Elektron Analog Four - Manual (Page 39)

THE SEQUENCER
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faded out. When the sequencer is stopped, quickly pressing [STOP] + [STOP] will stop playback of all tracks
and fade out the send effects.
When a pattern is playing and [PLAY] is pressed the playback will be paused. Press [PLAY] again to resume
the playback.
If a pattern contains more than 16 sequencer steps, the <PATTERN PAGE> LEDs will indicate this. When a pat-
tern is playing, the currently active pattern page is indicated by a blinking, full-bright, <PATTERN PAGE> LED.
TEMPO
Pattern tempo is global and will affect all patterns. Pattern tempo is set in the TEMPO menu. Press [TEMPO] to
open it.
Use the SOUND SELECTION wheel to change the tempo setting. The [UP] and [DOWN] key changes the dec-
imal part of the tempo. To tap a tempo setting, hold the [FUNCTION] key and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady
rhythm. After four consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be calculated. By continuing tapping, the
average tempo will keep on updating.
The tempo can temporarily be shifted up or down by 10% by pressing the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] arrow keys. When
the key is released the BPM will revert back to the original setting.
When in the TEMPO menu, holding [FUNCTION] while turning the SOUND SELECTION wheel will not change
the tempo to the selected value until the [FUNCTION] key is released.
• Tempo shift is very handy when manually syncing Analog Keys to a turntable or an external sound
source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to perform tempo shifting.
PATTERN MODES
When changing patterns, different modes affecting the way the active pattern will be changed exist. Toggle
between the PATTERN modes by pressing [FUNCTION] + [BANK GROUP]. The <PATTERN MODE> LED indi-
cates which mode is selected. Three PATTERN modes exist.
DIRECT START will immediately change patterns. The new pattern will start playing from the beginning. This
mode is indicated by a red <PATTERN MODE> LED.
DIRECT JUMP will immediately change patterns. The new pattern will start playing from the position where the
previous pattern left off. This mode is indicated by a green <PATTERN MODE> LED.
SEQUENTIAL will change patterns after the currently playing pattern reaches its end. This mode is the default
mode. It indicated by an unlit <PATTERN MODE> LED.
EDITING A PATTERN
Analog Keys offers two main modes of inputting trigs when editing or creating a pattern, GRID RECORDING
mode and LIVE RECORDING mode. In these modes, two types of trigs can be entered: note trigs and trigless
locks.