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The 16 "endless" encoders are highly versatile:
In Control Mode they become fully assignable encoders for editing parameters.
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They will edit the Pitch, Velocity or Gate time for each step in a sequence.
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They can shift the timing of individual drums forward or backward (Drum
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sequencer only)
They are touch-sensitive, so when you want to know the current value of a
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parameter before you edit it, simply touch the corresponding encoder.
And we've only scratched the surface of what the encoders can do. To learn more about
them, see sections 4.3.2, 5.2.4, and
2.2.9 Step buttons
A familiar use for the Step buttons is to enable/disable events in a pattern. But they do
many other things also, often in combination with another button. For example, they are
used with the LST STEP button to set the pattern length.
In each section of this manual you will learn how they are used to load a Project, select a
sequencer pattern, choose a destination, make a pattern chain etc. And with the MIDI
Control Center you can configure them to do anything a pad can do in Control Mode.
But their most distinctive feature is that they are color-coded to match the sequencer
that is currently selected. So when Sequencer 1 is active the Step buttons are green, for
Sequencer 2 they are a light yellow color, and for the Drum sequencer they are purple.
(Hint: This color scheme is followed on the rear panel, too.)
2.2.10 Pads
The mode also determines the function of the 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads:
In Control Mode they are assignable to almost any MIDI-related function.
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In Sequencer mode, the pads trigger notes. When used with the SEQUENCER 1 or
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SEQUENCER 2 button, the pads are used to transpose the sequence.
If Drum mode is selected the pads trigger notes. Used with the DRUM button, the
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pads let you select the corresponding drum without hearing it play.
Used with the SHIFT button the pads set the playback mode, timing value, and
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the input scale.
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