Akai MPC TOUCH User Manual page 132

The left edge contains icons to quickly enter one of five modes. Using this strip of icons, you can
easily jump between them:
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To enter Main Mode, tap the house icon.
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To enter Grid View, tap the grid icon.
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To enter Track View, tap the bars-and-magnifying-glass icon.
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To enter the Step Sequencer, tap the vertical-bars icon.
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To enter XYFX Mode, tap the XY icon.
Use the Time Division selector to set the value that determines how many steps each bar of the
sequence will have. The T indicates a triplet-based value.
Alternatively, tap TC at the bottom of the touchscreen to open the Timing Correct window. This is
described already in the
To enter or delete steps in a sequence:
1. Use the Pad –/+ buttons at the bottom edge of the touchscreen to select the pad whose steps you
want to enter or delete. The current pad number is shown in the upper-left corner.
Alternatively, use the Pad Select feature. Tap and hold Pad Sel, press the desired pad, and then
release Pad Sel. You can also use Pad Select as a "latching" feature: tap Pad Sel so it is activated,
press the desired pad, and then tap Pad Sel once more so it is deactivated.
2. Use the Bar –/+ buttons at the bottom edge of the touchscreen to select the bar of the sequence
whose steps you want to enter or delete. The current bar number is shown in the upper-left corner.
3. Press the pads of your MPC Touch, or tap a button at the bottom of the sequencer. Each pad
corresponds to a step in the bar and will light with a color corresponding to its velocity. Keep in mind
that for time divisions larger than 16, the bar's steps will be represented by multiple pad banks. Use
the Pad Bank Buttons A and B to view all the steps within a bar.
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