Akai MPC User Manual page 81

Across the top of the grid is a
blue strip that indicates where
you are in the Sequence:
• The number in the upper half is the bar number.
• The number in the lower half (of the first beat of the first bar) is the time signature. To change the
time signature, double-click in the measure bar and enter the desired signature in the drop-down
window.
• The red arrows () indicate the start and the end of a Sequence. When a Sequence is played back
using Play Start, the audio pointer will start playing from the first beat of the first bar. If the Loop
function is activated (in the Sequence panel underneath the grid), the Sequence will loop between
the beginning of the first bar and the end of the last bar. When creating a new Sequence, the first
bar will default to Bar 1.
You can change the start point and end point of a Sequence by adjusting the First Bar and Last
Bar parameters in the Sequence section below the grid. The red arrows in the measure bar will be
placed accordingly. For more information on this, please see
The section under the grid is the
velocity/automation lane. Here, you
can edit MIDI velocity data of the
note events in the grid and/or create
and edit complex automation data
for various parameters. The default
parameter visible in the automation
lane is Velocity.
Learn more about velocity in
View > Entering and Editing Note
Events.
Learn more about automation in
View > Recording Automation
well as Grid View > Manually
Entering and Editing Automation
parts of this chapter.
Grid
Grid
as
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Main Mode > Sequence Section.