Worlde PANDAMINI II User manual
Worlde PANDAMINI II
MIDI Controller User’s Manual
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Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3. Getting Started..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 WORLDE PANDAMINI II Keyboard Overview .................................................................................................................................. 3
3.2 Setup .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.3 Connecting to a Computer ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.4 Connecting to Mobile Devices.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.5 Using as a Standalone MIDI Controller ............................................................................................................................................ 5
4. Parts and Their Functions .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
4.1 Keyboard ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.2 Trigger pads ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Knobs ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
4.4 Sliders ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.5 Pitch and Modulation touch strips ................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.6 OLED Display ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.7 Value dial(Enter button:push to enter) ............................................................................................................................................ 5
4.8 MENU button ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.9 SHIFT button ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.10 Arp button ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
4.11 Fixed Chord button ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.12 ▶ Playback button ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.13 ● Record button ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.14 > Scene Launch button ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.15 Stop/solo/mute button .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.16 Full sized USB connector ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.17 Sustain Pedal Jack .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.18 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out port ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
5. Basic MIDI Control From Your PANDAMINI II ................................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 MIDI Control Messages ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Programming the Controls on Your PANDAMINI II ........................................................................................................................ 7
5.3 Control assignment ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Assignable Knobs ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
5.5 Assignable Sliders ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
5.6 Assignable Pads ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
5.7 Advanced Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
5.8 Other controls .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
6. Using The PANDAMINI II With Your DAW ....................................................................................................................................... 13
6.1 Using your PANDAMINI II with Ableton Live ................................................................................................................................. 13
6.2 PANDAMINI II Working with other Sequencer............................................................................................................................... 21
7. Appendices ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Appendix A-ASSIGNABLE CONTROLLER PARAMETER LIST .......................................................................................................... 21
Appendix B- Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements ............................................................................................................ 24
Appendix C-Note Value and The Corresponding Numerical Number ............................................................................................... 24
Appendix D- General MIDI Instruments-Program Change Numbers................................................................................................. 25
Appendix E - General MIDI Drums-Note assignments ....................................................................................................................... 26
8. Specifications .................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
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PACKING LIST：
PANDAMINI II*1
USB CABLE*1
USER MANUALS*1
3.5MM TRS MIDI OUT TO MIDI DIN ADAPTOR *1
Note:If it’s multilanguage OLED display for your PANDAMINI II, language selection could be accessed by holding one of the 5
PADS(from Pad1 to Pad5) when power on the PANDAMINI II. 5 different languages for options:Pad1 for English, Pad2 for
Chinese, Pad3 for German, Pad4 for French and Pad5 for Spanish.
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the WORLDE PANDAMINI II USB MIDI controller. PANDAMINI II is a high quality, feature-packed controller
which includes all the essentials to start making music.To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual
carefully.
Your PANDAMINI II midi controller will not make any sound unless it is connected to a computer or other external MIDI gear. This is
because the PANDAMINI II sends MIDI data when you play it and does not produce sound on its own. Instead, it is used to control a
virtual instrument on your computer or a MIDI sound module to generate sounds.
In order to use the functions of this product, you’ll need to make settings in the application you’re using. Make settings as described in
the owner’s manual for your application.
PANDAMINI II integrates perfectly with DAWs (such as Ableton Live, Bitwig and so on) for both production and performance. You can
navigate and control Live’s Session View, play and record clips, adjust effects and much more without ever looking at your computer.
PANDAMINI II’s pads bring your Ableton Session to your fingertips in full RGB colour, so you know exactly which clips you’re launching.
Also, you can make PANDAMINI II the perfect controller for your studio under common mode, where you can customise knobs,sliders and
pads using the MENU button.
PANDAMINI II also has a standard 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out jack for connecting to your hardware synths and drum machines. This means
you can use many of the PANDAMINI II’s functions without a computer.
2. Features
8 high quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance pads with RGB backlit, can be assigned easily as pads, MIDI notes.
25 velocity sensitive mini-keys, with 3 velocity curve and one constant velocity.
4 Assignable rotary knobs, each can be edited by user.
4 Assignable sliders, each can be edited by user.
Brilliant OLED display for immediate parameter setting.
2 touch sensors of dynamic pitch bend and modulation touch strips.
