Elektron Sidstation - Manual (Page 13)

SIDSTATION
Owners Manual
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Patch play mode
This is where you select and edit a patch in the SidStation. The patch is a set of parameters
which can be named and stored in the SidStation memory bank. The parameters control the
nature of the sound that is played on the audio output when MIDI data is received. In the
SidStation memory you can store up to one hundred different patches. The patch selection
screen is shown below:
The [UP] and [DOWN] keys along with the [ENCODER] wheel lets you browse the patches
stored in memory. To select a patch press the [ENTER] key. A patch that is selected but not yet
activated with [ENTER] will flash.
The four values at the bottom of the screen are user assignable parameters called direct
controllers. This allows realtime control of up to four parameters that can be selected by the
patch programmer. The SidStation knobs are mapped in the following order:
[KNOB 1] – DC1
[KNOB 2] – DC2
[KNOB 3] – DC3
[KNOB 4] – DC4
When a patch is selected you can play it by sending MIDI notes from your keyboard or other
MIDI compatible equipment. The SidStation is now in play mode.
By pressing [RIGHT] you enter the edit mode where you edit the parameters of the patch
currently playing. Please see the “Programming the SidStation” section for more information on
how to edit a patch.
Note: When changing patches there may be a short loud static noise. This is normal and is
a result of changing the filter settings between different patches. This is not because of the
SidStation, but depends on the way the SID-chip is designed.
Direct Controllers and MIDI
The four direct controllers (DC1 to DC4) all send and receive MIDI control data. They are
mapped to MIDI control number 16 through 19. Direct controllers that are not used (shows as ---
in the patch selection menu) still output MIDI control data for the corresponding MIDI control
number. This means that the SidStation also can be used as an external control box for other
synthesizers.
System parameters
The system menu screen contains the parameters that control MIDI, synchronisation and
memory integrity. It is accessed from the top-level menu and is seen below:
The system parameters are divided into three submenus called MIDI, Sync and Mem.
MIDI settings and SYSEX patch dump menu (MIDI)
The MIDI submenu lets you set the MIDI base channel of your SidStation and also control the
SYSEX patch dump function: