6. Mute/Freeze function

By moving the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/ FREEZE] lever to the MUTE/FREEZE position (toward yourself) you can perform the following operations.

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The currently-input signal, sampling sound, or synth/drum sound will be cut. This lets you output only the effect sound (e.g., delay or reverb).

Transformer

By using the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/ FREEZE] lever to rapidly switch MUTE on/ off, you can create a rhythm from a sustained input sound; this is the “transformer” technique often used by DJs.

7. Pad motion

You can capture a series of finger movements performed on the touch-pad, and replay that motion by moving the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/FREEZE] lever to PAD MOTION.

[HOLD] key on/off operations are not recorded in a Pad Motion. If you turn the [HOLD] key on and replay a Pad Motion, the effect will be held at the point where pad motion playback stopped.

Recording

When you move the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/FREEZE] lever to PAD MOTION and touch the pad, recording will begin.

Since taking your finger off the touch-pad is also recorded as an operation, you can record operations such as tapping (lightly striking the pad several times). Recording will end when you return the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/FREEZE] lever, or when the maximum recording time (approximately six seconds) has been reached.

Playback

After recording, move the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/FREEZE] lever to PAD MOTION to play back the recorded motion.

While the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/FREEZE] lever is in the PAD MOTION position, the recorded movement will be played back repeatedly as a loop.

However if you touch the touch-pad during playback, recording will begin.

If you change programs, the pad motion that was recorded in the selected program will be recalled.

Erase

To erase the recorded motion, hold down the [FUNCTION] key and move the [PAD MOTION / MUTE/FREEZE] lever to PAD MOTION.

8. Setting the BPM

If you have set the BPM, you can select an effect program from the “BPM FX” or “BPM PTN” group and apply an effect that is synchronized to the BPM. For details on the relevant effect parameters, refer to the Effect Program List (☞ separate sheet).

What is BPM?

BPM (Beats Per Minute) indicates the tempo of a song in terms of the number of beats (quarter notes) per minute. A higher BPM means a faster tempo.

To set the BPM

If you already know the BPM value, press the [TAP/BPM] key and use the [PROGRAM/ BPM] knob to specify the value. If you do not set the BPM value within five seconds, normal operation will resume. You can also press the [FUNCTION] key to return to normal operation.

The range for BPM is 40–300.

Tap Tempo function

If you don’t know the BPM, set the tempo by pressing the [TAP/BPM] key two or more times at the beat of the song; the BPM will appear in the [PROGRAM/BPM] display.

Auto BPM function

If you press and hold the [TAP/BPM] key for several seconds, three dots will appear in the [PROGRAM/BPM] display, and the BPM of the input audio will be detected automatically.

If the BPM cannot be detected, the [PROGRAM/BPM] display will blink. Press the [TAP/BPM] key once again to exit automatic detection.

The detectable BPM range is 80–160.

MIDI Sync function

You can set the BPM to MIDI clock messages from an external MIDI device. Connect the [MIDI OUT] connector of the external MIDI device (e.g., a sequencer) that is sending MIDI clock messages to the [MIDI IN] connector of the KAOSS PAD Entrancer.

In order to make the KAOSS PAD Entrancer synchronize to sequence data, you will either need to insert a “Touch Pad On” message at the beginning of each measure in your sequence data, or touch the KAOSS PAD Entrancer’s touch-pad at the beginning of the phrase to start the phrase pattern.

If you want the KAOSS PAD Entrancer to receive MIDI Clock and Touch Pad On messages, go to MIDI Edit mode (☞ p.11) and make settings in “MIDI message transmission/reception settings” (☞ p.12) so that these messages will be received.

This function does not synchronize the KAOSS PAD Entrancer’s rhythm pattern programs to the sequence data.

If the KAOSS PAD Entrancer is synchronized to timing clock messages being received from an external MIDI device, the Touch Tempo and Auto BPM functions will not be available.

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