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Bitbox MK2 2.1 User Manual
WORK WITH KEYS
The Keys screens provide two alternative ways for you to play WAV files that have been
loaded into pads. When you select a sample or clip pad to play with Keys, bitbox mk2
will play the WAV file for that pad pitch shifted based on the triggered note. The native
sample will play with the root note, and it will shift up or down the appropriate number of
semitones based on the note you play. When you select a slicer pad to play with Keys,
bitbox mk2 will map the slices in the pad to the notes on the keyboard. When you use a
multi-sample pad with Keys, it will play the sample that has the root note closest to the
played note and then pitch shift as needed.
There are two Keys input modes. The first time you touch the Keys button on the menu
screen, bitbox mk2 will display a traditional black and white keyboard. Push the INFO
button to switch to the grid keyboard. Use the HOME button to go back to the traditional
keyboard layout. On the grid keyboard, you can trigger four octaves of notes within the
scale specified using Scale selection buttons in the top right of the screen, so you don't
have to worry about scale specific sharps and flats. Touch the arrow buttons (<< and
>>) at the top of the screen to access additional octaves.
To Play a Sample With the Traditional Keyboard:
1.
Go to the Pads screen and select a pad that
has a tonal sound.
2.
Push INFO twice to display the Pad
Parameters screen.
3.
Touch Conf at the bottom of the screen if
needed to go to the Conf page.
Traditional Keyboard
4.
Set the Launch Mode parameter to Gate. You
Screen
can use other settings, but this is the setting
that most closely mimics playing a keyboard.
5.
Push HOME 3 times to display the Menu
screen.
6.
Touch the Keys button at the top right of the menu to display the Traditional
Keyboard screen.
7.
Touch the keys on the screen to play notes. You can slide your finger across
the screen to play adjacent notes.
8.
Touch the arrow buttons at the top of the screen or turn a knob to scroll left or
right one note or one octave. The current octave label is displayed on each C
note.
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To Play a Sample, Clip or Granular Mode Pad With the Grid Keyboard:
1.
Go to the Pads screen and select a pad that has a tonal sound.
2.
Push INFO twice to display the Pad Parameters screen.
3.
Touch Conf at the bottom of the screen if needed to go to the Conf page.
4.
Set the Launch Mode parameter to Gate. You can use other settings, but this
is the setting that most closely mimics playing a keyboard.
5.
Push HOME 3 times to display the Menu screen.
6.
Touch the Keys button at the top right of the menu to display the Traditional
Keyboard screen.
7.
Push the INFO button to display the Grid
Keyboard screen. Touch the grid squares on
the screen to play notes. You can slide your
finger across the screen to play adjacent notes.
8.
Touch the arrow buttons at the top of the
screen to scroll up or down one octave. The
current octave label is displayed on each root
note.
9.
Use the two buttons in the top right of the
screen to select the Key and Scale that will be
used by the grid keyboard. Now you can play
without worrying about hitting an off-key note.
To Play Slicer Mode Pads With Keys:
You can use the Keys screen to trigger individual slices within a pad. Here is a basic
example of how to do this:
1.
Create a slicer pad and create 4 or more slices by either using the Scan
feature or manually creating the slices.
2.
Set the following values for the pad parameters:
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