Akai MPC X User Manual page 204

Layer Play determines how multiple samples assigned to the same pad are played:
• 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.
• 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.
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