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Tetrapad Manual
Assigning Unipolar Fader Functionality To A Pad
To assign unipolar fader functionality to one of Tetrapad’s four pads:
1. Put Tetrapad into Combo Mode, as described in the
Combo Mode
section, earlier.
2. Short-press (<1 sec) the white Mode Select button.
The Level LEDs embedded beneath each pad will play an animation, indicating the
function currently assigned to each pad.
3. Rotate the encoder that corresponds to the pad you wish to make a Unipolar Fader.
4. Stop rotating when the Unipolar Fader animation plays (as shown in the previous
pictograph).
5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit Pad assignment, and to use your Tetrapad.
The bottom LED is lit on the assigned pad, indicating that it will now function as a
Unipolar Fader (also shown in the previous pictograph).
Using Unipolar Faders
1. Slide a finger up and down a pad, just as if you were moving an actual fader.
Alternately, you can simply tap a pad anywhere along its vertical scale and the fader will
jump to that level directly (using a slew rate you define, as discussed shortly). Faders
return to their null values when you lift your finger (unless you latch the fader by pressing
the pad’s encoder).
Tetrapad sends a fader’s vertical position CV to its left (odd numbered) output. The
Output Status LED lights green to represent the presence of a CV signal, while the
brightness of the LED indicates its absolute value, from 0 to +5V.
2. Press down on a pad to send an additional pressure-sensitive CV to the pad’s right
(even numbered) output.
The Output Status LED lights cyan to represent the presence of a pressure CV signal,
while the brightness of the LED indicates its absolute value, from 0 to +5V.
3. If you want to latch the fader, press the pad’s encoder.
Latched faders are indicated by a blue Pad Status LED. When a fader is latched, it
remains at the last level touched — much like a real fader on an analog mixing console.
When a fader is unlatched (the Status LED is off), it snaps back to its null value when
you release it — much like the spring-loaded modulation wheel used by some synths.
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