Standard sustain pedal jack, compatible with switch pedal.
Fixed Chord mode.
1xValue Dial(Enter button:push to enter).
Play and record transport control buttons.
Powerful and creative Arpeggiator for generating ideas quickly.
Custom modes for user-defined mappings of knobs,sliders and pads.
USB interface, adaptable to USB 2.0(FULL SPEED).
Connect to your hardware with a standard 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out jack.
Power supplied by USB.
Compatible with Win XP/7/8/10/Vista and Mac OSX.
Compatible with iOS by using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit(sold separately).
Drive free and hot-plug supported.
Ableton Live integration – Launch clips and scenes, play instruments and Drum Racks, capture MIDI, and more.
Integration with other DAWs (Apple Logic Pro X, Propellerhead’s Reason, etc.).
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3. Getting Started
3.1 WORLDE PANDAMINI II Keyboard Overview
3.1.1 Top Panel Overview
3.1.2 Rear Panel Overview
Control Definitions：
1. Keyboard
2. Pitch/Mod Touch strips
3. OLED DISPLAY
4. Value Dial(Enter button:Push to enter)
5. MENU button
6. SHIFT button
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7. Knobs
8. Sliders
9. Trigger Pads(with RGB backlit)
10. Arp button
11. Fixed Chord button
12. ▶Playback button
13. ● Record button
14. > Scene Launch button
15. Stop/solo/mute button
16. USB 2.0 port
17. Sustain pedal
18. Standard 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out jack
19. Kensington Security Slot
3.2 Setup
If you intend to connect your PANDAMINI II keyboard to a computer or mobile devices, please read sections 3.2 to 3.4 first. If you only intend
to use your PANDAMINI II keyboard to control a sound module or synthesizer using the external MIDI OUT you should skip to section 3.5.
3.2.1 Minimum System Requirements
If you are using your PANDAMINI II with a computer, the following minimum system requirements apply:
Windows Mac OS
i3 1.2GHz or higher Macintosh i3*1.2GHz/P4*1.2GHz or higher
(CPU requirement may be higher for laptops)
(CPU requirement may be higher for laptops)
1G RAM OS X 10.3.9 with 1G RAM,
Direct X 9.0b or higher OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 1G RAM
Windows XP (SP2) or higher *G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported.
(Windows 98, Me, NT or 2000 not supported)
WORLDE suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above.
USB hubs are not supported. WORLDE suggests that you connect directly to one of your computer’s built in USB ports.
3.2.2 Using The PANDAMINI II With Your Software
When installed, the PANDAMINI II appears as a simple MIDI device with one input port and one output port. You should select the listed
USB MIDI Controller input port as the MIDI input device in your software. Once this is set, your software should be able to receive notes
and controller data from the PANDAMINI II.
The port name is defined as WORLDE when connecting to USB port.
It will appear as WORLDE in the Device Manager.
3.3 Connecting to a Computer
PANDAMINI II is bus-powered, so it turns on as soon as you connect it to your computer with a USB cable.
3.4 Connecting to Mobile Devices
3.4.1 iOS
To operate your PANDAMINI II with an iOS device, use Apple’s Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter with a separate 2.4A Lightning charger.
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3.4.2 Android
To operate the PANDAMINI II with an Android device we’d like to recommend a USB OTG to USB adapter.
3.5 Using as a Standalone MIDI Controller
The 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out port can be used to connect the PANDAMINI II to a hardware sequencer, an external synthesizer or sound
module. 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out to MIDI DIN adaptor is included.
If you want to use the 3.5mm TRS MIDI output on the PANDAMINI II without a computer, you can power the unit with a standard USB power
supply (5V DC, minimum 500mA).
4. Parts and Their Functions
4.1 Keyboard
When you play the keyboard, MIDI note messages are sent. These messages are read by your computer software or external MIDI gear
and used to generate sound accordingly. The sound played by the keyboard is from your computer software or external MIDI gear. With
the MENU button and Value Dial it’s possible to adjust the keyboard velocity curve, octave, transpose, channel, program change etc. More
details can be found in section 5.
4.2 Trigger pads
The 8 RGB Pads can transmit MIDI note messages. With the ENU button and Value Dial it’s possible to adjust the pad velocity curve, midi
note number, RGB color of the pad backlight etc. More details can be found in section 5.
