Elektron Machinedrum Manual do Utilizador

THE STORY OF THE MACHINEDRUM2THE STORY OF THE MACHINEDRUMThe Machinedrum is a music instrument that presents new methods for music synthesis and creat

A-4 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEEFMThe EFM MD-synth introduces Elektron’s “Enhanced Feedback Modulation” algorithms. The generated sound ranges from

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-5 HIHAT “EFM-HH”PTCH - Controls the basic pitch of the hihat.DEC - Controls the decay time.TREM - Depth of the added t

A-6 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEE12E12 is built on carefully processed sampled percussion sounds with individual control.BASS DRUM “E12-BD”PTCH - Con

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-7 BEND - Pitch bend depth. Bends the pitch of the drum up or down into the basic pitch.COW BELL “E12-CB”PTCH - Control

A-8 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEBEND - Pitch bend depth. Bends the pitch of the drum up or down into the basic pitch.TAMBOURINE “E12-TA”PTCH - Contro

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-9 P-IP-I is the physically informed MD-synth which simulates the behaviour of acoustic drums.BASS DRUM “PI-BD”PTCH - C

A-10 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCERIDE CYMBAL “PI-RC”PTCH - Controls the basic pitch of the ride.DEC - Sets the decay time of the ride.HARD - Adds the

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-11 GNDGND is not really an MD-synth. It contains some miscellaneous machines that can be used for adding extra tonalit

A-12 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEMIDThe MIDI machines are used for controlling external MIDI gear, such as synthesizers, con-nected to the MIDI OUT p

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-13 Track effects windowHere you control the track effect parameters for all tracks.Routing windowHere you control the

THE STORY OF THE MACHINEDRUM3+DRIVE FEATURESThe Machinedrum SPS-1UW+ MKII comes with the +Drive installed by default. A +Drive allows for thousands of

A-14 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEEffects windowThis window is empty as no relevant controls can be found here.Synthesis windowHere controls for the L

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-15 signal. A long release time lifts the signal level as a sound decays, flattening the dynamics.TRHD sets the thresho

A-16 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEMBAL – The recording is made monophonic and this parameter decides how the recording from the Main outs should be ba

B-1Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEAll machine parameters in the Machinedrum are accessible by MIDI control change messages. This appendix

B-2 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEMIDI base channel + 1:+---------+------------------------------------+-----+-----+| hex dec | Parameter

C-1Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCEThis appendix lists all Machinedrum SYSEX messages available for exter-nal control.Conventions:Data printed with a $

C-2 Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCESYSEX load pattern: MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)| $57 | Load pa

Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCE C-3 SYSEX set tempo: MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)| $61 | Set tem

C-4 Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCESYSEX set status:MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)| $71 | Set status ID

Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCE C-5 SYSEX turboMIDI speed test 2 (master) MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)|

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS4USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORSFRONT PANELThe Machinedrum front panel:1. Master volume control. Sets the volume for the ma

C-6 Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCESYSEX turboMIDI speed result 2 (slave) MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)|

INDEX 1INDEXAACCENT 45AMPLITUDE MODULATOR 22BBASE CHANNEL 58CCLASSIC MODE 35CLEARAccent 46Kit 17Lfo 34Machine 20Parameter locks 40Pattern 44Sample 71S

2 INDEXKKITAssembly 17Machine preview 18Trig and mute relations 18LLCD USER INTERFACE 9LFO’s 32LIVE RECORDING 39Parameter locks 48LOADKit 14Song 51LOC

INDEX 3Verify 69SYSEX SEND 63All sysex send 65Global sysex send 65Kit sysex send 66Pattern + Kit sysex send 66Song + Pattern + Kit 65Song +Pattern + K

4 INDEX

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS513.[EXIT/NO] key. Used for exiting the current menu and for deselecting options.14.The arrow keys. Used for menu navigat

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS6REAR CONNECTORSThe Machinedrum rear connectors:1. Power on/off switch.2. 6V DC power in.• Caution! Use only an Elektron-

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS78. Individual output F.9. Individual output E.10. Individual output D.11. Individual output C.12. Main out right / Indiv

