Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 322)

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Need More
Keys, Please!
Musical Typing
functionality will
depend upon your
computer's keyboard.
Many computer
keyboards do not
allow more than three
keys to be pushed
simultaneously.
Please keep in mind
that the MTK is supplied
as a way to make music
and is not necessarily
the best way to play a
keyboard! The good
news is that there are
many affordable “piano
keyboard” controllers
on the market... if even
those are beyond your
price range, there are
plenty of great deals
to be found on ebay or
Craigslist.
PLAYING AND RECORDING NOTES
The MTK has a 17-note range (1 ½ octaves), playable via the computer's keyboard.
Add a Virtual Instrument track and choose a preset. Press the keyboard buttons on
the MTK to trigger notes.Press multiple keys to play chords. Press the SHIFT key to
sustain notes. Adjust the default velocity by clicking the velocity adjust keys < or >. To
bend pitch up or down, click the 1 or 2 keys while playing back notes. To adjust the
modulation amount, click the keys 3 to 8 to choose from off to maximum modulation.
ADJUSTING THE PLAYABLE RANGE
The MTK may be transposed in steps or octaves. To transpose by an octave, press the Z
or X keys. To transpose in half-steps, press the C or V keys. Alternatively, you can click
on a note on the smaller keyboard on the bottom to set the start key of the playable
range.
MUSICAL TYPING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Keys Function
A thru " Mapped to playable notes (white keys)
Q thru { Mapped to playable notes (black keys)
1, 2 Adjust the pitch bend
3 - 8 Adjust the modulation from "off" to "max"
SHIFT Sustain the currently played notes, even if keys are released
Z, X Transpose the playable range by +/- one octave
C, V Tranpose the playable range by +/- one note.
<, > Adjust the default velocity for new notes.