OSC EDIT 1, OSC

EDIT 2; and the Filter parameters Cutoff(CUTOFF), EGInt(EG INT),

Reso(RESONANCE), FltTyp(TYPE)

Audio in part

The Part Common parameters EGTime(EG TIME), Pan(PAN),

Level(LEVEL), AmpEG(AMP EG), Roll(ROLL), FxSend(FX SEND),

FxSel(FX SELECT); the Modulation parameters ModSpd(SPEED),

ModDpt(DEPTH), ModBPM(BPM SYNC), ModTyp(TYPE),

ModDst(DEST); and the Filter parameters Cutoff(CUTOFF),

EGInt(EG INT), Reso(RESONANCE), FltTyp(TYPE)

Accent parts

The Part Common parameter LEVEL

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5. Pattern mode

Recording a motion sequence

Here’s how to record a motion sequence (knob or key movements) for a part or

effect.

To record a motion sequence for a part, select the desired part, and

then turn on the motion sequence key of the part common section to

select either SMOOTH or TRIG HOLD.

To record a motion sequence for an effect, turn on the motion se-

quence key of the effect section.

In the following example we will record a motion sequence for the

pitch of a drum part.

If you re-record a knob for which a motion sequence has already

been recorded, the previous data will be erased.

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

2. Press a drum part key to select the part that you want to edit.

3. Press the motion sequence key to select either SMOOTH or TRIG

HOLD.

REC

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP/CANCEL

4. Press the REC key to enter record-ready mode. The REC key will

light and the PLAY/PAUSE key will blink.

5. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to start the pattern. The REC key and

PLAY/PAUSE key will light.

6. Move the pitch knob as desired until the pattern completes one cycle.

7. When the pattern has played for exactly one cycle after you began

moving the knob, the REC key will automatically go dark and the

pattern will resume playing back, allowing you to hear the motion

sequence that you recorded.

After recording a motion sequence, you can edit it by pressing the

STEP EDIT key and using MOTION DEST. and MOTION VALUE.

(☞p.70 “Editing motion sequence data”)

If you press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback and then save

the pattern as described in “Saving a pattern,” the motion sequence

data you recorded will be saved together with the pattern.

You can record a maximum of twenty-four motion sequences in each

pattern.

TRIG HOLD is the only motion sequence available for the accent

part.

Playing a motion sequence

You can play back a motion sequence in one of the two modes described below.

The playback mode can be selected independently for each part.

Effect motion sequences will always play back using the SMOOTH mode of a part

motion sequence. Motion sequences for an accent part will always play back using

the TRIG HOLD mode.

AMP EG, ROLL, REVERSE, FX SELECT, FX SEND, MOD TYPE,

MOD DEST, BPM SYNC, and FILTER TYPE motion sequences will

always play back using TRIG HOLD even if SMOOTH is selected.

Playback the motion sequence

with Smooth setting

MOTION SEQ ........................................................................

SMOOTH: Knob movements will be played back smoothly, you will

here the effect of the knob being turned even as a single note

is sustained.

Knob movements when the motion

sequence was recorded

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

On On

On On On On

Playback the motion sequence

with Trig Hold setting

TRIG HOLD (trigger hold): Each new note being triggered will “hold”

the motion sequence knob value as it was when the note

was first triggered.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

On On

On On On On

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

On On

On On On On

If the motion sequence LED is dark (off), this setting does nothing.

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Checking motion sequence data

Here's how you can check and see what type of motion sequence data has been

recorded. Hold down the shift key and press the motion sequence key of the part

common section, and the step keys will light to indicate the motion sequence data

that has been recorded. The display will indicate “FreeMot” and the number of

remaining motion sequences that you can still record.

If a motion sequence is recorded for

Part Common section knobs

Filter section

The following key will light

Step keys 1 and 2

Step key 3

Part Common section keys

Step key 4

Effect 1 motion sequence (Fx Edit 1 data) Step key 5

Effect 1 motion sequence (Fx Edit 2 data) Step key 6

Effect 2 motion sequence (Fx Edit 1 data) Step key 7

Effect 2 motion sequence (Fx Edit 2 data) Step key 8

Effect 3 motion sequence (Fx Edit 1 data) Step key 9

Effect 3 motion sequence (Fx Edit 2 data) Step key 10

Modulation knobs

Modulation keys

Step key 11

Step key 12

You cannot check the motion sequence data during playback or re-

cording, or while playing a pattern set.

Editing motion sequence data

Here's how you can edit motion sequence data for each part or effect. You can edit

the data for each single step.

Selecting the motion sequence that you want to edit

MOTION DEST ...................................................................***

1. Select the part containing the motion sequence data that you want

to edit.

2. Press the step edit key (the key will light).

3. Press the [ ] cursor key to until the display reads “MotDest.”

4. Turn the dial to select a parameter for which a motion sequence has

already been recorded for the currently selected part.

If you want to select a parameter for which a motion sequence has

not yet been recorded for the currently selected part, hold down the

shift key while you turn the dial.

When selecting “MotDest,” you can hold down the shift key and use

the dial to select a parameter for which a motion sequence has not yet

been recorded, and then use MOTION VALUE to edit the values.

Editing motion sequence parameter values

MOTION VALUE .................................................................***

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

2. Press the step edit key (the key will light).

3. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor to select “MotValue” in the display

4. The display will alternately show the name of the parameter you

selected in “Selecting the motion sequence that you want to edit”

(see above) and the value of that parameter.

5. Press a step key to select the step that you want to edit. If the pattern

has a length of two measures or greater, use the [ ][ ] keys to dis-

play the desired step.

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6. Turn the dial to edit the parameter value at that step. If you select

“Disabl,” the motion sequence value will not be updated at that step.

MOTION DEST

MOTION VALUE

* Keyboard part ONLY

Fx1Ed1(FX1 EDIT1)

Fx1Ed2(FX1 EDIT2)

Fx2Ed1(FX2 EDIT1)

Fx2Ed2(FX2 EDIT2)

Fx3Ed1(FX3 EDIT1)

Fx3Ed2(FX3 EDIT2)

Pitch/Glide(PITCH/GLIDE*)

Disabl, 0...127 (depends on FX TYPE)

Disabl, -63...+63

/Disabl, 0...127

EGTime(EG TIME)

Pan(PAN)

Disabl, 0...127

Disabl, L63...R63

Level(LEVEL)

Disabl, 0...127

SttPoint(START POINT)

AmpEG(AMP EG)

Roll(ROLL)

Disabl, 0...127

Disabl, Off, On

Revers(REVERSE)

FxSend(FX SEND)

FxSel(FX SELECT)

ModSpd(SPEED)

ModDpt(DEPTH)

ModTyp(TYPE)

Disabl, 0...127

Disabl, Off, On

Disabl, Fx1, Fx2, Fx3

Disabl, 0...127

Disab, Saw, Squ, Tri, SH, Env

Disabl, Pitch, Amp, Pan, Cutoff

Disabl, Off, On

ModDst(DST)

ModBPM(BPM SYNC)

Cutoff(CUTOFF)

EgInt(EG INT)

Disabl, 0...127

Disabl, -63...+63

Reso(RESONANCE)

FitTyp(TYPE)

Disabl, 0...127

Disabl, LPF, HPF, BPF, BPF+

The motion sequence you edit will return to the state prior to editing

if you switch to another pattern before you write the data. If you want

to keep the edited motion sequence, execute the Write operation

(☞p.74 “Saving a pattern”).

You cannot use the step keys to turn steps on/off while editing a

motion sequence.

Depending on the part, some parameters cannot be selected.

The REC key will not function while you are editing a motion se-

quence.

When selecting “MotDest,” you can hold down the shift key and use

the dial to select a parameter for which a motion sequence has not yet

been recorded, and then use MOTION VALUE to edit the values.

Erasing a motion sequence for a part or effect

CLEAR MOTION .....................................................................

Here’s how to erase all motion sequence data for a part or effect in a

single operation.

1. If the pattern is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Hold down the shift key, and press step key 5 (CLEAR MOTION).

(Key 5 will blink.)

3. Press the motion sequence key of the part (drum, keyboard, accent)

or effect whose motion sequence data you want to erase. (You may

select more than one.) The selected key(s) will blink.

4. Press step key 5 once again to execute the Clear operation.

If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

This will erase all motion sequences for the selected part or effect.

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Pattern Set

What is Pattern Set?

Pattern Set is a function that lets you assign your favorite patterns

to each of the sixteen step keys, and select these patterns by press-

ing the appropriate key. This gives you an easy way to switch be-

tween favorite patterns while performing. There are eight Pattern

Groups, and each one can hold sixteen of your favorite patterns.

You can also use the Chain Play function with Pattern Set to play

your favorite patterns as a loop.

You can assign any pattern you choose to the pattern set (☞p.73

“Assigning a pattern in the pattern set”).

You cannot use Pattern Set in Song mode.

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

end of the currently-playing pattern (☞p.34 “About the timing at which

patterns will change”).

Performing with a Pattern Set

When you use Pattern Set Play, operations such as the timing at which

patterns change, tempo adjustments, and Reset & Play will function

in the same way as in Pattern Play mode.

1. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to begin playback.

2. By holding down the Pattern Set key and pressing a step key, you

can select the pattern that is assigned to that step key.

By holding down the Pattern Set key and using the [ ][ ] select

keys, you can switch to a different pattern set group. One of the

lower row of select LEDs will light (red) to indicate the current pat-

tern set group.

By holding down the shift key and pressing the Pattern Set key, you

can “hold” the Pattern Set function (the key will blink). To defeat

the “held” state, press the Pattern Set key once again (the key will

go dark).

DRUM PART key

You cannot use Pattern Set while recording. Pattern Set will be de-

feated when you enter record (or record-ready) mode.

While the Pattern Set key is blinking, the step keys are used to con-

trol the Pattern Set function; this means that the Keyboard function

will not be available.

STEP key

Using Chain Play with Pattern Set

This function lets you select the starting and ending pattern of the pattern set, and

play these patterns as a loop. With the Pattern Set function in the “hold” state,

press two step keys to specify a starting pattern and an ending pattern.

For example if patterns are assigned to the step keys as shown in the following

table, you would use the procedure described below to loop the playback in the

order of patterns A01, A20, B03, B04, and A51. (A01 is step key 1 and A51 is step

key 5 of group 1.)

Step key

14 15 16

Select LED

A.01 A.20 B.03 B.04 A.51

C.21 C.23 C.56 C.64 C.28

B.01 B.02 B.04 B.62 A.01

D.01 D.02 D.03 D.04 D.05

A.01 A.20 B.03 B.04 A.51

C.21 C.23 C.56 C.64 C.28

B.01 B.02 B.04 B.62 A.01

D.01 D.02 D.03 D.04 D.05

A.20 B.43 B.61

C.21 A.07 A.08

A.05 A.45 A.64

D.07 D.08 D.09

A.20 B.43 B.61

C.21 A.07 A.08

A.05 A.45 A.64

D.07 D.08 D.09

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5. Pattern mode

1. Press step key 1 of group 1 (select LED 1 lit).

2. Continue holding down step key 1, and press step key 5. Step keys 1

through 5 will be selected for chain play, and will all light.

While chain play is playing back, you can press the RESET/ERASE

key to play the currently-playing pattern from its beginning.

To stop chain play, either re-select Pattern Set, or defeat “hold” for

the Pattern Set function

Assigning a pattern to a Pattern Set

1. With playback stopped, hold down the Pattern Set key and press

the step key to which you want to assign a pattern.

2. While holding down the Pattern Set key, use the dial to select the

pattern number that you want to assign. To complete the assign-

ment, release the Pattern Set key.

3. Continuing to hold down the Pattern Set key, press the Write key

(the Write key will blink).

4. The display will ask “PtSetWr?” Use the dial to select “Yes” and

press the Write key to save the data. If you decide to cancel, select

“No” or press the STOP/CANCEL key.

You will be unable to write if the Global mode Memory Protect set-

ting (☞p.83 “Protecting the data in memory”) is on. In this case, turn

off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you write.

Never turn off the power while data is being written.The data may be

lost if you do so.

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Saving a pattern

If you want to keep a pattern that you edited or created, you must perform the

Write/Rename operation explained below. When you perform the Write/Rename

operation, the “Copying data within a pattern” operation will be performed

automatically depending on the length of the pattern.

Copying a pattern

You can use the Write operation to copy a pat-

tern to a different pattern number than the cur-

rently selected program.

If you decide not to save a pattern you create

Simply switch patterns without performing the Write/Rename operation.

