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32. Copy / Delete: Press this button to copy one pad to another in Clip and Drum programs. When the From Pad
field is selected, press the "source" pad (the pad you want to copy). When the To Pad graphic (of all pads) is
selected, press the "destination" pad. You can select multiple destination pads, and you can select pads in
different pad banks. Tap Do It to continue or Cancel to return to the previous screen.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to delete.
33. Touch Strip: The touch strip can be used as an expressive control for playing and can be configured to control
Note Repeat, Pitch Bend, Modulation and more.
34. Touch Strip / Config: Press this button to cycle between control modes for the Touch Strip. Press and hold the
button to quickly select one of the control modes.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view the Touch Strip Configuration window.
35. Touch FX / Config: Press this button to enable Touch FX control for the Touch Strip. This allows you to control
parameters from the Touch FX plugin using the Touch Strip. Press and hold this button to quickly select a Touch
FX preset.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view the Touch FX Configuration window.
36. Note Repeat / Latch: Press and hold this button, and then press a pad to trigger that pad's sample repeatedly.
The rate is based on the current tempo and Timing Correct settings.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to "latch" the Note Repeat feature. When latched, you do not have to
hold the Note Repeat button for it to be activated. Press Note Repeat once more to unlatch it.
37. Tap Tempo / Global: Press this button in time with the desired tempo to enter a new tempo (in BPM). Press and
hold this button to adjust the tempo manually using the data dial.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to set whether the currently selected sequence follows its own tempo (the
button will be lit white) or a global tempo (the button will be lit red).
38. Metronome / Config: Press this button to enable or disable the metronome.
Press and hold Shift and press this button, or press and hold this button, to open the Metronome Configuration
window.
39. Arp / Config: Press this button to enable or disable the internal Arpeggiator, whose rate is based on the current
Tempo and Time Division settings.
Press and hold Shift and press this button, or press and hold this button, to configure the Arpeggiator's settings.
40. Latch: Press this button to enable or disable latch for the Arpeggiator. When latched, you do not have to hold
the keys for the arpeggiation to continue.
Play a chord on the keyboard and then press and hold Shift and press this button to enable Chord Mode.
Playing any note will now play the full chord transposed to the new note with a single key press.
41. Oct - / Oct +: Press these buttons to transpose the keyboard down or up one octave at a time. The lights below
this button will indicate the current octave setting.
Press and hold Shift and press these buttons to transpose the keyboard down or up one semitone at a time.
Press and hold both buttons and press a key on the keybed to set the transposition to that value.
Press and hold both buttons and release to reset the transposition.
42. Keybed: Use this 61-key semi-weighted, velocity-sensitive keybed to input notes and aftertouch.
43. Pitch Wheel: The pitch bend wheel is primarily used to bend the notes played on the keyboard up or down. This
allows you to play phrases not normally associated with keyboard playing, such as guitar-style riffs.
44. Modulation Wheel: The modulation wheel is typically used to add variation for the sound you are playing. This
type of real-time controller was originally introduced on electronic keyboard instruments to give the performer
options such as adding vibrato, just like the players of acoustic instruments do.
45. Main Volume: Turn this knob to adjust the volume of the outputs and phones output.
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