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— Cheat sheet

Quick keys

All 40 button and knob combinations in the guide, gathered from every chapter. Pick keys to see only the combos that use them — select EDIT to see everything the labelled keys do in EDIT mode — or type what you want to do.

40 of 40 combinations

Panel & controls

HOME
Returns to the home screen from any mode.
The home screen
Hold HOME
Turns Bluetooth MIDI on or off.
The home screen
Turn SELECT clockwise
Goes to the next page.
Pages and the SELECT knob
Turn SELECT anticlockwise
Goes back a page.
Pages and the SELECT knob
Turn SELECT
Moves between the six effect slots.In FX mode
Pages and the SELECT knob
Turn SELECT
Steps through the pages of the selected operator or section.In EDIT mode
Pages and the SELECT knob
OCT-
Shifts the keyboard down an octave.
Octave shift
OCT+
Shifts the keyboard up an octave.
Octave shift
OCT- + OCT+
Resets both octave and transpose to 0.
Octave shift
Hold OCT- + turn ALGORITHM
Transposes down, from 0 to −12 semitones.
Transpose
Hold OCT+ + turn ALGORITHM
Transposes up, from 0 to +12 semitones.
Transpose

Presets & saving

Turn PRESETS clockwise
Loads the next preset.
Browsing presets
Turn PRESETS anticlockwise
Loads the previous preset.
Browsing presets

FM synthesis

Turn ALGORITHM
Selects algorithm 1–32 and shows its diagram.
Algorithms
EDIT
Enters EDIT mode, or leaves it for the home screen.
EDIT mode: getting around
EDIT, then OP1–OP6
Selects an operator to edit, on the page you last used for it.
EDIT mode: getting around
EDIT, then hold OP1–OP6
Mutes that operator until you change preset.
EDIT mode: getting around
EDIT, then PIT
Selects the pitch envelope.
EDIT mode: getting around
EDIT, then GLO KEY
Selects the voice settings: algorithm, feedback, oscillator sync and transpose, then the preset tools.
EDIT mode: getting around
EDIT, then MONO
Switches to mono: one note at a time.
EDIT mode: getting around
EDIT, then POLY
Switches to poly.
EDIT mode: getting around

Envelope & LFO

ENV
Switches the quick envelope on and opens it, or switches it off.
The quick envelope (ENV)
LFO
Opens the LFO pages, or goes back home from them.
The LFO

Effects

FX
Opens the effect chain, or goes back home from it.
The effect chain
Turn KNOB 4 clockwise
Switches the selected effect on.In FX mode
The effect chain
Turn KNOB 4 anticlockwise
Switches the selected effect off.In FX mode
The effect chain
SEL
Grabs the selected effect, or drops a grabbed one.In FX mode
Reordering the chain
Press SEL, then turn SELECT
Moves the grabbed effect along the chain.In FX mode
Reordering the chain
Turn ALGORITHM
Chooses the FX group, wrapping round from FX128 to FX001.In FX mode, V16
FX groups (V16)
Hold SEL
Renames the current FX group.In FX mode, V16
FX groups (V16)

Arpeggiator & sequencer

ARP
Switches the arpeggiator on and opens its settings, or switches it off and goes home.
The arpeggiator
SEQ
Switches the sequencer on and opens its settings, or stops it and goes home.
The step sequencer
REC
Starts recording into the sequencer.Sequencer on, stopped or playing
Recording a sequence
REC
Stops recording.While recording
Recording a sequence
Hold KEY + turn SELECT
Records a long note that ends on the step you turn to.Recording, V15
Long notes, rests and replacing notes
Hold REC + turn SELECT
Moves to another step to add, replace or clear notes.Recording, V15
Long notes, rests and replacing notes
Turn ALGORITHM
Selects a step, or sets where a sustained note ends.Sequencer stopped or recording, V16
Long notes, rests and replacing notes
PLAY/STOP
Starts playback.Sequencer on and stopped
Playing a sequence
PLAY/STOP
Stops playback or recording.While playing or recording
Playing a sequence
Hold PLAY/STOP
Stops the sequencer and arpeggiator and clears stuck notes.V16
Panic: clearing stuck notes (V16)