Elektron Monomachine - Manual (Page 13)

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS
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10. [TRIG] keys 1 to 16. Main functions of these keys are as keyboard for trigging notes,
and for editing notes in GRID RECORDING mode. They are also used for choosing pat-
terns, if pressed while holding one of the [BANK] keys. When functioning as a keyboard,
the notes are played with velocity 80. Hold [FUNCTION] while playing to play with full
velocity (127).
11. [PATTERN/SONG] key. Switches between pattern and song sequencer mode. The cur-
rent sequencer mode is indicated by the <PATTERN> and <SONG> LED’s. The second-
ary function is to set the unit in [POLY] mode.
12. [ENTER/YES] and [EXIT/NO] keys. Used for entering and exiting menus and for con-
firming choices or aborting functions.
13. The [ARROW] keys. Used for menu navigation. The [ARROW] keys are individually
named [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] and [RIGHT].
In the main interface screen [UP] and [DOWN] are used for setting the octave for the
[TRIG] keys.
14. [BANK GROUP] key. Used for switching between bank group A to D and E to H. The
<BANK GROUP> LED’s to the right indicate the current selection. The secondary func-
tion is to enter the dedicated [MUTE MODE].
15. [A/E], [B/F], [C/G] and [D/H] [BANK] keys. Hold one of the [BANK] keys and then
press one of the [TRIG] keys to select the pattern (A01-H16) indicated by the label of the
[BANK] key and the <BANK GROUP> LED’s. The secondary functions are to edit the
track settings for the arpeggiator and the transpose, swing and slide functions.
16. [REC], [PLAY], [STOP] keys. The [REC] key is used for toggling GRID RECORDING
mode on/off. [PLAY] Initiates playback of a pattern or song. Pressing [PLAY] a second
time pauses playback. Press [PLAY] while holding [REC] to enter LIVE RECORDING
mode. Press [REC] while holding [STOP] to enter STEP RECORDING mode. [STOP]
halts the playback of a pattern or song. Press [STOP] twice to rewind the song and turn
off all sound and reset various things. In GRID RECORDING mode, the <RECORD>
LED gives a steady light, in LIVE RECORDING it flashes and in STEP RECORDING
mode it double flashes. The secondary functions of these keys are to perform copy,
paste and clear commands.
17. [SCALE] key. In GRID RECORDING mode: switches the track page focus of the [TRIG]
keys if the scale length exceed 16. The trig positions are organised in up to four pages
with 16 positions in each. The <TRACK PAGE> above the [SCALE] key indicate which
page is currently being edited or played. The secondary function is calling the SCALE
SETUP menu.
18. [TRIG SELECT] key. Switches which trig track is programmed from the [TRIG] keys.
The <TRIG TRACK> LED’s to the left indicate the current track selection. The secondary
function is to enter or exit the MIDI SEQ mode.