User`s manual

INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII/SPS-1UW MKII, Synthetic Percus-
sion Sequencer. The Machinedrum is a powerful and intuitive tool for creating percussion
sounds and rhythm sequences. The Elektron development team would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your choice of music creation tool. We hope that you will have
a lot of fun while exploring the vast possibilities of the Machinedrum. To make the most of
the SPS-1 MKII/SPS-1UW MKII, we would recommend you to carefully read the relevant
parts of this manual.
This manual is specifically written for the MKII versions of the Machinedrum family. How-
ever, although differences exist between the MKI and MKII models, this manual it is also
usable for MKI models. Please see “DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MKI AND MKII
MODELS” on page 81 for more details on exactly what differs between the two models.
CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
In this manual, we have used certain conventions to indicate input operations using knobs
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nd buttons and output from the user interface. These conventions are listed below:
Buttons are written in upper case with bold style, and they are enclosed in brackets. For
instance, the button “function” on the main panel is written [FUNCTION].
Menu names, certain modes and operations will be written in upper case. The SYNTHESIS
menu is an example of that.
Messages visible on the screen will be written in upper case with quotation marks. Like
this, “RECEIVING DUMP”.
Parameter abbreviations as they appear on the screen are written in bold style, for exam-
ple PTCH.
Knobs are written in upper case with bold, italic style. For instance, the knob “level” is writ-
ten LEVEL.
LED indicators like the record light are written <RECORD>.
The following symbols are used throughout the manual:
This symbol indicates information that you need to pay attention to.
This symbol indicates a tip that might make it easier interacting with the Machine-
drum.
This symbol is not used, but it shows a nice ear.