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— Cheat sheet

Quick keys

All 81 key combinations in the guide, gathered from every chapter. Pick keys to see only the combos that use them — select SHIFT and ARP | SEQ to find everything you can do with that pair — or type what you want to do.

81 of 81 combinations

Presets

Turn PRESET
Loads the next or previous preset.
Loading presets
Press PRESET
Loads the preset you have scrolled to.Click to Load on
Loading presets
Press PRESET three times
Resets the current sound to the empty Init state — press quickly, in a row.
Loading presets
SAVE
Enters save mode.
Saving presets
SAVE
Cancels saving; the display shows Save Cancelled.Just after entering save mode
Saving presets
Long press SAVE
Quick-saves the sound to its current slot; the display shows Preset saved.
Saving presets
Turn PRESET
Chooses the slot, the category or the next character.Save mode
Saving presets
Press PRESET
Confirms the slot, category or character and moves on.Save mode
Saving presets
SHIFT + turn PRESET
Jumps between the A, a, 0 and . character ranges.Naming a preset
Saving presets
Push and turn PRESET
Edits a character in an existing name.Naming a preset
Saving presets
SAVE
Stores the preset with its new name.Naming a preset
Saving presets
PANEL
Applies the current position of every knob to the loaded preset.
Panel mode

The modulation matrix

Turn MATRIX
Selects the next or previous patch point.
The matrix
Press MATRIX
Enters or leaves edit mode for the selected point.
The matrix
Turn MATRIX
Sets the amount, from −100% to +100%.Edit mode
The matrix
Hold MATRIX for half a second
Clears the selected point and resets its amount to zero.
The matrix
SHIFT + long press MATRIX
Clears every routing on the matrix.
The matrix
Hold ASSIGN 1 + turn a knob
Makes that knob the destination of the Assign 1 column.
Assignable destinations
Hold ASSIGN 2 + turn a knob
Makes that knob the destination of the Assign 2 column.
Assignable destinations
Hold ASSIGN 3 + turn a knob
Makes that knob the destination of the Assign 3 column.
Assignable destinations
Hold ASSIGN 1, ASSIGN 2 or ASSIGN 3 + turn MATRIX to a point
Makes that matrix point’s amount the destination of the Assign column.
Assignable destinations
Hold ASSIGN 1, ASSIGN 2 or ASSIGN 3 + turn TYPE
Makes the sample slot the destination of the Assign column.Sample select menu open
Assignable destinations

The digital oscillator

SHIFT + turn WAVE
Changes Wave at the opposite speed to the Osc Knob Speed setting.
Oscillator basics
SHIFT + turn TIMBRE
Changes Timbre at the opposite speed to the Osc Knob Speed setting.
Oscillator basics
SHIFT + turn SHAPE
Changes Shape at the opposite speed to the Osc Knob Speed setting.
Oscillator basics
SHIFT + turn TYPE
Opens the sample select menu and browses the sample slots.Sample, Scan Grains, Cloud Grains or Hit Grains selected
Sample

The analog filter

FILTER TYPE
Switches between the low-pass, band-pass and high-pass filter.
Filter types and cutoff

Envelopes & LFO

AMP MOD
Switches envelope control of the volume on or off.
Amp Mod
MODE
Selects the cycling envelope mode: Env, Run or Loop.
The cycling envelope
SHIFT + turn RISE
Changes the curve of the Rise stage, from logarithmic through linear to exponential.
The cycling envelope
SHIFT + turn FALL
Changes the curve of the Fall stage, from logarithmic through linear to exponential.
The cycling envelope
LFO SHAPE
Selects the LFO waveform from the six shapes.
The LFO
Press LFO RATE
Switches tempo sync on or off. The Sync LED lights when it’s on.
The LFO

Keyboard & touch strip

OCT DOWN / OCT UP
Transposes the keyboard down or up one octave, to a maximum of three octaves either way.
Octave buttons
HOLD
Turns Key Hold on or off; while it is on, the keys you hold keep sounding after you lift your fingers.Arpeggiator and sequencer off
Key hold
SPICE, then slide along the touch strip
Sets the amount of variation you hear — further right means more.Arpeggiator or sequencer running
Spice & Dice
DICE, then tap the touch strip
Rolls the dice for a new random variation; touches near the left make small changes, near the right a complete reshuffle.Arpeggiator or sequencer running
Spice & Dice
BEND, then touch the strip
Bends the pitch up or down from the centre of the strip.
The bend strip

