Operation Manual

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The A Controller surface has 5 ring-shaped areas. The top, side and bottom rings each have 32
pressure-sensitive pads. Using these pads, you can input and edit songs and perform in real-time, for
example.
Top ring
Pressure-sensitive
pads for input
Pad locations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Bottom inner ring
LED indicators
(no input)
Top inner ring
LED indicators
(no input)
Bottom ring
Pressure-sensitive
pads for input
Side ring
Pressure-sensitive
pads for input
Assignment of functions
Various functions are assigned to the Ring Controller rings and pads according to the operation status
and mode.
Example: In STEP mode PAD layout, the rings display 5 dierent instrument sequences (3 when set to
Guideline display), and each pad and indicator corresponds to a step between 1 and 32.
Step
Instrument
Example: In INST mode PAD layout, each pad controls 1 of 32 instruments with each ring assigned to
a dierent parameter setting.
Instrument
Ring parameters
HINT
Since input procedures dier for each mode, see the explanation pages for each operation for
details.
Ring Controller overview