User Manual

ManualsBrandsElektron ManualsDJ productsModel: Cycles - GROOVEBOX FM 6 TRACKS

Table Of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
2. THE MODEL:CYCLES
3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
- 3.1 FRONT PANEL
- 3.2 REAR CONNECTORS
- 3.3 SIDE CONNECTOR
- 3.4 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE MODEL:CYCLES
4. QUICK START
- 4.1 PLAYING THE FACTORY PATTERNS
- 4.2 PLAYING A PRESET CHROMATICALLY
- 4.3 MUTING THE TRACKS
- 4.4 SETTING THE TEMPO
- 4.5 LOADING A PRESET TO A TRACK
- 4.6 EDITING PARAMETERS
5. OVERVIEW OF THE MODEL:CYCLES
- 5.1 DATA STRUCTURE
- 5.2 ABOUT THE SEQUENCER TRACKS
  - 5.2.1 TRIGGER PRESETS
  - 5.2.2 SEND MIDI
- 5.3 SOUND ARCHITECTURE
  - 5.3.1 AUDIO VOICES
  - 5.3.2 EFFECTS
6. THE USER INTERFACE
- 6.1 MAIN SCREEN
- 6.2 NAVIGATION
- 6.3 PARAMETER EDITING
- 6.4 [FUNC] KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS
- 6.5 COPY, CLEAR, AND PASTE
- 6.6 NAMING MENU
7. MODEL:CYCLES CONTROLS
- 7.1 TRIG KEYS
- 7.2 ROTARY ENCODERS
- 7.3 PADS
  - 7.3.1 PAD MENU
- 7.4 KEY BEHAVIOR
- 7.5 EXTERNAL MIDI
- 7.6 CHROMATIC MODE
8. PRESETS
- 8.1 PLAYING A PRESET
  - 8.1.1 PLAYING A PRESET WITH AN EXTERNAL MIDI UNIT
- 8.2 EDITING A PRESET
- 8.3 COPYING A PRESET
- 8.4 THE PRESET MENU
- 8.5 THE LOCKS FOLDER
9. THE SEQUENCER
- 9.1 ABOUT PATTERNS
- 9.2 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
- 9.3 EDITING A PATTERN
- 9.4 TRACK SETUP MENU
- 9.5 TRIG NUDGE MENU
- 9.6 RETRIG SETUP MENU
- 9.7 TRIG REPEAT MENU
  - 9.7.1 PLACING A RETRIG ON AN INDIVIDUAL SEQUENCER STEP
- 9.8 TRIG NOTE MENU
- 9.9 QUANTIZE MENU
- 9.10 CLICK MENU
- 9.11 SCALE MENU
- 9.12 SEQUENCER FEATURES
- 9.13 CHAINS
10. TRACK RELATED PARAMETERS
- 10.1 PARAMETER EDITING
- 10.2 MACHINES
- 10.3 TRACK PARAMETERS
- 10.4 PUNCH
- 10.5 GATE
- 10.6 LFO MENU
- 10.7 LFO SETUP MENU
11. FX PARAMETERS
- 11.1 REVERB
  - 11.1.1 REVERB SIZE
  - 11.1.2 REV TONE
- 11.2 DELAY
  - 11.2.1 DELAY TIME
  - 11.2.2 DEL FEEDBACK
12. CONFIG MENU
- 12.1 PATTERN
- 12.2 PROJECT
- 12.3 MIDI
- 12.4 AUDIO
- 12.5 BACKUP
  - 12.5.1 SENDING BACKUP PROJECT/PATTERN DATA
  - 12.5.2 RECEIVING BACKUP DATA
- 12.6 UPGRADE
  - 12.6.1 UPGRADING OS IN STANDARD MODE
  - 12.6.2 UPGRADING OS IN LEGACY MODE
- 12.7 DEVICE
13. STARTUP MENU
- 13.1 EXIT
- 13.2 EMPTY RESET
- 13.3 FACTORY RESET
- 13.4 OS UPGRADE
  - 13.4.1 UPGRADING OS FROM STARTUP MENU
14. KEY SHORTCUTS
15. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
16. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
APPENDIX A: MIDI SPECIFICATIONS
- A.1 TRACK PARAMETERS
- A.2 PLAYBACK PARAMETERS
- A.3 LFO PARAMETERS
- A.4 FX PARAMETERS
APPENDIX B: MODULATION DESTINATIONS
APPENDIX C: UNISON AND CHORD SETTINGS
INDEX

INDEX

+DRIVE 15

BACKUP 45

bi 8, 36, 52

CHAINS 33

CHROMATIC MODE 20

CLICK 28

CONDITIONAL LOCKS 30, 31, 32

CONNECTORS 12

CONTROL ALL 35

COPY, PASTE AND CLEAR 32

CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 50

DATA STRUCTURE

Patterns 15

Presets 15

Project 15

DELAY 40

FACTORY RESET 47

FILL MODE 32

FX PARAMETERS 40

GATE 38

HEADPHONES VOLUME 44

KEY SHORTCUTS 48

LFO

Menu 38

Setup Menu 39

Speed 37

LOOP 37

MACHINE LOCKS 31

MACHINES 35

Parameters 37

MIDI CONFIGURATION 42

MIDI NOTES 19

MIDI SEQUENCER 16, 26

MUTING TRACKS 13

NAMING MENU 17

OS UPGRADE 46, 47

PAD CONFIGURATION MENU 19

PADS 19

PANEL LAYOUT 10

PARAMETER EDITING 35

PARAMETER LOCKS 29

PARAMETER REVERT 35

PATTERNS

Description 15

Grid recording mode 25

Live recording mode 25

Parameter locks 29

Pattern control 24

Selecting banks and patterns 24

Tempo 25

Trig Types 25

PATTERNS AND SOUNDS 21

Editing a sound 21

Playing a sound 21

PRESET LOCKS 30

PRESETS 21

Copying 21

Editing 21

Loading 14, 22

Playing 21

Preset save menu 22

Presets ﬁle menu 21

Presets folder menu 22

Presets menu 21

Saving 23

PROJECT MANGER 42

PROJECTS 15, 42

PUNCH 37

QUANTIZATION 28

QUICK START 13

RAM FOLDER 23

RECORDING MODES

Grid recording mode 25

Live recording mode 25

RETRIG SETUP MENU 27

REVERB 40

REVERSE 38

SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE 3

SAMPLE LOCKS 31

SCALE 29

INDEX