Panel & controls · Digitakt II guide

2.1BasicsManual §3.1 p.12, §8.5.4 p.27

Front panel tour

Here’s every key, knob and light on the front panel, numbered as in the manual. Most keys do two jobs: the one printed on the key, and a secondary function printed in orange that you reach by holding FUNC. Click around the panel below, or scan the table.

Tap any key or knob. Press FUNC to light up the secondary functions.

Pick a control to see what it does.

All 23 numbered controls from the manual. The orange caption under a key is what it does while FUNC is held.

Redrawn from the manual’s panel diagram (§3.1) · not to exact scale

Every control

Control	What it does	With `FUNC`
1. MAIN VOLUME	Sets the level of the main outputs and the headphone output.	—
2. `PRESET/KIT`	Opens the `PRESET/KIT` menu, where you manage presets and kits — The PRESET/KIT menu.	Toggles PERFORM KIT mode — Perform kit mode
3. `SETTINGS`	Opens the `SETTINGS` menu: project management, MIDI configuration and system settings — Projects: load, save and manage.	Saves the current project
4. `SAMPLING`	Opens the `SAMPLING` menu, where you record samples — The SAMPLING menu.	Opens the `SAMPLES` menu — The SAMPLES menu
5. `TEMPO`	Opens the `TEMPO` menu: project or pattern tempo, swing and the metronome — Tempo, swing and metronome.	Tap tempo
6. `NO`	Leaves the current menu, steps back one level, or answers no.	Temporarily reloads the active pattern — Temporary save and reload
7. `YES`	Enters sub-menus, selects and confirms.	Temporarily saves the active pattern — Temporary save and reload
8. A–H	The DATA ENTRY knobs set parameter values. Press and turn for bigger steps.	—
9. `PARAMETER` keys	Open the six parameter pages of the active track. The key for the active page lights red/orange; the others are off.	See the six keys below
9. `TRIG PARAMETERS`	TRIG page: `NOTE`, `VELOCITY` and other trig settings — The TRIG page.	`QUANTIZE` menu — The QUANTIZE menu
9. `SRC`	SOURCE page: the SRC machine’s settings on audio tracks; `CHANNEL`, `PROGRAM`, `AFTERTOUCH` and more on MIDI tracks — The SRC page.	`MACHINE` menu — Audio tracks, MIDI tracks and machines
9. `FLTR`	FILTER page: the FLTR machine’s settings on audio tracks; CC value and CC select settings 1–8 on MIDI tracks — The FLTR pages.	`SETUP` menu — The SETUP menu: kit and track settings
9. `AMP`	AMP page: the amplitude envelope on audio tracks; CC value and CC select settings 9–16 on MIDI tracks — The AMP page.	`SEQUENCER` menu for the euclidean sequencer — Euclidean sequencer mode
9. `FX`	FX page: bit reduction, overdrive, sample rate reduction and effect send levels — The FX page.	Send effect parameters — Editing send FX and mixer pages
9. `MOD`	MOD page: the active track’s LFO settings — The MOD pages (LFOs).	`MIXER` pages — Editing send FX and mixer pages
10. PATTERN PAGE LEDs	Show how many pages the active pattern has and which one is active. The LED of the page currently playing flashes.	—
11. `ARROW` keys	`UP`, `DOWN`, `LEFT` and `RIGHT`: move around the screen and set some parameter values.	`UP`/`DOWN` choose the TRIG mode — TRIG mode
12. `PAGE`	Selects the active pattern page when a pattern is longer than 16 steps. Also activates FILL mode — FILL mode.	`PAGE SETUP` menu — Pattern length, speed and page setup
13. `TRIG` keys	Enter and remove trigs and, with the DATA ENTRY knobs, parameter locks. With `TRK`, `PTN` or `SONG` they pick a track, bank, pattern or song; in KEYBOARD mode they play notes. In GRID and STEP RECORDING mode, lit red keys show trigs and flashing red or yellow keys show parameter locks. While a pattern plays or LIVE RECORDING is on, a light runs along the steps across all pages (up to eight).	Quick mute — MUTE mode
14. `SONG`	Press `SONG`, then `TRIG 1–16`, to select song 1–16 — Song mode.	Opens the song edit screen
15. `PTN`	Selects bank and pattern together with `LEFT`/`RIGHT` and `TRIG 1–16` — Patterns and banks.	Opens bank selection
16. `TRK`	Hold `TRK` and press a `TRIG` key to choose the track you’re editing.	MUTE mode — MUTE mode
17. `STOP`	Stops playback.	Paste — Copy, clear and paste
18. `PLAY`	Starts playback; press again to pause.	Clear — Copy, clear and paste
19. `RECORD`	Turns GRID RECORDING mode on and off. With `PLAY` it starts LIVE RECORDING; with `STOP`, STEP RECORDING — GRID RECORDING mode.	Copy — Copy, clear and paste
20. `KEYBOARD`	Turns KEYBOARD mode on and off — KEYBOARD mode and keyboard setup.	`KEYBOARD SETUP` menu: scale, root note and keyboard fold — Keyboard scales
21. `FUNC`	Hold it and press another key to use that key’s secondary function, printed in orange on the panel.	—
22. LEVEL/DATA	Sets the overall volume of the active track. Also sets parameter values and scrolls through lists, and opens the `PRESET POOL` when you add preset locks — Preset locks.	Opens the `PRESET MANAGER` — The PRESET/KIT menu
23. Screen	The display.	—

