Akai MPC X User Manual page 183

To adjust the velocities of the steps, do any of the following:
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Tap anywhere on the velocity bar of a step. The top of the velocity bar will jump to that point.
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Use the slider on the right edge of the screen to increase or decrease the velocities of all steps.
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Turn the Q-Link knob that corresponds to that step (the Q-Link knobs must be in the Screen edit mode).
Setting a value of 0 (Off) will delete the step.
Use the Nudge < and Nudge > arrows to shift each step left or right (respectively) one step. This is useful for
experimenting with different rhythmic permutations.
Use the slider on the right edge of the screen to increase or decrease the velocities of all steps.
Use the Flip Steps button to switch which steps have notes entered and which do not have notes.
Steps that previously had no notes will now have notes at full velocity (127). Steps that previously had
notes will now be empty.
Tap Presets to show or hide the preset sequence controls. These controls let you manipulate and
transform the velocities of the current bar in the sequence.
The first button will apply ascending or descending velocities to the steps. Each time you tap it, it will
cycle through these options:
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The velocities will ascend to a single peak at the end of the bar.
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The velocities will ascend to two peaks—one after each half of the bar.
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The velocities will ascend to four peaks—one after each quarter of the bar.
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The velocities will descend from a single peak at the start of the bar.
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The velocities will descend from two peaks—one after each half of the bar.
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The velocities will descend from four peaks—one at the start each quarter of the bar.
The second button will set the velocities of the steps to be at the maximum value (127) or minimum
values (1), depending on their position in the bar. Each time you tap it, it will cycle through these options:
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The velocities of the first half of the bar will be set to 1. The velocities of the second half will be
set to 127.
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The velocities of the first and third quarters of the bar will be set to 1. The velocities of the
second and fourth quarters will be set to 127.
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The velocities of the first, third, fifth, and seventh eighths of the bar will be set to 1. The
velocities of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth eighths will be set to 127.
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The velocities of the first half of the bar will be set to 127. The velocities of the second half will
be set to 1.
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The velocities of the first and third quarters of the bar will be set to 127. The velocities of the
second and fourth quarters will be set to 1.
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The velocities of the first, third, fifth, and seventh eighths of the bar will be set to 127. The
velocities of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth eighths will be set to 1.
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