Gives the word āmanualā a whole new angle
Confession : I read Elektron manuals while I make love. Itās been two years now that I didnāt read any Elektron manuals.
Maybe thereās a relation between those.
does it ever get complicated? when youāre making love with one elektron manual and reading another at the same time?
which one gets jealous first?
or are they both into it, like a āwatch me watch you watching meā kind of thing?
Only gets complicated if itās the Octatrack manual!!! Itās like the Elektron Kama Sutra
The issue I have with the manuals is theyāre not printed anymore. Elektron, Ableton, Logic Pro, they used to have nice printed manuals. Boooo!!!
Honestly after using PDF manuals for a while itās hard to go back - ctrl+F its so much faster than skimming for something even if I know the section that it should be in.
On-topic, Elektron manuals are some of the better ones when Iām trying to reference specific functionality/ parameters. I find them less helpful if Iām actually trying to learn how something works in context. Arturia are my favorite manuals for that.
Elektron produces synthesizers that are moderately complicated systems, and need to be understood systematically.
Elektron manuals do an excellent job of explaining how the synths work, but it can take a few readings and a lot of practice to fully understand them. I disagree strongly that Elektron manuals are too complicated - they are just right!
The Octatrack in particular is difficult to understand not because the manual is bad (it isnāt) but because there isnāt really anything quite like an Octatrack. You have to recognize that (a) it isnāt like other synths or samplers and (b) you need to put in some mental effort to understand what it is and how it works.
Once you put in even a little effort, Elektrons are easy to work with and the manuals reveal themselves as clear and well organized.
I only read manuals of gear I donāt own in order to answer others forum questions so I can look smart.
I agree with him. Imo Elektron have a strange way of describing things. But since the devices are quite easy to use itās not very hard to learn how to do stuff. Except maybe some of the million functions of the OT. 
Elektron manuals are great to meā¦
Never had any issue with Elektron manuals. They have information on every function, plenty of appendix information. They might not do tutorials and tricks, but thatās what using them and maybe watching an occasional video is for.
I like elektron manuals.
I dont like Blush Response videos.
There ya go, balance has been restored. All sorted.
Aw, come on. Heās so fucking enthusiastic. I want to bring him home to my mother.
he has yet another thread made about him, he better be enthused
Whoās Blush Response?
Elektron manuals are fine by me, besides my own inability to understand a few p-lock passages.
Roland thoughā¦
Even on their simpler things like the new T-8 or J-6 are just strange at times.
On second thought, it may just be how Iām viewing their online manual. I recommend downloading the PDF instead of navigating the web version.
It is not just you, and PDF doesnāt help much. Roland manuals are awful. I might have more than one of their devices if that werenāt the case. (Also Roland Cloud Manager is something Iām never installing again.)
Reading the SH-4d manual to figure out how the thing works was an exercise in masochism. Itās unclear, badly organized and missing vital information in basically every section.
Itās bizarre, huh? Roland is a huge player in this field but are still sorting themselves out when it comes to explaining their own products.
Another plus for Elektron are the nice little tips and notes in the manuals with nice graphics.