Secondary functions (hold FUNC, then press)

FUNC + PRESET/KIT: Toggles PERFORM KIT mode on or off.
FUNC + SETTINGS: Saves the current project.
FUNC + SAMPLING: Opens the SAMPLES menu.
FUNC + TEMPO: Taps the tempo; tap at least four times in a steady rhythm.
FUNC + NO: Temporarily reloads the active pattern.
FUNC + YES: Temporarily saves the active pattern.
FUNC + TRIG PARAMETERS: Opens the QUANTIZE menu.
FUNC + SRC: Opens the MACHINE menu.
FUNC + FLTR: Opens the SETUP menu.
FUNC + AMP: Opens the SEQUENCER menu with the euclidean sequencer settings.
FUNC + FX: Opens the send effect parameters.
FUNC + MOD: Opens the MIXER pages.
FUNC + UP/DOWN: Selects the TRIG mode.
FUNC + PAGE: Opens the PAGE SETUP menu.
FUNC + TRIG: Quick-mutes or unmutes the matching track.
FUNC + SONG: Opens the song edit screen.
FUNC + PTN: Opens bank selection.
FUNC + TRK: Enters MUTE mode.
FUNC + STOP: Pastes.
FUNC + PLAY: Clears.
FUNC + RECORD: Copies.
FUNC + KEYBOARD: Opens the KEYBOARD SETUP menu.
FUNC + LEVEL/DATA: Opens the PRESET MANAGER.

Other panel combinations

TRK + TRIG 1–16: Selects the track to edit.
PTN, then LEFT/RIGHT and TRIG 1–16: Selects a bank, then a pattern in it.
SONG, then TRIG 1–16: Selects a song.
PLAY: Starts playback; press it again to pause.
STOP: Stops playback.
RECORD: Turns GRID RECORDING mode on or off.
RECORD + PLAY: Activates LIVE RECORDING mode.
RECORD + STOP: Activates STEP RECORDING mode.
KEYBOARD: Turns KEYBOARD mode on or off.
PAGE: Selects the active pattern page.Patterns longer than 16 steps

From the community

2.2BasicsManual §6 p.18, §6.1 p.18, §6.2.3 p.19

The screen shows everything you need while you play and edit. Learn its layout and the handful of keys that move through menus, and every other part of the Digitakt II works the same way.

What the main screen shows

The active bank and pattern, and the pattern’s name.
The TRIG mode in use — see TRIG mode.
The current tempo.
Eight track parameters with their current values. They sit in the same positions as the DATA ENTRY knobs A–H below the screen, and change depending on what you’re doing.
A page indicator showing how many pages the current parameter section has and which one you’re on.
The active track’s main level, which you change with LEVEL/DATA.
The active track, and its type: SMP for an audio track or MID for a MIDI track.

Moving around menus

ARROW: Moves through menus and sub-menus.
YES: Confirms or selects, opens a sub-menu, or ticks and unticks a box.
NO: Cancels or deselects and steps back; keep pressing to go back one step at a time all the way to the main screen.
Hold FUNC + press a key: Runs that key’s secondary function.

Turn LEVEL/DATA to scroll quickly through long menus and lists — see Quick scrolling.

2.3BasicsManual §6.2 p.18, §6.2.1 p.19, §6.2.2 p.19

Editing parameters

The eight DATA ENTRY knobs A–H change the track parameters shown on screen, and each parameter’s position on the screen matches where its knob sits on the panel. A few modifiers let you move faster, snap back to defaults, or push one change across every audio track in the pattern.