Arpeggiator & sequencer

ARP | SEQ
Turns the arpeggiator on or off; the button lights white while it is on.
The arpeggiator
HOLD
Keeps the arpeggio playing after you lift your fingers; playing new keys replaces the held notes, and turning Hold off clears them.Arpeggiator
The arpeggiator
UP | A
Plays the held notes from lowest to highest, whatever order you pressed them in.Arpeggiator
Arp modes and Pattern
ORDER | B
Plays the notes in the order you pressed them.Arpeggiator
Arp modes and Pattern
RANDOM | REC
Plays the held notes in random order.Arpeggiator
Arp modes and Pattern
PATTERN | PLAY
Generates a semi-random pattern from the keys you hold, with a fresh pattern each time you press a key.Arpeggiator
Arp modes and Pattern
Turn RATE/SWING
Sets the speed: a tempo in BPM, or a note division when synced.
Arp rate, sync and swing
Press RATE/SWING
Switches sync on or off; the Sync LED lights while sync is on.
Arp rate, sync and swing
Hold SHIFT + turn RATE/SWING
Sets the swing amount, from 50% to 75%.
Arp rate, sync and swing
OCT | MOD
Steps the arpeggio range through 1, 2, 3 and 4 octaves.Arpeggiator
Arp range and transposing
OCT DOWN / OCT UP
Moves the keyboard down or up an octave for the next notes you add, without changing the pitch of the arpeggio already playing.Arpeggiator playing
Arp range and transposing
SHIFT + KEY
Transposes the arpeggio, with the interval shown on the display; with Hold on, it lasts until you play a new arpeggio.Arpeggiator
Arp range and transposing
SHIFT + UP | A
Transfers the current arpeggio to sequence A.Arpeggiator
Turning an arpeggio into a sequence
SHIFT + ORDER | B
Transfers the current arpeggio to sequence B.Arpeggiator
Turning an arpeggio into a sequence
SHIFT + ARP | SEQ
Toggles between the arpeggiator and the sequencer.
The sequencer
UP | A / ORDER | B
Loads sequence A or B, confirmed on the display; during playback, switches to that sequence.Sequencer
The sequencer
PATTERN | PLAY
Starts or stops playback.Sequencer
The sequencer
RANDOM | REC
Turns on step recording; the pad lights.Sequencer stopped
Step recording
HOLD
Enters a rest in the current step and moves to the next one.Step record mode
Step recording
Hold KEY + HOLD
Ties the held note or chord into the next step; press again to extend it further.Step record mode
Step recording
Hold SHIFT + turn RATE/SWING
Changes the sequence length on the fly.Step record mode
Step recording
PATTERN | PLAY, then RANDOM | REC
Starts real-time recording; the record pad blinks. Pressing RANDOM | REC while a sequence is already playing does the same.Sequencer
Real-time recording
HOLD
Erases the notes and modulation the sequence passes over while you press it, leaving silence to fill on the next pass.Real-time recording
Real-time recording
RANDOM | REC, then turn RATE/SWING
Scrubs through the steps for editing, playing each one as you land on it.Sequencer stopped
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
SHIFT + KEY
Transposes the sequence.Sequencer, record off
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
SHIFT + UP | A / ORDER | B
Reloads sequence A or B as it was last saved, undoing your most recent recording.Sequencer, record off
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
Hold UP | A + hold HOLD for 1 second
Clears sequence A; both pads blink, and it is erased when they stop.Sequencer, record off
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
Hold ORDER | B + hold HOLD for 1 second
Clears sequence B; both pads blink, and it is erased when they stop.Sequencer, record off
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
Hold UP | A + ORDER | B
Copies sequence A to sequence B.Sequencer
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
Hold ORDER | B + UP | A
Copies sequence B to sequence A.Sequencer
Editing, copying and clearing sequences
OCT | MOD
Steps through the active modulation tracks; the selected track’s light blinks.Sequencer
Modulation tracks
Hold OCT | MOD + HOLD
Erases the selected modulation track.Sequencer
Modulation tracks
Keep OCT | MOD held and press HOLD repeatedly
Erases the next modulation track with each press, until all of them are clear.Sequencer
Modulation tracks

Scales & paraphony

PARAPHONIC
Switches paraphonic four-voice playing on or off.
Paraphonic mode and chord mode
Hold PARAPHONIC + play a chord
Stores the chord and enters chord mode, so each key plays that chord shape.
Paraphonic mode and chord mode
PARAPHONIC
Leaves chord mode.Chord mode
Paraphonic mode and chord mode
SHIFT + PARAPHONIC
Switches unison mode on; PARAPHONIC blinks.
Unison
Hold PARAPHONIC + turn PRESET
Sets the unison spread, shown on the display from 0.001 to 12.000.Right after SHIFT + PARAPHONIC, with SHIFT released
Unison
PARAPHONIC
Switches unison mode off.Unison mode
Unison
Hold ASSIGN 1, ASSIGN 2 or ASSIGN 3 + PARAPHONIC
Makes Unison Spread the destination of that Assign column in the matrix.
Unison

Utility & MIDI Control Center

UTILITY
Opens the Utility menu.
Utility: preset settings
Turn PRESET
Scrolls through menu entries, or changes the value being edited.Utility menu
Utility: preset settings
Press PRESET
Opens the highlighted submenu or setting for editing.Utility menu
Utility: preset settings