1a STUDY POSTER — sectioned, portrait, full detail
ELEKTRON TONVERK · OS 1.3.3
THE SEQUENCER, MAPPED
How projects, songs, patterns, tracks, pages, steps and the audio path fit together. Sequencing only — no sound design.
NOTE TRIG — plays notes
LOCK TRIG — p-locks only, silent
EMPTY STEP
◆◆ = CARRIES PARAMETER LOCKS
01DATA HIERARCHY everything lives inside the project; the pattern is the primary data container
PROJECTthe active working state · boots on power-on · save via [FUNC]+[SETTINGS]
16 SONGS · ≤99 rows each 8 BANKS (A–H) × 16 = 128 PATTERNS SAMPLE POOL · 1023 slots WAVETABLE POOL · 127 slots GLOBAL SETTINGS & MUTE STATES
one of 128 · selected with [PTN]+[TRIG 1–16]
PATTERNthe primary data container — a pattern is a complete musical state
PRESETS — one per track SEQUENCER DATA — trigs + p-locks, all 16 tracks ROUTING SETTINGS BPM · SWING · LENGTH · TIME SIG CHORD/SCALE SETUP
contains 16 sequencer tracks
16 TRACKSevery one is a real sequencer track — buses, sends and the mixer can carry trigs too
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AUDIO / MIDI
BUS (+MIDI)
SEND FX
MIX
each track: up to 16 pages of 16 steps
PAGES
16 steps per page · 16 pages max = 256 steps
■ used · □ active · ┄ unused
STEP
A step can hold a note trig or a lock trig — and each trig carries its own payload: notes, velocity, length, micro timing, retrig, a condition, and parameter locks. See 04.
02THE FOUR TRACK TYPES
AUDIO · TRK 1–8
  • Holds a preset: SRC machine + FLTR, AMP, FX, MOD pages
  • 2 insert-FX slots
  • 3 send levels → Send FX 1–3
  • 2 voice LFOs, mod env, 2 FX LFOs
  • Assign a MIDI machine → becomes a MIDI track (16 notes/step, 16 CCs)
BUS · TRK 9–12
  • Group channel: route any tracks into it, process them together
  • 2 insert-FX slots + 3 send levels
  • 2 LFOs
  • Can simultaneously act as a MIDI track
SEND FX · TRK 13–15
  • One FX machine each = the pattern's three send effects
  • Fed by the send levels of tracks & buses
  • 2 LFOs modulate the FX
  • Sequenceable — p-lock the effect per step
MIX · TRK 16
  • The mixer as a track: all track levels, external input settings
  • Hosts the MAIN FX machine on the master path
  • 2 LFOs modulate the main FX
  • Levels & main FX are p-lockable like anything else
03PAGES, STEPS & THE PLAYHEAD one track's timeline — the [TRIG] keys always show one page at a time
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STEP 1▼ playhead runs across all used pages at the set tempoSTEP 16
SELECT PAGE
[PAGE] cycles pages. Hold [PAGE] + [UP] → SELECT PAGE, then [TRIG 1–16] jumps straight to a page.
LOOP PAGES
Hold [PAGE] + [DOWN] → LOOP PAGES, then pick pages with [TRIG 1–16]: only those pages play & loop. [PAGE]+[NO] resumes all.
EXTENDING
Growing a pattern auto-copies existing trigs onto the new pages — 2 pages grown to 4 = two copies.
04ANATOMY OF A TRIG every step is a container — hold its [TRIG] key to edit the payload
NOTE TRIG
Plays the preset (or sends MIDI notes). Added with a [TRIG] key in GRID RECORDING.
LOCK TRIG
Plays no note — it silently applies parameter locks. A pure automation point. Added with [FUNC]+[TRIG].
NOTE(S)
Pitch(es) to play — add more per step via STEP EDIT; MIDI tracks take up to 16 notes per step
VELOCITY
Per-step hit strength
LENGTH
Note duration, independent of the step grid
µ TIMING
Nudge ahead of / behind the beat — hold trig + [LEFT]/[RIGHT]. Stored per pattern
RETRIG
Ratchet the step: rate, length, velocity curve (hold trig → TRIG PAGE 1)
CONDITION
A rule deciding whether the trig fires — see 06
P-LOCKS ◆
Per-step overrides of any PARAMETER-page value — see 05
05PARAMETER LOCKS every step can carry its own value for any parameter — the track default applies everywhere else
EXAMPLE — FILTER FREQ ACROSS ONE PAGE (dashed line = track default; bars = locked values)
ADD (GRID REC)
Hold a [TRIG] + turn a DATA ENTRY knob. Display inverts; the trig key blinks red (note) or yellow (lock).
