Elektron Monomachine - Manual (Page 78)

THE MIDI SEQUENCER
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THE MIDI SEQUENCER
Each of the six internal sequencer tracks of the Monomachine sequencer is teamed with a
MIDI sequencer track for controlling external MIDI gear. The six MIDI sequencer tracks are
part of each pattern and operate individually, although with a few connections with the inter-
nal tracks since the LFO’s are shared between the internal tracks and the MIDI sequencer
tracks. The MIDI tracks play simultaneously and synchronised with their internal counter-
parts.
1. Switch between internal sequencer and MIDI sequencer editing by pressing [MIDI SEQ]
while holding [FUNCTION].
2. MIDI track editing is indicated by all the <TRIG TRACK> LED’s being unlit, and the four
uppermost <DATA PAGE> LED’s lit.
USING THE MIDI SEQUENCER
The Monomachine MIDI Sequencer is used almost identically to the internal sequencer.
The main difference being that no internal sound is generated, data is only transmitted on
the MIDI OUT port, for controlling external MIDI gear.
Use the [TRACK] keys to select the MIDI track you wish to edit. Note that MIDI tracks are
muted separately from the internal tracks with the [TRACK] keys while holding [FUNC-
TION], or through the special MUTE mode interface (see section “THE MUTE MODE”, on
page 67).
To use the MIDI sequencer you need to connect the MIDI OUT port of the Monomachine to
the MIDI IN port of another MIDI device. The external MIDI device needs to listen to the
MIDI channel of the Monomachine MIDI track in focus. The keyboard, [TRIG] keys and
MIDI sequencer output of the track is now directed to the MIDI channel selected in the Glo-
bal “MIDI SEQUENCER SETTINGS” menu page (see section “MIDI SEQ SETTINGS”, on
page 108 for more information).
Please refer to sections “GRID RECORDING” on page 47 and “LIVE RECORDING” on
page 49 for information on how to input notes in the sequencer.
• Chords can be entered in the MIDI sequencer, but all notes of the chord need to be
the same length. If you want to play true polyphonic notes you need to make use
of several tracks and direct the output to the same MIDI channel.
• Parameter locks can be used by the MIDI sequencer, which is very handy to con-
trol for example the filter cut off parameter of an external synth.