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LinnStrument "Hidden" Settings
LinnStrument settings
General
- Most hidden settings are accessed by holding a pad/button longer than 1/2 second.
- Setting numerical values is done by swiping right and left.
- If there are several numerical values (e.g. high and low limits), selecting them is by swiping up or down.
Per-Split Settings
Press PER-SPLIT SETTINGS button to enter per-split settings.
column | setting | "hidden" setting |
---|---|---|
MIDI MODE | ChPerNote | hold button longer --> Force MPE Settings |
MIDI MODE | ChPerRow | hold button longer --> Reverse Row Order |
BEND RANGE | +/-24 | hold button longer --> Any Bend Range |
PITCH/X | Row 5 | --> Reset On Release |
TIMBRE/Y | On | hold button longer --> High/Low Limits |
TIMBRE/Y | CC74 | hold button longer --> Message select (any CC number and poly and channel pressure) |
TIMBRE/Y | Relative | hold button longer --> Initial Value |
LOUDNESS/Z | On | hold button longer --> High/Low Limits and 7/14 bit |
LOUDNESS/Z | CC11 | hold button longer --> CC select |
COLOR | Played | hold button longer --> Light Animations for played pad (16 different) |
LOW ROW | X=CC1 | hold button longer --> mode (hold or fader) and CC select (or channel pressure) |
LOW ROW | XYZ=CC16-18 | hold button longer --> mode (hold or fader) and 3 times CC select (or channel pressure) |
SPECIAL | CC Faders | hold button longer --> 8 times CC select (select via right edge pads) |
Global Settings
Press GLOBAL SETTINGS button to enter global settings.
column | setting | "hidden" setting |
---|---|---|
VIEW | Row 4 --> Left Hand Mode (Pads can be indidually colored, by sending CC20=column, CC21=row, CC22=color to LinnStrument) | |
ROW OFFSET | +Octave | hold button longer --> Any row offset |
ROW OFFSET | Guitar | hold button longer --> Independent row tunings (select row by pad on right) |
ROW OFFSET | No selection --> no offset | |
SELECT SW | Foot R and Foot L together --> virtual third foot switch, actuated by pressing both foot switches together (action is upon release then) | |
ASSIGN SW | Tap Tempo | hold button longer --> Extra switch assignments: |
--- Legato, Arpeggiator Latch, Preset +/-, Pitch slide on/off | ||
--- In addition, only for foot switches: LinnStrument sequencer control: play, previous, next, clock, mute | ||
VELOCITY SENS | High | hold button longer --> High/Low Limits |
VELOCITY SENS | Fixed | hold button longer --> fixed value |
special: hold button "Actions Calibration" while tapping button "Pressure Sensitivity Medium" --> Touch Sensor Prescale | ||
POWER/MIDI | MIDI Jacks | hold button longer --> swipe to select THRU --> MIDI Thru |
POWER/MIDI | USB | hold button longer --> USB MIDI Data Reduction |
POWER/MIDI | Sleep | hold button longer --> Sleep display select & Timer select (sleep after n minutes of inactivity) |
Audience Messages
Note pads in column 1 through 16 of the top row --> Audience Messages (hold longer --> edit mode for these texts) |
Step Sequencer
to: | do: |
---|---|
Toggle Left/Right | press Split |
Change sequence length (end step) | Hold Settings (Switch 1) while pressing the desired end step in the Step Select Bar (left side of lower row) |
Note edit | Hold note for longer, or Step Select Bar (if more thare one note on step, these are rotated through) |
Leave note edit | Press unlit are (middle column/s) |
Jump to step | Hold Play (Switch 2) while pressing step in Step Select Bar |
Play only viewed sequence track | Hold Settings (Switch 1 - TYPO) while pressing Play (Switch 2) |
Sequencer Settings:
Lower row switches between 4 settings screens:
- 1 - project save/load (hold project pad longer to save; tap to load)
- 2 and 3 - drum view note numbers (select row in left column; select right/left split with top row right)
- 4 - Step Select Bar colors (empty / filled / after end - 2 identically coloured pads each)
Other Buttons
Preset
- Change Instrument Preset (inc/dec or swipe number)
- Change LinnStrument "All Settings" preset (hold one of the 6 pads on right for 2 seconds --> save; tap --> load)
Split
- Hold --> Select split point
- Double-Tap --> Toggle between left / right split (if not in split mode)