Akai MPC User Manual page 224

To edit a control:
1. Select it by doing one of the following:
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clicking it in the software
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pressing or moving it on your hardware
2. In the Edit panel on the left side of the software window, set that
controls' parameters to your preference. The available parameters
depend on whether it is a Q-Link Knob, pad, or the type of button.
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Control (all controls): This determines what message the control
sends to the software (e.g., acting as a specific Q-Link Knob,
acting as a specific pad, entering a specific mode, revealing or
hiding the File Browser, Undo, Tap Tempo, etc.).
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Light LED (all controls): This determines how the control's LED
(or multiple LEDs) on the hardware will behave.
When set to Never, the LED will always be off.
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When set to MIDI Input, the LED will light up when the
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software receives a MIDI message that matches that control.
When set to Local, the LED will light up when you use that
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control and/or MIDI input is received.
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MIDI Channel (all controls): This deteremines over which MIDI
channel (from 1 to 16) the control will send MIDI messages to the
software.
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CC Number (buttons and Q-Link Knobs only): This determines
what Control Change the control will send to the software.
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Mode (Q-Link Knobs only): This determines how the Q-Link Knob
will control its parameter.
When set to Absolute, the Q-Link Knob's current position is
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what determines its parameter's value; moving the Q-Link
Knob may cause its parameter to "snap" to a new position
when using the Q-Link Knob to control different parameters
between different modes.
When set to Relative, moving the Q-Link Knob will adjust its
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parameter upward or downward regardless of its position.
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