Project Load/Save; Record/Export; General - Akai MPC X User Manual

Project Load/Save

The settings on this screen determine if (and how) projects are automatically saved. If you are using MPC hardware
as a controller, you can also define files to load automatically.
Auto Load File: Use this field to select a project (.xpj) or program (.xpm) to load automatically anytime you open
the MPC software or your standalone MPC hardware.
Note: If the New Project Dialog setting under Project Defaults is set to Demo or Demo/Template/Recent,
selecting Empty Project will load the Auto Load project if one is selected. If no Auto Load project is selected,
choosing Empty project will load an empty project. If you have an Auto Load project selected and would still like
to create an empty project, press and hold Shift and then tap Empty project. If the Project Defaults is set to
Off, the Auto Load project will be loaded on startup.
Enabled: When enabled, your project will automatically save after each Timeout interval. When disabled, your
project will not be automatically saved; you may save only manually.
Timeout: Use this field to select how often your project will automatically save.
Template File: Use this field to select a project template that will load automatically when you select User
Template in the New Project Dialog window. (If you select the Save as Template box when saving a file, it will
be shown in this field.) In order for the User Template option to be available, New Project Dialog (in the Project
Defaults tab) must be set to Demo or Demo/Template/Recent.

Record/Export

The settings on this screen determine the settings for recording and exporting.
Recording Bit Depth: This determines the bit depth of recorded audio.
Include Program Volume/Pan Settings: When enabled, the exported audio or MIDI file will include its volume
and pan settings. When disabled, the volume and pan settings will be set to 0 dB and center (C), respectively.
Bypass Program Effects Plugins: When enabled, the exported audio or MIDI file will include any third-party
effect plugins that are used with it, but those effects will be bypassed (deactivated). When disabled, those effects
will be activated.
Audio Tail Length: This determines the length of an audio tail (silence) that will be applied to the exported audio
file. When set to 0, the audio file will not have any additional audio tail.
Audio Export: This determines what part of the sequence is exported when you click the Export Audio icon.
Track: When this is selected, Export Audio will export the currently shown track in the current sequence.
Program: When this is selected, Export Audio will export all tracks in that sequence that use the currently
shown program.
Main: When this is selected, Export Audio will export all tracks in that sequence that use programs routed to
main outputs.
MIDI Export: This determines what part of the sequence is exported when you click the Export MIDI icon.
Track: When this is selected, Export MIDI will export the currently shown track in the current sequence.
Sequence: When this is selected, Export MIDI will export all tracks in the current sequence.
Bounce Bit Depth: This determines bit depth of the audio file that is exported when you click the Export Audio
icon: 16-bit or 24-bit.

General

The settings on this screen determine how other features work in the hardware and operating system.
Vintage Mode: This determines the type of emulation applied to the audio output. You can apply the particular
sonic qualities of, for example, the MPC3000 or MPC60, or of course no emulation (None).
Audition Auto Play: This determines how long a sample will sound when auto-previewing it.
Audition Outputs: This determines which pair of outputs will play any auditioned sounds (Out 1,2–7,8 in
Standalone Mode, Out 1,2–31,32 in Controller Mode; MPC Live/Live II do not use Out 7,8 and MPC One/Key
61/Key 37 do not use Out 3,4–7,8 in Standalone Mode, but displays them to maintain compatibility with MPC X,
which does use them). These sounds include: samples, programs, and projects in the Browser; sample playback,
Cue Preview, and Slice Preview in Sample Edit Mode; and sample playback in the Keep or Discard Sample
window in the Sampler.
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