Akai MPC TOUCH User Manual page 211

Use the Layer Play selector to determine how multiple samples assigned to the same pad are played:
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Cycle (Cyc): Each time the pad is played, it will play the next layer's sample. In other words, the
samples will cycle through the layers as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4... etc.
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Velocity (Vel): The pad will switch between layers depending on how hard you press a pad.
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Random (Ran): Each time the pad is played, it will play one its layer's samples at random.
Use the Sample Play selector to determine how much of the sample is played.
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One-Shot: The entire sample will play from start to end. Use this when you want to play short
sounds.
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Note-On: The sample will play only as long as the pad is held. This is better for longer samples so
you can control a sound's duration by pressing and holding its corresponding pad.
Use the Pad Polyphony selector to determine how the pad's sound behaves when multiple hits are
registered:
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Mono: Only one pad will sound at a time. If a pad is played while another (or the same one) is still
playing its sample(s), the new pad will immediately mute all other currently playing pads in that
program.
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Poly: Several pads can be triggered at the same time (limited only by the total number of voices
available).
The Velocity Sensitivity controls determine how much the velocity affects the sound's Pitch, Filter
Envelope Attack, Volume (Amp) and Panning (Pan).
When you press a pad softly, only minimal modulation is applied. When you press it harder, the
modulation amount also gets stronger depending on the setting of the corresponding knob.
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