FLpad Mini hardware overview

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  1. Page ◀︎ ▶︎ left and right buttons – enable you to move through steps in a sequence. 

    Clone Loop – duplicates the pattern length along with any MIDI data. 

  2. Channel Rack ▲▼ up and down buttons – moves the FLpad Mini's pads through the channel rack.

    Octave -/+ buttons – Hold Shift and press the Channel Rack buttons to move the pad's octave up and down in Note mode. 

  3. Sequencer 4x / 2x / 1x button – changes the pads to show the sequence for four, two, or one channel on the pads. The fewer channels visible on the pads, the more sequence steps you can see.

  4. Note button – sets the FLpad Mini's pads to Note view.

  5. Custom Modes button – press the Custom Modes button to cycle through the FLpad Mini's four custom modes. 

  6. Shift button – hold to access secondary functions of buttons on the FLpad Mini.FLpad Mini‘s shift functions are shown in grey text on the buttons or on the front panel. When you’re in a shift view, the selected button pulses white. 

  7. Performance view buttons:

    • Patterns button – see all your patterns at a glance and switch between them using FLpad Mini's grid.

      Pattern Length – see and set the length of the sequence in the current pattern.

    • Channel Rack button – change channel rack instrument and quickly edit their sequences.

      CR Mutes – quickly mute and unmute channel rack instruments.

    • Channel Mixer button – edit the volume of your channel rack insturments.

      CR Pan – edit the pan of your channel rack instruments.

    • Graph Edit button – edit the graph edit parameters per step of your sequence.

  8. Transport and workflow buttons:

    • Clear button – remove steps, patterns, and sequences with single button combo.

      Tempo – adjust FL Studio's tempo, in BPM, and swing value.

    • Undo button – triggers your DAW's undo function.

      Redo – Hold Shift and press undo to trigger the redo function.

    • Play button – trigger FL Studio's playback.

      Quantise – trigger FL Studio's quantise function and snap notes to the grid.

    • Record button – arm FL Studio's recording to play notes in live.

      Score Log – recall unrecorded MIDI notes so you never lose an idea.

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  1. USB Port – a type-C USB port. Sends and receives data, and powers your FLpad Mini.

  2. The Kensington lock icon. - Kensington Lock, use a lock to secure your FLpad and deter theft.