Mono Machines SFX-6 User Manual

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS4 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALUSER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORSFRONT / MAIN CONTROL PANELThe Monomachine SFX-6 main con

GLOBAL SETTINGS94 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL[FUNCTION]+[UP]. When inserting new Keymap Ranges there need to be room in the current Keymap Rang

GLOBAL SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 95• ALL - All Monomachine data (Patterns, Kits and Global data). This can be used for making a full

GLOBAL SETTINGS96 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALSelection. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] keys to update the parameters. The LEVEL encoder can also be us

GLOBAL SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 97MIDI SEQUENCER SETTINGSThe MIDI channels and CTRL-change parameters used per channel is set global

GLOBAL SETTINGS98 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL

CREDITSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 99CREDITSPRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTAnders AnderssonAnders GärderDaniel HanssonDavid MöllerstedtHenrik Sa

CONTACT INFORMATION100 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALCONTACT INFORMATIONELEKTRON [email protected] WEBSITEhttp://www.monomachi

PRODUCT UPDATESMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 101PRODUCT UPDATESKeep an eye on the support page of the Monomachine website for possible Monomachin

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A-1Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEIn this section all the Mono-synths of the Monomachine are introduced, including specifications for individual machine

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 58. [FUNCTION] key. Press and hold it for accessing the secondary func-tion of another

A-2 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCETwo additional Unison Extended Oscillators (saw tooth) are located over and under the base pitch, at double the Uniso

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-3 SUPERWAVE ENSEMBLEThe SuperWave Ensemble machine offers eight analogue style oscillators, set up with special contro

A-4 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCESIDThe Mono-synth SID is based on the synthe-sis of the legendary SID chip, from the Com-modore 64. The SID-chip was

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-5 DIGIPRODigiPRO offers raw digital waveforms, which can be put into animated life. The BeatBox, which is a part of Di

A-6 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEC-4 - Bass Drum 2C#4 - Snare Drum 2D-4 - TimbaleD#4 - AggobellE-4 - TimpaniF-4 - SnapF#4 - WoodG-4 - TriangleG#4 - Sh

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-7 FM+FM+ is 21st century FM synthesis. It imple-ments world class frequency modulation algorithms that address the com

A-8 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEModulator 2 frequency is controlled by the 2FRQ parameter by Listed Frequencies.The 2VOL parameter controls the final

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-9 An exponential envelope, trigged for all note-on’s played is added to the output volume block of Modulator 1. The sp

A-10 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEVOVO is inspired by classic voice modelling methods using formant synthesis. The goal has not been to recreate any e

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-11 VO-6 TUTORIALGetting words out of the VO-6 is pretty straight forward once you get to know it. In this section we o

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS6 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALKEYBOARD INTERFACE, SFX-61. Joystick, for real-time expression control. The joystick

A-12 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEFXThe FX machine group differs from the other machines of the Monomachine in that they do not generate any sound by

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-13 CHORUSThe Chorus machine implements a 2 x 3 tap stereo chorus.DEL - DelayDEP - DepthSPD - SpeedMIX - Dry / Wet Sign

A-14 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEDYNAMIX TUTORIALThis is just a general overview of one way you can approach the Dynamix processor. No exact paramete

B-1Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEAll Data Entry parameters of the Monomachine are accessible by both MIDI control change messages and NRP

B-2 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE------+----------------+--------------+---------------------------+-----+-----+NOTE | MIDI Channel | Mode

Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE B-3 ---------+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+-----+ 3d 61 | Track 1 - Amp Vol

B-4 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | MIDI base channel + 1:

Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE B-5 NRPN MAPPINGNRPN Received on MIDI base channel + 0:---------+----+-----------+---------------------------------

B-6 Appendix B: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEOTHER MIDI MESSAGESPITCH BEND MESSAGES------------------- MIDI base channel + 0:---------+----------------------

USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 7ADDITIONAL REAR CONNECTORS, SFX-61. AC 115/230V 50/60Hz Input with integrated fuse ho

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USER INTERFACE AND CONNECTORS8 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALfrom the MIDI IN port, so it can be used for daisy chaining other MIDI units.4. Switc

THE LCD USER INTERFACEMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 9THE LCD USER INTERFACEThe center of the Monomachine SFX-6/60 editing is the LCD graphical in

THE LCD USER INTERFACE10 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL

QUICK STARTMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 11QUICK STARTThis quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations get you started using

QUICK START12 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL6.To stop the playback of the pattern, press the [STOP] key.PLAYING IN MULTI TRIG MODE1. Select a patt

QUICK STARTMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 13RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID COMPOSING1. You can input notes into a pattern of the sequencer, both w

