Akai MPC User Manual page 125

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Automation: Click the Automation button on Program Channel strip to switch its Automation
between Off, Read (R), and Write (W).
When set to Off, the Program will ignore automation data. If you have already
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recorded or entered automation, clicking the button will switch between Read (R) and
Write (W) only, but you can override this and set it to Off by pressing and holding
Shift on your computer keyboard while clicking the button.
When set to Read, the Program will read automation data but will not record any
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additional automation over it, though you can still manually edit and enter automation.
(Think of this as a protective feature to prevent accidental changes to your
automation while recording.)
When set to Write, the Program can record automation. (If you have any Q-Link
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Knobs assigned to automatable parameters, make sure not to touch any accidentally
while you are recording!)
Hardware:
Press the Q-Link Trigger button to switch the Automation between Off (the button will be unlit),
Read (the button will be lit solid), and Write (the button will flash).
If you have already recorded or entered automation, pressing the Q-Link Trigger button will switch
between Read and Write only, but you can override this and set it to Off by pressing and holding
the Shift button while pressing the Q-Link Trigger button.
To set the Q-Link Trigger button to cycle through the automation states for just the Program or
globally, do the following:
1. Press Shift + Song/Other.
2. Press F1 (Prefs).
3. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the Auto button field
4. Use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the field to Program or Global.
Tip: Set all Programs to the same Automation setting by clicking the Global Automation button in
the upper-right corner of the software window.
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Level: Click the channel fader and drag it up or down to set the level. The level meter to the right of
the fader provides a visual indication of the level. Press and hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS
X) on your computer keyboard and click a fader to return it to its default position.
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