Editing The X-Y Controller (Joystick); Editing The Keybed - Akai MPK mini plus User Manual

To select the MIDI channel for all the knobs, click the text field next to Keybed & Controls under
MIDI Channel at the top left corner of the window. Then select the desired MIDI channel number (1 –
16) from the drop-down menu. This will affect the X-Y Controller and keyboard as well as the knobs.

Editing the X-Y Controller (Joystick)

You can designate the function for each axis of the X-Y Controller (joystick), allowing you to use it
to manipulate up to four different parameters simultaneously.
To designate the function of the axis, click the X Axis or Y Axis field next to the X-Y Controller
icon and then select the desired function from the drop-down menu:
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Pitchbend: Moving the X-Y controller along this axis will bend the keyboard pitch.
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Single CC: Moving the X-Y controller along this axis will send a CC message.
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Dual CC: Moving the X-Y controller along this axis will send one CC message in the positive
direction (up or right) and another CC message in the negative direction (down or left).
To select the CC message the X-Y Controller sends (when set to Single CC or Dual CC), click
the CC field(s) and then type the desired value (0 – 127).

Editing the Keybed

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To select the MIDI channel for the X-Y Controller, click the
field next to Keybed & Controls under MIDI Channel at the top
left corner of the window. Then select the desired MIDI channel
number (1 – 16) from the drop-down menu. This will affect the
knobs and keyboard as well as the X-Y Controller.
To change the keybed octave range, click the field next to
Octave and select the desired range (-4 to +4) from the
drop-down menu.
To transpose the keybed, click the field next to Transpose
and use the drop-down menu to select the number of
semitones by which you wish to transpose the keybed.
To set the keybed chord mode, click the button next to
Chord Mode to activate chord mode. Then, click the field
next to Type and use the drop-down menu to select the
quality of chord to be played by each key. Select "1-3-5" to
play triads, "+7" or "+7 +9" to add extensions, or choose
"Maj7," "Min7," or "Dom7" (Dominant 7) to play seventh
chords.