Analog Four Quickstart 1.21b
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1. You will find this setting in the SYSTEM menu located at the far south of the GLOBAL menu Press YES SAVE to tick the box and activate OVERBRIDGE MODE DUERERIDGE HODE USE HIDI ONLY o EXPERIMENTING WITH PATTERNS The Analog Four is equipped with several preset patterns kits and Sounds To immediately start experimenting with the Analog Four just follow the instructions below 1 Switch on the Analog Four 2 Press PLAY to listen to pattern A01 3 Select pattern 402 which is the second demo pattern by first making sure bank group A D is selected The lt BANK GROUP indicates the selected bank group If A D is not selected press the BANK GROUP key 4 Pressing BANK A E TRIG key 2 will make pattern A02 play once the currently playing pattern finishes Pattern A03 is selected by pressing BANK A E TRIG key 3 and so on 5 Mute tracks by pressing FUNCTION the TRACK key of the track you want to mute Unmute by repeating the procedure 6 Press STOP to stop playback PERFORMANGE MODE The PERFORMANCE mode makes it possible for the DATA ENTRY knobs to control several PARAMETER page parameters at once These parameter mappings are called a parameter macro 1 Make sure a pattern is playing 2 Press the PERFORMANCE key to access PERFORMANCE mode 3 Turn the DATA ENTRY knobs and listen how the sound of pattern changes ADJUSTING PARAMETERS Each track contains six PARAMETER pages There parameters affec2. customer is responsible for shipping charges if the machine needs to be shipped to a certified Elektron repair center for warranty service Elektron covers the shipping back to the customer during the warranty period Should the unit be dead on arrival or if the hardware malfunctions within 2 weeks of the original purchase date Elektron will cover the shipping to a certified Elektron repair center 4 D analog Four THANK YOU Thank you for purchasing the Analog Four This Getting Started guide covers the basics of the ma chine The complete User Manual is available as a digital download at www elektron se We wish you a happy analog experience The Elektron Team PANEL LAYOUT In Left fn Right J Koy 4 Voice Analog 3ynthesizer Yes Save Vo Nei geleed Function Bank Group D hr APP Ce JARAAP E pleltro Om E 2 Pert Ose 1 Extin CVA Osc2 Filters Chorus eve Arp Note Env Reverb Env LFO LFO LFO Amp Deiay op cvo me EEE al 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 4 Voice Analog Synthesizer Sync Out B FRONT PANEL 1 MASTER VOLUME sets the volume for the main out puts and the headphones output 2 SONG MODE activates deactivates SONG mode 3 CHAIN MODE activates deactivates CHAIN mode 4 LEVEL sets the overall volume level of the active track Also used for scrolling in menus and setting various parameter valu
3. tion opens the PARAMETER SLIDE menu BANK C G selects bank c or G The secondary function opens the NOTE SLIDE menu BANK B F selects bank B or F The secondary function opens the ACCENT menu BANK A E selects bank A or E The secondary func tion opens the TRIG MUTE menu TRIG keys are used for entering trigs to the se quencer Also used for selecting patterns lt PATTERN MODE gt LED indicates the selected PATTERN mode sequential off direct start red or direct jump green BANK GROUP key Selects the active bank group A D or E H The secondary function activates differ ent PATTERN modes FUNCTION key Press and hold for accessing second ary functions for some of the other keys Secondary unctions are generally written in red text on the panel REAR 1 2 3 4 10 11 Power on off switch 12V DC power in Use the included Elektron psu 3 power adapter connected to a power outlet Full Speed USB 2 0 connection Use the included A to B USB 2 0 connector cable to a computer host MIDI THRU Use standard MIDI cable to connect another MIDI unit in chain Duplicates MIDI In data stream MIDI OUT Use standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI In of an external MIDI unit in order to control it MIDI IN Use standard MIDI cable to connect MIDI Out of an external MIDI unit to control the Analog Four CV outputs C and D Connect to external synth with CV inputs Use either standard 1 4 mon
4. renamed ENTER SOUND NAHE rq 001 M SOUND 1 ce 1 Use ARROW keys LEFT and RIGHT to navigate between the letters 2 Press and hold FUNCTION to access the pop up naming menu 3 Navigate between the letters in this menu using the ARROW keys 4 Release FUNCTION to insert the letter Repeat the procedure for each successive letter 5 Press YES SAVE when you are done naming THE SEQUENCER BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS The sequencer of the Analog Four stores information in patterns A pattern controls the playback of the synth Fx and cv tracks and various aspects of these tracks All adjustments made to the patterns are automatically saved SELECTING A PATTERN 1 Press the BANK GROUP key to choose the bank group If for example bank group A D is chosen patterns in banks A B C and D can be selected 2 Next press a BANK key followed by a TRIG key 1 16 to select a pattern within the selected bank Patterns con taining data are indicated by half bright red lt TRIG gt LEDs The currently active pattern is indicated by a full bright red lt TRIG gt LED 3 To select for example pattern B05 select bank group A D using the BANK GROUP key Then press and hold BANK B F and press TRIG key 5 PATTERN CONTROL Pressing PLAY will start the playback of a pattern Pause by pressing PLAY again Pressing STOP will stop the play back of all tracks The sound will be cut off but effects like the delay will cont
