Elektron Analog Rytm, Manual

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Page 2: ...uipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help European Union regulation compliance statement This product has been tested to comply with the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EC The product meets th...

Page 3: ...2 Use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 13 Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when it is not used for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service technicians Servicing is required when the unit has been damaged in any way liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the unit the unit has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate norm...

Page 4: ... 14 5 2 6 SONGS 15 5 2 7 GLOBALS 15 5 3 ABOUT THE TRACKS 15 5 3 1 THE DRUM TRACKS 15 5 3 2 THE FX TRACK 15 5 3 3 EDITING THE TRACKS 15 6 THE USER INTERFACE 16 6 1 SCREEN NAVIGATION 16 6 2 PARAMETER EDITING 16 6 2 1 QUICK PARAMETER EDITING 16 6 2 2 PARAMETER VALUE JUMP 16 6 2 3 FUNCTION KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS 16 6 3 QUICK SCROLLING 17 6 4 COPY CLEAR AND PASTE 17 6 5 THE NAMING SCREEN 17 6 5 1 POP U...

Page 5: ...AGER 32 10 6 PLAYING A SOUND 34 10 7 EDITING A SOUND 34 10 8 SELECTING A SAMPLE 35 10 9 EDITING THE FX 35 11 THE SEQUENCER 37 11 1 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS 37 11 1 1 SELECTING A PATTERN 37 11 1 2 PATTERN CONTROL 37 11 1 3 TEMPO 38 11 2 PATTERN MODES 38 11 3 EDITING A PATTERN 38 11 3 1 TRIG TYPES 38 11 3 2 GRID RECORDING MODE 38 11 3 3 LIVE RECORDING MODE 39 11 4 RETRIG MENU 39 11 5 TRACK MENU 40 1...

Page 6: ... 13 5 MIDI CONFIG 53 13 5 1 MIDI SYNC 54 13 5 2 MIDI PORT CONFIG 54 13 5 3 MIDI CHANNELS 55 13 6 TRACK ROUTING 56 13 7 SYSEX DUMP 56 13 7 1 SYSEX SEND 56 13 7 2 SYSEX RECEIVE 57 13 8 SYSTEM 58 13 8 1 USB CONFIG 58 13 8 2 OS UPGRADE 58 13 8 3 FORMAT DRIVE 58 13 8 4 CALIBRATION 59 13 8 5 VERIFY FACTORY SAMPLES 59 14 EARLY STARTUP MENU 60 14 1 TEST MODE 60 14 2 EMPTY RESET 60 14 3 FACTORY RESET 60 14...

Page 7: ... APPENDIX C MIDI 77 C 1 GENERAL TRIG PARAMETERS 77 C 2 GENERAL KIT PARAMETERS 77 C 3 PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS 77 C 4 GENERAL SYNTH PARAMETERS 77 C 5 LFO PARAMETERS 79 C 6 FX PARAMETERS 79 C 7 MACHINE PARAMETERS 80 APPENDIX D MACHINES 86 D 1 ALL 86 D 2 BASS DRUM 87 D 3 SNARE DRUM 89 D 4 RIMSHOT 90 D 5 HAND CLAP 91 D 6 BASS TOM 91 D 7 LOW MID HIGH TOM 91 D 8 CLOSED HIHAT 92 D 9 OPEN HIHAT 93 D 10 CYMB...

Page 8: ...e written in upper case letters The OSC 1 menu is an example of that Parameter names and certain menu options where settings can be made or actions performed are written in bold upper case letters For example VOL Upper case letters are used for parameter setting alternatives for example OFF and certain menu settings like LEGATO Messages visible on the screen are written in upper case letters with ...

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Page 10: ...s depending on which mode is active and what each pad is set to do First of all they are designed to play the track Sounds Each drum track has a dedicated pad see the complete map on page 21 PADS will exhibit a variety of colors 8 LEVEL sets the overall volume level of the active track Also used for setting parameters and scrolling through lists 9 TEMPO opens the TEMPO menu FUNCTION TEMPO makes it...

Page 11: ...secondary function is a copy operation 23 BANK GROUP LED indicates if bank group A D or E H will be accessed by the BANK keys 24 BANK D H accesses pattern selection for either bank D or H The secondary function is SLIDE 25 BANK C G accesses pattern selection for either bank C or G The secondary function is SWING 26 BANK B F accesses pattern selection for either bank B or F The secondary function i...

Page 12: ... stereo sound from an external source 9 Main Out L R Use either 1 4 mono phone plug unbalanced connection or 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve phone plug balanced connection 10 Headphones Out Connect standard headphones with 1 4 stereo phone plug 3 3 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE ANALOG RYTM Make sure you place the Analog Rytm on a stable support such as a sturdy table with sufficient cable space or mount on a ra...

