Elektron Analog Four - Manual (Page 28)

KITS AND SOUNDS
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POLYPHONY
Four voice polyphony can be configured by selecting POLY CONFIG in the KIT menu. Analog Keys is capable
of four voice multitimbral polyphony (as well as unison). This is possible due to the powerful sound engine which
is able to change sound instantly and allow completely dynamic voice allocation (see figure below). The
sequencer is completely polyphonic, allowing overlapping notes and chords to be programmed on the tracks.
Any track can play up to four notes using its own track sound. Notes are distributed to the synth voices accord-
ing to the selected allocation method. Any of the synth voices can also be poly-disabled, allowing tracks to have
their dedicated, monophonic synth voice available at all times. The poly configuration is stored per kit, for maxi-
mum flexibility, allowing up to 128 different poly configurations per project.
POLYPHONY CONFIGURATION
The settings for up to four voice polyphony are found in the POLY CONFIG menu. Access by pressing [FUNC-
TION] + [KIT]).
VOICES Select any combination of the four voices to be poly activated by using the [LEFT]
and [RIGHT] arrow keys. Tick or untick a box by pressing the [YES/SAVE] button.To activate/
deactivate voice 1-4 directly, press [TRIG] key 1 through 4. When in the POLY CONFIG
menu, the red LEDs above [TRIG] key 1-4 on the front panel will be half-bright. When a voice
is activated, the corresponding LED will be full-bright. Voices that are not set to be poly ena-
bled will be dedicated monophonic voices for their corresponding tracks. These will never be
used for polyphonic playback. Voices that are poly enabled can be allocated dynamically by
any of the poly enabled tracks.
ALLOCATION changes the allocation method of the poly voices, or sets all poly enabled
voices to play simultaneously (RESET, ROTATE, REASSIGN or UNISON, respectively).
Select method with the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] arrow keys. For a visual explanation of the differ-
ent allocation methods, see illustrations on page 22 and page 23.
The LEDs above the first four [TRIG] keys will flash to show voice activity depending on the
selected method. Select method, play a few notes on the KEYBOARD and watch the LEDs to
get an immediate, visual impression of how the different allocation methods work.
RESET Picks the first available voice in increasing order, starting from track voice 1,
for every new overlapping note played.
MONOPHONIC POLYPHONIC
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
TRACK 4
VOICE A
VOICE B
VOICE C
VOICE D
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
TRACK 4
VOICE A
VOICE B
VOICE C
VOICE D