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the focused Sound). The pitch of the played note is defined by the base key (see section
Adjusting the Base Key). To enable 16 Velocities mode, press SHIFT + FIXED VEL. Press
again to disable. The 16 Velocities mode is not available in Keyboard mode.
Using Keyboard Mode
The KEYBOARD button located above the pads activates and deactivates Keyboard mode. In
this mode your pads play the focused Sound at sixteen different pitches. This is well suited for
melodic instruments. The right display indicates the pitches played by each pad (all are shown
in the color of the focused Sound).
To activate Keyboard Mode:
1. Select a Sound by pressing the pad it is assigned to.
2. Enter Keyboard Mode by pressing KEYBOARD.
→ If you hit the pads now, they all play the same Sound, but each with a different pitch.
The pitch mapped to each pad is aligned to the scale defined by the Scale Type parameter.
See ↑6.4.2, Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords for more information on scales.
6.1.3 Adjusting the Base Key
In Pad mode, the base key defines the key (or pitch) at which the selected Sound will be
played when its pad is pressed. In Keyboard mode, it defines the key played by pad 1 on your
controller; pads 2–16 will then play keys from [base key + 1 semitone] up to [base key + 15
semitones].
The base key also affects the pitch of events created via the step sequencer. See section ↑11.3.1,
Step Mode Basics for more information on this.
Adjusting the base key only affects the notes played by the pads of your controller. It does not af-
fect the notes recorded in your Patterns. To adjust the key of notes in Patterns, please refer to sec-
tion ↑5.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups.
You can select multiple pads and quickly change the base key for all of them at once! See section
↑11.4, Editing Events to know how to do this.
Playing on the Controller
Adjusting the Pads
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