The basics

Turn a knob for normal steps; press it down while turning to move in bigger steps and sweep the whole range quickly.
Some screens print the knob letter next to a parameter — for example (E) in the PAGE SETUP menu — so you know which knob to reach for.
Hold a PARAMETER key to see the values of every parameter on that page at once.

Key combinations

Press DATA ENTRY knob + NO: Resets that parameter to its default value.
PARAMETER + PLAY: Resets every parameter on the selected page to its default value.
Hold PARAMETER: Shows the values of all parameters on that page.
FUNC + turn DATA ENTRY knob: Makes supported parameters jump between musically useful values (parameter value jump).
Hold TRK + turn DATA ENTRY knob: Changes that parameter on all the audio tracks in the pattern (control all).
Hold TRK + NO: Reverts the control all change — press NO before you release TRK.While using control all

Parameter value jump: Hold FUNC while you edit certain parameters and the value leaps to sensible positions instead of moving one step: NOTE jumps in octaves, and the delay time jumps between BPM-related settings.
Control all: Hold TRK and change a parameter to set it on all the audio tracks in the pattern at once. Changed your mind? Press NO while you’re still holding TRK.

2.4BasicsManual §6.3 p.19

Quick scrolling

Preset, sample and settings lists can get long. Rather than stepping one line at a time with the arrow keys, spin a knob or jump a whole page at once.

Turn LEVEL/DATA to scroll through a menu or list.
Hold FUNC and press UP or DOWN to move the cursor a full menu page in that direction.

Key combinations

FUNC + UP/DOWN: Moves the cursor one menu page up or down.In menus and lists

2.5BasicsManual §6.4 p.19

Copy, clear and paste

Copying saves you rebuilding the same thing twice, and clearing gives you a fresh start. The same three shortcuts work in many places — patterns, tracks, trigs and the naming screen among them — so learn them once and use them everywhere.

Key combinations

FUNC + RECORD: Copies the selected item.
FUNC + STOP: Pastes the copied item.
FUNC + PLAY: Clears the selected item.
FUNC + STOP: Undoes the paste.Pressed again after pasting
FUNC + PLAY: Undoes the clear.Pressed again after clearing

Exactly what you can copy depends on the screen you’re on. The sequencer versions — patterns, tracks, pages and trigs — are covered in Copying, pasting and clearing in the sequencer, and the naming screen supports them too (Naming things).

2.6BasicsManual §6.5 p.19, §6.5.1 p.19

Naming things

Whenever you save a sample, preset, project or anything else that needs a name, the same NAMING screen appears. It works identically everywhere, so a couple of shortcuts make naming quick.

Type a name

Press LEFT or RIGHT to move to the character you want to change.
Turn LEVEL/DATA or press UP/DOWN to choose the character.
Repeat for each position you want to change.

Key combinations

LEFT/RIGHT: Moves between characters.NAMING screen
UP/DOWN: Changes the selected character.NAMING screen
FUNC + NO: Erases characters.NAMING screen
FUNC + YES: Inserts a space.NAMING screen
SETTINGS: Creates a random name.NAMING screen
Hold FUNC: Opens the pop-up naming menu.NAMING screen
Hold FUNC + ARROW: Highlights a character; release FUNC to insert it.Pop-up naming menu
FUNC + RECORD: Copies the name.NAMING screen
FUNC + STOP: Pastes a copied name.NAMING screen
FUNC + PLAY: Clears the name.NAMING screen

Pick characters from the pop-up

On the NAMING screen, press and hold FUNC. A pop-up shows every available letter, digit and symbol.
Keep holding FUNC and use the ARROW keys to highlight the character you want.
Release FUNC to add it to the name.

2.7BasicsManual §8.1 p.25, §8.2 p.25, §8.3 p.25, §3.1 p.12

Trig keys, knobs and key behaviour

The 16 TRIG keys are the busiest controls on the Digitakt II: they play sounds, place steps, pick tracks, patterns and songs, and their lights tell you what’s happening. The knobs come in two kinds that behave differently, and some key groups only ever let one key be active.

What the TRIG keys do

Play the matching track from the active pattern when you aren’t recording into the sequencer.
Place and remove trigs in GRID RECORDING mode (GRID RECORDING mode).
Select a track, pattern or song together with TRK, PTN or SONG.
Become a keyboard in KEYBOARD mode (KEYBOARD mode and keyboard setup), mute switches in MUTE mode (MUTE mode), or velocity, retrig, slice and preset pads in the other TRIG modes (TRIG mode).
Light up to show placed trigs and the selected bank and track.

