Akai MPC Essentials, User Manual

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Sample Play
determines how much of the sample is played:
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One-Shot : The entire sample will play from start to end. Use this when you want to play short
sounds.
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Note-On : The sample will play only as long as the pad is held. This is better for longer samples so
you can control a sound's duration by pressing and holding its corresponding pad.
Key Group Section (Keygroup Program Only)
Here, you can set additional Keygroup Program parameters.
Tips:
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The loaded sample's root key will determine where the original
pitch is located. For example, if the root key is
C3 , the original
sample is located at Pad D13 .
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In a Keygroup Program, you can also use the pads on your MPC
hardware to play samples assigned to Keygroups. The 128 pads (A01 to H16) correspond to MIDI
notes from from note number 0 to 127, allowing you to easily play a melody with a single sample
over a wide range.
KG Select (Keygroup Select) lets you select a specific Keygroup for editing. This parameter works in
conjunction with the No. KG (Numbers of Keygroups) parameter in the Edit Layers section, which lets
you create up to 128 Keygroups within one Keygroup Program. A default Keygroup Program contains
only one single Keygroup. When you have created more than one Keygroup with
No. KG , use KG Select
to select any Keygroup for editing. All selects all available Keygroups of a Keygroup Program for
simultaneous editing.
Keytrack
allows you to switch a sample's automatic transposition on or off. If this is off, you will always
hear the same pitch of the sample, no matter which note is triggered by pads or a connected MIDI
keyboard.
Level
controls the overall volume level of the loaded sample(s).
Pan
controls the overall panning of the loaded sample(s) in the stereo field.