Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 19)

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5. To select pattern A01, press and hold the pattern selection key [A/E] and then the
[TRIG] key 1. You can see the currently selected pattern in the lower left corner of the
display.
6. To play this pattern, simply press the [PLAY] key. The pattern will start playing and will
loop once it reaches the end. Pressing the [PLAY] key while playing pauses the play-
back. Holding the [STOP] key and pressing [PLAY] will immediately restart the playback
from the beginning. The amount of <SCALE> LEDs lit indicated the number of pages the
pattern consists of. For example, if two <SCALE> LEDs are lit, then the pattern consists
of two pages.
7. To change pattern during playback, simply select a pattern the same way as in step 4.
The display will show the selected pattern beside the current one, but with an arrow
pointing towards it. This indicates that once the current pattern has come to its end, the
selected pattern will begin to play.
8. To stop the playback of the pattern, press the [STOP] key.
• There might be occasions when the Machinedrum keeps making noise after you
press the [STOP] button. This situation can especially occur when using samples
with an infinite decay in the Machinedrum UW. In order to force all the tracks to go
quiet, quickly press the [STOP] button twice.
• The pattern page currently playing is indicated by the flashing of the <PATTERN
PAGE> LED.
RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID RECORDING
1. You can input notes into a pattern in the sequencer, both while it is playing or while it is
currently stopped. Press the [RECORD] key to start grid recording. The <RECORD>
LED will be lit the whole time during the process.
2. Select the active track using the SOUND SELECTION wheel.
3. Press the [TRIG] keys to insert 16th notes where you wish to have the machine trig-
gered. Pressing the same [TRIG] key once more removes the note.
4. To edit other tracks, change the active track using the SOUND SELECTION wheel.
SETTING THE ACCENT PATTERN
1. Hold [FUNCTION] and press key [B/F] to access the ACCENT screen.
2. On this screen you can set the accent level for all of the accent trigs. Use the SOUND
SELECTION wheel to set the level.
3. The accent pattern is shown on all <TRIG> LEDs above the [TRIG] keys as long as you
are in the accent screen. To accent a note, simply select it by pressing the [TRIG] key.
To remove the accent, press the same key again.
SETTING THE SWING PATTERN
1. Hold [FUNCTION] and press key [C/G] to access the swing screen.
2. On this screen you can set the amount of swing on notes selected by the swing pattern.
Use the SOUND SELECTION wheel to set the level. A level of approximately 65%
should allow you to hear the effect.
3. The swing pattern is shown on all <TRIG> LEDs above the [TRIG] keys as long as the
swing screen is active. The default swing pattern affects every other note, starting with