Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 54)

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER
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3. Toggle the steps to be accented by pressing the [TRIG] keys. Accent is per default set to
ALL and will therefore affect the whole pattern. Place accents by pressing the [TRIG]
keys. Press the [RIGHT] arrow key if you want to accent individual tracks.
4. Move on to the next accent track by holding down [FUNCTION] and pressing the [TRIG]
key corresponding to the track whose accent you want to set.
• You can copy, paste, clear and undo accent patterns, tracks and track pages.
Press [FUNCTION] + either the [RECORD], [PLAY] or [STOP] keys while the
ACCENT window is open to perform these operations on the accent pattern or
track. Press [SCALE SETUP] + either the [RECORD], [PLAY] or [STOP] keys if you
want affect the accent track page with these operations.
SWING
THE SWING WINDOW
Swing is used for adding a rhythmic “shuffle” to a pattern or to individal tracks. By default,
the swing will affect every second 16th note, starting on step 2. This is how the swing pat-
tern will be restored after a clear pattern operation and will give the traditional shuffle-style
swing for a 4/4 single speed pattern.
When changing to double speed mode in the SCALE SETUP menu (see page 38) you
need to modify the swing pattern to get the same result in single speed mode. In double
speed mode, activate swing for every fourth note, starting with the third note.
More advanced swing effects can of course be made with other swing pattern setups, but
that is outside the scope of this manual. To add swing to a pattern, follow the steps below.
1. Hold [FUNCTION] while pressing [C/G] to open the SWING window.
2. Use the SOUND SELECTION wheel to set the desired amount of swing. The amount of
swing is set in percent. 50% is the default value, meaning that no swing will be applied,
and the maximum value is 80%.
3. The [TRIG] keys are used for toggling which pattern steps the swing will influence.
You can also have different swing settings for individual tracks. Note though that every
swing track will share the same percentage of swing. Here is how you set individual swing
tracks.
1. Hold [FUNCTION] while pressing [C/G] to open the SWING window.
2. Use the SOUND SELECTION wheel to set the desired amount of swing.