Akai MPCX User Manual page 158

Use the KG Polyphony (keygroup polyphony) field to determine how the keygroup will play. When set to 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/samples, the
new pad will immediately mute all other currently playing pads in that program. When set to Poly, several pads can
be triggered at the same time, limited only by the total number of voices available. You can also select a specific
number of pads (2–32) so that you can play up to this many pads at the same time (unless they exceed the total
number of voices available).
Use the Mute Group field to assign the selected pad to one of the 32 available groups. When pads assigned to the
same mute group receive MIDI notes, the last pad played will silence all other pads in that mute group. A mute group
affects pads within that program only; mute groups do not affect pads in other programs.
Layer Play determines 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 of its layer's samples at random.
Sample Play determines 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.
Samples
Each pad can trigger up to four samples, which are
assigned in four individual layers. Each layer has identical,
independently assignable parameters.
Tap the Samples button to cycle through its four available
sections.
To turn Loop Lock on or off, tap the Loop Lock button.
When on, the loop position is the same as the pad start (as
determined in the third and fourth Samples tabs). When
off, the loop position is independent from the pad start.
Use the Sample field to select the sample file for that layer.
Remember that the sample has to be loaded into the
project's sample pool beforehand. For information on how to
load samples into a project, please see the
Semi lets you tune the selected layer 36 up to semitones
up or down.
Fine provides fine-tuning of each layer by cents.
Level lets you adjust the each layer's volume, letting you
control the "balance" of the samples assigned to the
keygroup.
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