Akai MPK225 User Manual download pdf (Page 7)

Features

Top Panel

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1. Keyboard: This 25-note keyboard is velocity-sensitive and, in conjunction with the

Octave Up/Down buttons, can control a ten-octave range.

2. Octave Up/Down: Use these buttons to shift the keyboard's range up or down. The

display will indicate the current octave. Press both buttons simultaneously to reset the

octave shift to "zero."

3. Pitch-Bend Wheel: Moving this wheel sends MIDI Pitch Bend information on a selected

MIDI channel and port.

4. Modulation Wheel: Moving this wheel sends continuous controller data—MIDI CC #01

(modulation), by default.

5. Tap Tempo: Tap this button at the desired rate to enter a new tempo.

Note: If you reload the current Preset, the tempo will revert to that Preset's tempo, which

you set in Edit Mode.

Important: This feature does not work when the MPK225 is set to External sync.

6. Arp On/Off: Press this button to enable or disable the internal Arpeggiator whose rate is

based on the current Tempo and Time Division settings. The Arpeggiator will function on

notes being played on the keyboard only.

Note: You can also sync the Arpeggiator to an internal or external MIDI Clock source.

7. Latch: Press this button to activate or deactivate the Arpeggiator's Latch feature. When

the Arpeggiator is on and Latch is enabled, you can press a combination of keys on the

keyboard and the Arpeggiator continue to arpeggiate these notes even after you release

the keys. Pressing a new combination of keys will start a new arpeggiation.

Tip: While holding down a combination of keys on the keyboard, add more notes to that

arpeggiated chord by pressing additional keys.

8. Display: Use this LCD screen to view MPK225's menus, options, parameters, and

settings.

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