Tempo; Pattern Modes; Pattern Recording Modes; Trig Types - Elektron Analog Four Full Reference Manual

THE SEQUENCER
faded out. When the sequencer is stopped, quickly pressing [STOP] + [STOP] will stop playback of all tracks
and fade out the send effects.
When a pattern is playing and [PLAY] is pressed the playback will be paused. Press [PLAY] again to resume
the playback.
If a pattern contains more than 16 sequencer steps, the <PATTERN PAGE> LEDs will indicate this. When a pat-
tern is playing, the currently active pattern page is indicated by a blinking, full-bright, <PATTERN PAGE> LED.

TEMPO

Pattern tempo is global and will affect all patterns. Pattern tempo is set in the TEMPO menu. Press [TEMPO] to
open it.
Use the LEVEL knob to change the tempo setting. The [UP] and [DOWN] key changes the decimal part of the
tempo. To tap a tempo setting, hold the [FUNCTION] key 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.
The tempo can temporarily be shifted up or down by 10% by pressing the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] arrow keys. When
the key is released the BPM will revert back to the original setting.
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Tempo shift is very handy when manually syncing the Analog Four to a turntable or an external
sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to perform tempo shifting.

PATTERN MODES

When changing patterns, different modes affecting the way the active pattern will be changed exist. Toggle
between the PATTERN modes by pressing [FUNCTION] + [BANK GROUP]. The <PATTERN MODE> LED indi-
cates which mode is selected. Three PATTERN modes exist.
DIRECT START will immediately change patterns. The new pattern will start playing from the beginning. This
mode is indicated by a red <PATTERN MODE> LED.
DIRECT JUMP will immediately change patterns. The new pattern will start playing from the position where the
previous pattern left off. This mode is indicated by a yellow <PATTERN MODE> LED.
SEQUENTIAL will change patterns after the currently playing pattern reaches its end. This mode is the default
mode. It indicated by an unlit <PATTERN MODE> LED.

PATTERN RECORDING MODES

The Analog Four offers two main modes of inputting trigs when creating a pattern, GRID RECORDING mode
and LIVE RECORDING mode. In these modes, two types of trigs can be entered: note trigs and trigless locks.

TRIG TYPES

Two types of trigs exist, note trigs and trigless locks. Note trigs trig notes while trigless locks can be used to
apply parameter locks without trigging notes. Note trigs are indicated by full-bright <TRIG> LEDs and trigless
locks are indicated by half-bright <TRIG> LEDs. Read more about parameter locks in section "PARAMETER
LOCKS" on page 24. The two types of trigs are entered differently depending on whether GRID or LIVE record-
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