Pressing the (A) button once will sequentially cycle through each of the four main modes (Drums, Bass, Chord, and Lead).
- Starting in Lead mode, press the (A) button once. Now you are in Drum mode!
Holding the (A) button turns it into a versatile function or menu button, akin to the shift key on a computer. When you need to access the different features written along the binding of Chorda (like Record, Play, BPM, Octave, etc.), you'll use the (A) button to do so.
- Hold (A) and tap Pad 3 (Chord). No matter what mode you started in, you've now jumped to Chorda mode!
Using the (A) button, you can complete each of these functions:
Function | Combination |
Switch to Drum mode | (A) + Pad 1 (DRUM) |
Switch to Bass mode | (A) + Pad 2 (BASS) |
Switch to Chord mode | (A) + Pad 3 (CHORD) |
Switch to Lead mode | (A) + Pad 4 (LEAD) |
Change Preset | While holding (A), press Pad 1-4 to select your Mode. Then press Bridge up or down to change to the next or previous preset for that Mode. |
Change Song | While holding (A), press Pad 9 (SONG). Then press Bridge up or down to change to the next or previous Song. |
Toggle Arp on/off | (A) + Pad 6 (ARP) |
Record | (A) + Pad 11 (REC) |
Close a loop while recording | (A) |
Stop recording | (A) + Pad 11 (REC) |
Play/pause loop | (A) + Pad 12 (Play/Pause) |
Restart playback from the beginning of loop | Hold (A) + Pad 12 (Play/Pause) for 2 seconds). |
Clear the loop on the current mode | Hold (A) + Pad 10 (CLEAR) for 2 seconds. |
Clear all loops (in every mode) | Hold (A) + Pad 10 (CLEAR) for 4 seconds |
Change BPM | Holding (A), press Pad 7 (BPM). Then press Bridge up or down to adjust tempo. Or, tap out your tempo by holding A and tapping Pad 7 (BPM). |
Octave up | Holding (A), press Pad 5 (OCT). Then, press Bridge up. |
Octave down | Holding (A), press Pad 5 (OCT). Then, press Bridge down. |
Change volume of selected part | Holding (A), press volume up or down. (Ex. If you want to change the volume of Drum mode only, while in Drum mode, hold (A) and increase or decrease volume.) |