ADD (LIVE REC)
Turn knobs while recording — moves are captured as p-locks, and lock trigs are placed on empty steps automatically.
REMOVE
Hold trig + press the knob to clear one lock. Remove & re-enter the trig to wipe them all.
Works on all track types — including buses, send FX and the mix track. Even the sample/wavetable slot can be locked per step. Holding a locked trig makes the [PARAMETER PAGE] key with the lock blink.
06TRIG CONDITIONS & FILL conditional locks: rules on the COND parameter (TRIG PAGE 1) — overline = negation
1–99%
Probability — that chance of playing, each pass
FILL
Plays only while FILL mode is active
FILL
Plays only while FILL mode is not active
PRE
Plays if the previously evaluated trig on this track played
PRE
Plays if the previously evaluated trig did not play
NEI
Plays if the last condition on the neighbor track (one below: trk 3 for trk 4) was met
NEI
…if it was not met. No conditional trigs on the neighbor → never plays
1ST
Plays only on the first loop of the pattern
1ST
Plays on every loop except the first
A:B
Plays on pass A of every B passes (of pattern — or track, if shorter)
A:B
Plays on every pass except pass A of B
A:B EXAMPLE — 2:4 OVER 8 LOOPS
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Plays pass 2, then every 4th pass after. PRE/PRE chains skip other PRE trigs when evaluating.
FILL MODE
A performance switch that flips all FILL / FILL trigs — e.g. a drum fill wired into the same track as the main groove.
MOMENTARY
active while [FILL] is held
LATCHING
[FILL] toggles on/off
[FUNC]+[FILL] → FILL EDIT menu
07LENGTH, SCALE & POLYMETER PAGE SETUP menu · [FUNC]+[PAGE] · toggle modes with [FUNC]+[YES]
PER PATTERN
All tracks share one LENGTH (up to 256 steps) and one SCALE.
PER TRACK
Each track gets its own LEN + SCL → polymeter & polyrhythm. The pattern adds two master values:
CHANGE — steps before a cued/chained pattern takes over.
RESET — steps before all tracks restart together. INF = free-run forever.
SCALE runs 1/8× … 2× the BPM and also scales LFOs, delay times, arp & retrig speed. 2× gives 32nd-note resolution; 3/4× gives triplets against other gear.
PER TRACK MODE — THREE TRACKS DRIFTING AGAINST EACH OTHER
T1 · 16 STEPS ×1
T2 · 12 STEPS ×1
T3 · 16 STEPS ×2
solid = first loop · dashed = re-loops↺ RESET realigns everything (or INF: never)
08SUBTRACKS & THE SUPERTRACK one audio track with the Subtracks SRC machine becomes 8 + 1 sequencer lanes
TRACK 1–8
Assign the SUBTRACKS machine ([FUNC]+[SRC]) and load an instrument of 8 samples. 8-voice: one voice per subtrack.
[SUBTRACKS] keys — select/play
[TRK]+[TRIG] ×2 — supertrack
[FUNC]+[SUBTRACKS] — load sample
MUTE mode mutes per-subtrack
SUPER Extra lane for the shared parameters: FX pages + 2 FX LFOs + its own TRIG page — p-lock what affects all subtracks at once
ST 1 · KICKown sample · SRC FLTR AMP MOD · own trigsA
ST 2 · SNRown sample · SRC FLTR AMP MOD · own trigsA
ST 3 · HAT○own sample · SRC FLTR AMP MOD · own trigsB
ST 4 · HAT●own sample · SRC FLTR AMP MOD · own trigsB
ST 5–8 …each its own lane on the grid
A / B badges = choke groups: triggering one subtrack instantly silences the others in its group (open hat ↔ closed hat). Copy/paste moves all 8 lanes + supertrack together in STEP EDIT.
