Akai MPC X User Manual page 31

15. Grid / Step Seq: Press this button to enter Grid View Mode, where you can view and edit the note events of
each track of a sequence in a project and their velocities.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view Step Sequencer Mode where you can create or edit
sequences by using the pads as "step buttons," simulating the experience of a traditional step-sequencer-style
drum machine.
16. Mix / Pad: Press this button to view the Track Mixer where you can set levels, stereo panning, and other settings
for your tracks, programs, returns, submixes, and main outputs.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button to view the Pad Mixer where you can set a program's levels,
stereo panning, routing, and effects.
17. Mute / Pad: Press this button to view Track Mute Mode where you can easily mute tracks within a sequence or
set mute groups for each track.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view Pad Mute Mode where you can easily mute pads within a
program or set mute groups for each pad within a program.
18. Automation Read/Write / Off: Press this button to toggle the Global Automation state between Read and
Write.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to disable or enable Global Automation.
19. Keyboard Control / MIDI CTRL: Press this button to view the Keyboard Control menu, where you can
customize the functions of the keyboard and wheels, including velocity response, routing, MIDI assignments,
ranges and more.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view MIDI Control Mode, where you can use the device as a MIDI
controller and customize what MIDI messages are sent from the hardware controls.
20. Sample Edit / Sampler: Press this button to view Sample Edit Mode where you can edit your samples using
various functions and processes.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view the Sampler where you can record audio samples to use in your
projects.
21. Timing Correct / On/Off: Press this button to open the Timing Correct window, which contains various settings
to help quantize the events in your sequence.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to turn Timing Correct on and off.
22. Undo / Redo: Press this button to undo your last action.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to redo the last action you undid.
23. Shift: Press and hold this button to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated by white writing).
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