Elektron Digitone II User Manual page 23

7.5 TEMPO AND METRONOME
Press the [TEMPO] key to open the TEMPO menu.
7.5.1 TEMPO
To change the BPM setting, open the TEMPO menu by pressing the [TEMPO] key. Use DATA ENTRY
knob A or LEVEL/DATA to change tempo. Pressing the knob while turning it changes the tempo four
BPM at a time. Use DATA ENTRY knob B or [UP] or [DOWN] to change the tempo in decimal steps. You
can chose between a tempo for the whole project or use a separate tempo every pattern. Press and
hold [FUNC], and then use DATA ENTRY knob E to switch between these modes. On the main interface
screen, you can also press and hold the [ARROW] keys [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to nudge the tempo 10% up
or down temporarily. Release the key to revert to the original tempo.
To tap a tempo setting, hold [FUNC] and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady rhythm. After four consecutive
taps the average tempo of the taps will be calculated. By continuing tapping, the average tempo will keep
on updating.
When in the TEMPO menu (and with PROJECT tempo mode selected), holding [FUNC] while turning
DATA ENTRY knob A will not change the tempo to the selected value until [FUNC] is released. While
doing this, "PREP." flash in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Nudging the tempo is very handy when manually syncing Digitone II to a turntable or an
external sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to nudge the
tempo.
Use DATA ENTRY knob D to adjust the SWING setting of the pattern, to employ a propulsive, rhythmic
groove. The swing ratio can be set to 51-80%. The default setting is equal spacing, 50%.
7.5.2 METRONOME
The metronome settings controls the internal metronome of the Digitone II. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs
to change the settings.
METRO activates/deactivates the metronome.
SIG. controls the note and beat measure of the metronome time signature.
PREROLL controls for how many bars the metronome will sound before the sequencer starts playing.
This setting is only relevant when you are in LIVE RECORDING mode.
VOL controls the volume of the metronome click.
7.6 EDITING PARAMETERS
Each track has six PARAMETER page groups that each contain a number of pages. Press [PARAMETER]
keys TRIG, SYN, FLTR, AMP, FX, and MOD to access the different PARAMETER page groups. These param-
eters affect the sound and signal in various ways.
1. Make sure a pattern is playing.
2. Press [TRK] + [TRIG] keys 1–16 to select a track.
3. To change, for example, the cutoff of the filter, press the [FLTR] key to open the FILTER page.
The parameter labeled FREQ changes the cutoff of the filter. Turn DATA ENTRY knob E to change
the parameter value, and hear how the sound is affected.
Try out the rest of the PARAMETER page parameters to explore a variety of sound shaping possibilities.
7. QUICK START
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