Source layout · voice budget · editing focus

Instrument modes

Use all 32 pads as one instrument, play two independent programs, or divide the grid into four instruments. Every mode uses the same four stereo source lanes and the same eight-source-voice budget.

Choose a mode

Hold Capture and press Menu to open Pages.
Choose Instrument Mode and click the main encoder.
Turn or use Up/Down to select Single, Split, Shared Dual, or Quad. Click to apply; Back returns to Pages.

The star marks the active mode; the highlight marks your selection. Finish audio and performance recording before changing mode. Applying a mode stops the data loop and releases the current notes through their transition fades. Outside the clip and chain editors, Copy switches between Single and your last selected multi-instrument mode.

Instrument Mode lists Single, Split, Shared Dual and Quad. — The mode chooser is available from Single as well as the multi-instrument layouts.

Compare the layouts

Mode	Parts	Source lanes per part	Voices per part	Pad zones
Single	1	All four	8	Whole grid
Split	A / B	A: 1–2; B: 3–4	4	Left / right halves, 16 pads each
Shared Dual	A / B	Both use 1–4	4	Left / right halves, 16 pads each
Quad	A / B / C / D	A: 1; B: 2; C: 3; D: 4	2	Four quadrants, eight pads each

Single uses every pad; dual modes split left and right; Quad uses A/B above C/D. — Pad zones viewed from above. In Quad, A/B occupy the upper half and C/D the lower half. The diagram uses greys to identify zones; the hardware uses the pad colors described below.

Every part has its own engine, note pitch, keyboard settings, envelope, and private effects. Two parts may use the same engine with different settings. Eight is the source-voice total, not eight per part; a release tail still occupies its voice slot. Rolls use captured stereo history and do not steal source voices.

Focus and source selection

In multi-instrument modes, Capture changes which program the parameter pages edit. Playing another zone keeps the current focus. Dual modes alternate A/B; Quad cycles A–D. Each part remembers its parameter page.

Track 1–4 always selects a lane for recording, loading, and sample editing. Split also focuses that lane’s owning side, and Quad focuses its corresponding A–D part. Shared Dual keeps source selection separate from focus because both programs can use every lane.

Split B’s idle pads are muted teal, Shared Dual B’s are muted plum, and Quad zones use neutral grey, teal, amber, and plum. Scale roots brighten the zone color. Active playheads, held notes, Cues, and Rolls retain their status colors.

Waveform windows

POS moves a source window and FLD changes its width. In Single, one window fills all four rows. Split shows independent windows over its two lane pairs. Those views can widen to include sounding readers and release tails.

Shared Dual shows all four sources through the focused instrument’s editable POS/FLD window. Quad gives each lane row its own part’s editable window. These views remain responsive while notes or a data loop play; readers outside the window are hidden while their audio continues.

Split A focus with two independent pair windows. — Split: an inverted lane pair shows focus; each reader stays within its pair.

Shared Dual A focus over four common source rows. — Shared Dual: the header marks focus, lane numbers remain plain, and A/B cursor caps identify readers.

Quad A focus with four source windows. — Quad: each cursor stays in its source row; the header shows four voice counts and the focused engine.

Levels and effects

Single uses the complete configurable effects chain. In both dual modes, waveform knob 8 is BLND; part levels remain on their Engine pages. Capture + knob 8 reaches Blend from any page. Quad uses LEVL for the focused part on waveform knob 8 and the same Capture shortcut.

Multi-instrument modes give every part private Color and Stereo / Rotary inserts. Open FX Sends with Capture + Menu → FX SENDS. Dual modes use knobs 1–4 for sends, 5–6 for Priority Duck, and 7–8 for Curve and Blend; Quad uses all eight positions for sends and bypasses Priority Duck. Delay and Reverb MIX live on their return pages and remain parallel sends, with Tape shared according to FX Order. Read the complete dual-mode mixing or Quad mixing instructions.

A/B Mix Status

In Split or Shared Dual, open Capture + Menu → A/B Mix Status. Each meter follows that part’s inserts, level, mute, and Blend. Voice counts include release tails, up to four per part. Shared effect tails and sample preview are excluded; Rolls can produce activity without increasing the source-voice count. Capture changes editing focus, and Menu or Back returns to waveforms.

Display	Meaning
ACTIVE	A source voice or Roll is active; the meter shows its actual audio level.
MUTED	The part’s Mute is on.
LEVEL 0	The part’s Engine LEVL is zero.
FADED OUT	Blend is at the opposite part’s endpoint.
NO AUDIO	The part’s two source lanes are empty in Split, or all four shared lanes are empty in Shared Dual.
IDLE	The part has source audio but no active voice or Roll.

Quad provides a four-part Mix Status view with the same activity and silence indicators.

Dual Setup

Split and Shared Dual use the same setup controls. Choose the page from Capture + Menu → Dual Setup. Quad has its own Quad Setup.

Knob	Display	Range	What it controls
1	MODE	Single / Split / Shared / Quad	Instrument mode selects Single, Split, Shared Dual, or Quad. Stop audio and performance recording before changing mode.
2	EDIT	A / B	Edit changes the side controlled by the parameter pages.
3	COPY	Turn to apply	Copy duplicates the focused side’s engine, pad, envelope, lane-gain and insert settings to the other side. Samples, cues, recorded notes, the destination’s mute state, shared returns, and Blend stay in place.
4	MUTE	Off / On	Mute fades out the focused side.

Shift + Copy performs the same settings copy directly. After copying, edit the other side to vary its sound while keeping the same engine.

Recording and recall

Each clip stores its mode, programs, source assignments, recorded notes, and automation. The performance recorder captures all active parts together. Audio recording still captures one selected source lane at a time. Shared Dual programs read the same audio: replacing or editing a shared lane changes that source for both.

Single remembers a separate program. A/B sound settings are shared between the multi-instrument layouts; C/D programs and recorded notes remain stored when you select a two-part mode. C/D notes are silent in the two-part layouts and become available again in Quad.

Before upgrading: export a set backup using the backup instructions. The current bank format requires s3g Thru 0.29.0 or newer. Keep an older export if you need to downgrade.

Use the shortcuts reference for the full control map, and External MIDI for part channels and Quad’s channel-specific mixing CCs.