Elektron Monomachine Bedienungsanleitung

THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MONOMACHINE2THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MONOMACHINESynthesizers are available in many different types and forms. Nevertheless, for mos

GLOBAL SETTINGS92• Note that if internal control is shut off the Monomachine might appear non-func-tional if MIDI data is not echoed back from an exte

GLOBAL SETTINGS93When the TRANSPORT parameter is set to IGNORE, MIDI start, stop and song pointer positions are ignored.PRG CHANGE (program change) co

GLOBAL SETTINGS94TIM (timing) allows the pattern start to be delayed for the pattern assigned to the keymap range. It has the same function as the tim

GLOBAL SETTINGS95sound is no longer affected for that particular axis. This is because the maximal parameter value already has been reached.FILEFrom h

GLOBAL SETTINGS96• KIT - Only the kits speficied in the RANGE tab will be sent.• PAT+KIT - Only the patterns and their associated kits, as selected in

GLOBAL SETTINGS975. Make sure that the device you are sending the data to is ready and waiting. 6. To perform the send, press [ENTER/YES]. You will se

GLOBAL SETTINGS98MODE controls how the Monomachine receives incoming sysex data.• ORIG - The kits, patterns, songs and global slot data received will

GLOBAL SETTINGS994. Press [ENTER/YES] to start receiving data. A message displaying “WAITING...” shows up in the menu.5. Initiate the data send from t

GLOBAL SETTINGS1001. Select FILE in the GLOBAL menu. Then select DIGIPRO MGR using the [ARROW] keys and press [ENTER/YES].Use the [UP] and [DOWN] keys

GLOBAL SETTINGS1015. When all waveforms have been sent to the Monomachine, press [EXIT/NO]. “WRITING WAVEFORMS” will be displayed on the screen. The t

THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MONOMACHINE3+DRIVE FEATURESThe Monomachine SFX-60+ MKII comes with the +Drive installed by default. A +Drive allows for thousand

GLOBAL SETTINGS102• Note that user waveforms previously stored at the positions you send new wave-forms to will be overwritten.• You can always exit t

GLOBAL SETTINGS1033. Put the receiving device into a waiting state, ready to receive data.4. Press [ENTER/YES] to make the Monomachine send the wavefo

GLOBAL SETTINGS1041. When in the DIGIPRO MGR, choose ERASE and then press the [RIGHT] arrow key to move the focus to the POS NAME column. Choose the w

GLOBAL SETTINGS105• Pressing the [FUNCTION] while in the WAVEFORM NAME window key gives access to the “high score” selection method, in which you see

GLOBAL SETTINGS106• LOAD means that all pattern, kit, song and global data of the Snapshot loaded to the Battery Backed Memory will be overwritten whe

GLOBAL SETTINGS107SAVE will save the content in the Battery Backed Memory to one of the 128 Snapshot loca-tions.RENAME makes it possible to rename Sna

GLOBAL SETTINGS108RENAME will rename the selected Digibank. A Digibank name can contain a maximum of 8 characters.ERASE will erase the selected Digiba

GLOBAL SETTINGS109CH (MIDI channel) is where you assign on which MIDI channels the six MIDI sequencer tracks send data.CL1-4 (control change 1-4) con

EARLY STARTUP MENU110EARLY STARTUP MENUTo access this menu, hold the [FUNCTION] key while powering up the Monomachine. From here you can perform a var

EARLY STARTUP MENU111replaced with factory patterns, kits, songs and global settings. No other Snapshots or Digibanks on the +Drive will be affected.S

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS4USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORSFRONT / MAIN CONTROL PANELThe Monomachine main control panel:1. Master volume control. Sets

EARLY STARTUP MENU1121. Connect the MIDI OUT on the Monomachine with the latest OS to the MIDI IN on the Monomachine that is going to be upgraded. Ent

TECHNICAL INFORMATION113TECHNICAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSSOUND CONTROL SEQUENCER6 internal sequencer tracks.6 external MIDI sequencer tracks128 x 64