4.3 Knobs
The 4 knobs can transmit control change messages. It can be assigned to control any editable parameter on the selected device. More
details can be found in section 5.
4.4 Sliders
The 4 sliders can transmit control change messages. It can be assigned to control any editable parameter on the selected device. More
details can be found in section 5.
4.5 Pitch and Modulation touch strips
Pitch bend and modulation are activated by pressing the touch strips. If you touch the Pitch bend strip at its center and move your finger
forward or backward it will alter the pitch of the played sound.
Similarly, moving your finger along the Modulation strip alters the modulation amount of the played sound.
4.6 OLED Display
OLED display is for immediate parameter setting.
4.7 Value dial(Enter button:push to enter)
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This dial is used for incrementing and decrementing Presets, parameter values and settings. This dial also functions as an [ENTER] button
when it is pressed down. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and return to parameter display mode.Then if you
rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current parameters of these controllers.
4.8 MENU button
Press MENU button to select the following functions of PANDAMINI II:Octave, Velocity curve, Pad velocity, Store all parameters, Recall all
parameters, MIDI channel, Program change, Control assign, Transpose, Pad color R, Pad color G, Pad color B, Reset all, CC NUM/Pad
note Controller value.
4.9 SHIFT button
Press Shift and other buttons at the same time to access secondary functions.
Shift is used to select the pads which are great for triggering clips in Ableton Live’s Session View and playing drums. Holding Shift button
lights up the top row of pads. You can then switch between the 2 pad modes:
Session: For triggering clips and navigating Live’s Session View.
Drum: For playing drums with the velocity-sensitive pads.
4.10 Arp button
Press the Arp button to activate the Arpeggiator of the PANDAMINI II.
4.11 Fixed Chord button
While holding the Fixed Chord button, press and release the keys that you wish to be part of the stored ‘fixed’ chord. It only works when
connected with Ableton Live.
4.12 ▶ Playback button
This button controls your DAW’s playback.
4.13 ● Record button
The Record button starts the recording process in your DAW.
4.14 > Scene Launch button
Press shift and Scene Launch button (>) launches scenes in Ableton Live. This means that all of the clips in a row can start together. It only
works when connected with Ableton Live.
4.15 Stop/solo/mute button
Stop/solo/mute: Press this button to switch the functionality of the bottom 8 pads. It only works when connected with Ableton Live.
4.16 Full sized USB connector
Connect the WORLDE PANDAMINI II to your computer with a USB cable via this port.
4.17 Sustain Pedal Jack
The footswitch jack functions as sustain pedal interface.
Note: the default setting for footswitch jack is open meaning that pressing the pedal will function as sustain. If it’s without sustain function
when pressed, it means that the pedal polarity is opposite, so it needs to adjust the polarity by moving the pedal polarity switch to the other
end.
4.18 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out port
The 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out port can be used to connect the PANDAMINI II to a hardware sequencer, an external synthesizer or sound
module. 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out to MIDI DIN adaptor is included.
5. Basic MIDI Control From Your PANDAMINI II
5.1 MIDI Control Messages
There are 135 MIDI controller messages that are used for controlling the MIDI-adjustable parameters in your software or on your external
MIDI gear (0 to127 is the standard MIDI control parameter, 128 to 134 is the special MIDI control parameter). Examples of these controllable
parameters include volume, pan, expression, reverb, chorus and portamento.
The 8 assignable knobs/sliders and 8 assignable pads on your PANDAMINI II keyboard is able to send any of the 128 standard MIDI
controller messages to control such parameters. Please note that in order for these effects to work, the MIDI device you are sending to
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must be able to receive these messages. A full list of these control messages is given in Appendix A.
For example, you may want to set the Knob1 to control the channel volume. This is done by assigning controller 7 to the Knob1 (first on the
left). Examples of other popular effects are listed in the table below. (Please consult Appendix A for the full list.)
Effect Control
Modulation 1
Volume 7
Pan 10
Expression 11
Reverb depth 91
Chorus depth 93
There are many different types of virtual instruments available and most of these respond to MIDI controller messages, allowing you to
control a variety of parameters from your PANDAMINI II keyboard. Please review the manual that came with your software or external gear
to see what these controller numbers are.