09SIGNAL FLOW & ROUTING ROUTING menu: [FUNC]+[MUTE] · switches Ⓐ–Ⓔ as in the manual's architecture diagrams
SOURCES
AUDIO TRACKS 1–8
SRC machine
↓ overdrive · B-W filter ·
  multimode filter (any order)
↓ amp · pan
↓ INSERT FX 1 → INSERT FX 2
Ⓐ → MIX AB · BUS 1–4 · OUT CD · OUT EF
┄ sends → SEND FX 1·2·3
EXTERNAL IN
IN A/B · USB IN
Ⓓ → MIX AB · OUT AB/CD/EF · BUS 1–4 · TRK 1–8*
*straight into the track's insert FX. Set on Mix track SRC page / AUDIO ROUTING menu
METRONOME + INTERNAL RECORDER → mixer
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GROUPS & SENDS
BUSES 1–4 (TRK 9–12)
sum of routed tracks
↓ INSERT FX 1 → INSERT FX 2
Ⓑ → MIX AB · OUT CD · OUT EF
┄ sends → SEND FX 1·2·3
SEND FX 1–3 (TRK 13–15)
fed by ┄ send levels
from tracks & buses
↓ one FX machine each
Ⓒ → MIX AB · OUT CD · OUT EF
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MASTER
MIX AB
MIXER — levels per track
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MAIN FX (on TRK 16)
everything routed to MIX AB passes the mixer + main FX
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OUTPUTS
OUT A/B
main — always fed by MIX AB
OUT C/D
assignable — dry stems, cue…
OUT E/F · PHONES
gets MIX AB by default — level Ⓔ = HP.MON on Mix track FLTR page
ROUTING MATRIX — ● = selectable destination (switch letter)
MIX AB
OUT AB
OUT CD
OUT EF
BUS 1–4
TRK 1–8
SENDS
AUDIO TRK 1–8 Ⓐ
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BUS TRK 9–12 Ⓑ
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SEND FX 13–15 Ⓒ
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EXT IN / USB Ⓓ
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10PLAYING PATTERNS — CHAINS, TRANSITIONS, SONGS
CHAINS
A01→A03→A03→B02↺
Hold [PTN], press [TRIG] keys in order (repeat = play twice; [SUBTRACKS] keys switch bank). Loops until you leave. Temporary — not saveable, gone at power-off. Needs SEQUENTIAL transition mode.
TRANSITION MODES [FUNC]+[PTN]
SEQUENTIAL
switch when the pattern ends (default)
DIRECT JUMP
switch now, keep the playhead position
DIRECT START
switch now, restart from step 1
TEMP JUMP
switch now, play the new pattern once, come back
SONG MODE 16 songs / project · up to 99 rows
ROW
LABEL
PTN
×
LEN
BPM
MUTE
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INTRO
A01
2
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VERSE
A02
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128
126
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CHORUS
A04
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128
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END
LOOP / STOP
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  • Each row: pattern, play count, length in steps (2–1024), its own tempo, and per-row track mutes
  • Row LEN defaults to the pattern's CHANGE setting
  • Build a song from a chain: CREATE ROWS FROM CHAIN
  • Cue & loop one row with [SONG]+[LEFT]; songs auto-save
11WORKING THE SEQUENCER recording, editing & performing tools
GRID RECORDING
[RECORD]. Place trigs on the 16 keys, page by page.
LIVE RECORDING
[RECORD]+[PLAY]. Play keys/knobs in real time; optional auto-quantize.
STEP EDIT
[STEP EDIT]: pick a step, add/remove notes with the keyboard.
SEQUENCE LANES
[FUNC]+[UP]: filter the trig keys to NOTES, P-LOCKS, or both.
QUANTIZE
Real-time amount per track or whole pattern; tames micro-timed trigs.
TRANSFORM
[FUNC]+[−]: velocity unlock / randomize / ramps; placement randomize / reverse.
TRACK TRANSPOSE
[FUNC]+[+] or [TRK]+[±]: shift all note trigs, non-destructively.
MEMORIZE / RECALL
Snapshot the pattern to temp memory before tweaking live; recall to undo.
MUTE MODES
GLOBAL (green) mutes across all patterns; PATTERN (magenta) only here. Subtracks mutable too.
