Elektron-Users

It's possible to have polyrhythmic structures of a very versatile nature in the MachineDrum by slaving it to the MnM and utilising the Arpeggiator. With the following, 4 tracks can be controlled on the MD (as the MIDI channel span is limited to 4 numbers), which means that up to 4 tracks can have individual 'timelines'

In Depth
First of all, set up your machines as follows:

MnM (Master) MIDI Out > MD (Slave) MIDI In

In the MnM, create a Global Options setting with the following specifications:

Control > MIDI Channels
Base Channel: 01
Channel Span: 06
Multi Trig Ch: 07
Multi Map Ch: 08
Auto Track Ch: 09

Control > Control Out1
Sequencer: Int+Out
Arp: Int+Out
Keyboard: Int+Out

Control > Control Out2
Transport: OUT
MIDI Clock: OUT
PRG Change: OUT

In the MD, use the following as Global Settings:
Control > Base Channel > 10-13
Control > Map Editor > Set up track mappings here, e.g. T1 BD: C2, T2 SD: D2, etc.
Control > PRG Change > IN
Sync > Tempo In > External
Sync > Ctrl In > ON

Doing it
On the MnM, in MIDI track 1, add a C2 trigger in the 1st step (this C2 depends on your track mappings of course). You should be able to hear the MD's T1 sound and get visual confirmation from that track's LED.

One very important step: Set the MIDI track's LEN to 127 (you can change that of course for a different effect) for the ARP to take effect on the track.

Enter ARP screen for MIDI track 1, set MODE to KEY, and the rest is up to your imagination. Play around with SPD, make different ARP patterns etc.

One variation: Smaller LEN values (i.e., 1/8) and ARP speeds of 1x - 4x produce some really nice and crispy rolls (and you don't even have to double up the SCALE resolution or the tempo yeehaw)

OMG this is great..

ToS

So, can I use the ofset function in the arp to trigger BD SN LT and so on?

Sorry, not at my machines at the moment.

I presume so, yeah.

Great stuff ToS!

Thanks Nils!

thanks thanks thanks a bunch.

this is choice, four individual tracks of arpeggiation

thanks for the info

also something to mention, a Mid machine on the Machinedrum will communicate to the Midi channel of the same number on the Monomachine's sequencer, and trigger the arp conveniently with three notes.