Key combinations

TRIG: Plays the corresponding track.When not recording
TRIG: Places or removes a trig on that step.GRID RECORDING mode
TRK + TRIG 1–16: Selects the active track.
PTN + TRIG 1–16: Selects a pattern.
SONG + TRIG 1–16: Selects song 1–16.

What the TRIG key lights mean

Light	When	Meaning
Red	GRID and STEP RECORDING	A trig is placed on that step.
Flashing red or yellow	GRID and STEP RECORDING	The step has parameter locks.
A light running along the keys	Playback or LIVE RECORDING	The playhead moving through the 16 steps, across all pattern pages (up to eight), at the current tempo.
Lit like a piano octave	KEYBOARD mode, `KB SCALE` on `CHROMATIC`, `KB FOLD` off	Only the lit keys play a note.
Blue	KEYBOARD mode with `KB FOLD` on	Notes that are one or more octaves apart.
Green	GLOBAL MUTE mode	Unmuted track; unlit keys are muted.
Blinking green	GLOBAL MUTE mode	A muted track that has trigs, while the pattern plays.
Magenta	PATTERN MUTE mode	Unmuted track; unlit keys are muted.
Blinking magenta	PATTERN MUTE mode	A muted track that has trigs, while the pattern plays. Also used in both modes when a track is muted in both.
Red / orange	Preparing mutes	Track will be muted / unmuted when you release `FUNC`.
Blue	SLICES TRIG mode	A slice is assigned to that key.
Green	GRID RECORDING, holding `PAGE`	Pattern pages selected to play and loop (GRID RECORDING mode).
Blue	EUCLIDEAN mode	Trigs generated by the Euclidean sequencer (Euclidean sequencer mode).

Two kinds of knob

MAIN VOLUME: An absolute control that travels roughly 320 degrees between its left and right extremes.
LEVEL/DATA and DATA ENTRY A–H: Relative encoders that keep turning in either direction for as many turns as you like. Press them while turning to change values faster.

2.8IntermediateManual §8.5 p.25, §8.5.1 p.25, §8.5.2 p.26

KEYBOARD mode and keyboard setup

KEYBOARD mode turns the TRIG keys into a small keyboard for the active track, so you can play a sample melodically or send notes from a MIDI track. KEYBOARD SETUP then lets you lock the keys to a scale, so everything you press fits the music.

It’s one of several modes that decide what the TRIG keys do when you press them — the others are MUTE mode (MUTE mode) and the TRIG modes (TRIG mode).

Play a track from the TRIG keys

Press TRK + one of TRIG 1–16 to choose the track you want to play.
Press KEYBOARD. With KB SCALE set to CHROMATIC and KB FOLD off, the keys light up like one octave of a piano; only the lit keys play.
Play the TRIG keys. TRIG 9 to TRIG 16 span one octave.
Press KEYBOARD + UP or DOWN to shift the keyboard an octave at a time.
Press KEYBOARD again to leave KEYBOARD mode.

Good to know

On an audio track the keys play the preset at different pitches; on a MIDI track they send MIDI notes.
The full playable range is C0–G10, a little over ten octaves. You can transpose up to 4 octaves above and 5 octaves below the middle octave.
Set U/D KEY MODE to KB OCT (The PERSONALIZE menu) and plain UP/DOWN transposes while you’re in KEYBOARD mode. This option arrived in OS 1.01.
Notes you play can be recorded in LIVE RECORDING mode (LIVE RECORDING mode).
The octave you’ve shifted to isn’t stored per pattern — it stays wherever you last left it.

Key combinations

KEYBOARD: Turns KEYBOARD mode on or off.
TRK + TRIG 1–16: Chooses which track the keyboard plays.KEYBOARD mode
KEYBOARD + UP/DOWN: Transposes the keyboard up or down one octave.
UP/DOWN: Transposes the keyboard up or down one octave.KEYBOARD mode with U/D KEY MODE set to KB OCT
FUNC + KEYBOARD: Opens the KEYBOARD SETUP menu.
UP/DOWN: Transposes the keyboard up or down one octave.KEYBOARD SETUP menu
NO: Closes the KEYBOARD SETUP menu.KEYBOARD SETUP menu

KEYBOARD SETUP (FUNC + KEYBOARD) shows a graphic of the notes each TRIG key plays. Turn the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the settings below. They’re saved with the active pattern.

