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EDITING PRESETS

This section outlines the editable items for each preset.

Items #1-4 are editable for every pad.

1. PAD TYPE – Click this button to select Note or

Prog Change. When Note is selected, pressing

that pad will send the MIDI Note Number you have

selected (see NOTE #). When Prog Change is

selected, pressing that pad will send the Program

Change Number you have selected (see PC #).

2. AFTERTOUCH – Click this button to open a drop-

down menu with three options: No Aftertouch, Ch.

AftrTch, and Poly AftrTch:

y No Aftertouch: The pad will send no Aftertouch

information.

y Ch. AftrTch (Channel Aftertouch): The pad will

send Aftertouch information over the MPD18's

global MIDI channel. If multiple buttons with Channel Aftertouch are pressed simultaneously, their affect is

cumulative.

y Poly AftrTch (Poly Aftertouch): The pad will send Aftertouch information for that pad's assigned MIDI Note

Number only. Poly Aftertouch pads will send Aftertouch information independently from Channel Aftertouch

pads and from other Poly Aftertouch pads. (If multiple Poly Aftertouch pads are sending the same MIDI

Note Number, though, their affect is cumulative.)

3. NOTE # – Click on this field and drag up or down with the mouse (or use your keyboard's  or  keys) to

change the MIDI Note Number the pad will send. (You will also have to select Note as its PAD TYPE for it to

transmit this note.)

4. PC # – Click on this field and drag up or down with the mouse (or use your keyboard's  or  keys) to change

the MIDI Program Change number the pad will send. (You will also have to select Prog Change as its PAD

TYPE for it to transmit this message.)

5. NOTE DISPLAY TYPE – Click 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 select Control Change or Ch. AfterTouch.

Click on the number next to CC# and drag up or down with the mouse (or use your keyboard's  or  keys) to

change the Control Change number the button will send.

8. NR CONFIG (Note Repeat Configuration) –

Click this button to open a new window where you

can adjust the Note Repeat parameters for the

current Preset. Click on a field to select a setting

for that parameter:

y BPM (Tempo): Click on this field and drag up

or down with the mouse (or use your

keyboard's  or  keys) to set the desired

tempo of Note Repeat when the MPD18 is synced to the internal clock. Select a value between 30 and 300

BPM (beats per minute).

y Time Division: Click this button to open a drop-down menu and select the desired Time Division – the rate

of Note Repeat. Select 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/4 Triplet, 1/8 Triplet, 1/16 Triplet, or 1/32 Triplet.

y NR Button Behavior: Click this button to select whether the MPD18's NOTE REPEAT button will function

as a "Momentary" or "Toggle" switch

y Swing: Click on this field and drag up or down with the mouse (or use your keyboard's  or  keys) to set

the desired Swing value for Note Repeat. Select a value from 50 to 75. (At 50, Swing is turned off. The

most "even" Swing feel is at 67.)

y MIDI Clock: Click this button to select "Internal" (the default) to sync it to the internal MIDI clock, then

remember to select a Tempo. Select "External" to sync the Note Repeat function to an external MIDI clock.

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