Akai MPCX User Manual page 116

Use the Tune field to transpose the sample up or down from its original pitch.
Tap From BPM to open the Edit Tuning window, which lets
you tune a sample to the current sequence.
Use the Beats field to match the number of beats in the
sequence.
To tune the sample to the sequence, tap Match. The
Tune field will adjust automatically and close the window.
The sample is now tuned to the sequence.
To tune the sample to the sequence and adjust the
sequence tempo, tap To Sequence. This is the same as
tapping Match but it also changes the sequence's tempo
to the BPM shown in the Tempo field on the right.
To close the window, tap Close.
To enter a tempo manually, use the BPM field.
To detect the tempo automatically, tap Detect. In the Edit
BPM window that appears, you can do any of the following:
•
Use the BPM field to enter a tempo manually.
•
Tap Detect to detect the tempo automatically.
•
Tap Tap Tempo at the bottom of the touchscreen at
the desired rate to use it as the tempo. You can play a
sequence in the background to help with your timing.
•
Tap Close, the X, or anywhere outside the window to
close it.
Use the Root Note field to set the root note of the sample. This defines which note will play the sample at its original
pitch when in a keygroup program.
To select a slice to edit, do either of the following (after you have created slices in Chop Mode):
•
Use the Slice field.
•
Turn Q-Link Knob 16 (Select Slice).
When Link Slices is enabled (after you have created slices in Chop Mode), changing the start point of a slice will also
change the end point of the previous slice. Similarly, changing the end point of a slice will also change the start point
of the next slice. Disable Link Slices if you are trying to create slices that use non-contiguous parts of the sample.
To enable or disable this feature, tap the Link Slices button.
Important: Link Slices must be disabled to make slices nonsequential, noncontiguous, or overlapping.
0 Snap forces start points, end points, and loop points to occur only at the waveform's "zero-crossings." This can
help to avoid clicks and glitches when playing a sample.
To enable or disable 0 Snap, press and hold Shift, and then tap 0 Snap at the bottom of the touchscreen.
To enable or disable the loop function, press and hold Shift, and then tap Loop at the bottom of the touchscreen.
This switches the loop function between Forward and off. The loop function is described earlier.
116