Electron Analog Keys, Getting Started Manual

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LEDs and trigless locks are indicated by half-bright 

<TRIG>

 LEDs. 

GRID RECORDING MODE

GRID RECORDING

 is a method of composing where trigs are added by using the 

[TRIG]

 keys.

1 

Enter 

GRID RECORDING

 mode by pressing the 

[REC]

 key. A lit red 

<REC>

 LED indicates 

GRID RECORDING 

mode is 

active. 

2 

Select the track to which you want to add trigs by pressing the relevant 

[TRACK]

 button.

3 

Place note trigs on the sequencer by pressing the 

[TRIG] 

keys. To add note values to trigs, press and hold a 

[TRIG] 

key while pressing a key on the 

KEYBOARD

. To add a trigless lock, press 

[FUNCTION] 

and 

[TRIG]

. To shift all trigs 

a whole step left or right, press and hold 

[function]

, then press 

[arrow]

 key left or right.

4 

Press 

[PLAY] 

to listen to the sequence.

LIVE RECORDING MODE

LIVE RECORDING 

mode is the second method of adding trigs to the tracks. In this recording mode, the 

KEYBOARD

can 

be played in real time to input trigs to the tracks. It is also possible to enter parameter locks in real time.

1 

Hold 

[RECORD]

 while pressing 

[PLAY] 

to enter 

LIVE RECORDING 

mode. The sequencer will start to play and the 

<RECORD>

 LED will start to flash. 

2 

Enter trigs to the active track in real time by pressing the keys on the 

KEYBOARD

.

3 

Press 

[PLAY]

 to exit 

LIVE RECORDING 

mode while keeping the sequencer playing. If 

LIVE RECORDING 

mode is active 

and 

[REC] 

is pressed, 

GRID RECORDING 

mode will be entered.

4 

Press 

[STOP]

 to stop both the recording and the playback of the sequencer.

SEQUENCER FEATURES

PARAMETER LOCKS

Parameter locks is a powerful feature that allows trigs to have their own unique parameter values. All note trigs of a 

synth track could for example have different pitch or filter settings. Parameter locks can be applied to all types of tracks.

1 

In 

GRID RECORDING 

mode, press and hold the 

[TRIG]

 key of a trig to apply parameter locks.

2 

Adjust the parameters you want to lock using the 

DATA ENTRY

knobs. The graphics in LCD will become inverted for 

the locked parameter and the locked parameter value will be displayed. The 

<TRIG>

LED 

of the locked trig will begin 

to flash rapidly, indicating the trig now contains a parameter lock.

3 

Remove a single parameter lock by holding 

[TRIG]

 + pressing the 

DATA ENTRY

knob of the locked parameter. By 

removing a note trig and entering it again, all parameter locks will be erased from the trig.

4 

In 

LIVE RECORDING 

mode, turn a 

DATA ENTRY

knob to input parameter locks to the active track. Note trigs will be 

locked accordingly and trigless locks containing the locks will be placed on the sequencer steps not containing note trigs.

TRACK TRANSPOSE

Tracks can be transposed in real time. The tracks that will be affected by this functionality are set in the 

NOTE SETUP

menu, which is accessed by pressing 

[FUNCTION]

 + 

[NOTE]

. The 

TRK TRANSPOSABLE 

setting in this menu needs to be 

activated for the track to be affected by the transpositions.

To transpose, press and hold 

[TRANSPOSE]

 + a 

KEYBOARD

 key. Select a different octave range to transpose to by press-

ing 

[OCTAVE UP]

 or 

[OCTAVE DOWN]

.

If 

[FUNCTION]

 + 

[TRANSPOSE]

 are pressed, the transpose lock functionality will be activated. Transpose lock is indicated 

by a full-bright 

<TRANSPOSE> 

LED. When this function is activated, the 

[TRANSPOSE] 

key will act as if constantly pressed, 

enabling one-handed transpositions when pressing the 

KEYBOARD

 keys.

MULTI MAP

Multi map allows custom mapped keyboards splits, pattern trigging per key, Sound trig per key, MIDI trig of external 

synths, and more. In the Multi map mode, for example, full analog drum kits, bass lines, and lead sounds can be played 

simultaneously. Ideal for performances and live improvisations. The internal multi map trigs can also be recorded in the 

sequencer. To activate the default multi map of the 

KEYBOARD

, press the 

[MULTI MAP]

 key. To deactivate, press again. 

A red LED above the button indicates if the multi map is activated (full bright) or deactivated (off).