5.2 Programming the Controls on Your PANDAMINI II
When programming a physical controller on your PANDAMINI II, the controller that was last used will be the first one selected for
programming. To select a different physical controller for programming, the method is: Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED
dispays “Control assign CC NUMB/Pad note”, then move the physical controller you wish to program. When control assignment mode works,
the OLED displays the following:
5.3 Control assignment
In control assignment mode the 8 assignable knobs/sliders and 8 assignable pads can be programmed to any MIDI controller messages
that are used for controlling the MIDI-adjustable parameters in your software or on your external MIDI gear.
To select a different physical controller for programming, the method is: Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Control
assign CC NUMB/Pad note”, then move the physical controller you wish to program. Input the desired controller value with value dial and
confirm the value with “Enter” button. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode.The OLED displays the following for
control assignment:
5.4 Assignable Knobs
There’re 4 knobs that can be assigned as controller No. independently. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “CC
NUMB/Pad note”, then rotate the knobs you wish to program. Input the desired controller value with value dial and confirm the value with
“Enter” button. For example, you may want to set the Knob1 to control the channel volume. This is done by assigning controller 7 to the
Knob1 (first on the left). The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Control assign CC NUMB/Pad note”.
(2) Rotate R1 knob (first on the left).
(3) Rotate the value dial until the OLED displays “007”. The numbers are the controllers.
(4) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
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5.5 Assignable Sliders
There’re 4 sliders that can be assigned as controller No. independently. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “CC
NUMB/Pad note”, then move the sliders you wish to program. Input the desired controller value with value dial and confirm the value with
“Enter” button. For example, you may want to set the Slider F1 to control the expression control. This is done by assigning controller 11 to
the F1 (first on the left). The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Control assign CC NUMB/Pad note”.
(2) Move F1 slider (first on the left).
(3) Rotate the value dial until the OLED displays “011”. The numbers are the controllers.
(4) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
5.6 Assignable Pads
5.6.1 Pad Note Setting
There’re 8 pads that can be assigned to transmit MIDI note messages (drums, stabs, bass notes, whatever). Press the MENU button
repeatedly until the OLED dispays “CC NUMB/Pad note”, then trigger the pads you wish to program. Input the desired MIDI note messages
with value dial and confirm the value with “Enter” button. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode. For example, you
may want to set the Pad1 to transmit note message 34. This is done by assigning controller 34 to the Pad1. The operation steps is shown as
below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Control assign CC NUMB/Pad note”.
(2) Trigger the Pad1.
(3) Rotate the value dial until the OLED displays “34”. The numbers are the controllers.
(4) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
5.7 Advanced Settings
5.7.1 Keyboard Velocity Curve
Every time you press a key, a MIDI note message is sent with a velocity value between 0 and the maximum; this value specifies how hard
you pressed the key. Since different people have different playing styles, your PANDAMINI II offers 3 different velocity curves and 1 one
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constant velocity as shown below. The default is the first one. You should experiment with the different velocity curves to seek the curve that
best suits your playing style.
Keyboard Velocity Curves
To change the keyboard velocity curve:
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Velocity curve” to start the function of selecting keyboard velocity curve. When
this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Velocity curve” and the Number of current velocity curve. It can be adjusted by value dial and
confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 1, adjusting scale is 1～4. The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays the
following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Velocity curve”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the keyboard velocity curve, the OLED will display the current selected velocity curve.
(3) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
5.7.2 Pad Velocity
The Pad Curve setting is used to set the response curve of all 8 pads. It is not possible to set the response curve of the pads independently.
Your PANDAMINI II offers 3 different pad velocity curves and 1 one constant velocity as shown below. The 3rd one is the constant velocity
with the value 127.
Pad Velocity Curves
To change the pad velocity curve:
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Pad curve” to start the function of selecting pad velocity curve. When this
function is valid, the OLED displays the “Pad velocity” and the Number of current pad velocity curve. It can be adjusted by value dial and
confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 1, adjusting scale is 1～4. The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays the
following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Pad Velocity”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the pad velocity curve, the OLED will display the current selected velocity curve.
