￿Octave +1 : led+ blinks at speed 1, led- does not blink

￿Octave +2 : led+ blinks at speed 2, led- does not blink

￿Octave +3 : led+ blinks at speed 3, led- does not blink

When the ‘Shift’ mode is enabled, these two buttons function as “Preset up/down” buttons for convenient browsing through the huge library of presets Analog Factory has to offer.

6.1.5 Snapshot/save buttons

The snapshot/save button enables one to recall or save a snapshot. It works in combination with the Shift button.

When the ‘Shift’ mode is disabled, the “Snapshot/Save” buttons will recall a snapshot.

When the ‘Shift’ mode is enabled, the “Snapshot/Save” buttons will save a snapshot. All editable functions of Analog Factory 2.5 are saved within the snapshot.

6.2Wheels

These two controllers are used for real time pitch shift and modulation amount settings.

6.2.1 Pitch wheel

Moving the Pitch Wheel up or down alters the pitch of the played sound. The octave range of the pitch wheel depends on which preset is selected.

6.2.2 Modulation wheel

Moving the Modulation Wheel up or down alters the modulation amount of the played sound. The level of modulation introduced by moving the modulation wheel depends on which preset is selected.

The modulation wheel is not necessarily connected on every preset! It will depend on the preset being used.

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Arturia 2.5 manual Wheels, Snapshot/save buttons, Pitch wheel, Modulation wheel

2.5 specifications

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