User's Manual

The 4-D encoder situated below the Mode buttons.
Depending on the menu or context, the available actions differ:
• The displays are navigated by pushing the 4-D encoder in a direction indicated by the four
LEDs.
• Entries in a list are browsed by turning the 4-D encoder.
• The value of a highlighted parameter is adjusted by turning the 4-D encoder.
• A selection is confirmed by pressing the 4-D encoder.
For more information, refer to Browsing the Library, Working with Effects, and Controlling Instru-
ment, Loop, One-shot and Effect Parameters.
6.6. Keybed and Light Guide
The keybed enables you to play the loaded Instrument, Loop or One-shot. The Light Guide above
the keybed visualizes the key mapping of loaded Instruments and samples by color coding. Active
and inactive keys respectively sample based Instruments are indicated by the LEDs. The
Light Guide also reflects the Smart Play settings. This means when you select e.g., a scale or
chord, the LEDs corresponding to the keys contained in that scale or chord will light up, whereas
inactive keys remain unlit. The Light Guide also gives you visual feedback when you play back in-
coming MIDI note patterns from the host.
The Keybed and the Light Guide.
For more information, refer to Controlling Instrument, Loop, One-shot and Effect Parameters,
Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords, and Smart Play – Playing and Editing Arpeg-
giator Sequences.
6.7. Touch Strip
The Touch Strip is an intuitive control element that gives you immediate control over Instrument
parameters. It can send MIDI pitch bend or control change messages and can be configured in the
MIDI Assignment editor.
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