Pad Bank Section - Akai MPC Essentials User Manual

If Midi is selected in the Instrument Section, The Q-Link
Knobs' Program Mode will look slightly different. To control a
desired parameter of an external sound generator by MIDI,
you can define a MIDI CC (MIDI Control Change). This can be
any MIDI Control Change from 1 to 128 for every Q-Link Knob. Make sure that your external MIDI device
is able and set to recognize MIDI control change data.
FX Mode
Click the FX button to activate the Q-Link Knobs' FX Mode. To
assign a parameter to a Q-Link Knob in the software:
1. Click a Q-Link Knob and move the mouse to select it for
assigning. The Qlink field will show the number of the selected knob.
2. Click the Trig drop-down menu and select Min or Max. When you hold down the Q-Link Trigger
button on your MPC hardware and touch the top of one the Q-Link Knobs, the corresponding
parameters will jump to either its minimum (Min) or maximum (Max) value.
3. Click the Effect drop-down menu and select one of the effects, which have previously been loaded.
Note: You have to load an effect before its parameters can be assigned to the Q-Link Knobs. All
effects loaded to the pads can have their parameters assigned. See the Effects chapter for more
information about loading effects.
4. Click the Param (Parameter) drop-down menu and select the parameter you want to assign to the
Q-Link Knob. The available parameters depend on the selected effect.

Pad Bank Section

This section lets you select a pad to edit (16 pads across eight banks).
In the software, click the desired pad to select it. To select a different bank,
use the Bank buttons above the pads to specify a bank from A to H.
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