5. setting of the pattern in order to employ a propulsive rhythmic groove Access this screen by Dressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD B1 p PATTERN SWNG Eege Set the SWING ratio to 51 80 by turning the LEVEL knob or by pressing ARROW keys UP or DOWN The default setting is equal spacing 50 MULTI MAP Multi map allows custom mapped keyboards splits pattern trigging per key Sound trig per key MIDI trig of external synths and more With a multi map full analog drum kits bass lines and lead sounds can be played simultaneously on an external MIDI keyboard connected to the Analog Four To activate the default multimapping of an external keyboard do as follows 1 Open the GLOBAL menu by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD C2 2 Highlight MIDI CONFIG the fifth item in the list and press YES SAVE 3 Select MULTI MAP EDIT and press YES SAVE If you wish to use the default multi map a keyboard split select CREATE SPLIT and press YES SAVE FACTORY RESET When performing a factory reset on the Analog Four it will overwrite and re initialize the active project including all pattern kit sound pool and global data The Drive project slot 1 will be overwritten and re initialized Sound bank A and B will be overwritten with the factory Sounds Factory preset patterns kits Sounds and settings will be re initialized If you wish to keep the active project remember to save it to a Drive project slot higher than 1 before you perf
6. A and A D converters Flash EEPROM upgradable os Electrically isolated USB 2 0 port PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Steel casing Dimensions W340xD176xH63mm including knobs power switch and feet Weight approximately 2 4 kg POWER SUPPLY PSU 3 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Input voltage range 100 240V 43 60Hz Input connector IEC320 C8 2 prong In rush current 40 60A maximum Output voltage 12v Dc Output current 2 5A maximum Output connector 5 5x2 5 mm DC plug power at center This Getting Started manual is copyright 2012 2014 Elektron Music Machines MAV AB All reproduction without writ ten authorization is strictly prohibited The information in this manual may change without notice Elektron s product names logotypes titles words or phrases may be registered and protected by Swedish and international law All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders CREDITS CONTACT INFORMATION PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ELEKTRON WEBSITE Oscar Albinsson www elektron se Magnus Forsell Anders Garder OFFICE ADDRESS Jimmy Myhrman Elektron Music Machines MAV AB Jon Martensson Sockerbruket 9 David Revelj SE 414 51 Gothenburg Mattias Rickardsson Sweden Daniel Troberg TELEPHONE ADDITIONAL DESIGN 46 0 31 743 744 O Thomas Ekelund FAGTORY DEFAULT SOUND DESIGN Daren Ager Richard Devine Nicholas Lem Jimmy Myhrman Jon M rtensson Cenk Sayinli Alex Schette
7. N KEYBOARD C1 QH RELOAD KIT F LOAD HIT SAVE HIT 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select LOAD KIT Press YES SAVE to open the menu IER Ege OS APEHOON De EASKET OG WY KIT 03 ANDROIDS 07 WY KIT 04 QUEENRKING OB HY KIT 3 The LOAD KIT menu contains up to 128 saved kits The currently active kit is indicated by inverted graphics Select the kit to be loaded by using the ARROW keys or the LEVEL knob 4 Once a kit has been selected press YES SAVE to load it The active pattern will be linked to the loaded kit SAVING A KIT 1 Open the KIT menu by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD C1 24 RELOAD KIT F LORD RIT fr SAVE KIT 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select SAVE KIT Press YES SAVE to open the menu 3 Select the position to which the kit should be saved by using the ARROW keys or the LEVEL knob 4 Once a position has been selected press YES SAVE to save the kit The naming menu will appear Read more about the naming menu on page 13 LOADING A SOUND TO A SYNTH TRACK 1 Select the synth track the Sound will be loaded to by pressing TRACK key 1 4 ad SOUND EROWSER H SOUND HANAGER 312 CLEAR TRACK SOUND 2 Open the SOUND menu by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD D1 3 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select SOUND BROWSER Press YES SAVE to open the menu The SOUND BROWSER shows a list of all Sounds residing in either the Drive Sound library or the Sound pool Scr
