Akai MPC User Manual page 51

Plugin Program
A Plugin Program lets you send your Tracks' MIDI data through a loaded
plugin. This lets you route multiple Tracks through the same plugin
instead of loading an instance of a plugin on every Track (which can be
cumbersome and CPU-intensive).
To turn a Track's Program into a Plugin Program:
1. In the software, click the Main Mode tab.
2. In the Track section, select the Track you want to route to a plugin.
3. Click the Type drop-down menu, and select Plugin. The Plugin
Program will automatically be added to the Project.
4. If your Project already contains the desired plugin, click the Program drop-down menu to select it.
If your Project does not yet contain the desired plugin, click the + icon next to the Program drop-
down menu. A new Program name (Plugin ###) will appear in the Program drop-down menu (you
can click it to enter a new name for it). Then, click the Plugin drop-down menu, select the desired
plugin from the list, and click Select to select it or Close to cancel (in the window that appears, you
can click checkboxes to re-order your list of plugins: Sort by type or Sort by manufacturer). Click
the e button to open the user interface of the loaded plugin.
Remember: You have to specify the disk directory where your plugins are located. This can be done
in the software's Preferences. See the Preferences: Plugins Tab section for more information.
5. Click the name in the Program drop-down menu, and enter an appropriate Program name.
6. Click the MIDI Ch drop-down menu to select a MIDI channel (from 1 to 16) the Plugin Program will
use. Use this setting when you are working with a virtual instrument that supports multi-mode.
7. Click the Preset drop-down menu to select a preset for your plugin.
8. Repeat this process for every Track you want to route to a plugin.
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