(3) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
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5.7.3 OCTAVE+/ OCTAVE-
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Octave” to start the function of Octave. This function allows the keyboard to
change the Pitch up/down by octave. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Octave” and the value of current transposition. It
can be adjusted by value dial. The initial value is 0, adjusting scale is -4～4. The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays
the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Octave”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the keyboard octave, the OLED will display the current octave. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to
exit the edit mode and return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will
display the current parameters of these controllers.
5.7.4 Transpose
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Transpose” to start the function of Transpose. This function allows the keyboard
to change the Pitch up/down by semi-tone. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Transpose” and the value of current
transpose. It can be adjusted by value dial. The initial value is 0, adjusting scale is -12～12. The operation steps is shown as below and the
OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Transpose”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the keyboard transpose, the OLED will display the current transpose. Holding the “Enter” button for 2
seconds to exit the edit mode and return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the
OLED will display the current parameters of these controllers.
5.7.5 Program change
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Program change” to start the function of Program change. Program change is
for adjusting the voice of current channel. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Program change” and the current voice
number. It can be adjusted by value dial and confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 1, adjusting scale is 1～128. The operation steps
is shown as below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Program change”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the keyboard program, the OLED will display the current keyboard program.
(3) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
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5.7.6 MIDI channel
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “MIDI channel” to start the function of Channel selection. Channel selection is for
adjusting the Current MIDI channel. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “MIDI channel” and the current channel number. It
can be adjusted by value dial and confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 1, adjusting scale is 1～16. The operation steps is shown as
below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “MIDI channel”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the keyboard MIDI Channel, the OLED will display the current MIDI channel.
(3) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
5.7.7 Select the Backlit RGB Color of 8 Pads
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Pad color R/G/B” to start the function of selecting the Backlit RGB Color of 8
Pads. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Pad color R/G/B” and the current RGB color number. R is for red, G is for green
and B is for blue. It can be adjusted by value dial and confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 127, adjusting scale is 0～255. For
example, you may want to set the Pad1 with RED color for the RGB backlight. This is done by setting the Pad color R to 127, Pad color G to
0 and Pad color B to 0 to the Pad1. The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Trigger the Pad1.
(2) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Pad color R”.
(3) Rotate the value dial until the OLED displays 127.
(4) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”.
(5) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Pad color G”.
(6) Rotate the value dial until the OLED displays 0.
(7) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”.
(8) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Pad color B”.
(9) Rotate the value dial until the OLED displays 0.
(10) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
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Reference RGB No. for some colors:
COLOR R. G. B
WHITE 127 127 127
BLACK 0 0 0
RED 127 0 0
GREEN 0 127 0
BLUE 0 0 127
CYAN 0 127 127
MAGENTA 127 0 127
YELLOW 127 127 0
ORANGE 127 82 0
5.8 Other controls
5.8.1 Store all parameters
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Store all parameters” to start the function of storing parameters. It stores 3
groups setup value. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Store all parameter” and the current strorage group number. It
can be adjusted by value dial and confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 1, adjusting scale is 1～3. The operation steps is shown as
below and the OLED displays the following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Store all parameter”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to adjust the memory area and the OLED will display the current memory area.
(3) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
5.8.2 Recall all parameters
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Recall all parameter” to start the function of recalling all parameters. When this
function is valid, the OLED displays the “Recall all parameter” and the current strorage group number. It can be adjusted by value dial and
confirmed by Enter button. The initial value is 1, adjusting scale is 1～3. The operation steps is shown as below and the OLED displays the
following:
(1) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Recall all parameter”.
(2) Rotate the value dial to select the memory area and the OLED will display the current memory area.
(3) Press the “Enter” button to confirm and the OLED will display “Done”. Holding the “Enter” button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode and
return to parameter display mode.Then if you rotate the knobs, move the sliders or trigger the pads the OLED will display the current
parameters of these controllers.
5.8.3 RESET
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the OLED dispays “Reset all” to reset the system restoring to factory setting, sending system initial
setting info at the same time. When this function is valid, the OLED displays the “Reset all”. It can be confirmed by Enter button. The OLED
displays the following:
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5.8.4 Sequencer remote control buttons
There are 2 buttons used for Playback and Record control:[>>], [O]. It is common to set the 2 buttons as Sequencer remote control buttons,
it needs to be working with sequencer software.
