(1) SCENE button: Enters Scene mode in Ideas view or Section mode in Arranger view. Use
Scene mode to access your Scenes and Section mode for arranging your song.
▪ Use Scene mode to create, select and manage Scenes to prepare them for assignment to
Sections in the Arranger. During playback, you can switch Scenes for quick on-the-fly ar-
rangement by pressing the pads; half-lit pads show existing Scenes, while fully lit pads
show the selected Scene. When you are satisfied with a Scene you can append it to the
Arranger.
▪ Use Section mode to create, select, and manage Sections in order to create an arrange-
ment. Here you can create Sections, assign a Scene to Section, position a Section on the
Timeline, and set the length of a Section.
Use SHIFT + SCENE to quickly toggle between Ideas view and Arranger view.
(2) PATTERN button: Enters Pattern mode. Pattern mode allows you to create different Patterns
for the selected Group, switch between different Patterns or create a new one during playback,
etc. Half-lit pads show which Patterns contain events, the fully lit pad shows the selected Pat-
tern.
(3) PAD MODE button: Enters Pad Mode. This mode allows you to select a different mode for
your pads. For example, you can quickly switch the pads to play melodies or even chords! The
following pad modes are available:
▪ In the standard layout mapping, each pad represents one Sound of the Group and the
Sounds’ velocity is controlled by the pressure applied on the pads.
▪ In Keyboard mode, the pads represent 16 chromatic steps of the currently selected Sound,
ascending from the selected root note — this way you can play the selected Sound like a
melodic instrument. You can also use Buttons 5-8 to adjust the Base Key for your pads.
Press SHIFT + PAD MODE to quickly activate Keyboard mode.
▪ In 16 Velocities mode, the pads represent 16 levels from the softest to the full velocity of
the currently selected Sound — this is especially useful for building up dynamic grooves.
▪ In Fixed Velocities mode, each pad represents one Sound of the Group and all Sounds have
the same fixed velocity, whatever pressure you apply on the pads.
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