Akai MPC TOUCH User Manual page 17

12. Shift: Press and hold this button to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated by gray
writing). Alternatively, double-press the desired button.
Double-press this button to see which buttons have secondary functions—the buttons will flash for a
few seconds.
13. Menu/Browse: Press this button to open the Mode Menu. You can tap an option on the Menu
screen to enter that mode, view, etc.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button to view the Browser. You can use the Browser to locate
and select programs, samples, sequences, etc. on your computer as well as in the current project.
14. Main/Track: Press this button to enter Main Mode in the display and software.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button to enter Track View Mode in the display and software.
15. Undo/Redo: Press this button to undo your last action. Hold down Shift and press this button to
redo the last action you undid.
16. Copy/Delete: Press this button to copy one pad to another. When the From Pad field is selected,
press the "source" pad (the pad you want to copy). When the To Pad graphic (of all pads) is
selected, press the "destination" pad. You can select multiple destination pads, and you can select
pads in different pad banks. Tap Do It to continue or Cancel to return to the previous screen.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to delete.
17. –/+: Press these buttons to decrease/increase the value of the selected field in the display.
18. Play: Press this button to play the sequence from the audio pointer's current position.
19. Play Start: Press this button to play the sequence from its start point.
20. Stop: Press this button to stop playback. You can double-press this button to silence audio that is
still sounding once a note stops playing. Quickly pressing this button three times will act as a "MIDI
panic" and shut off all voices and stop all audio processing. You can also press this button to abort
the loading any files that are being loaded (e.g., if you select a project or program by accident).
21. Rec: Press this button to record-arm the sequence. Press Play or Play Start to start recording.
Recording in this way (as opposed to using Overdub) erases the events of the current sequence.
After the sequence plays through once while recording, Overdub will be enabled.
22. Overdub: Press this button to enable Overdub. When enabled, you can record events in a sequence
without overwriting any previously recorded events. You can enable Overdub before or during recording.
23. Tap Tempo: Press this button in time with the desired tempo to enter a new tempo (in BPM) in the
software.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to switch between the sequence tempo and master tempo.
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