How do I get started with the EP-1320?

Getting started with the EP-1320 is straightforward. Load a project, fill your groups with sounds, then record or step-sequence a beat, and add effects when you're ready.

Load a project and add sounds

1. 1.Hold manus (main) and press one of paeds 1-9 to select a project. Projects 6-9 are empty out of the box.
2. 2.Press sonus (sound mode), select Group A, then press a paed. Use minus and plus to scroll through available sounds and fill all 12 paeds.
3. 3.Repeat for the other groups. The manual suggests Group A for drums, Group B for bass, Group C for melodies, and Group D for loops and samples.

Record a beat

1. 1.Press manus to return to main mode.
2. 2.Tap codex (record) then fabula (play) for a four-beat count-in, then hit the paeds to record your beat.
3. 3.Press fabula to stop, or codex to keep playing but stop recording.
4. 4.Press altero and manus to committo, saving your patterns as a scene before building on them.

Add effects and build your song

1. 1.Press claves (keys mode) to play sounds across the paeds like a keyboard for basslines and melodies.
2. 2.Press pocus to browse effects, then hold pocus and press paeds for punch-in effects during performance.
3. 3.Hold altero and press demus to enter sample mode and record your own sounds using the built-in mic or line input.