User manual KORG G4

[. . . ] It also gives the Electribe•S a desirable tonality, not unlike the vintage samplers desired by many rap/hip-hop artists. 32 kHz Mono/Stereo Sampling Sample through the effects 20 bit A/D/A Normalize Truncate Realtime Resampling Apply effects to an existing sample Capture knob motions Create new groove loops from your Patterns and realtime performances! Resampling enables you to reuse the internal effects again and again with no loss of sonic quality, and add knob motions directly into your sampled phrase. 100 Sample Locations 100 (mono) or 50 (stereo) samples Up to 12 Parts 9 parts (1& 2, 3& 4 stereo, 5-9 mono) Time Slice Audio In Accent You can have a large sample library to program from at any given time. Complete ideas can be programmed with this large palette of sound sources. 7 Part Parameters: Remember/Speed Filter Reverse Level Pan Roll Effect on/off Plenty of control to shape your sound – and parameter changes can be recorded as Motion Sequences to add movement! Real/Steptime Pattern Sequencer 128 Patterns/16 Songs 1 to 4 measures, 64 steps per Pattern 256 Patterns/steps per Song The same sequencing interface as the other Electribes, with cool new features like Roll and fractional BPM resolution. 2 KORG User Manual– Electribe•S Feature Pattern Sets 4 sets of 16 patterns each Benefit Being able to call up different Patterns with the push of a Step Key is perfect for live performance/mixing. Internal effects allow you to process your samples to create exciting and powerful new sounds. With resampling you can add effects to each part to give it it’s own unique quality. [. . . ] NOTE: Each time you record a new knob or switch change with the Motion sequence function, it will OVERWRITE the previous Motion sequence. If you’re not satisfied with the Motion Sequence you just recorded, simply re-record it for the selected part, or Clear the Motion Sequence. (You can also edit a Motion Sequence – see the next section) One Motion sequence, using one knob rotation, plus three switch changes can be recorded for each Part; two knob rotations can be recorded for the Effect and the Global Delay Motion sequences. 12 KORG User Manual– Electribe•S Edit a Motion Sequence: 1. Press one of the lit step keys for this part: the display alternates between “PCH” (for Remember) and the recorded Remember value. Using the DIAL, change a couple Remember values for the lit step keys. Press the WRITE key 2X to re-write pattern b. 64 with the new Remember values. E-TIP!!!(advanced) : The ability to edit a Motion sequence to obtain different pitches is a valuable tool, because it enables you to conserve sample memory (for example, sample a single pitch of a bass), and still acquire a wide melodic range. Your exact intonation will vary with the precise tuning of your sample; but a general rule of thumb is: - Pitch values differing by a value of 3 will generate “half-steps” (the smallest distance between two keys on a piano, or adjacent frets on a guitar). - Pitch values differing by a value of 6 will generate “whole steps” (skipping over a piano key or guitar fret). NOTE: As you get further away from the source pitch of your original sample, these values may need to be altered slightly to suit the application. See the chart on page 26 of this guide for a detailed listing of pitch values. More on editing Motion sequences The Motion Destination and Motion Value functions allow you to select and extensively edit the parameters used in every Motion sequence. When you select a Motion Destination, you indicate which knob or switch parameters you want to edit, by the Motion Value settings you choose. Press step key 3 again to set the Swing value to it’s original setting. PLAY the pattern to hear the "straight" 16beat pattern, then STOP playback. E-TIP!!!You can use the Swing function to "loosen-up" a rigid-feeling pattern, and give it more of a "groove". Conversely, you can turn what was originally a "shuffle" pattern - into a "straight" feel. NOTE: The Pattern Scale/Beat function lets you select a different time signature for each pattern. You can learn more about it in the Electribe•S owner's manual, page 38. 16 KORG User Manual– Electribe•S Muting and Soloing Parts The following exercise will show you how to mute and solo parts in an existing pattern. Work with the Mute function: 1. To mute parts, press one or more of the part keys, while holding down the Part Mute (TAP) key. Press and hold down the Part Mute (TAP) key again, and press the part keys to un-mute the part sounds. Work with the Solo Function: While pattern A. 07 plays… 1. Press one of the part keys, while holding down the Solo key, and then release the Solo key. Press and hold down the Solo key, and then press two or more part keys, to solo selected part groups. Release the Solo key again, and the solo group of part sounds will continue to play. All the parts recorded in the pattern will play. NOTE: To learn more about patterns - realtime and step recording, event editing, moving and copying part data, see the Electribe•S owner's manual. 17 KORG User Manual – Electribe•S Pattern Sets - A pattern set is a collection of your favorite patterns - up to 64, each assigned to a step key. [. . . ] Press the PLAY key to hear your truncated sample with its new start and end times. rd 22 KORG User Manual– Electribe•S Saving a sample: 1. The Electribe•S automatically locates the next available empty sample location -the two decimals in the display indicate an empty destination number: make this choice whenever you save a new sample, in order to keep the factory samples intact!Press the WRITE key again: it stays lit, and the display indicates that the sample data is being written: “ [__]”. When finished, the display indicates the saved sample number, and the WRITE key goes unlit. Resampling and Slicing- The Electribe•S easily resamples itself. [. . . ]