Akai MPC Essentials User Manual page 25

Plugin Program
A Plugin Program lets you send your Sequences' MIDI data through a
loaded plugin.
To turn a Program into a Plugin Program:
1. In the software, click the Main Mode tab.
2. In the Sequence section, click the Type drop-down menu, and
select Plugin. The Plugin Program will automatically be added to
the Project.
3. 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 where your plugins are located. This can be done in the software's
Preferences. See the Preferences: Plugins Tab section for more information.
4. Click the name in the Program drop-down menu, and enter an appropriate Program name.
5. 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.
6. Click the Preset drop-down menu to select a preset for your plugin.
Important: By default, some plugins do not support MIDI volume and pan.
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