Saving by overwriting an existing pattern

1. Press the WRITE/RENAME key.

The parameter display will indicate “WriteTo,” and the value dis-

play will indicate “(the sa ve-destination patter n number ).” At this time

you can press the SHIFT key to change the display from “(the sa ve-

destination patter n number )” to the corresponding “(six char acters of

the pattern name ).”

To overwrite onto a different pattern

Use the dial to change the pattern number to the desired save-desti-

nation. Be sure to select a pattern number that does not contain im-

portant data you want to keep.

2. Press the WRITE/RENAME key to begin saving. The WRITE/RE-

NAME key will light while the data is being saved, and will go dark

when the operation is completed. If you decide to cancel, press the

STOP/CANCEL key. When the data has been saved, the save-desti-

nation pattern number will be selected.

Be aware that when you write a pattern in this way, the pattern data

in the save-destination will be overwritten.

You will not be able to write if the Global mode Memory Protect set-

ting (☞p.83 “Protecting the data in memory”) is on. In this case, turn

off the Global mode Memory Protect setting before you write.When

shipped from the factory, memory protect is turned on.

Never turn off the power while data is being written into memory (i.e.,

while the Write/Rename key is lit). Doing so may destroy the data.

Saving a pattern under a different name

1. Hold down the shift key and press the WRITE/RENAME key. (The

key will blink.) The parameter display will indicate “Rename,” and

the value display will show “(six characters of the pattern name

)”.

2. Assign the name for the pattern that you want to save.

Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to move the cursor to left or right in the

parameter display, and turn the dial to edit the parameter name. You

can assign a name of up to eight characters to the pattern. When you

have finished assigning the name, press the WRITE/RENAME key.

3. Select the save-destination pattern number.

1, 4

The parameter display will indicate “WriteTo,” and the value dis-

play will indicate “(save-destination pattern number ).”

STOP/CANCEL

4. Press the WRITE/RENAME key to begin saving the data. The

WRITE/RENAME key will light while the data is being saved, and

will go dark when saving is complete.If you decide to cancel, press

the STOP/CANCEL key.When saving is complete, the save-desti-

nation pattern number will be selected.

If you saved while playing back, the playing pattern will not change.

If you had initiated the saving process while a pattern was playing

back, and you then canceled the save operation, playback will not

stop when you press the STOP/CANCEL key. Playback will stop if

you press the STOP/CANCEL key once again after canceling.

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6. Song mode

What is a Song?

A song is a series of patterns arranged in a particular order for play-

back. On the ESX-1, you can create and store up to 64 songs. In each

song, you can arrange patterns in a series up to 256 positions long,

and also record rhythms, phrases, and movements of the sound ed-

iting knobs.

What is Position?

On the ESX-1, “position” refers to a particular place in the order of

patterns that are recorded/played within a song; this is the unit by

which you will edit a song.

Song

Pattern(A.02)

Pattern(A.03)

Pattern(A.01)

Pattern(B.01)

End

Position 001

Position 002

Position 003

Position 050

Position 051

Editedsoundscannotbestoredinasong.YoumustusePatern

modetoedsit ounds.

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Playing a song

1. Press the SONG key. The SONG key will light.

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(song name).”

3. Turn the dial to select a song (S01–S64).

4. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play back the song (the key will light).

When the song ends, playback will stop automatically (the key will

go dark).

To pause 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.

Fast-forwarding or rewinding the playback

While a song is playing, you can use the select keys to fast-forward or rewind.

Press the [ ] select key to fast-forward, or the [ ] select key to rewind.

IftheKEYBOARDkeyison,holddowntheSHIFTkeyandpressa

seelcktey.

Selecting a song

SONG................................................................... S.01...S.64

Press the [ ] cursor until the display reads “(song name).” Turn the

dial to select one of the sixty-four songs S01 through S64.

Youcannotchangethesongduringplayback.

Switching songs

You cannot switch the song during playback; however, you can pre-

select the song number. When you select a song number during play-

back, that number will blink in the display.

When the currently-playing song ends, playback will stop automati-

cally, and the number will remain lit. The newly-selected song will

begin playing when you press the PLAY/PAUSE key.

To play back from the beginning of the position or song

If you press the RESET key while a song is playing, the song will

play back from the beginning of the pattern that is assigned to the

currently-playing position.

If you want to play back from the beginning of the song, stop or

pause the song; then press the RESET key and play back again.

To continue playing another a song

(☞p.80 “Playing back songs in succession”)

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6. Song mode

Setting the playback tempo

TEMPO .............................................................. 20.0...300.00

Using the dial to set the tempo

Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Tempo” in the display.

Turn the dial to adjust the tempo. If you want to make tempo adjust-

ments in units below the decimal point, hold down the shift key

while you turn the dial.

Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo

While a song is playing, press the tap key twice or more at the de-

sired tempo. The interval at which you press the key will be de-

tected, and converted into the tempo. You can use this method to set

the tempo even when the ESX-1 is paused or stopped.

Locking the tempo of a song

Turn the TEMPO LOCK key on if you want to play back the song at

the tempo specified by the song.

If the TEMPO LOCK key is off, the tempo will switch to the value

specified by the pattern each time the position changes during song

playback. However even if the position changes, the tempo will be

maintained if the pattern is the same.

Ifyouusethedialortaptempotochangethetempo,thetempo

setingsavedinthesongwilbechanged.Ifyouhavechangedthe

tempoandthenswitchtoadiferentsongwithoutwrting(saving)

thesongwhosetempoyouchangedwi,t reilvertoitsoriginatelmpo.

Ifyouwantokeepthenewtemposeting,youmustWritethesong.

If you use Event Recording to record tempo events, the tempo data will

also be updated by those events.(☞p.81 “Event recording”)

Youcanusethedialortapkeytosethetemporegardlessofthe

TempoLockkeyon/ofseting.

Youcansavetheon/ofstateoftheTempoLockkeyindependently

foreachsong.Ifyouwantosavethetempoyoumodified,perform

theWriteoperation(.

☞p.82“Savnigasong”)

IftheGLOBALmode"Clock"parameterisseto"EXT"or"AUTO,"

andtheESX-1issynchronizedtoMIDIClock,thetemposetingand

tempoeventssavedforthesongwblieignored.

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Creating a song

You can create a song by arranging patterns in the desired order.

Ifwhileeditingasong,youswitchtoadiferentsong,thedatayou

hadbeenedtingwilbelost.Ifyouwantokeepthesongyouedited,

youmustperformtheWriteoperation.(

☞p.82“Savnigasong”)

Specifying a pattern for each position

POSITION ............................................................... 001...256

PATTERN........................................................A.01...D.64, End

Here’s how to specify a pattern for each position. Make sure that the

Keyboard function key is off (dark).

1. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Position” in the display.

Notice that the display indicates “001.”

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “Pattern.”

3. Use the dial to select the pattern that you want to assign to position

“001.”

4. Press the select [ ] key to advance to the next position. The display

will indicate “End.”

5. Use the dial to select a pattern. The pattern you select here will be

the pattern for position “002.”

6. When you select a pattern for position “002,” the next position will

be “End.” Continue steps 4 and 5 to input as many patterns as you

need.

To play back the completed song from the beginning

Press the PLAY/PAUSE key, and then press the STOP/CANCEL key.

Alternatively, use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Position” in

the display and use the dial or the select keys to set the position to

“001,” and then press the PLAY/PAUSE key.

Transposing the pitch of a Pattern for a

specific Position

NOTE OFFSET .......................................................... -24...+24

This lets you offset the pitch of the keyboard parts played by the

pattern at a particular position of the song.

NoteOfsetmerelyadjuststheptichesthatarepalyedathatposi-

tionofthesong;itdoesnotchangethepitcheswtihinthepatern

.felsti

1. If the song is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Position” in the display

3. Use the dial or the select keys to select the position where you want

to offset the pitch.

4. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the display read “NoteOfs.”

5. Use the dial to specify the pitch. A setting of ±1 offsets the pitch

(note) by a semitone, ±2 by a whole step, ±7 by a fifth, and ±12 by

one octave.

When the display reads “NoteOfs,” you can select a new position

by using the select keys to move the position backward or forward,

step by step.

Ifyouwanttousethe[

key.

][ ]selectkeys,turnoftheKEYBOARD

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6. Song mode

Editing a song

You can edit a song by inserting or deleting patterns. Knob movements and your

own performance can also be added to a song.

Ifyouwanttokeepasongthatyouedited,youmustperformthe

Writeoperation.Ifyouswitchsongsorturnofthepowerwithout

wnrtigth,esongwrelivertothestateproirtoedntig.

Inserting a pattern

INSERT PATTERN .....................................................................

This operation lets you insert a pattern at the desired position. Sub-

sequent patterns will move toward the end of the song.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Hold down the shift key and press step key 8 (INSERT PATTERN).

(Key 8 will blink.)

3. Use the dial to select the position at which you want to insert a pat-

tern. For example if you want to insert a pattern at position 3, make

the display read “003.”

Insert a new pattern at position 3

Pattern A.01 Pattern B.01 Pattern D.01 Pattern A.01 Pattern B.20 Pattern B.01

End

Position

(16Steps)

(36Steps)

(32Steps)

(16Steps)

(24Steps)

(36Steps)

Before

inserting

4. Press step key 8 once again to insert one pattern at that position (the

key will go dark). If you decide to cancel the operation, press the

STOP/CANCEL key.

Position

The pattern that will be inserted will be identical to the pattern (in-

cluding the note offset setting) that was previously assigned to that

position. Now you can change the pattern and note number as nec-

essary. All data following the inserted pattern will be moved one

position toward the end of the song.

Pattern A.01

(16Steps)

Pattern B.01 Pattern D.01 Pattern D.01 Pattern A.01 Pattern B.20 Pattern B.01

After

inserting

End

Position

(36Steps)

(32Steps)

(16Steps)

(24Steps)

(36Steps)

Position

Deleting a pattern

DELETE PATTERN .....................................................................

This operation lets you delete the pattern from a position. Subse-

quent patterns will move toward the front of the song.

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop play-

back.

2. Hold down the shift key and press step key 9 (DELETE PATTERN).

(Key 9 will blink.)

3. Use the dial to select the position whose pattern you want to delete.

For example if you want to delete the pattern at position 5, make the

display read “005.”

Delete the pattern at position 5

4. Press step key 9 once again to delete that pattern (the key will go

dark).

Pattern A.01 Pattern D.01 Pattern B.01 Pattern B.20 Pattern A.10 Pattern B.01 Pattern A.01

Before

deleting

End

Position

(16Steps)

(32Steps)

(36Steps)

(24Steps) (64Steps)

(36Steps)

(16Steps)

Position

If you decide to cancel the operation, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

All data following the deleted pattern will be moved one position

toward the beginning of the song.

Whenyoudeleteapatern,anyeventdata(explainedbelow)that

Pattern B.01

(36Steps)

Pattern A.01 Pattern D.01

Pattern B.20 Pattern B.01 Pattern A.01

After

deleting

End

Position

(16Steps)

(32Steps)

(24Steps)

(36Steps)

(16Steps)

wasrecordedinthatlocationwaillsobedeleted.

Position

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Erasing data from a song

CLEAR SONG .........................................................................

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

2. Hold down the shift key and press step key 10 (CLEAR SONG). (Key

11 will blink.)

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

decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

If you erase song data by accident

Turn the dial to re-select that song without saving it, and you will

revert to the data that was previously saved.

Changing the pattern in a specific position

1. If the ESX-1 is playing, press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop playback.

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Position” in the display.

3. Use the dial to select the position whose pattern you want to change.

4. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “Pattern.”

5. Use the dial to select the pattern that you want to assign to that posi-

tion. If you want to listen to the selected pattern to hear whether it is

the one you want, press the Pattern mode key to enter Pattern mode,

and play it. To return to Song mode, press the STOP/CANCEL key to

stop playback and then press the Song mode key.

Maintaining the part mute settings even

when the pattern changes

This function applies the current part mute settings to the entire song.

(☞p.81 “Event recording”)

MUTE HOLD ................................................................Off, On

1. Press the [ ] cursor key until the parameter display reads “MuteHold.”

2. Turn the dial to make the desired setting.

Off:

The part mute settings specified within each pattern will be

applied as the position within the song changes during play-

back. However if you change the position but the pattern is

still the same, the part mute settings will be maintained.

The part mute status will not change even if the position

moves to a different pattern. However at the beginning of

the song the part mute status will be as specified by the pat-

tern selected for position 1.