KEYBOARD SETUP menu

KB SCALEKeyboard scale: Sets the scale, so only notes in that scale can be played on the TRIG keys. All the scales are listed in Keyboard scales.
ROOT NOTERoot note: Sets the root note of the chosen scale.
KB FOLDKeyboard fold: When ON, every TRIG key plays a note of the scale instead of the piano layout. It also changes how notes from external MIDI devices are played.Range OFF, ON

How KB FOLD lays out the notes

TRIG 9 plays the lowest note for the selected octave, root note and scale.
The scale climbs from there to TRIG 16, then carries on upwards across TRIG 1–8.
If the scale has fewer than eight notes per octave, the leftover keys at the end of the lower row play the same notes as the first keys of the upper row.
Blue TRIG keys mark notes that are one or more octaves apart.

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2.9BasicsManual §D p.115, §8.5.2 p.26, §14.7.6 p.82, §11.2 p.53

Keyboard scales

A keyboard scale limits the TRIG keys in KEYBOARD mode to the notes of one scale, so you can play melodies — or send them from a MIDI track — without hitting a wrong note. Choose it with KB SCALE and set its key with ROOT NOTE in the KEYBOARD SETUP menu. The same scale can also guide the NOTE knob on the TRIG page.

Choose a scale

Select the track with TRK + TRIG 1–16.
Press FUNC + KEYBOARD to open the KEYBOARD SETUP menu.
Turn the DATA ENTRY knobs to set KB SCALE and ROOT NOTE. Switch KB FOLD on if you want a scale note on every TRIG key.
Press NO to close the menu. In KEYBOARD mode, only the notes of the scale are now playable.

KB SCALE options, in the order the manual lists them

#	Scale
1	CHROMATIC
2	IONIAN (MAJOR)
3	DORIAN
4	PHRYGIAN
5	LYDIAN
6	MIXOLYDIAN
7	AEOLIAN (MINOR)
8	LOCRIAN
9	PENTATONIC MINOR
10	PENTATONIC MAJOR
11	MELODIC MINOR
12	HARMONIC MINOR
13	WHOLE TONE
14	BLUES
15	COMBO MINOR
16	PERSIAN
17	IWATO
18	IN-SEN
19	HIRAJOSHI
20	PELOG
21	PHRYGIAN DOMINANT
22	WHOLE-HALF DIMINISHED
23	HALF-WHOLE DIMINISHED
24	SPANISH
25	MAJOR LOCRIAN
26	SUPER LOCRIAN
27	DORIAN b2
28	LYDIAN AUGMENTED
29	LYDIAN DOMINANT
30	DOUBLE HARMONIC MAJOR
31	LYDIAN #2 #6
32	ULTRAPHRYGIAN
33	HUNGARIAN MINOR
34	ORIENTAL
35	IONIAN #2 #5
36	LOCRIAN bb3 bb7

How the scale is used

With CHROMATIC selected and KB FOLD off, the keys light up like one piano octave and only the lit keys play. Any other scale leaves only its own notes playable.
With KB FOLD on, the scale climbs from TRIG 9 across all 16 keys, and notes from external MIDI devices follow the folded layout too — see KEYBOARD mode and keyboard setup.
The scale, root note and fold settings are saved with the active pattern.
In the PRESET/KIT menu’s LOAD list, press KEYBOARD and play the TRIG keys to preview a preset in the selected scale (The PRESET/KIT menu).

NOTE on TRIG page 1 can follow the scale too. The NOTE PARAM setting in The PERSONALIZE menu, added in OS 1.02, decides which way round A works:

NOTE PARAM and the NOTE knob

NOTE PARAM	Turn A	Press and turn A
`CHRO`	Chromatic steps	Only notes in the scale
`SCALE`	Only notes in the scale	Chromatic steps

Key combinations

FUNC + KEYBOARD: Opens the KEYBOARD SETUP menu, where you set KB SCALE and ROOT NOTE.
TRIG PARAMETERS, then turn A: Steps NOTE through the notes of the scale only.TRIG page 1, NOTE PARAM set to SCALE
TRIG PARAMETERS, then press and turn A: Steps NOTE chromatically.TRIG page 1, NOTE PARAM set to SCALE

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MUTE mode

MUTE mode lets you drop tracks in and out while a pattern plays — the core move for building up and breaking down a live arrangement. Unlike KEYBOARD mode, it doesn’t matter which track is active: all 16 tracks are on the TRIG keys at once.

