Editing The Keyboard; Keyboard Octave; Keyboard Aftertouch; Keyboard Velocity - Akai MPK 49 Operator's Manual

EDITING THE KEYBOARD

When editing the keyboard, please note that the changes will affect all the keys on the MPK49. The
keyboard properties you can edit include MIDI Channel, Octave, Aftertouch, and Velocity.
MIDI CHANNEL – This is the MIDI Channel on which the keyboard will be transmitting information.
OCTAVE – This is the default octave shift that will be applied to the keyboard when the current Preset is loaded.
AFTERTOUCH – Aftertouch describes pressure applied to the keys after they have been pressed. Aftertouch can
often be used to control the vibrato, sustain or decay of a sound. The Aftertouch setting on the MPK49 can be set to
either "On" or "Off". When set to "Off", the MPK49 will ignore Aftertouch.
VELOCITY – Velocity describes how hard the keys are struck. Most often, velocity is directly mapped to the
perceived loudness of a sound; so the harder you play the keys, the louder the sound will be. The Velocity setting on
the MPK49 can be set to either "On" or "Off". When set to "On", the keyboard will detect how hard the keys are
pressed and translate these values into corresponding MIDI velocities. When set to "Off", MPK49 will output a
constant MIDI velocity, no matter how hard the keys are pressed.
SELECT PROPERTY
PRESS ENTER TO EDIT

KEYBOARD OCTAVE

MIDI CHANNEL FIELD
OCTAVE SHIFT FIELD

KEYBOARD AFTERTOUCH

MIDI CHANNEL FIELD
AFTERTOUCH FIELD

KEYBOARD VELOCITY

MIDI CHANNEL FIELD
VELOCITY FIELD
1. To edit the keyboard, press the [EDIT] button to enter Edit Mode.
2. Now select the keyboard for editing by pressing one of the keys.
3. You will see Page 1 displayed on the screen (shown on the left).
4. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select the property you wish to edit
(Octave, Aftertouch, Velocity).
5. Press [ENTER] to edit the selected property.
1. In the first field of this page, you can set the keyboard's MIDI channel
field by turning the [VALUE] dial.
2. Press [>] to edit the Octave shift.
3. The Octave shift field will begin to blink. Set the shift by turning the
[VALUE] dial (default shift is set to "0").
4. When finished, press [ENTER] to return to Page 1.
1. You can set the keyboard's MIDI channel field by turning the [VALUE]
dial.
2. When done, press [>] to edit Aftertouch.
3. The Aftertouch field will begin to blink. Turn the [VALUE] dial to turn
Aftertouch "On" or "Off" (default is set to "On").
4. When finished, press [ENTER] to return to Page 1.
1. You can set the keyboard's MIDI channel field by turning the [VALUE]
dial.
2. When done, press [>] to edit Velocity.
3. The Velocity field will begin to blink. Turn the [VALUE] dial to turn
Velocity "On" or "Off" (default is set to "On").
4. When finished, press [ENTER] to return to Page 1.
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