Quick Access Area
BATTERY's Quick Access area is situated below the Cell Matrix. It provides quick access to the most frequently used tools for cell editing.
The Quick Access area provides quick access to the most frequently used tools for cell editing. The Quick Access area is located below the Cell Matrix, and consists of the Waveform control, Sample selector, and the Quick Access controls. The Quick Access area is displayed at all times, unless the Editor page or Master page is open. For more information, refer to Editor Page and Master Page.
The Quick Access area consists of the following options and controls:
Waveform control: Provides controls to adjust the start and end points of a sample, apply envelopes, quick-load samples, and select sample layers from the cell for editing:
Sample Start/End markers: Adjusts the sample's start and end points, by clicking and dragging the start (S) and the end markers (E), respectively.
Volume Envelope overlay: Only visible when the Volume Envelope module on the Main page is active. For more information on how to adjust the volume envelope settings, see Main Page.
Pitch Envelope overlay: Only visible when the Pitch Envelope module on the Main page is active. For more information on how to adjust the volume envelope settings, see Main Page.
Zooming/scrolling: Click and drag up/down anywhere in the waveform to zoom in/out on the sample, respectively. Click and drag left/right anywhere in the waveform to scroll left/right in the sample.
Sample selector: Displays the name of the currently loaded sample / sample layer. The adjacent arrow buttons allow you to quick-load other samples into the cell. This works in two ways:
In case the current sample was loaded via the Files Browser (see also Files Browser) or per drag-and-drop, clicking on the arrow buttons will load the next/previous sample available in the current sample's folder.
If the current sample was loaded via the Library Browser (see also Library Browser), clicking on the arrow buttons will load the next/previous sample available in the Library, taking into account the tags you have used to narrow down your selection when loading the current sample.
Whenever there is more than one sample layer in a cell, an additional drop-down menu appears on the left side of the sample name field. From that menu, you can select the sample layer to be displayed and edited in the Waveform control.
Note
Keep in mind that the controls on the right side of the Waveform Control (Tune, Pan etc.) affect the whole cell, not the individual sample layers. Tuning, panning, and volume settings for individual sample layers can be done from the Editor page, see Editor Page.
Quick Access controls: This area controls the basic sonic characteristics, and the MIDI key assignments of the selected cell(s).
Tune knob: Changes the pitch of the cell and all sample layers contained, with a range of +3 to-3 Octaves. Turn the knob right to raise the pitch up, and turn the knob left to decrease the pitch down. Hold [Shift] while turning the know to finely adjust the parameter.
Reverse button: Click this button to reverse playback for the cell (and all sample layers contained).
Pan knob: Click + drag this knob to position the cell in the stereo field. [Shift] + click + drag to finely adjust this parameter.
Level meter/slider: Monitors the cell's output level. Click and drag the slider up/down to adjust the level. [Shift] + click + drag to finely adjust this parameter.
Key Range control: Determines the MIDI note(s) that trigger the cell. For example, a Key Range of C2 / C2 means that the cell will play only upon receiving data from MIDI note C2. If you set it to C1 / E1, then all notes in that range will trigger the cell, i.e., C1, C#1, D1, D#1, and E1. You can double-click the field and enter an alphanumeric value, or click the Learn button (MIDI icon) and press two keys on your keyboard, one after the other. Make sure the Selection Follows MIDI Input button in the Header is deactivated when using the Learn button, otherwise the cell focus will switch to another cell when pressing a key on your keyboard. See also, Header.
Phase Invert button: Inverts the phase of the cell.
L/R Swap button: Swaps the stereo channels of the cell.