Akai MPC Reference Manual page 12

19. 16 LEVEL – Press this button to activate/deactivate 16 Level. When
activated, the last pad that was hit will be temporarily copied to all 16
pads. The pads will now output the same note number as the initial
pad, but a selectable parameter will be fixed at the values shown in
the diagram on the right, regardless of how hard you hit them. The
available parameters are velocity, tuning, filter, layer, attack or decay.
20. NOTE REPEAT / LATCH – Hold this button down and press a pad to
retrigger that pad's sample at a rate based on the current Tempo and
Time Correct settings (the available Time Correct settings will appear in the display, which
you can select with the F-BUTTONS). Hold down SHIFT and press this button to latch the
Note Repeat feature. When latched, the button does not need to be held down for Note
Repeat to be activated. Press NOTE REPEAT once more to unlatch it.
MODE / VIEW CONTROLS
21. SHIFT – Hold this button down to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated by
orange writing).
22. MAIN / TRACK – Press this button to view the Main screen in the display and software.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to view the Track View screen in the display and
software.
23. BROWSER / SAVE – Press this button to view the file browser in the display. Hold down
SHIFT and press this button to save the current Project (including its samples, Programs,
Sequences, and Songs).
24. PROG EDIT / Q-LINK – Press this button to view the Program Edit screen in the display
and software. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to assign a parameter to a Q-LINK
KNOB: use the CURSOR BUTTONS to select the desired Q-LINK KNOB, then use the
DATA DIAL or -/+ buttons to select the desired parameter.
25. PROG MIX / TRACK MIX – Press this button to view the Program Mixer screen in the
display and software. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to view the Track Mixer
screen in the display and software.
26. SEQ EDIT / EFFECTS – Press this button to enter Sequence Edit mode. Hold down SHIFT
and press this button to enter Effects mode, where you can select and route effects as well
as edit effects' parameters.
27. SAMPLE EDIT / SAMPLE REC – Press this button to view the Sample Edit screen in the
display and software. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to view the Sample Record
screen in the display and software.
28. SONG / OTHER – Press this button to view the Song screen in the display and software.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to enter Other mode, which allows you to set: the
minimum number of taps for the TAP TEMPO button; pad threshold, sensitivity, and curve;
the footswitches' messages; and the Program Change target.
29. STEP SEQ – Press this button to view the Step Sequence screen in the display and
software.
30. NEXT SEQ – Press this button to view the Next Sequence screen in the display and
software.
31. TRACK MUTE / PAD MUTE – Press this button to view the Track Mute screen in the
display and software. Hold SHIFT and press this button to view the Pad Mute screen in the
display and software.
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