User manual KORG EA1MKII

[. . . ] In order to enjoy long and troublefree use, please read this manual carefully and use the instrument correctly. E 1 Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight • Locations of extreme temperature or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty locations • Locations of excessive vibration • Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct voltage. Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended. Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference. Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televisions. Handling To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls. Care If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth. [. . . ] • SYNC (Oscillator Sync) OSC 1 OSC 2 Sync OSC 1 Output OSC 2 Output . . . AUDIO IN This type of modulation forcibly resets the OSC2 waveform by synchronizing its pitch to the pitch of OSC1. Moving the pitch of OSC2 will produce the popular "sync lead" sound. • CROSS (Cross Modulation) OSC 1 Cross Mod OSC 2 OSC 1 Output , , This produces sound with a complex overtone structure by using the OSC2 waveform to rapidly modulate the frequency (pitch) of OSC1. If you apply Cross Modulation with OSC2 PITCH OFS set to 0 or to a pitch difference of exactly one octave relative to OSC1, the sound may differ depending on the phase of the oscillator at that time. FILTER The filter processes the sound produced by the oscillator to make it less bright, etc. OSC 1 Output OSC 2 Output Cutoff frequency EG INT > 0 EG INT Cutoff Trigger on Cutoff frequency Cutoff EG INT DECAY Trigger on Time DECAY Time EG INT < 0 OSC 1 Output Ring Mod OSC 2 Output Specify the time over which the EG will decay. In conjunction with the CUTOFF and EG INT parameters, this controls the way in which the sound will change over time. If EG INT is set to a negative (–) setting, Decay Time can be used in place of Attack Time. • TIME (delay time) 1/4. . . 8 AMP These parameters adjust the volume level and distortion effect. Set the delay time. If you have selected Tempo Delay as the effect type, this parameter will let you set the tempo in terms of sixteen different multiples of the step: 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1, 1. 33, 1. 5, 2, 2. 5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8. Depending on the tempo setting, it may be impossible to set the delay time. In such cases, set the delay time to half the desired value. DISTORTION On, Off Turn distortion on/off. Distortion is an effect that intentionally distorts the sound to produce a hard sound even from a mellow waveform. It is highly effective to raise the resonance and use distortion. Chorus/Flanger settings Set the TYPE SELECT button to CHORUS/FLANGER, and adjust the chorus/flanger. Chorus creates minute differences in the pitch to produce an ensemble effect, and Flanger adds a "swooshing" modulation to the sound. LEVEL Adjust the volume. • DEPTH (chorus/flanger depth) Adjust the depth of the chorus/flanger effect. Rotating the knob toward the right will change from a chorus effect to a flanger effect. Raising the depth excessively may cause the sound to distort. TIME (LFO rate) 0. 2 Hz . . . Rotating the knob toward the right will speed up the LFO. 25 4. Pattern mode ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ CUTOFF Set the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. Overtones higher than the cutoff frequency will be cut, making the sound more mellow. If CUTOFF and EG INT are set to 0, you will hear virtually no sound. 4. Pattern mode EFFECT Here you can apply effects to the sound. TYPE SELECT TEMPO DELAY, CHOURUS/FLANGER The DEPTH and TIME knobs will edit the effect that is selected by TYPE SELECT. RESONANCE This parameter adds character to the sound by boosting the region around the cutoff frequency. If you raise the resonance and turn the CUTOFF knob (or adjust EG INT and DECAY), you will hear the typical "meow-ing" sound typical of analog synthesizers. If the resonance is raised, the sound may be distorted depending on the cutoff frequency or on the pitch that you play. Tempo Delay settings Set the TYPE SELECT button to TEMPO DELAY, and adjust the delay. Delay is an effect that plays back a time-delayed version of the original signal, and is also known as "echo. " TEMPO DELAY is a delay that can automatically synchronize the delay time to the tempo of a pattern. If the MIDI Clock parameter is set to "Ext" (external), the delay time can also be synchronized to the clock of an external device. (Refer to p. 39 "Synchronizing the EA-1mkII and an external MIDI device. ") EG INT (EG intensity) –100. . . 0. . . 100 Specify the depth and direction of the effect that the EG (envelope generator) will have on the cutoff frequency. [. . . ] When writing a song to a different song number, the maximum number of recordable events was exceeded. Use the Clear Event operation to erase unwanted events from the song (p. 38). Protect was turned "on" for the memory into which you attempted to write data. If you attempt to record additional events, the "memory full" message will appear immediately. [. . . ]