EasyStart CONTENTS
Getting Started
Basic Overview of Panel Layout / About the Factory Data 2
Selecting and Playing Demo Songs and Patterns 2
Pattern Mode
Muting and Soloing Parts 2
Changing the Tempo 3
Selecting a Sample on a Part 3
Working with the Part Common, Modulation and Filter sections 3
Working with the Arpeggiator, Motion Sequences 3
Working with the Effect section 4
Creating a New Pattern 4
Song Mode
Working in Song Mode 4
Sample Mode
Recording a Sample 5
Resampling a Pattern 5
Editing a Sample 6
Global Mode
Working with Global Mode 6
Loading or Saving Data with a SmartMedia Card 6
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Getting Started – Basic Overview of Knobs, Switches and Panel Layout / Preload
The ESX-1 is very simple to use, once you understand the basic layout. To access the different modes of the ESX-1
(PATTERN, SONG, GLOBAL, etc.) you press any of the mode keys right above the transport section ( /).
To access any pages within that mode, use the (up/down) keys to the left of the mode keys, and then use the value dial
to change values in the LCD screen. To play or hear a part, press the corresponding part key (i.e. DRUM PART, KEYBOARD
PART, STRETCH PART). DRUM, STRETCH and SLICE parts will play once you press the key, KEYBOARD parts will only
play by pressing any of the 16 step keys, which also double as keys on a keyboard. To change the octave range of the step
keys/keyboard press the keys just above the step keys. Once a part is selected (key is lit) you can adjust the settings in
the PART COMMON, MODULATION and FILTER sections by turning any knobs in that section. Some keys in each section
work in a cyclical nature, others work in a simple toggle on/off mode.
Additional pages and functions in each mode are available by pressing and holding the SHIFT key and then pressing one of
the desired 16 STEP keys to access the function (i.e. CLEAR PATTERN, SHIFT NOTE).
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Changing Tempo
1. To change the tempo of a pattern, press the key once so that the LCD screen shows Tempo and its value, and then
use the Value Dial to change the tempo value.
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Resampling a Pattern
1. Press the PATTERN key to enter the PATTERN mode.
2. Press and hold the SHIFT key, then press the REC ( ) button.
3. Select either MONO or Stereo as the sample type, and then press the PLAY/PAUSE (/) key to begin sampling and
pattern playback.
4. Any knobs you twist or buttons you press will also be recorded as part of the sample.
5. To stop sampling and pattern playback, press the STOP () key.
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6. To listen to your sample, press the SAMPLE mode key and play any of the DRUM PART keys or press the PLAY/PAUSE
(/) key.
7. To save/write your sample into memory, press the WRITE key, select the sample destination number and then press the
WRITE key again. To name or rename the sample, press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the WRITE key, then use
the keys and the VALUE dial to change the characters on the screen.
Editing a Sample
1. Press the SAMPLE mode key to enter SAMPLE mode.
2. Select the sample you wish to edit using the VALUE dial.
3. Use the keys and the VALUE dial to select and edit the SAMPLE START, END, LOOP START, SAMPLE TUNE and
STRETCH STEP parameters. To execute the NORMALIZE, TRUNCATE, TIME SLICE or DELETE SAMPLE functions,
press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the corresponding STEP key (11-14). You may have to press the STEP key
twice to execute the function.
4. To save/write your sample into memory, press the WRITE key, select the sample destination number and then press the
WRITE key again. If you do not write the sample into memory the edits you have made will not be saved.
5. To name or rename the sample, press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the WRITE key, then use the keys and
the VALUE dial to change the characters on the screen.
Global Mode
1. Press the GLOBAL mode key to enter the GLOBAL mode.
2. Use the keys and the VALUE dial to select pages and adjust parameters in the GLOBAL mode.
3. To save any GLOBAL mode settings, press the WRITE key twice.
4. To access the MIDI UTILITY or CARD functions, press and hold the SHIFT key and then press STEP key 15 or 16. Then
the VALUE dial to select different pages.