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Pitch touch strip - bend the pitch of the note(s) you're playing and send pitch bend messages.
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Modulation touch strip - a touch-activated strip to control any hardware or software parameter.
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Screen - displays important information.
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The six buttons below the screen left to right, top to bottom are the:
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Shift button - access secondary controls assigned to buttons, visible in text on the front panel.
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Settings button - access the settings menu.
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Transport buttons - Play and Record buttons for controlling DAWs and sequencers.
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Octave + and Octave - buttons - transpose the keyboard in octaves. Press both buttons to reset to the default octave.
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The two buttons to the left of the encoders are the:
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Arp button - enable and control Launchkey's built in Arp (arpeggiator).
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Scale button - enable and control Scale mode.
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Encoders - assignable encoder controls.
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Encoder bank ˄ up and ˅ down buttons - the two buttons to the right of the encoders move up and down through banks of encoder controls.
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Pad bank ˄ up and ˅ down buttons - the buttons to the left of the pads move up and down the pads, e.g. moving clips in Live, accessing different chords etc.
Hold Shift and press Up/Down to move Track.
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Pads - 16 pads that change functionality depending on the mode you select.
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The two buttons to the right of the pads are the:
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> Button - to the right of the top pad row is the scene launch button.
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Func. button - to the right of the second pad row, enables various secondary functions based on the pad mode.
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- Kensington Lock, use a lock to secure your Launchkey and deter theft.
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USB Port - a type-C USB port. Sends and receives data, and powers your Launchkey.
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MIDI Out port (TRS type-A) - sends MIDI from your Launchkey to external MIDI hardware.
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Sustain input - connect a sustain pedal (expression, soft, and sostenuto pedals are not supported).
Drum pad Terminology
Throughout this user guide, we'll refer to the drum pads in the following way:
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The two buttons to the left of the pads are the Pad Bank up and down buttons.
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The pads are numbered left to right: the top row 1 to 8 and the bottom row 9 to 16.
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The two buttons to the right of the pads are the > Scene launch and function buttons.
The Launchkey's Shift button allows access to secondary functions on many buttons. To access the secondary functions, hold Shift and press any of the buttons with a secondary shift function. This is a list of buttons with secondary, shift functions. Some functions vary by DAW.
Shift lets you preview controls. Hold Shift and move a control; the screen shows you the value without changing it.
Note
When you hold the Shift button, any other buttons with an available shift function light up.
Table 1. Buttons Shift Functions
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Combination |
Function |
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Shift + Octave + |
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Shift + Octave - |
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Shift + < Track button |
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Shift + > Track button |
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Shift + Arp |
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Shift + Scale |
Table 2. Pad Shift Functions
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Combination |
Function |
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Shift + Pad 1 |
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Shift + Pad 2 |
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Shift + Pad 3 |
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Shift + Pad 4 |
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Shift + Pad 5 |
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Shift + Pad 6 |
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Shift + Pad 7 |
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Shift + Pad 8 |
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Shift + Pad 9 |
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Shift + Pad 10 |
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Shift + Pad 11 |
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Shift + Pad 12 |
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Shift + Pad 13 |
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Shift + Pad 14 |
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Shift + Pad 15 |
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Shift + Pad 16 |
Your Launchkey's Shift button also allows you to put your Launchkey into Standby mode. In Standby mode, you can leave your Launchkey connected to power or your computer, but turn off all the lights.
To get in, and out, of Standby mode:
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Hold the Shift button.
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Hold the Settings button for two seconds.
All the lights on your Launchkey switch off, and you're now in Standby mode.
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Press either the Shift or Settings button again to exit Standby mode.
The Launchkey switches back on.
Tip
Standby mode just turns off the lights, so your Launchkey's controls still send MIDI data.
Some Launchkey functions need you to press a button combination starting with a 'modifier' button, for example, Shift + a button. You can 'latch' modifier buttons to make these functions easier. To latch a modifier button, double press the modifier button.
This applies to the following buttons:
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Shift