Operation Manual

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RESULT
The unused samples are unloaded.
To deactivate RAM Save and reload the unused samples, click the RAM Save button again.
Keyboard
You can use the keyboard to get a better overview of the mapping and to trigger MIDI notes.
To open the keyboard, click the Show/Hide Keyboard button in the upper right corner of the
panel.
The keyboard shows the pattern pads and the instrument pads of the selected kit. If pads share
the same keys, the pattern pads have priority, that is, only the pattern pad is shown on the
keyboard.
If Use Pattern MIDI Port for Pattern Pads is activated on the Pattern page, instrument pads
are not shown on the keyboard if the Pattern page is shown, and vice versa.
The following color scheme is used in the keyboard:
Keys that are not assigned are grayed out.
Keys that are assigned are shown in white and black, respectively.
Keys that belong to a pad for which a color is assigned are shown in this color.
Keys that trigger a note repeat variation button are shown in blue.
Previewing Notes Using the Keyboard
To preview a note, click the corresponding key on the keyboard.
The vertical position where you click a key denes the velocity that is used to trigger the
note. Click the lower part of a key to use the highest velocity, and the upper part to use the
lowest velocity.
To play a key and all following keys at the same velocity, for as long as you keep the mouse
button pressed, hold down Ctrl/Cmd and click the key on the keyboard.
To play each note 10 times at increasing velocities between 1 and 127, hold down Ctrl/Cmd -
Alt/Opt and click a key.
RELATED LINKS
Note Repeat on page 21
Options Page
The Options page contains global settings regarding performance optimization, global
functions, and MIDI controllers.
Global Functions and Settings
Keyboard
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