Akai MPC TOUCH User Manual page 65

To load a sample into a keygroup program:
1. In the software window, if the Browser panel is not visible on the left side, click the triangle ( ) in the
lower-left corner to show it.
2. In the Browser, find and select a sample, and then double-click it to add it to the project. Keep in
mind that the sample isn't assigned to a pad yet.
3. Click the Program Edit icon in the upper-left corner of the window to enter Program Edit Mode.
Alternatively, press Ctrl+2 (Windows) or
4. In the Layer section, click the Layer 1 drop-down menu and
select the sample you loaded earlier. This sample is now
playable across all pads.
Tip: On your MPC Touch, press the Pad Bank D button to switch to Pad Bank D and press Pad 13.
You should hear the bass sample played back with its original pitch. You can use the other pads to
play your sample chromatically.
To create complex keygroup programs, you can add more keygroups (up to 128). This is useful when
working with multi-samples (e.g., when programming a real piano).
Tip: Remember that a keygroup program offers up to 128 keygroups, and each keygroup can hold up to
four samples (Layers 1–4). This is a total of 512 samples.
+2 (Mac OS X) on your computer.
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