Is it possible to set the button backlight to always on?

DJABE
DJABE Member Posts: 2 Member
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Does anyone know if it’s possible to set the backlights on the buttons to always on (or brighter)? I can’t find anything in the settings.

I have the Vapor Grey M+ which has white buttons and it’s really hard to see the text on them (also white) when not lit.
The text on the pads is also off white and pretty much illegible.

This is slowing down my work flow considerably as I don’t know what any of the buttons do. I’m considering writing on it with a sharpie

It looks nice but is a really bad design choice.

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  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,714 mod
    edited 2:04PM

    This has come up in the past, read this:

    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/891/maschine-vapor-gray-how-to-see-the-label-buttons-better/p1

    Especifically:

    The buttons are actually always backlit but dimmed, this can't be turned off but depending on lighting conditions if it's set to very low it's indistinguishable. Go to Prefs ➡ Hardware ➡ LEDS

    I wonder who had the great idea that white button legends on a white background was a good idea… Anyway, it's possible to take more drastic measures, like editing some files and changing the color of the LEDS but that's a hacky approach that will not work on M+ standalone, only controller mode.

  • PK The DJ
    PK The DJ Member Posts: 2,706 Expert

    I watched a vapor grey M+ unboxing video on YT after reading your post DJABE, and the text on the (white) buttons is black. However, I can see that the text on the pads is a lot lighter, and depending on the angle, can be almost invisible.

    I'm surprised there don't seem to be any replacement pads for sale anywhere. I guess you could get an old (non grey) unit and swap out the pads.

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