Editing Note Events - Akai MPCX User Manual

Editing Note Events

In the grid, you can see your recorded notes
(or note events) as a sequence.
To enter Grid View, press Main, and then
tap the grid icon on the left edge of the
touchscreen.
In the Grid View, you can do any of the following:
To zoom in or out, tap the magnifying-glass icon in the upper-right corner. Then, in the grid, spread two fingers
apart or pinch two fingers together. You can do this for each axis, horizontal or vertical.
To automatically set the grid to view one pad bank and two bars, tap the grid-and-magnifying-glass icon in
the lower-left corner.
To undo your last action, press Undo.
To redo the last action you undid, press Shift+Undo/Redo.
To enter a note, tap the pencil icon in the upper-right corner. Then, in the grid, tap a square.
To delete a note, tap the eraser icon in the upper-right corner. Then, in the grid, tap a note.
To select a single note, tap the select box in the upper-right corner. Then, in the grid, tap the note.
To select all notes for a pad, press the desired pad.
To move the selected notes, tap Nudge at the bottom of the touchscreen, and then use the data dial or –/+
buttons to shift the notes left or right. By default, you can position notes only by quantization values defined by
the Time Correct value (learn about this feature in
To move the selected notes without restricting ("snapping") them to the quantization grid, tap and hold
Don't Snap in the lower-left corner of the touchscreen, and then use the data dial or –/+ buttons to shift the
notes. In this case, each nudge is equivalent to four ticks.
To adjust the start point or end point of the selected notes (without changing their position), tap Edit Start at
the bottom of the touchscreen, and then use the data dial or –/+ buttons.
To transpose the selected notes up or down, tap Transpose at the bottom of the touchscreen, and then use
the data dial or –/+ buttons.
To switch to the previous or next track, press and hold Shift, and then tap Track – or Track + (respectively) at
the bottom of the touchscreen.
To mute or solo the track, press and hold Shift, and then tap Mute or Solo (respectively) at the bottom of the
touchscreen.
To open the Timing Correct window, press and hold Shift, and then tap TC at the bottom of the touchscreen.
This feature is described in
To adjust the metronome settings, press and hold Shift, and then tap Click at the bottom of the touchscreen.
This feature is described in
To adjust the velocity of the selected notes, tap Velocity at the bottom of the touchscreen, and then use the
data dial or –/+ buttons. The numeric value will appear on the screen.
To show or hide the velocity lane, tap the up arrow (∧) button in the lower-right corner of the touchscreen to
show the velocity lane below the grid. Each note's velocity is represented by a vertical bar. The higher and more
red the bar is, the higher the velocity is.
Tap the up arrow (∧) button once more to show a taller version of the velocity lane after which it will turn into a
down arrow (∨) button, which you can then tap to hide the velocity lane.
Operation > Modes > Main
Operation > Modes > Main
Operation > Modes > Main
Mode.
Mode.
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