The Pads; Daw Command / User Buttons - Arturia KEYLAB mkII User Manual

5.5.5. The Pads

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♪: If one of the two Chord Memory buttons next to the pads are selected, they will only send the
MIDI note data that has been stored with the chord for that pad.
Each of the 16 pads can be assigned to send one of the following types of data on any MIDI
channel or on the User channel:
• The MIDI note number of your choice (with velocity and polyphonic aftertouch)
• Switch between two particular values of any MIDI CC number (toggle or gate
operation)
• Send a MIDI Program change / Bank Select message
The pads can also be used to call up a different User preset than the one currently selected.
More than one pad can be set to do this, which gives you the option to go in different
directions during a live performance, for example.
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♪: The MCC [p.61]
to represent MIDI notes and the color green to represent Program Changes, for example, then you'll
know at a glance which pad does what, even on a darkened stage.

5.5.6. DAW Command / User buttons

The DAW Command buttons can be used as switches to send particular MIDI data when in
User mode. The commands they can send are:
• Two particular values of any MIDI CC number (toggle or gate operation)
• MIDI Program change / Bank Select messages
Each button can have its own setting. And as with every other programmable control, these
settings can be made from the front panel or by using the
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can be used to specify a particular color for each pad. If you choose the color blue
MIDI Control Center
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