PERFORM MODE
[FUNC]+[TRK]: knob tweaks live in temp memory; leaving reloads the saved pattern.
COPY / PASTE / CLEAR work at every level: pattern · track · track page · preset · parameter page · trig(s) — [FUNC]+[REC]/[STOP]/[PLAY] UNDO [FUNC]+[NO] · REDO [FUNC]+[YES]
COMPILED FROM THE TONVERK USER MANUAL · OS 1.3.3 · SEQUENCER ONLY SWING 50–80% · TEMPO PER PROJECT OR PER PATTERN · NUDGE ±10% HOLD [LEFT]/[RIGHT]
1b WALL MAP — landscape, one connected diagram, labels only
TONVERK SEQUENCER — SYSTEM MAP
DATA ⟶ GRID ⟶ AUDIO · OS 1.3.3
Ⅰ · DATA
PROJECT
16 songs · 8 banks × 16 patterns
sample pool 1023 · wavetables 127
PATTERN ×128
presets (1/track) · trigs + p-locks
routing · BPM · swing · length · time sig
TRACK ×16
1–8 audio/MIDI · 9–12 bus · 13–15 send · 16 mix
per-track LEN + SCALE (PER TRACK mode)
PAGE ×16
16 steps each → 256 steps max
select / loop any subset
STEP → TRIG
■ note / ■ lock · note(s) · vel · len
µtiming · retrig · condition · p-locks ◆
CONDITIONS COND · TRIG PAGE 1
%   FILL/FILL   PRE/PRE   NEI/NEI
1ST/1ST   A:B/A:B  ·  overline = NOT
FILL mode: momentary (hold) or latched — flips all FILL trigs
Ⅱ · THE GRID — ONE PATTERN, 16 LANES
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LEN×SCL
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■ note trig   ■ lock trig   grey = beyond track length every lane: own trigs, p-locks, length & speed
SUBTRACKS SRC machine on trk 1–8
One track fans out into 8 subtrack lanes (own sample, SRC/FLTR/AMP/MOD, own trigs, choke groups A/B) + a supertrack lane p-locking the shared FX pages & FX LFOs.
P-LOCKS ◆
Hold a trig + turn any knob: that step gets its own value for that parameter — pitch, filter, FX, even the sample slot. Lock trigs automate without sounding.
RECORDING
GRID (place steps) · LIVE (play in real time, ± auto-quantize) · STEP EDIT (notes per step). Lanes filter the view: NOTES / P-LOCKS / both.
TIME TOOLS
µtiming per step · retrig ratchets · swing 50–80% · quantize per track/pattern · CHANGE + RESET(INF) masters · transpose non-destructive.
ARRANGE ▸
CHAIN — temp, hold [PTN]+trigs→ TRANSITION — seq / jump / start / temp→ SONG — 99 rows: ptn · × · len · bpm · mute · END loop/stop
Ⅲ · AUDIO PATH
TRK 1–8 · VOICE
SRC → OD/filters (any order) → amp/pan → insert FX1 → FX2
Ⓐ → MIX AB · BUS · OUT CD/EF
┄ sends → S1 S2 S3
BUS 1–4 trk 9–12
group of routed tracks → insert FX1 → FX2
Ⓑ → MIX AB · OUT CD/EF  ┄ sends
SEND FX 1–3 trk 13–15
fed by ┄ send levels from tracks & buses → one FX machine each
Ⓒ → MIX AB · OUT CD/EF
MIXER → MAIN FX trk 16
MIX AB sum · per-track levels · external in · metronome + internal recorder
OUT A/B
main
OUT C/D
assignable
OUT E/F
phones · Ⓔ HP.MON
EXT IN A/B + USB Ⓓ → MIX AB · OUT AB/CD/EF · BUS 1–4 · TRK 1–8 (direct to insert FX)
ROUTING menu: [FUNC]+[MUTE]
PERFORM — tweaks in temp memory, exit reloads
MUTE — GLOBAL (all patterns) / PATTERN (this one)
MEMORIZE/RECALL — live restore point
UNDO [FUNC]+[NO] · copy/paste at every level
TONVERK USER MANUAL OS 1.3.3 · SEQUENCER ONLY Ⅰ DATA · Ⅱ GRID · Ⅲ AUDIO