Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 59)

SONG MODE
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SONG MODE
A song is basically a number of patterns which are played in sequence. Each step in a
song can have its own settings for pattern start position, pattern length, tempo, and mute
information. You can also loop segments of a song or jump between locations within a
song. All this makes for a very powerful way of arranging your patterns. A song can be up
to 256 steps long, and the memory holds 32 songs.
You enter song mode by pressing the [PATTERN/SONG] key, so that the <SONG> LED is
lit. The screen will change to make room for the song list:
LOAD SONG
1. To load a song from memory, you first need to open the SONG window by pressing
[FUNCTION] and the [KIT] key.
2. Move to the LOAD icon and press [ENTER/YES].
3. Choose the song you wish to load from the list by using the [UP] and [DOWN] arrow
keys, and press [ENTER/YES] to execute.
• Loading a song will destroy any unsaved current song settings. Make sure to
store unsaved work you wish to keep before loading a song.
• The song only holds the information on what patterns should be played in
sequence. Accurate playback of a song depends on the patterns it uses being
unchanged since saving. Otherwise the song might sound differently.
• The Machinedrum recognises MIDI Song Pointer Position, which means that you
can control the position in the song list from an external sequencer. Note that you
cannot reach song positions inside loops.
• Pattern/Song mode selection is remembered between reboots.