Creating A Drum Kit - Akai MPC User Manual

Creating a Drum Kit

Let's start by making a simple drum kit.
Hardware:
1. Press the Browser button and use Cursor Buttons to navigate to where your drum sounds are
located:
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Use the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to move through a list
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Use the Right Cursor Button to enter a selected folder,
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Use the Left Cursor Button to go to the previous folder.
2. To preview a selected sound, press the F3 button (Play). You can also activate the Auto Preview
option with the F2 button (Auto).
3. First, let's load a bass drum. Hit Pad 1 to select it. The pad will be lit in green. Navigate to a bass
drum sample you like and press F6 (Open) to assign it to the selected pad. Now, you can press Pad
1 to play the bass drum sample.
4. To create a simple drum set, repeat the above steps for other pads. We recommend loading a snare
drum, a closed hi-hat, and an open hi-hat. Feel free to add a crash cymbal, too.
Now that your drum kit is set up, you can record a drum Sequence!
The Browser display of the MPC hardware
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