Akai MPK49 Specifications

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Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

8 ABOUT MODES The MPK49 has four different modes of operation. Each mode can be accessed by pressing the corresponding button on the MPK49. Fol

Page 3 - FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

9 PRESET NAME PRESET NUMBER PRESET MODE The MPK49 features different Preset banks that you can load and write to. When you turn on th

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10 NAVIGATING EDIT MODE 1. Press the [EDIT] button. 2. To select the controller you wish to edit, simply engage it – this will prompt the screen t

Page 5 - REAR PANEL OVERVIEW

11 EDIT MODE PARAMETERS CONTROLLER SELECTED PAGE 1 PAGE 2 OCTAVE KEYBOARD MIDI CHANNEL (field 1) UP/DOWN (field 4) AFTERTOUCH KEYBOARD MIDI CHAN

Page 6 - HOOKUP DIAGRAM

12 SELECT PROPERTY PRESS ENTER TO EDIT MIDI CHANNEL FIELD MIDI CHANNEL FIELD AFTERTOUCH FIELD MIDI CHANNEL FIELD OCTAVE SHIFT FIELD VELOCITY FIELD

Page 7 - IMPORTANT

13 What is a Note Message? A Note Message is a MIDI message which is traditionally used to start and stop sounds. When you press one of the pads, a

Page 8 - DISPLAYING INFORMATION

14 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD NOTE FIELD NOTE FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD PRESSURE FIELD NOTE PARAMETERS The following list of parameters can be accessed

Page 9 - PREVIEWING

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

Page 10 - ABOUT MODES

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

Page 11 - PRESET MODE

17 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD CONTROL CHANGE FIELD MINIMUM RANGE FIELD MAXIMUM RANGE FIELD CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS The following list of parameter

Page 12 - EDIT MODE

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Page 13 - EDIT MODE PARAMETERS

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

Page 14 - EDITING THE KEYBOARD

19 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD INCREMENT/DECREMENT PARAMETERS (knobs only) The endless knobs on the MPK49 may also be used as an increment/decrement

Page 15 - EDITING THE PADS

20 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD CONTROL CHANGE FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD SELECT BUTTON EVENT TYPE IN THIS FIELD. EDITING BUTTONS The buttons on the MPK49

Page 16 - NOTE PARAMETERS

21 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD PORGRAM CHANGE FIELD BANK M FIELD BANK L FIELD Note: You can also configure buttons to send Program Change messages only,

Page 17 - PROGRAM CHANGE PARAMETERS

22 PRESS ENTER TO EDIT SELECT PROPERTY EDITING THE ARPEGGIATOR The built-in Arpeggiator is one of the features which sets the MPK49 apart from ot

Page 18 - EDITING KNOBS AND FADERS

23 ARP TYPE ARP TYPE RANGE BUTTON MODE ARPEGGIO PARAMETERS – TYPE, RANGE, BUTTON MODE The following parameters can be edited by selecting “TYP RN

Page 19 - CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS

24 GATE DURATION SWING ARPEGGIO PARAMETERS – GATE, SWING The following parameters can be edited by selecting “GATE SWING” on Page 1. GATE Sele

Page 20 - AFTERTOUCH PARAMETERS

25 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.

Page 21 - BANK L FIELD

26 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 fi

Page 22 - EDITING BUTTONS

27 BUTTON MODE FIELD EDITING TIME DIVISION The Time Division feature works in conjunction with Note Repeat and the Arpeggiator. When Note Repeat

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1 FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1. LCD – The display is used for navigating menus, displaying data, and affecting change on MPK49’s options and parame

Page 24 - EDITING THE ARPEGGIATOR

28 MIDI CHANNEL FIELD EDITING THE PITCH BEND WHEEL The Pitch Bend wheel can be assigned to transmit pitch bend information on a specific MIDI Cha

Page 25 - BUTTON MODE

29 PRESS ENTER TO EDIT MIDI CHANNEL FIELD MIDI CC FIELD EDITING THE MODULATION WHEEL The Modulation wheel can be edited to transmit a range of va

Page 26 - GATE DURATION

30 MAXIMUM VALUE PRESS ENTER TO EDIT TRANSPORT CONTROL MESSAGE FORMAT PRESS ENTER TO EDIT BPM FIELD PRESS ENTER TO EDIT EDITING TRANSPORT CONTROL

Page 27 - EDITING NOTE REPEAT

31 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD EDITING SUSTAIN PEDAL INPUT The footswitch input on the rear of the MPK49 can be used in a variety of

Page 28 - NOTE REPEAT BUTTON MODE

32 DRUM PAD NUMBER DRUM PAD PARAMETERS If you choose “Drum Pad” as the event type for the footswitch, page 2 allows you to select which pad will b

Page 29 - EDITING TIME DIVISION

33 MIDI COMMON CHANNEL FIELD GLOBAL MODE In Global Mode, you can send global messages and make general changes to the way that your MPK49 functio

Page 30 - EDITING THE PITCH BEND WHEEL

34 LCD CONTRAST PAD SENSITIVITY FIELD PAD VELOCITY CURVE FIELD MIDI VELOCITY WEAK STRENGTH OF HITTING PAD STRONG LCD CONTRAST – Page 3 The contrast

Page 31 - EDITING THE MODULATION WHEEL

35 KEYBOARD TRANSPOSITION FIELD MIDI CLOCK FIELD TAP AVERAGE FIELD PAD THRESHOLD FIELD PAD THRESHOLD – Page 6 PAD THRESHOLD is the minimum force re

Page 32 - EDITING TAP TEMPO

36 PRESS ENTER TO SAVE PRESS ENTER TO TRANFER SAVE GLOBAL – Page 10 SAVE GLOBAL allows you to save all of the global parameters on the MPK49, inclu

Page 33 - EDITING SUSTAIN PEDAL INPUT

37 PROGRAM CHANGE MODE A Program Change, often referred to as a Patch Change, is a MIDI message used for sending data to devices to cause them t

Page 34 - OTHER FUNCTIONS

2 14. 12 MPC PRESSURE AND VELOCITY SENSITIVE PADS – The pads can be used to trigger drum hits or samples on your software or hardware module or can

Page 35 - GLOBAL MODE

38 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question: Does the MPK49 have internal sounds? Answer: No. The MPK49 is a MIDI-controller, which means that it d

Page 36 - PAD VELOCITY CURVE – Page 5

39 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Please make sure that the MPK49 is connected to your computer and that the computer is powered on.

Page 37 - TAP TEMPO AVERAGE – Page 9

40 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Display custom LCD w/ backlight Dimensions (WxDxH) 730mm x 300mm x 100mm Weight 5.8kg Power ~100mA, 5V DC v

Page 40 - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

3 REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1. DC POWER ADAPTER INPUT – Plug in a 6V–1A DC power adapter if you do not wish to power the MPK49 through the USB conn

Page 41 - TROUBLESHOOTING

4 HOOKUP DIAGRAM Please refer to the following scenario for connecting the MPK49. EXTERNAL SOUND MODULE C

Page 42 - CONTACT INFORMATION

5 A NOTE ABOUT USING THE MPK49 WITH SOFTWARE 1. Make sure that the MPK49 and all external devices are connect

Page 43 - MANUAL REVISION 1.2

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

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7 AFTERTOUCH VALUE VALUE IS ALSO DISPLAYED WITH BAR METER. PAD BANK CONTROL CHANGE NUMBERNEW VALUE NEW VALUE LAST VALUE SENT LAST VALUE SENT CONTR

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