ROLI Support

Hi Björn, 

If you're using NOISE and have a drum kit selected, then usually the kick is the first pad in the lower left corner. The layout of the rest of the pads will differ according to what soundpack you're using, so there's no pattern to follow in terms of the layout. The pads' colours are grouped according to the type of hit – so kicks, snares and cymbals will share the same colour.

If you'd like to use the Lightpad M to control a drum kit in a third party application, selecting the Drum Block app in ROLI Dashboard is a great starting point. 

This will make the lower left pad trigger C1 (again, normally the kick) and the rest of the pads ascend chromatically in rows. Logic Pro X's Drum Kit Designer plug-in, for example, has the keys laid out as follows: 

This isn't necessarily standard across all drum plug-ins though. More complex software instruments like BFD3, Geist2 and plug-ins like Drum Rack in Ableton Live will allow you to configure exactly what drum gets triggered by what note; allowing you to choose your own custom layout. 

When using the Lightpad with third-party software, the pads' colours are random but you can change these in ROLI Dashboard by clicking 'Edit'. When you're done, save your changes so you can return to your own drum mode quickly and easily.

I hope this helps!