Akai mpk61 User Manual
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14.
16 MPC PRESSURE AND VELOCITY SENSITIVE
PADS – The pads can be used to trigger drum hits or
samples on your software or hardware module. The
pads are pressure and velocity sensitive, which
makes them very responsive and intuitive to play.
15.
PAD BANK buttons – These 4 buttons
switch among pad banks A, B, C, D.
Each bank can address a unique set of 16
sounds, giving you access of up to 64 different
sounds you can trigger with the pads. The currently
selected pad bank will be indicated on the LCD
display
16.
[FULL LEVEL] – When [FULL LEVEL] is activated,
the pads always play back at a maximum velocity
(127), no matter how hard or soft you hit them.
17.
[16 LEVEL] –When [16
LEVEL] is activated, you can
use the pads to change a
selected sound’s velocity in
16 steps. When you press
the button, the last pad that
was hit gets mapped to all
pads. The pads will now
output the same note
number and pressure controller as the initial pad, but
the velocity is fixed at the values shown in the
diagram on the right, regardless of how hard you hit
them. This allows you to have more control over the
velocity of a sound.
18.
[NOTE REPEAT] – Holding this button while striking
a pad causes the pad to retrigger at a rate based on
the current Tempo and Time Division settings. The
Note Repeat feature can be synced to an internal or
external MIDI Clock source. [NOTE REPEAT] can
function as a latching or momentary button.
19.
[SPLIT] – This button divides the keyboard into left
and right sections – A and B, respectively – allowing
you to control two different sets of sounds
simultaneously. When [SPLIT] is activated, its LED
will light up.
20.
[TIME DIVISION] – This button is used to specify the
rate of the Note Repeat and Arpeggiator features.
When [TIME DIVISION] is activated, you can press
one of the 8 switches to specify a time division.
[TIME DIVISION] can function as a momentary or
toggle button.
Please note that while [TIME DIVISION] is active, the
8 assignable buttons will not function as MIDI CC or
Program Change switches until [TIME DIVISION] has
been de-activated.
21.
[ARP ON/OFF] – This button enables and disables
the internal Arpeggiator. The Arpeggiator will only
function on notes being played on the keyboard. The
Arpeggiator feature on the MPK61/MPK88 works in
conjunction with the Tempo and Time Division
settings, which specify the rate of arpeggiation.
Please note that the Arpeggiator can be synced
either to an internal or external MIDI Clock source
(such as a software DAW or a MIDI device).
22.
[LATCH] – This button works in conjunction with the
Arpeggiator. When the Arpeggiator is turned on and
[LATCH] has been enabled, you can hold down a
combination of keys -- the Arpeggiator will memorize
and continue to arpeggiate these notes, even if you
depress the keys. There are a couple of ways to use
the [LATCH] function:
a.
While holding down the keys, you can add
more notes to the sequence by pressing down
additional keys.
b.
If you depress the keys, release them, and
then press down a new combination of notes,
the Arpeggiator will memorize and arpeggiate
the new notes.
23.
[OCTAVE + / -] – These buttons can be used to shift
the keyboard’s range up and down. The display will
indicate which octave you have shifted to. If both
buttons are pressed at the same time, the octave
shift will reset to 0.
24.
[TAP TEMPO] – This button allows you to tap in a
new tempo. If the preset is reloaded, the tempo will
revert to the saved tempo value. (Please note that a
preset’s default tempo can be set in Edit Mode). Tap
Tempo does not work when the MPK61/MPK88 is set
to External sync.
25.
PITCH BEND WHEEL – Transmits MIDI Pitch Bend
information on a selected MIDI channel and port.
26.
MODULATION WHEEL – This wheel can be used to
transmit continuous controller data. By default, the
modulation wheel will transmit MIDI CC #01.
Tip: You can set the dividing point of the
keyboard – or "Split Point" – by simply holding
down the [SPLIT] button and pressing the desired
key on the keyboard.