Akai MPC Touch, User Manual

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XYFX Mode
XYFX Mode turns the touchscreen into an XY pad where each axis represents the range of an effect
parameter. As you move your finger on the XY pad, the current position will determine the current value
of the two parameters. You can use this mode to create interesting effect automation on your tracks.
The effect you control in XYFX Mode acts like an insert effect on that program. In fact,
XYFX
is the
name of the insert effect you have to load to the program before you can use this mode. Learn more
about this in
General Features > Effects .
To enter XYFX Mode , do either of the following:
•
Press Menu , and then tap XYFX .
•
Press
XYFX
(MPC X).
When you first enter this mode in a project, you may be prompted to load XYFX to the program. Tap Insert XYFX to
do this.
Note
: If you already have four insert effects loaded, you will need to clear one of the insert effect slots before doing this.
Use the
XYFX Location
field to select the signal to which the effects will be applied: the current program (
Program
)
or a master output (a stereo pair of channels:
Output 1
/
2
,
Output 3
/
4
, etc.).
The time counter in the upper-right corner the current playhead position. This is shown in most of the modes. See
General Features > Time Counter / Locate to learn about this.
The automation button indicates the global automation state. This is shown in several modes. See General Features
> Automation to learn about this.