Akai MINIAK Reference Manual page 23

1. Parts
Each part has the following editable parameters:
a. Program: You can make the Program dependent on this
part's Sequence, shown on the MINIAK as (Sequence's pgm). If
you do so, the Multi will change Programs automatically as the
Sequence is changed. Alternately, you can specify that the part
use a particular Program.
To use the Sequence's Program, spin the DATA DIAL all the
way to the left, or press the DATA DIAL twice in quick
succession (double-click).
To specify another Program, twist the DATA DIAL to find the
Program you want.
[MULTI] button and press one of the lower white keys.)
Another way of setting the part's Program is to bring it over from
Programs Mode. Press [PROGRAMS] to enter Programs Mode,
and find the Program that you want.
[PROGRAMS] and press [MULTI], and the part's program will be
set. This works in the other direction as well – hold down
[MULTI] and press [PROGRAMS] to bring the part's Program
over to Programs mode, perhaps for some quick editing.
Press the DATA DIAL again to accept your selection.
b. Sequence: Select the Sequence to be used in this part If you
don't want to use a Sequence, turn the DATA DIAL all the way
to the left (or double-click) to select none.
As with Programs, you can also set the Sequence by bringing it
over from Sequences Mode.
Sequences Mode, and find the Sequence that you want. Then,
hold down [SEQUENCES] and press [MULTI], and the part's
Sequence will be set. This works in the other direction as well –
hold down [MULTI] and press [SEQUENCES] to bring the part's
Sequence over to Sequences Mode.
c. Level: Adjust the part's overall level relative to the other levels
and parts within this Multi.
d. Pan: Adjust the part's left/right pan position.
e. FX Mix: Set the dry/wet effects balance for the part.
A part that is "100% dry" does not use the master effects at all.
On the other hand, if you set a part to "100% wet," all you'll hear
is what comes out of the master effects. The correct effects
balance to use depends on the particular effect, but for most
effects such as phasers and choruses, "70% dry, 30% wet" is a
good place to start. When using the vocoder, you typically don't
want to hear any dry at all, so set the balance to "100% wet."
f. Low Key: Carefully assigning parts and beats to different
portions of the keyboard can make the difference between good
Multis and awesome ones.
In this screen, set the lowest keyboard note to which the part will
respond. Any notes lower than the note you select here will be
ignored by this part.
To select a note, turn the DATA DIAL or play a key. You can use the [OCTAVE] buttons if your
desired note is outside of the current key range.
(To jump to a category, hold down the
Press [SEQUENCES] to enter
Then, hold down
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Switching amongst parts and
beats
To quickly switch between the
parts and beats in a Multi, hold
down the [MULTI] button and
press a white key on the right
side of the keyboard. Parts start
at the A above middle C, and
beats start at the A above that.
For example, if you are editing
"Part A level," hold
[MULTI] and press the B above
middle C to jump to "Part B
level." If you get lost in your
Multi and can't remember which
part is which, try holding down
[MULTI] and running
fingers across the right side of
the keyboard.
Experiment with using one
Program for multiple parts
You can assign one program to
a number of different parts.
Varying levels, Sequences,
transpositions, and more across
the parts can create some
interesting and musical results.
Setting the level to zero
Set the level to 0 to turn a part
off without removing it.
Consider using this tactic works
when you're not entirely sure
whether you want to keep a part
or not.
Use As
Following the Sequence screen,
you may encounter a screen
saying "use as,"
choices being "instrument" or
"drum." Continue reading this
chapter for details
feature.
Effects
All of the parts and beats within
a Multi use either no effect or
else a single, shared effect
(which is selected in a later
screen).
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