Program Mode - Akai MPC User Manual

Program Mode

Click the Prg button to activate the Q-Link Knobs' Program
Mode. To assign a parameter to a Q-Link Knob in the
software:
1. Click a Q-Link Knob and move the mouse to select it
for assigning. The Qlink field will show the number of
the selected knob.
Hardware: Touch the top of a Q-Link Knob to select
it.
2. Click the Trig drop-down menu and select Min or Max. When you hold down the Q-Link Trigger
button on your MPC hardware and touch the top of one the Q-Link Knobs, the corresponding
parameters will jump to either its minimum (Min) or maximum (Max) value.
Hardware: Use the Cursor Buttons to select the Touch To field, and then use the Data Dial or -/+
buttons to select Min or Max.
3. Click the Pad drop-down menu and select the desired pad you want to control. We recommend
using Q1 for Pad A01, Q2 for Pad A02 etc., so your controller mapping is easy to remember.
4. Click the Change drop-down menu to select the condition for changing a parameter. In most
cases, you should select Real Time, which changes the sound immediately when the Q-Link Knob
is moved. If Note On is selected, the Q-Link Knob's position will affect the sound only when its
corresponding pad is pressed.
5. Click the Param (Parameter) drop-down menu and select the parameter you want to assign to the
Q-Link Knob:
o Sample Layer allows you to switch between Sample Layers 1 to 4. To use this function, each
layer must have an assigned sample with distinct (non-overlapping) velocities. See
Edit Mode > Edit Layers Section
o Tuning controls the sample's pitch.
o Filter Cutoff controls the cutoff frequency of the filter. (Select a pad's filter type in Program Edit
Mode.)
o Filter Resonance controls the resonance value of the filter.
o Filter Env Amount controls the envelope amount of the filter.
to learn how to set sample layer velocities.
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