6. THE USER INTERFACE
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6. THE USER INTERFACE
The LCD screen shows all the information needed for real-time interaction and editing on the Analog Rytm.
The eight
DATA ENTRY
knob parameters shown will vary depending on the given situation. The main inter-
face screen is shown below:
1. Bar showing the main volume setting of the active track. Turn
LEVEL
knob to change.
2. The current tempo shown with one decimal.
3. The playback/recording status of the sequencer shown with the standard “record”, “play”, “pause” and
“stop” symbols; , , , and . To the right is a counter displaying how many bars, beats, and steps the
sequencer has played.
4. Shows the current PARAMETER page name.
5. Eight track parameters. They show what the
DATA ENTRY
knobs control and their current parameter
values. Press and turn a knob to adjust its parameter in larger increments.
6. The active pattern.
7. The active kit. When turning a
DATA ENTRY
knob, the full name of the parameter is shown here. When
the active track is changed, the name of the track Sound is briefly shown.
6.1 SCREEN NAVIGATION
When entering a menu or sub-menu, navigation is done using the
[ARROW]
keys
[UP]
,
[DOWN]
,
[LEFT]
or
[RIGHT]
. The
LEVEL
knob can be used to quickly scroll through menus and lists.
[YES/SAVE]
is used to affirm, select, enter sub-menus and tick/untick boxes.
[NO/RELOAD]
is used to negate, deselect or go back one or more steps.
When on a menu or sub-menu the [NO/RELOAD] key can be used to go back, one step at a
time, all the way to the main screen
.
6.2 PARAMETER EDITING
The
DATA ENTRY
knobs are used to change the value of the track parameters. The position of the parame-
ters on the LCD screen correspond to the physical location of the knobs on the front panel.
6.2.1 QUICK PARAMETER EDITING
If the
DATA ENTRY
knob is pressed when it is turned parameters will be adjusted in larger increments.
Quickly sweep through a whole parameter range in this manner.
6.2.2 PARAMETER VALUE JUMP
Pressing
[FUNCTION]
while editing certain parameters will make the parameter values jump to appropri-
ate positions. The time of the Delay, for example, will jump between 16, 32, 64 and 128 and the oscillator
tuning will jump whole octaves.
6.2.3 [FUNCTION] KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS
The standard way to use the
[FUNCTION]
key in combination with other keys, is to press and hold
[FUNCTION]
and then make a short press on the second key in the combination. For some key combina-
tions it is also possible to access a sub-menu by pressing and holding
[FUNCTION]
+ second key for a
second.
