Key Group Section (Keygroup Program Only) - Akai MPC User Manual

Sample Play determines how much of the sample is played:
• One-Shot: The entire sample will play from start to end. Use this when you want to play short
sounds.
• Note-On: The sample will play only as long as the pad is held. This is better for longer samples so
you can control a sound's duration by pressing and holding its corresponding pad.
Hardware: To edit the Keygroup Play Modes parameters, press the F1 button (Master). Use Q-Link
Knobs Q9 – Q11 for direct access of all three parameters. These parameters are available only in
Keygroup Programs.

Key Group Section (Keygroup Program Only)

Here, you can set additional Keygroup Program parameters.
Tips:
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The loaded sample's root key will determine where the original pitch
is located. For example, if the root key is C3, the original sample is
located at Pad D13.
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In a Keygroup Program, you can also use the pads on your MPC hardware to play samples
assigned to Keygroups. The 128 pads (A01 to H16) correspond to MIDI notes from from note
number 0 to 127, allowing you to easily play a melody with a single sample over a wide range.
KG Select (Keygroup Select) lets you select a specific Keygroup for editing. This parameter works in
conjunction with the No. KG (Numbers of Keygroups) parameter in the Edit Layers section, which lets
you create up to 128 Keygroups within one Keygroup Program. A default Keygroup Program contains
only one single Keygroup. When you have created more than one Keygroup with No. KG, use KG Select
to select any Keygroup for editing. All selects all available Keygroups of a Keygroup Program for
simultaneous editing.
Keytrack allows you to switch a sample's automatic transposition on or off. If this is off, you will always
hear the same pitch of the sample, no matter which note is triggered by pads or a connected MIDI
keyboard.
Level controls the overall volume level of the loaded sample(s).
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