Each row links to the lesson that teaches it. On the model, tap Shift to latch it, because a mouse cannot hold it while you turn a knob. On the real synth you hold it. This sheet is for the original firmware.
Sounds and presets
| Do this | To get this | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Turn the Preset knob | Load the next or previous sound (edits are lost without warning) | Presets |
| Press the Preset knob three times, quickly | Reset the sound to Init (nothing is stored until you save) | Presets |
| Press Save, pick a slot, a category and a name, press Save | Store the sound | Save |
| Long-press Save | Quick save to the current slot | Save |
| Press Save twice | Cancel the save | Save |
| Press Panel | Make the sound match the knobs’ current positions (use it right after loading a preset) | Panel tour |
| Shift + Wave, Timbre or Shape | Use the opposite knob speed (see Osc Knob Speed) | Engines |
| Shift + Type | With a sample engine selected: open or leave the sample browser (shows Smp) | Samples |
The mod matrix
| Do this | To get this | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Turn the Matrix knob | Move through the 35 points, row by row | Matrix |
| Press the Matrix knob | Edit the amount of the selected point | Matrix |
| Hold the Matrix knob for half a second | Clear the selected point | Matrix in depth |
| Shift + long press of the Matrix knob | Reset all modulation | Matrix in depth |
| Hold Assign 1, 2 or 3 and turn a knob | Point that column at that knob | Assign |
| Hold Assign and push Paraphonic | Make Unison Spread the destination | Unison |
Envelopes and LFO
| Do this | To get this | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Press the Cycling Envelope Mode button | Env, Run, Loop | Cycling envelope |
| Shift + Rise or Shift + Fall | Bend the curve (LINEAR in the middle) | Cycling envelope |
| Press the LFO Rate knob | LFO sync on or off | LFO |
| Turn Amp Mod off | Notes start and stop at once; gate lengths become audible | Envelope |
Arp, sequencer and touch strip
| Do this | To get this | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Arp / Seq | Arpeggiator on and off | Arp |
| Shift + Arp / Seq | Switch between arp and sequencer | Record a sequence |
| Press the Rate knob | Arp and sequencer sync on or off | Arp |
| Shift + Rate | Swing, 50% to 75% (sequence length while step recording) | Arp |
| Oct / Mod | Arp range 1 to 4 octaves | Arp |
| Shift + a key (arp running, Hold on) | Transpose the arp | Arp |
| Shift + Up or Order (arp running) | Send the arp, with Spice and Dice results, to sequence A or B | Spice and Dice |
| In sequencer mode: Hold | Tie or rest while step recording (it erases while recording live) | Record a sequence |
| Hold A and touch B (or the reverse) | Copy a pattern | Patterns |
| Hold A or B and touch Hold | Erase that pattern (hold about a second, Record off) | Patterns |
| Shift + A or B | Reload the saved pattern | Patterns |
| Oct / Mod, then hold it and touch Hold | Clear a modulation track | Modulation tracks |
Voices
| Do this | To get this | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Paraphonic | Mono and four-voice paraphonic | Voices |
| Shift + Paraphonic | Unison on; keep Paraphonic held and turn the Preset knob for spread | Unison |
| Hold Paraphonic, play a chord, lift, release Paraphonic | Chord mode (every key plays that chord); press Paraphonic again to leave | Unison |
| Press Hold | Latch the notes you are holding | Voices |
Where common settings live
| Setting | Path | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Scale and root note | Utility > Preset > Scale | Scales |
| Bend range | Utility > Preset > Voice | Touch strip |
| Seq length, default gate length | Utility > Preset > Seq/Arp | Utility |
| Press mode, LFO retrig, Envelope legato | Utility > Preset > Modulations | Utility |
| MIDI channels, Local, Thru | Utility > Global > MIDI | MIDI and clock |
| Knob catch, Click to load, Relative bend | Utility > Global > Controls | Utility |
| Mic gain, mic detection | Utility > Global > Mic Setting | Vocoder |