Insert Effects - Akai MPC User Manual

Hardware:
To load a pad send effect and set its return level:
1. Press Shift + Seq Edit / Effects.
2. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the desired slot.
3. Use the Data Dial or the -/+ buttons to open another page to select an effect. Click F4 (Select) to
load it, or click F3 (Back) to close the page.
4. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the effect's Level parameter.
5. Use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the return effect level.
After loading a send effect and setting its return level, set the level the pad sends to it:
1. Enter Program Mixer Mode by pressing the Prog Mix button.
2. Press F4 (Send) to view the pads' channels' send effect levels. (To show another set of 16 pads,
use the Pad Bank buttons to select another bank.)
3. Use the Q-Link Knobs to adjust the send level of the corresponding pads. Alternatively, use the
Cursor Buttons to select the desired pads and use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the level.
4. You can repeatedly press F4 (Send) to cycle through the four available insert effect slots. The small
squares below the tab indicate the currently selected slot.

Insert Effects

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 pad insert effects:
1. In the software, click the Program Mixer tab in the Mode Tab Section.
2. Click the desired pad's channel's Route button.
3. Click the button next to Inserts so it says On.
4. Click the downward arrow ( ) of the slot you want to assign an effect to. Select an
effect from the window that appears.
Click a loaded effect name to open its graphic user interface for more detailed
editing.
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