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7.10 MUTE MODE

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# 7.10 MUTE MODE

7. INTERACTING WITH THE SYNTAKT
KB SCALE sets the track’s scale. This setting governs which notes are playable on the Syntakt’s [TRIG]
keys to allow only notes in the set scale. For a list of all selectable keyboard scales, please see “APPEN­
DIX E: KEYBOARD SCALES” on page 122.
ROOT NOTE sets the root note for the chosen scale.
KB FOLD When set to ON, KB FOLD changes the way the notes are laid out on the [TRIG] keys and how
they are played from external MIDI devices. Now all the [TRIG] keys trigger a note. The [TRIG 9] key
plays the lowest note of the selected octave, root note and scale. The notes are then played upwards
through the scale to [TRIG 16] and then further upwards on [TRIG 1–8]. When a scale contains less than
eight notes in an octave, the “remaining” [TRIG] keys on the lower row will play the same notes as the
first [TRIG] keys on the upper row. Blue [TRIG] keys signal that they contain notes that are one or more
octaves distanced from each other.
In the following example of the whole tone scale [TRIG 15–16] keys play the same notes as the [TRIG
1–2] keys. [TRIG 1] and [TRIG 15] both plays a note that is one octave above [TRIG 9]. [TRIG 7] plays a
note that is two octaves above [TRIG 9].
You can also use an external keyboard to play the active tracks sound instead of using the
[TRIG] keys. Connect the keyboard to the Syntakt and configure the external keyboard and
the Syntakt MIDI Auto Channel (SETTINGS > MIDI CONFIG > CHANNELS) to the same MIDI
channel. Then play the keys on the external keyboard to play the active tracks sound chro­
matically. You can then play the active track’s sound even if the Syntakt is not in KEYBOARD
mode.
7.10 MUTE MODE
You can use MUTE mode to mute any of the 13 sequencer tracks (including the FX track). All tracks are
accessed simultaneously. Press any of the [TRIG] keys to mute the corresponding track. Press again to
unmute. The color of the [TRIG] keys indicates its tracks mute status. Lit keys signify unmuted tracks.
Dimmed keys signify muted tracks.
There are two different versions of MUTE mode on the Syntakt:
• GLOBAL MUTE MODE In GLOBAL MUTE mode, the muted tracks are muted in all patterns. In this
mode, the [TRACK] keys are lit green. If a track with trigs placed on it is muted in GLOBAL MUTE mode,
its [TRACK] key blinks green when the pattern plays.
Press [FUNC] + [BANK] to enter GLOBAL MUTE mode.
Press [FUNC] + [BANK] to exit GLOBAL MUTE mode.
• PATTERN MUTE MODE In PATTERN MUTE mode, the muted tracks are muted only in the active pat­
tern. In this mode, the [TRACK] keys are lit magenta. If a track with trigs placed on it is muted in PAT­
TERN MUTE mode, its [TRACK] key blinks magenta when the pattern plays.
Press [FUNC] + double-press [BANK] to enter PATTERN MUTE mode.
Press [FUNC] + [BANK] to exit PATTERN MUTE mode.
The GLOBAL MUTE mode settings are saved together with the project. The PATTERN MUTE mode
settings are saved together with the pattern.
If a track with trigs placed on it is muted in PATTERN MUTE and GLOBAL MUTE mode, its [TRACK] key
blinks magenta in both modes when the pattern plays.

7. INTERACTING WITH THE SYNTAKT
You can also prepare tracks for muting/unmuting before the mute action takes effect. While in any MUTE
mode, press and hold [FUNC] and then press the [TRIG] keys corresponding with the tracks you want to
mute/unmute. The selected tracks will then be muted/unmuted when you release [FUNC]. At the top of the
screen you can see an overview of the mute status for all the tracks. Square = unmuted track, horizontal
line = muted track, a plus sign = a track prepared to be unmuted, an X = track prepared to be muted.
•	 In MUTE mode you mute the trigs on the sequencer tracks, not the audio on the tracks.
•	 You can also use QUICK MUTE to mute and unmute sequencer tracks. Press and hold
[FUNC] and then press the [TRACK] keys to mute or unmute tracks.
•	 Syntakt remembers the last MUTE mode you used, even after switching the device off and
on again, and will return to that mode the next time you access mute.
7.11 TRIG MODIFIERS
Using trig modifiers is a feature that lets you manually trig the sound of a track and, at the same time, add a
selected modifier to the trig.
Usually, when you press a [TRIG] key, the device plays the sound of the selected track according to the
track’s parameters settings. Using the trig modifiers lets you trig the tracks sound but with one (or more) of
its parameter(s) modified. How they are modified depends on the setup of the selected modifier.
You can use up to four kinds of modifiers, with each modifier having four different settings.
Using the trig modifiers is a performance functionality mainly meant to be played live in the default play
mode. But, it can also be recorded to the sequencer in LIVE RECORDING mode in the form of parameter
locks (or retrig settings, for the retrig modifier).
7.11.1 SETTING UP TRIG MODIFIERS
1.	 Press [FUNC] + [TRIG 13–16] to select which modifier (RETRIG, VELOCITY, MOD A, MOD, B) you
want to set up.
2.	 Press [FUNC] + [UP/DOWN] to enter the setup of the selected modifier.
3.	 Use DATA ENTRY knobs D to set the DEST parameter that lets you select which destination pa­
rameter you want to modify. This parameter is only available when you select modifier MOD A or
MOD B.
4.	 Use DATA ENTRY knobs E–H to select the modifier values you wish to use for the four modifier
keys.
5.	 Use the LEVEL/DATA knob to set the TRIG parameter to ON or OFF depending on how you want
to use the trig modifiers (see below).
7.11.2 USING TRIG MODIFIERS
There are two different options for using the trig modifiers to trig the track sound. Set the TRIG parame­
ter to ON or OFF to select option.
With the TRIG parameter set to ON.
1.	 Press [FUNC] + [TRIG 13–16] to select which modifier you want to use.
2.	 Press [TRIG 13–16] to trigger the sound on the active track with the selected modifier value applied.
or
With the TRIG parameter set to OFF.
1.	 Press [FUNC] + [TRIG 13–16] to select which modifier you want to use.
2.	 Press and hold [TRIG 13–16], to select modifier value and then press [TRIG 1–12] to trig the track’s
sound with the selected modifier value applied.

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