User's Manual

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Chromatic Mode
Chromatic Mode is the default layout of Note mode. Press pads
in the 8x8 grid to trigger notes. While Chromatic Mode allows
all notes to be played, a visual indication for which notes are in
scale is provided.
Blue pads represent notes in the currently selected scale (C
Minor by default), purple pads represent the root of the scale,
and blank pads represent notes outside of the scale.
The default chromatic layout seen here is similar to that of a
guitar, with an octave being two pads up and two pads across.
This allows for guitar chord shapes to be used. Additionally, the
sixth column of pads will play the same notes as the first column
on the row above, further mimicking a guitar layout.
The layout of chromatic mode can be altered in Note Mode
settings, accessed by holding Note (see Note Mode Settings
for details).
Scale Mode
In Scale Mode, Launchpad X will only display notes in the current
scale. This allows you to play freely without ever going out of
key.
As with Chromatic Mode, Blue pads represent notes in the
currently selected scale, while purple pads represent the root
of the scale. Here, blank pads show that no note exists at their
location as pads are outside of playable range. This out of range
behaviour also applies to Chromatic Mode.
The layout of scale mode can be altered in Note Mode settings,
accessed by holding Note (see Note Mode Settings for details).