Korg EMX-1 user manual

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Quick Start Tutorial
This explains basic operation of the EMX-1. For a detailed
explanation of operation, refer to the Owner’s Manual.
Included items
[ ] Owner’s manual
[ ] AC/AC power supply
[ ] Quick Start Tutorial (this document)
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Preparations Connect the included AC/AC power supply to the EMX-1’s ~AC 1 9V connector, and plug the AC/AC power supply to an AC outlet. You must turn off the power before You must first connect the AC/AC power supply to the EMX-1, and making connections. Careless op- then plug it into the AC outlet. eration can damage your speaker Connect audio cables from the EMX-1’s line out jacks (L/MONO, 2 system or other equipment, and R) to your mixer or powered monitor system (amplified speak- may cause

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Playing a Demo song The EMX-1 contains several demo songs. Here’s how you can listen to the Song (☞ Owner’s manual: p.65) demo songs to get an idea of the EMX-1’s sound and potential. Press the SONG key. The SONG key will light. 1 The display will show the current song name and number. 2 If it does not, press the SONG key a second time. Turn the dial to select a song. 3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play back the song (the key will 4 light). To pause playback Press the PLAY/PAUSE key (the key will

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Playing a pattern Pattern (☞ Owner’s manual: p.19) Press the PATTERN key (the key will light). 1 The display will show the current pattern name and number. If it 2 does not, press the PATTERN key a second time. Turn the dial to select a pattern (A.01—D.64) 3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play the pattern (the key will light). 4 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 al

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Pressing keys to play the sound of a part You can play the sound of a part by pressing the drum part keys, or by se- Part (☞ Owner’s manual: p.22) lecting a synth part and pressing the step keys with the KEYBOARD key turned on. The sound of each part will differ depending on the pattern. Turn the dial to select various patterns, and try out the wide variety of sounds. Playing the sound of a drum part Press a drum part key 1 through 7B and you will hear the sound assigned to each key. Pressing th

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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. Start the pattern playing. 1 Press the REC key (it will light). 2 If you want to record a drum part, press the drum part key for that 3 part at the desired timing. If you want to record a synth part, press the synth 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 desir

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