On:

Playing back songs in succession

NEXT SONG .................................................. Off, S.01...S.64

When one song finishes playing, this function immediately contin-

ues playback with the next specified song.

1. Press the [ ] cursor key until the parameter display reads “NextSong.”

2. Turn the dial to select which song will play back following the cur-

rent song. If you select Off, playback will stop when the current song

finishes playing.

Ifyouperformeventrecordingetc.whileasongispalying,thespeci-

fiedNEXTSONGsetingwilbeignored.

TheNEXTSONGsetingisignoredwhenplayingbackinsynchroni-

zationwithMIDIClockmessagessentfromanexternaldevice.The

ESX-1wilobeySongSelectmessages[F3,ss](ss:songnumber)

sentfromtheexternadlevice.

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6. Song mode

Event recording

Recording song event data

In addition to letting you arrange patterns to create a song, the ESX-1’s Song mode

also lets you record your realtime performances using the drum pad keys, the

keyboard function, the arpeggiator, and knob operations.

Recording your Song mode performance and operations in this way is referred

to as Event Recording.

Event Recording can record the following six types of data (event data).

•

Your performance on the drum, stretch, slice, and audio in part keys

Your performance using the Keyboard function

Your performance using the arpeggiator

Your knob movements and key operations (only for the selected part)

Solo and mute operations for the parts

Tempo

To record using Event Recording

When using Event Recording, you can record repeatedly over the same region,

and layer more of the above-listed data on each “pass” of recording. Event Re-

cording will replace (overwrite) only the previously-existing data that is the same

type of event as the newly recorded data. Existing events of other types will re-

main.

1. Select the song on which you want to use Event Recording.

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Position” in the display.

3. Use the dial or the select keys to move to the position where you

want to start recording.

4. Press the REC key, and then press the PLAY/PAUSE key to start

Event Recording.

5. Operate the step keys or knobs etc. to record your performance.

6. Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop Event Recording.

Iftheperformancedataofthesongconflictswitheventdata,the

eventdatawbilegivenpriorityforplayback.

KnobmovementsrecordedinSongmodeusingEventRecording

areplayedbackinawayequivalenttotheSMOOTHmodeofamo-

tionsequence(notTRIGHOLDmode).

IfyouwanttosavethedatathatwasrecordedbyEventRecording,

youmustperformtheWriteoperation.

Eventdatamaynotplaybackcorrectlyifyourewindthesong.

If you operate an event-recorded knob during playback, event data of that

knob will be cancelled until playback arrives at the next position.

To erase event data from a song

You can erase event data from a song by holding down the SHIFT

key and pressing and holding the RESET/ERASE key for the region

that you want to erase. All event data in that region will be erased

from the song.

To check the event data in a song

When you hold down the SHIFT key and press the MOTION SEQ

key of the part common section, step keys 15 and 16 will light if

event data is recorded in the song, and the display will indicate

“SongEvnt” to show the number of events recorded in the currently

selected song.

Youcannotcheckeventdatainthiswayduringplaybackorrecord-

ng.i

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Saving a song

If you want to keep the song data that you have created, you must perform this

Write/Rename operation. If you don’t want to keep the song you created, sim-

ply switch songs without performing Write/Rename.

Beawarethatwhenyousaveasong,thesongthathadpreviously

occupeidthesave-desntiaotinwblieoverwrtein.

To simply save the song

1. Press the WRITE/RENAME key.

The parameter display will indicate “WriteTo,” and the value dis-

play will indicate “(the save-destination song number).”

At this time you can press the SHIFT key to change the display from

“(the save-destination song number)” to the corresponding “(six char-

acters of the Song name).”

To overwrite onto a different song

Use the dial to change the song number to the desired save-destina-

tion. Be sure to select a song number that does not contain impor-

tant data you want to keep.

2. Press the WRITE/RENAME key to begin saving. The WRITE/RE-

NAME key will light while the data is being saved, and will go dark

when the operation is completed. If you decide to cancel, press the

STOP/CANCEL key.

When the data has been saved, the save-destination song number

will be selected.

To rename and save the song

1. Hold down the shift key and press the WRITE/RENAME key once

(the key will blink). The parameter display will indicate “Rename,”

and the value display will show “(six characters of the song name)”

2. Assign a name to the song. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to move

the cursor in the value display to the left or right, and turn the dial

to edit the character. You can assign a name of up to eight characters

to a song, however only six at a time are visible during naming.

When you have finished, press the WRITE/RENAME key.

3. Select the song number where you want to save the song. The pa-

rameter display will indicate “WriteTo,” and the value display will

show “(the save-destination song number).” If you now press the shift

key, the “(save destination song number)” will change to show “(six

characters of the song name).” Turn the dial to select the song number

where you want to store the song, and make sure that you will not

be overwriting an important song that you want to keep.

4. Press the WRITE/RENAME key once again to begin saving the data.

The key will light while the data is being saved, and will go dark

when saving is completed. If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/

CANCEL key.

Withthefactorysetings,theMemoryProtectsetnigisturnedon,

sothedatawilnotbesaved.TurntheGlobalmodeMemoryProtect

setingofbeforeyouexecutethisoperation(

☞p.83“Protectingthe

datainmemory”).

Neverturnofthepowerwhiledataisbeingsavedtomemory(i.e.,

whiletheWRITE/RENAMEkeyislit).Doingsocandestroythedata.

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7. Global mode

Setting the input jack to mono/

stereo

7. Global mode

In Global mode you can set parameters such as metronome

settings, overall tuning, memory protect, etc. To enter Global

mode, press the GLOBAL key. To exit Global mode, press

a different mode key.

AUDIO IN MODE ...................L/Mono, Stereo

This specifies whether the sound that is input to

the audio in jack will be monaural (left channel

only) or stereo. Select “L/Mono” if you are using a

monaural source such as a mic. Select “Stereo” if

you are using a stereo source such as a CD player.

1. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the display

read “AudioIn.”

If you turn off the power without writing the settings

you make in Global mode, your changes will be

discarded. If you want to keep the changes you

made, perform theWrite operation (☞p.84 “Saving

your Global mode settings”).

2. Turn the dial to select “L/Mono” or “Stereo.”

Even if Audio In Mode is set to stereo, sampling

will record the mixed sound of the left and right

input channels if the Sampling Mode (☞p.21 “Sam-

pling”) is monaural.If you set Audio In Mode to ste-

reo, use a stereo 1/4" phone plug to make connec-

tions.

Setting the metronome

These controls allow you to specify how the metronome will

operate. The metronome is convenient when you are using

realtime recording to create patterns.

The metronome will sound at quarter-note intervals. Except

for when you have selected the “On☞3/4” setting, the sound

of metronome is output from line out jacks L/R and from

the headphone jack, mixed with the sound of the ESX-1’s

playback and audio input.

Exchangeing the arpeggiator

functions

1. Press the [ ] key until the parameter display reads

“Metronom.”

This setting switch the functions of the arpeggiator slider

and ribbon controller.

1. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to make the display

reads “ArpCntrl.”

2. Turn the dial to select “Normal” or “Revers”

ARP CONTROL....................... Normal, Revers

Normal

Slider: Pitch control (keyboard parts)

Ribbon: Gate time (keyboard, audio in

parts) / Resolution (drum, slice, stretch

parts) + Note-on

2. Turn the dial to make the desired metronome set-

ting.

Revers

Slider: Gate time (keyboard, audio in

parts) / Resolution (drum, slice, stretch

parts)

METRONOME ..... [Off, Rec0, Rec1, Rec2, On,

On☞3/4]

Off

The metronome will not sound.

The metronome will sound only during

recording (when REC and PLAY/CAN-

CEL keys are lit)

Ribbon: Pitch control (keyboard parts) +

Note-on

Rec0

Rec1

Rec2

When you start recording, there will be a

one-measure count before recording ac-

tually begins. The metronome will sound

only during recording.

Protecting the data in memory

This setting lets you protect the Pattern mode and Song mode

data.

Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Protect” in the pa-

rameter display. Turn the dial to select Off or On.

When you start recording, there will be a

two-measure count before recording ac-

tually begins. The metronome will sound

only during recording.

PROTECT........................................... Off, On

The WRITE/RENAME key will be dis-

abled, and it will be impossible to rewrite

data or receive MIDI data dumps.

Edited data can be saved, and data

dumps can be received.

The metronome will sound during play-

back or recording. There will be no count

before recording begins.

Off

On☞3/4 During playback or recording, the met-

ronome will be output from individual

out jacks 3/4. (The metronome will not

be output from the line out L/R jacks or

the headphone jack.) There will be no

count before recording begins.

With the factory settings this is turned On.

The memory protect setting applies to Pattern mode, Part

Edit mode, Step Edit mode, and Song mode. However,

you can write your settings in Global mode regardless

of the memory protect setting.

You cannot write the metronome setting.When the

power is turned on, it will always be “Off.”

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Saving your Global mode

settings

Using SmartMedia™

You can use a SmartMedia card to save or load the ESX-1’s

internal data.

Here’s how to save the settings you made in Global mode.

If you want to keep the changes you made, you must ex-

ecute the Write operation described below. The settings you

save will take effect each time you turn on the power. If you

don’t want to keep the changes you made, simply turn off

the power without executing Write.

The ESX-1 uses 3V (3.3V) SmartMedia in a range of 4 MB~128

MB capacity.

Make sure that the SmartMedia card is oriented in the correct

direction, and insert it all the way into the SmartMedia slot.

SmartMedia^TMis a registered trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

1. Press the Global mode key.

2. Press the WRITE/RENAME key once (the key will

blink). The display will ask “GloblWr?” Use the dial

to select “Yes,” and press the WRITE/RENAME

key once again to begin saving the data. While the

data is being saved, the WRITE/RENAME key will

light, and will go dark when saving is completed.

If you decide to cancel, select “No” or press the

STOP/CANCEL key.

You can write Global mode settings regardless of

the Memory Protect setting (see above).

Never turn off the power while data is being saved

to memory (i.e., while the WRITE/RENAME key is

lit). Doing so can destroy the data.

Never remove the card or turn off the power while

the SmartMedia card is being accessed (while the

card indicator is lit).Doing so may damage the card.

About cards

The ESX-1 supports 3.3V SmartMedia (or

SmartMedia with ID) in a range of 4–128 MB ca-

pacities. Never use any other type of SmartMedia;

the ESX-1 may stop operating if you do. If you af-

fix a write protect label (the round silver label) to

the SmartMedia, it will not be possible to write or

erase the data on that card. If you want to save data

by writing it to SmartMedia, you must remove the

write protect label.

Write protect sticker

Handling precautions

— Do not bend the card, or subject it to strong impact

or high temperature.

— Do not touch the electrical contacts of the card.

Static charges may damage the card. When you are

finished using a card, store it in its special anti-static

case.

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7. Global mode

Formatting SmartMedia

Here’s how to format a SmartMedia card so that it

can be used by the ESX-1.

Formatting will erase the entire contents of the

SmartMedia.

1. Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key (it will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 16

(CARD). (Key 16 will blink.) The parameter dis-

play will read “CardMenu.”

If you select “PSG” here, only the pattern, song, and glo-

bal data will be saved.

6. Assign a name to the file that you are going to save.

The parameter display will indicate “Rename,” and

the value display will show the current data name.

Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to move the cursor

left/right in the value display, and turn the dial to

edit the character. When you are finished, press key

16.

4. Turn the dial to make the value display read “For-

mat,” and press step key 16.

The parameter display will ask “Sure?” and the

value display will read “No.” Turn the dial to

change this to “Yes” and press key 16 to execute

the Save operation. While the data is being saved,

the step keys will indicate the state of progress. If

you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCELkey.

5. The parameter display will ask “Sure?” Turn the

dial until the value display reads “Yes,” and then

press key 16 to execute formatting. If you decide to

cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

While the card is being formatted, the step keys will in-

dicate the state of progress.

6. When formatting is complete, or if you selected

“No” and pressed key 16, you will return to the

display prior to formatting. (Key 16 will go dark.)

If an identically-named user file exists, the param-

eter display will indicate “OverWrt?” and the value

display will indicate “No.” If you use the dial to se-

lect “Yes” and press key 16 to overwrite, the data

originally on the SmartMedia will be lost. If you did

not input a name, the file will be named

“NO_NAME.”

You cannot save data on SmartMedia if a write-

protect label is affixed to it. Remove the write pro-

tect label from the SmartMedia before you execute

the Save operation.

