KRFT Docs :: The Keyboard

KRFT has a built-in keyboard and drum pad that can be used to play and record melodies and beats. To open the keyboard, edit a Timeline cell (Loop or Fill) and choose the tab with the keyboard icon.

Sound

Above the keyboard is

• A preset picker
• A preset cycle
• A tweak sound button

Keys/Pads

Playing is straight forward: tap and drag around the keyboard / pads.

The vertical position of a touch will be used for the notes velocity.

Bottom toolbar

• More
  • Chromatic – whether to show all notes or just those in the scale
  • Clear – removes all the notes
• Quantize – Whether to perform live quantize. Tries to play notes “in time”
• Velocity – Various dials corresponding to how much a notes velocity controls an aspect of the sound.
• Keyboard
  • Octave – controls the octave of the keys
  • Chord – play more than one note per touch.
  • Spread – controls a delay between chords to create a live feel or arp effect.

Recording

• Tap record (bottom right) to prime recording.
• Once you start playing recording will start automatically and the bar will turn red.
• Tap to complete.
• Recording will overdub the current notes in the cell’s timeline.
• Playing longer than the current length will automatically increase the length as necessary.

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