ES-1 - - How do I totally wipe the settings?

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3rdness
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ES-1 - - How do I totally wipe the settings?

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I just got a used one.

I want to wipe it clean and start from scratch... is this possible?

thanks a lot!!!
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Post by Dj Pound »

Sadly I think you have to erase everything manually one by one :(

Or you could load an empty smarmedia card bank into the machine and wipe everything clean instantly.

From what Ive read their doesnt seem to be an intialiaze feature.
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is there any way to at least erase all of the settings for a pattern? or do you really have to go in and erase every hit of every part - plus every part setting (pitch/filter) and effect? that's crazy!!!!!
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it wont let me load an empty smart media card...
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Post by plosive »

you can use the es-1 editor to create an empty bank with just samples loaded..
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3rdness wrote:is there any way to at least erase all of the settings for a pattern? or do you really have to go in and erase every hit of every part - plus every part setting (pitch/filter) and effect? that's crazy!!!!!
Yup...one by one. You have to clear each part in a pattern. Unfortunately the ES-1 doesnt have a dedicated "clear pattern" button like the ESX!

But heres a tip, clear each part in a pattern and than save it. Once you've saved it just write that newly blank pattern to another pattern. Voila, now you have two blank patterns without all the extra work :)
Just repeat this process for each pattern until their all blank, and you'll have an empty ES-1 in no time flat.
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Post by cyberheater »

Easy :D

I've uploaded the factory default bank here:-

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VIHGQ7KE

Load that onto a formatted smart media card. Pop it into the ES-1 and then

1. Select global -> shift + 15 [global card]
2. Using the wheel select load -> all
3. Select the default bank [1]
4. Wait for it to load. Should take a minute or 2.

You should now be back at the factory start.
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Post by cyberheater »

er... Actually realised that the guy wants to erase all the data from the machine.

Sorry, can't help there.
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Post by 3rdness »

actually, once i put my own sounds on, the previous owner's patterns sounded quite interesting.

thanks for all the help, especially the tip for copying blank patterns - excellent!
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Post by JVCFORCE »

I know this is an old thread, but I came across the same question. (I found the ES-1's factory preset useless and I wanted to completely wipe out the loaded samples and patterns as well.)

The easiest way to wipe all the patterns and sample banks is get an empty ES1 file. I got it from Yahoo Electribe forum.

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/electribe/

The empty ES1 file can be found in the file section. You have to join the group in order to get it though.
I got Electribe ES mk2 firmware there, and applied it to my ES-1.

Thank you

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Post by minilogger330 »

It is a matter of taking away what the patterns are using to create the factory sounds. Deleting the patterns or songs does not work because samples will remain in each song or pattern that is recorded. Therefore, the only way to record a beat using your own samples is to remove the samples by deleting them all. After the samples are deleted you must then go to make a pattern by using the 16 keys to make your own beat with samples that you make with an input device or a smartmedia card.
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