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MKI AND MKII MODELS114DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MKI AND MKII MODELSThere exist a number of hardware differences between the MKI

CREDITS115CREDITSPRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTAnders AnderssonMagnus ForsellAnders GärderDaniel HanssonJimmy MyhrmanDavid MöllerstedtDanjel RydénHenr

CONTACT INFORMATION116CONTACT INFORMATIONELEKTRON WEBSITEhttp://www.elektron.sePOSTAL ADDRESSElektron Music Machines MAV ABSockerbruket 9SE-414 51 Got

A-1Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEIn this section all the Mono-synths of the Monomachine are introduced, including specifications for individual machine

A-2 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCESUBX controls a square wave suboscillator, located one octave below the base pitch.SUB1 controls a sine sub oscillat

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-3 SIDThe Mono-synth SID is based on the synthe-sis of the legendary SID chip, found in the Commodore 64. The SID-chip

A-4 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEDIGIPRODigiPRO offers raw digital waveforms, which can be put into animated life. Apart from the fixed waveforms, use

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-5 A total of 24 percussive sounds are available in the BeatBox. The sounds fill two octaves starting at C-3 and are re

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS510.[TRIG] keys 1 to 16. Main functions of these keys are as keyboard for trigging notes, and for editing notes in GRID R

A-6 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEFM+FM+ is 21st century FM synthesis. It imple-ments world class frequency modulation algorithms that address the comp

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-7 TONE (tone) is a general controller for the FM frequencies generated in the system. High settings introduce more hig

A-8 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEVOVO is inspired by classic voice modelling methods using formant synthesis. The goal has not been to recreate any ex

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-9 VO-6 TUTORIALGetting words out of the VO-6 is pretty straight forward once you get to know it. In this section we of

A-10 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEGND MACHINESThe GND synthesis consists of three machines with very basic functionality. They can be used for adding

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A-12 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEFX MACHINESThe FX machine group differs from the other machines of the Monomachine in that they do not generate any

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-13 CHORUSThe Chorus machine implements a 2 x 3 tap stereo chorus.DEL (delay) controls the delay time of the taps.DEP (

A-14 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEDYNAMIX TUTORIALThis is just a general overview of one way you can approach the Dynamix processor. No exact paramete

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-15 MIX (signal mix) adjusts the output between the original “dry” signal and the “wet” signal.FB (feedback) controls t

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS6KEYBOARD INTERFACE, SFX-61. Joystick, for real-time expression control. The joystick can individually control parame-ter

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B-1Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEAll Data Entry parameters of the Monomachine are accessible by both MIDI control change messages and NRPN MIDI me

B-2 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE+------+----------------+--------------+---------------------------+-----+-----+| NOTE | MIDI Channel | Mod

Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE B-3 +---------+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+-----+| 3d 61 | Track 1 - Amp Vol

B-4 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+| | MIDI base channel + 1:

Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE B-5 NRPN MAPPINGNRPN Received on MIDI base channel + 0:+---------+----+-----------+--------------------------------

B-6 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEOTHER MIDI MESSAGESPITCH BEND MESSAGES------------------- MIDI base channel + 0:+---------+---------------------

C-1Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCEThis appendix lists all Monomachine SYSEX messages available for exter-nal control.Conventions:Data printed with a $ sig

C-2 Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCESYSEX load pattern: MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)| $57 | Load patter

Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCE C-3 SYSEX unused: MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)| $62 | None $f7

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS7REAR CONNECTORS1. Power On/Off switch.2. Power in.• Caution! Use only an Elektron-approved power supply with your Monoma

C-4 Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCESYSEX set status: MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)| $71 | Set status ID

Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCE C-5 SYSEX turboMIDI speed test 2 (master)MIDI Byte | Purpose------------+----------------------------(SYSEX init)|

C-6 Appendix C: SYSEX REFERENCE

INDEX 1 INDEXAARPEGGIATOR 61Envelope trigging 62Mode 61Octave jump 62Play 62Range 62Rhythm and offset 63Speed 61AUDIOMaster tune 88Routing 89CCLEARArp

