Elektron Sidstation - Manual (Page 12)

SIDSTATION
Owners Manual
12
Using the SidStation
Getting around and basic editing
The SidStation is controlled using three different types of controls. The keyboard can be used to
do everything, but realtime controllers and a rotary encoder have been added to make sound
editing smoother.
The menu system is made up of a hierarchy of menus and parameters. Use the arrow keys
([UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] and [RIGHT]) to direct the focus on the display. The current focus is
indicated with flashing brackets or a flashing arrow. By pressing the [ENTER] key you select the
item and enter a new sub-menu. To exit to a higher level in the menu system you press the
[EXIT] key.
To change a value of a parameter, select it by moving the focus over it and press the [UP] key
to increase the value or [DOWN] to decrease it. The [ENCODER] wheel can also be used to
change parameter values in steps. Turn it clockwise to increase or counter-clockwise to
decrease.
If any values on screen, some or all of the four realtime controllers can be used to set a new
value. The values are assigned from left to right, giving the [KNOB 1] access to the first
parameter, [KNOB 2] to the second and so on for the number of values presented on screen.
The numbers on the keypad can be used for quick access to menus. Pressing 1 moves the
focus to the first option and selects it. Pressing 2 moves to the second option and select it etc.
Some menus are two screens wide. This is represented by a small animated arrow that points in
the direction the next screen is located. Simply move the focus in that direction to access the
screen.
Zero menu selection
While editing an oscillator in single mode, or an LFO, it is possible to quickly access other
menus by using the zero menu selection feature. As an example we can say that we are
currently editing the oscillator 1 waveform. You can now move to the waveform menu of another
oscillator by using the zero menus. First press the “0” key on the keypad and the screen will
show rotating directional arrows. Now you can press either arrow right/left for accessing the next
or previous waveform oscillator menu. You can also press keys one through three to directly
access a specific oscillator. This work equivalent for LFO menus, only difference is that there are
four LFO menus in total.
The menu system
When you switch on your SidStation you are greeted by a short welcoming message and then
the following screen appears:
This is the top-level menu from where you start exploring the SidStation. On this screen there
are three menu items to choose from, controlling three very different aspects of the SidStation.
Choose using the [UP] and [DOWN] keys. Press [ENTER] to enter the menu.