SmartMedia that was formatted on a device other

than the ESX-1 may not be recognized correctly.In

this case, re-format it on the ESX-1.

Never turn off the power or remove the SmartMedia

while saving or formatting. Doing so may render

the SmartMedia unusable.

Saving data to SmartMedia

(Save All)

You will need approximately 2 megabytes of space

to save one file. You cannot save data to a

SmartMedia card that has less free space than this.

Here’s how to save all of the ESX-1’s data (pattern data, song

data, global data, and sample data) to SmartMedia.

1. Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key. (It will light.)

3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 16

(CARD) (key 16 will blink). The parameter display

will indicate “CardMenu.”

4. The value display will indicate “Load.” Turn the

dial until this indicates “Save,” and press key 16.

Loading all data from

SmartMedia into the ESX-1

Here’s how to load ESX-1 pattern data, song data, global

data, and sample data from SmartMedia.

1. Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia

slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key. (It will light.)

3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 16

(CARD) (key 16 will blink). The parameter display

will indicate “CardMenu.”

4. The value display will indicate “Load.” Press key

16.

5. The parameter display will indicate “Save” and the

value display will indicate “All” Press key 16.

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5. The parameter display will indicate “Load” and the

value display will indicate “All” Press key 16.

7. Select the pattern that you want to load. The pa-

rameter display will indicate “Load” and the value

display will show the “(pattern number)” (you can

hold down the shift key to display the pattern name

instead). Turn the dial to select the desired pattern,

and press key 16 to load it.

When loading is completed, you will return to Pat-

tern mode (key 16 will go dark, and the PATTERN

key will light).

If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL

key.

If you select “PSG” here, only the pattern, song, and glo-

bal data will be loaded.

Be aware that this procedure does not save (write)

the pattern into internal memory.

6. Select the file that you want to load. The value dis-

play will indicate “LdFile,” and the parameter dis-

play will show “(six characters of the filename).” Turn

the dial to select the desired file, and press key 16.

7. The parameter display will ask “Sure?” and the

value display will read “No.” Turn the dial to

change this to “Yes,” and press key 16 to execute

the Load operation. While the data is being loaded,

the step keys will indicate the state of progress.

When loading is completed, the ESX-1 will enter

Pattern mode with A01 selected.

With the factory settings, memory protect is turned

on, so you will not be able to save data. Turn

memory protect off before you execute the Write

operation (☞p.84 “Saving your Global mode set-

tings”).

Loading a pattern does not load the samples used

by the pattern.

Saving just a single sample on

SmartMedia

If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCELkey.

With the factory settings, memory protect is turned

on, so you will not be able to execute this opera-

tion. Turn memory protect off before you execute

the Load operation (☞p.84 “Saving your Global

mode settings”).

Here’s how to save ESX-1 sample data on SmartMedia.

1. Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key (the key will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 16

(CARD). (Key 16 will blink.) The parameter dis-

play will show “CardMenu.”

4. The value display will show “Load.” Use the dial

to make it read “Save,” and press key 16. The pa-

rameter display will show “Save.”

Loading a single pattern from

SmartMedia (Load Pattern)

5. The value display will show “All.” Use the dial to

1. Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia

slot.

make it read “Sample,” and press key 16.

6. Select the sample that you want to save. The pa-

rameter display will show “SelSmpl,” and the value

display will show “(sample number within the

ESX-1’s memory).” (At this time you can press the

SHIFT key to see the name of the sample.) Turn the

dial to select the number you want to save. Then

press key 16.

2. Press the GLOBAL key. (It will light.)

3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 16

(CARD) (key 16 will blink). The parameter display

will indicate “CardMenu.”

4. The value display will indicate “Load.” Press key 16.

5. The parameter display will indicate “Load” and the

value display will indicate “All.” Turn the dial to

select “1Ptrn” and then press key 16.

7. Assign a name to the sample. Use the [ ]/[ ] cur-

sor keys to move the cursor to left or right, and

turn the dial to select characters.

8. Press key 16 to execute the Save operation. While

the sample is being saved, the step keys will indi-

cate the state of progress.

6. Select the file (the filename you specified for Save

All) that contains the pattern you want to load. The

value display will indicate “LdFile” and the param-

eter display will show “(six characters of the

filename).” Turn the dial to select the desired file,

and then press key 16.

When saving is complete, the display will return

to its state prior to the Save operation. (Key 16 will

go dark.)

You can use files that were saved by the ES-1 (an earlier

model in this series). When you select an ES-1 file, the dis-

play will indicate “(ES1).” However since some of the pa-

rameters are not compatible, the sound may be different.

If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCELkey.

You cannot save if a write-protect label is affixed to

the SmartMedia. Remove the write-protect label

from the SmartMedia before you save data on it.

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Never turn off the power or remove the SmartMedia

while saving or formatting. Doing so may render

the SmartMedia unusable.

5. The value display will show “All.” Turn the dial to

select “ESsmpl,” and press key 16.

You cannot save data on SmartMedia that has little

remaining capacity.

Loading just a single sample

from SmartMedia

6. Select the file from which you want to load. The

parameter display will show “LdFile,”and the pa-

rameter display will show the “(ESX-1 or ES-1 file

names)” existing on the SmartMedia. Turn the dial

to select a user file, and then press key 16.

You can load individual samples from a file that was saved

by an ESX-1 or ES-1, as well as loading WAVE orAIFF files.

7. Select the sample that you want to load. The value

display will show “Load,” and the parameter dis-

play will show the “(sample name)” for samples in-

side the user file you selected in step 6. Turn the

dial to select a sample. At this time you can press

the PLAY/PAUSE key to play the selected sample.

When you have selected a sample, press key 16.

8. Select the load-destination sample number. The pa-

rameter display will show “LoadTo,” and the value

display will show “(sample number in the ESX-1’s

internal memory).” Turn the dial to select the load-

destination number.

Loading a WAV or AIFF file

1. Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key (the key will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 16

(CARD). (Key 16 will blink.) The parameter dis-

play will show “CardMenu.”

4. Make sure that the value display shows “Load,”

and press key 16. The parameter display will show

“Load.”

5. The value display will show “All.” Turn the dial to

select the file format shown in the value display;

either “WAV” or “AIFF.” Then press key 16.

At this time, you can press the SHIFT key to switch

the display to the sample name.

Already-used sample numbers have an asterisk “*”

at the right of the sample number.

6. Select the sample that you want to load. The value

display will show “Load,” and the parameter dis-

play will show the “(sample name)” for samples that

match the file format you selected in step 6. Turn

the dial to select a sample. At this time you can press

the PLAY/PAUSE key to play the selected sample.

When you have selected a sample, press key 16.

7. Select the load-destination sample number. The pa-

rameter display will show “LoadTo,” and the value

display will show “(sample number in the ESX-1’s

internal memory).” (You can press the SHIFT key

to see the name of the sample.) Turn the dial to se-

lect the load-destination number. Already-used

sample numbers have an asterisk “*” at the right

of the sample number. Press key 16 to execute the

Load operation. During loading, the step keys show

the state of progress.

9. Press key 16 to execute the Load operation. During

loading, the step keys show the state of progress.

When loading is completed, you will return to Pat-

tern mode. (Key 16 will go dark, and the Pattern

mode key will light.) If you decide to cancel mid-

way through the procedure, use the mode keys to

switch to a mode other than Global mode (e.g.,

Pattern mode).

This operation will overwrite the internal memory;

use caution, and make sure that you are not over-

writing important data you want to keep

With the factory settings, memory protect is turned

on, so it will not be possible to load samples. Turn

memory protect off before you execute the Load

operation. (☞p.83 “Memory Protect”)

Loading from an ES (ESX-1 or ES-1) file

1. Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key (the key will light).

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 16

(CARD). (Key 16 will blink.) The parameter dis-

play will show “CardMenu.”

4. Make sure that the value display shows “Load,”

and press key 16. The parameter display will show

“Load.”

If the sample you are attempting to load exceeds

the remaining free space in memory, a message

of “MemFull” will appear, and you will be unable to

execute the Load operation. Delete unneeded

samples to increase the amount of free space, and

try the Load operation once again.

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to the lower 8 bits.

Sampling Rate: 11,025~96,000 (Hz)

In cases other than 44,100 Hz, the Tune parameter of the

sample will be adjusted during loading so that the play-

back pitch is correct.

Deleting an ESX-1 file from

SmartMedia (Delete File)

Here’s how a user file containing ESX-1 pattern data, song

data, and global can be deleted from a SmartMedia card.

Sample chunk ('smpl')

When importing a WAV file created by other hardware

or software, the ESX-1 will import only the Loop data,

and will apply this to its own Loop Start parameter.

When exporting data, the Sample chunk will be written

according to the loop settings specified within the ESX-

Once a file has been deleted, it cannot be read

again.

1. Insert the SmartMedia card into the SmartMedia

slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key. (It will light.)

3. Hold down the Shift key and press step key 16

(CARD) (key 16 will blink). The parameter display

will indicate “CardMenu.”

4. The value display will indicate “Load.” Turn the

dial to select “Delete” and then press key 16.

5. Select the user file that you want to delete. Select

ES files, and then press key 16.

6. The parameter display will ask “Sure?” and the

value display will read “No.” Turn the dial to

change this to “Yes” and press key 16 to execute

the Delete operation. While the file is being deleted,

the step keys will indicate the state of progress.

When importing

The first loop set in List Of Sample Loops will be loaded.

When Loop data is loaded, the ESX-1's End parameter

will be overwritten by the Loop End specified within the

Sample chunk.

When exporting

If a loop is specified for a sample on the ESX-1, a Sample

chunk will be created when the wave is created.

The following parameters are specified.

Manufacturer: 0x42

Product: 0x71

SamplePeriod: specifies the sampling frequency of the

sample

MIDI Unity Note: 0x3C

Num Sample Loops: 1

Deleting a WAVE or AIFF file

from SmartMedia

List of Sample Loops: one loop, according to the ESX-1's

LoopStart and EndPoint settings

Data chunk ('data')

Here’s how to delete a WAVE orAIFF file from SmartMedia.

1. Insert the SmartMedia into the SmartMedia slot.

2. Press the GLOBAL key. (The key will light.)

3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 16

(CARD). (Key 16 will blink.) The parameter dis-

play will show “CardMenu.”

This is the wave sample data itself.

AIFF files (Import only)

The Common chunk and SoundData chunk are rec-

ognized.

4. The value display will show “Load.” Turn the dial

to make this read “Delete,” and then press key 16.

5. Select the type of file that you want to delete. Se-

lect WAVE or AIFF files, and then press key 16.

6. Select the file that you want to delete. The param-

eter display will show “(file name).” Turn the dial

to select a file, and press key 16.

7. The parameter display will show “Sure?” Turn the

dial to make the value display read “Yes,” and then

press key 16 to execute the Delete operation. While

the file is being deleted, the step keys will show

the progress of execution.

Common chunk ('COMM')

Channel: 1 (Mono) / 2 (Stereo)

BitsPerSample: 8/16 bit

8-bit data is expanded into 16-bit data by adding zeros

to the lower 8 bits.

Sampling Rate: 11,025~96,000 (Hz)

In cases other than 44,100 Hz, the Tune parameter of the

sample will be adjusted during loading so that the play-

back pitch is correct.

SoundData chunk ('SSND')

This is the AIFF sample data itself. Offset and block size

are ignored. (Block-Aligning Sound Data is not sup-

ported.)

About WAV/AIFF file formats

When the ESX-1 saves/loads data, it references the

following chunks.

WAV files (Import/Export)

The Format chunk, Sample chunk, and Data chunk

are used.

Format chunk ('fmt')

The ESX-1 can handle Wave file formats with the follow-

ing Format chunk settings.

Format: standard PCM format

Channel: 1 (Mono) / 2 (Stereo)

BitsPerSample: 8/16 bit

8-bit data is expanded into 16-bit data by adding zeros

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7. Global mode

ceive program changes and exclusive data (”Glo-

bal MIDI channel”).

About MIDI

Part

Channel

keyboard part 1(global)

keyboard parts 2

Drum parts (1–7B)

Stretch parts(1, 2)

Slice part, Audio in part

In this mode you can set the MIDI channel and clock.

If you want to save the settings you make in Global

mode, you must perform theWrite operation (☞p.84

“Saving your Global mode settings”).

About MIDI channels

Just as a television set receives only the program

that is being broadcast on the channel to which it

is set, a MIDI device receives only the data that is

being transmitted on the channel it is set to receive.

