Analog Rytm OS Release Notes
Elektron Music Machines
Nov 22, 2023
How to upgrade
To send the OS syx file, use our free Elektron Transfer software. Transfer can be downloaded from the Elektron website.
Upgrading from within the OS
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Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB and switch it on.
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Open the Transfer application on your computer.
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On the Transfer CONNECTION page, set the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports to your Elektron device.
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On the Transfer DROP page, drag and drop the OS file. The OS file is then automatically transferred to the Elektron device and the OS update initiates. A progress bar is visible on device screen when receiving the OS.
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On your device. Press [YES] to confirm the OS update.
If your current device OS does not fully support Transfer, you will be automatically directed to Transfer's LEGACY OS UPGRADE page after you drag and drop the OS file on the Transfer DROP page. Follow the instructions on the LEGACY OS UPGRADE page to proceed with the OS upgrade.
When the update is done the unit will restart by itself.
Upgrading from the STARTUP Menu
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Connect the Elektron device to the computer via the device's MIDI port. (You cannot use the USB port).
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Hold down the [FUNC] button while powering on the Elektron device. This takes you to the STARTUP menu.
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Press the [TRIG 4] key to enter OS UPGRADE mode.
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Open the Transfer application on your computer.
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On the Transfer CONNECTION page, click "LEGACY OS UPGRADE mode"
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On the Transfer LEGACY OS UPGRADE mode page browse to, and select, the downloaded OS syx file.
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Select your MIDI interface.
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In Transfer, press "UPGRADE".
A progress bar is visible on device screen when receiving the OS.
When the update is done the unit will restart by itself.
After some upgrades the bootstrap is also upgraded. This upgrade is performed right after the first restart of the device. Do not turn the power off during the upgrade.
Downgrading the device OS is not supported, and is performed at your own risk. User content may be lost.
Should you experience any problems or find any bugs, please report this to
Elektron support: http://www.elektron.se/support
Enjoy!
The Elektron development team
List of changes from OS 1.61E to 1.70
Improvements
Added five new machines: SY CHIP, SY RAW, BD ACOUSTIC, SD ACOUSTIC, and HH LAB.
Added an Euclidean mode for the sequencer.
You can now save a Sound from a specific trig on the sequencer, complete with its sound- and parameter locks applied.
Added the possibility to set a specific number of sequencer steps as record length in the sampler, resulting in loops with the exact length.
Added pad scales and fold functionality for when playing the PADS in CHROMATIC mode.
Implemented functionality that makes it possible to loop selected pattern pages.
Added the square waveform as a parameter value for the WAV parameter in the BD SHARP machine.
The BT CLASSIC machine now has a new PITCH ENVELOPE parameter.
Added two new PULSE WIDTH parameters for the CB CLASSIC and CB METALLIC machines.
Added slew functionality to the RND waveform for the LFOs. When RND is selected for the WAV parameter, the SPH parameter now sets the amount of slew.
[MKII] Added an LED brightness setting parameter in GLOBAL SETTINGS > SYSTEM.
It is now possible to see which PARAMETER PAGES contain parameters with parameter locks. When pressing and holding specific trig in STEP RECORDING mode, the [PARAMETER] keys that contain parameters with locks light up.
Improved oscillator tuning by adding new calibration functionality.
Implemented the possibility of generating a random name from the naming screen when naming a Sound or a pattern.
The NOTE parameter on the TRIG page now shows the note value and the number of semitones in the screen UI.
Improved the naming of the DUAL VCO, IMPULSE, and NOISE GEN machines by adding machine type group naming. The new names are SY DUAL VCO, UT IMPULSE, and UT NOISE.
The sample STA and END parameters are now high resolution. It is also now possible to snap to integers for the STA and END parameters. This, together with now showing true integrers in the display, makes it easier to find the exact start and end points in samples, especially in longer samples such as sample chains.
Added the functionality that when selecting an empty sample slot and then pressing [YES], now opens the +DRIVE sample list.
Improved the screen UI and navigation for the machine selection list and the Sound Manager.
Several analog machines are now scaled in semitones and with high resolution.
It is now possible to also click DATA ENTRY KNOB D to assign a sample from the sample list that is opened when accessing the SMP parameter on the SAMPLE page.
[MKII] Implemented a new LED boot sequence.
Implemented minor improvements of the LED color scheme to better harmonize between different devices of the product line.
Bug fixes
The USB Class Compliant audio from the computer to the Elektron device could sometimes be silenced.
Modulating multiple parameters over MIDI CC or Overbridge could sometimes cause the UI to stop responding.
SysEx dumps could become corrupted when sent to certain computer software.
List of changes from OS 1.61A to 1.61B
Samples could sometimes become corrupted when transferring them to the Elektron device from an M1 Mac using Transfer.
Bug fixes
The USB Class Compliant audio from the computer to the Elektron device could sometimes be silenced.
Modulating multiple parameters over MIDI CC or Overbridge could sometimes cause the UI to stop responding.
SysEx dumps could become corrupted when sent to certain computer software.
List of changes from OS 1.61 to 1.61A
Support for updated production process.
List of changes from OS 1.60B to 1.61
Improvements
Added Overbridge support for macOS Big Sur.
Improved the response of the TRACK LEVEL encoder.
Bug fixes
Stopping the sequencer did not send a note off message over MIDI on channels that were set to send MIDI notes.
Some unused factory content patterns were not properly cleaned and empty.
The error message "Missing Cal:Pads" could sometimes be erroneously displayed even though the calibration was not lost.
SysEx dumps could become corrupted when sent to certain computer software.