User Manual

Table Of Contents
1. Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. Connecting KeyLab mkII.................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. The Front Panel (left)........................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3. The Front Panel (right) ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4. The Rear Panel........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.4.1. Something to consider: Ground loops ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
2. Overview........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1. Keyboard..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1. Changing the MIDI Channel .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.2. The keyboard shortcuts ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2. Pitch and modulation wheels ................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3. Octave control and Transpose.................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.1. Setting the Octave........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
2.3.2. Activating Transpose................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.3. Resetting Transpose ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
2.4. Chord button.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.5. Pad mode buttons & Pads............................................................................................................................................ 13
2.5.1. Three Pad modes....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.5.2. Pad MIDI note assignments.............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
2.6. Analog Lab/DAW/User modes .................................................................................................................................. 14
2.7. DAW Commands section .............................................................................................................................................. 15
2.7.1. Track controls / Global controls ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
2.7.2. 8 DAW presets ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.8. Transport controls .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.9. Preset Browser & Display .............................................................................................................................................. 17
2.10. Control buttons .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
2.11. Encoders .................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
2.12. Faders....................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.13. Filter/Select buttons......................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.14. Rear panel connections .............................................................................................................................................. 20
2.14.1. Controls/Pedals/CV In ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
2.14.2. Pitch/Gate/Mod Outputs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.15. Additional features .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
2.15.1. Global settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
2.15.2. Sending a Panic Message ................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
2.15.3. Factory Reset ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
3. Analog Lab mode...................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.1. Connecting to Analog Lab ............................................................................................................................................ 23
3.2. Part / Live selection ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.3. Browsing Presets............................................................................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1. Filter buttons................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
3.3.2. Category and Preset buttons ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27
3.3.3. Clear all filters ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
3.4. Encoders and Faders...................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.4.1. The Encoders................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
3.4.2. The Faders.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
3.4.3. The Live button .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
3.5. Build a Multi.......................................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.5.1. Start with a single preset .................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.5.2. Add Part 2 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.5.3. Setting a split point................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
3.5.4. Removing the split point....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
4. DAW mode..................................................................................................................................................................... 32
4.1. An overview of DAW mode.......................................................................................................................................... 32
4.2. DAW preset selection...................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.2.1. List of DAW presets.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
4.3. Track / Global controls................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.3.1. Track Controls.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
4.3.2. Global Controls .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.4. The transport controls .................................................................................................................................................... 35