With Your Daw Only; With External Midi Equipment (Without A Computer); Display And Navigation - Akai ADVANCE 49 Quick Start Manual

With Your DAW Only

You can use Advance 49 as a standard USB MIDI controller for your music creation software. We've created
presets for several popular DAWs so you can use Advance 49 with your projects in the most logical and
intuitive way possible. You can use Advance 49's MIDI Mode to control your DAW (see the
for more information).

With External MIDI Equipment (Without a Computer)

You can connect an external MIDI device (synth, drum machine, etc.) to Advance 49's MIDI Out, letting you
use Advance 49 to control it, whether or not you're connected to a computer. If you aren't connected to a
computer, though, remember to power Advance 49 externally (see
You can use Advance 49's MIDI Mode to control your DAW (see the

Display and Navigation

Advance 49's display shows information
about its current mode and operations.
You can navigate its different modes,
pages, etc. by using the following
controls:
• Data Dial: Use this dial to change a
selected parameter values, settings,
etc. in the display. Press the dial to
enter or confirm a command or
setting.
• Cursors: Use these buttons to
navigate through the menus and
options in the current page in the
display.
• Page Left/Right: Use these buttons to move between the available pages in the display. When there is a
page available to the left or right of the current one, the corresponding button will light up.
• Mode Buttons: Press one of these buttons to enter its primary mode (labeled above the button). Press
and hold Shift and then press one of these buttons to its secondary mode (labeled under the button).
The display contains the essential information you'll need during performance, recording, or production.
When using VIP, though, the VIP software window on your computer may contain additional information,
depending on the current mode. Keep this in mind while exploring the different modes in VIP (see the
following Modes section for more information).
MIDI Mode
Mode
Buttons
Digital Audio
Workstation (DAW)
Features > Rear Panel > Power
Modes section for more information)
Display
Page Left/Right
Modes section
Input).
Data
Dial
Cursors
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