Elektron Analog Rytm Bedienungsanleitung

THE ANALOG RYTM2THE ANALOG RYTMThere is geometry in the humming of the string.There is music in the spacing of the spheres. (Pythagoras, circa 530 BC)

A-6 Appendix D: MACHINESCHCL (CLOSED HIHAT CLASSIC)TUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the six oscillators of the closed hihat. Range (-64-+63).DEC (Decay Ti

A-7 Appendix D: MACHINESCYCL (Cymbal Classic)TUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the six oscillators of the cymbal. Range (-64-+63).TON (Tone) sets the metal

A-8 Appendix D: MACHINES

INDEX 1INDEXSymbols+DRIVE 7AACCENT 41CCALIBRATION 57CHAINS 44CLICK TRACK 38COPY, PASTE AND CLEARKit 21, 28COPY, PASTE AND CLEAR OPERATIONS 42CREDITS 6

2 INDEXQQUANTIZATION 38QUICK RELOAD 43Kit 43Pattern 43Song 43Sound 43Track 43QUICK SAVE 43Kit 43Pattern 43Song 43Track 43QUICK SCROLLING 10QUICK START

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS3PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORSFRONT PANELThe Analog Rytm Front Panel.1. MASTER VOLUME sets the volume for the main outputs an

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS415. DATA ENTRY knobs A-H. Used for setting parameter values. Press knob when turning to change values in larger increments

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS5REAR CONNECTORSThe Analog Rytm Rear Connectors.1. Power On/Off switch.2. Power In (12V DC 2A). Use the included PSU-3 powe

ANALOG RYTM SOUND ARCHITECTURE6ANALOG RYTM SOUND ARCHITECTUREThe Analog Rytm sound architecture, with its eight drum voices, two send effects (delay a

OVERVIEW OF THE ANALOG RYTM DATA STRUCTURE7OVERVIEW OF THE ANALOG RYTM DATA STRUCTUREThe image below outlines the data structure of the Analog Rytm. +

OVERVIEW OF THE ANALOG RYTM DATA STRUCTURE8SAMPLES127 user sample slots are available for each project. There are many preset samples to choose from i

THE USER INTERFACE9THE USER INTERFACEThe LCD screen shows all the information needed for real-time interaction and editing on the Analog Rytm. The eig

THE USER INTERFACE10QUICK PARAMETER EDITINGIf the DATA ENTRY knob is pressed when it is turned parameters will be adjusted in larger increments. Quick

QUICK START11QUICK STARTThis quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations in order to start using the Analog Rytm right away. First

FCC compliance statementThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may

QUICK START12MUTE MODEMute the sequencer of any of the twelve drum tracks in this mode. Unlike the CHROMATIC mode, it makes no difference which track

ANALOG RYTM CONTROLS13ANALOG RYTM CONTROLSThe Analog Rytm is played using the [PADS]. The responsive, velocity and pressure sensitive synthetic rubber

ANALOG RYTM CONTROLS14MACHINESSelect a drum track MACHINE by quickly pressing the first [PARAMETER] key, SYNTH, twice. A MACHINE makes use of the phys

ANALOG RYTM CONTROLS15respectively (provided they are set to their default channels 1-12). These note values map to each of the twelve tracks, regardl

ANALOG RYTM CONTROLS16Like the MUTE mode, the active state of the CHROMATIC mode (the portion of the chromatic keyboard cur-rently visible on the pads

PROJECTS17PROJECTSA project is the top level of the Analog Rytm workflow. A project contains 128 patterns, 128 kits, 16 songs, 4 global slots, and a p

PROJECTS18SAVE PROJECT opens a project selection screen where you choose a slot to save the active project to.PROJECT MANAGER launches the PROJECT MAN

KITS AND SOUNDS19KITS AND SOUNDSEvery project has the capacity of 128 different kits. A kit is a collection of 12 drum track Sounds and an FX track, a

