Akai MPCX User Manual page 23

To load and edit a bass sound:
1. Press Browse to show the Browser. Then, use the
touchscreen to navigate to where your bass sounds
are located, and load one to the project's sample pool.
(You can look at this earlier section
to do this!)
2. After loading a bass sample to the sample pool, don't
use the Sample Assign tab like you did when creating
a drum program; keygroup programs are different.
Instead, press Prog Edit to enter Program Edit Mode.
3. In Program Edit Mode, tap the Samples tab at the
bottom of the touchscreen to show the four layers of
samples in the program.
4. Double-tap the first Layer field and then tap your bass
sample in the list on the left. Because you're working
with a keygroup program instead of a drum program,
this sample is now playable across all pads.
Tip: On your MPC X, press the Pad Bank D button to
switch to Pad Bank D and press Pad 13. You should
hear the bass sample played back with its original
pitch. You can use the other pads to play your sample
chromatically.
Let's add a second layer and set the layers' velocity
ranges so the bass will sound different when played at a
higher velocity (as a real bass would):
1. Press Browse to show the Browser, select a different
bass sample that sounds similar but a little bit brighter,
and load it to the project's sample pool.
2. Return to Program Edit Mode, and in the Layer tab,
double-tap the second Layer field, and select the new
bass sample. Press a pad to hear both samples will
sound at once. Maybe this new sound is interesting as
it is, but let's make some quick edits to get as close as
we can to a real-life bass sound.
3. Tap the Pan Velocity tab to show its parameters.
4. Tap Layer 1's Vel End knob and turn the data dial to
set it to 80. Do the same to set Layer 2's Vel Start
slider to 81.
Now when you press a pad, the lower velocities (0–80)
will trigger the Layer 1 sample only, while higher
velocities (81–127) will trigger the Layer 2 sample only.
if you forgot how
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