Operation, Introduction, Display overview – Akai MPX16 User Manual
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Operation
Introduction
MPX16 manages your samples, pads, and their settings by storing them in kits. This chapter
covers the following topics:
Using MPX16 as a USB-MIDI Controller
Using MPX16 as an SD Card Reader
Display Overview
This is an overview of MPX16's display on its Main screen. Use the
Select +/– buttons to move the cursor between the different fields,
and use the Value Dial to change the currently selected field's
setting or value.
Kit: The number of the preset, either a Internal Kit (with an "i" prefix) or a User Kit (with an "e"
prefix).
Sample Location (Loc): Displays the sample location, either MPX16's internal sample library
or an inserted SD card (sold separately).
Sample Name: Displays the name of the selected sample from MPX16's internal sample
library or an inserted SD card (sold separately).
Pad Edit: Displays the currently selected pad and the parameter type: Mix, Sample (Smple),
Envelopes (Envs), Filter/MIDI (Filt), or Utility (Util). Select a pad by pressing it. Select the
parameter type by pressing the Pad Edit button.
Parameters: Displays the four parameters currently controlled by the four Parameter Knobs.
These will vary depending on the parameter type.
Selecting Kits
A "kit" includes each pad’s sample location, name and/or number, and its parameters.
To select a Kit:
1.
Use the Select +/– buttons to move the cursor to the Kit field.
2.
Use the Value Dial to scroll through the kit numbers. (Internal kits have an "i" prefix, and
user kits have an "e" prefix.)
3.
When the desired kit number is shown, wait a few seconds. The kit will load
automatically.
KIT:i06 LOC: INT
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P01 EDIT: MIX
VOL PAN REV CMP
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