Hold Mode; Chord Mode; Creating A Chord - Arturia MINILAB 3 User Manual

4.7. Hold Mode

The button marked Hold will hold the last note(s) played until a new note is played or until
you disengage the Hold function.
You activate Hold by pressing its button. The button will light up and the display will say Hold
mode ON. You turn off Hold by pressing the button again.
The Hold function differs from using a sustain pedal. After pressing a sustain pedal, every
note you play will keep sustaining until you release the pedal. In Hold mode, only notes that
are played simultaneously will be held. Example: Activate Hold mode and play C and G, then
release the keys. Those two notes will now keep on sounding until you hit a new key or keys;
C and G will stop playing and the newly added note(s) will be held.

4.8. Chord Mode

MiniLab 3 includes a Chord Mode that memorizes chords you input and then allows you to
play them from one key, transposing as it goes.
Chord information is transmitted as MIDI data over the USB-C port and/or 5-pin MIDI output,
depending on which are selected in your host software's MIDI settings.
To turn chord mode on and off, hold Shift and press the Hold button. Playing one note will
play the last recorded chord.

4.8.1. Creating a Chord

Hold the Shift button and then press and hold the Hold button. Now, play the chord you want
MiniLab 3 to memorize on the keyboard, either all at once or adding a note at a time. The
display shows the following:
Then, release the Shift and Hold buttons. Chord mode is automatically enabled. Your chord
is now memorized and will be retained if you leave Chord Mode and return, and even if
MiniLab 3 is powered off. To overwrite the chord with a new one, simply repeat the process.
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