Page 13: ... INDIVIDUALOUTPUT 4 1 VOICE CIRCUITS There are eight analog voice circuits All voices have an identical sample playback engine overdrive circuit and multimode filter The percussion sound generators are not identical Each is designed to generate a specific class of analog drum sounds 4 2 MACHINES There are several MACHINES available for each voice circuit A MACHINE is a set of synthesis parameters ...

Page 14: ... track parameter settings When editing a track changes made to the parameter settings will be stored in the active kit Each project of the Analog Rytm contains 128 individual kits A pattern always links to one of the kits Read more in the section 10 KITS AND SOUNDS on page 27 5 2 3 SOUNDS A Sound consists of the parameter settings found in the PARAMETER pages called SYNTH SAMPLE FILTER AMP and LFO...

Page 15: ...d sampled sounds to distort and filter them and apply a dedicated LFO each 5 3 2 THE FX TRACK The FX track controls the Analog Rytm send effects DELAY and REVERB as well as the DISTORTION and COMPRESSOR master effects One LFO is also available for this track To select the FX track for editing press the FX key 5 3 3 EDITING THE TRACKS The five PARAMETER keys open parameter pages that are used for e...

Page 16: ...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 val...

Page 17: ...n these commands are applicable 6 5 THE NAMING SCREEN The naming method is identical for the various naming situations that appear when kits Sounds songs projects et cetera are saved or renamed This screen is also used for text searches The LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys are used to navigate between the characters Turning the LEVEL knob or pressing the UP or DOWN arrow keys cycles between the character...

Page 18: ...h the convenient Machine State Total Recall functionality You need an Analog Rytm a USB cable a computer running Overbridge and a DAW If you want to hook up multiple machines to a computer you must use a USB hub We suggest the Elektron Overhub tailored for Overbridge use It is Multi TT hub and thereby also supports older Elektron machines Overbridge is available for download on the Elektron websit...

Page 19: ...pads into instant sound shifters Similar to a performance macro several parameters from any track can be changed by pressing a single pad A scene is a fixed set of parameter values ready to be activated or deactivated shown with dim blue PADS Try out the preset scenes by following the instructions below The active scene is shown with a bright blue color pad 1 Make sure a pattern is playing 2 Press...

Page 20: ...dge the tempo 10 up or down Release to revert the BPM to its original setting To change the overall BPM setting open the TEMPO screen by pressing the TEMPO key Use the LEVEL knob to change tempo in integer steps Pressing the knob while turning it changes the tempo eight steps at a time The ARROW keys UP or DOWN change the tempo in fractional steps 7 1 6 SETTING PARAMETERS Each drum track has five ...

Page 21: ...t 10 OH Open Hihat 11 CY Cymbal 12 CB Cow Bell MACHINES 1 HARD CLASSIC FM PLASTIC SILKY SHARP 2 HARD CLASSIC FM NATURAL 3 HARD CLASSIC 4 CLASSIC 5 CLASSIC 6 CLASSIC 7 CLASSIC 8 CLASSIC 9 BASIC CLASSIC METALLIC 10 CLASSIC METALLIC 11 CLASSIC METALLIC RIDE 12 CLASSIC METALLIC GENERAL MACHINES NOISE IMPULSE Play the track Sounds of the active kit using the PADS 8 individual track Sounds can be voiced...

Page 22: ...leaving the other hand free to tweak sounds With all mode and track keys near each other one handed track muting chromatic play scene change and performance macro deployment is possible As is one handed retrigging tempo tapping pattern mode change and pattern selection 8 5 KEY BEHAVIOR As a group the track selection keys TRACK any of the PADS and the FX key have radio button functionality i e when...

Page 23: ...ottom to top Twelve pads in succession make up one octave The range spans four octaves middle 1 up and 2 down The middle octave has sky blue color PADS the two below are of violet and dark blue color in that order and the one above is yellow Reach higher or lower octaves one row at a time by pressing ARROW keys UP or DOWN respec tively The Synth part the Sample part or both at once of any Sound ma...

Page 24: ...8 ANALOG RYTM CONTROLS 24 To exit PERFORMANCE mode press PERF key again PERFORMANCE mode settings are stored as part of a kit See 7 1 1 PERFORMANCE MODE on page 19 to find out more about this mode ...

Page 25: ...ts when the Analog Rytm is switched off only the settings of the active kit are preserved If for example the kit linked to pattern 1 is edited kit A another pattern is selected and its kit edited kit B and then the power is turned off only the changes to kit B the most recent active kit will be remembered We highly recommend that you specifically save the kits you have been working on manually usi...

