Pad Color Mode - Akai MPCX User Manual

Pad Color Mode

Pad Color Mode lets you assign specific colors to your pads in each program.
To enter Pad Color Mode, make sure you have first
selected a track that uses the desired program, and then
press Menu, and tap Pad Color.
Important: If you are already in Pad Color Mode and want
to assign pad colors for another program, exit Pad Color
Mode first, and then select a track that uses the desired
program in another mode.
Use the field in the upper-left corner to set how the pad
lights will display:
Off: The pads will be unlit whether you are playing them
or not.
Classic Velocity: The pads will be unlit while you are not playing them. When you press them, they will light with
colors according to the velocity: red indicates a high velocity, yellow indicates a low velocity.
Fixed: The pads will be lit with their assigned colors whether you are playing them or not.
Off->Velocity: The pads will be unlit when you are not playing them. When you press them, they will light with
their assigned color with a brightness that corresponds with the velocity.
Dim->Velocity: The pads will be dimly lit when you are not playing them. When you press them, they will light
with their assigned color with a brightness that corresponds with the velocity.
Bright->Velocity: The pads will be brightly lit when you are not playing them. When you press them, they will light
with their assigned color with a brightness that corresponds with the velocity.
Use the Empty Pads field in the upper-left corner to set how empty pads will display:
Empty pads off: Pads without any sounds will remain off.
Empty pads dim: Pads without any sounds will remain more dimly lit than pads with sounds assigned.
Empty pads normal: Pads without any sounds will appear the same as pads with sounds assigned.
Use the Single Pad/All Pads select to determine whether you are setting the color for a Single Pad or All Pads.
Tip: To quickly assign that color to all pads in the program, press and hold Shift while tapping a color button.
Use the color buttons to select which color you are assigning.
Tip: To select the color button corresponding a specific pad's color, press and hold Shift, and then press the
pad or tap it on the touchscreen.
Press a pad on MPC X or tap it on the touchscreen to assign the selected color to it.
To make the current pad color settings the defaults for all programs on the same type (e.g., drum programs,
keygroup programs, etc.), tap Make Default. In the window that appears, tap Do It to confirm your choice or Cancel
to cancel.
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