User Manual

Strike: The velocity and force with which a finger makes contact with the
Lightpad Surface. This dimension of touch corresponds to MIDI velocity on a
standard keyboard.
Press: The pressure applied to the Lightpad Surface after the initial Strike. The
Lightpad Block responds to each moment of continuous touch, transmitting
minute variations of pressure to sound. This continuous pressure-sensitivity
allows for swells, fades, and other detailed expressions.
Glide: Horizontal left and right movements on the Lightpad Block surface.
Glide movements bend and adjust pitch as naturally as on a string instrument,
allowing effects such as vibrato and glissando, all on a polyphonic basis. Glide
is typically assigned to pitch.
Slide: Vertical movements up and down the Lightpad Block surface. For
example, an upward movement can open a filter that turns an organ sound into
a brassy sound, while a downward movement can close the filter. Your initial
point of contact with the surface, no matter where this point is, becomes the
basis for sound modulation on the Y axis above and below that point.