Page 26: ...oject to the selected slot TOGGLE toggles write protection on or off Write protected projects can not be overwritten renamed or erased A write protected project is shown with a lock symbol INIT NEW initializes an empty file slot with a clean project This operation is only available for empty project slots Multiple projects can be selected and deselected by highlighting them and pressing YES SAVE T...

Page 27: ...is already linked to anoth er pattern we recommend that you save and rename the kit the first thing you do see below Unless of course you intend kit changes to affect multiple patterns 10 1 THE DRIVE SOUND LIBRARY AND THE SOUND POOL Sounds can be loaded to a kit from either the Drive Sound library or the Sound pool of the active project The Drive Sound library has the capacity of 4096 Sounds avail...

Page 28: ...PADS of a green color send to main Unlit PADS do not ROUTE TO MAIN highlight this option to customize which of the 12 tracks will send to the master effects Distortion and Compressor and main output Use the PADS to activate deactivate send from the track of each corresponding pad PADS of a green color send to main Unlit PADS do not Note that each track will still send to its individual output ROUT...

Page 29: ...l bright red If a scene contains FX track parameter locks the FX track red LED will flicker while editing the scene When the scene pad is pressed during edit parameter locks are shown with inverted graphics and their fixed values provided the particular track and the particular parameter page where the locked parameter is located is active are also shown A total of 48 different parameters may be l...

Page 30: ... from which parameter locks are currently set will glow full bright red and flicker If a macro contains FX track parameter locks the FX track red LED will flicker while editing When a pad containing a performance macro is pressed during edit parameter locks are shown with inverted graph ics and their modulation depth values provided the particular track and the particular parameter page where the ...

Page 31: ... or the Sound pool Only the Sounds that can be loaded to the active track will be shown For example if the CH track is active only the Sounds using the MACHINES available for the CH and OH track will be visible If you wish to browse various Bass Drum Sounds for instance first make sure the BD is the active track by pressing TRACK the first PADS key Scroll the list by turning the LEVEL knob or by p...

Page 32: ...ess the SOUND OPERATIONS menu The available operations will affect the highlighted Sound Press YES SAVE to apply the commands to the selected Sound Press NO RE LOAD or the LEFT arrow key to exit the menu LOAD TO TRACK loads the selected Sound to the active track and makes it a part of the active kit COPY TO Copies the selected sounds to one of the following POOL copies the selected Sounds to the f...

Page 33: ...active track will be shown To swiftly change MACHINE use the short cut command by quickly pressing the first PARAMETER key SYNTH twice To find out more about MACHINES see APPENDIX D MACHINES on page 86 CHROMATIC sets which parts of the Sound CHROMATIC mode as well as the trig page NOT param eter will affect OFF means the pitch will not be affected at all SYNTH affects the pitch of the Synth part o...

Page 34: ...ND Activate one of the drum tracks for editing by pressing TRACK one of the PADS The information bar on the LCD screen showing which kit is loaded will briefly change to show the name of the drum track Sound When editing the MACHINE Sound and sample settings of the track can be changed and any changes made will be stored as part of the active kit Adjust the overall volume level of the active drum ...

Page 35: ... To select an outlined sample press YES SAVE Press DATA ENTRY knob D or NO RELOAD to exit the list without selecting a sample Sample selection may also be accessed by quickly pressing the second PARAMETER key SAMPLE twice 10 9 EDITING THE FX Select the FX track for editing by pressing the FX key The FX track controls Analog Rytm internal send effects Delay and Reverb and master effects Distortion ...

Page 36: ...y save the active kit with its name unchanged You are advised not to use the effects too liberally when shaping a basic Sound Rather add FX to taste at choice parts of the composition trigged on and off as part of a pre programmed sequencer pattern or as SCENE and PERFORMANCE macros ready to be unleashed live Set the master return level of the Delay and Reverb outputs on the FX track with the LEVE...

Page 37: ...will start flashing on the LCD screen to draw attention to the fact that the kit is not yet decisively linked to the new pattern Load another kit if you wish at this point When you start editing the pattern or save the kit the kit will be linked to the pattern and the kit number will stop flash ing on the LCD screen When a pattern is playing and a new pattern is selected the new pattern position w...

Page 38: ...ode is shown with a green PATTERN MODE LED SEQUENTIAL will change patterns after the pattern currently playing reaches its end This mode is the default mode It is shown with an unlit PATTERN MODE LED 11 3 EDITING A PATTERN Analog Rytm offers two main modes of input when editing or creating a pattern GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode In these modes two types of trigs can be entered note t...

Page 39: ...ity and duration of the key presses will affect the values of the note trigs Also the pitch value of the note trig if CHROMATIC mode is active will be recorded Any changes to the PARAMETER page settings using the DATA ENTRY knobs will be recorded on the sequencer as parameter locks In order to activate or deactivate quantization of the LIVE RECORDING press RECORD then dou ble press PLAY Repeat the...

