How do I make a medieval beat?

The EP-1320 is built around a straightforward workflow: load sounds into groups, record or sequence your patterns, then layer them up using the committo function.

Load your sounds

1. 1.Press sonus to enter sound mode.
2. 2.Select Group A and press a paed, then use minus and plus to scroll through available sounds. Drums are stored in samples 1-69.
3. 3.Repeat for Group B (bass, samples 115-127), Group C (melodies), and Group D (loops or your own samples).

Record your beat

1. 1.Press manus to return to main mode.
2. 2.Tap codex then fabula to get a four-beat count-in and start recording. Hit the paeds to lay down your pattern.
3. 3.Press fabula to stop, or press codex to keep playing but stop recording.
4. 4.Press altero and manus to committo and save your scene before moving on.

Build it up

1. 1.Switch to Group B, press claves to play bass sounds across the paeds like a keyboard, then record a bassline the same way.
2. 2.Repeat for Group C to add a melody.
3. 3.Press pocus to add effects like reverb, echo or distortion. Hold pocus and press the paeds for punch-in effects during performance.

If your pattern needs to be longer, hold codex and press plus to extend it.