Elektron Sidstation - Manual (Page 31)

SIDSTATION
Owners Manual
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The keyboard and the [ENCODER] are used for character input. The [LEFT] and [RIGHT]
arrows moves the cursor left and right. To enter or change a character, turn the [ENCODER]
wheel or use the [UP] and [DOWN] arrows. You can also use the number keys on the keyboard
(1-9). Each number key has a couple of characters in the alphabet assigned to them. Each time
you press the key the character toggles to the next out of the three assigned to this key. Once
the lowercase characters has been displayed you can continue to press this key and get the
uppercase characters. Note that to input numbers or other non-letter characters you would have
to use the [ENCODER] or the arrow keys. To enter a space you can use the “0” key.
When you are done exit the input mode with the [EXIT] key
Saving the patch
To save the patch in memory, move the cursor to the store option on the edit mode screen:
Pressing [ENTER] once opens up the following screen:
The number and name between the flashing brackets is the target memory slot for the store
operation. Empty memory slots are marked by three “-“ in a row. To save the patch “Phatt bass”
in an empty memory slot press [ENTER] once. Then press the [EXIT] button to go back up the
edit mode screen.
Overwriting a patch
Overwriting an existing patch in a memory slot is similar the procedure for empty slots, but you
get the following request:
Selecting the Y option with [ENTER] will overwrite the patch “Itchy” in memory slot 2. Selecting
N will abort the overwrite operation.
Note: The overwriting of a patch is a non-recoverable operation. Any patch overwritten is
gone forever so be sure that you have saved important patches using SYSEX dump.
Deleting a patch
It is possible to delete a patch and thus free up the memory it is using. This is done from the edit
mode screen by pressing [LEFT]. The following screen is then shown:
Selecting the Y option with [ENTER] will delete the patch “Itchy” in memory slot 2. Selecting N
will abort the overwrite operation.