Page 40: ...g velocity curve using DATA ENTRY knob D The velocity curve of the retrig is set using DATA ENTRY knob H The knob works in a bipolar fashion spanning the range 128 to 127 Negative velocity values fade out the retrig to the set amount positive values fade it in The retrig settings in this menu can also be accessed from the RETRIG menu However retrig settings placed on a specific trig on the sequenc...

Page 41: ...ccess the menu Change settings using the DATA ENTRY knobs These general settings affect note trigs placed on the sequencer On any step of the pattern trigs may be locked to other settings by first pressing and hold ing a TRIG key then changing the settings Note that the TRIG settings are stored along with the active pattern not to the active kit NOT sets the pitch of the note when trigged ranging ...

Page 42: ... can be changed on this screen Two modes exist in the SCALE menu In NORMAL mode all tracks share the same length In ADVANCED mode each track can have different lengths Access the SCALE SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION PAGE Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to select between the available settings Use the UP and DOWN keys to adjust the different settings and to select between the two modes 11 9 1 NO...

Page 43: ...e pattern will behave like a pattern consisting of 64 steps in terms of cueing and chaining MASTER SCALE is the rightmost setting It sets the general time signature of the pattern If INF is selected the active pattern will play infinitely making it impossible to change to another pattern when SEQUENTIAL pattern play mode is used Press FUNCTION UP DOWN to set the MASTER LENGTH in increments of 16 1...

Page 44: ...IG page there is a parameter called TRC Trig Condition with which a set of conditional rules can be applied to any trig using a parameter lock Each setting is a logical condition which will deter mine whether or not the sequencer note will be triggered The sequencer needs to be in Fill Mode to activate the parameter locks called FILL see below Fill Mode is activated for one pattern cycle by pressi...

Page 45: ...r step as the note trig trigless lock Press a note trig trigless lock to quickly see if a trig mute trig is placed on the same sequencer step as the trig If that is the case the BANK A E LED will light up Trig mutes are good for experimenting with the feel of tracks when playing live The last eight steps of a bass line track could for example be muted to build suspense 11 10 5 ACCENT Adding accent...

Page 46: ...ied pasted and cleared The active pattern can be copied to either another location in the same bank or to a location in anoth er bank To perform a pattern copy operation GRID RECORDING mode must be inactivated Copy the pattern by pressing FUNCTION REC Select another pattern and paste the copied pattern to this location by pressing FUNCTION STOP The operation can be undone by pressing FUNCTION STOP...

Page 47: ...ssion of live tweaking that might not turn out the way you want To quick save a song press YES SAVE PERF The command is the same as the SAVE command found in the SONG menu covered on page 49 To quick reload a kit press NO RELOAD FX This command is the same as the RELOAD KIT command found in the KIT menu covered on page 20 This is useful live after a kit has been subject to improvised changes To qu...

Page 48: ...ighlighted pattern will be replaced When activating CHAIN mode the patterns in the chain will be played in sequence The chain will be looped once the final pattern of the chain has played To create chains in quick mode press BANK X X and then press the TRIG keys in the same order as you want the chained patterns to play and keep the previous trig key pressed while you press the next one the one af...

Page 49: ...RROW keys to move the song cursor so the pattern assigned to the row becomes highlighted and then press a BANK X X key a TRIG key In general the pattern assigning procedure is the same as when selecting a pattern covered in the section 11 1 1 SELECTING A PATTERN on page 37 To add a chain to a song row select a song row and press the RIGHT arrow key The song cursor will move from the pattern positi...

Page 50: ...is feature is intended to help show that there are active song mutes in one of the patterns Additionally whenever a pattern containing song mutes is selected and MUTE mode is active the PADS sporting programmed mutes will exhibit a dim green color unless the song muted tracks are already muted in regular MUTE mode in which case the PADS will simply be unlit Even outside of SONG EDIT song mutes may...

Page 51: ...sing the ARROW keys and press YES SAVE To exit a direc tory select the item labeled at the very top of the screen and press YES SAVE Do this repeatedly to return to the top of the directory hierarchy To discern directories from sample files all directories including the directory exit row are labeled with a D at the very end of the row When browsing a directory in the Drive a sample assigned to on...

Page 52: ...itched on Open the Elektron C6 utility software on the computer Drag and drop the samples to the main C6 window Click on the samples you want to transfer with the mouse pointer to highlight them Click on the Send icon to send the selected samples to the designated destination directory the default directory if no other is set is called INCOMING in the Drive storage of the Analog Rytm The time of t...

