Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 3)

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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1-1
CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... 1-1
THE STORY OF THE MACHINEDRUM .......................................................................1-2
MACHINEDRUM MAIN FEATURES.................................................................................................... 1-2
+DRIVE FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 1-3
USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS....................................................................1-4
FRONT PANEL .................................................................................................................................... 1-4
REAR CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................ 1-6
RACK MOUNT KIT (ACCESSORY) .................................................................................................... 1-7
RACK MOUNT KIT ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 1-7
CONNECTING THE UNIT ................................................................................................................... 1-7
CARE INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 1-7
THE LCD USER INTERFACE ......................................................................................1-9
LAYER EDIT AND WINDOWS ............................................................................................................ 1-9
QUICK START ............................................................................................................1-10
PLAYING AND TWEAKING DRUM SOUNDS................................................................................... 1-10
USING THE TRACK EFFECTS......................................................................................................... 1-10
SELECTING AND PLAYING A PATTERN ......................................................................................... 1-10
RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID RECORDING ................................................................... 1-11
SETTING THE ACCENT PATTERN .................................................................................................. 1-11
SETTING THE SWING PATTERN..................................................................................................... 1-11
PATTERN LIVE RECORDING........................................................................................................... 1-12
PARAMETER LOCKS........................................................................................................................ 1-12
THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM ...............................................1-13
MACHINEDRUM KITS....................................................................................................................... 1-14
LOADING A KIT............................................................................................................................ 1-14
SAVING AND NAMING A KIT ...................................................................................................... 1-15
UNDO KIT..................................................................................................................................... 1-16
COPY KIT ..................................................................................................................................... 1-16
CLEAR KIT ................................................................................................................................... 1-17
KIT ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................................ 1-17
SETTING MUTE AND TRIG RELATIONS OF A KIT.................................................................... 1-18
COPY MACHINE .......................................................................................................................... 1-19
CLEAR MACHINE ........................................................................................................................ 1-20
MACHINE PARAMETER EDITING.................................................................................................... 1-21
THE TRACK EFFECTS ..............................................................................................1-22
AMPLITUDE MODULATOR.......................................................................................................... 1-22
TRACK EQ ................................................................................................................................... 1-23
FILTER.......................................................................................................................................... 1-23
THE SAMPLE RATE REDUCER .................................................................................................. 1-24
THE ROUTING PAGE.................................................................................................1-25
DISTORTION................................................................................................................................ 1-25
VOLUME....................................................................................................................................... 1-25
PAN............................................................................................................................................... 1-26
DELAY SEND ............................................................................................................................... 1-26
REVERB SEND ............................................................................................................................ 1-26
LFO CONTROL ............................................................................................................................ 1-27
THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEM .............................................................1-28
THE RHYTHM ECHO DELAY ...................................................................................................... 1-29
THE GATE BOX REVERB............................................................................................................ 1-30