Akai MPC X User Manual page 37

14. Edit / XYFX: Press this button to view Program Edit Mode, which contains all parameters for editing your programs.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view XYFX Mode, which turns the touchscreen into an XY pad
where each axis represents the range of an effect parameter. As you touch or move your finger on the
touchscreen, the current position will determine the current value of the two parameters. You can use this mode
to create interesting effect automation on your tracks.
15. Grid / Step Seq: Press this button to enter Grid View Mode, where you can view and edit the note events of
each track of a sequence in a project and their velocities.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view Step Sequencer Mode where you can create or edit
sequences by using the pads as "step buttons," simulating the experience of a traditional step-sequencer-style
drum machine.
16. Mix / Pad: Press this button to view the Track Mixer where you can set levels, stereo panning, and other settings
for your tracks, programs, returns, submixes, and main outputs.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button to view the Pad Mixer where you can set a program's levels,
stereo panning, routing, and effects.
17. Undo / Redo: Press this button to undo your last action.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to redo the last action you undid.
18. Automation / On/Off: Press this button to toggle the Global Automation state between Read and Write.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to disable or enable Global Automation.
19. TC / On/Off: Press this button to open the Timing Correct window, which contains various settings to help
quantize the events in your sequence.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to turn Timing Correct on and off.
20. Load / Looper: Press this button to view the Browser. You can use the Browser to locate and select programs,
samples, sequences, etc.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view the Looper where you can record and overdub audio in real
time—a great tool for live performance as well as spontaneous moments in the studio. You can export the loop
as a sample to use in your project.
21. Save / Save As: Press this button to save the current project.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to open the Save window.
22. Sample Edit / Sampler: Press this button to view Sample Edit Mode where you can edit your samples using
various functions and processes.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view the Sampler where you can record audio samples to use in your
projects.
23. Shift: Press and hold this button to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated by white writing).
24. Arp / Config: Press this button to enable or disable the internal Arpeggiator, whose rate is based on the current
Tempo and Time Division settings.
Press and hold Shift and press this button, or press and hold this button, to configure the Arpeggiator's settings.
25. Latch / Chord: Press this button to enable or disable latch for the Arpeggiator. When latched, you do not have
to hold the keys for the arpeggiation to continue.
Play a chord on the keyboard and then press and hold Shift and press this button to enable Chord Mode.
Playing any note will now play the full chord transposed to the new note with a single key press.
26. Metronome / Config: Press this button to enable or disable the metronome.
Press and hold Shift and press this button, or press and hold this button, to open the Metronome Configuration
window.
27. Keyboard Control / MIDI CTRL: Press this button to view the Keyboard Control menu, where you can
customize the functions of the keyboard and wheels, including velocity response, routing, MIDI assignments,
ranges and more.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view MIDI Control Mode, where you can use the device as a MIDI
controller and customize what MIDI messages are sent from the hardware controls.
28. Tap Tempo / Global: Press this button in time with the desired tempo to enter a new tempo (in BPM). Press and
hold this button to adjust the tempo manually using the data dial.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to set whether the currently selected sequence follows its own tempo (the
button will be lit white) or a global tempo (the button will be lit red).
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