Akai MPC User Manual page 310

Hardware: There are several new settings in the Samples tab that affect how the sample plays when
you trigger its pad.
To edit the new Samples settings:
1. Press Prog Edit to enter Program Edit Mode.
2. Press F2 (Samples) to select the Samples tab.
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Press F2 to cycle through the available four pages of the tab.
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Use the Cursor Buttons to select a parameter. Use the Data Dial or –/+ buttons to adjust the
parameter value:
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Slice: This determines what part(s) of the sample will play:
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All: The entire sample will play.
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Pad: The sample will play from the Pad Start position to the Pad End position, described
below. This also lets you activate
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Slice 1, 2, 3, etc.: If you have sliced the sample in Chop Mode, you can select which slice will
play when you trigger the pad.
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Dir: This determines which direction the sample will play:
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Fwd: The sample will play in the normal forward direction.
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Rev: The sample will play in reverse.
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Offset: This determines a time offset for the sample's playback.
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Positive values: When the pad is played, playback will start immediately but at a later point in
the sample specified by the offset value.
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Negative values: When the pad is played, playback will be delayed by the amount specified by
the offset value.
The second Samples tab in Program Edit Mode in the MPC hardware display.
Pad Loop.
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