8. RCH 4 4 Select an empty slot Press RIGHT to access the SOUND OPERATIONS menu The available operations will affect the currently highlighted Sound LAU aEHT EHS jenar TO TRAC A 0026A55 COPY TO FOOL A DUS FADE EAS STORE TRE 50 A DO4M O0L0 EASS RENAE 5 Select STORE TRACK SOUND Press YES SAVE to store it to the selected slot 6 The NAMING menu will appear Read more about this menu on page 13 PLAYING A SOUND Play a Sound using the KEYBOARD or an external MIDI keyboard connected to the Analog Four 1 Select the Sound you wish to play by pressing one of the TRACK keys 1 4 The information bar in the lower left corner of the LCD screen will briefly change to show the name of the loaded Sound 2 To change octaves press the UP and Down arrow keys The first and last KEYBOARD keys play a C note The lt OCTAVE gt LEDs indicate which octave is selected 3 Sounds can be played polyphonically See POLYPHONY below POLYPHONY The Analog Four is capable of four voice multitimbral polyphony or unison This is possible due to the versatile sound engine that can change sound instantly and allow completely dynamic voice allocation The sequencer is fully polyphonic allowing overlapping notes and chords to be programmed on the tracks Any track can play up to four notes using its own track sound Notes are distributed to the synth voices according to a user selectable allocation method Certain synth voices can also be poly
9. Us My Er Dei CG Ki Oy if 4 4 e SN op h Va Io ESS Ss E Q wi S amp 2 d d A NW D e g 4 Voice veg Synthesizer ER SE Defien ES AEG STARTED W d Bed Mie IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Carefully read these instructions follow them and save them for future reference 1 Do not use the unit near water 9 Do not put the PL 2 Protective Cover Analog Four accessory on the unit while 2 Never use any aggressive cleaners on the casing or the LCD screen Remove the unit is powered on dust dirt and fingerprints with a soft dry cloth More persistent dirt can be re 10 This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones moved with a slightly damp cloth using only water Disconnect all connectors or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause perma while doing this Do not reconnect them until the product is safely dry nent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level 3 To avoid scratches or damage never use sharp objects near the display Also or at a level that is uncomfortable avoid applying any pressure to the display itself 11 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs 4 Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Make sure you place convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the unit the unit on a stabl
10. an for help EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This product has been tested to comply with the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 Ec and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EC The product meets the requirements of RoHS 2 Directive 2011 65 EU This symbol indicates that your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations The included switched mode power supply is CEC Level v compliant 19 E elelsfran Elektron Music Machines MAV AB Sockerbruket 9 SE 414 51 Gothenburg Sweden 46 0 31 743 744 O WWW ELEKTRON SE
11. ation or malfunction resulting from accident negligence misuse abuse improper installation or operation or failure to follow instructions according to either the Getting Started Manual or the full reference manual for this product any shipment of the product claims must be presented to the carrier repair or attempted repair by anyone other than Elektron or a certified Elektron repair center D any unit which has been altered or on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed c normal wear and any periodic maintenance D deterioration due to perspiration corrosive atmosphere or other external causes such as extremes in temperature or humidity E damages attributable to power line surge or related electrical abnormalities lightning damage or acts of God or F RFI EMI interference noise caused by improper grounding or the improper use of either certified or uncertified equipment if applicable Warranty service procedure for machines bought from a retailer Please contact their support if you need warranty service You will then be guided how to proceed with your errand Note that the Elektron three year limited warranty is in addition to any warranty your retailer may offer Warranty service procedure for machines bought from the Elektron Online Shop Contact the Elektron Support at www elektron se if you need warranty service You cannot send a unit to a certified Elektron repair center unless agreed to by Elektron The
12. by this functionality are set in the NOTE SETUP menu which is accessed by pressing FUNCTION NOTE The TRK TRANSPOSABLE setting in this menu needs to be activated for the track to be affected by the transpositions To transpose press and hold TRANSPOSE a KEYBOARD key Select a different octave range to transpose to by press ing the UP or DOWN arrow keys If you press FUNCTION TRANSPOSE the transpose lock functionality will be activated Transpose lock is shown by a full bright lt TRANSPOSE gt LED When this function is activated the TRANSPOSE key will act as if constantly pressed enabling one handed transpositions when pressing the KEYBOARD keys PATTERN SCALE The length and timing of the pattern can be changed on this screen The leftmost figure shows the number of steps in the pattern The maximum number of steps is determined by the total length which is shown on the right The rightmost figure controls the time signature of the pattern If 17 steps or more are used in a pattern the PAGE key can be used to toggle between the different pattern pages when in GRID RECORDING mode PATTERN 16716 i 1 Press FUNCTION PAGE to access the scale screen 2 Use the ARROW keys LEFT and RIGHT to toggle between step length total length or time signature 3 Use the ARROW keys UP and DOWN to change the settings The LEVEL knob can be used to change settings as well PATTERN SWING Adjust the swing
