Recording An Audio Track - Akai MPC X User Manual

Recording an Audio Track

We've already created some MIDI tracks, so let's record some actual audio for our next track:
1. Press Main to go back to Main Mode.
2. Tap the Audio tab at the bottom of the screen. Audio 001 will appear in the Track field.
3. If the channel strip is not already shown on the left side of the screen, tap Input Config (in the lower part of the
screen) or the small eye icon (in the upper-left part of the screen) to show it.
4. Connect a synthesizer or other line-level audio source to the 1/4" (6.35 mm) input/inputs on your MPC
hardware's rear panel, and set the Line/Phono selector to Line (MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Live II), or set the
Inst/Line selector to Line (MPC Key 61).
5. Double-tap the first field (Input __) and select Input 1 or Input 1,2 (depending on your audio source) as the input
source.
6. If the second field is not set to Out 1,2, double-tap it and select that option as the output.
7. Tap the Monitor button to cycle through its three states until it reads Auto (you will hear incoming audio while
the track is record-enabled only).
8. Turn the 3/4 Rec Gain (MPC X), Rec Vol (MPC Live, MPC Live II, MPC One, MPC Key 37, MPC Touch), or Gain
(MPC Key 61) knob to set the input level while playing your audio source. You should now see the level in the
meter. Make sure it does not exceed the maximum level (the meter should not be "peaking" constantly).
9. If Solo and Mute are on, tap or press them so they are off. Also, tap the automation button so it is off/gray (not
green/Read [R] or red/Write [W]). Alternatively, press Read/Write (MPC X), Shift+Automation Read/Write
(MPC Key 61), or Shift+Automation (MPC Key 37).
10. Tap the Record Arm button to record-enable the track. Alternatively, press Rec Arm (MPC X).
11. Press Rec to record-arm the sequence.
12. To start recording, press Play or Play Start—then play your audio source! You should hear your existing
sequence playing in the background.
To stop recording, press Stop.
Record another audio track for your other sequence: Select the other sequence in Main Mode, and create another
audio track (Audio 002) to go with that sequence.
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