5.1.2. Pad Section
Pad section.
(1) HOTCUES button: Enables HOTCUE mode for the Pads. In this mode, the Pads store and
trigger HOTCUE markers in a track. On Decks A and B the button lights up blue whereas on
Decks C and D it lights up orange. HOTCUE mode is the default for Track Decks and Stem
Decks. For more information, refer to Working with Cue Points and Working with Loops.
HOTCUE mode is not available for Remix Decks. When a Remix Deck is focused,
the HOTCUE button is disabled.
(2) Record button: Enables Pattern Recorder on the Remix Deck. With the Pattern Recorder you
can record sequences to be played by the Samples. For more information, refer to Using Pattern
Recorder.
(3) SAMPLES button: Enables SAMPLES mode. The SAMPLES mode can only be enabled
when the underlying Deck is configured as Remix Deck. Otherwise the SAMPLES button remains
unlit. For more information, refer to Working with Remix Decks.
(4) Mute button: Mutes or un-mutes Samples or STEM Parts. For more information, refer to Work-
ing with Remix Decks and Working with STEM Decks.
(5) STEMS button: Accesses the STEM controls on a STEM Deck. Using the Pads, the volumes
of the individual Stem tracks in the Stem File can be adjusted and muted. The STEMS button is
active only on STEM Decks. For more information, refer to Working with STEM Decks.
(6) PADs: Depending on the current Pad mode, the eight Pads have individual functions:
• When in HOTCUES Mode the Pads store and trigger Cue Points and Loops for Track Decks
and STEM Decks.
• When in SAMPLES Mode the Pads control the first four SAMPLE Slots of Remix Decks.
• When in STEMS Mode the Pads control the volumes of the individual Stem tracks and also
mute them.
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