You can hold more than one pad in order to reverse the direction of multiple Samples.
4.2.10 TYPE (PITCH), SIZE (SPEED), BROWSE (MIDI) Buttons
These buttons allow you to enter their respective modes, depending on whether you press them
alone, or in conjunction with the SHIFT button. They will be discussed later in this chapter un-
der their respective headings (
,
, and
4.2.11 The Pads
The pads are the main performance interface on your F1. Most of the time, you'll be using the
pads in their primary mode — Performance mode — to trigger your Samples.
In addition to their main function of triggering Samples, the pads also have secondary func-
tions for toggling various Sample Slot parameters, which we'll describe below.
The F1's colorful pads are designed to give you quick and intuitive visual orientation, giving
you clear feedback for operations like navigation and loading. Using a clever combination
of color-coding and pad animation, the Pad Matrix makes it easy and pleasant to build and
perform Remix Sets with the F1.
Triggering Samples
In Performance mode, pressing the pads will trigger Samples and light the pads accordingly. If
you have a relatively long Quantize Value set (see also
), the trig-
gered pads will "pulse" (blink) until playback actually begins. This shows you that the Sample
is "armed," or "standing by" before it begins playing. Once playing, the triggered pads will be
continuously brightly lit.
The 4x4 Grid of pads corresponds to a single page of the Sample Grid, which contains 4 rows
and 4 columns of Samples. The pad LEDs illuminate in the same colors as the Samples locat-
ed on their respective Sample Slots on the page in the software. This helps you see which
Sample will be triggered when you press a pad.
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