Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 9)

INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the Machinedrum SPS-1/SPS-1UW/SPS-1 MKII/SPS-1UW MKII/
SPS-1UW+ MKII, Synthetic Percussion Sequencer. The Machinedrum is a powerful and
intuitive tool for creating percussion sounds and rhythm sequences. The Elektron develop-
ment team would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your choice of instrument. We
hope that you will have a lot of fun while exploring the vast possibilities of the Machine-
drum. To make the most of the machine, we would recommend you to carefully read this
manual.
This manual is specifically written for the MKII versions of the Machinedrum family. How-
ever, although differences exist between the MKI and MKII models, this manual is also usa-
ble for MKI models. Please see “DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MKI AND MKII
MODELS” on page 87 for more details on exactly what differs between the two models.
CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
In this manual, we have used certain conventions to indicate input operations using knobs
and buttons and output from the user interface. These conventions are listed below:
Buttons are written in upper case with bold style, and they are enclosed in brackets. For
instance, the button “function” on the main panel is written [FUNCTION].
Menu names and certain modes of operation are written in upper case. The SYNTHESIS
menu is an example of that.
Messages visible on the screen will be written in upper case with quotation marks. Like
this, “RECEIVING DUMP”.
Bold style is used for parameter abbreviations, for example PTCH, and for certain settings,
like EXTERNAL.
Knobs are written in upper case with bold, italic style. For instance, the knob “level” is writ-
ten LEVEL.
LED indicators like the record light are written .
The following symbols are used throughout the manual:
This symbol indicates information that you need to pay attention to.
This symbol indicates a tip that might make it easier interacting with the Machine-
drum.
This symbol is not used, but it shows a nice ear.