Trigger Pads; Setting The Scale And Key - Korg nanoKEY Studio Owner's Manual

Trigger Pads

The eight velocity-sensitive pads are excellent for playing and pro-
gramming drum parts in real time, as well as triggering samples.
In addition to note messages, control change messages or program
change messages can also be transmitted, Depending on the set-
ting. (¬ page 14: Customizing Controllers)
Do not leave a heavy object on a trigger pad for an extend-
ed period of time.
Chord Pad
The Chord Pad feature allows you to use the Trigger Pads to play
chords. With the Chord Pad feature on, chords are automatically
assigned to the Trigger Pads, based on the current Scale and Key.
(¬ "Setting the Scale and Key")

Setting the Scale and Key

The nanoKEY Studio allows you to choose a particular musical scale
and set the key, or root note, of that scale. The Scale and Key you
specify will determine the scale and key used by the Touchpad
Touch Scale feature, the Trigger Pad Chord Pad feature, and the
Keyboard Easy Scale and Scale Guide features.
Setting the Scale
While holding down the Shift/
Tap button, press trigger pad 7
(Scale –) or trigger pad 8 (Scale
+) to specify the Scale. The se-
lected scale is indicated by the
keyboard backlighting.
Setting the Key
While holding down the Shift/Tap button, press the Octave + or Oc-
tave – button to specify the Key (as when transposing the key-
board). The selected key is indicated by the keyboard backlighting.
(¬page 8: Transpose / Key)
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