Elektron Analog Rytm - Manual (Page 19)

QUICK START
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QUICK START
This quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations in order to start using the Analog Rytm right
away. First connect it as described in section “SETTING UP AND STARTING THE ANALOG RYTM”, on page 5.
PLAYING THE FACTORY PRESETS
You will find several preset patterns, kits and Sounds in the Analog Rytm. Follow the instructions below to get
started exploring your new instrument.
1. Switch on the Analog Rytm.
2. Make sure bank group A-D is selected. <BANK GROUP> LED must be lit in its upper position. If it is not,
press the [BANK GROUP] key to toggle.
3. Press [BANK A/E] + [TRIG] key 1 to select the first pattern of bank A.
4. Press [PLAY] to listen to pattern A01.
5. Press [BANK A/E] + [TRIG] key 2 to select pattern A02. It will start once pattern A01 has reached its end.
Select pattern A03 by pressing [BANK A/E] + [TRIG] key 3, and so on.
6. Press [STOP] to stop playback.
PERFORMANCE MODE
The PERFORMANCE mode enables each one of the twelve pads to control several PARAMETER page param-
eters at once. Change many dimensions of one or more drum track Sounds at the touch of a single pad. A set of
such parameter locks is called a performance macro, shown with dim green <PADS>. Try out the preset macros:
1. Make sure a pattern is playing.
2. Press the [PERFORMANCE] key to enter PERFORMANCE mode.
3. Press the dim green [PADS]. Apply different pressures and hear how the sound of the pattern changes.
SCENE MODE
The SCENE mode turns the twelve 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 full-bright blue color pad.
1. Make sure a pattern is playing.
2. Press the [SCENE] key to enter SCENE mode.
3. Tap one of the dim blue color [PADS] to activate a scene. Tap again to deactivate.
CHROMATIC MODE
Any track Sound may be played chromatically using the 12 pads. The chromatic note pitch is linearly increased
for each successive pad pressed: left to right, bottom to top. Twelve successive pads make one octave. The
range spans four octaves, middle, one up and two 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 of olivine color.
1. Select the drum track to play chromatically by pressing [TRACK] + one of the [PADS].
2. Press the [CHROMATIC] key to enter CHROMATIC mode.
3. Play the [PADS]. The active track Sound will be pitched differently for each of the 12 pads comprising the
middle octave. Reach higher or lower octaves, one row at a time, by pressing [ARROW] keys [UP] or
[DOWN], respectively.
• The CHROMATIC mode is an effective way to add musical variety to your beats. The timbre, tonal-
ity and impact of playing a Sound chromatically depends on the track type and how the Sound is
designed. The synth part, the sample part or both synth and sample part of the Sound may be
chromatic enabled. This is done in the SOUND SETTINGS, see “SOUND MENU” on page 25.