Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 21)

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM
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THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM
The basic sound generating unit in the Machinedrum is called a machine. Each machine is
designed for generating a specific drum sound such as bass drum, snare or claves. How-
ever, this does not mean that you only have to use it for generating the sound indicated by
its name. The flexible synthesis and effects system can transform a sound completely,
allowing you to come up with unique percussion sounds.
The machines are grouped in MD-synths. You could see it as if the machines in an MD-
synth belong to the same family. In the EFM family for example, there are a total of 8
machines for bass drum, snare drum, closed hi-hat etc. Despite the fact that each machine
is based on the family synthesis, each machine has a unique synthesis parameter set. The
parameters have been carefully selected to give you the best sound shaping possibilities
for that particular machine.
The MD-synths and their machines are covered in “Appendix A: MACHINE REFER-
ENCE“.
Each of the 16 tracks can have any machine assigned to it. The assignment of machines
and their parameter settings are collected in so called “kits”. Editing the kits is discussed in
section “KIT ASSEMBLY”, on page 17.
Stereo Master Effects System
Track 01
Step Seq
Accent Swing
Parameter Locks
& Slides
MIDI OUT
MD Patter
n Sequencer
MD Machine
Synthesis
Track FX
Dynamix EQ
Routing
Synthesis
MIDI IN
OUT A—F OUT A—F
LFO 1
LFO 16
Track 16
MAIN MIX
Gate Box
Rhythm Echo