Akai MPC User Manual page 230

To load a Program insert effect in Program Edit Mode:
1. In the software, click the Program Edit tab in the Mode Tab Section.
2. If the Program Inserts button is set to Off, click it so it changes to
On.
3. In one of the four Program Inserts slots, click the downward arrow
().
4. Select an effect from the menu that appears.
Note: If the a pad's Pad Audio Route menu is set to anything other than
Program, then Program insert effect will not be applied to that pad.
To load a Program insert effect in Program Mixer Mode:
1. In the software, click the Program Mixer tab in the Mode Tab Section.
2. If the Program Channel strip (on the right edge of the window) is not shown, click
the downward arrow icon (on the left edge of the window) to show it.
3. If the Insert button above the Program Channel strip is not already selected, click
it. Also, if the Inserts button is set to Off, click it so it changes to On.
4. In one of the four Inserts slots of the Program Channel strip, click the downward
arrow ().
5. Select an effect from the menu that appears.
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