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QUICK START14 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALPARAMETER LOCKS1. To lock parameters to a specific trig in the pattern in grid composing mode, then ho

MONOMACHINE OVERVIEWMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 15MONOMACHINE OVERVIEWThe sound generating structure of the Monomachine differs in many ways fr

16 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALFIGURE 1. Monomachine sound synthesis overview

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENTMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 17MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENTThe basic sound generating unit in the Monomach

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT18 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALMONOMACHINE KITSThe Monomachine do not arrange sounds in what is commonly referr

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENTMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 19LOADING A KIT1. Open the KIT window.2. Use the arrow keys to move to the “LOAD”

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT20 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL3.The screen presents a list of the kits stored in memory. Use the [UP] and [DOW

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENTMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 21ASSIGN A MACHINE TO A TRACKOpen the KIT window and select menu position EDIT usi

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENT22 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• The Mono-synth and the machine currently assigned to the track are indicated b

MONOMACHINE SYNTHESIS ARRANGEMENTMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 23Turn the DATA ENTRY encoders. The corresponding visual parameter on the LCD scre

I of IVMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL Table Of ContentsINTRODUCTION1-1CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL...

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TRACK EFFECTSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 25TRACK EFFECTSThe Track Effects are independent effects systems, available to the six tracks as exten

TRACK EFFECTS26 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALAMP-trig can be controlled individually from the sequencer, see section “TRIG TRACKS” on page 48 for

TRACK EFFECTSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 27FIGURE 2. Simplified visualisation of headroom and distortionTRACK VOLUMEThe Volume (“VOL”) paramete

TRACK EFFECTS28 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALFILTER PAGEIn the Filter page you find the controls for the combined resonant 24dB low/band/high-pas

TRACK EFFECTSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 29The HPQ and LPQ parameter controls the filter quality “Q” parameters. The HPQ and LPQ values control

TRACK EFFECTS30 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALEFFECTS PAGEIn the Effects page you find the controls for the 1-band EQ, Sample Rate Reduction, and

TRACK EFFECTSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 31DELAYThe Track Effect delay of the Monomachine is a single tap delay with real-time adjustable delay

TRACK EFFECTS32 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALThe Delay Filter Base (“DBAS”) and Delay Filter Width (“DWID”) parame-ters control the filter in the

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 33LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)Each of the 6 tracks in the Monomachine offers

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LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)34 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALTRIG MODEThe Trig mode switch (“TRIG”) is an important parameter for getting the

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 35WAVEFORMThe Waveform selection switch (“WAVE”) select waveform for the LFO from

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFO’s)36 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• If you select the same destination for two different LFO tracks their outputs

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 37ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGSThis chapter deals with all kit settings not covered in the previou

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS38 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• All Assign settings can be copied cleared and pasted using [FUNC-TION] + [COPY] [CLEAR]

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 39There are two additional parameters on the Key Tracking controlling if the high pass and/o

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS40 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• For a staccato bass sound it is useful for all trigs to be activated, so the sound will

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 41• All arpeggiators of the tracks retain their function in the All Track Multi Trig mode. I

ADDITIONAL KIT SETTINGS42 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALMULTI ENVThe Multi Env is an additional envelope applied to all the tracks in the Multi Tr

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 43THE PATTERN SEQUENCERThe pattern step sequencer is a central part of the Monomachine sound.

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THE PATTERN SEQUENCER44 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALCOMPOSING A PATTERNThis chapter will take you through the details how to create a pattern in

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 455. While holding a [TRIG] key you can see a mini-keyboard appearing after a short delay. It

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER46 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALit. See section “FULL PATTERN COPY” on page 54 for more informa-tion on copying patterns.• I

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 47posing mode and Live Recording mode. All parameters of the Data Entry pages can be locked. P

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER48 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• More than one parameter can be locked on a track specific step. Other tracks can have lock

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 49tracks named Trig Tracks, offering individual control over Amplitude Enve-lope, Filter Envel

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER50 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALnow hold the [TRIG] key and program a pitch or parameter lock as normal, but no envelopes wi

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 51SUMMARYAll the features and methods in this section can be summed up in the con-clusions tha

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER52 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALThere are three parameters available in the SCALE SETUP window. The underlined focus is move

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 53TAP TEMPOTo tap a tempo, hold the [FUNCTION] key and tap the [TEMPO] key at a steady rhythm.