Mute and unmute tracks

Press FUNC + TRK to enter MUTE mode.
Press a TRIG key to mute its track. Press it again to unmute. Lit keys are playing; unlit keys are muted.
Press FUNC + TRK to leave MUTE mode.

GLOBAL MUTE vs PATTERN MUTE

	GLOBAL MUTE mode	PATTERN MUTE mode
Mutes apply to	Every pattern	The active pattern only
Enter with	`FUNC` + `TRK`	`FUNC` + double-press `TRK`
Exit with	`FUNC` + `TRK`	`FUNC` + `TRK`
Unmuted `TRIG` keys	Lit green	Lit magenta
Muted track with trigs, while playing	Blinks green	Blinks magenta
Saved with	The project	The pattern

Key combinations

FUNC + TRK: Enters GLOBAL MUTE mode, or the MUTE mode you used last.
FUNC + double-press TRK: Enters PATTERN MUTE mode.
FUNC + TRK: Exits MUTE mode.MUTE mode
TRIG: Mutes or unmutes that track.MUTE mode
Hold FUNC + TRIG: Prepares that track to be muted or unmuted when you release FUNC.MUTE mode
Hold FUNC + TRIG: Mutes or unmutes that track (QUICK MUTE).Outside MUTE mode

Prepare several mutes to land together

In either MUTE mode, press and hold FUNC.
Press the TRIG keys of the tracks you want to mute or unmute. Since OS 1.01 these keys turn red for tracks about to be muted and orange for tracks about to be unmuted.
Release FUNC — the prepared tracks mute and unmute.

Mute overview at the top of the screen

Symbol	Meaning
Square	Unmuted track
Horizontal line	Muted track
Plus sign	Track prepared to be unmuted
X	Track prepared to be muted

For a two-minute walkthrough, see Mute and unmute tracks. Songs can store mutes per row too — see Song mode.

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TRIG mode

TRIG mode decides what TRIG 1–16 play when you press them. As well as firing the 16 tracks, they can become velocity pads, retrig-rate pads, slice pads or a bank of pool presets — great for finger drumming and live variations. Everything you play in any TRIG mode can be captured in LIVE RECORDING mode (LIVE RECORDING mode).

Press FUNC + UP or FUNC + DOWN to step through the TRIG modes. The current mode is shown on the main screen.
Play the TRIG keys.

Key combinations

FUNC + UP/DOWN: Selects the TRIG mode.
PAGE: Switches to the next group of 16 slices.SLICES TRIG mode
PAGE + LEFT/RIGHT: Moves between groups of 16 pool slots.PRESET POOL TRIG mode
Hold FUNC + TRIG: Places a trig.STEP RECORDING mode with SLICES or PRESET POOL TRIG mode

The TRIG modes

Mode	What `TRIG 1–16` do	Works on
`TRACKS` (default)	Trigger the corresponding audio or MIDI tracks 1–16.	Audio and MIDI tracks
`VELOCITIES`	Play the active track at 16 different velocities.	Audio and MIDI tracks
`RETRIGS`	Play the active track at 16 different retrig rates.	Audio tracks only
`SLICES`	Play the slices set up by the Grid or Slice SRC machine, one per key.	Audio tracks only
`PRESET POOL`	Play presets from the project’s pool, 16 slots at a time.	Audio tracks only

VELOCITIES and RETRIGS key map

Key	VELOCITIES	RETRIGS
`TRIG 1`	8	1/1
`TRIG 2`	16	1/2
`TRIG 3`	24	1/3
`TRIG 4`	32	1/4
`TRIG 5`	40	1/5
`TRIG 6`	48	1/6
`TRIG 7`	56	1/8
`TRIG 8`	64	1/12
`TRIG 9`	72	1/16
`TRIG 10`	80	1/20
`TRIG 11`	88	1/24
`TRIG 12`	96	1/32
`TRIG 13`	104	1/40
`TRIG 14`	112	1/48
`TRIG 15`	120	1/64
`TRIG 16`	127	1/80

SLICES mode

Designed for the Grid and Slice SRC machines (Grid machine, Slice machine).
TRIG 1 plays the first slice, TRIG 2 the second, and so on. Keys lit blue have a slice assigned.
More than 16 slices? Press PAGE to switch to the next group of 16.
On a track using any other SRC machine, TRIG 1 plays the whole sample.

PRESET POOL mode

The first page plays pool slots 1–16. Press PAGE + RIGHT for slots 17–32, and so on; PAGE + LEFT goes back.
Only presets in the project’s pool are available — see The +Drive library and the pool.

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