Akai MPC X User Manual page 495

Touch FX
Select this mode to use the touch strip as an expressive control for an effect parameter. The effect you control acts
like an insert effect on the selected output.
To configure the Touch FX settings from MPC Studio:
1. Press and hold Shift and press the Touch Strip button to open the Touch FX Setup window in the software.
2. Use the Touch FX Destination field to select where the Touch FX should be applied. You can select the current
Program, a Return, a Submix, or an Output. Click the Insert Touch FX button to add Touch FX to the selected
destination.
3. Once Touch FX has been inserted, you can press and hold Shift and press the Touch Strip button again to
reopen the Touch FX Setup window in the software to configure additional settings:
Touch FX Preset: Use this field to select the desired effect for the touch strip. You can also use the data
dial or -/+ buttons to cycle through the presets as shown on the display once Touch FX has been
inserted to a destination. The specific parameters for each effect can be set by clicking the Touch FX
Setup button at the bottom of the window.
Latch: Check this box to keep the current position on the touch strip even after you release it. The
position will remain in place until you touch another part of the XY pad or until you uncheck Latch.
Touch > Wet/Dry: Check this box to use the touch strip to control the Wet/Dry amount in addition to
the Assigned Parameter as set by clicking the Touch FX Setup button at the bottom of the window.
Wet/Dry: Use this slider to set the blend the original signal (dry) and the effect signal (wet).
Attack: Use this slider to set the length of the attack phase of the envelope, which is triggered when you
make contact with the touch strip. In other words, this determines how long it takes the effect to fully
respond to your touch.
Release: Use this slider to set length of the release phase of the envelope, which is triggered when you
release the touch strip. In other words, this determines how long it takes the effect to fully deactivate
after you release your finger from the touch strip.
Touch FX Setup: Click this button at the bottom of the window in the software to open the effect plugin
setup window to change the parameters for the selected preset.
In this window, you can also use the Assigned Parameter field to select a preset parameter to be
controlled by the touch strip. This can be separate from or in addition to controlling the Wet/Dry amount,
depending on the Touch > Wet/Dry setting.
To close the Touch FX Setup window, click Close in the software, or press and hold Shift and press the Touch
Strip button again.
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