The Global mode MIDI Ch setting lets you set the

ESX-1’s transmit/receive channel independently

for each keyboard part 1, 2 and collectively for all

drum parts together.

Using the ESX-1 as a sound

module

Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your

MIDI keyboard etc. to the ESX-1’s MIDI IN connector.

1. Press the Global key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “MIDI ch” in

the display

3. Press the ESX-1’s keyboard part 1 Part key, and then

turn the dial to set the MIDI channel for part 1 to

match the channel being transmitted by the con-

nected MIDI keyboard or other device. (☞ “Setting

the MIDI channel of each part”)

4. When you play the connected MIDI keyboard etc.,

you will hear keyboard part 1.

If you connect a multi-track MIDI sequencer to the ESX-1

you will need to set the MIDI channel for keyboard

parts 1, 2 and for the drum parts (☞“Setting the

MIDI channel of each part”). Set each part to the

MIDI channel of the sequencer track you want that

part to play, and start your external sequencer to

hear the sounds.

Setting the MIDI channel of

each part

MIDI ch ................................................1...16

Here you can set the MIDI channel for each key-

board part and for the drum parts. The same MIDI

channel is used for transmission and reception. The

factory settings are as follows.

1. Press the Global key (it will light).

2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to change the display

to read “MIDI ch.”

3. Press the part key for which you want to change

the MIDI channel (the key will light). To change

the MIDI channel for the drum parts, press any of

the 13 part keys (all of the drum part keys will light).

4. Turn the dial to select the channel.

The MIDI channel for keyboard part 1 that you

specify here will also be used to transmit and re-

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MIDI Utility

Assigning the drum note numbers

Here you can make MIDI filter settings, assign drum note

numbers, assign control change numbers, and transmit/

receive MIDI data.

DRUM NOTE NO. ........................... C-1...G9

You can assign a MIDI note number (as a note

name) for each drum part. If you assign the same

note number for two or more parts, those parts will

sound simultaneously when controlled from an

external MIDI device.

Making MIDI filter settings

1. Press the Global key.

2. Hold down the shift key and press step key 15

(MIDI UTILITY) (key 15 will blink). The param-

eter display will indicate “MIDI Util.”

3. The value display will indicate “Filter.” Turn the

dial to change this to “DrNote,” and press key 15.

MIDI FILTER ...................................................

You can select which MIDI messages the ESX-1 will

receive and transmit.

1. Press the Global key.

2. Hold down the shift key and press step key 15

(MIDI UTILITY) (key 15 will blink). The param-

eter display will indicate “MIDI Util.”

3. Make sure that the value display indicates “Filter,”

and press key 15.

4. Press the drum part key whose note number you

want to assign.

5. The parameter display will show the name of the

selected drum part, and the value display will in-

dicate the corresponding number.

4. The parameter display will read “PCEN.”

The characters “PCEN” correspond to four types

of message whose status is indicated by an “O” or

“X” in the value display. If you want a category of

message to be transmitted/received, set its status

to “O.” If you don’t want that category of message

to be transmitted/received, set its status to “X.”

Turn the dial to select “O” or “X” for each category

of message.

Turn the dial to select the desired note number. For

each drum part that you want to assign, repeat the

steps of selecting the drum part and then selecting

a note number.

6. When you have finished making settings, press key

15 to return to Global mode. (Key 15 will go dark and

the Global key will light.) If you decide to cancel, press

the STOP/CANCEL key or press a mode key.

With the factory settings, the drum note numbers

are assigned as follows.

Program change, bank select, and song

select transmission/reception.

Control change transmission/reception.

Exclusive data transmission/reception.

However while the MIDI Dump page is

displayed, this data can always be re-

ceived regardless of this setting.

Part

Note

Drum1

Drum2

Drum3

Drum4

Drum5

Drum6A

Drum6B

Drum7A

Drum7B

Stretch1

Stretch2

Slice

Note message transmission/reception.

ꢄ

F 2

5. When you have finished making settings, press the

15 key to return to Global mode. (Key 15 will go

dark and the Global mode key will light.) If you

decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL key or

press a mode key.

ꢄ

A 2

ꢄ

C 3

ꢄ

D 3

A-1

A#-1

B-1

Audio in

The correspondence between note names and note

numbers may differ for devices of different manu-

facturers.Please check this correspondence for the

device you are connecting.

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7. Global mode

Each drum part knob can be edited using NRPN

MIDI messages.

5. The parameter display will read “CCNumber,” and

the value display will show “(a control change

number).” Turn the knob to select the desired con-

trol change number and press key 15.

About note-on/note-off

When you press a drum part key, a note-on mes-

sage of the note number assigned to each drum part

key will be transmitted on the specified MIDI chan-

nel.

When you use the Keyboard function to play the

step keys, a note-on message [9n, kk, vv] (n: chan-

nel, kk: note number, vv: velocity) of the note num-

ber assigned to each step key and a velocity value

corresponding to the strength with which you

pressed the key will be transmitted.

On the ESX-1, the vv:velocity value is adjusted by

the level of each accent part. When you release a

key, a note-off message [8n, kk, vv] will be trans-

mitted. However, very few devices receive note-

off velocity data, and the ESX-1 does not transmit

it. When the ESX-1 receives note-on/off messages

on the MIDI channel assigned for a part, that part

will be sounded.

6. Press step key 15 and the display will ask “Con-

tinue?” If you want to make settings for another

knob, use the dial to select “Yes” and press step

key 15. Then repeat steps 4 and 5.

If you are finished making settings, use the dial to

select “No” and press step key 15 to return to Glo-

bal mode.

If you decide to cancel, press the STOP/CANCEL

key or press any mode key.

Support for control change numbers will be differ-

ent for each manufacturer. Refer to the manual of

the device you want to connect.

If the ESX-1’s MIDI filter “N” setting is set to “x,”

note-on/off messages will not be transmitted or re-

ceived. (☞p.90 “Making MIDI filter settings”)

Assigning a MIDI Control

Change Number to a knob

#CC ASSIGN ................ CC#00...31,32...127

You can specify the MIDI control change number

assigned to each knob.

1. Press the Global key.

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 15

(MIDI UTILITY). (Key 15 will blink.) The param-

eter display will indicate “MIDIUtil.”

3. Turn the dial to change the value display to

“CCAsin,” and press key 15.

4. The parameter display will read “CCAssign,” and

the value display will show “(the name of the cor-

responding knob).” Turn the dial to select the knob

whose assignment you want to change, and press

key 15.

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1. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the external

MIDI device that will transmit the data dump (an-

other ESX-1, a MIDI data filer, or a personal com-

puter that is running a MIDI data management

program) to the MIDI IN connector of the ESX-1.

2. Set your external MIDI device and the ESX-1 to the

same MIDI channel (the keyboard part 1 setting on

the ESX-1). If you are transmitting data from a data

filer, use the same channel setting as when you

saved the data.

Transmitting sound settings and

other data

Song, pattern, global, and MIDI settings can be transmit-

ted from the ESX-1 as MIDI exclusive data and stored on

an external device.

3. Press the Global key (the key will light).

4. Hold down the shift key and press step key 15

(MIDI UTILITY) (key 15 will light). The parameter

display will indicate “MIDIUtil.”

5. The value display will indicate “Filter.” Turn the

dial to change this to “Dump,” and then press key

15.

6. The parameter display will indicate “MIDIDump.”

Operate the external device to make it transmit the

data dump to the ESX-1.

Transmitting/receiving a data

dump

Data dumps are transmitted and received on the

MIDI channel specified by the Global mode MIDI

Ch setting. Data dumps can be transmitted manu-

ally as described below, and are also transmitted

in response to a Data Dump Request message of

the appropriate type.

For details on data dumps, refer to the ESX-1’s MIDI

implementation. If you wish to obtain the MIDI imple-

mentation, please contact Korg distributor.

MIDI DUMP ........... PtBnkA...D, AllSng, Global

Transmitting

Do not touch the ESX-1’s keys while a data dump

is being executed. While you are using the Dump

function, the ESX-1 can transmit or receive sys-

tem exclusive data even if the MIDI FILTER pa-

rameter “E” is set to “x.”

Here’s how to transmit an ESX-1 system exclusive

data dump (pattern, song, or global mode settings)

from MIDI OUT to a connected MIDI data filer or

computer.

1. Connect the ESX-1’s MIDI OUT connector to the

MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device that

is able to receive the MIDI data dump (e.g., another

ESX-1, a MIDI data filer, or a personal computer

that is running a MIDI data management program).

2. Set your external MIDI device and the ESX-1 to the

same MIDI channel. If you are transmitting to a

MIDI data filer, you do not normally need to set

the MIDI channel to match.

3. Press the Global key (the key will light).

4. Hold down the shift key and press step key 15

(MIDI UTILITY) (key 15 will light). The parameter

display will indicate “MIDIUtil.”

When the ESX-1 receives a data dump, it will take

up to ten seconds for the data to be written into

memory (the Write/Rename key will light). Never

turn off the ESX-1’s power while this is occurring.

Doing so may destroy the data.Also, new MIDI data

cannot be received during this time. When receiv-

ing two or more data dumps into the ESX-1, you

must allow an appropriate interval of time between

each data dump.

5. The value display will indicate “Filter.” Turn the

dial to change this to “Dump,” and press key 15.

6. The parameter display will indicate “MIDIDump.”

The value display will read “(data to be transmit-

ted).” Turn the dial to select the data that you want

to transmit.

Switching patterns

When you switch patterns, the ESX-1 will transmit a pro-

gram change message [Cn, pp] (and Bank Select [Bn, 00, mm]

(control change #00), [Bn, 20, bb] (control change #32) (mm:

bank number upper byte, bb: bank number lower byte).

If the ESX-1 receives a program change message on the ap-

propriate MIDI channel, it will switch patterns within the

same group (e.g., from A01 to A02). If the ESX-1 receives a

bank select message, it will switch groups (e.g., from A01

to C01) so that patterns of another group can be selected.

The MIDI mode MIDI Filter setting determines whether the

ESX-1 will transmit and receive program changes.

PtBnkA:

PtBnkB:

PtBnkC:

PtBnkD:

AllSng:

Global:

pattern bank A data (A01...64)

pattern bank B data (B01...64)

pattern bank C data (C01...64)

pattern bank D data (D01...64)

all song data

global data

7. Press key 15 once again to transmit the data. If you

decide to cancel before you have begun transmis-

sion, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

Bank select

Program change

Pattern number

MSB

LSB

0–127

A01–B64

C01–D64

Receiving

Here’s how to receive an ESX-1 system exclusive

data dump from an external MIDI data filer or com-

puter connected to the ESX-1’s MIDI IN connector.

If the Global mode Protect setting is“On,”MIDI data

dump reception is disabled except when you are in

Global mode.

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7. Global mode

Setting the pitch bend range

Synchronizing playback with

an external MIDI device

You can synchronize the tempo of the ESX-1 to the tempo

of an external MIDI device that is able to send or receive

MIDI clock data.

When the ESX-1 receives a pitch bend message [En, vv, vv]

(vv, vv: lower and upper bytes of the value, together express-

ing a range of 16384 steps with 8192 [vv,vv=00H, 40H]), pitch

bend will be applied to the keyboard part receiving on that

channel.

For details on synchronization settings on your external MIDI

device, refer to the manual for that device.

To set the pitch bend range

BEND RANGE .................................. -12...12

1. Press the GLOBAL key (the key will light).

2. Hold down the SHIFT key and press step key 15

(MIDI UTILITY) (key 15 will blink). The param-

eter display will indicate "MIDIUtil."

We recommend that you use the ESX-1 as the mas-

ter.

CLOCK ...................................... Int, Ext, Auto

Int:

The ESX-1 will be the master; the exter-

nal MIDI device will synchronize to it.

The external MIDI device will be the

master; the ESX-1 will synchronize to it.

If MIDI clock messages are being received

from a connected external MIDI device,

the ESX-1 will automatically operate with

the “Ext” setting. Otherwise it will oper-

ate with the “Int” setting.

3. Turn the dial to make the value display indicate

"BndRng," and press key 15.

Ext:

4. The parameter display will indicate "BendRnge,"

and the value display will indicate the pitch bend

width.

5. Turn the dial to select the pitch bend range. +/-1 is

a semitone, +/-2 is a whole tone, +/-7 is a fifth,

and +/-12 is an octave.

For some sounds, you may be unable to bend the

pitch upward by the full amount specified here.

6. When you have finished making the setting, press

key 15 to return to Global mode (key 15 will go

dark and the GLOBAL key will light).