13. d of the active synth track is the one that will be edited 2 Adjust the overall volume level of the active track with the LEVEL knob 3 Edit a Sound by adjusting the parameters found on the synth track PARAMETER pages Access these pages by pressing the PARAMETER page keys If a page contains a subpage press the PARAMETER page key again to access it Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the parameters OSC1 controls oscillator 1 Contains one sub page for the noise generator osc2 controls oscillator 2 The sub page contains parameters relevant for both oscillators FILTERS controls the two filters and the overdrive One 24 dB octave 4 pole lowpass ladder filter and one 2 pole multimode filter are available connected in series with the overdrive between them AMP contains parameters for the amplitude envelope Effect sends are found here as well ENV offers two freely assignable envelopes The first one also controls the filters The second envelope is located in a subpage LFO is where parameters for the two freely assignable LFOs are found Contains one subpage 13 14 EDITING THE FX AND CV TRACKS Editing the Fx and cv tracks is very similar to editing the Sounds of the synth tracks of the active kit The PARAMETER pages contain parameters relevant for the two types of track THE NAMING SCREEN The naming method is identical for the various naming situations that appear when kits Sounds patterns songs or projects are saved or
14. disabled allowing tracks to have their dedicated monophonic synth voice availa ble at all times The poly configuration is stored per kit for maximum flexibility 1 Open the KIT menu by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD C1 Then open the POLY CONFIG menu found at the bottom of the KIT menu by highlighting it and pressing YES SAVE Select the menu options by pressing the ur Down arrow keys WOICES 20 30 40 ALLOGATION RESET USE TRH SOUNDS OD 2 Select any combination of the four VOICES to be poly enabled by using the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys Tick or untick a box by pressing the YES SAVE key Voices that are not set to be poly enabled will be dedicated mono phonic voices for their corresponding tracks These will never be used for polyphonic playback Voices that are set to be poly enabled will be allocated dynamically by any of the poly enabled tracks 3 ALLOCATION changes the allocation method of the four voices or sets all four voices to play simultaneously RE SET ROTATE REASSIGN or UNISON respectively Select mode with the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys 1through 4 When in the POLY CONFIG menu the red LEDs above TRIG key 1 4 will be half bright When A In the POLY CONFIG menu you can activate deactivate voice 1 4 directly Just press TRIG key a voice is activated the corresponding LED will light up full bright EDITING A SOUND 1 Select one of the synth tracks by pressing TRACK keys 1 4 The kit Soun
15. e surface before use If you mount the unit in a rack be sure to 12 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer tighten all four screws in the rack mount holes 4g Unplug the unit during lighming stane or when unused for long periods of 5 When transporting the unit use accessories recommended by the manufacturer time or the box and padding the unit was originally shipped in 14 Leave all servicing to qualified service technicians Servicing is required when 6 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or the unit has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug dam any other source including amplifiers producing heat age liquid having been spilled or objects have fallen into the unit if the unit 7 Inthe EU only use CE approved power cords has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 8 Do not block the ventilation holes located on the side and the bottom of the enclosure of the unit WARNING To reduce the risk of fire electrical shock or product damage Do not expose the unit to rain moisture dripping or splashing and also avoid placing objects filled with liquid such as vases on the unit Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight nor use it in ambient temperatures exceeding 35 C Only use accessories recommended by the manufacturer Do not open the casing There are no user repairable or adjustable parts
