Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 46)

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER
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same condition applies if the active track is a UW RAM Recording machine. Note
that CTRL machines are not affected by this function as active track or otherwise.
• When in the TRACK EFFECTS section, use [FUNCTION] + DATA ENTRY knob E or
F to apply a filter sweep to the whole pattern.
• By pressing [FUNCTION] + [CLASSIC/EXTENDED] the saved kit will reload
instantly. This comes in handy when a pattern has been heavily manipulated and
you want to quickly revert it back to its original settings.
SCALE SETUP
It is possible to change the length and step resolution of a pattern. By default a pattern is 4/
4 bars (16 steps) of length.
By pressing the [FUNCTION] key and then the [SCALE SETUP] key, you can set the scale
length and replay speed mode.
There are three values that can be changed in the SCALE SETUP screen. The focus is
moved with the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] keys.
The leftmost number selects the number of steps in the pattern. The maximum number of
steps is determined by the total length. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to increase/decrease the
number of steps. The [TRIG] keys can also be used to set the end step.
The second value selects the total length of the scale. This is either 16, 32, 48 or 64 steps.
If you use 17 steps or more in a pattern, the [SCALE SETUP] key is used in GRID
RECORDING mode to toggle the focus between the different pattern pages.
The third parameter is the tempo multiplier. There are four possible settings, “1X”, “2X”, “3/
4X” and “3/2X”. 2X allows a pattern to be played back at twice the global tempo. 3/4X
allows a pattern to be played back at three quarters of the global tempo. 3/2X will play back
a pattern twice as fast as the 3/4X setting. Double speed is useful for increasing the step
resolution to 32th notes. Three quarter-speed is useful when the Machinedrum is playing
alongside other instruments set to the same BPM and you want the Machinedrum to play
triplets.
• Even though you set a pattern to have a certain length using scale setup, you can
change this row by row in the song editor. See section “SONG MODE”, on page 51
for more information.
• When changing pattern length from 16 to 64 steps, the first 16-step pattern page
will be copied to all the subsequent pages, if the last other pages previously have
not been programmed.