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ManualsBrandsElektron ManualsDrum MachineSyntakt - 12 VOICE DRUM MACHINE, SYNTHESIZER, SEQUENCER AND GROOVE MACHINE

Table Of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
2. THE SYNTAKT
3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
- 3.1 FRONT PANEL
- 3.2 REAR CONNECTORS
- 3.3 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE SYNTAKT
4. QUICK START
- 4.1 PLAYING THE FACTORY PRESETS
- 4.2 TEMPO
- 4.3 USING KEYBOARD MODE
- 4.4 USING MUTE MODE
- 4.5 EDITING PARAMETERS
5. SYNTAKT SOUND ARCHITECTURE
- 5.1 DIGITAL VOICE TYPE
- 5.2 ANALOG DRUM AND ANALOG CYMBAL VOICE TYPES
- 5.3 SEND EFFECTS
- 5.4 ANALOG FX BLOCK
  - 5.4.1 ANALOG FX BLOCK ROUTING
6. OVERVIEW OF THE SYNTAKT DATA STRUCTURE
- 6.1 +DRIVE
- 6.2 DATA STRUCTURE
- 6.3 ABOUT THE TRACKS
7. INTERACTING WITH THE SYNTAKT
- 7.1 SCREEN NAVIGATION
- 7.2 TRIG KEYS
- 7.3 ROTARY ENCODERS
- 7.4 KEY BEHAVIOR
- 7.5 PARAMETER EDITING
- 7.6 QUICK SCROLLING
- 7.7 COPY, CLEAR, AND PASTE
- 7.8 THE NAMING SCREEN
  - 7.8.1 POP-UP NAMING
- 7.9 KEYBOARD MODE
  - 7.9.1 KEYBOARD SETUP MENU
- 7.10 MUTE MODE
- 7.11 TRIG MODIFIERS
  - 7.11.1 SETTING UP TRIG MODIFIERS
  - 7.11.2 USING TRIG MODIFIERS
- 7.12 MIDI NOTES
- 7.13 OVERBRIDGE
- 7.14 CLASS COMPLIANT DEVICE
- 7.15 BACKING UP THE SYNTAKT
  - 7.15.1 BACKING UP PROJECTS AND SOUNDS
  - 7.15.2 TRANSFERRING BACKED UP FILES TO YOUR ELEKTRON DEVICE
8. PATTERNS AND SOUNDS
- 8.1 THE +DRIVE SOUND LIBRARY AND THE SOUND POOL
  - 8.1.1 ADDING SOUNDS TO THE SOUND POOL
- 8.2 PLAYING A SOUND
  - 8.2.1 PLAYING A SOUND USING AN EXTERNAL MIDI DEVICE
- 8.3 EDITING A SOUND
- 8.4 LOADING A SOUND
- 8.5 SAVING A SOUND
- 8.6 THE SOUND MENU
9. THE SEQUENCER
- 9.1 SEQUENCER TEMPO
- 9.2 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
  - 9.2.1 SELECTING BANK AND PATTERN
  - 9.2.2 PATTERN CONTROL
- 9.3 EDITING A PATTERN
- 9.4 MICRO TIMING MENU
- 9.5 RETRIG MENU
- 9.6 PATTERN MENU
- 9.7 QUANTIZE MENU
- 9.8 METRONOME MENU
- 9.9 SCALE MENU
  - 9.9.1 PER PATTERN MODE
  - 9.9.2 PER TRACK MODE
- 9.10 SEQUENCER FEATURES
- 9.11 CHAINS
10. AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS
- 10.1 EDITING THE AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS
- 10.2 TRIG PARAMETERS PAGE
- 10.3 SYN PAGE
- 10.4 FLTR PAGE 1
- 10.5 FLTR PAGE 2
  - 10.5.1 DEL
- 10.6 AMP PAGE 1
- 10.7 AMP PAGE 2
- 10.8 LFO PAGE 1
- 10.9 LFO PAGE 2
11. MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS
- 11.1 EDITING THE MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS
- 11.2 TRIG PARAMETERS PAGE
- 11.3 SYN PAGE
- 11.4 FLTR PAGE (CC VALUE)
- 11.5 AMP PAGE (CC SELECT)
- 11.6 LFO PAGE
12. FX TRACK PARAMETERS
- 12.1 EDITING THE FX TRACK PARAMETERS
- 12.2 TRIG PARAMETERS PAGE
- 12.3 SYN PARAMETERS PAGE
- 12.4 FLTR PAGE 1
- 12.5 FLTR PAGE 2
  - 12.5.1 DEL
- 12.6 AMP PAGE 1
- 12.7 LFO PAGE 1
- 12.8 LFO PAGE 2
13. DELAY, REVERB AND MIXER PARAMETERS
- 13.1 EDITING THE DELAY, REVERB AND MIXER PARAMETERS
- 13.2 DELAY
- 13.3 REVERB
- 13.4 MIXER (1/3)
- 13.5 MIXER (2/3)
- 13.6 MIXER (3/3)
14. SETTINGS MENU
- 14.1 PROJECT
- 14.2 MIDI CONFIG
- 14.3 SYSEX DUMP
  - 14.3.1 SYSEX SEND
  - 14.3.2 SYSEX RECEIVE
- 14.4 AUDIO ROUTING (GLOBAL)
- 14.5 SYSTEM
15. STARTUP MENU
- 15.1 TEST MODE
- 15.2 EMPTY RESET
- 15.3 FACTORY RESET
- 15.4 OS UPGRADE
- 15.5 EXIT
16. SETUP EXAMPLES
- 16.1 SYNTAKT WITH A MONOPHONIC BASS MACHINE
- 16.2 CONTROLLING A SYNTHESIZER USING THE MIDI TRACKS
17. USEFUL KEY COMBINATIONS (QUICK KEYS)
18. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
19. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
APPENDIX A: MACHINES
- A.1 VOICE TYPES AND MACHINES
  - A.1.1 ASSIGNING A MACHINE TO THE ACTIVE TRACK
- A.2 DIGITAL MACHINES
- A.3 ANALOG DRUM MACHINES
- A.4 ANALOG CYMBAL MACHINES
APPENDIX B: MIDI
- B.1 TRACK PARAMETERS
- B.2 TRIG PARAMETERS
- B.3 SYN PARAMETERS
- B.4 FILTER PARAMETERS
- B.5 AMP PARAMETERS
- B.6 LFO PARAMETERS
- B.7 FX PARAMETERS
- B.8 VAL PARAMETERS
- B.9 MISC PARAMETERS
- B.10 FX TRACK PARAMETERS
APPENDIX C: LFO MODULATION DESTINATIONS
APPENDIX D: UNISON AND CHORD SETTINGS
APPENDIX E: KEYBOARD SCALES
INDEX

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