Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 67)

GLOBAL SETTINGS
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1. Select the CONTROL row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select BASE CHANNEL
and press [ENTER/YES].
2. Select base channel using the [UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys. Press [ENTER/YES] to
make the actual selection.
The MIDI base channel is the first MIDI channel that the Machinedrum will listen to and
send data to. If the base channel is set to 1, the Machinedrum will use channels 1 through
4 to send and recognise MIDI data. The reason for using four channels is to allow for easy
access of control change messages to all parameters.
By using four channels in total, we have avoided using “non-registered parameters”
(“NRPN”), which are usually hard to make good use of from keyboards and from many
computer sequencers. In Appendix B and C, we will look closer at how to control the
Machinedrum externally.
• If the MIDI base channel is turned below “1-4” it will display “--”. The Machine-
drum will then not send out nor react to MIDI data. System common and System
real time MIDI messages, such as MIDI timing and MIDI synchronization, are not
affected. Use the “--” setting when you want to control other synthesizers but not
have them react to the internal sequencer of the Machinedrum. You can of course
still control other synths using the MIDI machines.
MAP EDITOR
The MAP EDITOR is used to setup how the Machinedrum will react to incoming MIDI
notes. You can trigger drum sounds, patterns and the start, stop and play functions of the
sequencer.
1. Select the CONTROL row in the GLOBAL EDIT menu. Then select MAP EDITOR and
press [ENTER/YES].
2. In the GROUP column, choose for which trig category you want to edit the mapping.
TRACK allows you to assign which MIDI notes that should trig which track sounds, PAT
A-H maps MIDI notes to specific patterns and finally CTRL allows you to let MIDI notes
control the transport control of the Machinedrum. Then press the [RIGHT] key to enter
the MAPPING column for the chosen group.