Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 27)

THE SOUND SYNTHESIS OF THE MACHINEDRUM
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SETTING MUTE AND TRIG RELATIONS OF A KIT
Mute groups are useful for interleaving drums such as open and closed hi-hats. Trig groups
can be used for making layered drums, consisting of two drums on different tracks that are
triggered by one drum trig only.
1. In the EDIT KIT menu, move the focus using the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] keys to the
RELATE column. [LEFT] and [RIGHT] are also used for selecting the MUTE/TRIG POS
focus.
2. The mute relation is used for interleaving drums, such as open and closed hi-hats which
are supposed to stop the sound of each other when played. Use the [UP] and [DOWN]
keys to select which track is muted when the current machine is triggered.
3. The trigger relation is used for layering sounds. It can either be used to make a sound
richer or to combine two entirely different machines to make a new type of percussion.
Use [LEFT] and [RIGHT] to move to the TRIG POS position. Use the [UP] and [DOWN]
keys to select which track will be played in addition to the current when it is trigged. Con-
firm the selection by pressing the [ENTER/YES] key
• You can not use TRIG relations in a chain. If the bass drum is set to trigger the
snare, and the snare is set to trigger the cymbal, only the bassdrum and snare will
be played when the bass drum is triggered.
• Layering is a very powerful way to expand the sound palette of the Machinedrum.
Try using filtering to obtain the low frequency characteristics from one sound and
combine it with the higher frequencies from another. This is especially useful
when creating new and interesting bass drum sounds.
COPY MACHINE
You can copy one machine and its settings from one track to another. It is also possible to
copy the current machine and its settings to another kit.