Auto:

To use the ESX-1 as the master, and synchronize an ex-

ternal MIDI device to it

1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the ESX-1’s MIDI OUT

connector to the MIDI IN connector of your exter-

nal MIDI device (e.g., sequencer or sound module).

2. Press the Global key (it will light).

3. Press the [ ] cursor key to change the display to

read “Clock.”

If you decide to cancel mid-way through this pro-

cedure, press the STOP/CANCEL key or any mode

key.

4. Turn the dial to select “Int” (internal clock).

5. Make settings on your external MIDI device (slave)

so that it will receive MIDI clock messages.

6. When you start playback on the ESX-1, the exter-

nal MIDI device will operate in synchronization

with it.

When you use RESET/PLAY to play back from the

beginning of the pattern, only the MIDI Start mes-

sage will be transmitted.

To use the external MIDI device as the master, and syn-

chronize the ESX-1 to it

1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the ESX-1’s MIDI IN

connector to the MIDI OUT connector of your ex-

ternal MIDI device (e.g., sequencer or synthesizer).

2. Press the Global key (it will light).

3. Press the [ ] cursor key to change the display to

read “Clock.”

4. Turn the dial to select “Ext” (external clock).

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To make the ESX-1 and ES-1 play back the identically-

numbered pattern in synchronization

1. Press the Global key (it will light).

2. Press the [ ] key to change the display to read

“Clock.”

3. Set the ESX-1 to “Int” (master) and the ES-1 to “Ext”

(slave).

4. Set the ESX-1’s keyboard part 1 and the ES-1 to the

same MIDI channel.

For example, set both to “01”.

5. Set the ESX-1’s MIDI Filter parameter “P” to “O”.

5. Make settings on your external MIDI device (mas-

ter) so that it will transmit MIDI clock messages.

6. Return to Pattern mode or Song mode.

7. When you start the sequencer of your external MIDI

device, the ESX-1 will playback in synchronization

with it.

Set the ESX-1’s MIDI Filter parameter “N” to “X”.

If MIDI clock messages are being received at the

MIDI IN connector, you can press the ESX-1’s

PLAY/PAUSE key to make it start playing in syn-

chronization to the tempo of your external MIDI

device.

About the MIDI messages used

for synchronization

The MIDI messages used for synchronization (Realtime

Messages) are Timing Clock [F8], Start [FA], Continue [FB],

and Stop [FC].

If the ESX-1’s MIDI Clock setting is “Ext” or “Auto”

and it is synchronized to an external MIDI clock, it

will follow the tempo of the external sequencer;you

will be unable to adjust the tempo on the ESX-1.

Only one master device (e.g., sequencer) in the connected

system can transmit these messages; the remaining slaved

devices (sequencers) will receive these messages.

If the ESX-1 receives a MIDI Start message while

synchronized to MIDI clock, it will begin playing from

the beginning of the currently-playing pattern (in

the case of a song, the beginning of the pattern

that was playing when the Start message was re-

ceived).

Timing Clock

The slave device calculates its own tempo accord-

ing to the Timing Clock messages it receives from

the master device. Twenty-four Timing Clock mes-

sages are transmitted during each quarter note.

If you set the ESX-1’s MIDI mode CLOCK setting

to “Auto,” it will act as a slave (it will receive

Realtime Messages). However if the ESX-1 is not

receiving any Timing Clock messages, it will oper-

ate according to its own internal clock even with

the “Auto” setting.

Playing back in sync with other

Electribe models

You can enjoy even greater possibilities by playing the ESX-

1 in sync with other models in the Electribe series such as

the Electribe-MX (EMX-1), Electribe-S (ES-1) or Electribe-

M (EM-1).

Start

The Start message tells the slave device when to

begin playing. AStart message is transmitted when

you press the PLAY/PAUSE key. When a slave de-

vice receives the Start message, it will begin play-

ing from the beginning in synchronization with the

incoming Timing Clock messages.

To make the ES-1 play in synchronization to the tempo

of the ESX-1

Use a MIDI cable to connect the ESX-1’s MIDI OUT

connector to the ES-1’s MIDI IN connector. Use

audio cables to connect the ES-1’s line output jacks

to your mixer or powered monitor system (ampli-

fied speakers).

Continue, Stop

If you press the START/PAUSE key on the master

device while it is paused, the master device will

transmit a Continue message. When a slave device

receives the Continue message, it will resume play-

back from the location at which it is currently

stopped. If you press the STOP key during play-

back, the master will transmit a Stop message.

When a slave device receives the Stop message, it

will stop playback.

1. Press the Global key (it will light).

2. Press the [ ] cursor key to change the display to

read “Clock.”

3. Turn the dial of each device to set the ESX-1 to “Int”

and the ES-1 to “Ext.”

4. Press the ESX-1’s PLAY/PAUSE key to start the pat-

tern or song (the PLAY/PAUSE key will light). The

ES-1 will play in sync with the ESX-1’s tempo.

If the MIDI channel of one of the ESX-1’s parts

matches the ES-1’s MIDI channel, the ES-1 may

sound in unison with the ESX-1. If this occurs,

change the MIDI channel settings so that they do

not conflict.

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7. Global mode

About synchronization in Song Editing sounds

By using MIDI exclusive data dumps you can edit all pat-

terns or one pattern at a time. You can also use NRPN

messages to edit the knobs that are valid for each part.

mode

In Song mode, the ESX-1 will also transmit Song Select and

Song Position Pointer messages.

Song Select

When you switch songs, a Song Select message [F3,

ss] (ss: song number) will be transmitted. On the

ESX-1 you can select 64 songs. If the ESX-1 receives

a Song Select message when in Song mode, it will

switch songs.

You can use the Global mode MIDI Filter settings

to enable/disable transmission and reception of

Song Select messages.

Editing via NRPN

NRPN (Non-Registered Parameter Number) messages are

a type of message that can be freely used by any manufac-

turer to control the assigned parameter number. On the ESX-

1, you can use control change messages to edit keyboard

part parameters or effect section parameters, but NRPN mes-

sages are assigned to the drum parts.

To edit a drum part parameter, 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 number)

to select the desired parameter. Then use data entry (MSB)

[Bn, 06, mm] and data entry (LSB) [Bn, 26, vv] (control change

#6 and 38) (mm, vv: upper and lower bytes of the value,

together expressing a range of 16,384 steps) to set the value.

Song Position Pointer

If you change the song position of the master de-

vice (clock set to “Int”) while the song is stopped,

it will transmit a Song Position Pointer message [F2,

pp, pp] (pp, pp: lower and upper bytes of the value;

pp: the number of MIDI beats from the beginning

(number of timing clocks / 6)).

The Song Position Pointer message indicates the

location at which the sequencer is currently

stopped. If the slave (clock set to “Ext” or “Auto”)

receives a Song Position Pointer message in Song

mode, it will change its own current location (i.e.,

the location at which its currently selected song is

stopped) to the same location as the master.

On the ESX-1 however, the length will differ for

each pattern, so the master and slave will not nec-

essary be located at the same position.

If you change the position on the master device to

make it transmit a Song Position Pointer message,

and then press its START/PAUSE key, a Continue

message (or a Start message if the position is 001)

will be transmitted, and the song will begin play-

ing.

About system exclusive

messages

Since the way in which system exclusive messages are used

is left completely up to the manufacturer, these messages are

used mainly to transmit or receive sound parameters or editing

data that is specific to a particular device. The ESX-1’s sys-

tem exclusive message format is [F0, 42, 3n, 71, ff, ... F7].

F0: exclusive status

42: Korg ID

3n: [n=0~F] global MIDI channel 1~16

71: the ESX-1’s model ID

ff: function ID (type of message)

...

If a slave receives a Continue message, it will be-

gin playback (in synchronization to the incoming

Timing Clock) from the position indicated by the

Song Position Pointer message it received. This lets

you playback in synchronization from the desired

location in the song, just as when playing back in

synchronization from the beginning.

F7: end of exclusive

Some USB-MIDI interfaces are unable to transmit

or receive the ESX-1’s MIDI exclusive messages.

Universal system exclusive messages

There is a special category of system exclusive mes-

sage whose uses are publicly defined. These are

called Universal System Exclusive messages.

The ESX-1 implements the following Universal Sys-

tem Exclusive messages.

Song Position Pointer messages are not transmit-

ted when you use the dial or the select keys to fast-

forward or rewind during playback.

Be aware that if you perform such operations dur-

ing synchronized playback, synchronization will be

lost. Also, the playback location will not change if a

Song Position Pointer message is received during

playback.

—Inquiry Message Request [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 01, F7]

—Inquiry Message [F7, 7E, nn, 06, 02, (9 bytes), F7]

When the ESX-1 receives an Inquiry Message Re-

quest, it will respond by transmitting an Inquiry

Message with the meaning of ‘I am a Korg ESX-1

with system version ...’

If you wish to obtain the “MIDI Implementation” which

includes information on the MIDI Exclusive format,

please contact Korg distributor.

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8. Appendix

— When playing an external device from the ESX-1

[ ] Is the ESX-1 set to transmit MIDI data on the chan-

nel that the external device is receiving? (☞p.90)

[ ] Are the Global mode MIDI Filter settings appro-

priate? (☞p.91)

8. Appendix

Troubleshooting

Can’t write a pattern or song

[ ] The Global mode Memory Protect setting may be

Nothing appears in the display when I

turned “On.” (☞p.85)

press the POWER switch

[ ] Is the AC/AC power supply connected?

[ ] Is the AC/AC power supply plugged into the wall?

Pressing the step keys doesn’t play the

specified sound

[ ] Did you perform the Write operation after editing

the sound of the part?

No sound

[ ] Are your amp, mixer, or headphones connected to

the correct jacks? (Can you play patterns? If so, the

connections are OK.)

[ ] Is the Keyboard switch turned on?

[ ] Is a motion sequencer operating? (☞p.68)

[ ] Are you amp and/or mixer turned on, and set cor-

rectly?

Can’t use SmartMedia™

[ ] Is the ESX-1’s master volume knob turned up?

[ ] Could the SmartMedia™ have been formatted on

a device other than the ESX-1?

☞ If the SmartMedia™ was formatted on a computer

or digital camera, you must format it on the ESX-1

before use. (☞p.87)

Sound does not stop

[ ] If for some reason the sound will not stop, you can

switch between

[ ] Is the SmartMedia™ inserted correctly?

☞ Turn off the power and re-insert the SmartMedia™

correctly. (☞p.84)

Pattern mode and Song mode to stop the sound.

[ ] If a note is “stuck” when you are playing the ESX-

1 via MIDI, hold down the SHIFT key and press

the STOP/CANCEL key to perform a MIDI Reset.

[ ] When playing a pattern, the selected pattern will

continue repeating.

Sound is distorted

[ ] Is the TUBE GAIN knob set to the minimum posi-

tion?

When you have finished listening to it, press the

STOP/CANCEL key.(☞p.35)

The sound or operation is not the way I

edited it

[ ] Did you execute the Write operation after editing?

(☞p.34, 74, 83, 84)

After editing, you must execute the Write opera-

tion before switching songs or patterns, or before

turning the power off.

Can’t control the ESX-1 via MIDI

[ ] Is the MIDI cable connected correctly?

— When playing the ESX-1 from an external device

[ ] Is the ESX-1 set to receive MIDI data on the chan-

nel that the external device is transmitting? (☞p.90)

[ ] Is the Global mode MIDI Channel parameter set to

the channel you want to use? (☞p.90)

[ ] Are the Global mode MIDI Filter settings appro-

priate? (☞p.91)

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FileSave

Error messages

An error occurred while saving to SmartMedia™.

☞ Try the operation once again.

If an error message is displayed, you can clear it by press-

ing the STOP/CANCEL key.

Mem Full

CardBrk

Memory was not sufficient when you attempted to load a sample

from SmartMedia or copy a sample inside the ESX-1.

☞ Delete unneeded files to increase the amount of free

space.

The SmartMedia is damaged.

☞ Make a backup of the files that are on the

SmartMedia card. On the ESX-1, Write/Delete op-

erations for files on the damaged SmartMedia will

be disabled. If the same error occurs even after you

execute Format on the card, please replace the

SmartMedia.

MotSqFul

The motion sequence cannot be recorded.

☞ On the ESX-1, you can record a maximum of 24

motion sequences for each pattern.

Use CLEAR MOTION (☞p.69) to delete unneeded

motion sequences, and then input your data once

again.

