Akai MPC User Manual page 140

Edit Zones (only available in Drum Programs) displays an overview of any selected pad(s). Click one of
the checkboxes on the right to select how the selected pads will be edited. In the software, you can
select pads directly in Program Edit Mode by clicking with your computer mouse. On your MPC
hardware, you can select pads by striking them.
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Current: Only the currently active pad (the purple square with an orange border) can be edited.
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Multiple: All selected pads (squares with an orange border; the purple square is the active one) can
be edited simultaneously.
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All: All pads can be edited simultaneously.
Hardware: To select the Edit Zones setting:
1. Enter Program Edit Mode by pressing the Prog Edit button.
2. On any of the tabs (selectable with the Function Buttons), use the Cursor Buttons to select any
field except: Flt Atk, Flt Hld, Flt Dec, Flt Sust, Amp Atk, Amp Hld, Amp Dec, Amp Sust, Dec
Type, or a loaded effect name.
3. Press the Window button.
4. In the window that appears, use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the Edit Mode field to Current,
Multiple, or All.
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If you select Multiple, press the pads you want to select. Use the Pad Bank button to view other
pad banks.
5. Press F4 (Close) when you are done.
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Tip: You can immediately select multiple pads while on any tab in Program Edit Mode (regardless
of the current Edit Zones setting) by pressing and holding the Shift button and pressing each
desired pad. The Edit Zones setting will automatically change to Multiple.
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