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THE PATTERN SEQUENCER54 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALChaining is indicated by a double arrow between the current and the next pattern.[STOP] will

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 553. Change pattern to the destination where you wish to paste your pattern data.4. Paste the

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER56 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• Pasting data into a track overwrites any previous data.• The track data copied consists of

THE PATTERN SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 57NOTE COPYIndividual note steps, including chords and parameter locks, can be copied and past

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ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 59ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESTHE ARPEGGIATOREach track of the Monomachine (including

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES60 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALSee section “ARPEGGIATOR MODES IN DEPTH“ for more information on the arpeggiator pla

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 61• To activate the arpeggiator on the SFX-60 module without an exter-nal MIDI keyboar

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES62 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALBy holding a [TRIG] key and using the [UP] and [DOWN] keys, you can adjust the note

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 63The Scale modes are set per track, and are listed below:• --- - The notes are transp

1Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALCopyright 2004 ELEKTRON ESI ABINTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Monomachine SFX-6/60 as your companion in mus

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES64 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALfor a 4/4 single speed pattern. If you are not quite sure what you are doing, you ar

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 65SLIDEThe default behaviour for parameter locks is that the value changes exactly whe

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES66 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALFIGURE 6. Slide illustration• The Slide Track can be copy cleared and pasted using [

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURESMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 67through the [TRIG] keys 9-14. The corresponding <TRIG> LED indicate the Mute-s

ADDITIONAL SEQUENCER FEATURES68 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALPOLY MODEIn normal operation the Monomachine offers six tracks of multi timbral mono

THE MIDI SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 69THE MIDI SEQUENCEREach of the six internal sequencer tracks of the Monomachine sequencer is dou

THE MIDI SEQUENCER70 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALTHE MAIN MIDI SEQUENCER INTERFACEThe main MIDI sequencer interface screen is printed below:The

THE MIDI SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 71COMPARISON WITH THE INTERNAL SEQUENCERThe MIDI sequencer tracks function to some degree like th

THE MIDI SEQUENCER72 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL

THE SONG SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 73THE SONG SEQUENCERThe Monomachine Song Sequencer is a tool for setting up sequences of patterns

THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MONOMACHINE2 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALTHE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MONOMACHINESynthesizers are available in many different typ

THE SONG SEQUENCER74 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL• Loading a song will destroy any possible unsaved changes to the current song. Make sure to st

THE SONG SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 75SONG PLAYTo start replaying a song, make sure that you are in song mode, and that a song is pre

THE SONG SEQUENCER76 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALSONG EDITINGThe Monomachine song editor is a tool for arranging patterns into a song. A song is

THE SONG SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 77The Transpose column sets a pattern transpose for the song row. Use the LEVEL encoder to contro

THE SONG SEQUENCER78 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALIn the right part of the title bar the current song pointer position is displayed in bars and b

THE SONG SEQUENCERMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 79From here you can set the Song Row Mute mask for the song row. Use the [TRIG] keys 1 to 6 to up

THE SONG SEQUENCER80 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALIf you set the loop to loop to the current row it will change to a halt state-ment. When the so

MONOMACHINE ROUTINGMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 81MONOMACHINE ROUTINGThe Monomachine offers a flexible routing system for addressing the audio o

MONOMACHINE ROUTING82 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALsource sound externally. The source can either be the Audio Inputs, the sound of the previous

MONOMACHINE ROUTINGMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 83• All Track Effects, the LFO’s and the sequencer are still at your hands when using the audio

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MONOMACHINE ROUTING84 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALMIX BUS ROUTINGFor applying an effect to two or more mixed tracks you need to use the mix buse

MONOMACHINE ROUTINGMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 85In the example above the two first tracks are sent on the AB bus, and effected by the FX machi

MONOMACHINE ROUTING86 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALThe example above visualises how Global Routing mode 6xMONO config-ures the outputs.• Like all

GLOBAL SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 87GLOBAL SETTINGSThe Monomachine offers 8 individual Global slots. The multiple Global slots are use

GLOBAL SETTINGS88 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALMASTER TUNEThe Global Master Tune can be set in this menu. Use [UP]/[DOWN] keys to set the integer

GLOBAL SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 89MONOMACHINE AND MIDIThe Monomachine is designed to fit well into a MIDI environment. It is well eq

GLOBAL SETTINGS90 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALnumber of the channels above decline down to the Base Channel as you reduce the Channel Span.INDIV

GLOBAL SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 91• NRPN data is accepted to control the individual internal tracks• PROGRAM_CHANGE can be used for

GLOBAL SETTINGS92 Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUALTransport controls if MIDI Start, Stop and Song Pointer Position will be sent.MIDI clock controls

GLOBAL SETTINGSMonomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 93tings. This means that once the MIDI clock message stream is cor-rect, it will again be synchronis