Panning; Mute; Send Effects - Akai MPC User Manual

Panning

In the software, click the channel's Pan knob and drag it up or down to set the position. To view
more mixer channels, use the scroll bar under the channel faders at the bottom of the window.
Hardware: To set the panning for a channel, press F3 (Pan) and use the corresponding Q-Link Knob for
editing. You can use the Pad Bank buttons to select different sets of 16 channels.

Mute

In the software, click the channel's Mute button (M) to mute it. To view more mixer channels, use
the scroll bar under the channel faders at the bottom of the window.
Hardware: To mute a channel, press F4 (Mute) and touch the the top of the corresponding Q-Link Knob
to toggle between "mute" and "mute off." You can use the Pad Bank buttons to select different sets of 16
channels.

Send Effects

Important: To use a send effect, you have to load an effect into the
corresponding send effect slot in Track Mixer Mode.
Tip: See the Overview section of the Effects chapter to learn more
about how insert and send effects work in the software.
To load and edit a pad send effect and set its levels:
1. In the software, click the Track Mixer tab in the Mode Tab Section.
2. In the Send Effects column on the right of the software window,
under one of the Return slots, click the downward ( ) arrow of the
slot you want to assign an effect to. Select an effect from the
window that appears.
3. Click the knob for that Return slot and drag it up or down to set the effect level.
4. Click the Program Mixer tab in the Mode Tab Section.
5. Click the desired pad's channel's Send button.
6. Click the Send knob whose number corresponds to the Return slot and drag up or down to adjust
the send level.
Click a loaded effect name to open its graphic user interface for more detailed editing.
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