Page 53: ...nd or OUTPUT TO settings on the MIDI PORT CONFIG menu see below MIDI data transfers will limit the USB speed When sending or receiving large chunks of data make sure you use only the USB setting 13 3 GLOBAL SLOT Selects which of the four Global slots to use Select the active slot by using the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys Press YES SAVE to confirm the selection All changes made to a Global slot are automa...

Page 54: ...eys TURBO SPEED press YES SAVE to start the turbo speed negotiation Speed is chosen automatically Please note that you must use a MIDI interface that supports the Turbo MIDI protocol OUT PORT FUNCTIONALITY selects what type of signal the MIDI OUT port will send MIDI makes it possible for the port to send out MIDI data DIN 24 will make the port send DIN 24 sync pulses No MIDI data can be sent on th...

Page 55: ...DI data or not When set to INT no MIDI data will be sent When set to INT EXT MIDI will be sent internally as well as externally When set to EXT MIDI will only be sent externally RECEIVE NOTES will when active make it possible to play Analog Rytm using an external MIDI key board RECEIVE CC NRPN will when active make it possible to control Analog Rytm parameters from an external MIDI device sending ...

Page 56: ...nding receiving device If the Analog Rytm sends or receives SysEx data through the MIDI ports use the Elektron TM 1 USB MIDI interface for up to 10x transfer speeds If the external device is a computer we recommend using our free SysEx utility C6 which can be downloaded from the Elektron website 13 7 1 SYSEX SEND Here kits Sounds patterns songs and global slots can be sent to an external device vi...

Page 57: ...lumn Press the RIGHT arrow key to access this column Use the UP DOWN keys or the LEVEL knob to select what will be received Press YES SAVE to initiate the SysEx receive procedure Analog Rytm will start listening to incoming data Press NO RELOAD to stop listening ANYTHING will listen to and receive any viable SysEx data sent KIT will exclusively listen to and receive kit data ACTIVE KIT will when r...

Page 58: ...alog Rytm Please note that the Analog Rytm will not appear as an icon on your computer desktop On your computer download the OS syx file open the C6 software Click Configure and select Elek tron Analog Rytm for MIDI In as well as MIDI Out Drag the syx file to the C6 main window then highlight it by pointing and clicking on it with the mouse pointer Point and click on the send button in the top lef...

Page 59: ...es quite a while to complete Please note that during calibration there will be loud and unpleasant sounds on the individual outs Disconnect these during calibration Analog Rytm is factory calibrated It should not be re calibrated unless specifically stated by Elektron Support or if prompted by the machine Before calibrating it is important that the unit has been turned on for at least two hours to...

Page 60: ...set patterns kits Sounds and settings Sound bank A will be overwritten with the factory Sounds If you wish to keep the active project remember to save it to a Drive project slot higher than 1 before you perform a factory reset To perform a factory reset press the third TRIG key 14 4 OS UPGRADE Initiate the OS upgrade by pressing the fourth TRIG key Analog Rytm will enter a waiting stage listening ...

Page 61: ...then in a second cycle with fully lit LEDs writing the new OS Please note that this takes a little while When this process is finished the OS is updated and the unit restarts When you send the OS syx file use our free SysEx utility C6 It can be downloaded from the Elektron website If the Analog Rytm receives the OS upgrade through the MIDI ports use the Elektron TM 1 USB MIDI interface for up to 1...

Page 62: ...tm outputs to the mixer using standard phone cables 4 Connect the MIDI Out of the Analog Rytm to the SYNC IN of the bass machine using a DIN connector 5 On the MIDI PORT CONFIGURATION menu in the GLOBAL menu of the Analog Rytm use the setting DIN24 on the OUT PORT FUNCTIONALITY selector 6 Prepare a rhythm on the Analog Rytm 15 2 ANALOG RYTM WITH OTHER ELEKTRON GEAR Trk 1 Master Volume Level Tempo ...

Page 63: ...e the setting MIDI or MIDI USB for the input port 5 Use the internal effects of the Analog Keys on the incoming signal from the Analog Rytm Make a perfor mance macro on the Analog Keys controlling the desired FX parameters 15 3 ANALOG RYTM WITH A STEREOPHONIC DRUM MACHINE MAINOUTTOMIXER MONOTOSTEREOSPLITPHONE DINSYNC24 Use the Analog Rytm compressor when you incorporate sounds from external instru...

Page 64: ...S 64 5 Start the rhythm on the drum machine and access the COMPRESSOR of the Analog Rytm by pressing the FX key then the fourth PARAMETER key Set the parameters according to taste 6 Prepare a rhythm on the Analog Rytm ...

