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Akai FACTORY PRESET MPK49 Factory Preset Documentation

Akai FACTORY PRESET MPK49 Factory Preset Documentation

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  • Page 1 FACTORY PRESET DOCUMENTATION...
  • Page 2 MPK49 FACTORY PRESET LISTINGS PRESET # PROGRAM LiveLite Reason Cubase Sonar ApplidAc Arturia FxPanBFD FxPanGUR GMedia RobPapen SpectATM SpectRMX SpectTRL Virsyn GMDrums ArkaosVJ 17 - 30 Generic The presets included are only intended to be a starting point for your use. All of these software programs allow incredible amounts of control and by using multiple MIDI channels, controllers, pad modes and program changes, you can easily create some incredible music.
  • Page 3: Using

    MPK49 controller. Within Reason, click on [Preferences] and look under [Control Surfaces and Keyboards]. You should see the Akai MPK49 icon with a green check mark. If it is not checked, click the “Use with Reason” button. Reason is a software program that allows for vast control of its parameters. The...
  • Page 4 The MPK49 preset for Reason makes use of pad banks A, B and C for playing notes. With these three pad banks you get a 3-octave range of pitch control. Pad bank D is configured to be used as a control bank. This pad bank allows you to use the pads as switches for certain features.
  • Page 5 Unit Switch 1 Switch 2 Step Length Switch 3 Switch 4 Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS MCLASS MCLASS EQUALIZER IMAGER Low Shelf Gain Low Width Parametric 1 Gain X-Over Frequency Parametric 2 Gain...
  • Page 6 Switch 17 Switch 18 Switch 19 Switch 20 Switch 21 Switch 22 Switch 23 Switch 24 AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS MIXER 14:2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 Channel 1 Level Channel 1 Level Channel 1 Level Channel 2 Level...
  • Page 7 LFO Sync Enable Switch 17 Switch 18 Switch 19 Switch 20 Switch 21 Switch 22 Switch 23 Switch 24 AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS MALSTROM NN19 Filter A Freq Filter Freq Filter A Resonance Filter Res Filter B Freq Filter Kbd Track...
  • Page 8 Pad D6 Ch6 Play Pad D7 Ch7 Play Pad D8 Ch8 Play Ch9 Play Pad D9 Pad D10 Ch10 Play AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS BV512 VOCODER GROUP2 GLOBAL GROUP1 Drum 9 Level Band Count Band Level 1 Drum 10 Level Shift...
  • Page 9 Select USB AUDIO DEVICE 2 to both the IN PORT and the OUT PORT Press Close. 10. Go to Tools / Cakewalk Generic Surface. 11. Under ‘Presets’ select Akai MPK49. To use the MPK49 transport controls in sonar, do the following: Select Options / Control Surfaces.
  • Page 10 USING THE MPK49 WITH ARTURIA SYNTHS We have made a template file for most of the popular Arturia synths that all work in conjunction with the Arturia Preset on the MPK49. Each Arturia synth has its own MIDI Map file that will automatically assign the functions within that synth.
  • Page 11 Switch 19 Switch 20 Switch 21 Switch 22 Switch 23 Chorus Enable Switch 24 Delay Enable AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS MOOG MODULAR V MINIMOOG V Filter 1 Cuttoff VCF Cutoff Filter 2 Cuttoff VCF Emphasis Filter 3 Cuttoff VCF Env Amount...
  • Page 12 USING THE MPK49 WITH BFD BFD is the premiere software drum module, featuring high-quality drum samples for realistic drum performance. BFD can be used as a standalone computer application, or as a VST instrument which can be dropped into your favorite host environment. We have included a default MIDI map for BFD which gives you access to all the major features of the software.
  • Page 13 AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS BANK BFD LITE Fader 1 DIRECT MASTER Fader 2 OVERHEAD Fader 3 ROOM Fader 4 Fader 5 MASTER Fader 6 Master Dynamics Fader 7 Kick Mic In/Out Fader 8 Snare Mic Top/Bottom Knob 1 OVERHEAD DISTANCE...
  • Page 14 USING THE MPK49 WITH FXPANSION GURU Fxpansion’s Guru software is a very flexible and creative tool for making all kinds of beats and grooves. Guru comes preset with default MIDI note and controller note mappings that serve a bunch of different purposes. Notes can be set to trigger sounds, map a sound chromatically and play it from a keyboard, trigger different patterns and trigger different scenes.
  • Page 15 ImpOSCar.EXE. (Example: "C:\Program Files\GMedia\impOSCar") ODDITY To install the configuration file, click on "SET UP" and choose load. Select the configuration file and choose load. AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS MINIMONSTA IMPOSCAR BANK Cutoff Filter Freq Fader 1 Fader 2...
  • Page 16 USING THE MPK49 WITH ROB PAPEN SYNTHS Installing and loading the MIDI map files: BLUE Mac – Place the file labeled MPK49_Blue.stp in the Applications/Rob Papen/Blue/Blue ECS folder. After starting Blue in your host software, click on ‘Global’. At the bottom right of the GLOBAL page you will see Ex.
  • Page 17 Switch 21 Osc 3 On/Off Switch 22 Osc 3 Free Switch 23 Osc 1>Filter enable Switch 24 Osc 2>Filter enable AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS ALBINO 3 ANALOG DIGITAL osc1 waveform Osc1 Wave Morph osc1 volume osc2 waveform Osc2 Wave Morph...
  • Page 18 USING THE MPK49 WITH STYLUS RMX AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS 1. To use the MPK49 with Stylus RMX you will need to copy the Akai folder from the Spectrasonics-StylusRMX MIDI Templates folder on the CD- ROM to the following folder on your computer.
  • Page 19 MPK49. Select the VirSyn Preset on your MPK49 and the controllers will be mapped to some of the most used functions. AKAI MPK49 PRESET MAPPINGS BANK POSEIDON Wave Env - Attack Fader 1...
  • Page 20 USING THE MPK49 WITH ARKAOS VJ This preset is not specific to Arkaos but is designed to allow you to quickly customize your Arkaos presets. Keyboard – The keyboard is set to the COMMON MIDI channel and has a range from C1 – to C5 on Arkaos. The keyboard is well suited for momentarily triggering video clips or effects.