Operation Manual

Specifications EP-1 Program
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EP-1 Program MDS Electric Piano Tine-type and reed-type electric pianos powered by Multi-Dimensional Synthesis (MDS), and
vintage effects.
Electric Piano Model Types: 6 Tine EP I, Tine EP II, Tone EP V, Tine EP DMP, Reed EP200, Reed EP200A
Oscillator Control Harmonic Sound Level, Attack Noise Level, Release Noise Level, Attack Brightness, Hammer Width
Panel Control Tine Type Preamp Volume, Tone (Treble, Bass), Vibrate (On/Off, Intensity, Speed),
Amp/Cabinet (On/Off, Drive)
Reed Type Preamp Volume, Tone (Treble, Bass), Vibrate (Intensity, Speed), Amp/Cabinet
(On/Off, Drive)
Effect Types: 9 Small Phase, Orange Phase, Clack Phase, Vintage Chorus, Black Chorus, EP Chorus, Vintage Flanger,
Red Comp, VOX Wah
Combination Number of Timbres 16 Maximum
Master Keyboard
Functionality
Keyboard and velocity splits, layers, and crossfades of up to 16 Programs and/or external MIDI
devices.
Advanced Vector Synthesis Control oscillator volumes and synthesis & effects parameters via the Vector Joystick and the
tempo-synchronized Vector Envelope.
Drum kit Assignable stereo/mono samples with 8 velocity zones per oscillator (with crossfade functions).
Number of
Programs/Combi
nations/Drum kits
User memory programs 2,560 (1,536 or more preloaded [768 or more HD-1+768 or more EXi])
User memory combinations 1,792 (480 or more preloaded)
User memory drum kits 264 (78 or more preloaded)
256 GM Level2 preset programs+ 9 GM Level 2 drum preset programs
Set lists Number of set lists/slots 128 set lists, 128 slots per set list
Each set list provides a 9-band graphic EQ, and a Tone Adjust function that allows program settings to be adjusted.
Hold Time setting of Smooth Sound Transition (SST) supported for each slot.
Sampling System Open Sampling System (resampling, In-Track sampling)
Bit/Frequency RAM: 16bit/48kHz Stereo/Mono Sampling
Disk: 16 or 24 bit/48kHz
Sampling time RAM: Depends on the amount of available PCM RAM
DISK: Maximum of 80 minutes stereo (879 MB: 16bit)
Samples 16,000 samples/4,000 multisamples (128 indexes per multisample)
Ripping Direct sampling (ripping) from audio CD (CD-DA)
Formats Korg format, AKAI S1000/S3000 data (with advanced Program parameter conversion); SoundFont
2.0, AIFF, and WAVE formats
Editing Time Stretch, Time Slice, Crossfade Loop, and other standard editing features.
Effects Insert Effects 12, Stereo in / stereo out
Master Effects 2, Stereo in / stereo out
Total Effects 2, Stereo in / stereo out
Timbre/Track EQ One 3-band EQ for each timbre/track
Effect Types 185 different Effects types (Any Effect type may be used for Insert, Master, or Total Effects.)
Modulation Dynamic Modulation and Common LFO
Effects Control Busses Stereo side-chaining for compressors, gates, vocoders, etc.
Effect Presets 783, Maximum 32 per 1 effect (Preset User)
KARMA KARMA Modules One module in Program mode, four modules in Combination and Sequencer modes.
Generated Effects (GE) 2,048 presets, 1,536 Users (96 come Preload)
Controllers On/Off, Latch, Chord, Assign, Module, Control
KARMA Realtime Control Sliders [1]–[8], KARMA Scene [1]–[8], KARMA Switches [1]–[8], KARMA
Wave-Sequencing, GE Sub Category, Freeze Randomize, Time Signature Control, Tempo
Synchronize
Auto RTC (Real Time Control) setup
Drum Track Preset patterns 697 preset (common with the preset patterns of the MIDI sequencer)
User patterns 1,000 patterns
Patterns created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user patterns.
Trigger Mode/Sync/Zone settings can be specified.
Sequencer/HDR Tracks 16-track MIDI sequencer + 16-track hard disk recorder + master track.
Number of Songs 200 songs
Resolution q /480
Tempo 40.00–300.00 (1/100 BPM resolution)
Maximum memory 400,000 MIDI events (with MIDI data only) or 300,000 Audio events (with Audio data only)
MIDI Tracks 16 tracks plus the master track
697 preset/100 user patterns (per song)
18 preset/16 user template songs
Format: Korg (KRONOS, OASYS) format, SMF formats 0 and 1
Audio Tracks 16-track playback, 4-track simultaneous recording, WAV file format 16bit/24bit
Automation: Volume, Pan, EQ, and Send1/2
10,000 regions (max.), Event Anchors, BPM Adjust
Other Functions RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play and Record): 1 Pattern set per song.
Auto Song Setup function