User Manual

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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

14. SETTINGS MENU

14.4.5 USB OUT

Sets from where in the Syntakt’s signal path, the outgoing audio is routed to the class compliant device.

This parameter is only available when USB CONFIG is set to USB AUDIO/MIDI. For more information,

please see “14.5.1 USB CONFIG” on page 72.

MAIN the outgoing audio is routed from the Syntakt’s Main out at the end of the signal path.

TRACK 9–12, L:T9–12/R:T9–12 the outgoing audio is routed from the selected track(s) Press a [TRIG]

key twice to select a single track as a destination. The selected track’s [TRIG] key lights up purple.

Press ﬁrst one [TRIG] key and then another to select two separate tracks as sources. The selected

tracks’ [TRIG] keys lights up blue for left channel and red for right channel. The audio from the tracks

is then routed out and sent separately on left and right channel.

EXT the outgoing audio is routed straight from the Syntakt’s audio inputs INPUT L/R to the class

compliant device.

OFF no audio is sent to the class compliant device.

14.4.6 INT TO MAIN

Sets if Syntakt sends internal audio to the MAIN OUT and HEADPHONES OUT or not when used with

Overbridge or as a class compliant audio device.

OFF No sound is sent to main out.

AUTO No sound is sent to main out when Overbridge is available and/or streaming audio, if not, the

sound is sent to main out.

ON sound is always sent to main out.

14.4.7 USB TO MAIN [dB]

Sets the amount of ampliﬁcation of the sound that is streamed over USB to the Syntakt main out when

used with Overbridge or as a class compliant audio device. (0 dB–+18 dB)

14.4.8 PRE/POST FADER

Sets if audio over USB should be pre or post the track level setting.

• Audio from the TRACK OUTPUTS is always without any eects.

• Tracks that are routed to not send audio to MAIN OUT still send audio on separate outputs

in Overbridge.

14.5 SYSTEM

The System menu contains USB CONFIG, LED INTENSITY, REMEMBER SUBPAGE, OS UPGRADE, FOR-

MAT +DRIVE, and CALIBRATION options for the Syntakt.

14.5.1 USB CONFIG

Here you ﬁnd several settings related to Overbridge and USB audio. Selecting one mode disables the

other two modes.