Akai MPC Reference Manual page 11

7. CURSOR BUTTONS – Use these buttons to navigate through the fields of menus and
options shown in the DISPLAY.
8. DATA DIAL – Use this dial to scroll through the available menu options or adjust the
parameter values of the selected field in the DISPLAY.
9. -/+ – Press these buttons to increase/decrease the value of the selected field in the display.
10. NUMERIC – If the selected field in the DISPLAY is a number, you can press NUMERIC and
use the pads as a standard numeric keypad to enter a value. The numbers are printed in
green above the pads.
11. UNDO / REDO – Press this button to undo your last action. You can undo up to 200 actions.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to redo the last action you undid.
PAD / Q-LINK KNOB CONTROLS
12. Q-LINK KNOBS – Use these touch-sensitive knobs to adjust various parameters and
settings. The knobs can control one column of parameters at a time. Use the SCROLL
KNOB above them to change which column of parameters they currently control.
13. SCROLL KNOB – Use this knob to change which column of parameters the Q-LINK
KNOBS currently control.
14. Q-LINK TRIGGER – Hold this button down, then touch one of the Q-LINK KNOBS to make
that knob's parameter's value jump to its minimum or maximum (depending on the Trig
parameter in the software).
15. PADS – Use these pads to trigger drum hits or other samples in your software. The pads
are velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive, which makes them very responsive and
intuitive to play. The pads will light up different colors, depending on how hard you play
them (ranging from yellow at a low velocity to red at the highest velocity). To disable (or re-
enable) these lights, press PAD ASSIGN then F6 (Velo Col).
If the selected field in the DISPLAY is a number, you can press NUMERIC and use the pads
as a standard numeric keypad to enter a value. The numbers are printed in green above the
pads.
16. PAD BANK BUTTONS – These 4 buttons switch among Pad Banks A – H (press and hold
SHIFT to access Banks E – H). Between these 8 banks with 16 pads per bank, you can
access up to 128 MIDI events using the pads.
17. PAD ASSIGN / PAD COPY – Press this button to assign a sample to a pad. In the display,
the 4x4 grid that appears represents the 16 pads. Use the CURSOR BUTTONS to navigate
through the grid, and use the DATA DIAL or -/+ buttons to select a Program (when the
Program field is highlighted) or a sample (when a pad is highlighted).
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to copy the samples and parameters from one pad
to another. Use the CURSOR BUTTONS to select the From Pad ("source") or To Pads
("destination") field and hit a pad to select it (you can copy to multiple pads). Use the F-
BUTTONS to confirm or cancel the operation.
18. FULL LEVEL / HALF LEVEL – Press this button to activate/deactivate Full Level. When
activated, the pads always play back at a maximum velocity (127), no matter how hard or
soft you hit them.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to activate/deactivate Half Level. When activated,
the pads always play back at half-velocity (63).
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