Elektron Analog Four - Manual (Page 36)

KITS AND SOUNDS
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PLAYING A SOUND
Play a Sound with the Analog Keys KEYBOARD. Select the Sound to be played by pressing [TRACK] keys 1-
4. The information in the LCD showing which kit is loaded will briefly change to reflect the name of the loaded
Sound.
The KEYBOARD key range spans three octaves and one note. The first and last keys of the KEYBOARD play,
by default, a C note. To change octave, press the [OCTAVE UP] or [OCTAVE DOWN] keys. The <OCTAVE>
LEDs indicate which octave is selected. The range spans ten octaves, from -5 to 5.
Sounds can be played back in portamento or legato modes. Settings controlling this are found in the SOUND
menu, covered on page 24.
• When selecting the FX track, the <TRACK LED> of previously active track will become half-bright.
This indicates that the KEYBOARD keys still trig notes on this track. This allows hearing how
effect parameter changes will affect the previously active track. Press [TRACK] key 5 again to
make the FX track completely active. The KEYBOARD keys will then control the FX track.
PLAYING A SOUND WITH AN EXTERNAL MIDI KEYBOARD
Besides using the KEYBOARD, the synth voices are also possible to play with an external MIDI keyboard con-
nected to Analog Keys. Which MIDI tracks the voices respond to are set up in the MIDI CHANNELS menu, cov-
ered on page 50.
EDITING A SOUND
To edit a Sound, first select one of the synth tracks by pressing [TRACK] keys 1-4. The Sound of the active
synth track is the one that will be edited.
The overall volume level of the active track is adjusted with the LEVEL knob. In the PERFORMANCE MIXER
menu, all track levels are visible at the same time and can be edited using the DATA ENTRY knobs. Read more
on page 19.
Sounds are edited by adjusting the parameters found on the synth track PARAMETER pages. Access these
pages by pressing the [PARAMETER] page keys. If a page contains a subpage, press the [PARAMETER] page
key again to access it. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the parameters.
Six different PARAMETER pages exist. For a complete description of the functions of the parameters, please
see “Appendix A: SYNTH TRACK PARAMETERS“.
OSC1 controls oscillator 1. Contains one sub page for the noise generator.
OSC2 controls oscillator 2. The sub page hosts parameters relevant for both oscillators.
FILTERS controls the two filters and the overdrive. One 24 dB/octave 4-pole lowpass ladder
filter and one 2-pole multimode filter are available, connected in series with the overdrive
between them.
AMP contains parameters for the amplitude envelope. Effect sends are found here as well.
ENV offers two freely assignable envelopes. The first one also controls the filters. The second
envelope is located in a subpage.
LFO is where parameters for the two freely assignable LFOs are found. Contains one sub-
page.