Project Defaults - Akai MPC X User Manual

Record Track Mute and Solo Events: When enabled, track mute and solo events are recorded when you are in
Track Mute Mode (timing correct settings will affect the recorded position events). When disabled, track mute
and solo events will not be recorded while in Track Mute Mode. This feature is useful if you want to use Track
Mute Mode to record track mutes or solos into your sequences as opposed to using Track Mute Mode for
performance or listening purposes only.
Record Pad Aftertouch Events: When enabled, pad aftertouch data (from the MPC hardware's pressure-
sensitive pads) will be recorded. When disabled, pad aftertouch data will be ignored.
Place Events Recorded During Count-In at Start Point: When enabled, pressing a pad during the recording's
pre-count will record that note event at the start of the recording (this is how the MPC3000 worked). When
disabled, no notes will be recorded until the pre-count is finished and recording has begun.
Note: This setting is ignored when recording with the Arpeggiator active.
Truncate Duration: This determines if/how events are cropped if they exceed the length of the current Sequence:
To Sequence Length: If the length of an event exceeds the length of the sequence, it will be truncated. This
ensures that the event will not overlap itself when the sequence loops.
To Sequence End: If an event exceeds the length of the sequence, it will be truncated to the end of the
current sequence. In other words, the event will stop playing when the sequence ends or loops.
As Played: Events will play back exactly as they were recorded, even if they overlap themselves when the
sequence loops.
For example, if you record a note starting on the second bar of a 4-bar loop
and hold it for 5 bars, the note would end: at bar 7 (As Played), at bar 6 (To
Sequence Length), or bar 4 (To Sequence End). See image for details.
Q-Link Swing Control Applies TC Settings on Release: When enabled,
turning the Q-Link knob assigned to Swing and then releasing it will immediately apply that Swing setting. When
disabled, you must use the Timing Correct window to apply the Swing setting.
Display Resolution: This is the display resolution (in PPQN—pulses per quarter note) of pulse values in certain
areas of the operating system. Please note that this setting affects the display resolution, not the timing.

Project Defaults

The settings on this screen determine various default values for any new project that you create.
New Project Dialog: This determines what options you see when you start a new project. When set to Off, a
new project will be empty with no preconfigured settings except for the project defaults shown here. When set to
Demo, you can choose to load a demo project (from several different genres) as a starting point or an empty
project. When set to Demo/Template/Recent, you can choose to load a demo project, a project template file, or
an empty project. You must have a project in the Template File field of the Project Load/Save tab to select a
template in this window.
Default Tempo: This is the default tempo in BPM.
Default Global Tempo: When enabled, the default tempo value will be used for the global tempo. When
disabled, the default tempo will be used for sequences.
Default Sequence Bars: This determines the default number of bars of a new sequence.
Default Time Signature Numerator: This determines the number of beats per bar of a new sequence (the top
number of a time signature).
Default Time Signature Denominator: This determines the value of each beat of a new sequence (the bottom
number of a time signature).
Default Pad Slice: This determines how new samples will play when you load them or record them into a
project. When set to Pad, the Slice menu in Program Edit Mode will be set to Pad, which lets you set the start
point, end point, etc. for the layer. When set to All, the Slice menu in Program Edit Mode will be set to All, in
which the entire sample plays.
Default Drum/Keygroup Filter: This determines the default type of filter that drum and keygroup programs will
use. See Appendix > Glossary > Filter
Default Plugin Synth: This determines the default instrument plugin that a new plugin program will use. Use the
window that appears to select it.
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Bar 1 2 3 4 5 6
To Sequence Length
To Sequence End
7 8
As played
98