Page 65: ...G YES SAVE FX will save Kit NO RELOAD FX will reload Kit YES SAVE MUTE will save Sound NO RELOAD MUTE will reload Sound YES SAVE SCENE will save Pattern NO RELOAD SCENE will reload Pattern YES SAVE CHROMATIC will save Track NO RELOAD CHROMATIC will reload Track YES SAVE PERF will save Song NO RELOAD PERF will reload Song MENU ACCESS FUNCTION TRACK to open the GLOBAL menu FUNCTION FX to open the KI...

Page 66: ...ove all trigs a whole step left or right TRIG LEFT RIGHT to nudge a single trig a fractional step left or right TRIG UP DOWN to activate RETRIG and set retrig rate while in GRID RECORDING mode CHAIN EDITING FUNCTION CHAIN to create new scratch pad row CHAIN LEFT RIGHT to move chain cursor CHAIN NO RELOAD to remove Pattern from the chain before cursor or selected BANK X X TRIG to enter a new Patter...

Page 67: ...ngs per project 128 Sounds per project 4096 sounds Drive Sound library 127 user samples per project 1 GB sample memory capacity MASTER EFFECTS Analog Stereo Distortion Analog Stereo Compressor SEND EFFECTS Delay Reverb 8 x DRUM VOICE Fully analog signal path 1 x analog percussion sound generator 1 analog overdrive circuit 1 2 pole analog multi mode filter 1 analog stereo VCA 1 filter envelope 1 am...

Page 68: ... pads 122x32 pixel backlit LCD screen MIDI In Out Thru with DIN Sync out 2 x 1 4 impedance balanced audio out jacks 1 x 1 4 stereo audio in jack 1 x 1 4 stereo headphone jack 4 x 1 4 TRS paired individual track output jacks 48 kHz 24 bit D A and A D converters Flash EEPROM upgradable operating system Electrically isolated multi functional USB 2 0 port PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Sturdy steel casing Di...

Page 69: ...ACTORY DEFAULT SOUND DESIGN Linus Andersson Ufuk Demir Thomas Ekelund Per Engström Antony Klaeboe Filip Leyman Andreas Lundin Jimmy Myhrman Jon Mårtensson Olle Petersson Johan Reivén Cenk Sayinli Charlie Storm Daniel Troberg DOCUMENTATION Ufuk Demir Thomas Ekelund Jon Mårtensson Daniel Sterner Erik Ångman 18 2 CONTACT INFORMATION ELEKTRON WEBSITE http www elektron se OFFICE ADDRESS Elektron Music ...

Page 70: ...t order produce sounds with increasing amounts of overtone content 0 1 or 2 HLD Hold sets the length of the hold phase before the decay phase kicks in Low values correspond to short hold time high values correspond to longer hold time Use to shape the body of the drum sound 0 127 TIC Tick Level sets the level of the transient tick sound Use together with SNP to shape the composite transient sound ...

Page 71: ...ope 0 127 REL Release sets the length of the release phase of the filter envelope 0 127 FRQ Frequency sets the cutoff frequency of the multimode filter 0 127 RES Resonance sets the resonance behavior of the filter Resonance introduces a peak in the spec trum at the cutoff frequency With the Bandstop filter type there is a notch instead of a peak The notch will be at its widest at the lowest Resona...

Page 72: ...kes it possible to fade in fade out the LFO modulation The knob is bipolar Positive values give a fade out negative values give a fade in A mid position 0 will result in no fade in fade out 64 63 DST Destination selects the destination for the LFO A list will appear when you turn the knob Choose a parameter from any of the parameter pages Turn the knob clockwise to go down the list counter clockwi...

Page 73: ...ttings infinite and or swelling delays are possible to achieve Please be aware that high feedback can lead to a very loud signal and that the DOV parameter on the DISTORTION page can further increase the harshness of the feedback 1 198 HPF HP Filter sets the cutoff frequency of the delay highpass filter 0 127 LPF LP Filter sets the cutoff frequency of the delay lowpass filter 0 127 REV Reverb Send...

Page 74: ...sts or the troughs of the wave 64 63 DOV Delay Overdrive sets the overdrive of the Delay effect for a warm dynamic distortion of the signal Set this in conjunction with the FDB parameter on the DELAY page to produce anything from a tinge of shear to a very aggressive four pound barrage of overtones 0 127 DEL Delay Dist Comp sets the Delay effect to return before 0 or after 1 the signal is subject ...

Page 75: ...traight beats try settings of 8 16 or 32 The knob is bi polar The LFO cycle can be played backward by using negative values 64 63 MUL Multiplier multiplies the SPD parameter by the set factor x multiplies the current tempo dot syncs the LFO to 120 BPM regardless of the tempo 24 settings 12 tempo synced 12 free FAD Fade In Out makes it possible to fade in fade out the LFO modulation The knob is bip...