KITS AND SOUNDS20RELOAD KIT will reload either the active kit, reverting it to its saved status, or all kits. Using the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] keys select

KITS AND SOUNDS21• Copy, clear and paste operations are available in the LOAD KIT and SAVE KIT menus.• Use the LEVEL knob to scroll through the LOAD K

WARNINGTo reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or product damage:• Do not expose the unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing and also avoid

KITS AND SOUNDS22the drum tracks from which the parameter locks will be assigned by pressing [TRACK] + [PADS]. If parameters from the FX track are to

KITS AND SOUNDS23PERF shows which performance macro is being edited. Use [ARROW] keys [LEFT] and [RIGHT] to select another performance macro to edit.L

KITS AND SOUNDS24Once the editing is done, simply press the [PERFORMANCE] key again to exit edit mode. The parameter locks you entered will be activat

KITS AND SOUNDS25SOUND MENUIn this menu Sounds in the +Drive Sound library or in the Sound pool of the active project can be browsed and managed. Othe

KITS AND SOUNDS26SOUND MANAGER is a more comprehensive version of the SOUND BROWSER. Sounds can be saved, loaded, renamed, tagged et cetera. Opening t

KITS AND SOUNDS27DELETE will delete the Sound.SELECT ALL selects all Sounds in the list.DESELECT ALL deselects all Sounds in the list.TOGGLE will enab

KITS AND SOUNDS28• OFF means velocity will not affect the volume of the Sound.• ON means the volume will correspond linearly to velocity.VELOCITY MOD

KITS AND SOUNDS29The current MACHINE in use will determine which SYNTH parameters will be available for Sound modulation. Quickly press the first [PAR

KITS AND SOUNDS30Press DATA ENTRY knob D to bring up a list of samples.Turn the knob counter-clockwise to scroll up the list, clockwise to scroll down

KITS AND SOUNDS31• You are advised not to use the effects too liberally when shaping a basic Sound. Rather, add FX to taste at choice parts of the com

THE SEQUENCER32THE SEQUENCERThe sequencer of the Analog Rytm stores beat information in patterns. A pattern controls the playback of the drum tracks,

THE SEQUENCER33PATTERN CONTROLPressing [PLAY] will start the playback of a pattern. Pressing [STOP] will stop the playback of all tracks. The sound wi

THE SEQUENCER34EDITING A PATTERNAnalog Rytm offers two main modes of input when editing or creating a pattern, GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING

THE SEQUENCER35recorded. Any changes to the PARAMETER page settings, using the DATA ENTRY knobs, will be recorded on the sequencer as parameter locks.

THE SEQUENCER36Retrigs can be customized on any of the sequencer steps. Press a [TRIG] key, then press the [RETRIG] key or the [ARROW] keys [UP] or [D

THE SEQUENCER37PATTERN MENUIn the PATTERN menu patterns can be saved and reloaded. Open the menu by pressing [FUNCTION] + [SCENE]. Select between the

THE SEQUENCER38ENV controls if the filter envelope will be trigged.LFO controls if the LFO will be trigged.QUANTIZATIONAccess the menu by pressing [FU

THE SEQUENCER39NORMAL MODEThis is the default mode. In this mode all tracks of the pattern share the same length and time signature. This screen will

THE SEQUENCER40is made, the pattern will play infinitely and the next pattern will thus not be cued. But if CHNG for instance is set to 64, the patter

THE SEQUENCER41the Sound you want to assign to the note trig and then release the [TRIG] key. The <TRIG> LED will start to flash. Press and hold

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THE SEQUENCER42• A note trig can be quickly accented. Keep the note trig pressed and press [BANK B/F]. An accent trig will automatically be placed on

THE SEQUENCER43After selecting a pattern, and before releasing any key, [REC], [PLAY] and [STOP] can be pressed to copy, clear or paste patterns.Indiv

