Track Effects - Akai MPC User Manual

After loading a send effect and setting its return level, set the level the pad sends to it:
1. Enter Program Mixer Mode by pressing the Prog Mix button.
2. Press F4 (Send) to view the pads' channels' send effect levels. (To show another set of 16 pads,
use the Pad Bank buttons to select another bank. You can repeatedly press F4 (Send) to cycle
through the four available insert effect slots. The small squares below the tab indicate the currently
selected slot.)
3. Use the Q-Link Knobs to adjust the send level of the corresponding pads. Alternatively, use the
Cursor Buttons to select the desired pad and use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the level.

Track Effects

Track Insert Effects
To load and edit Track insert effects:
1. In the software, click the Track Mixer tab in the Mode Tab Section.
2. Click the desired channel's Insert button.
3. Click the button next to Inserts so it says On.
4. Click the downward arrow ( ) of the drop-down menu of the slot you want to assign
an effect to. Select an effect from the window that appears.
Click a loaded effect name to open its graphic user interface to edit its parameters.
Hardware: To load Track insert effects:
1. Enter Track Mixer Mode by pressing Shift + Prog Mix / Track Mix.
2. Press F5 (Insert) to view the channels' insert effect slots. (You can repeatedly press F5 (Insert) to
cycle through the four available insert effect slots. The small squares below the tab indicate the
currently selected slot.)
3. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the desired channel. (To show another set of 16 channels, select
the Track field in the upper-right corner and use the Data Dial or the -/+ buttons.)
4. Use the Data Dial or the -/+ buttons to open another page to select an effect. Click F4 (Select) to
load it, or click F3 (Back) to close the page.
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To edit an effect's parameters, use the Cursor Buttons to select the effect and press Window. Use
the Cursor Buttons to select a parameter and use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to adjust it.
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