Elektron Analog Four, Full Reference Manual

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THE SEQUENCER
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SWING
Sets the swing of the pattern, allowing for a different rhythmic groove. Access this menu by pressing [FUNC-
TION ] + [PATTERN] .
TRACK TRANSPOSE
Tracks can be transposed up or down and the transpose function can be locked for one handed operation. The
tracks that will be affected by the transpose functionality are set in the NOTES SETUP menu. Read more in sec-
tion “NOTES SETUP” on page 38. A quick command for this also exists. Press
[TRANSPOSE] + [TRACK] to
activate or deactivate the transpose functionality for the tracks. When pressing and holding the [TRANSPOSE]
key, lit <TRACK> LEDs indicate which tracks are transpose activated.
To transpose, press and hold [TRANSPOSE] and press a key on the KEYBOARD . Select a different octave
range to transpose to by pressing [OCTAVE UP] or [OCTAVE DOWN] . After having performed a transpose, a
little pop-up window will show how many semitones the transpose consists of.
The notes of the tracks are transposed according the TRK KEY NOTE and TRK KEY SCALE settings, found in
the NOTES SETUP menu covered on page 38. The transpose is an offset to the set key note, meaning all note
trigs retain their original note values after having been transposed. If for example the key note is set to a C5 and
F5 is pressed on the
KEYBOARD , the transpose activated tracks will be tran5 semitones.
The transpose offset can be applied permanently as well. After performing a transpose, press [TRANSPOSE] +
[YES/SAVE] . The value of the transposed note trigs will be permanently altered.
If [FUNCTION] + [TRANSPOSE] are pressed, the transpose lock functionality will be activated. Transpose lock
is indicated by a full-bright <TRANSPOSE> LED. When this function is activated, the [TRANSPOSE] key will
act as if constantly pressed, enabling one-handed transpositions when pressing the KEYBOARD keys.
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Please note that when transpose lock is activated, the KEYBOARD keys will not be able to play
Sounds or set the note value of note trigs. They will only be used for transposing.
DESTRUCTIVE TRANSPOSE
Tracks can be transposed destructively, altering the note values of the note trigs permanently. Do so by pressing
[TRACK] + [UP] / [DOWN] . The value of the note trigs will be changed up or down in the selected amount of
semitones. The tracks do not have to be transpose activated for this to work.
COPY, PASTE AND CLEAR OPERATIONS
Patterns, track pages, tracks and trigs can be copied, pasted and cleared.
The active pattern can be copied to either another location in the same bank or to a location in another bank. To
perform a pattern copy operation, GRID RECORDING mode must not be active. Copy the pattern by pressing
[FUNCTION] + [REC] . Select another pattern and paste the copied pattern to this location by pressing [FUNC-
TION] + [STOP] . The operation can be undone by pressing [FUNCTION] + [STOP] again. Clear a pattern by
pressing [FUNCTION] + [PLAY] . Undo the operation by repeating the button presses.
After having selected a pattern, and before releasing any key, [REC] , [PLAY] and [STOP] can be pressed to
copy, clear or paste patterns. No new chain will be built, nor any pattern enqueued. It is possible to clear, copy or
paste multiple patterns at the same time.