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NOTE REPEAT
button: Note Repeat is a convenient way to play and record beats and melodies.
When your pads are in Group mode, the Note Repeat engine plays the selected Sound
automatically at a given rate. While holding the
NOTE REPEAT
button, hold the pad you want to
play: notes will be repeatedly triggered at the rate selected in the right display. With Buttons 4–6,
you can select different rates while playing. You can select new rate values for each of these
buttons by turning Knobs 5–8. When your pads are in Keyboard or Chord mode,
NOTE REPEAT
provides you instead access to the flexible and versatile Arp engine, an arpeggiator that effectively
lets you play your Sounds in note sequences. The arpeggios are created according to both the
pads you hold and the scale and chords you have configured. As a shortcut, when your pads are in
Group mode press
SHIFT
+
NOTE REPEAT
(
Arp
) to directly switch your pads in Keyboard mode
and activate the Arp engine. The Note Repeat / Arp mode can be pinned: Press
NOTE REPEAT
+
Button 1 to pin/unpin the mode. For more information, see
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LOCK
button: Press
LOCK
at any time to create a snapshot of all modulable parameters in your
Project. Subsequently, change any of these parameters during your performance or studio
session, then press the dim-lit
LOCK
button again to recall the snapshot with the original
parameter values. Press
SHIFT
+
LOCK
(
Ext Lock
) to access Extended Lock mode and store/recall
up to 64 snapshots using your pads, update and organize them into banks, and configure
morphing transitions between them. Lock is a powerful tool for extensive modulations, but also
very useful to compare mixes, or to switch up snapshots during a live performance. For more
information, see
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Smart Strip
: The Smart Strip puts control of several parameters at your fingertips: Depending
on the Strip Mode button (
4
–
7
) selected above the Smart Strip, use it to apply pitch bend or
modulation to the Sound(s) played on the pads, apply and tweak Perform FX in real-time, or play
Sounds by strumming on the strip, even with two fingers. Above the Smart Strip, a LED bar
indicates the current value or note set on the strip.
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4
)–(
7
)
Strip Mode buttons
: The
PITCH
(
4
),
MOD
(
5
),
PERFORM
(
6
), and
NOTES
(
7
) buttons set
the function of the Smart Strip (
3
). Press the Strip Mode buttons to enable or disable the
corresponding function:
• Enable
PITCH
(
4
) or
MOD
(
5
) to send MIDI Pitchbend or Modulation data to the selected Sound
using the Smart Strip. While doing this, press
REC
in the Transport section to record your
actions as MIDI automation into your Pattern.
• Enable
PERFORM
(
6
) and use the Smart Strip to control the Perform FX (if any) for the selected
Group. Press
SHIFT
+
PERFORM
(
FX Select
) to quickly select and load a Perform FX for that
Group while enabling its control from the Smart Strip. For more information, see
• Enable
NOTES
(
7
) and use the Smart Strip to play whatever is currently loaded on the pads:
Sounds, notes or chords, depending on the current Pad Input mode. If you hold certain pads,
only these pads are triggered by the strip, otherwise, all pads can be triggered along the strip.
For example, with pads in Keyboard mode, you can touch the strip for single notes, slide your
finger for progressive note strums, use two fingers for instant jumps between notes, but that’s
not all: You can use the Smart Strip in combination with the Note Repeat, Arp, and Chord
engines for endless creative possibilities. For more information, see
When no Strip Mode button is active, the Smart Strip displays the playhead position for the
selected Pattern or Clip in Ideas view, or the playhead position in the arrangement in Song view.
5.1.4. Group Section
The eight dedicated Group buttons , labeled
A
to
H
, provide instant access to the Groups.
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