Akai MPK49 Operation Manual - Page 6

14. 12 MPC PRESSURE AND VELOCITY SENSITIVE PADS - The pads can be used to trigger drum hits or samples on your software or hardware module. The pads are pressure and velocity sensitive, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play. 15. PAD BANK buttons - These 4 buttons switch among pad banks A, B, C, D. Each bank can address a unique set of 12 sounds, giving you access of up to 48 different sounds you can trigger with the pads. The currently selected pad bank will be indicated on the LCD display 16. [FULL LEVEL] - When [FULL LEVEL] is activated, the pads always play back at a maximum velocity (127), no matter how hard or soft you hit them. 17. [12 LEVEL] - When [12 LEVEL] is activated, you can use the 12 pads to change a selected sound's velocity in 12 steps. When you press the [12 LEVEL] button, the last pad that was hit gets mapped to all 12 pads. The pads will now output the same note number and pressure controller as the initial pad, but the velocity is fixed at the values shown in the diagram on the right, regardless of how hard you hit them. This allows you to have more control over the velocity of a sound. 18. [NOTE REPEAT] - Holding this button while striking a pad causes the pad to retrigger at a rate based on the current Tempo and Time Division settings. The Note Repeat feature can be synced to an internal or external MIDI Clock source. [NOTE REPEAT] can function as a latching or momentary button 19. [TIME DIVISION] - This button is used to specify the rate of the Note Repeat and Arpeggiator features. When [TIME DIVISION] is activated, you can press one of the 8 switches to specify a time division. [TIME DIVISION] can function as a momentary or toggle button. Please note that while [TIME DIVISION] is active, the 8 assignable buttons will not function as MIDI CC or Program Change switches until [TIME DIVISION] has been deactivated. 20. [ARP ON/OFF] - This button enables and disables the internal Arpeggiator. The Arpeggiator will only function on notes being played on the keyboard. The Arpeggiator feature on the MPK49 works in conjunction with the Tempo and Time Division settings, which specify the rate of arpeggiation. Please note that the Arpeggiator can be synced either to an internal or external MIDI Clock source (such as a software DAW or a MIDI device). 21. [LATCH] - This button works in conjunction with the Arpeggiator. When the Arpeggiator is turned on and [LATCH] has been enabled, you can hold down a combination of keys -the Arpeggiator will memorize and continue to arpeggiate these notes, even if you depress the keys. There are a couple of ways to use the [LATCH] function: a. While holding down the keys, you can add more notes to the sequence by pressing down additional keys. b. If you depress the keys, release them, and then press down a new combination of notes, the Arpeggiator will memorize and arpeggiate the new notes. 22. [OCTAVE + / -] - These buttons can be used to shift the keyboard's range up and down. The display will indicate which octave you have shifted to. If both buttons are pressed at the same time, the octave shift will reset to 0. 23. [TAP TEMPO] - This button allows you to tap in a new tempo. If the preset is reloaded, the tempo will revert to the saved tempo value. (Please note that a preset's default tempo can be set in Edit Mode). Tap Tempo does not work when the MPK49 is set to External sync. 24. PITCH BEND WHEEL - Transmits MIDI Pitch Bend information on a selected MIDI channel and port. 25. MODULATION WHEEL - This wheel can be used to transmit continuous controller data. By default, the modulation wheel will transmit MIDI CC #01. 2