Akai MPC Renaissance User's Guide download pdf (Page 26)

Quick Start / Tutorial

This chapter should help you to familiarize yourself with some basic MPC features. To get the most out of

this tutorial, we recommend reproducing each of the described steps.

The MPC hardware's display reflects what it is controlling in the software, but due to space and character

limitations, the hardware display is slightly different (e.g., parameter names may be abbreviated, the

layout may be different or spread across multiple tabs, etc.).

Hardware:

• You can navigate through the MPC hardware display by using the MPC hardware's Cursor

Buttons. When a parameter is selected, you can change it by turning the hardware's Data Dial or

using the -/+ buttons.

• When the MPC hardware display shows a series of parameters that cannot be selected with the

Cursor Buttons, that means it is showing you what the Q-Link Knobs are controlling. When you

touch a Q-Link Knob, the parameter's name and setting will appear in the upper-right corner of the

hardware display. Turn the knob to adjust it (If the Q-Link Knob does not control any parameter in

the display, this area will show the Q-Link Knob number and no text).

MPC Studio users: MPC Studio's Q-Link Knobs control one column of parameters at a time. Whenever

this manual instructs you to use the Q-Link Knobs to adjust parameters, you can use the Scroll Knob

(above the Q-Link Knobs) to move through the different columns.

On the following pages we will create a short song to show you important aspects of using the MPC

software in conjunction with the MPC hardware. Let's get started!

Starting Up

1. Power on your computer, and make sure the MPC hardware driver and software are both properly

installed on your computer.

2. Connect your MPC hardware to your computer with a standard USB cable and power it on. After

that, open the MPC software.

Now, you're ready to go!

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