Akai PD-X2210I Operator's Manual

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8 FIELD 1 FIELD 2 FIELD 3 FIELD 4 NAVIGATING EDIT MODE 1. Press [EDIT] to enter Edit Mode. 2. To select the controller you wish to edit, simply en

9 What is a Note Message? A Note Message is a MIDI message that tells an instrument to play a note. More generally, this means that Note Messages a

10 NOTE FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD PRESSURE FIELD NOTE PARAMETERS MIDI CHANNEL FIELD This field sets the MIDI Port and Channel which

11 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD PROGRAM CHANGE FIELD BANK M FIELD BANK L FIELD Note: You can also configure pads to send Program Change messages only, wit

12 What is Control Change? Control Change refers to the use of MIDI Continuous Controller data. Continuous Controller (CC) data are MIDI messages c

13 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD CONTROL CHANGE FIELD MINIMUM RANGE FIELD MAXIMUM RANGE FIELD CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS The following list of parameters

14 MINIMUM RANGE FIELD MAXIMUM RANGE FIELD MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD AFTERTOUCH PARAMETERS For some applications, you might wish to use the faders o

15 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD INCREMENT/DECREMENT PARAMETERS (knobs only) The endless knobs on the MPD26 may also be used as an increment/decrement

16 PRESS ENTER TO EDIT SELECT PROPERTY Please note: For the Gate effect to be perceived, the sounds you are triggering need to have a long decay.

17 BUTTON MODE GATE FIELD SWING FIELD NOTE REPEAT BUTTON MODE The following screen will appear if you select “TOGGL-MOTRY” on Page 1. In this fie

18 EDITING TIME DIVISION The Time Division feature works in conjunction with Note Repeat. When Note Repeat is enabled and a pad is held down, the

19 PRESS ENTER TO EDIT TRANSPORT CONTROL MESSAGE FORMAT PRESS ENTER TO EDIT PRESS ENTER TO EDIT EDITING TRANSPORT CONTROL The MPD26 can be configu

20 NAVIGATING GLOBAL MODE 1. Press [GLOBAL] to enter Global Mode. 2. Use [<] and [>] to navigate through the available pages of options (sho

21 MIDI COMMON CHANNEL FIELD LCD CONTRAST PAD SENSITIVITY FIELD KILL MIDI – Page1 KILL MIDI allows you to send either an ALL NOTES OFF message on

22 PAD VELOCITY CURVE FIELD MIDI VELOCITY WEAK STRENGTH OF HITTING PAD STRONG MIDI CLOCK FIELD PAD THRESHOLD FIELD PAD VELOCITY CURVE – Page 5 A P

23 PRESS ENTER TO TRANFER TAP TEMPO AVERAGE – Page 8 When using [TAP TEMPO] button to set the tempo, the MPD26 averages a number of taps in order

24 NAVIGATING PROGRAM CHANGE MODE 1. Press the [PROGRAM CHANGE] button. 2. On Page 1, use the [VALUE] dial to select a Prog Change or Prog+Bank me

25 RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULTS If you ever would like to restore all the presets to the factory default, do the following: 1. Press [>] - this

26 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question: Can the MPD26 be synced to external devices? Answer: Yes, the MPD26 can receive MIDI Clock through both

27 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Please make sure that the MPD26 is connected to your computer and that the computer is powered on. T

1 KEY FEATURES • 16 pressure and velocity-sensitive MPC pads with four banks each • MPC technologies include Note Repeat, Swing, 16 Level, Full

28 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Display custom LCD w/ backlight Dimensions (WxDxH) 314mm x 289mm x 70mm Weight 2.2kg Power ~100mA, 5V DC via

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2 TOP PANEL OVERVIEW 111284567314151310916 171812 1. LCD – The display is used for navigating menus, displaying data, and affecting change on MP

3 103111119127717987 95394755637152331 9. TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS – These five buttons are dedicated buttons for sending transport control command

4 MIDI PORT AND CHANNEL NOTE INDICATOR NOTE VELOCITY VELOCITY IS ALSO DISPLAYED WITH BAR METER. MIDI NOTE NUMBER PAD BANK AFTERTOUCH VALUE AFTERTOUCH

5 CONTROL CHANGE NUMBERNEW VALUE NEW VALUE LAST VALUE SENT LAST VALUE SENT MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC) MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC) is commonly used

6 ABOUT MODES The MPD26 has four different modes of operation. Each mode can be accessed by pressing the corresponding button on the MPD26. Foll

7 ENTER PRESET NAME IN THIS FIELD PRESET NAME PRESET NUMBER PRESET MODE The MPD26 features different Preset banks which you can load an