Entering And Editing Events - Akai MPC User Manual

In the upper-right corner of the List View, there
are some menus and parameters you can adjust:
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Click the Track drop-down menu to select one of the Tracks to view in the grid.
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Click and drag the Total Bars field up or down to change the selected Track's length. The default
setting is 2 bars. The maximum length is 999 bars.
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Click the Time Correct drop-down menu to select the note value to quantize to. Default is 1/16
(16th notes).
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Click and drag the Swing field up or down to set the amount of swing (from 50% to 75%) so you
can "shuffle" your beats—from subtle to extreme.
Hardware: Press the Main button to enter Main Mode, and use the Cursor Buttons to select a field,
and use the Data Dial or the -/+ buttons to set the desired value:
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To change the current Track, select the Trk field. You can also press F3 (Track-) or F4 (Track+).
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To change the number of bars, select the Bars parameter.
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To adjust the Time Correct and Swing, press F1 (T.C.) and select the Note field or Swing field.
Press F5 (Do It) to confirm or F4 (Close) to cancel the operation.
In the lower-right corner of the List View, there are some icons
to let you insert, duplicate, or view events:
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Click the + icon and select the type of event to insert it.
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Click the page icon when an event is selected to copy and paste it immediately after it.
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Click the View drop-down menu and select the type of event to view it: All, Notes, Aftertouch, Track
Automation, Program Automation, Pitch Bend, Control Change, Program Change, Channel
Pressure, Solo/Mute, or Other.
Hardware: Use the Cursor Buttons to select the View field, and use the Data Dial or the -/+ buttons to
set the type of event. To insert or copy an event, please see

Entering and Editing Events

To insert an event at the audio pointer's current position, click the + icon in the lower-right corner of the
List View and select the type.
Hardware: Press F4 (Insert) to open the Insert Event window. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the
Time, Type, or Pad(Note) fields, and use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the value. Alternatively,
simply press the pad you want to use in the Pad(Note) field. Press F5 (Do It) to confirm or F4 (Close) to
cancel the operation.
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