Layer Section - Akai MPC User Manual

Layer Section

There are several new settings in the Layer section that affect how the sample plays when you trigger its
pad. Click the All tab (with the "list-and-arrow" icon) to show all of them simultaneously. Alternatively,
click Tab 1, 2, 3, or 4 to show a set of the new settings next to the Sample drop-down menu for each
layer. Tab 1 contains the original Semi, Fine, and Level knobs while Tabs 2–4 contain the new settings'
controls.
Important: Please note that these new controls do not change the sample itself; all changes are non-
destructive. This is due to how MPC 1.8 handles sample editing and playback:
When working in Sample Edit Mode and using Chop Mode to divide a sample into slices for your pads,
you can convert a slice using Non-Destructive Slice or Pad Parameters.
A Non-Destructive Slice will let its pad to refer to that slice when you press it; the original sample
remains intact and each slice marker is like a "bookmark" for a pad. In Program Edit Mode, you'll see
that the pad/layer to which it's assigned has its Slice drop-down menu set to the corresponding slice
number in the original sample. Playing that pad will cause it to refer to that slice marker like a
"bookmark" instead of creating an entirely new sample of that slice. This means that you no longer have
to clutter your Project with a new sample for every slice (though you can still use this earlier method, if
you prefer).
A slice converted using Pad Parameters is very similar to a non-destructive slice described above. The
difference is that in Program Edit Mode, the pads/layers they're assigned to have their Slice drop-down
menus set to Pad (instead of the slice number), and the Pad Start and Pad End points will correspond
to the slice markers in the original sample.
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