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS8needs replacement, the “BATTERY LOW” message will appear in the display. Con-tact Elektron support or your nearest repai

THE LCD USER INTERFACE9THE LCD USER INTERFACEThe center of Machinedrum editing is the LCD display. The main interface screen is shown below:1. The cur

QUICK START10QUICK STARTThis quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations to allow you to start using the Machinedrum right away. F

QUICK START115. To select pattern A01, press and hold the pattern selection key [A/E] and then the [TRIG] key 1. You can see the currently selected pa

FCC compliance statementThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may

QUICK START12the second. The swing pattern can be changed using the [TRIG] keys, but for normal rhythm styles the default pattern is better left as it

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM13THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUMThe basic sound generating unit in the Machinedrum is called a machine.

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM14Every track has its own dedicated effect module, called the TRACK EFFECT system. Each track effect delivers hi

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM153. The screen presents a list of the kits stored in memory. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] keys to choose among the 6

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM164. The window opening will allow you to name the kit:Use the SOUND SELECTION wheel or the [UP] and [DOWN] keys

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM17When you are in either the SAVE KIT or LOAD KIT menus, select the kit you want to copy, hold down the [FUNCTIO

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM181. Use the arrow keys to move to the EDIT icon. Press [ENTER/YES] to open the edit win-dow.2. The EDIT KIT men

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM19SETTING MUTE AND TRIG RELATIONS OF A KITMute groups are useful for interleaving drums such as open and closed

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM201. In the edit kit menu, press and hold [FUNCTION] and then press [RECORD]. A mes-sage saying “COPY MACHINE” a

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM21• The clear machine operation can be undone by performing the operation one more time. The message “UNDO MACHI

1 of 6INTRODUCTION...1-1CONVENTIONS IN THIS MA

THE TRACK EFFECTS22THE TRACK EFFECTSThe TRACK EFFECT system is available for all 16 tracks as an extension to the machine percussion synthesis. The tr

THE TRACK EFFECTS23TRACK EQ Using the 1-band parametric EQ, you can boost or reduce a certain frequency band.EQF controls which center frequency that

THE TRACK EFFECTS24eter has the function of a low-pass filter. When the FLTW parameter is set to its maximum, the lowpass-Q is disabled.FLTQ controls

THE ROUTING PAGE25THE ROUTING PAGEThe ROUTING page controls routing of the sound through the distortion, volume and pan, to the effect buses and also

THE ROUTING PAGE26• The LEVEL overall gain control can not be locked or controlled by an LFO. Instead, use the VOL parameter.PANHere you control the s

THE ROUTING PAGE27LFO CONTROLThese parameters are identical to those found in the LFO menu.LFOS controls the speed of the LFOLFOD controls the modulat

THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEM28THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEMThe STEREO MASTER EFFECT system includes the RHYTHM ECHO delay, the GATE BOX reverb,

THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEM29THE RHYTHM ECHO DELAYThe RHYTHM ECHO delay is a multi-functional single tap delay with realtime adjustable delay time

THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEM30THE GATE BOX REVERBThe GATE BOX reverb brings HiQ reverb tailored for percussion, with gating possibilities for extra

THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEM31HF is the cut/boost frequency parameter of the high shelf filter.HG is the high shelf gain parameter that controls ho

2 of 6MASTER EQ...1-30TH

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)32LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)Each kit in the Machinedrum has 16 assignable low frequency oscillators (LFO), whi

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)33DEPTH controls how much the LFO will affect the sound.SHMIX is a balance control. When set to zero the LFO only use

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)34• If you select the same destination for two different LFO tracks their outputs will be added, making advanced laye

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER35THE PATTERN SEQUENCERThe sequencer is a central part of the Machinedrum. It is designed to be an inspirational tool for patter

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER36TEMPOTHE TEMPO SCREENThe TEMPO screen is opened by pressing the [TEMPO] key.Now you can use the SOUND SELECTION wheel to change

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER37PATTERN MODETo edit a pattern, first make sure that the <PATTERN> LED is lit by toggling the [PATTERN/SONG] key. Then sel

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER38same condition applies if the active track is a UW RAM Recording machine. Note that CTRL machines are not affected by this func

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER39COMPOSING A PATTERNGRID RECORDINGGRID RECORDING is a method of percussion composing that was first developed in vin-tage drum m

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER402. You can now lay down your beat in real time by triggering the machines in your kit with the [TRIG] keys.3. To stop recording

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER41• The clear note lock operation can be undone by performing the clear note opera-tion one more time. The message “UNDO NOTE LOC

3 of 6CONTROL ...