16. es 5 TEMPO opens the TEMPO menu FUNCTION TEMPO makes it possible to tap the tempo 6 YES SAVE key Used for entering sub menus and for confirming choices 7 NO RELOAD key Used for exiting an active menu and backing one step Sync Out A 10 11 12 13 Right Left Right Left Headphones The LCD screen The ARROW keys Used for menu navigation They are called UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT PERFORMANCE activate PERFORMANCE mode second press on the key opens the track mixer ARP key Controls for the arpeggiator of the active track are found here NOTE key Note settings for the active track are made here PARAMETER keys switch between the PARAMETER pages of the active track The upper white text leg end indicates the pages for the four synth tracks The gray text is for the Fx track pages and the white text line beneath indicates the cv track pages second 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 press on the PARAMETER key will open secondary PARAMETER pages lt PARAMETER gt LED indicates if the first red or second green page is active DATA ENTRY knobs Used for adjusting parameters lt TRACK gt LEDs indicating the active track and muted tracks The TRACK keys selects the active track Four synth tracks one FX track and one cv track are available FUNCTION TRACK mutes a
17. g the keys on the KEYBOARD 3 Press PLAY to exit LIVE RECORDING mode while keeping the sequencer playing If LIVE RECORDING mode is active and REC is pressed GRID RECORDING mode will be entered 4 Press STOP to stop both the recording and the playback of the sequencer SEQUENCER FEATURES PARAMETER LOCKS Parameter locks allow trigs to have their own unique parameter values For example all note trigs of a synth track can have different pitch or filter settings Parameter locks can be applied to all types of tracks 1 In GRID RECORDING mode press and hold the TRIG key of a trig to apply parameter locks 2 Adjust the parameters you want to lock using the DATA ENTRY knobs The graphics in LCD will become inverted for the locked parameter and the locked parameter value will be displayed The lt TRIG gt LED of the locked trig will begin to flash rapidly indicating the trig now contains a parameter lock 15 16 3 Remove a single parameter lock by holding TRIG pressing the DATA ENTRY knob of the locked parameter By removing a note trig and entering it again all parameter locks will be erased from the trig In LIVE RECORDING mode turn a DATA ENTRY knob to input parameter locks to the active track Note trigs will be locked accordingly and trigless locks containing the locks will be placed on the sequencer steps not containing note trigs TRACK TRANSPOSE Tracks can be transposed in real time The tracks that will be affected
18. he Analog Four is a highly capable standalone instrument Since the introduction of Elektron Overbridge however there is a complementary way of interacting with it All that is required is an Elektron Analog instrument a USB cable a computer running Overbridge and a DAW The Overbridge software suite enables a tight integration between the Analog instruments Analog Rytm Analog Keys Analog Four and a computer DAW If you want to hook up multiple machines to a computer we suggest acquiring the Elektron Overhub a Multi TT hub tailored for Overbridge use When using the Overbridge setup the user interface for your Analog device will present itself as a clearly laid out plugin window in your DAw Sync your device to a software sequencer record multi track audio browse and organize sounds edit kits and set up modulation and performance macros via a simple point and click workflow Access edit and auto mate all parameters for sound manipulation on screen Though the Analog Four lacks physical individual track outputs they are readily available as separate channels via Overbridge through a single USB cable Overbridge is available as a complimentary download on the Elektron webpage 1 Install Overbridge 2 Make sure the Analog Four Os and the os of Overbridge match You will find the most recent versions of both operating systems included in the Overbridge download package 3 Set your Analog Four to Overbridge mode on the USB CONFIG screen
19. hows all the information needed for real time interaction and editing on the Analog Four The main interface screen is shown below 1 Bar showing the overa 2T 3 T 5 U 6 rT 7T Ca G i S Le La ur H KRIS WAU SUE PU SPD PHH LT OFF F ey Ge volume level of the active track he current tempo s he currently active he currently active hown with one decimal he playback recording status of the sequencer shown by the standard recordk play pause and stop symbols UR To the right a counter displaying how many bars beats and steps the sequencer has played is located A Information about wl PARAMETER page A hich PARAMETER page is active The line above the text indicates the active sub page of the ully drawn line means no sub page is available p to ten track parameters They show what the DATA ENTRY knobs control and the current parameter values Press and turn a knob to adjust parameters in larger increments pattern kit When you turn a DATA ENTRY knob the name of the parameter it controls is shown here SCREEN NAVIGATION When you enter a menu or sub menu navigate using the ARROW keys UP DOWN LEFT or RIGHT 8 The LEVEL knob can be used to quickly scroll through menus and lists 9 YES SAVE is used to affirm select enter sub menus and tick untick boxes 10 NO RELOAD is used to negate deselect or go back one or more steps OVERBRIDGE Gelettron Overhub T