Page 76: ...of the LFO modulation Both negative inverted and positive modulation depth is possible Positive values start the oscillation toward the crest phase of the wave Negative values start toward the trough phase of the wave A dead center setting 0 equals no modulation depth at all 128 127 ...

Page 77: ...meter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Performance Parameter 1 35 0 0 Performance Parameter 2 36 0 1 Performance Parameter 3 37 0 2 Performance Parameter 4 39 0 3 Performance Parameter 5 40 0 4 Performance Parameter 6 41 0 5 Performance Parameter 7 42 0 6 Performance Parameter 8 43 0 7 Performance Parameter 9 44 0 8 Performance Parameter 10 45 0 9 Performance Parameter 11 46 0 10 Performance Parame...

Page 78: ...11 Sample Start 28 1 12 Sample End 29 1 13 Sample Loop 30 1 14 Sample Level 31 1 15 FILTER Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Filter Attack Time 70 1 16 Filter Decay Time 71 1 17 Filter Sustain Level 72 1 18 Filter Release Time 73 1 19 Filter Frequency 74 1 20 Filter Resonance 75 1 21 Filter Mode 76 1 22 Filter Env Depth 77 1 23 AMP Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Amp Attack Time ...

Page 79: ... 2 0 Delay Pingpong 17 2 1 Delay Stereo Width 18 2 2 Delay Feedback 19 2 3 Delay Highpass Filter 20 2 4 Delay Lowpass Filter 21 2 5 Delay Reverb Send 22 2 6 Delay Mix Volume 23 2 7 REVERB Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Reverb Predelay 24 2 8 Reverb Decay Time 25 2 9 Reverb Shelving Freq 26 2 10 Reverb Shelving Gain 27 2 11 Reverb Highpass Filter 28 2 12 Reverb Lowpass Filter 29 2 13 Rev...

Page 80: ...TH parameters per MACHINE type BD PLASTIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay Time 18 1 2 Sweep Depth 19 1 3 Sweep Time 20 1 4 Hold Time 21 1 5 VCO Click 22 1 6 Dust Level 23 1 7 BD SHARP Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Sweep Depth 19 1 3 Sweep Time 20 1 4 Hold Time 21 1 5 Tick Level 22 1 6 Waveform 23 1 7 BD HARD...

Page 81: ... Decay 18 1 2 FM Amount 19 1 3 Sweep Time 20 1 4 FM Sweep Time 21 1 5 FM Decay Time 22 1 6 FM Tune 23 1 7 BD SILKY Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Sweep Depth 19 1 3 Sweep Time 20 1 4 Hold 21 1 5 VCO Click 22 1 6 Dust Level 23 1 7 SD NATURAL Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Body Decay 18 1 2 Noise Decay 19 1 3 Noise ...

Page 82: ...une 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Detune 19 1 3 Snap Amount 20 1 4 Noise Decay 21 1 5 Noise Level 22 1 6 Osc Balance 23 1 7 SD FM Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 FM Tune 19 1 3 FM Decay Time 20 1 4 Noise Decay 21 1 5 Noise Level 22 1 6 FM Amount 23 1 7 RS HARD Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Sweep Depth 19 1 3 Ti...

Page 83: ... Level 16 1 0 Noise Tone 17 1 1 Noise Decay 18 1 2 Clap Number 19 1 3 Clap Rate 20 1 4 Noise Level 21 1 5 Random Claps 22 1 6 Clap Decay 23 1 7 BT CLASSIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Noise Level 20 1 4 Snap Type 21 1 5 LT MT HT CLASSIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Sweep Depth 19 1 3 Sweep Time 20...

Page 84: ...CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Color 19 1 3 OH METALLIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay Time 18 1 2 HH BASIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay Time 18 1 2 Tone 19 1 3 Transient Decay 20 1 4 Osc Reset 21 1 5 CY METALLIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 De...

Page 85: ...Component 1 21 1 5 Component 2 22 1 6 Component 3 23 1 7 CB CLASSIC METALLIC Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 Tune 17 1 1 Decay Time 18 1 2 Detune 19 1 3 NOISE Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Level 16 1 0 LP Frequency 17 1 1 Decay 18 1 2 Sweep Depth 19 1 3 Sweep Time 20 1 4 LP Resonance 21 1 5 HP Frequency 22 1 6 Attack 23 1 7 IMPULSE Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MS...

Page 86: ...PQ LP Resonance sets the amount of resonance around the cutoff frequency of the LP Filter Zero value quenches resonance altogether 0 127 ATK Attack sets the length of the attack phase 0 127 DEC Decay sets the length of the decay phase 0 INF HPF HP Filter sets the highpass filter cutoff frequency 0 127 SWD Sweep Depth sets the depth of the LP Filter sweep Negative as well as positive sweeps are pos...

