Pad Mute; Pad Group - Akai MPCX User Manual

Pad Mute

You can mute or unmute individual sounds (on a single track)
in real time by pressing the pads. This is useful if you want to
hear a track without a particular sound or if you want to
isolate specific sounds or combinations of sounds.
Tip: This function is similar to muting pads one at a time in the
grid—but more convenient.
To mute pads in this mode:
1. If the Pad Mute tab in the lower-left corner is not already
selected, tap it.
2. Select the desired pad bank. Use the Pad Bank Buttons or
tap a pad bank shown on the left side of the touchscreen.
3. To mute or unmute a pad's sound, press it or tap it in the
touchscreen. Muted pads are lit red. Unmuted pads are lit
yellow. Unused pads do not show any sample names.
To assign pads to pad groups within this tab, turn each of
the Q-Link knobs (when the Screen Control Q-Link button is
selected) to assign each of the pads to a pad group. The
number of each pad's group is shown in its upper-right corner.

Pad Group

The pad group feature extends the concept of pad mutes: you
can mute or unmute multiple pads (on a single track) by
pressing one pad that you have assigned to a mute group. This
is useful if you want to hear a track without a particular group of
sounds or if you want to isolate specific sounds in various
combinations. You can create up to 16 different pad groups.
To use pad groups:
1. If the Pad Group tab in the lower-left corner is not already
selected, tap it.
2. Use the Pad Bank buttons to select the desired pad bank.
3. To select a pad to add to a mute group, press it or tap it
on the touchscreen. The selected pad is lit green. If there are
other pads in the same mute group, they will flash yellow.
4. To add the pad to the mute group, tap the number of the
desired mute group on the left side of the touchscreen. To
remove it from the mute group, tap Off.
Alternatively, turn each of the Q-Link knobs (when the Screen
Control Q-Link button is selected) to assign each of the pads
to a pad group. The number of each pad's group is shown in its
upper-right corner.
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