User Manual

7. INTERACTING WITH THE SYNTAKT
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7. INTERACTING WITH THE SYNTAKT
The screen shows all the information needed for real-time interaction and editing on the Syntakt. The eight
DATA ENTRY knob parameters shown will vary depending on the given situation. Below is the main inter-
face screen of the SYN page.
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1. Bank and pattern.
2. Pattern name.
3. Tempo.
4. Eight track parameters. They show what the DATA ENTRY knobs control and their current parameter
values.
5. The main volume setting of the active track. Use the LEVEL/DATA knob to change the setting.
6. Active track.
The Syntakt features a screen saver that dims the screen after 5 minutes of inactivity
and turns o the screen after 60 minutes. Press any key or move any controller to wake
up the screen.
7.1 SCREEN NAVIGATION
Use the [ARROW] keys [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to navigate menus or sub-menus.
The LEVEL/DATA knob can be used to scroll through menus and lists quickly.
[YES] is used to arm, select, enter sub-menus and tick/untick boxes.
[NO] is used to negate, deselect or go back one or more steps.
When in a menu or sub-menu, the [NO] key can be used to go back, one step at a time, all the
way to the main screen.
7.2 TRIG KEYS
The [TRIG] keys have several uses, including for example, trigging an audio track sound (track 1–12) from
the active pattern (when sequencer recording is deactivated), and muting/unmuting tracks. They are
also used for placing trigs in GRID RECORDING mode. When pressed in combination with the [PTN] and
[BANK] keys, they select patterns and banks. The [TRIG] keys light up to indicate the position of placed
trigs and to indicate the selected bank and track.
7.3 ROTARY ENCODERS
The MAIN VOLUME is an absolute encoder, spanning roughly 320 degrees from its left extreme to its right
extreme. The LEVEL/DATA and DATA ENTRY knobs (with which you set various parameter values), are
relative encoders which may be spun any number of turns. Pressing and turning these encoders will change
their associated values at a greater speed.
7.4 KEY BEHAVIOR
As a group, the track selection keys ([TRIG] keys) have radio button functionality, i.e. when a new track is
set to be active, the previous one is simultaneously deactivated. Only one track can be selected at a time.
Likewise, the group consisting of the five [PARAMETER] keys have radio button functionality.
The [FUNC], [TRK], [PTN], and [BANK] keys are always used in combination with other keys.