Rear Panel - Akai MPC X User Manual

34. Locate: Press this button and then use the pads to add and select locator markers in the timeline. When on, tap
Pads 9-14 to set up to six locators on the timeline, and tap Pads 1-6 to jump to each locator.
Additionally, the current playhead position will be shown on the display in Bars : Beats : Ticks when this button
is activated. Use the data dial or -/+ buttons to move the playhead left or right one beat at a time or press and
hold Shift and use the data dial or -/+ buttons to move the playhead left or right one tick at a time.
To deactivate Locate, enter another display mode (such as Track Select, Program Select, etc.).
35. Automation Read/Write: 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.
36. Tap Tempo / Master: Press this button in time with the desired tempo to enter a new tempo (in BPM).
Alternatively, press and hold this button and then use the data dial or -/+ buttons to coarsely adjust the tempo.
Press and hold both Shift and this button and then use the data dial or -/+ buttons to finely adjust the tempo.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to set whether the currently selected sequence follows its own tempo
(the button will be lit white) or a global tempo (the button will be lit red).
37. Erase: As a Sequence is playing, press and hold this button and then press a pad to delete the note event for
that pad at the current playback position. This is a quick way to delete note events from your sequence without
having to stop playback. When playback is stopped, press this button to open the Erase window where notes,
automation and other sequence data can be erased from the sequence.

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1. USB-B Port: Use the included USB cable to connect this high-retention-force USB port to an available USB port
on your computer. This connection allows MPC Studio to send/receive MIDI data to/from the MPC software on
your computer.
2. MIDI Out: Use the included 1/8"-to-MIDI adapter and a standard 5-pin MIDI cable (not included) to connect this
output to the MIDI input of an external MIDI device (synthesizer, drum machine, etc.).
3. MIDI In: Use the included 1/8"-to-MIDI adapter and a standard 5-pin MIDI cable (not included) to connect this
input to the MIDI output of an external MIDI device (synthesizer, drum machine, etc.).
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