User Manual

1.2. The Front Panel (left)
1. Octave, Chord & Transpose buttons These buttons activate KeyLab mkII’s
various pitch control and chord functions.
2. Pitch & Mod wheels These are used to control pitch bend and modulation
parameters of your sound.
3. Pad mode buttons The three buttons to the left of the pads are used to switch
between pad modes. The Pad button selects the settings from the User preset;
the two lower buttons select different Chord modes.
4. Performance Pads The pads can be used to trigger samples within your DAW,
play chords on software/hardware instruments, and/or send all sorts of MIDI
data including polyphonic aftertouch (they're pressure-sensitive). Each pad can
have a different setting within each mode.
5. MIDI Channel selection keys Hold the MIDI Ch button and press one of the first
16 keys to select the User MIDI channel.
6. DAW Commands / User section This section controls various functions within
your preferred audio recording software, including track controls like Solo and
Mute plus other commands. If you own one of the DAWs listed here [p.33], use
the matching magnetic overlay to relabel the buttons (included).
7. Transport controls The transport section offers standard features to control your
DAW: Record, Play, Loop, etc. The transport controls are always available in all
three modes (Analog Lab, DAW, and User).
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