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER422. When you are in the track you wish to clear, press and hold [FUNCTION]. Then press [PLAY] to clear the track. The message “C

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER432. When you are in the track you wish to clear, press and hold [SCALE SETUP]. Then press [PLAY] to clear the track. The message

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER44CLEAR PATTERNIt is possible to clear a whole pattern of its contents.1. Make sure you are not in GRID RECORDING mode.2. Select

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER45MINIMISING THE MUTE WINDOWWhile the MUTE window is active it occupies a large portion of the LCD screen. This can be disturbing

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER463. Toggle the steps to be accented by pressing the [TRIG] keys. Accent is per default set to ALL and will therefore affect the

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER473. The [TRIG] keys are used for toggling which steps the swing will influence. Swing is per default set to ALL which will affec

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER48All SYNTHESIS, TRACK EFFECT and ROUTING parameters can be locked. Parameter locks are a very important part of creating unique

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER493. Record parameter locks by changing the corresponding DATA ENTRY knob while live recording. When changing a parameter, the pa

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER503. Once you have set the slide track and are satisfied, move on to the next slide track by holding down [FUNCTION] and pressing

SONG MODE51SONG MODEA song is basically a number of patterns which are played in sequence. Each step in a song can have its own settings for pattern s

4 of 6PATTERN LENGTH ... 1-87C

SONG MODE52• Copy/clear/paste and undo commands are available in this menu.• For faster scrolling in the list, hold down the [FUNCTION] button and pre

SONG MODE532. Move to the EDIT icon and press [ENTER/YES] to open the EDIT SONG screen.This is where you arrange your patterns into a song. You can ed

SONG MODE54SONG ROW OFFSETS AND LENGTHSThe OF LEN column can be used to override the default start offset and length settings for the pattern assigned

SONG MODE55• Loops can be nested.• A set of infinite loops can be very useful in a live setting. With a set of infinite loops, the song transport func

SONG MODE56In this window you can set the tracks that will be muted for the row. The standard pattern mute, set by [FUNCTION] + [A/E], applies as well

GLOBAL SETTINGS57GLOBAL SETTINGSThe Machinedrum offers 8 different global settings positions. The multiple global setups are useful for using the Mach

GLOBAL SETTINGS58mented. This will speed up MIDI transfer times considerably, which is handy if you for example want to transfer sysex data or samples

GLOBAL SETTINGS591. Select the CONTROL row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select BASE CHANNEL and press [ENTER/YES].2. Select base channel using the [U

GLOBAL SETTINGS603. From here you set the actual mappings for the options available for the group. Use the SOUND SELECTION wheel to select a MIDI note

GLOBAL SETTINGS611. Select the CONTROL row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select PRG CHANGE and press [ENTER/YES].2. You will be presented with availab

5 of 6SNARE DRUM “PI-SD”...A-9TOM “PI-

GLOBAL SETTINGS62OUTPUTHere the output routing of the tracks can be changed. By default all tracks are routed to the main output. The main output cons

GLOBAL SETTINGS63require no amplification before being handled by the Machinedrum. It is possible to set dif-ferent trig settings for input A and B.1.

