Tools Menu - Akai MPC User Manual

Tools Menu

Delete Unused Samples deletes any samples not assigned to a pad from the Project.
Important: The samples will be deleted immediately from the project. The software will not ask for
confirmation or allow you to cancel, but you can undo this action (i.e., with the Undo command or
hardware button), if needed.
Tip: You can delete unused samples by clicking the trash can icon in the upper-right corner of the
Project Information, as well.
Show MIDI Keyboard shows or hides a piano keyboard at the bottom of the window, above the
Transport Section. You can also do this by pressing Ctrl+Shift+W (Windows) or +Shift+W (Mac OS X)
on your computer keyboard. You can use these keys to play or enter notes.
MIDI Keys enables or disables the use of your computer keyboard to enter or play a range of 17 MIDI
notes, starting from a C. You can also do this by pressing Ctrl+ W (Windows) or + W (Mac OS X) on
your computer keyboard. Press the [ or ] key on your computer keyboard to shift the range of playable
notes up or down (respectively) by one octave.
On standard US/American computer keyboard, use the A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, and ; keys to play the
white keyboard keys, and use the W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, and P keys to play the black keyboard keys.
If the MIDI Keyboard is shown, the corresponding computer keyboard character will be shown above
each key (though you can still use MIDI keys even if it is hidden).
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