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Page 2: ... access of up to 48 different sounds you can trigger with the pads The currently selected pad bank will be indicated with a lit LED 6 PRESETS This button allows you to select different preset mappings of the pads and assignable button and fader Press and hold it then press the pad with the number of the preset you want 1 16 You can customize these presets in the software editor see the SOFTWARE ED...
Page 3: ... the currently shown preset to the MPD18 The number of this preset is determined by the EDIT PRESET field 4 SAVE PRESET Click this button to save the currently shown preset to your computer 5 LOAD PRESET Click this button to load a saved preset from your computer Once it loads you will see its settings in the software interface TO COPY A PRESET 1 Load the preset you want to copy from the MPD18 by ...
Page 4: ...this button to display either the MIDI Note Number or the actual musical note the pad will send 6 PAD BANK Click this button to switch through the three available banks on the MPD18 The settings for the pads in these other banks will be shown on the interface 7 ASSIGNABLE FADER This fader on the MPD18 can send a Control Change number or Channel Aftertouch Click on the first button underneath it to...
Page 5: ...Pad 2 F Pad 3 G Pad 4 Ab etc 9 E Scale The 16 pads are mapped to an E major scale from E to F Gb ascending a scale degree with each pad number e g Pad 1 E Pad 2 F Pad 3 G Pad 4 A etc 10 F Scale The 16 pads are mapped to an F major scale from F to G ascending a scale degree with each pad number e g Pad 1 F Pad 2 G Pad 3 A Pad 4 Bb etc 11 F Gb Scale The 16 pads are mapped to an F Gb major scale from...
Page 6: ...tion Information Yes No Turn GM1 System On Yes No Turn GM2 System On Yes No Turn GM System Off Yes No DLS 1 Yes No File Reference Yes No Controller Destination Yes No Key based Instrument Ctrl Yes No Master Fine Coarse Tune Yes No Other Universal System Exclusive Yes Yes Editor only Manufacturer or Non Commercial System Exclusive N N NRPNs Yes No N N RPN 00 Pitch Bend Sensitivity Yes No RPN 01 Cha...
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