Elektron Analog Rytm - Manual (Page 25)

PROJECTS
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PROJECTS
A project is the top level of the Analog Rytm workflow. A project contains 128 patterns, 128 kits, 16 songs, 4
global slots, and a project Sound pool consisting of up to 128 Sounds. Projects are handy when, for example,
you want to save a specific setup for a live performance or when managing a select number of compositions.
The +Drive can store 128 projects.
When a project is loaded it becomes the active working state of Analog Rytm, independent of the +Drive. Analog
Rytm will keep track of what project slot the active project was loaded from. When a project is loaded it is possi-
ble to edit its patterns, kits, songs, and globals.
Within an active project, all changes made are automatically remembered by the Analog Rytm, letting you
switch back and forth between patterns and kits and edit the patterns, kits and parameters in any order you like
without the need to save each adjustment manually. Patterns, the active kit Sounds and settings, songs and glo-
bals are remembered even after the power is turned off. However, regarding kits (the main entity for editing and
collectively storing a complete set of Sounds and effects), when the Analog Rytm is switched off, only the set-
tings of the active kit are preserved. If, for example, the kit linked to pattern 1 is edited (kit A), another pattern is
selected and its kit edited (kit B) and then the power is turned off, only the changes to kit B (the most recent
active kit) will be remembered. We highly recommend that you specifically save the kits you have been working
on manually using the quick command [YES/SAVE] + [FX]. Find out more about kits in the section “KITS AND
SOUNDS” on page 19.
Project changes are not automatically written to the +Drive. To store the active working state of the project to a
+Drive slot, the project needs to be saved manually. See below on how to load and save projects.
PROJECT MENU
Projects are managed in the PROJECT menu, located in the GLOBAL menu. Open the GLOBAL menu by
pressing [FUNCTION] + [TRACK].
Scroll through the list by using [UP]/[DOWN] or the LEVEL knob and select PROJECT. Open the menu by
pressing [YES/SAVE].
LOAD PROJECT opens a project selection screen where you choose a project to be loaded. Note that the
active project will not be saved before loading the new project. This menu can be accessed directly by pressing
and holding [FUNCTION] + [TRACK] for a little while. If you wish to create a new project, select CREATE NEW
at the very bottom of the list. The new project will be a blank slate.