Akai MPK88 Operation Manual - Page 40

PROGRAM CHANGE MODE, PROG CHANGE (Program Change), PROG+BANK (Program Change with Bank Change

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PROGRAM CHANGE MODE A Program Change, often referred to as a Patch Change, is a MIDI message used for sending data to devices to cause them to change to a new program. This allows you to tell a hardware or software device which sound to play. For example, if your MPK61/MPK88 is controlling a piano patch on your DAW or an external device, using a Program Change command allows you to easily switch to a synth patch. There are two different types of Program Change messages on the MPK61/MPK88: PROG CHANGE - This event will transmit a regular Program Change message (0-127) to your DAW or an external device, allowing you to switch between 128 different program banks. PROG+BANK - This event transmits a Program Change message (0-127), along with a Bank L (Least Significant Bit) Change message (0-127) and a Bank M (Most Significant Bit) Change message (0-126), which allows access of up to 16384 different program banks. You can use PROG+BANK if your DAW or external device supports LSB and MSB. To enter Program Change mode, press the [PROGRAM CHANGE] button. Then, turn [VALUE] dial to select either a PROG CHANGE or PROG+BANK event. PROG CHANGE (Program Change) PROG CHANGE allows you to transmit a regular Program Change message. 1. Select PROG CHANGE with the [VALUE] dial. 2. Press [ENTER] to see the next page of parameters. 3. Press the [] to go to the next field. 4. In the PROG field, choose the program number with the [VALUE] dial. 5. Press [ENTER] to send the Program Change message. PROG+BANK (Program Change with Bank Change) PROG+BANK allows you to send a Program Change with Bank Change message to your DAW or external sound module. 1. Select PROG+BANK with the [VALUE] dial. 2. Press [ENTER] to see the next page of parameters. 3. Press the [] to go to the next field. 4. In the PROG field, choose the program number with the [VALUE] dial. Press [>] to go to the next field. 5. In the BANK M field, select the MSB (Most Significant Bit) of information. Press [>] to go to the next field. 6. In the BANK L field, select the LSB (Least Significant Bit) of information. 7. Press [ENTER] to send the Bank and Program event. 37

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PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
A
Program Change
, often referred to as a
Patch Change
, is a MIDI message used for sending data to
devices to cause them to change to a new program.
This allows you to tell a hardware or software device
which sound to play.
For example, if your MPK61/MPK88 is controlling a piano patch on your DAW or an
external device, using a
Program Change
command allows you to easily switch to a synth patch.
There are two different types of Program Change messages on the MPK61/MPK88:
PROG CHANGE
– This event will transmit a regular
Program Change
message (0-127) to your DAW or an
external device, allowing you to switch between 128 different program banks.
PROG+BANK
– This event transmits a
Program Change
message (0-127), along with a
Bank L (Least
Significant Bit) Change
message (0-127) and a
Bank M (Most Significant Bit) Change
message (0-126),
which allows access of up to 16384 different program banks.
You can use PROG+BANK if your DAW or
external device supports LSB and MSB.
To enter Program Change mode, press the [PROGRAM CHANGE] button.
Then, turn [VALUE] dial to
select either a PROG CHANGE or PROG+BANK event.
PROG CHANGE (Program Change)
PROG CHANGE
allows you to transmit a regular Program Change
message.
1.
Select PROG CHANGE with the [VALUE] dial.
2.
Press [ENTER] to see the next page of parameters.
3.
Press the [<] button to access the MIDI CH field – this is the MIDI
Channel which will be used to transmit the Program Change
message.
You can change the MIDI Channel by turning the
[VALUE] dial.
Then, press [>] to go to the next field.
4.
In the PROG field, choose the program number with the [VALUE]
dial.
5.
Press [ENTER] to send the Program Change message.
PROG+BANK (Program Change with Bank Change)
PROG+BANK
allows you to send a Program Change with Bank
Change message to your DAW or external sound module.
1.
Select PROG+BANK with the [VALUE] dial.
2.
Press [ENTER] to see the next page of parameters.
3.
Press the [<] button to access the MIDI CH field – this is the MIDI
Channel which will be used to transmit the message.
You can
change the MIDI Channel by turning the [VALUE] dial.
Then,
press [>] to go to the next field.
4.
In the PROG field, choose the program number with the [VALUE]
dial.
Press [>] to go to the next field.
5.
In the BANK M field, select the MSB (Most Significant Bit) of
information.
Press [>] to go to the next field.
6.
In the BANK L field, select the LSB (Least Significant Bit) of
information.
7.
Press [ENTER] to send the Bank and Program event.