Akai MPC User Manual page 48

Keygroup Program
To create a Keygroup Program in the software:
1. Click the Main Mode tab to enter Main Mode.
2. In the Track Section, click the Type drop-down menu and select
Keygroup.
3. If the Project does not contain a Keygroup Program yet, a new
Keygroup Program will automatically be added to the Project.
If the Project already contains a Keygroup Program, click the + button next to the Program drop-
down menu.
4. Click the name in the Program drop-down menu, and enter an appropriate Program name.
Hardware: To create a Keygroup Program:
1. Press Main to enter Main Mode.
2. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the Pgm field, and then press the Window button.
3. In the Edit Program window that appears, press F3 (New) to create a new Program.
4. Use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to select Keygroup as the Program type, and then press F5 (Do It)
to confirm or F4 (Cancel) to cancel.
To load samples into a Keygroup Program:
1. In the File Browser, double-click the desired sample. The sample is now loaded in the current
Project.
2. Click the Program Edit tab.
3. Click Layer 1's Sample drop-down menu to select and assign a sample to the Keygroup Program.
The loaded sample can now be played chromatically with the pads or a connected MIDI keyboard.
Hardware:
1. Press the Browser button.
2. Locate the desired sample and press F6 (Open) to load it. The sample is now loaded into the current
Project.
3. Press Prog Edit.
4. Press the F1 (Master) button and use Q-Link Knob Q13 to assign the sample to the Keygroup
Program.
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