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Owner‘s Manual
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Precautions THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable Location protection against harmful interference in a residential Using the unit in the following locations can result in a installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate malfunction. radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in • In dire
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Table of Contents About the timing of changing patterns ..................... 20 1. Introduction ...................... 7 Setting the playback tempo .........................20 Using the dial to set the tempo. ............................... 20 Main features ................................. 7 To set the tempo more precisely ............................... 20 Using the TAP key to set the tempo........................... 21 Saving your data on the EMX-1 ................................ 8 Auto BPM
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Synth parts (1–5) ................................................... 58 Oscillator type list ......................... 34 Accent parts .......................................................... 58 Drum PCM List ...........................................39 Recording a motion sequence .....................58 Synth PCM List ...........................................40 Playing a motion sequence .........................59 Checking motion sequence data ..................59 Effects.................
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Event recording ............................. 72 Synchronizing playback with an external MIDI device................ 83 Recording song event data..........................72 To record using Event Recording .............................. 72 To use the EMX-1 as the master, and synchronize an external MIDI device to it ................................ 83 To erase event data from a song .............................. 72 To check the event data in a song ............................ 72 To use the ext
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1. Introduction tortion for sharp and powerful analog synth sounds. For totally far-out sounds, we’ve added 1. Introduction BPF+ (Band Pass Filter Plus) with adjustable peak- Thank you for purchasing the ELECTRIBE MX ing, plus you can use other parameters in conjunc- (subsequently referred to as the “EMX-1”). tion with modulation from the LFO or EG. The EMX-1 Music Production Station can be used 207 drum waves for immediate use in your dance music by anyone - from beginner to professional - to
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to adjust the level of the EMX-1’s output signal Saving your data on the EMX-1 being sent through the vacuum tubes, controlling The patterns and songs you edit and create on the the smooth distortion and rich overtone structure EMX-1 will be lost (the patterns and songs will re- that vacuum tubes add to the sound. Even at lower turn to their un-edited state) if you select a new volume levels, you can adjust the TUBE GAIN to pattern or song, or turn off the power before sav- enjoy great tube-qual
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2. Parts and their functions 2. Parts and their functions Top panel 6 1 23 4 5 7 9 8 1. MASTER VOLUME 5. Common section (☞ p.10) This knob adjusts the output volume of the line The controls grouped in the Common section al- out jacks and the headphone jack. The master vol- low you to switch modes, to use the display to edit ume does not adjust the volume of the individual parameters, and to control playback and record- out jacks. ing. 2. TUBE GAIN 6. Edit section (☞ p.11) This knob adjusts the l
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Common section 5 1 2 6 3 4 8 7 9 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- Pressing this key will immediately reset the cur- dio in jack directly to the line output jacks and rent pattern or song back to the beginning. Dur- headphone jacks unchanged. ing playback, you can hold down the shift key and This key will have no effect for a synth part whose press this key to erase data from the current part. oscillator type is set
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2. Parts and their functions PAN (panpot) : This controls the position of the Edit section part in the stereo field for the line out- puts (L/MONO, R) or headphones. If a 2 3 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). 1 LEVEL : Adjusts the volume of each part. For an accent part, this will adjust the strength of the accent. AMP EG : Selects the amp envelope shape for each part. The envelo
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5. SYNTH FILTER RESONANCE : Adjusts the resonance of the fil- ter. These parameters modify the tonal character of the DRIVE : Adjusts the amount of distortion being synth part. : supports motion sequence. introduced by overdriving the filter. CUTOFF : Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the fil- TYPE (filter type) : Selects the type of filter. ter. These parameters have no effect on drum parts. EG INT (EG intensity) : Adjusts the depth of the filter envelope. Part select section 123 4 1. (DRUM PART)
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2. Parts and their functions 5. Select LEDs 6. Step keys 1...16 The upper row of LEDs (green) indicates the loca- These keys can be used to enter data into a pat- tion within the currently-playing pattern (length tern, and will light to show the position or timing 1 through 8). where each part will sound. The lower row of LEDs (red) indicates the posi- When the KEYBOARD key is on (lit), you can use tion shown by the step keys (length 1 through 8). these keys as a keyboard to play a synth part. W
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Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. ~AC 9V 5. AUDIO IN jack Connect the included AC/AC power supply to this This jack lets you use an external audio source as connector. an oscillator. When the synth oscillator is set to AUDIO IN+COMB, the sound that is input here 2. STANDBY, ON (power switch) will be used as the oscillator sound. This is a mon- Pressing this switch will alternate between power- aural jack. on and standby conditions. 6. INDIV.OUT 3, 4 (individual out) jacks 3. MIDI connectors These ar
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2. Parts and their functions Items and functions in the display 4 5 1 3 2 6 7 8 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 3. PATTERN, SONG,
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N N N N N N I I I I I I A A A A A A V V V V V V B B B B B B G G G G G G 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. AC MIC1 MIC2 MIC3 MIC4 MIC5 MIC6 STEREO AUX RETURNS 1 AUX SEND1 TAPE TAPE MAIN OUTS L INPUT OUTPUT L MICR 14-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER O SERIES 1402-VLZ 2 2 R R BAL LEFT(1/MONO) RIGHT ALL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL UNB BA OR AL L UNB B
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Playing a Demo song The EMX-1 contains several demo songs. Here’s how you can listen to the demo songs to get an idea of the EMX-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 pa
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4. Pattern mode Playing patterns What is a Pattern? A “pattern” is a short segment of a performance that consists of Part(☞ p.22) rhythm patterns created by drum parts (drum sounds) and phrase patterns (melodic lines) created by synth parts. The EMX-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. Pattern Pattern name Part2 128 Tempo Part1 1
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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 EMX-1 is playing. To check which patterns playing When the PATTERN key is lit, press the PATTERN key and the dis- play will show “(pattern name ).” To force playback to restar
