Arturia MicroLab [9/24] Pitch and modulation touch strips in detail

2.1.2. Pitch and Modulation Touch Strips in detail

The touch-sensitive pitch and modulation strips are low-profile controllers that offer a

different take on the traditional "wheel" design while maintaining their expressiveness. If

you touch the Pitch bend strip at its center and move your finger forward or backward it

will raise or lower the pitch of the played sound. Similarly, moving your finger along the

Modulation strip alters the modulation amount of the played sound, from no modulation

(bottom) to maximum modulation (top).

Arturia's MIDI Control Center software can be used to configure the Pitch strip to either

“Return to Zero” upon release (like a typical spring-loaded pitch wheel) or to hold its released

position. The Mod strip can be configured to control any MIDI CC of your choice. To give you

maximum flexibility and control over your instruments, the MIDI Control Center software

even lets you set separate output MIDI channels for the Pitch and Mod strips that can be

independent from the keyboard's MIDI output channel. Please refer to Chapter 4 of this

guide to learn more about MIDI Control Center.

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♪: The amount of pitch bend and type of modulation you hear when using these controls depends

entirely on your selected preset and how it is programmed. In some cases, you may find that a preset

may not make use of these parameters and in that case, manipulating the touch strip controls of

MicroLab will have no effect on your sound.

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