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12. Pad Assign / Pad Copy: Press this button to assign a sample to a pad. In the display, the 4 x 4 grid
that appears represents the 16 pads. Use the Cursor Buttons to navigate through the grid, and use
the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to select a Program (when the Program field is highlighted) or a sample
(when a pad is highlighted).
Hold down Shift and press this button to copy the samples and parameters from one pad to another.
Use the Cursor Buttons to select the From Pad ("source") or To Pads ("destination") field and hit a
pad to select it (you can copy to multiple pads). Use the F-Buttons to confirm or cancel the
operation.
13. Full Level / Half Level: Press this button to activate/deactivate Full Level. When activated, the pads
always play back at a maximum velocity (127), no matter how hard or soft you hit them.
Hold down Shift and press this button to activate/deactivate Half Level. When activated, the pads
always play back at half-velocity (63).
14. 16 Level: Press this button to activate/deactivate 16 Level. When activated, the last pad that was hit
will be temporarily copied to all 16 pads. The pads will now output the same note number as the
initial pad, but a selectable parameter will be fixed a specific value (ascending in value from the
lowest to highest pad), regardless of how hard you hit each pad. In the software, in the window that
appears, click the Type menu to select the parameter: Velocity, Tune, Filter, Layer, Attack, or
Decay.
You can change the pad by clicking the Pad drop-down menu in the window that appears.
Alternatively, you can press and hold the 16 Level button, press the desired pad, and then release
both.
15. Note Repeat / Latch: Hold this button down and press a pad to retrigger that pad's sample at a rate
based on the current Tempo and Time Correct settings (the available Time Correct settings will
appear in the display, which you can select with the F-Buttons). Hold down Shift and press this
button to latch the Note Repeat feature. When latched, the button does not need to be held down for
Note Repeat to be activated. Press Note Repeat once more to unlatch it.
Mode / View Controls
16. Shift: Hold this button down to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated by orange
writing). You can also double-press it to "latch" it for a few seconds. To unlatch it, press it once more
or wait a few seconds for it to unlatch automatically.
17. Main / Track: Press this button to enter Main Mode in the display and software. Hold down Shift
and press this button to enter Track View Mode in the display and software.
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