Akai MPCX User Manual page 107

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.
To enter Audio Edit Mode, tap the waveform-and-box icon.
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To enter the 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 here in the Main Mode chapter.
To enter or delete steps in a sequence:
1. Use the Pad –/+ buttons at the bottom 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 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 X, 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. In
this case, use Pad Bank Buttons A and B to view all the steps within a bar.
For time divisions larger than 16, the bar's steps will be represented by multiple pad banks. In
this case, use the left and right arrows (< and >) by the step numbers (1–16, 17–32, etc.) to
change which steps are shown in the sequencer.
Alternatively, use Pad Bank Buttons A and B.
To adjust the velocities of the steps, do either of the following:
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Tap anywhere on the velocity bar of a step. The top of the velocity bar will jump to that point.
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Use the slider on the right edge of the touchscreen to increase or decrease the velocities of all steps.
Use the Nudge < and Nudge > arrows to shift each step left or right (respectively) one step. This is useful for
experimenting with different rhythmic permutations.
Use the slider on the right edge of the touchscreen to increase or decrease the velocities of all steps.
Use the Flip Steps button to switch which steps have notes entered and which do not have notes.
Steps that previously had no notes will now have notes at full velocity (127). Steps that previously had
notes will now be empty.
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