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Tetrapad Manual
Assigning Drum Pad Functionality To A Pad
To assign Drum Pad 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 Drum Pad.
4. Stop rotating when the Drum Pad 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 top and bottom LEDs are lit on the assigned pad, indicating that it will now function
as a Drum Pad (also shown in the previous pictograph).
Using Drum Pads
1. Tap a pad to send a gate signal to the pad’s left (odd numbered) output.
The output’s Status LEDs glows magenta, indicating it’s a gate output.
2. Slide a finger up and down the pad to generate an additional position-sensitive CV from
the pad’s right (even numbered) output.
The output’s Status LED glows green to represent the presence of a position-based CV
signal, while the brightness of the LED indicates its absolute value.
TIP: Although the positional CV generates continuous voltages as you slide your finger
up and down the pad, you might find it particularly useful to patch this output into a drum
module’s accent or velocity input. In this way, you control a drum’s velocity value by how
high you tap a pad, adding additional nuance and control to your drum performance.
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