Track Mute Mode - Akai MPC User Manual

Track Mute Mode

You can mute or unmute individual Tracks in real time by hitting the pads. This is useful if you want to
hear a Sequence without a particular Track (e.g., muting your keyboard track to focus on the bass) or if
you want to isolate specific sounds or combinations of sounds that are separated by Track.
Tip: This function is similar to, but more convenient than, muting Tracks one at a time in Track Mixer
Mode.
In the software, do the following to use Track Mute:
1. Click the Track Mute button in the Mute Section to activate it.
2. Click the desired bank (A – H) in the Bank section or Pad Bank section.
3. Click a pad in the Pad Bank section to mute or unmute its corresponding Track. Muted pads are lit
red; unmuted pads are lit yellow.
Alternatively, you can click the the miniature pads in Bank section. This section gives you an
overview of all 128 pads at the same time. Unused pads are grayed out.
Hardware:
1. Press F1 (TrkMute) to activate Track Mute.
2. The 16 blocks in the display represent the 16 pads of the current bank. Hit a pad to mute or unmute
its corresponding Track. Use the Pad Bank buttons to switch between the 16 banks, if necessary.
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Muted pads are lit red; unmuted pads are lit yellow. Unused pads do not show a sample name.
The Track Mute section in the display of the MPC hardware
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