Akai MPC Reference Manual page 88

The Paste command allows you to paste the contents of the clipboard by placing the position
marker on a grid location of your choice and perform Paste.
The Clear command allows you to delete the content of the clipboard if you no longer need it.
Preferences opens the MPC's Preferences dialog window, which contains many adjustable
elements of this application. Click on the corresponding tab in the left windows area to select that
page (e.g. Auto Load). Click on the OK button to close the Preferences window. Preferences will
be automatically saved.
In the Mac MPC software, Preferences is located in the MPC menu.
Parameters of the Audio Tab
(for Windows users: If you are using the internal soundcard of your computer, we recommend
downloading the latest ASIO4ALL driver at asio4all.com). Click on the Test button to start a test
tone. This is for checking your audio output. Careful! You should lower the volume on your audio
system beforehand.
The Active Input Channels displays the active installed inputs on your computer system. When
the MPC Renaissance is connected and powered on, the two available ports are displayed. By
checking the corresponding input, you can select the audio input you want to use.
You can also select your desired Sample Rate. What you should select depends on the sample
rates provided by your audio interface, for example, 44100 Hz up to 96000 Hz.
With the Audio Buffer Size you can set the latency of your audio system. Lower values result in a
more immediate playing response but also result in more CPU consumption. If you are working
with larger projects, audible clicks and pops may occur with lower latency settings. Higher values
are much more CPU-friendly but produce a larger latency which results in a delay between hitting
a pad and hearing the corresponding sound. The perfect setting of this parameter depends also
on the performance of the CPU in your computer. You should experiment with some settings to
find the perfect value for your needs.
The Latency Adjust parameter is for setting an offset in milliseconds in case there is a delay in
your audio system.
If you are hearing any latency, we recommend experimenting with this setting after you set
your Audio Buffer Size.
With the Audio Device Type, Input, and
Output parameters, you can select an
audio hardware driver that is installed in
your computer system. If you want to use
the MPC
outputs to record to and play back from
your computer, select ASIO as the
Audio Device
Renaissance ASIO Driver as the Device.
Otherwise, you can select an ASIO
hardware driver of your audio interface
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Renaissance's input
Type and
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