Quick Start; Playing Sounds; Setting Up Mpk Mini Play With Garageband; Setting Up Mpk Mini Play With Other Software - Akai MPK Mini Play User Manual

Quick Start

Playing Sounds

Note: To play internal sounds, the Internal Sounds button must be engaged.
To access the Drum sounds: There are 10 drum kits available. Press the Drums button and
rotate the encoder to select a drum kit. Tap the pads to trigger the drum kit sounds.
To access the Keyboard sounds: There are 128 Keys programs available. Press the Keys
button and rotate the encoder to select a Keys program. The Keys programs are played with
the 25 keys.
Accessing the Favorites: A Favorite consists of a Keys patch, a Drums patch, and your
effects knobs settings. To access a Favorite, press the Favorites button then tap one of the
pads to call up that Favorite.
Saving a Favorite: You can store up to eight Favorites with MPK Mini Play. To do this, press
the Favorites + Internal Sounds buttons, then tap one of the eight pads to store your Favorite
to that location.

Setting up MPK Mini Play with GarageBand

1. Adjust the power switch on the MPK Mini Play's rear panel to the USB position.
2. Connect MPK Mini Play to your computer using a standard USB cable. (If you are
connecting MPK Mini Play to a USB hub, make sure it is a powered hub.)
3. Open GarageBand. Go to Preferences > Audio/MIDI in GarageBand and select "MPK
Mini Play" as the MIDI input device (the controller may appear as USB Device or USB
PnP Audio Device.
4. Choose from the list of instruments in GarageBand and play the keys on MPK Mini Play
to hear the instrument being played through your headphones or speakers connected to
your computer.

Setting up MPK Mini Play With Other Software

To select MPK Mini Play as a controller for your digital audio workstation (DAW):
1. Adjust the power switch on the rear panel to the USB position.
2. Connect MPK Mini Play to your computer using a standard USB cable. (If you are
connecting MPK Mini Play to a USB hub, make sure it is a powered hub.)
3. Open your DAW.
4. Open your DAW's Preferences, Options, or Device Setup, select MPK Mini Play as
your hardware controller, and then close that window.
Your MPK Mini Play is now able to communicate with your software.
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