Card Fmt

The SmartMedia™ could not be read.

☞ Use your computer or other device to back up the

data on the SmartMedia™ card. Then format the

SmartMedia™ on the ESX-1, rewrite the desired

files to it, and access it once again from the ESX-1.

NoFiles

The SmartMedia™ does not contain any files that the ESX-

1 can recognize.

CardFull

☞ The ESX-1 can load only .EMX files.

There is insufficient free space in the ESX-1 or on

SmartMedia™.

Protect

☞ If you want to save data, you must delete unneeded

files from the SmartMedia™ card to create suffi-

cient free space. Then write or save the data. The

SmartMedia™ must have a minimum of approxi-

mately 2 MB of free space in order to save ESX-1

data.

You attempted to write the data into memory when the data

protect setting was turned on.

☞ In Global mode, turn memory protect off.

If the write protect label is affixed to the

SmartMedia™, remove it.

SongEvnt

EventOvr

While writing a song to a different-numbered song, you

exceeded the maximum number of events that can be re-

corded.

You have exceeded the maximum number of events that can

be recorded in a song.

☞ Delete unneeded song event data.

☞ Delete unneeded event data to free up more

memory space.

FileDelt

An error occurred while deleting a file from SmartMedia.

Write

☞ Try the operation once again.

The data could not be written.

☞ Try the writing operation once again.

FileLoad

An error occurred while loading a file from SmartMedia™.

☞ Try the operation once again.

FileName

When saving to SmartMedia, an identically-named folder

already exists.

☞

Either use your computer to delete the folder from

the SmartMedia, or change the filename on the ESX-

1 and save it again.

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8. Appendix

Initializing the user data

Specifications

This operation will erase all patterns and song data.

When you initialize the user data, all the patterns, songs,

and samples you created will be erased. If you want keep

the data you created, save your data on SmartMedia before

you initialize.

Number of parts: 16 parts

2 keyboard parts, 9 drum parts, 1 drum accent

part, 1 stretch part, 1 slice part, 1 audio in part,

1 accent part

Sample capacity: 384 (256 monaural, 128 stereo) or a maximum

of 285 seconds (monaural)

1. While holding down the SOLO key and WRITE/

RENAME key, turn on the power.

Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz

2. The display will indicate "ALL Init," and the PLAY/

PAUSE key will blink.

Memory capacity: 256 patterns, 64 songs

Effects:

Three processors x 16 types

3. To execute the Initialize operation, press the blink-

ing PLAY/PAUSE key. To cancel without initializ-

ing, press the STOP/CANCEL key.

Sequences:

Maximum of 128 steps per part.

Motion sequences: Total of 24 freely assignable sequences totaling

Song:

Maximum of 256 patterns per song.

It will take about 30 seconds for initialization to be

completed.

Maximum 20,000 events for event recording.

Connectors**:

When loading is completed, the ESX-1 will be re-

stored to its initial state, and after several seconds

the display will indicate pattern number "A.01" and

enter Pattern mode.

PHONES

Phone jack: stereo

Maximum output level: 16 mW/33-ohms or

more / TUBE GAIN = min

Never turn off the power while the ESX-1 is being

initialized.

Output impedance: 33 ohms

OUTPUT (L/MONO, R)

Phone jacks: mono x 2

Maximum output level: 0 dBu or more / TUBE

GAIN = min

Output impedance: 220-ohm (110-ohm at

MONO)

Load impedance: 10 k-ohms or more

INDV.OUT (3, 4)

Phone jacks: mono x 2

Maximum output level: +7 dBu or more

Output impedance: 220-ohm

Load impedance: 10 k-ohms or more

INPUT (AUDIO IN)

Phone jack: stereo (unbalanced)

Input impedance: 10 k-ohms (at LINE) /

910-ohm (at MIC)

Maximum input level

(at LINE): -20dBu/ AUDIO IN LEVEL = max

(at MIC): -52 dBu / AUDIO IN LEVEL = max

Source impedance: 600 ohms

MIDI (IN, OUT, THRU)

5-pin DIN

SmartMedia^TM

4–128 MB, 3V (3.3V)

Vacuum tube:

Power supply:

12AX7/ECC83 x 2

AC9V (included AC/AC power supply)

Power consumption: 23 W

Dimensions:

358 (W) x 256 (D) x 62 (H) mm (including the

rubber feet)

3.1 kg

Weight:

Analog specifications such as output levels are measured

at the point where the vacuum tubes have stabilized af-

ter power-on. These values may change due to variations

in the environmental temperature.

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Pattrn name list

No.

Name

Programmer

KEMMEI

Tempo Length

No.

B01

B02

B03

B04

B05

B06

B07

B08

B09

B10

B11

B12

B13

B14

B15

B16

B17

B18

B19

B20

B21

B22

B23

B24

B25

B26

B27

B28

B29

B30

B31

B32

B33

B34

B35

B36

B37

B38

B39

B40

B41

B42

B43

B44

B45

B46

B47

B48

B49

B50

B51

B52

B53

B54

B55

B56

B57

B58

B59

B60

B61

B62

B63

B64

Name

BigBeat9

D&B1

D&B2

D&B3

D&B4

D&B5

D&B6

D&B7

Programmer

KEMMEI

KORG

Tempo Length

A01 House1

A02 House2

A03 House3

A04 House4

A05 House5

A06 House6

A07 House7

A08 House8

A09 House9

A10 House10

A11 House11

A12 House12

A13 House13

A14 Garage1

A15 Garage2

A16 Garage3

A17 Garage4

A18 R&B1

120

128

120

125

122

126

130

127

126

128

125

130

126

128

125

132

133

171

173

174

173

174

173

170

100

KEMMEI

Tomoki Hirata

Oliver Munyak

KEMMEI

Doug Beck

Oliver Munyak

Tomoki Hirata

KEMMEI

D&B8

Jungle

Oliver Munyak

KORG

Dancehl1

Dancehl2

Dancehl3

Dancehl4

Dancehl5

Reggae1

Reggae2

FJazz1

Cory Tyson

Ian Fisher

Cory Tyson

Ian Fisher

KEMMEI

Oliver Munyak

KORG

Tomoki Hirata

Michael Scherchen 120

Michael Scherchen 100

Michael Scherchen 106

Michael Scherchen 110

A19 R&B2

A20 R&B3

A21 R&B4

A22 R&B5

FJazz2

FJazz3

FJazz4

FJazz5

FJazz6

FJazz7

FJazz8

FJazz9

120

100

118

115

120

153

116

117

120

124

114

120

130

135

134

140

130

135

143

142

147

140

137

140

132

A23 R&B6

Michael Scherchen

A24 R&B7

A25 R&B8

Michael Scherchen 109

Michael Scherchen 106

A26 R&B9

Michael Scherchen

Cory Tyson

Ian Fisher

Doug Beck

Ian Fisher

Cory Tyson

Ian Fisher

Michael Scherchen 106

Cory Tyson

Oliver Munyak

KEMMEI

A27 R&B10

A28 R&B11

A29 R&B12

A30 R&B13

A31 R&B14

A32 R&B15

A33 R&B16

A34 HipHop1

A35 HipHop2

A36 HipHop3

A37 HipHop4

A38 HipHop5

A39 HipHop6

A40 HipHop7

A41 HipHop8

A42 HipHop9

A43 HipHop10

A44 DeepHs1

A45 DeepHs2

A46 DeepHs3

A47 DeepHs4

A48 DeepHs5

A49 DeepHs6

A50 HardHs1

A51 HardHs2

A52 HardHs3

A53 HardHs4

A54 2Step

FJazz10

FJazz11

FJazz12

Electro1

Electro2

Electro3

Electro4

Techno1

Techno2

Techno3

Techno4

Techno5

Techno6

Techno7

Minimal1

Minimal2

Minimal3

Trance1

Trance2

Trance3

Trance4

Trance5

IDM1

106

104

102

100

105

112

Oliver Munyak

Tomoki Hirata

KEMMEI

Oliver Munyak

KORG

Doug Beck

KEMMEI

KORG

KEMMEI

Doug Beck

KORG

124

119

127

126

128

129

135

137

135

137

134

169

120

118

125

120

126

141

KORG

IDM2

IDM3

IDM4

IDM5

KEMMEI

KORG

120

Tomoki Hirata

Doug Beck

Tomoki Hirata

KORG

KEMMEI

126

135

120

113

118

111

IDM6

A55 Breaks1

A56 Breaks2

A57 BigBeat1

A58 BigBeat2

A59 BigBeat3

A60 BigBeat4

A61 BigBeat5

A62 BigBeat6

A63 BigBeat7

A64 BigBeat8

BreakBt1

BreakBt2

BreakBt3

DownTmp1

DownTmp2

DownTmp3

DownTmp4

DownTmp5

Calypso

Zouk

KEMMEI

KORG

Tomoki Hirata

Ian Fisher

Tomoki Hirata

Cory Tyson

KEMMEI

100

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8. Appendix

Sample name list

No. Name

BD-1

BD-2

BD-3

BD-4

BD-5

BD-6

BD-7

BD-8

BD-9

BD-10

64 HH-6C

65 HH-6O

66 HH-7C

67 HH-7O

68 Ride-1

69 Ride-2

70 Ride-3

71 Ride-4

72 Ride-5

73 Crash-1

74 Crash-2

75 SplasCym

76 Tom-1

128 Voice-22

129 Voice-23

130 Clav

131 M1-Organ

132 Flute

133 Trumpet

134 Strings

192 GtrLP-2

193 GtrLP-3

194 GtrLP-4

195 BassLP

135 Pizzicat

136 F.Guitar

137 MuteGtr

138 Ac.Bass

139 FingerBs

140 M1PickBs

141 SlapBass

142 Saw

143 BoostSaw

144 Square

145 Triangle

146 SinKick

147 SynSin

148 OctBass

149 NuBass

150 RingBass

151 5thStab

152 UniSaw

153 Lore

154 EPChord

155 OrgGliss

156 PowerChd

157 StrHit-1

158 StrHit-2

159 SynHit-1

160 SynHit-2

161 SynHit-3

162 SynHit-4

163 SynHit-5

164 SynHit-6

165 DrumLP-1

166 DrumLP-2

167 DrumLP-3

168 DrumLP-4

169 DrumLP-5

170 CongaLP

171 LatinLP

172 TablaLP1

173 TablaLP2

174 IndiaLP

175 PercLP-1

176 PercLP-2

177 PercLP-3

178 PercLP-4

179 PercLP-5

180 PercLP-6

181 PercLP-7

182 PianoLP

183 EPLP

10 BD-11

11 BD-12

12 BD-13

13 BD-14

14 BD-15

15 BD-16

16 BD-17

17 BD-18

18 BD-19

19 BD-20

20 BD-21

21 SD-1

22 SD-2

23 SD-3

24 SD-4

25 SD-5

26 SD-6

27 SD-7

28 SD-8

29 SD-9

30 SD-10

31 SD-11

32 SD-12

33 SD-13

34 SD-14

35 SD-15

36 SD-16

37 SD-17

38 SD-18

39 SD-19

40 SD-20

41 SD-21

42 SD-22

43 SD-23

44 SD-24

45 Rim-1

46 Rim-2

47 Rim-3

48 Clap-1

49 Clap-2

50 Clap-3

51 Clap-4

52 Clap-5

53 Clap-6

54 HH-1C

55 HH-1O

56 HH-2C

57 HH-2O

58 HH-3C

59 HH-3O

60 HH-4C

61 HH-4O

62 HH-5C

63 HH-5O

77 Tom-2

78 Tom-3

79 Tom-4

80 BongoHi

81 BongoLo

82 CongaSyn

83 CongaHi

84 CongaLo1

85 CongaLo2

86 Timbales

87 Claves

88 CowbelSy

89 Agogo

90 Triangle

91 Tambouri

92 JunkPerc

93 Shaker

94 Guiro

95 SynPerc

96 WBl-DDD

97 Djembe

98 Udu

99 Zap

100 Scratch1

101 Scratch2

102 SFX-1

103 SFX-2

104 SFX-3

105 SFX-4

106 SFX-5

107 Voice-1

108 Voice-2

109 Voice-3

110 Voice-4

111 Voice-5

112 Voice-6

113 Voice-7

114 Voice-8

115 Voice-9

116 Voice-10

117 Voice-11

118 Voice-12

119 Voice-13

120 Voice-14

121 Voice-15

122 Voice-16

123 Voice-17

124 Voice-18

125 Voice-19

126 Voice-20

127 Voice-21

184 EPPhrase

185 ClavLP-1

186 ClavLP-2

187 OrgPhras

188 OrganLP

189 SynLP-1

190 SynLP-2

191 GtrLP-1

101

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Knob/Sw - MIDI List

PART

MIDI CH(INITIAL)

PARAMETER

SAMPLE

SLICE NO.