6. Using The PANDAMINI II With Your DAW
6.1 Using your PANDAMINI II with Ableton Live
With Ableton Live installed, get your PANDAMINI II connected to Mac or PC ‘s USB port with USB cable and it will be automatically detected
and enter Session mode. If you press the Shift button on your PANDAMINI II the pads will be lighting as shown in the picture below. The first
2 pads of the top row are used to select pad behavior and the last pad is for selecting knob behaviour.
If your PANDAMINI II is not automatically detected in Ableton Live, you’ll need to configure Live’s Control Surface Preferences. This could
be done in the ‘Link/MIDI’ Preferences menu in Ableton Live:
‘Link/MIDI' Preferences：
Windows：Options>Preferences>Link/MIDI
Mac：Live>Preferences>Link/MIDI
You need to make settings in the Link/MIDI tab as steps shown below. First, select the PANDAMINI II(Launchkey Mini [MK3]) from the
Control Surface menu. Second, select WORLDE or WORLDE2(Windows) for Input and Output settings. Finally, match the Track, Sync and
Remote settings.
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6.1.1 Session Mode
Hold the Shift button and press the Session pad(the top left pad) to enter session mode on your PANDAMINI II.
Session mode is used to control Ableton Live’s Session view. Session View is a grid that consists of clips, tracks and scenes.
PANDAMINI II’s Session mode provides an 4x2 view of the clips in your Session View.
Example of PANDAMINI II’s pads in Session mode:
Clips are typically loops that contain MIDI notes or audio.
Tracks represent virtual instruments or audio tracks. MIDI clips placed on instrument tracks will play back on the instrument that is
assigned to that track.
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Scenes are rows of clips. Launching a scene will launch all clips in that row. This means that you can arrange clips into horizontal
groups (across tracks) to form a song structure, launching scene after scene to progress through a song.
In Session mode, the pads represent the grid of clips found inside the coloured rectangle in Ableton Live’s Session View. The image
below shows such a rectangle (red) extending from the left-most track to the Master track:
Any changes you make to clip position or colour within Ableton Live will be represented in the Session mode of PANDAMINI II. Unlit (dark)
pads indicate empty clip slots.
You can navigate around Session View by holding Shift and pressing the 4 buttons with arrows as their secondary functions: >, Stop Solo
Mute, Arp, and Fixed Chord.
More specifically, you can move the currently selected grid of clips (inside Ableton Live’s coloured rectangle) up or down by holding Shift
and pressing the following buttons:
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Shift + Scene Launch (>) – This moves the grid of clips up one row.
Shift + Stop, Solo, Mute – This moves the grid of clips down one row.
Holding Shift and pressing Arp (left) or Fixed Chord (right) will select the adjacent left or right track. This will automatically arm the track so
it is ready to receive MIDI. Release Arp or Fixed Chord button first before SHIFT button released.
6.1.2 Launching Clips
Pressing pads will launch clips in the corresponding location in your Session View. Pads will pulse white to indicate that a clip is playing.
Pressing the pad again will relaunch the clip, and pressing an empty pad will stop playback on that track.
How fast clips stop or relaunch is set by Ableton Live’s Global Quantisation chooser, located at the top of the Live screen. By default, this
is set to 1 bar, but can go as fast as 1/32 notes, or as slow as 8 bars. It can also be set to ‘None’ so clips react immediately.
6.1.3 Launching Scenes
Pressing the Scene Launch button (>) launches scenes in Ableton Live. This means that all of the clips in a row can start together.
6.1.4 Stop， Solo， Mute
While in Session mode, it is possible to switch the functionality of the bottom 4 pads so that they no longer launch clips. This is done with
the Stop, Solo, Mute button.
The Stop, Solo, Mute button toggles between four different states which affect tracks in the following ways:
Stop (Purple) – In this state, pressing pads will stop any clip on the corresponding track. The purple pads will be in blue if tracks are not
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playing.
Solo (Yellow green) - In this state, pressing the pads w
ill solo the corresponding tracks, meaning only tracks with Solo on will be heard.
The pads will be in yellow green if tracks are not soloed (ie they are silent) and if soloed they will be in purple.
Mute (Light pink) –In this state, pressing p
ads will mute the corresponding tracks.
The pads will be in yellow green for muted tracks, leaving pads for unmuted tracks at their original light pink colour.