2 INDEXGGLOBAL SETTINGS 87Audio 88Control 89File 95Midi sequencer 108Turbo menu 87GRID RECORDING 47KKEY TRACKING 40KITClear 21Copy 21Joystick assign 3

INDEX 3SOFT RESET 111SONG MODE 73Bpm 79Edit song 76Load song 73Mute 79Save song 74Song halt 78Song jump 78Song loop 78Song play 75Song track transpose

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USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS86. Main/Individual Audio Outputs B/A7. Stereo Headphone Outputs (Amplified copy of output AB)ADDITIONAL REAR CONNECTORS,

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS94. Switch all units on.5. If you do not have any previous experience of the Monomachine we suggest that you fol-low the

THE LCD USER INTERFACE10THE LCD USER INTERFACEThe center of the Monomachine editing is the LCD graphical interface display. The inter-face screen for

QUICK START11QUICK STARTThis quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations to get you started using the Monomachine. First connect y

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QUICK START12PLAYING IN MULTI TRIG MODE1. Select a pattern, ranging from A01-D16. All the Monomachine presets are located in this range. Make sure the

QUICK START133. Choose to active a track using the [TRACK] keys. Below is a screen shot of how the SYNTHESIS page could look like after selecting a tr

QUICK START14In LIVE RECORDING mode, you can lock parameters by turning a knob while recording.Parameters can be locked for any parameter and track. T

MONOMACHINE OVERVIEW15MONOMACHINE OVERVIEWThe sound generating structure of the Monomachine differs in many ways from what is common for contemporary

MONOMACHINE OVERVIEW16FIGURE 1. Monomachine sound synthesis overview

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT17MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENTThe basic sound generating unit in the Monomachine is called a machine. Each machi

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT18MONOMACHINE KITSThe Monomachine does not arrange sounds in what is commonly referred to as “patches”. The Monomachi

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT19LOADING A KIT1. Open the KIT window by pressing the [KIT] key and select the LOAD icon using the [ARROW] keys.2. Pr

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT202. Use the arrow keys to move to the “SAVE” icon. Press [ENTER/YES] to open the KIT SAVE menu.3. The screen present

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT21You can load the “UNDO KIT” to restore your most recent unintentionally lost kit. This can be useful when accidenta

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MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT22• It is also possible to undo this operation. To undo the action, hold the function [FUNCTION] button and press the

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT23Press [RIGHT] once to move the focus to the MACHINE column. Select the machine using [UP] and [DOWN].Finally you ne

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT24• Once the machine is copied into the copy buffer, it can be pasted many times to several tracks or kits. It will s

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT25PARAMETER EDITINGEach Monomachine track offers up to 56 parameters for the sound generation and effects. They are d

TRACK EFFECTS26TRACK EFFECTSThe track effects are independent effects systems, available to the six tracks as extensions to the machine synthesis. Thi

TRACK EFFECTS27AMP-trig can be controlled individually from the sequencer, see section “TRIG TRACKS”, on page 58 for more information.ATK (attack). Th

TRACK EFFECTS28audio level decline, and if the audio level would decrease when Q is raised, it would feel like a loss of bass and a weaker sound. Alwa

TRACK EFFECTS29PANHere the panning for the stereo output is controlled. It operates in stereo when needed (balance), for example when effecting FX Mac

TRACK EFFECTS30BASIC FILTER CONTROLSThe track effect system offers a resonant 24dB low/high/band-pass filter. The parameters are untraditional, giving

TRACK EFFECTS31FILTER ENVELOPEThe filter envelope is trigged every time a FILTER-trig is received. This normally happens when a key on the keyboard or

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TRACK EFFECTS32EFFECTS PAGEIn the EFFECTS page you find the controls for the 1-band EQ, sample rate reduction, and the tempo-synchronised tape-style d

TRACK EFFECTS33DELAYThe delay of the Monomachine is a single tap delay with real-time adjustable delay time. Some of its functionality can resemble ta