20. inside Leave service and repairs to trained service technicians only ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE POWER ADAPTER ELEKTRON PSU 3 WARNING The adapter is not safety grounded and may only be used indoors To ensure good ventilation for the adapter do not place it in tight spaces To prevent risk of electric shock and fire because of overheating ensure that curtains and other objects do not prevent adapter ventilation Do not expose the power adapter to direct sunlight nor use it in ambient temperatures exceeding 40 C Connect the adapter to an easily accessible electrical outlet close to the unit The adapter is in standby mode when the power cord is connected the primary circuit is always active as long as the cord is connected to the power outlet Pull out the power cord to completely disconnect the adapter Elektron machines are sold with a three year EU warranty starting from the date of the original purchase Being able to prove the date of the original purchase with an invoice or a receipt is necessary if you require warranty service If the machine should need a repair during the warranty period no charges will be applied for parts or labor This warranty is transferable to other owners should the Elektron machine be resold during the warranty period Items belonging to the Elektron Style range of products t shirts stickers posters etc are not covered by this warranty This warranty does not cover A damage deterior
21. inue to be heard until the delay repeats have faded out Quickly press STOP twice to stop playback of all tracks and fade out the send effects PATTERN MODES When changing patterns the new pattern can be started in three ways Toggle between the PATTERN modes by press ing FUNCTION BANK GROUP The LCD screen will briefly show which mode is activated The lt PATTERN MODE gt LED will permanently show which mode is active DIRECT START will immediately change patterns The new pattern will start playing from the beginning Shown by a red lt PATTERN MODE LED DIRECT JUMP will immediately change patterns The new pattern will start playing from the position where the previous pattern left off Shown by a green lt PATTERN MODE LED SEQUENTIAL will change patterns after the pattern currently playing reaches its end This mode is the default mode Shown by an unlit lt PATTERN MODE LED TRACK MUTING Muting tracks is done by pressing FUNCTION the TRACK key of the track that should be muted Only the note trigs of the sequencer are muted It is still possible to play a muted track manually using the KEYBOARD The lt TRACK gt LEDs indicate the mute status Unlit lt TRACK gt LED indicate the muted tracks Green lt TRACK gt LEDs indicate audible tracks A red lt TRACK gt LED indicates the active audible track A yellow lt TRACK gt LED indicates an active muted track PATTERN RECORDING MODES The Analog Four offer
22. nd per step change nstant kit pattern track and Sound reload Full real time control SEND EFFEGTS Wideshift Chorus Saturator Delay Supervoid Reverb SYNTH VOICE x4 Fully analog signal path 2 x analog oscillators Variable waveshape on all waveforms Oscillator AM and Sync modes 2 x sub oscillators 1 x noise generator 1 x 4 pole analog lowpass ladder filter 1 x 2 pole analog multi mode filter 1x analog overdrive circuit Filter feedback 2 x assignable LFOs 1 x dedicated vibrato LFO 2 x dedicated waveshape LFOs 1 amp envelope 2 x assignable envelopes 2 x dedicated LFO fade envelopes 1x dedicated noise fade envelope 1 x dedicated vibrato envelope 1 dedicated autobend envelope 3 x individual effect sends MIDI control FEATURES Up to 4 Note Polyphony Multitimbral Unison Drive enables multiple 128 projects ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Impedance balanced audio outputs Audio Output level 19dBu Output impedance 440Q unbalanced Headphones output level 19dBu 552 Unbalanced audio inputs Input level 19dBu maximum Audio input impedance 9kQ Digital S N ratio 102dBFS 20 20 000Hz Unit power consumption 8W typical 18W maximum Recommended power supply 12v Dc 2A HARDWARE 122x32 pixel backlit LCD MIDI In Out Thru with DIN Sync out 2 x 1 4 impedance balanced audio out jacks 2 x 1 4 audio in jacks 1 1 4 stereo headphone jack 2 x 1 4 dual cv Gate outputs 48kHz 24 bit D
23. o phone plug or 1 4 insert Y cable CV outputs A and B Same recommended connectors as above Audio Input L R Use standard 1 4 mono phone plug to input sound from other synthesizers or mixers Audio Output L R Use either 1 4 mono phone plug unbalanced connection or 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve phone plug balanced connection Headphones Output Connect standard headphones with 1 4 stereo phone plug FIRST STEPS WITH THE ANALOG FOUR SETTING UP THE ANALOG FOUR Make sure you place the Analog Four on a stable support such as a sturdy table with sufficient cable space or mount in a rack according to the instructions on page 16 Before you start connecting the Analog Four to other units make sure all units are switched off 1 Plug the included DC adapter to a power outlet and connect the small plug to the 12 V DC connector of the Analog Four unit 2 Connect the main out L R from the Analog Four to your mixer or amplifier 3 If MIDI control of the Analog Four is desired connect the MIDI OUT port of the device you wish send data from to the MIDI IN port of the Analog Four The MIDI THRU port duplicates the data arriving at the MIDI IN port so it can be used for chaining MIDI units together 4 Switch on all units Switch on the Analog Four by pressing the Power rocker switch located at the back of the unit Before restarting the unit wait 2 seconds after the LCD backlight goes out THE USER INTERFACE The LCD screen s
