User's Manual

2.1.7. Pads
The eight pressure-sensitive pads on the front of the MiniLab MkII serve a dual purpose.
Their function depends on whether you’re using the Shift button or the Pad 1-8 / 9-16 button.
For example: The pads can be assigned to trigger up to sixteen particular MIDI notes (drums,
stabs, bass notes, whatever). When the Pad 1-8 / 9-16 button is not lit, the first bank of pads
are active (1-8). When the Pad 1-8 / 9-16 button is lit, the second bank of pads are active
(9-16).
There are two backlight modes for the pads:
• Pad off Backlight 'Off': The color of the pad is applied when the pad is activated.
So the pads are unlit since it has been activated
• Pad off Backlight 'On': The pads are always lit with the preset defined color.
Once activated, it's then lit in white. Note that, in this mode, if the pad color is
configured as white, you will not be able to see if the pad is activated or not.
When using MiniLab MkII with Analog Lab Lite, pads 1-8 play MIDI notes and pads 9-16
control various features: clear search filters, select next / previous preset, and switch the
encoders between Multi parts, for example.
However, when you hold the Shift button and press one of the pads, this will recall one of
eight presets from the internal memory.
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