Front Panel Overview - Akai MPD 32 Quick Start Manual

FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

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1. LCD – The display is used for navigating menus,
displaying data, and affecting change on MPD32's
options and parameters.
2. [VALUE] (Push to Enter) – This dial is used to
increment and decrement Presets, parameter values
and settings. This dial also functions as an [ENTER]
button when it is pressed down.
3. [<] AND [>] – These buttons are used for navigate
through fields of menus and options. The [<] button
also functions as a [CANCEL] button.
4. [PRESET] – This button calls up Preset Mode. You
can select and recall different Preset programs in this
mode.
5. [EDIT] – This button calls up Edit Mode, which allows
you to edit the behavior of pads, knobs, buttons,
faders and default settings for each preset.
6. [GLOBAL] – This button calls up Global Mode,
where MIDI reset commands and global system
preferences are set.
7. [PROGRAM CHANGE] – Pressing this button will
enter Program Change mode. In this mode, you can
send a Program Change or Program with Bank
Change message to a hardware or software module.
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[PREVIEW] – This button allows you to see what
value will be sent by a controller, without actually
sending the value. This gives you precise control
over your parameters and helps avoid erroneous
controller data being sent to your devices due to the
physical position of the controller. This is especially
useful when switching between control banks where,
for example, the physical position of a fader may not
correspond to the last value sent by the controller.
Holding down [PREVIEW] allows you to view the
original value and adjust the physical position of the
fader as necessary before transmitting any values.
TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS – These five
buttons are dedicated buttons for sending transport
control commands. The transport control buttons can
be set to transmit either MMC (MIDI Machine
Control), MMC/MIDI SysEx, MIDI START/STOP or
pre-assigned MIDI CC values.
8 ASSIGNABLE KNOBS – Each 360-degree knob
can be used to send continuous control data to a
desktop audio workstation or external MIDI device.
8 ASSIGNABLE FADERS – Each fader can be used
to send continuous control data to a desktop audio
workstation or external MIDI device.
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