Akai MPC User Manual page 20

Mode / View Controls
16. Shift: Hold this button down to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated by orange
writing). You can also double-press it to "latch" it for a few seconds. To unlatch it, press it once
more or wait a few seconds for it to unlatch automatically.
17. Main / Track: Press this button to enter Main Mode in the display and software. Hold down Shift
and press this button to enter Track View Mode in the display and software.
18. Browser / Save: Press this button to view the File Browser in the display. Hold down Shift and
press this button to save the current Project (including its samples, Programs, Sequences, and
Songs).
19. Prog Edit / Q-Link: Press this button to enter Program Edit Mode in the display and software. Hold
down SHIFT and press this button to assign a parameter to a Q-Link Knob: use the Cursor
Buttons to select the desired Q-Link Knob, then use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to select the
desired parameter.
20. Prog Mix / Track Mix: Press this button to enter Program Mixer Mode in the display and software.
Hold down Shift and press this button to enter Track Mixer Mode in the display and software.
21. Seq Edit / Effects: Press this button to enter Sequence Edit Mode. Hold down Shift and press this
button to enter the Effects page on the hardware, where you can select and route effects as well as
edit effects' parameters.
22. Sample Edit / Sample Rec: Press this button to enter Sample Edit Mode in the display and
software. Hold down Shift and press this button to enter Sample Record Mode in the display and
software.
23. Song / Other: Press this button to enter Song Mode in the display and software. Hold down Shift
and press this button to enter MIDI Control Mode, which lets you edit various MIDI parameters for
the pads, Q-Link Knobs, and certain buttons on your hardware while in this mode.
24. Step Seq: Press this button to enter Step Sequence Mode in the display and software.
25. Next Seq: Press this button to enter Next Sequence Mode in the display and software.
26. Track Mute / Pad Mute: Press this button to enter Track Mute Mode in the display and software.
Hold Shift and press this button to enter Pad Mute Mode in the display and software.
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