About This User Guide - Akai MPC User Manual

About This User Guide

This manual was written to help you get familiar with the MPC hardware and software.
For consistency and to help prevent confusion, the terminology throughout is based on the MPC
parameter names. You will find the various terms explained in the
end of this manual.
We also used a uniform set of symbols to show topics of particular interest or significance:
Information: Important or helpful information on a given topic.
Hardware: How to use a software feature with your MPC hardware's controls. Note that these
paragraphs are not the only parts of the manual that mention the MPC hardware!
All buttons, controls, and parameters are highlighted in bold characters throughout the manual.
Examples: Press the Prog Edit button.
Turn the Level dial.
Click the Trig menu.
Specific settings or values are indicated in italic characters.
Examples: The Velocity ranges from 0 to 127.
Set your Sample Play to One-Shot or Note-On.
Click the Pad Audio Route menu, and select Out 1,2.
Some parts of this manual refer to other relevant chapters or sections, which are cited in
blue characters. Click the text to skip immediately to that section.
Examples: Read the
For more information about installing the necessary drivers and software, please see
the
To learn more about using send effects, please see the
chapter.
Important Notes
Installation section.
Appendix > Glossary
section before proceeding.
13
chapter at the
bold, italic,
Effects > Send Effects