CHAINS AND SONGS44CHAINS AND SONGSChains are sequences that consist of one or more patterns. Chains are used to form songs.256 pattern entries are ava

CHAINS AND SONGS45SONG EDIT MENUSongs are created in the SONG EDIT menu, which is accessed by pressing [FUNCTION] + [SONG MODE].Songs are played row b

CHAINS AND SONGS46Repeat a song row a chosen number of times by moving to the leftmost position of the song row with the cursor. Turn DATA ENTRY knob

CHAINS AND SONGS47RELOAD will reload the active song. It will be restored to its saved version. Press [NO/RELOAD] + [SONG] for a shortcut to this comm

GLOBAL MENU48GLOBAL MENU The GLOBAL menu offers settings that affect Analog Rytm on a global level. Global sequencer, MIDI and track routing settings

GLOBAL MENU49[FUNCTION] + [YES/SAVE]. Circa ten seconds of the sample will be previewed. Third, press the [RIGHT] arrow key. A menu will appear on the

GLOBAL MENU50Note that the samples transferred will remain in the destination directory of the +Drive. In order to use them, they need to be loaded to

GLOBAL MENU51SEQUENCER CONFIGHere settings relating to the sequencer can be found. Change settings by using the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] arrow keys or the [YES/

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GLOBAL MENU52PRG CH SEND will when active send program change messages when patterns are changed. The MIDI channel that will send program change messa

GLOBAL MENU53OUTPUT CH selects whether the [PADS] and the knobs will send data on the auto channel or the track channel.PARAM OUTPUT selects what type

GLOBAL MENU54TRACK ROUTINGIn this menu you can customize track routing. Use [ARROW] keys [UP] and [DOWN] to highlight one of the two options.ROUTE TO

GLOBAL MENU55in the column to the right will change depending on the selection made in the left column. Press the [RIGHT] arrow key to access this col

GLOBAL MENU56received. Press [YES/SAVE] to initiate the SysEx receive procedure. Analog Rytm will start listening to incoming data. Press [NO/RELOAD]

GLOBAL MENU57CALIBRATIONThe Analog Rytm calibration routine is found here.CALIBRATION will start the calibration routine for the oscillators and filte

GLOBAL MENU58• If the Analog Rytm is receiving the OS upgrade through the MIDI ports, use the Elektron TM-1 USB MIDI interface for up to 10x transfer

EARLY STARTUP MENU59EARLY STARTUP MENUTo access this menu, hold down the [FUNCTION] key while powering up Analog Rytm. From here you can per-form a va

EARLY STARTUP MENU60• USB MIDI transfers are not possible when in the EARLY START UP menu.Please note that the Analog Rytm will not appear as an icon

SETUP EXAMPLES61SETUP EXAMPLESThe Analog Rytm likes to play with other machines. Whether it uses its ability to sync and play with legacy machines, pl

3 of 4ADDING REPEATS AND MUTES ... 45SONG MENU...

SETUP EXAMPLES62ANALOG RYTM WITH OTHER ELEKTRON GEARAnalog Rytm gets along with other broods of the Elektron breed. Here, it is used with an Octatrack

SETUP EXAMPLES63ANALOG RYTM WITH A STEREOPHONIC DRUM MACHINEUse the Analog Rytm compressor when you incorporate sounds from external instruments in yo

TECHNICAL INFORMATION64TECHNICAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSTHE SEQUENCER12 drum tracks1 FX trackUp to 64 steps per patternIndividual track lengths127 u

CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION65CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDITSPRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTOscar AlbinssonMagnus ForsellAnders GärderJimmy M

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Appendix A: DRUM TRACK PARAMETERS A-1Appendix A: DRUM TRACK PARAMETERSThis appendix lists the parameters on the five PARAMETER pages for the drum tra

A-2 Appendix A: DRUM TRACK PARAMETERSSAMPLETUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the sample in equivalents of chro-matic semitones. To move faster, press the k