24. oll the list by turning the LEVEL knob or by pressing UP DOWN A 001 FAT BASS HDD ERSS 4 By factory default the Drive Sound library is being browsed If the Sound should be loaded from the Sound pool press the LEFT arrow key The SORTING menu will open Highlighting the first option in the menu and pressing YES SAVE switches between browsing the Drive Sound library and the Sound pool POOL SORT REG FILTER oS SEARCH 5 Load a Sound by pressing YES SAVE EN The SOUND BROWSER can be accessed quickly for any synth track by double pressing TRACK key 1 4 11 12 SAVING A SOUND 1 Open the SOUND menu by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD D1 J SOUND EROWSER H sound HAnAGER 32 CLEAR TRACK SOUND 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select SOUND MANAGER Press YES SAVE to open the menu The SOUND MANAGER is a more powerful version of the SOUND BROWSER Here Sounds can be saved loaded tagged locked et cetera Scroll the list by turning the LEVEL knob or by pressing UP DOWN A 001FAT EASS R0D2GERSS A 003FADE EASS A 00440L0 ERSS 3 By factory default the Drive Sound library is being browsed If you wish to save the Sound to the Sound pool press the LEFT arrow key The SORTING menu will open Highlighting the first option in the menu and pressing YES SAVE switches between browsing the Drive Sound library and the Sound pool CATT Ge SORT AEG 1966 KEY FILTER I KEY SEA
25. orm a factory reset To perform a factory reset hold FUNCTION pressed while turning on the Analog Four In the menu that appears press TRIG key 3 NALOG FOUR ACCESSORIES RACK MOUNT KIT When rack mounted the Analog Four occupies four standard height units plus additional space usually about 1 U which is needed to accommodate cables plugged into the unit A 1 U empty rack space below the Analog Four is recommended for ventilation purposes When assembling the rack mount kit make sure that you have a Phillips screwdriver of the right size Use the included M3x6 mm size screws to secure the rack mount consoles on each side of the Analog Four ECC 2 CARRYING BAG AND PL 2 PROTECTIVE COVER The carrying bag holds one Analog Four The protective plastic lid is put on top of the Analog Four panel in order to protect the LCD display and the knobs When you purchase the bag you get a complementary protective lid For a complete list of accessories please visit www elektron com 17 18 TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS THE SEQUENCER 4 synth tracks 1 FX track 1 CV Gate track 128 projects Drive 4096 sounds Drive Sound library 128 patterns per project Up to 64 steps per pattern 128 Sounds per project 128 Kits per project 16 Songs per project 6 x arpeggiators ndividual track lengths Swing slide and accent functions Track transpose Micro timing Parameter locks Live friendly Performance mode Sou
26. ots to the active working state i e the active project Projects are saved loaded et cetera in the GLOBAL menu accessed by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD C2 KIT Kits contain up to four Sounds one for each synth track as well as settings for the Fx and cv tracks Each project of the Analog Four contains 128 kits A pattern is always linked to a kit SOUND A Sound consists of stored synth track parameter settings Each synth track hosts one Sound Sounds can also be stored in the Sound pool of the active project or in the Drive Sound library The Sound pool can host 128 Sounds and the Drive Sound library holds up to 4096 sounds Sounds are loaded to the kit from either the SOUND BROWSER or SOUND MANAGER menus Access these menus by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD D1 PATTERN For each of the 8 banks there are 16 patterns This means 128 patterns are always readily available A pattern consists of sequencer data like trigs and parameter locks for the synth tracks and the Fx and cv tracks as well as ARP and NOTE page settings SONG 16 songs are available for each project They are used to sequence the playback of patterns Songs are built from chains A chain is a sequence of patterns Up to 256 pattern slots are possible to allocate between 64 chains GLOBAL The GLOBAL menu contains project management settings for the synth and sequencer Analog Four MIDI setup CV functionality os upgrade and SysEx data handling Four global
27. r Charlie Storm Daniel Troberg MANUALS Ufuk Demir Thomas Ekelund Jon M rtensson Daniel Sterner FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Fcc Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio Tv technici
