Q. How do I turn the Memory Protect function On or Off?
1. Press the [GLOBAL] button.
2. Press the Down [CURSOR] button until the Parameter select LED is on the same line as “Protect”. The display will show “ON”.
3. Rotate the Data Dial to turn Protect to “OFF”. Follow the same procedure to turn it ON.

Q. How do I Save a Pattern?
1. First make sure that Memory Protect is OFF for the pattern you would like to save.
2. Press the [PATTERN] button.
3. Press the [WRITE] button. The button will blink, the display will blink to indicate the pattern number.
4. Rotate the Data Dial to select the location you would like to save your new pattern.
5. Press the [WRITE] button again.

Q. How do I Erase a Pattern?
1. Press the [PART] button to select the part you would like to erase.
2. If you would like to only erase part of a pattern, then first press the [PLAY] button to start playback.
3. During playback hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [REC] button. The pattern will erase as long as you hold down these buttons.
4. To clear all the data in a part, press the [STOP / CANCEL] button to stop playback.
5. Press the [PART] button to select the part you would like to erase.
6. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [STEP 12 (CLEAR PART)] button. The button will blink.
7. Press the [STEP 12 (CLEAR PART)] button once again to clear the data.

Q. What is a Pattern Set and how do I use it?
A Pattern Set is a function that allows you to have your favorite patterns assigned to each of the 16 Step keys.
1. Press the [play] button to start playback of a pattern.
2. Press and hold the [KEYBOARD] button.
3. Now press one of the 16 Step keys. The pattern that is assigned to that key will flash on the display. After the first pattern has played through a full cycle. It will then start playing the next selected pattern.
4. If you hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KEYBOARD] button the Pattern Set function will be held. This will allow you to quickly select patterns while you are tweaking the Synth Edit knobs.
5. To undo the Hold function simply press the [KEYBOARD] button again.
To set up your own Patterns in a Pattern Set see page 32 in the EA-1 owners Manual.

Q. How do I enable the EA-1’s Metronome?
1. Press the [GLOBAL] button.
2. Press the Down or Up [CURSOR] button until the Parameter select LED is on the same line as “Metronome”.
3. Rotate the Data Dial to select “r-0”, “r-1”, “r-2”, or “on”.
“r-0”: Metronome will sound only when recording.
“r-1”: Metronome will sound only when recording and a one measure count will be sounded before recording begins.
“r-2”: Metronome will sound only when recording and a two measure count will be sounded before recording begins.
“on”: Metronome will sound during recording and playback. There will be no count before recording begins.
Q. How do I Select a MIDI Channel for each Part?
1. Press the [MIDI] button.
2. Press the Down or Up [CURSOR] button until the Parameter select LED is on the same line as “MIDI Ch”.
3. Rotate the Data Dial to select the desired MIDI Channel for Part 1.
4. To set the MIDI Channel for Part 2, press the Down or Up [CURSOR] button until the Parameter select LED is on the same line as “P2 Ch”.
5. Rotate the Data Dial to select the desired MIDI Channel for Part 2.
6. Press the [WRITE] button twice to save these settings.


Q. How do I Sync the EA-1 to an External MIDI device?
1. Connect a MIDI cable into the MIDI In port of the EA-1, to the MIDI Out of an external MIDI device.
2. Press the [Global] button.
3. Press the Down or Up [CURSOR] button until the Parameter select LED is on the same line as “Clock”.
4. Rotate the Data Dial to select “Ext”. This will sync the EA-1’s MIDI Clock to that of the external MIDI device.
5. Press the [WRITE] button twice to save these settings.


Q. What is a Motion Sequence and how do I use it?
A Motion Sequence allows you to record movements of any one of the parameters of the Synthesizer sections. Each part can have its own Motion Sequence. To create a Motion Sequence follow this procedure:
1. Select the Pattern you would like to use.
2. Press the [PART] button to select the part you would like to create the Motion Sequence for.
3. Press the [MOTION SEQ] button repeatedly to select either Smooth or Trig Hold.
4. Press the [REC] button. The button will light and the [PLAY] button will begin to flash.
5. Press the [PLAY] to begin recording.
6. Move the desired Synth knob to create various changes.
7. After the pattern has completed one cycle the [REC] button will go dark, and you will return to Play mode where you can listen to the changes you have made.
8. Press the [STOP / CANCEL] button to stop playback.
9. Follow the Save Pattern procedure to save any changes you have made.


Q. How do I connect the EA-1 with an Audio source, such as a CD player?
1. Plug an Audio source such as a CD player into the AUDIO IN jack of the EA-1.
2. Adjust the output of the connected device so that the Peak LED lights only at the maximum levels.
3. Select the pattern you would like to use.
4. Press the [OSC] button repeatedly until the red LED is next to “Audio In”.
5. Press the [PLAY] button or press down on a Step key to hear the results.
6. Turn the Synth Edit Knobs for different effects.


Q. How do I Restore the EA-1 back to its Factory Preset condition?
1. Save any data you want to keep to an external MIDI device, because this procedure will erase it.
2. Press the [TRANSPOSE] button and the [WRITE] button while turning the EA-1 on.
3. The display will read ‘PLd”, and the [PLAY] button will blink.
4. Press the [PLAY] button to restore the factory preset data. The procedure will take about 15 seconds to complete.