Clips (White) – the fourth press (after toggling through Stop, Solo and Mute) changes the function of bottom pads back to the default
Session mode, where the bottom row of pads will represent clips again . The clips that are playing will be in white color and flickering.
6.1.5 Record / Capture MIDI
Pressing this button triggers Session Record. This will allow you to record what you’re playing to new clips as well as overdub existing
ones.
Holding Shift and pressing Record triggers the Capture MIDI function. This allows you to retrospectively capture any recently played MIDI
notes in the record-armed track. This means that if you are not recording, but you play something that sounds great, you can use Capture
MIDI to send it straight into a clip.
6.1.6 Playing and Recording Drums
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Drum mode transforms the PANDAMINI II’s pads into velocity-sensitive drum pads.
Hold Shift and press the Drum pad (2nd from the top left) to enter this mode.
If a Drum Rack (an Ableton MIDI instrument) is loaded onto the selected Live track, and the PANDAMINI II is in Drum mode, the pads light
up the colour of the track. These pads will play whatever Drum Rack pads are visible on your computer screen.
Hold Shift and press either the > or Stop, Solo, Mute buttons to scroll up/down a Drum Rack’s bank of 128 pads.
When using Ableton’s Drum Racks, Drum mode will – apart from triggering sounds – select the associated Drum Rack pad within a Drum
Rack. This means that on release, the last played Drum Rack pad becomes grey and Ableton Live shows the selected Drum Rack pad on
the screen.
6.1.7 Using Ableton Live Devices
Device mode allows you to control the selected ‘device’ (Ableton or 3rd-party Instruments and Effects) on a Live track. Hold the Shift
button and press the Device pad (4th from top left) to use this mode.
In this mode, knobs and sliders control the first 8 parameters of the selected device. This is especially useful for controlling Live’s 8 ‘macro’
knobs, available on Instrument and Effect Racks.
The above picture shows an Impulse preset called ‘Percussion 1’. Here, the PANDAMINI II knobs and sliders control sample volumes,
sample start and ‘stretch’, as well as delay and reverb amounts.
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6.1.8 Arp
Pressing the Arp button on PANDAMINI II enables the Arpeggiator. After engaging Arp the PANDAMINI II takes your chords and creates
an arpeggio – ie it plays each note of the chord one after another. The Arpeggiator will run as long as keys are held, at the rhythmic value
specified by the Arp Rate.
PANDAMINI II’s Arp is a great way to come up with interesting melodies and progressions with ease.
Arpeggiator Rotary Knobs
When you hold the Arp button the rotary knobs can transform your arpeggios.
Tempo – This knob speeds up or slows down your arpeggio relative to the Arp Rate.
Swing – This knob sets the amount that every other note is delayed, resulting in a swung rhythm. To change the Arpeggiator’s Swing,
press and hold the Arp button, and then turn the knob labelled Swing. By default (centre position), swing will be set to 50% (meaning no
swing), with extremes of 80% (very swung) and 20% (negative swing). Negative swing means every other note is rushed, instead of
delayed.
Gate – Adjusting this knob will create longer or shorter MIDI notes, resulting in either a more ‘staccato’ arpeggio, or a more fluid, ‘legato’
one. This knob goes from 1% to 200% of the space between notes. For notes that have swing applied, both notes retain the same gate
length.
Arp Modes
After turning on Arp you’ll be in 1 of 5 Arpeggiator Modes, each resulting in arpeggios of different note orders. To change the Arp Mode,
press and hold the Arp button, and then press the key corresponding to your desired mode.
Up – Here notes are played in ascending order (ie rising in pitch). If notes are added, the number of notes in the sequence will grow but
remain in ascending order. For example, you may start by holding down a first note - E3 - then quickly add two more notes - C3 and G3.
The resulting arpeggio will be C3, E3 and G3.
Down – This Mode is similar to Up Mode, but notes play in descending order (eg G3, E3, C3).
Up/Down – This arpeggio Mode starts by playing notes in ascending order. Then, after reaching the highest note, the notes descend
towards the lowest note, which plays once before the arpeggio rises again and stop before reaching the lowest note. This means that
when the pattern repeats, the lowest note only plays once.
Played – Here notes are kept repeated in whatever order they were played.
Chord – All notes are played back on every rhythmic step (see Arp Rate). This makes playing fast chords very easy.
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