Live Control Mode; Control Bar - Akai MPC X User Manual

Live Control Mode

To open Live Control mode, press Menu (or tap the icon in the upper-left corner of the screen) on your
standalone MPC hardware and then tap Live Control.
Alternatively, press and hold the Menu button and then tap Pad 4 to jump to Live Control mode.
To exit Live Control mode, press Menu (or tap the icon in the upper-left corner of the screen) on your
standalone MPC hardware and then select another mode.
Alternatively, press and hold the Menu button and then tap a pad to jump to another mode.
Live Control Mode consists of three main views, which can be selected by tapping the tabs on the left side of the
display: Matrix View, Mixer View
In each of these modes, you will always have access to the following controls and functions on the display:
Tap a track name to select it.
Tap the stop icons at the bottom of the display to stop clips in the selected track.
Tap the Launch Quantize field (above the scene launch arrows) to set the Launch Quantize value.
Tap the Scene Launch arrows on the right side of the display to launch all clips in that row.
Additionally, MPC's hardware controls are pre-mapped to give you hands-on control of parameters and functions.
See the MPC X Control Map

Control Bar

At the top of the interface is the Control Bar. This toolbar can be configured to one of three presets based on typical
Ableton Live use cases in the Settings window.
To open the Settings window, tap the gear icon in the top-right corner of the display.
Use the Control Bar field to select one of the three preset configurations: Settings, Arrangement or
Performance.
• Session: The Session View configuration is ideal for working in Ableton Live's 8x8 clip launch matrix.
Use the BPM field to adjust the tempo in Ableton Live.
Tap the Phase Nudge Down and Phase Nudge Up icons to temporarily decrease or increase the tempo
in Ableton Live.
Tap the metronome icon to enable to disable the metronome in Ableton Live.
Tap the follow icon to turn following on or off. When set to on, your Ableton Live software display will
move along with playback to keep the current playback position in view. You can adjust the Follow
Behavior in Ableton Live's Preferences.
Use the Position field to select the playback position.
Tap the + icon to enable or disable MIDI Arrangement Overdubbing.
Tap the automation icon to enable to disable automation recording.
• Arrangement: The Arrangement configuration is ideal for working with Ableton Live's linear Arrangement
view.
Use the BPM field to adjust the tempo in Ableton Live.
Use the Position field to select the playback position.
Use the Start field to select the Arrangement loop start point.
Tap the loop icon to enable or disable Arrangement looping.
Use the Length field to select the Arrangement loop length.
• Performance: The Performance configuration is ideal for real-time performance with Ableton Live.
Use the BPM field to adjust the tempo in Ableton Live.
Tap the Phase Nudge Down and Phase Nudge Up icons to temporarily decrease or increase the tempo
in Ableton Live.
Use the Quantize To field to set the time division for quantization: 1/4, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/8 and 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T,
1/16 and 1/16T or 1/32.
and Device Control
and MPC Live Control Map
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