Elektron Monomachine - Manual (Page 64)

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER
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THE TEMPO SCREEN
The tempo screen is opened by pressing the [TEMPO] key.
From here you can use the LEVEL knob to change the current tempo in integer steps. The
[UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys change the decimal part of the tempo. Holding [FUNCTION]
while editing the tempo will delay the change of tempo until you release the [FUNCTION]
key.
• You can temporarily shift the tempo up or down by 10% by pressing the [LEFT] or
[RIGHT] arrow keys. This is very handy when manually syncing your Monoma-
chine to a turntable or a laptop. Note that you do not necessarily need to be in the
TEMPO screen to perform this tempo shift.
TAP TEMPO
To tap a tempo, hold the [FUNCTION] key and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady rhythm.
After four consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be set as the current tempo
and it will be shown in the tap tempo window. You can continue tapping the [TEMPO] key,
and the taps will be used for refine the average tempo. A maximum of 16 tempo taps are
considered.
EXTERNAL SYNCHRONISATION
The Monomachine can be set to either internal or external synchronisation. When in inter-
nal clock mode the Monomachine can output a high quality MIDI clock through the MIDI
OUT port. This can be used for keeping external gear in sync with the Monomachine.
When in external MIDI clock synchronisation mode the Monomachine will stay in sync with
an external MIDI clock if present. When in external clock mode the tempo in the upper left
corner of the base LCD screen will show “EXT” for external synchronisation. The tempo
screen will show the current average tempo. The tempo displayed in the tempo screen is
only an average calculation. Even though it might appear to vary the Monomachine is
tightly locked to each MIDI clock signal received.
Read more about how to set the external synchronisation of the Monomachine in section
“CONTROL IN”, on page 92.