TRACK EFFECTS34FIGURE 5. The function of the delay• For using the delay for delay-line style sound sculpturing, try setting DTIM very low together wit

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS35LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORSEach of the 6 tracks in the Monomachine offers 3 interlaced low frequency oscillators (LFO’s), whi

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS36SPD (speed) is a linear controller that sets a base speed that is multiplied with the MULT parameter, always in relation to

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS37• If you select the same destination for two different LFO tracks their outputs will be added, making advanced layered LFO’

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS38ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGSThis chapter deals with all kit settings not covered in the previous chapters.ASSIGNThis menu allows t

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS39• The copy, clear, paste and undo commands are available in the ASSIGN menu. Press [FUNCTION] + [REC], [PLAY] and [STOP] to c

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS40KEY TRACKINGThe Key Tracking is connected to the note index from the last key pressed. For example, if C-1 was pressed, the k

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS41PORTAMENTO (portamento has two options. ALWAYS means the portamento will always be active, gliding between all notes played.

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ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS42ALL TRK (all track) makes the multi trig channel control all six tracks at once. Note events received on the multi trig chann

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS43SEQ TRNSP (sequencer transpose) makes a sequence start and transposes the sequence for the first note received on the multi t

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS44PORT (portamento) sets the amount time it will take the for pitch of the sequence to slide between two different notes.• Soun

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER45THE PATTERN SEQUENCERThe pattern step sequencer is a central part of the Monomachine sound. It is designed to be an inspiration

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER46PATTERN CHAININGYou can use pattern chaining to cue up patterns to be played after one another in a loop, like a simple live se

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER473. The third parameter is the tempo multiplier. There are four possible settings, “1X”, “2X”, “3/4X” and “3/2X”. 2X allows a pa

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER482. Enter GRID RECORDING mode by pressing the [RECORD] key. The <RECORD> LED above the key should now be firmly lit.3. You

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER49• In the Monomachine, you work directly in the pattern memory. There is no need to save patterns. If you wish to keep the patte

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER50STEP RECORDINGThe third method of recording notes differs a bit from the other two methods as data is input on a step by step b

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER512. Hold and press the [TRIG] key you whose content you want to clear. Then press [PLAY] to clear the note. The message “CLEAR N

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THE PATTERN SEQUENCER521. Make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode.2. When you are on the track you wish to clear, press and hold [SCALE SETUP]. Then

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER53CLEAR TRACKWhile in GRID RECORDING mode, it is possible to clear a track.1. Make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode. The <R

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER54• The paste pattern operation can be undone by holding the [FUNCTION] key and then pressing the [STOP] key. A message saying “U

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER55• Melody copy is a special copy function which copies all pitch data from the track, but excludes parameter locks and machine s

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER56THE TEMPO SCREENThe tempo screen is opened by pressing the [TEMPO] key.From here you can use the LEVEL knob to change the curre

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER57• The tempo is not stored in patterns or kits. However, songs can store tempo changes.PARAMETER LOCKSOne major advantage of the

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER58note copy. Then hold the [TRIG] key for the step you want to paste the trig to, and press [STOP] to perform the paste note oper

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER59Traditionally synthesizers retrig all envelopes when a NOTE ON event (a key pressed on the keyboard) occurs. In the Monomachine

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER60FIGURE 7. Trig track illustrations

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES61ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESTHE ARPEGGIATOREach track of the Monomachine (including the MIDI sequencer tracks) offers

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ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES62added to the cycle by pressing and releasing keys while still at least one key is pressed. This way you can build up la

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES63• It can be useful to turn all envelope trigging off for fast arpeggiato speeds, and allow the envelopes to give the im

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES642. Select the track you want to edit the transpose settings for using the [TRACK] keys.TRACK (track transpose) sets the

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES65maximal value is 80%. The swing amount parameter is the same for all the tracks of the pattern. Each track however has

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES66SLIDEThe default behavior for parameter locks is that the value changes exactly when the step is played. By using the s

