— Cheat sheet

Quick keys

All 39 key combinations in the guide, gathered from every chapter. Pick keys to see only the combos that use them — select STORE and SELECT to find every save, export and import — or type what you want to do.

39 of 39 combinations

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Hold 1ZAQ/CTRL for 3 seconds: Opens device Settings: key 1 and keys 5–12 glow blue.; Check the operation mode
1ZAQ/CTRL: Leaves Settings.In Settings; Check the operation mode
7MUTE, then turn SELECT: Picks the operation mode; press SELECT again to save it.In Settings; Check the operation mode
61STORE, then hold SELECT + press 25: Opens SysEx export; encoders 29–32 (ZAQ) or 31–32 (CTRL) choose what to send.; Back up before you experiment
61STORE, then hold SELECT + press 33: Puts the unit into SysEx import mode.; Back up before you experiment

Controller mode

Hold 59EDIT + turn ENCODER or press a key: Opens that control’s assignment: type on SELECT, options on < and >.CTRL mode; Assigning encoders and keys
Hold 62LEARN + touch a control: Assigns the control to the next MIDI message it receives.CTRL mode; Assigning encoders and keys
Hold 59EDIT + 61STORE: Opens the controller settings.CTRL mode; Controller output and MIDI Thru
Hold SELECT + 61STORE: Makes stored presets permanent.CTRL mode; Storing and loading presets
63< or 64>: Steps through presets; each loads as soon as you reach it.CTRL mode; Storing and loading presets

The Zaquencer

21–24T1–T4: Selects the track to edit.; How the Zaquencer works
5PITCH, then turn ENCODER: Sets that step’s note.; How the Zaquencer works
Hold 5PITCH + turn ENCODER: Shifts every step’s pitch together.; How the Zaquencer works
Hold 59EDIT/GLOBAL + turn ENCODER: Moves all steps at once (the manual’s other method).; How the Zaquencer works
Hold 63< + turn ENCODER: Shows the encoder’s value without changing it.In Global; How the Zaquencer works
68PLAY/STOP: Starts and stops sequence playback.; How the Zaquencer works
67RESET: Sends a running sequence back to its first step.; How the Zaquencer works
Hold 12WAVE GEN + turn 33–36: Sets the wave’s shape, gain, rate and offset.; The wave generator
Hold 12WAVE GEN + press 5PITCH, 6VELOCITY, 7MUTE, 8DELAY, 9LENGTH, 10MIDI CTRL α or 11MIDI CTRL β: Writes the wave across that parameter’s steps.; The wave generator
10MIDI CTRL α + 11MIDI CTRL β: Applies the scale to the current pattern’s notes permanently.; Scales
Hold 10MIDI CTRL α + turn 41–52: Sets the 12 notes of the User scale.In Scale mode; Scales
Hold 21–24T1–T4 + turn 25–40: Sets the notes of drum voices 1–16 on that track.In Global; Drum tracks
65INST SEL, then a key 5–20: Picks the drum to place on steps.Drum track; Drum tracks
Hold a drum key + turn ENCODER clockwise: Fills every step with that drum; counter-clockwise clears them.Drum track; Drum tracks
Hold 65INST SEL + 12WAVE GEN: Scatters the selected drum across random steps.Drum track; Drum tracks
66MIXER: Opens the mixer.Sequencer stopped; The mixer and note repeat
21–24T1–T4: Mutes or unmutes a whole track.In the mixer; The mixer and note repeat
Hold 64TAP WRITE + turn ENCODER: Sets a Note Repeat rate, from 96th to quarter notes; then press a track or drum key to repeat it.In the mixer; The mixer and note repeat
65INST SEL: Enters and leaves real-time programming.; Recording live
64TAP WRITE: Cycles NOTE, MONITOR and RECORD.Real-time programming; Recording live
Hold 63TAP DELETE + a note or drum key: Erases that note or drum from the steps as they pass.RECORD; Recording live
59EDIT/GLOBAL: Opens the Global menu.; The Global menu
60EXIT: Leaves Global, STORE and LOAD.; The Global menu

Patterns & memory

Hold 61STORE, 63< / 64> for the page, then a key 5–20: Stores the pattern in that slot, in temporary memory.ZAQ mode; Storing patterns — and making them stick
60EXIT, then hold SELECT + 61STORE: Makes stored patterns permanent.ZAQ mode; Storing patterns — and making them stick
62LOAD, 63< / 64> for the page, a key 5–20, then 60EXIT: Queues that pattern; it starts when the current one ends.ZAQ mode; Loading patterns
Hold the destination 21–24T1–T4 + press the source: Copies the source track onto the destination.; Copying a track

CV, gate & sync

Hold 59EDIT/GLOBAL + 61STORE: Opens the sequencer settings.ZAQ mode; Sequencer settings: gate and sync

Firmware & hacking

Hold 21T1 + 22T2 + 23T3 + 24T4: Enters the bootloader (documented for the demo firmware).; Flashing and the bootloader