Akai Professional Akai MPK Mini Plus 37-Key MIDI Controller - Manual (Page 20)

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10.
Scale Mode: Click this button to enable scale mode. Use the drop-down menu to select the
Key, Scale type, and whether non-scale notes will be silenced or transposed to the nearest
scale note. See
Editing the Keybed to learn more.
11. Chord Mode: Click this button to enable Chord Mode and click the field next to Type to select
the chord type. See Editing the Keybed to learn more.
12. Keybed: Click the field next to Octave to open the drop-down menu to select the keybed
octave range. Click the field next to Transpose and select from the drop-down menu to
transpose the entire keybed up or down. See
Editing the Keybed to learn more. To change the
key velocity sensitivity, see Operation > Editing the Keybed Curve .
13. Arpeggiator: These settings control the timing, range, and general behavior of the arpeggiator.
See Operation > Editing the Arpeggiator to learn more.
Editing a Pad
You can set the Mode, Signal type, and MIDI note for any of the pads in Bank A or Bank B. You can
also set the channel through which all the pads send their MIDI notes.
To set the pad’s Mode, click the field at the top of the pad labeled Momentary to
choose between two modes:
•
In Momentary mode, pressing a pad will play a sound or sample until you
release pressure on the pad, at which point the sound will stop.
•
In Toggle mode, pressing a pad triggers the sound or sample to play in
its entirety, regardless of when you release pressure on the pad. Press the
pad a second time to trigger a Note Off message.
To select the pad’s signal type, click the field labeled Note within the pad and select from the
drop-down menu if you want the pad to send a Note, Program Change, or CC signal when pressed.
To select a pad’s MIDI note,
click the third field within the pad next to Note and then type the
desired MIDI note number ( 0 – 127 ). The MIDI note value will change accordingly. The current MIDI
note value ( C-1 – G9 ) will be displayed on the pad.
To select the MIDI channel for all the pads, click the text field next
to Pad at the top left corner under MIDI Channel . Then, select the
desired MIDI channel number ( 1 – 16 ) from the drop-down menu.
To change the pads’ aftertouch type, click the field undertneath the pads labeled Global Pad
Aftertouch Type and select CHANNEL, POLY, or OFF . Enabling aftertouch allows for additional
MIDI messages to be sent via varying pressure from a pad after it has been pressed down.
CHANNEL mode affects the whole MIDI channel while POLY mode only affects the individual notes
pressed.
To change the Transport mode , click the field next to Transport and select ON to set CC
Transport buttons to send an On message when pressed and released. Select ON/OFF to set CC
Transport buttons to send an On message when pressed and an Off message when released.