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES67FIGURE 9. Slide illustrationTHE MUTE MODETrack muting is normally performed by pressing the [TRACK] keys while holding

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES68In addition to the <TRIG> LED’s, the Mute-state is indicated in the MUTE window. Boxes means that the track is un

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES69POLY MODEIn normal operation the Monomachine offers six tracks of multitimbral monophonic sound synthesis. Ensemble mac

THE MIDI SEQUENCER70THE MIDI SEQUENCEREach of the six internal sequencer tracks of the Monomachine sequencer is teamed with a MIDI sequencer track for

THE MIDI SEQUENCER71THE MAIN MIDI SEQUENCER INTERFACELEN (note length) sets the maximum time the note will be played until a NOTE OFF is sent. Notes c

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THE MIDI SEQUENCER72sequencer tracks. Read more about how to configure the MIDI output of the inter-nal sequencer in section “CONTROL OUT1”, on page 9

THE SONG MODE73THE SONG MODEThe Monomachine song sequencer is a tool for setting up sequences of patterns. Each song row can have unique settings for

THE SONG MODE74SAVE SONG1. Open the SONG window by pressing the [KIT/SONG] key. Use the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] keys to move to the SAVE icon.2. Press [ENT

THE SONG MODE75• Accurate playback of a previous song depends on the patterns it uses being unchanged since saving. Otherwise, the song will sound dif

THE SONG MODE76SONG EDITINGThe song editor is where the song is built. Here patterns are assigned to the song. The behavior of the patterns is also se

THE SONG MODE77TRN (transpose) sets a pattern transpose for the song row. Use the LEVEL knob to control the value. By pressing [ENTER/YES] you enter t

THE SONG MODE78SONG LOOPSSong loops are a useful tool when creating a song. By using this command you can limit the number of rows and make the struct

THE SONG MODE79the song transport controls as described in “SONG EDIT TRANSPORT” on page 77 to select a new position to start from.SONG TRACK TRANSPOS

THE SONG MODE801. Reach it by pressing [ENTER/YES] in the SONG EXTRA column in the EDIT SONG window..From here you can set the mutes for the song row.

MONOMACHINE ROUTING81MONOMACHINE ROUTINGThe Monomachine offers a flexible routing system for addressing the audio outputs, as well as using the audio

INTRODUCTION1INTRODUCTIONThank you for choosing the Monomachine SFX-6/SFX-60/SFX-60 MKII/SFX-60+ MKII as your companion for music creation. It is a po

MONOMACHINE ROUTING82USING THE AUDIO INPUTSAudio can be routed from the external inputs and be effected with both track effects and FX machines. The a

MONOMACHINE ROUTING83• All track effects, the LFO’s and the sequencer are still at your hands when using the audio inputs! Set up six tracks with vari

MONOMACHINE ROUTING84machine in NEIBOR mode to the track after, and all the track effects of the second track will be applied after the first one. Jus

MONOMACHINE ROUTING85In the example above the two first tracks are sent on the AB bus, and are thus effected by the FX machine on track 3. Track 4 and

MONOMACHINE ROUTING86The example above visualises how a global routing configuration of 6xMONO configures the outputs.• Like all machines, the FX mach

GLOBAL SETTINGS87GLOBAL SETTINGSThe Monomachine offers 8 individual slots for storing global settings. The multiple global slots are useful for using

GLOBAL SETTINGS881. Connect the MIDI OUT of your Monomachine to the MIDI IN of the other unit and the MIDI IN of your Monomachine to the MIDI OUT of t

GLOBAL SETTINGS89ROUTINGIn this menu one of three audio routing selections can be set.1. Select the AUDIO in the GLOBAL menu. Then select ROUTING usin

GLOBAL SETTINGS90Navigate between the parameters using the [UP] and [DOWN] keys. Change the parame-ter values using [LEFT] and [RIGHT].By default the

GLOBAL SETTINGS91PROGRAM CHANGE can be disabled for MIDI input and output. See section “CONTROL OUT2”, on page 92 for more information.The Monomachine