Akai MPC Essentials, User Manual

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Note Range lets you restrict the key range used for a sample's playback. Only notes with a key number
higher or equal ( Lo ) or lower and equal ( Hi ) to the selected value will trigger a sound. The settings for Lo
and Hi are also shown in the virtual keyboard in the Edit Layers section.
Tip: Set the Lo parameter to A0 and the Hi parameter to C8 to emulate the range of a standard 88-key
piano.
Semi
lets you transpose the sample 12 semitones up or down, while Fine provides fine-tuning of each
layer by fractions of a semitone up or down.
Tip: The Edit Layers section has some parameters similar to those in this section ( Level , Pan , Semi ,
Fine , Note Range ). Remember that Key Group parameters control the overall settings for the sample,
while Edit Layer parameters control the settings for each layer (up to 4).
Edit Layers Section
Each pad can trigger up to four samples, which are
assigned in four individual layers. Each layer has
separate parameters for
Sample , Semi , Fine ,
Level , Pan and Velocity . Keygroup Programs also
have a Root Note parameter.
Note: For easier recognition, Drum Program
controls are colored in blue while Keygroup
Programs are colored in red.
Click the
Sample drop-down menu to select the
sample file for that layer. Remember that the
sample has to be loaded into the Project Information
beforehand. For information on how to load samples
into a Project, please see
File Browser and
Program Types earlier in this manual.
Tip: For Drum Programs, you can click and drag a sample from the File Browser , your computer's
Desktop , or your computer's Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS X) directly onto a pad to load it to
Layer 1.