Page 87: ...the decay phase 0 127 WAV Waveform sets the oscillator waveform to sine asymmetric sine or triangle 0 127 HLD Hold Time sets the hold time the time before the decay phase starts 0 127 TRA Transient sets the tick or noise transient sound and its level 0 127 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 BDFM BASS DRUM FM TUN Tune sets the pitch of the first modulated oscillator 64 63 SWT Sweep Time sets the...

Page 88: ...lator 64 63 SWT Sweep Time sets the pitch sweep time 0 127 SWD Sweep Depth sets the depth of the pitch sweep 0 127 DEC Decay sets the length of the decay phase 0 127 HLD Hold Time sets the length of the hold phase 0 127 TIC Tick Level sets the level of transient tick 0 127 WAV Waveform sets the waveform There are five waveforms to choose from Sine Asymmetric Sine Triangle Sinetooth and Sawtooth an...

Page 89: ...relation to the first 64 63 BAL Osc Balance sets the balance between the levels of oscillator 1 and oscillator 2 64 63 DEC Decay sets the length of the decay phase 0 127 SNP Snap Amount sets the snap transient level 0 127 NOD Noise Decay sets the length of the noise decay phase 0 127 NOL Noise Level sets the noise level 0 127 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 SDFM SNARE DRUM FM TUN Tune sets t...

Page 90: ...the Noise LPF Zero value quenches noise reso nance altogether 0 127 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 The MACHINES below can only be used on the RS and CP tracks D 4 RIMSHOT RSHD RIMSHOT HARD TUN Tune sets the pitch of the oscillators 64 63 SWT Sweep Time sets the pitch sweep time 0 127 SWD Sweep Depth sets the depth of the pitch sweep 0 127 DEC Decay sets the length of the decay phase 0 127 S...

Page 91: ...d claps 0 127 CPD Clap Decay sets the length of the decay phase 0 127 TON Noise Tone sets the pitch of the noise 0 127 NOD Noise Decay sets the length of the decay phase of the noise 0 127 NOL Noise Level sets the noise level 0 127 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 The MACHINE below can be used on the BT track D 6 BASS TOM BTCL BASS TOM CLASSIC TUN Tune sets the pitch of the oscillator 64 63 D...

Page 92: ...rill tone while nega tive values result in a deeper tone 64 63 TRD Transient Decay sets the length of the transient 0 127 DEC Decay sets the length of the hihat sound 0 127 RST Osc Reset activate to reset the oscillators for each triggering of the sound or deactivate to let the oscillators run free 0 1 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 CHCL CLOSED HIHAT CLASSIC TUN Tune sets the pitch of the o...

Page 93: ...nth volume 0 127 The MACHINES below can be used on the CY and CB tracks D 10 CYMBAL CYCL CYMBAL CLASSIC TUN Tune sets the pitch of the interacting oscillators of the cymbal 64 63 TON Tone sets the metallic tone of the cymbal 64 63 DEC Decay sets the length of the decay phase of the cymbal sound 0 127 COL Noise Color sets the timbral color of the cymbal 64 63 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 C...

Page 94: ...ail decay 0 127 C1 C2 C3 Component 1 2 3 sets the level of each component 0 127 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 D 11 COWBELL CBCL COWBELL CLASSIC TUN Tune sets the base pitch of the two oscillators 64 63 DEC Decay sets the length of the decay phase of the cowbell sound 0 127 DET Detune sets the detune offset of the second oscillator 0 127 LEV Level sets the synth volume 0 127 CBMT COWBELL ME...

Page 95: ...1 INTRODUCTION 95 ...

Page 96: ...S 27 Clear kit 28 Editing a sound 34 Kit menu 27 Load kit 27 Playing a sound 34 Save kit 28 Selecting a sample 35 Sound menu 31 L LFO 72 M MACHINES 22 Parameters 86 MIDI 53 Channels 55 MIDI config 53 Port config 54 Sync 54 MIDI CC NRPN 77 MUTE MODE 23 N NAMING SCREEN 17 O OS UPGRADE 58 OVERBRIDGE 18 P PANEL LAYOUT 10 PARAMETER LOCKS 43 PATTERN MODES 38 Direct jump 38 Direct start 38 Sequential 38 ...

Page 97: ...menu 42 Selecting a pattern 37 Sound locks 44 Swing 45 Track menu 40 Trig menu 41 Trig mute 45 SETUP EXAMPLES 62 Analog Rytm with a monophonic bass machine 62 Analog Rytm with other Elektron gear 62 Analog Rytm with stereophonic drum machine 63 SONGS 48 SOUND ARCHITECTURE 13 SOUND BROWSER 31 SOUND LOCKS 44 SOUND MANAGER 32 SOUNDS Clear sound 33 Editing a Sound 34 Playing a Sound 34 Rename Sound 33...

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