GLOBAL SETTINGS64Before sending, make sure the connections are correct. See the figure below for an exam-ple of what the connections could look like w

GLOBAL SETTINGS655. To perform the send, press [ENTER/YES]. You will see a sysex message counter on the bottom of the screen indicating how many sysex

GLOBAL SETTINGS66send patterns and song data. Even if you currently are in CLASSIC mode, parameter locks will still be transmitted. The range selects

GLOBAL SETTINGS67Before receiving data, make sure you have connected the Machinedrum properly to the external device. See the figure below for an exam

GLOBAL SETTINGS682. Select the MIDI row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select SYSEX REC and press [ENTER/YES].3. Select the ORIG receive method using t

GLOBAL SETTINGS692. Select the FILE row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select SYSEX REC and press [ENTER/YES].3. Select the SPEC receive method using t

GLOBAL SETTINGS703. Select the VERF receive method using the [UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys.4. Press [ENTER/YES] to start receiving data. The message “WAI

GLOBAL SETTINGS71In the MODE column you choose which action you want to perform. You can RECEIVE, SEND and ERASE and RENAME samples. In the NAME/SIZE

6 of 6

GLOBAL SETTINGS72want to perform the action or not. Press [ENTER/YES] if you want to proceed with the copy operation. 3. A prompt will ask if you want

GLOBAL SETTINGS73SPECIFIC PLACE SAMPLE RECEIVEIf you want to receive samples using the specific location method, please follow the instruc-tions below

GLOBAL SETTINGS74ORIGINAL PLACE SAMPLE RECEIVEThe Machinedrum UW can also receive several subsequent samples. To do this, either just send the samples

GLOBAL SETTINGS75• You can send every stored sample to make a complete sample dump. Scroll down in the NAME/SIZE window until you find the option that

GLOBAL SETTINGS762. Select ERASE by using the [UP] and [DOWN] arrows. Confirm the selection by pressing the [ENTER/YES] button.3. Choose which sample

GLOBAL SETTINGS77is loaded. If this option is chosen, the QUICK MODE menu will be titled CHANGE SNAP-SHOT.LOAD means that all pattern, kit, song, mute

GLOBAL SETTINGS78In the MODE column you select which action you want to perform.LOAD will load one of the 128 available Snapshots.SAVE will save the c

GLOBAL SETTINGS791. Select the FILE row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select SMPLBANKS and press [ENTER/YES].In the MODE column you select which actio

GLOBAL SETTINGS80SYNCThe Machinedrum can be synchronized to either internal or external MIDI clock. It can also be configured to react to and transmit

GLOBAL SETTINGS811. Select the SYNC row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select CTRL IN and press [ENTER/YES].ON will make the Machinedrum respond to MID

INTRODUCTION1INTRODUCTIONThank you for choosing the Machinedrum SPS-1/SPS-1UW/SPS-1 MKII/SPS-1UW MKII/SPS-1UW+ MKII, Synthetic Percussion Sequencer. T

GLOBAL SETTINGS821. Select the SYNC row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select CTRL OUT and press [ENTER/YES].ON will make the Machinedrum send out MIDI

EARLY STARTUP MENU83EARLY STARTUP MENUTo access this menu, hold down the [FUNCTION] key while powering up the Machinedrum. From here you can perform a

EARLY STARTUP MENU84SOFT RESETTo perform this operation, press the fourth [TRIG] key. This is a milder form of reset which will retain all data inside

EARLY STARTUP MENU85SEND UPGRADEWith this option you can send the OS installed in your Machinedrum to a friend’s unit. 1. Connect the MIDI OUT on the

TECHNICAL INFORMATION86TECHNICAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSPERCUSSION CONTROL SEQUENCER16 tracks128 x 64 step patterns32 songs4096 songs (+Drive models

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MKI AND MKII MODELS87DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MKI AND MKII MODELSThere exist a number of hardware differences between the MKI a

CREDITS88CREDITSPRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTAnders AnderssonMagnus ForsellAnders GärderDaniel HanssonJimmy MyhrmanDavid MöllerstedtMikael RäimADDITI

A-1Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEIn this appendix, the MD-synths and their machines will be introduced. The individual machine parameters are presente

A-2 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCETOM “TRX-XT”PTCH - Controls the basic pitch of the drum.DEC - Controls the decay time.RAMP - Ramps the pitch.RDEC - S

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-3 CLAVES “TRX-CL”PTCH - Controls the basic pitch.DEC - Controls the decay time.DUAL - Introduces a dual attack.ENH - E