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Pressing the [Launcher] button in Transport mode assigns the pads to trigger and record clips and opens
the “Launcher” menu.
The display page illustrates the 12 pads and provides you with information about the status of the first 12
clips on the currently selected track. If you use a lot of clips, moving the [Data Control] scroll through clips
pages up to 60.
Recording and Playing Launcher Clips Using Pads
To record a clip using the pads, simply identify a pad that corresponds to an empty (gray) clip slot and do the
following:
• Hit the pad. This will activate record (red)
• Hit the pad again. This will deactivate record and play the clip (green)
Created clips that are not currently selected are marked yellow. If you hit the corresponding pad, the clip will
turn green to indicate that it’s selected.
Creating Clips With Fixed Length
You can also create empty clips from Panorama at a pre-determined length.
• Press the [New Clip] button.
• Move the [Data Control] to set your clip length while the [New Clip] button
is active.
• Press the target pad to create the clip at the desired length and exit “New Clip”.
You can also create clips at any time (even if [New Clip] is not active) by pressing
[Shift]+[Hit a pad]. The length will correspond to current New Clip length.
And finally, you can create a clip by pressing [New Clip] and [Enter]. Then Move the [Data Control] to select
your destination slot and press [Enter] again.
Overdub Existing Clips
Activating the Overdub menu enables you to immediately start recording on a created empty clip or overwrite
and existing performance.
• Press the [Overdub] button.
• Select the clip you want to record on by hitting the corresponding pad.
• Hit another pad to immediately start overdub recording another clip.
When you are done, deactivate the “Overdub” menu.
Transport Mode Launcher
www.nektartech.com Using Panorama with Bitwig Studio 2.0
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Transport Mode Launcher
Pressing the [Launcher] button in Transport mode assigns the pads to trigger and record clips and opens the “Launcher”
menu.
The display page illustrates the 12 pads and provides you with information about the status of the first 12 clips on the
currently selected track. If you use a lot of clips, moving the [Data Control] scroll through clips pages up to 60.
Recording and Playing Launcher Clips Using Pads
To record a clip using the pads, simply identify a pad that corresponds to an empty (gray) clip slot and do the following:
•
Hit the pad. This will activate record (red)
•
Hit the pad again. This will deactivate record and play the clip (green)
Created clips that are not currently selected are marked yellow. If you hit the corresponding pad, the clip will turn green to
indicate that it’s selected.
Creating Clips With Fixed Length
You can also create empty clips from Panorama at a pre-determined length.
•
Press the [New Clip] button.
•
Move the [Data Control] to set your clip length while the [New Clip] button is active.
•
Press the target pad to create the clip at the desired length and exit “New Clip”.
You can also create clips at any time (even if [New Clip] is not active) by pressing [Shift]+
[Hit a pad]. The length will correspond to current New Clip length.
And finally, you can create a clip by pressing [New Clip] and [Enter]. Then Move the [Data Control] to select your destination
slot and press [Enter] again.
Overdub Existing Clips
Activating the Overdub menu enables you to immediately start recording on a created empty clip or overwrite and existing
performance.
•
Press the [Overdub] button.
•
Select the clip you want to record on by hitting the corresponding pad.
•
Hit another pad to immediately start overdub recording another clip.
When you are done, deactivate the “Overdub” menu.
Color
Description
Gray
The clip slot is empty
Red
Recording is active for this clips slot
Green
Playback is active for this clip slot
Yellow
The clip slot contains a recorded clip and can be launched
Color Description
Gray
The clip slot is empty
Red
Recording is active for this clip slot
Green
Playback is active for this clip slot
Yellow
The clip slot contains a recorded clip and can be launched
