User manual KORG MONOTRON SERIES

[. . . ] (Display indicates "S. 01" – one of 7 demo songs) press PLAY [> II] to playback demo song adjust volume to suit press STOP [[]] to stop playback to play additional demo songs, rotate DIAL to “S02” or “S03” PLAY. Pattern mode 1. 2. 256 patterns in internal memory – all user-programmable press CURSOR to set to "Pattern" (1st row, PATTERN column in matrix below display). press STOP to stop Press PATTERN key Rotate DIAL to select any Pattern number (A. 01 – d. 26) press PLAY. The pattern will loop playback rotate DIAL to select and PLAY additional patterns. ! Rotate DIAL as current pattern plays to select a new pattern - when the current pattern ends, the new pattern will begin. [. . . ] (When you change patterns in this way, new pattern selected will playback at same tempo as previous pattern. To playback new pattern at its original tempo, STOP pattern playback, then select and PLAY new pattern. Working with Tempo: 1. Press PATTERN select any pattern press PLAY CURSOR to Tempo (LED lights) rotate DIAL to set tempo to use TAP tempo function: As pattern plays, strike TAP key 3x to set new tempo press STOP to stop playback. Working with Parts: 1. 2 DSP analog modeled synth parts – trigger parts manually and edit with knobs and switches Press PATTERN rotate DIAL to select any pattern PLAY pattern press to select Part 1 or Part 2 key tweak the knobs and switches to edit the part. Note that Original Value LED lights when original knob/switch settings are recalled press STOP to stop playback. 2 EA-1 EasyStart Realtime Pattern Control ! Before you continue, turn OFF memory protect: Press GLOBAL “off” Press the PATTERN key to return to PATTERN mode. CURSOR to Protect Rotate DIAL to Copy a preset pattern to a new location: 1. Press PATTERN press CURSOR to set to "Pattern" rotate DIAL to select any pattern DIAL to pattern d. 64 press WRITE again to copy the source pattern to d. 64. Use pattern d. 64 as the edit “target pattern” for all of your demos! press WRITE rotate In-store demo suggestion: Tweak the copied pattern: 1. 3. Change Tempo: (see “Changing Tempo” on the previous page). Retrigger pattern Playback: As pattern plays, hold down Shift and press PLAY repeatedly, to “force” pattern playback to first beat of the measure. Tweak the pattern: Choose Part 1 or Part 2 work with the knobs and switches as pattern plays - create an edited set of part sounds using the existing pattern with the Keyboard key lit, try striking any of the 16 trigger keys repeatedly and select Tempo Delay with the Type key tweak effect with the Depth and Time knobs. Change the waveforms with OSC1 and OSC2 keys with OSC Balance knob tune OSC2 up from the first with OSC2 Pitch Ofs. Tweak the pattern data itself: Press the Keyboard key so it is off (unlit) add/remove steps from the 16 step keys (lit/unlit). change the Balance between them press to 4. 2. Two ways to record patterns: Step or Realtime recording make sure the Keyboard light is on ) Step Record a 1-bar pattern: Select an empty pattern (try d. 28 or later) CURSOR to Step Rec press REC. Press the desired Keyboard keys to enter a melody pattern data for that part; the display shows the current Target Step, and automatically advances. turn DIAL or press the Rest/Tie (TAP) key to skip steps REC light goes dark after final step, or you can press STOP at any time. Realtime Record a 1-bar pattern: Select the empty Part not used in the above example with the Part Select key change the octave of this part with the left and right Select keys . Turn on the Metronome: Press GLOBAL, then CURSOR or to Metronome rotate DIAL to “r – 1” (1-bar lead-in) press PATTERN press REC press PLAY press PLAY strike desired notes in realtime to record the pattern press STOP when finished. Note that you can also Step Record in this mode, by pressing the step keys as the pattern loop-records, or on pattern playback. When the Keyboard key is on, the keys are laid out so that #1=A, #4and #16 are C; black keys are labeled as such. 3. 4. ! Pattern Sets: Assign and trigger patterns with step keys (up to 64) for instant recall Work with Pattern Sets: 1. Press Pattern select any pattern press PLAY hold down Pattern Set key and press any step key to switch to a new pattern pre-assigned to that step key. When the current pattern finishes, the new pattern will begin to play. The Pattern Set you are working with contains 16 patterns - assigned to the 16 step keys. 2. [. . . ] The Pattern Set you are working with contains 16 patterns - assigned to the 16 step keys. 2. 3. Hold down Shift and press Pattern Set (flashing). This holds the current pattern set, and lets you select patterns within the pattern set group - simply by pressing the step keys – for one-touch recall of patterns!This defeats the hold function hold down Pattern Set and press one of the Select keys. [. . . ]