Akai Advance 61 User Manual page 38

Pads
Important: Remember that you can use the Page Left/Right buttons or the Pad Bank buttons to select the
desired bank, which is shown in the upper-left corner of the display.
Note
MIDI Channel
Aftertouch
Mode
On Color / Off Color These determine each pad's color when pressed/on and when not pressed/off.
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This is the MIDI note that the pad will send when you press it.
Tip: You can set whether this appears as a Name (e.g., C1, F#2, etc.) or a Number
(e.g., 36, 66, etc.) in Global
This is the MIDI channel over which the pad will send its MIDI note when you press it.
You can select the Common Channel (Common:##) or any one of Channels A1–16
or B1–16.
If Mode is set to Momentary, this is the type of aftertouch messages the pad will
send after the initial press (if you hold it down).
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Off: The pad will not send aftertouch messages.
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Channel Aftertouch (Chn): The pad will send channel pressure messages.
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Poly Aftertouch: The pad will send key aftertouch messages.
This determines whether the pad's operation is Toggle or Momentary:
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Toggle: Each time you press the pad, it will turn on or off and remain in that
state until you press it again.
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Momentary: The pad will be on for as long as you are holding it down. It will
turn off when you release it.
The available colors for each setting are: Off (no light), Red, Orange, Amber,
Yellow, Green, Green/Blue, Aqua, Light Blue, Blue, Purple, Pink, Hot Pink,
LtPurple (Light Purple), LtGreen (Light Green), LtPink (Light Pink), and Grey. You
can press and release the pads while selecting your colors to test how they look.
Tip: Select contrasting colors for a pad's on and off states to easily see your
presses. You could also select different sets of colors for each pad bank to easily
determine which bank is selected.
Mode.