Korg ESX-1 User Manual

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Owner’s Manual

Table of Contents

Default Chapter2
- Power Supply2
- Table of Contents3
Introduction7
- Main Features7
- Saving Your Data on the ESX-18
- About the Vacuum Tubes8
Parts and Their Functions9
- Top Panel9
- Rear Panel14
- Front Panel14
  - Card Section14
- Items and Functions in the Display15
Basic Operation17
- Preparations17
  - Connections17
  - Turning the Power On/Off17
    - To Turn the Power on17
    - To Turn the Power off17
- Playing a Demo Song18
Sample Mode19
- Sampling Procedure on the ESX-119
- Auditioning Samples20
  - What Is a Sample20
Recording a New Sample21
- Sampling21
Editing a Sample23
- Setting the Start Point23
- Setting the End Point23
- Setting the Loop Location23
- Adjusting the Pitch of the Sample24
Directly Sampling the Sound of the ESX-1 (Resampling)25
- Resampling from the Beginning of a Pattern or Song25
- Resampling from the Middle of a Pattern or Song25
- Resampling Just One Note of a Part26
Slice27
- What Is "Slice27
- Creating a Slice Sample (TIME SLICE)27
Stretch31
- What Is "Stretch31
- Creating a Stretch Sample31
Convenient Sample-Editing Functions32
- Normalize32
- Truncate32
Saving a Sample33
- Saving a Sample under a Different Name33
- Deleting a Sample34
- Checking the Remaining Amount of Sampling Area34
Pattern Mode35
- Playing Patterns35
- Playing the Sound of a Part38
- Using the Arpeggiator44
Editing Sounds46
- Assigning a Sample to a Part46
  - Assigning Individual Slices of a Slice Sample47
- Editing the Sound of a Part47
Effects51
- Using the Effects51
- Effect Types52
Effect Parameters53
Recording a Phrase57
- Realtime Recording57
- Step Recording57
- Recording a Phrase During Playback (Realtime Recording)57
- Step Recording59
Editing Pattern Sequence Data60
- Editing a Phrase Pattern (Note Edit)60
- Specifying the Length and Time Signature of a Pattern62
- Moving Data Within a Pattern64
- Copying a Part65
- Copying Only the Sound of a Part65
  - Copy Part65
  - Copy Sound65
- Erasing the Sequence Data of a Part66
  - To Erase All of a Part's Performance Data66
  - To Erase Trigger Data While Recording or Playing Back66
- Erasing All Data from a Pattern66
  - Clear Part66
  - Comparing the Currently-Edited Pattern with the Saved Pattern (COMPARE)67
- Motion Sequence68
- Pattern Set72
- Saving a Pattern74
Song Mode75
- What Is a Song75
- What Is Position75
- Playing a Song76
- Creating a Song78
  - Specifying a Pattern for each Position78
    - To Play Back the Completed Song from the Beginning78
  - Transposing the Pitch of a Pattern for a Specific Position78
- Editing a Song79
- Event Recording81
  - Recording Song Event Data81
- Saving a Song82
Global Mode83
- Setting the Metronome83
- Setting the Input Jack to Mono/Stereo83
- Exchangeing the Arpeggiator Functions83
- Protecting the Data in Memory83
- Saving Your Global Mode Settings84
- Using Smartmedia84
About MIDI89
- About MIDI Channels89
- Using the ESX-1 as a Sound Module89
  - If You Connect a Multi-Track MIDI Sequencer to the ESX-189
- Setting the MIDI Channel of each Part89
- MIDI Utility90
- Transmitting Sound Settings and Other Data92
- Synchronizing Playback with an External MIDI Device93
- Editing Sounds95
  - Editing Via NRPN95
  - About System Exclusive Messages95
    - Universal System Exclusive Messages95
Appendix97
- Troubleshooting97
  - Can't Control the ESX-1 Via MIDI97
  - Sound Is Distorted97
- Error Messages98
  - Cardfull98
  - Initializing the User Data99
- Specifications99
- Pattrn Name List100
- Sample Name List101
  - Knob/Sw - MIDI List102
- Block Diagram105
  - MIDI Implementation Chart106

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Korg ESX-1 Specifications

General

Polyphony	16 voices
Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Power Supply	AC adapter (DC 9V)
Effects	16 types
Number of Songs	64
Inputs	2 x 1/4" Line Input, 1 x 1/4" Microphone Input
Outputs	2 x 1/4" Line Output, 1 x 1/4" Headphone Output
Dimensions	14.09" x 9.45" x 2.36"
Weight	4.85 lbs

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