Clear pattern, Track muting, The track mute window – Elektron Machinedrum User Manual
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THE PATTERN SEQUENCER
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CLEAR PATTERN
It is possible to clear a whole pattern of its contents.
1.
Make sure you are not in GRID RECORDING mode.
2.
Select the pattern you want to clear. Press and hold [FUNCTION]. Then press [PLAY] to
clear the pattern. A message “CLEAR PATTERN” will be shown in the display.
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The clear pattern operation can be undone by immediately performing the opera-
tion one more time. A message saying “UNDO PATTERN“ will be shown in the dis-
play.
TRACK MUTING
THE TRACK MUTE WINDOW
Tracks can be individually muted from the MUTE window. This is useful in a live setting,
you can mute out sounds in a looping pattern, thus creating variations.
1.
Hold [FUNCTION] while pressing [A/E] to call forth the MUTE window.
2.
In this window, there are 16 squares representing the 16 tracks. Use the [TRIG] keys to
toggle muting of the corresponding tracks. A muted track will be displayed as a “-” sign.
3.
While holding [FUNCTION] and pressing the [TRIG] keys, the mute changes will be held
until [FUNCTION] is released. A track that is currently muted but will be unmuted when
[FUNCTION] is released is displayed as a “+” sign. A track that is currently not muted
but will be muted when [FUNCTION] is released is displayed as an “X” sign.
4.
Release the [FUNCTION] key to perform all the prepared mute operations.