User`s manual

GLOBAL SETTINGS

SAMPLE MANAGER (SPS-1UW/SPS-1UW MKII ONLY)

This menu is where samples can be loaded, sent, erased, etc.

amples are transferred to and from the SPS-1UW/SPS-1UW MKII via the MIDI ports. The

Machinedrum UserWave uses the MIDI sample Dump Standard (M-SDS) to transfer sam-

ples. This standard is supported by various sample editors, but we recommend our free

sample dump program C6, which you can find on the Elektron website. For more informa-

tion about how to use C6, please check the C6 manual which is also available at the Ele-

ktron homepage.

There are two methods available for transferring samples: Closed loop and open loop.

Closed loop needs both the MIDI IN and OUT ports from the sending device connected to

the MIDI IN and OUT ports of the Machinedrum UserWave. Closed loop offers resending

and correction of erroneous data. If only the MIDI OUT port on the sending device is con-

nected to the MIDI IN port on the Machinedrum UserWave, the transmission will resort to

open loop transfer which offers no error correction. During transmission of the samples the

method used will be stated at the bottom of the screen.

In the MODE column you choose which action you want to perform. You can RECEIVE,

SEND and ERASE samples. In the POS/SIZE column all loaded samples and their respec-

tive sizes are listed. A slot that displays “--“ is empty. To the right of the POS/SIZE column

you can see what percentage of the DSP memory remains unused.

• All sample speeds from 4 kHz to 48 kHz are accepted and handled by the Machine-

drum UserWave. Higher rates are accepted but the samples are downsampled to

half the sampling speed. The Machinedrum UserWave does not handle stereo

samples. All bit depths are accepted but will be played back at 12 bit.

• To preview a sample, move the focus to the POS/SIZE column and press [FUNC-

TION] + [ENTER/YES] when the sample you want to preview is higlighted. The pre-

viewed sample will be replayed using the track currently selected.

• The commands copy, clear, paste and undo are available in the sample manager.

You can, for example, copy content from the RAM machines and paste it into the

ROM slots. This is an easy way to permanently store a RAM machine recording.

• Note that you actually don’t have to be in the SAMPLE MGR menu in order to

receive samples. It is possible to send the samples to the Machinedrum UW at any

time. Note that playback of the sequencer will be halted when transmitting sam-

ples.