Func] Key Press Combinations; The Sequencer; Trigs And Trig Types; Pattern Recording Modes - Elektron Digitone Keys Quick Manual

3.2 [FUNC] KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS

The standard way to use the [FUNC] key in combination with other keys is to press and
hold [FUNC] and then press the second key in the combination.

4. THE SEQUENCER

The sequencer stores its information in patterns. A sequencer pattern controls the play-
back of the synth tracks and the MIDI tracks by the trigs entered on the sequencer.

4.1 TRIGS AND TRIG TYPES

A trig is a sequencer event that you can place where you want the sequencer to perform
an action on the Digitone Keys. There are two types of trigs available in the sequencer:
Note trigs and Lock trigs.
Note trigs trigger notes on synth tracks and MIDI tracks.
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• Lock trigs trigger parameter locks, without triggering notes.

4.2 PATTERN RECORDING MODES

The Digitone Keys offers two main modes of inputting trigs when you create a pattern:
GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode. To create a new pattern, first
select an empty pattern slot in one of the banks.

4.3 GRID RECORDING MODE

GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the [KEYBOARD] and
[TRIG] keys to add trigs in the pattern grid.
1. Press [TRACK 1–4] to select the track and then press [RECORD] to enter GRID RE-
CORDING mode. A lit [RECORD] key indicates an active GRID RECORDING mode.
2. Use the [TRIG] keys to place note trigs on the sequencer. Use [TRIG] + [KEY-
BOARD] to add note trigs with specific note values and chords. To add a lock trig,
press [FUNCTION] + [TRIG]. You can add lock trigs on any sequencer step. Press
the [TRIG] key again to remove a previously placed trig.
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