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Key combinations

Every gesture on one page; each row links to where it’s explained. SHIFT is holding CHOMPI.

Gesture Does See
LOOP Record; stop and play; erase Looper
PLAY Play / pause, when you let go Looper
Hold PLAY, press LOOP No loop: a quantized recording. A loop playing: erase at its end Looper
PLAY while an erase waits Takes the erase back Looper
SHIFT + LOOP Tap tempo Tap tempo
SHIFT + PLAY As PLAY Looper
Turn the transport knob Speed in semitones; paused, a scrub Transport knob
SHIFT + turn the transport knob Speed in 5ths and octaves Transport knob
Press the transport knob Back to 1× forward Transport knob
Turn VOLUME Page 1 output gain, page 2 input gain, page 3 the headphone feed VOLUME knob
Press VOLUME The next page VOLUME knob
SHIFT + turn VOLUME Input/loop mix VOLUME knob
SHIFT + press VOLUME The input/loop mix back to the loop alone, or the input alone without a loop VOLUME knob
Hold an FX key The effect on while held Playing an effect
Hold FX keys, then SHIFT Latch them on, or off Playing an effect
SHIFT, then an FX key Select it for the knobs, without hearing it Playing an effect
An FX key on a latched effect Unlatch it; on until you let go Playing an effect
White key 15 The master compressor on the knobs Master compressor
Turn knobs 1-4 The selected effect’s parameters Keys and knobs
SHIFT + turn knobs 1-4 Coarse, to the next point of the grid Coarse steps
SHIFT + press knobs 1-4 That parameter back to its default Playing an effect
Press knobs 1-4 The effect’s page 2, and back to page 1 Page 2
A scene key Recall the scene FX scenes
The active scene’s key Back to the scene as saved FX scenes
The blank scene’s key (lower F#) Every effect off, every knob on its default FX scenes
SHIFT + a scene key, let go Morph to it on the bar line; tap it again for each bar more, up to 8 Morphing to a scene
SHIFT + a scene key, press the transport knob Drop to it on the bar line Dropping to a scene
SHIFT + a scene key, turn the transport knob The crossfader Crossfading by hand
SHIFT + scene key A, then scene key B Build-up to A, B dropping at its end Dropping to a scene
SHIFT + a blinking scene key Stop the morph, drop or build-up where it is Timed scene changes
SHIFT + another scene key, while one runs Stop it there and start the new one from there Timed scene changes
Upper F#, G# or A#, the slot (copy: the source, then the destination), then CHOMPI Save, copy or delete a scene Save, copy and delete
The function’s key again, or the mode switch up Out of save, copy or delete, doing nothing Save, copy and delete
Gesture Does See
White keys 1-15 The global MIDI channel; white key 15 again for 16 Channels
Lower C# MIDI on every channel Channels
Lower D# Effect channels over TRS Channels
Lower F# MIDI transport following Start and Stop
Lower G# Clock factor: as sent, double, half Clock factor
Lower A# Clock source: Auto, TRS, USB, internal Clock source
Upper C# MIDI out: off, TRS, TRS and USB MIDI out
Upper D# MIDI feedback MIDI feedback
Upper F# The input’s source: AUX or the mic Input: AUX or the mic
SHIFT + upper F# AUX mono Mono input
Upper G# The source’s monitoring, on the outputs Input: AUX or the mic
Upper A# The source through the effects, or past them Input: AUX or the mic
Turn knob 1; SHIFT + turn; SHIFT + press LED brightness; in steps of 25%; back to 100% LED brightness
Turn VOLUME; press Output gain, input gain Settings page
SHIFT + VOLUME held 2 s A bug report Bug reports
Gesture Does See
Hold CHOMPI, PLAY and LOOP while switching on Shipping mode Power and battery