START POINT

REVERSE

GLIDE

FILTER TYPE

FILTER CUTOFF

FILTER RESONANCE

FILTER EG INT

LEVEL

CC(INITIAL) NRPN

NRPN

CC#18

CC#19

CC#5

CC#83

CC#74

CC#71

CC#79

CC#7

MOTION SEQ SONG EVENT

KEYBOARD1, 2 1(GLOBAL)=CH1

2=CH2

PAN

EG TIME

AMP EG

ROLL

CC#10

CC#75

CC#86

CC#85

CC#91

CC#81

CC#87

CC#90

CC#89

CC#88

CC#82

CC#80

NRPN

CC#12

CC#92

CC#93

CC#20

CC#13

CC#94

CC#95

CC#21

CC#24

CC#25

CC#26

CC#22

FX SEND

FX SELECT

MOD TYPE

MOD DEPTH

MOD SPEED

MOD DEST

MOD BPM SYNC

PART MOTION SEQ SW

SAMPLE*

PITCH*

LEVEL

PAN

EG TIME

DRUM1-7B

STRETCH1, 2

SLICE

ALL=CH10

AUDIO IN

(*NOT AUDIO IN

)

(**NOT STRETCH1, 2

SLICE

AMP EG

ROLL

FX SEND

)

FX SELECT

MOD TYPE

MOD DEPTH

MOD SPEED

MOD DEST

MOD BPM SYNC

SLICE NO.**

START POINT*

REVERSE*

PART MOTION SEQ SW

LEVEL

PART MOTION SEQ SW

FX TYPE

FX EDIT1

FX EDIT2

FX MOTION SEQ SW

FX TYPE

FX EDIT1

FX EDIT2

FX MOTION SEQ SW

FX TYPE

FX EDIT1

FX EDIT2

FX MOTION SEQ SW

TEMPO

SWING

ROLL TYPE

BEAT

LENGTH

LAST STEP

FX CHAIN

MUTE STATUS

ACCENT STATUS

SWING STATUS

OUTPUT BUS STATUS

ACCENT

FX1

GLOBAL(KBD1)=CH1

FX2

GLOBAL(KBD1)=CH1

FX3

COMMON

NRPN

CC#23

NRPN

102

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INDEX

file formats ..................... 88

Formatting SmartMedia ... 85

FX CHAIN ...................... 51

FX EDIT .......................... 51

NEXT SONG .................. 80

Normalize ...................... 32

NOTE NO. ..................... 61

NOTE OFFSET ................ 78

note-on/note-off ............. 91

NRPN ............................ 95

16Tri .............................. 63

8Tri ................................ 63

ACCENT ........................ 40

AIFF ............................... 87

ARP CONTROL ............... 83

arpeggiator .................... 44

ARPEGGIO SCALE .......... 45

Audio In ......................... 43

AUDIO IN MODE ........... 83

Auto BPM ....................... 37

AUTO SAMPLING........... 22

GATE TIME ..................... 61

Global mode .................. 83

GRAIN SHIFTER .............. 53

OUTPUT BUS .................. 42

HPF......................... 50, 55

INSERT PATTERN............. 79

Keyboard function........... 39

Part................................ 38

PART MUTE..................... 39

PATTERN ........................ 78

Pattern ........................... 35

Pattern mode .................. 35

pattern name .................. 35

Pattern Set ...................... 72

PCEN ............................. 90

PHASER ......................... 54

pitch bend ...................... 93

PITCH SHIFTER ................ 55

Playing a motion sequence69

Playing a song ................ 76

POSITION ...................... 78

power switch .................. 14

PROTECT........................ 83

protect label ................... 84

BEAT .............................. 63

BPF ................................ 50

BPF+ .............................. 50

BPM SYNC DELAY........... 53

LAST STEP ...................... 63

LENGTH ......................... 62

Load Pattern ................... 86

Loading a single pattern .. 86

Loading all data.............. 85

LOOP............................. 23

LPF.......................... 50, 55

cards ............................. 84

CHO/FLG ...................... 54

CLEAR PART ................... 66

CLEAR PATTERN.............. 66

CLEAR SONG................. 80

CLOCK........................... 93

COMPRESSOR ............... 55

COPY PART .................... 65

COPY SOUND ............... 65

Creating a song .............. 78

metronome ..................... 83

MIDI............................... 89

MIDI ch .......................... 89

MIDI channels ................. 89

MIDI clock ...................... 93

MIDI Control Change

Number ......................... 91

MIDI DUMP .................... 92

MIDI FILTER..................... 90

MIDI Utility ..................... 90

MOD DELAY ................... 53

MOTION DEST ............... 70

Motion sequence ............. 68

MOTION VALUE ............. 70

MOVE DATA .................. 64

multi-track ...................... 89

MUTE HOLD ................... 80

Realtime Recording ......... 57

Recording a motion sequence

..................................... 69

rename .......................... 82

REPEAT .......................... 64

Resampling..................... 25

REVERB .......................... 53

RING MOD .................... 54

ROLL .............................. 42

data dump...................... 92

DECIMATOR ................... 55

Delete File ...................... 88

DELETE PATTERN............. 79

DISTORTION .................. 55

DRUM NOTE NO. .......... 90

Drum parts ..................... 38

sample ........................... 20

Deleting a sample.. 34

EDIT SELECT ................... 51

Editing a song ................ 79

Editing sequence data ..... 60

Editing sounds ................ 46

Effect parameters ............ 53

EFFECT TYPE................... 51

Effects ............................ 51

EQ................................. 55

ERASE............................ 66

ES .................................. 87

event data ...................... 81

Event recording............... 81

Saving a sample ... 33

Sample mode ................. 19

Sampling........................ 21

Saving a pattern ............. 74

Saving a song................. 82

Saving data to SmartMedia .

..................................... 85

Saving your Global mode

settings........................... 84

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Selecting a song.............. 76

SHORT DELAY ................ 53

Slice............................... 27

SmartMedia™ ................ 84

SMOOTH ....................... 69

SOLO ............................ 40

Song .............................. 75

TEMPO................. 77

Song mode ..................... 75

STEP REC ....................... 60

Step recording ................ 59

Stretch............................ 31

SWING .......................... 41

synchronization .............. 94

system exclusive messages 95

TALKING MOD ............... 54

TAP ................................ 37

tempo ............................ 36

TEMPO LOCK .......... 37, 77

TIME SLICE ..................... 27

Timing Clock................... 94

Transpose ....................... 41

TRIG HOLD..................... 69

Truncate ......................... 32

TUBE GAIN .................... 42

WAV .............................. 87

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Block diagram

Drum Part 1

Output Bus = 3/4

to 3/4 Bus

Mod Type, Dest, Speed, Depth, BPM Sync

Sample,

Slice No.,

Pitch,

Start Point,

Reverse,

Roll,

Modulation

EG Time

to FX1 Bus

to FX2 Bus

to FX3 Bus

FX Select,

FX Send

Filter Type,

Cutoff,

EG Int

Amp EG Type

Level

Resonance

Pan

Multi Mode

Filter

Amp

Pan

1shot Sample

Playback OSC

to L/R Bus

Free Assignable Motion Sequence

Stereo Pairing

Motion Seq

Destination Part,

Destination Parameter

x 24

Drum Part 2

Drum Part 3

Drum Part 4

Drum Part 5

Stereo Pairing

Drum Part 6A

Exclusive

Drum Part 6B

Drum Part 7A

Drum Part 7B

Exclusive

Keyboard Part 1

Output Bus = 3/4

to 3/4 Bus

Mod Type, Dest, Speed, Depth, BPM Sync

Sample,

Slice No.,

Glide,

Start Point,

Reverse,

Roll,

Modulation

EG Time

to FX1 Bus

to FX2 Bus

to FX3 Bus

FX Select,

FX Send

Filter Type,

Cutoff,

EG Int

Amp EG Type

Level

Resonance

Pan

Multi Mode

Filter

Amp

Loop Sample

Playback OSC

Pan

to L/R Bus

Keyboard Part 2

Stretch Part 1

Output Bus = 3/4

to 3/4 Bus

Mod Type, Dest, Speed, Depth, BPM Sync

Modulation

EG Time

to FX1 Bus

to FX2 Bus

to FX3 Bus

Sample,

Pitch,

Start Point,

Reverse,

Roll,

FX Select,

FX Send

Filter Type,

Cutoff,

EG Int

Amp EG Type

Level

Resonance

Pan

Multi Mode

Filter

Amp

Stretch Sample

Playback OSC

Pan

to L/R Bus

Stereo Pairing

Stretch Part 2

Slice Part

Output Bus = 3/4

to 3/4 Bus

Mod Type, Dest, Speed, Depth, BPM Sync

Modulation

EG Time

to FX1 Bus

to FX2 Bus

to FX3 Bus

Sample,

Pitch,

Start Point,

Reverse,

Roll,

FX Select,

FX Send

Filter Type,

Cutoff,

EG Int

Amp EG Type

Level

Resonance

Pan

Multi Mode

Filter

Amp

Pan

Slice Sample

Playback OSC

to L/R Bus

Audio In Part

Output Bus = 3/4

to 3/4 Bus

Mod Type, Dest, Speed, Depth, BPM Sync

Modulation

to FX1 Bus

to FX2 Bus

to FX3 Bus

EG Time,Roll

Audio In Level,

Line/Mic

FX Select,

FX Send

Filter Type,

Cutoff,

Resonance

EG Int

Amp EG Type

Audio In L

Level

Pan

Balance

Audio In R

Multi Mode

Filter

Audio In Mode

L/Mono / Stereo

Amp

to L/R Bus

Audio In

Thru

Multi Mode

Filter

Balance

to L/R Bus

Effect Type,

FX Edit1, FX Edit2

Sample Rec

St./Mono

FX Chain

FX1 Bus

Effect 1

Effect Type,

FX Edit1, FX Edit2

Sampling/Resampling

-6dB

FX Chain

FX2 Bus

Effect 2

Effect Type,

FX Edit1, FX Edit2

...

FX3 Bus

Effect 3

Master

VALVE FORCE

Volume

Tube Gain

Tube

Output L

& Headphones

Output R

L/R Bus

Metronome

Indv.Output 3

Indv.Output 4

3/4 Bus

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ELECTRIBE·SX (ESX-1)

MIDI Implementation Chart

2003.5.8

Function ...

Transmitted

Recognized

Remarks

Basic

channel

Default

Changed

1 – 16

Memorized

Default

Messages

Altered

Mode

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Note

number :

0– 127

True voice

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Note ON

Note OFF

9n, v=30– 127

9n, v=1– 127

Transmitted velocity is specified by Accent level *N

Velocity

After

Touch

Polyphonic

Channel

Pitch Bender

0,32

98, 99

Bank Select(MSB, LSB)

NRPN(LSB, MSB)

Data Entry(MSB)

Reset All Controllers

121

Data Entry(MSB)

Control Change

0–95

Panel Control(Knob, SW)

*3*C

Program

Change :

Transmitted/received in Pattern mode

O 0 – 127

0 – 127

True#

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Can always be transmitted/received

in the MIDI Dump page

System Exclusive

System Common

*2 *E

: Song Pos

: Song Sel

Transmitted/received in Song mode

O 0 – 63

: Tune

System Realtime : Clock

: Commands

Aux Messages

Local ON/OFF

: All Notes OFF

: Active Sense

: Reset

*P, *C, *E, *N: Sent and received when MIDI mode MIDI Filter (P, C, E, N)

respectively are set to “O”

Notes

*1: Sent but not received when Global mode Clock is “Int.”

When set to “Ext,”received but not sent.

*2: In addition to Korg exclusive messages, also responds to Inquiry messages.

*3: Contorol Change Nummbar is specified by MIDI mode “#CC ASSIGN.”

Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY

Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY

Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO

Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO

O : Yes

: No

Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI IMPLEMENTATION.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage

requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this

product should be used. If you have purchased this product via the internet, through

mail order, and/or via a telephone sale, you must verify that this product is intended

to be used in the country in which you reside.

WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended

could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer's or distributor's warranty.

Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be

disqualified from the manufacturer's or distributor's warranty.

15-12, Shimotakaido 1-chome, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Printed in China

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