28. s two main modes of inputting trigs when creating a pattern GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode TRIG TYPES Two types of trigs note trigs and trigless locks can be entered in the RECORDING modes Note trigs trig notes while trigless locks can be used to apply parameter locks without trigging notes Note trigs are indicated by full bright lt TRIG gt LEDs and trigless locks are indicated by half bright lt TRIG gt LEDs GRID RECORDING MODE GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where trigs are added by using the TRIG keys 1 Enter GRID RECORDING mode by pressing the REC key A lit red lt REC gt LED indicates GRID RECORDING mode is active 2 Select the track to which you want to add trigs by pressing the relevant TRACK button Place note trigs on the sequencer by pressing the TRIG keys To add note values to trigs press and hold a TRIG key while pressing a key on the KEYBOARD To add a trigless lock press FUNCTION and TRIG 3 Press PLAY to listen to the sequence LIVE RECORDING MODE LIVE RECORDING mode is the second method of adding trigs to the tracks In this recording mode the KEYBOARD can be played in real time to input trigs to the tracks It is also possible to enter parameter locks in real time 1 Hold RECORD while pressing PLAY to enter LIVE RECORDING mode The sequencer will start to play and the RECORD LED will start to flash 2 Enter trigs to the active track in real time by pressin
29. slots are available and each slot can have its own specific settings Access the GLOBAL menu by pressing FUNCTION KEYBOARD C2 10 ABOUT THE TRACKS THE SYNTH TRAGKS The synth tracks consist of track 1 4 To edit one of them press TRACK key 1 4 Sounds are loaded to the synth tracks HE FX TRACK he FX track controls the Analog Four internal master effects and external audio inputs To edit the Fx track press the TRACK key 5 i d HE CV TRACK he cv track is used for controlling external equipment capable of receiving analog cv and Gate signals To edit the cv track press TRACK key 6 DITING THE TRACKS The six PARAMETER keys open pages that are used for editing the tracks They contain different parameters depend ing on the track type Edit parameters using the DATA ENTRY knobs Press and turn a knob to adjust its parameter in larger increments 3 d m KITS AND SOUNDS Kits and Sounds are the basic building blocks of the Analog Four Kits can be regarded as a collection of Sounds as well as other settings A Sound is essentially a synth track patch Sounds can be loaded to any of the synth tracks A Sound that has been loaded becomes a part of the active kit Any changes made to a loaded Sound will not affect the loaded Sound it will affect the active kit A pattern controlling the playback of the kit is always linked to a kit LOADING A KIT 1 Open the KIT menu by pressing FUNCTIO
30. ting the sound of the track are found 1 Make sure a pattern is playing 2 Press the TRACK key of one of the four synth tracks 3 To change the cutoff of the ladder filter press the FILTERS key The FILTERS page will open The parameter labelled FRQ changes the cutoff of the ladder filter Turn DATA ENTRY knob 4 to change the parameter value 4 Try out the rest of the PARAMETER page parameters to experiment with the sound shaping possibilities 5 To reload the Sound to its original state press NO RELOAD KEYBOARD D1 6 To reload the whole kit to its original state press NO RELOAD KEYBOARD C1 OVERVIEW OF THE ANALOG FOUR DATA STRUCTURE PROJECT DRIVE SOUND LIBRARY 4096 SOUNDS 4GLOBALS 128 PATTERNS 128 KITS 128 SOUNDS DRIVE The Drive is the non volatile memory of the Analog Four It keeps up to 128 projects thousands of patterns kits and songs stored internally The Drive also gives access to the Drive Sound library capable of storing 4096 Sounds Every project has access to these Sounds PROJECT A project contains 128 patterns 128 kits 16 songs 4 global slots and a project Sound pool consisting of up to 128 Sounds Generic settings and states tempo mutes et cetera are also stored in each project When a project is loaded it becomes the active working state of the Analog Four From here it is possible to edit the patterns kits songs and globals of the project The Analog Four always bo
31. track TRANSPOSE transposes the octave for the mini key board and the note trigs on a sequencer pattern The lt TRANSPOSE gt LED indicates if the transpose lock unctionality is activated or not lt PATTERN PAGE gt LEDs indicate how many pattern pages the active pattern consists of and which pat tern page is currently active The LED flashes on the pattern page currently playing PAGE selects the active pattern page in GRID RE CORDING mode The active pattern page is shown on the four LEDs above the key The secondary function accesses the SCALE menu KEYBOARD keys are used for playing sounds and assigning note values to note trigs The first key is called KEYBOARD C1 The secondary functions of the KEYBOARD C1 through to KEYBOARD C2 keys are the KIT SOUND TRACK PATTERN SONG CLICK SWING and GLOBAL menus respectively lt OCTAVE gt LEDs shows the octave transposition for the KEYBOARD keys STOP stops playback The secondary function is a paste operation PLAY starts the playback of the sequencer The secondary function is a clear operation RECORD key activates deactivates GRID RECORDING mode Starts LIVE RECORDING if held while pressing PLAY If held while double pressing PLAY QUAN TIZATION is activated deactivated The secondary unction is a copy operation lt BANK GROUP LED indicates if bank group A D or E H is accessed by the BANK keys BANK D H selects bank D or H The secondary func
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