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The Keyfadr is a designated controller for Ableton and is a class compliant USB
plug and play device for Mac and PC.
Connect your laptop to the Keypad using the USB cable supplied.
Install Live Lite 9 (Voucher included)
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CONTROLLER SECTION
1
ENCODER Turn to pan / Push to select CH
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CONTROL KNOBS Send and return
3
THREE BUTTONS Channel on/off, Solo and Arm
4
FADER Channel volume
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SHIFT
Hold SHIFT + One of the buttons below to:
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SET MARKER Marks the time line
< MARKER > Move to next marker
CYCLE Loops selection
DAW TAP Tap global tempo manually
METRONOME Activates metronome
<< / >> Nudges tempo
LAUNCH SECTION
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PLAY Global play
8
STOP Global stop
9
RECORD Global record
7
SHIFT + PLAY Launches your scene
8
SHIFT + STOP Stops all clips
9
SHIFT + RECORD Activates overdub
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SHIFT / SCENE
Pressing this swaps between two different midi presets
allowing you more variation in your set up. (CH 9-16)
Holding SHIFT/SCENE and pressing on a specific
function will activate second layer control
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8 9 5
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SCENE UP / DOWN
Hold SHIFT + Octave up / down buttons to
navigate through your scenes in Ableton
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INTERNAL CONTROL MODES
The inbuilt performance modes add dynamic control to your
production
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RESET
Will turn off any internal modes
2
CC / PC MODE
Set the drum pads to send control change commands or program
change commands
(SHIFT + CC Button)
3
ARP (refer to next page)
Activates the internal Appregiator
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SUS
Press sustain whilst playing to hold the
note (Hold pedal)
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VEL
If the velocity button is activated the keyboard
and drum pads will send the full
velocity at any pressure (127)
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DRUM PADS
The velocity sensitive drum pads are instantly mapped to your drum kit.. Use them for percussion, set it up to trigger plug-ins, effects
or anything else
HINT: The drumpads will always remain in the same octave range independent of the octave up / down buttons
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OCTAVE UP & DOWN
You can move through all octaves by
pressing up and down
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KEY MODES
TRANSPOSE HALF TONES
SHIFT+ + / - will shift the tone played
up or down in half notes
HINT: Reset will clear any chosen settings
SCALE MODE
The Keypad can be set to the following scales: Major, Minor, Penta and Blues by pressing SHIFT +
SCALE KEY Mode
ARPEGGIATOR
ARP
Activates the internal Arpegiator
SUS
Holds a pressed note continuosly in Arp mode (sustain)
TAP
Tap the tempo manually in Arp mode
ARP TIME
Control the quantization of the notes using ARP TIME from 1 to 32
MIDI CLOCK SETTING (INT / EXT)
To switch between internal and external midi clock modes hold the
ARP button when plugging in your USB cable. Buttons 1 (internal)
and 8 (external) will light. Press either
to choose and set. Your device will restart.
ARP MODE
This defines how notes are activated within the arpegiator.
Notes can be played on an upwards or downwards scale, randomly,
chronologically and you can define the range of notes being played using
RANGE + and RANGE -
HINT: ARP mode will overide CHORD and SCALE mode
CHORD MODE
Hold shift and press CHORD ON / OFF to play popular
chords by striking a single key.
You have a selection of different minor / major chords
in each octave range. All chords will stay in C2 octave.
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Das Keypad ist ein designierter Controller für Ableton und ein konformes USB
Plug ‚N‘ Play Gerät für PC und Mac.
Verbinden Sie mittels des mitgelieferten USB-Kabels das Keypad mit Ihrem
Laptop.
Installieren Sie Live Lite 9 (Coupon enthalten).
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