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9. TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS – These five buttons are dedicated buttons for sending transport

control commands. The transport control buttons can be set to transmit either MMC (MIDI Machine

Control), MMC/MIDI Clock, MIDI START/STOP or pre-assigned MIDI CC values.

10. 6 ASSIGNABLE KNOBS – Each 360-degree knob can be used to send continuous control data to a

desktop audio workstation or external MIDI device.

11. 6 ASSIGNABLE FADERS – Each fader can be used to send continuous control data to a desktop

audio workstation or external MIDI device.

12. 16 REAL MPC PRESSURE AND VELOCITY SENSITIVE PADS – The pads can be used to trigger

drum hits or samples on your software or hardware module. The pads are pressure and velocity

sensitive, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play.

13. PAD BANK BUTTONS – These 4 buttons switch among pad banks A, B, C, D. Each bank can

address a unique set of 16 sounds, giving you access of up to 64 different sounds you can trigger with

the pads. The currently selected pad bank will be indicated on the LCD display.

14. [FULL LEVEL] – When [FULL LEVEL] is activated, the pads always play back at a maximum velocity

(127), no matter how hard or soft you hit them.

15. [16 LEVEL] – When [16 LEVEL] is activated, you can use the 16 pads to

change a selected sound’s velocity in 16 steps. When you press the [16

LEVEL] button, the last pad that was hit gets mapped to all 16 pads. The

pads will now output the same note number and pressure controller as

the initial pad, but the velocity is fixed at the values shown in the diagram

on the right, regardless of how hard you hit them. This allows you to have

more control over the velocity of a sound.

16. [NOTE REPEAT] – Holding this button while pressing and holding down a

pad causes the pad to retrigger at a rate based on the current Tempo and

Time Division settings. The Note Repeat feature can be synced to an

internal or external MIDI Clock source. [NOTE REPEAT] can function as

a latching or momentary button.

17. [TIME DIVISION] – This button is used to specify the rate of the Note Repeat feature or Swing, which

will be displayed in the LCD. When [TIME DIVISION] is pressed and held, you can press one of Pads

1-8 to specify a time division or one of Pads 9-16 to specify the amount of Swing. [TIME DIVISION] is

a momentary button.

18. [TAP TEMPO] – This button allows you to tap in a new tempo. If the preset is reloaded, the tempo will

revert to the saved tempo value. (Please note that a preset’s default tempo can be set in Edit Mode).

Tap Tempo does not work when the MPD26 is set to External sync.

REAR PANEL OVERVIEW

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1. DC POWER ADAPTER INPUT – Plug in an optional Akai MP6-1 power adapter (6V-1A DC) if you do

not wish to power the MPD26 through the USB connection.

2. USB CONNECTION – Plug a standard USB cable into this outlet and into the USB port of your

computer. The computer’s USB port will provide power to the MPD26. This connection is used to send

and receive MIDI data to and from your computer and may also be used to send MIDI data from your

computer to a device attached to the MIDI OUT port of the MPD26.

3. MIDI OUT – Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the MPD26 to the MIDI IN of an

external device.

4. MIDI IN – Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of an external MIDI device to the MIDI IN

of the MPD26.

5. KENSINGTON LOCK – The unit may be secured to a table or surface using this Kensington Lock slot.

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