Keyboard shortcuts in live mode
The keyboard is faster than the mouse in live mode. The main keys work in every layout; the pad keys depend on the layout you picked.
Step by step
- Pads in “Perform” and “Stage”:
- 1 to 8: Autoloops 1–8 of the bank shown (in “Perform” the dark bank header, otherwise the bank the last loop came from), with ⇧ slots 9–16.
- A S D F G H J K: static looks 1–8 of the look bank shown, with ⇧ slots 9–16. Looks with a solid line (“hold”) light up only while you keep the key pressed.
- ← →: change the Autoloop bank.
- In “PRIME 4”: 1 to 8 the Autoloops in slots 1–8 of the selected bank, A to K (same row as above) static looks 1–8, with ⇧ 8 further on.
- Pads in “Control One”: 1 to 8 matrix slots 1–8, A to K slots 17–24, with ⇧ 8 further on. Holding ⇧ works like “Shift”.
- In every layout:
- N / P: next / previous Autoloop.
- L: repeat loop on/off.
- T: tap tempo. R: this is the downbeat.
- ↑ ↓: tempo ±1, with ⇧ ±0.1.
- X: strobe while held. W: full white while held.
- U: UV on/off. B: blackout on/off. M: hold movement.
- Esc: all looks, fixed color and position off.
- Space: next step in the run sheet, otherwise pause/resume music or light show.
- V: full screen.
More from “Live mode”
- Opening live modeLive mode plays all Autoloops, static looks and song shows of your project on the 3D stage, and you control them the way you do on the night: on the computer, on the PRIME 4 or on the Control One. That way you see how your shows work together before the gig.Summary
- Live Desk: control your show while you DJThe Live Desk is your own MIDI surface for SoundSwitch: on your computer, tablet and phone. It comes mapped to your show, with the names and colors of your loops and looks. There is nothing to learn or map.Summary
- Spot Director: guide your movers from your phone on the nightWith Spot Director you guide your moving heads from your phone or tablet during the event. Tap the floor and all selected heads go there together. Drag your finger and they follow the couple across the dance floor.Summary
- Choosing the controls: Perform, PRIME 4, Control One, StageAt the top of live mode you choose what the controls look like. Each layout recreates a device, so you pick your shows the same way you do on the night.Summary
- Playing Autoloops and static looks liveIn the “Perform” layout you see SoundSwitch 2.11 in Performance mode, just like on your laptop after clicking “MIDI”: the same tabs, buttons, colors and spacing. You play Autoloops and static looks there just as on the night.Summary