Appendix A: DRUM TRACK PARAMETERS A-3 FILTERATK (Attack Time) controls the attack time of the filter envelope. Range (0-127).DEC (Decay Time) controls

A-4 Appendix A: DRUM TRACK PARAMETERSAMPATK (Attack Time) controls the attack time of the amp envelope. Range (0-127).HLD (Hold Time) controls the hol

Appendix A: DRUM TRACK PARAMETERS A-5 LFOSPD (Speed) controls the speed of the LFO. It is synced to the BPM. For the LFO to be synced to straight beat

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Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERS B-1Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERSIn this appendix, the parameters of the FX track are shown and explained, one page

B-2 Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERSREVERBPRE (Pre-delay) controls the predelay time of the Reverb. Range (0-127).DEC (Decay Time) sets the decay time

Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERS B-3 DISTAMT (Distortion Amount) controls the amount of distortion applied to the signal. Range (0-127).SYM (Distortion

B-4 Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERSCOMPTHR (Threshold) sets the threshold of the compressor. Lower threshold means a larger portion of the signal will

Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERS B-5 LFO1 (page 1)SPD (Speed) controls the speed of the LFO. It is synced to the BPM. For the LFO to be synced to strai

B-6 Appendix B: FX TRACK PARAMETERS

D-1Appendix C: MIDIThis appendix lists the CC and NRPN specification for the Analog Rytm.GENERAL TRIG PARAMETERSGENERAL KIT PARAMETERSTRIG PARAMETERS

D-2 Appendix C: MIDIPERFORMANCE PARAMETERSDRUM TRACK PARAMETERSNote that the order of the SYNTH parameters might not be the sameas the order of the pa

Appendix C: MIDI D-3 SYNTH CCParameter CC MSB CC LSB Data Range MSB Data Range LSBSynth Param 1 16 - 0-127 -Synth Param 2 17 - 0-127 -Synth Param 3 18

INTRODUCTION1 INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing Analog Rytm. It is a hybrid analog/digital drum machine featuring, among many other things, the int

D-4 Appendix C: MIDILFO PARAMETERSNote that the LFO depth is a high-resolution parameter, with LSB values.Filter Env Depth 1 23 0-127 -FILTER CCParame

Appendix C: MIDI D-5 FX TRACK PARAMETERSLFO Waveform 1 36 0-127 -LFO Start Phase 1 37 0-127 -LFO Trig Mode 1 38 0-127 -LFO Depth 1 39 0-127 0-127LFO C

D-6 Appendix C: MIDIReverb Shelving Freq 2 10 0-127 -Reverb Shelving Gain 2 11 0-127 -Reverb Highpass Filter 2 12 0-127 -Reverb Lowpass Filter 2 13 0-

Appendix C: MIDI D-7 COMPRESSOR CCParameter CC MSB CC LSB Data Range MSB Data Range LSBCompressor Threshold 78 - 0-127 -Compressor Attack Time 79 - 0-

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Appendix D: MACHINES A-1Appendix D: MACHINESThis appendix lists the parameters on the SYNTH page of the drum tracks. The choice of MACHINE will deter

A-2 Appendix D: MACHINESBDFM (BASS DRUM FM)TUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the first (modulated) oscillator. Range (-64-+63).SWT (Sweep Time) sets the pi

Appendix D: MACHINES A-3 RSHD (RIMSHOT HARD)TUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the oscillators. Range (-64-+63).SWT (Sweep Time) sets the pitch sweep time.

A-4 Appendix D: MACHINESBTCL (BASS TOM CLASSIC)TUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the oscillator. Range (-64-+63).DEC (Decay Time) sets the decay time of th

Appendix D: MACHINES A-5 XTCL (TOM CLASSIC)TUN (Tune) sets the pitch of the oscillator. Range (-64-+63).SWT (Sweep Time) sets the pitch sweep time. Ra