Akai MPK25 Operator's Manual

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

7 AFTERTOUCH VALUE VALUE IS ALSO DISPLAYED WITH BAR METER. PAD BANK CONTROL CHANGE NUMBERNEW VALUE NEW VALUE CONTROL AFTERTOUCH The knobs on th

8 ABOUT MODES The MPK25 has four different modes of operation. Each mode can be accessed by pressing the corresponding button on the MPK25. Fol

9 PRESET NAME PRESET NUMBER PRESET MODE The MPK25 features different Preset banks that you can load and write to. When you turn on th

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD INCREMENT/DECREMENT PARAMETERS The endless knobs on the MPK25 may also be used as an increment/decrement NRPN function

20 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD CONTROL CHANGE FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD SELECT BUTTON EVENT TYPE IN THIS FIELD. EDITING BUTTONS The buttons on the MPK25

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,

22 PRESS ENTER TO EDIT SELECT PROPERTY EDITING THE ARPEGGIATOR The built-in Arpeggiator is one of the features which set the MPK25 apart from oth

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

31 MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD PLAY MODE FIELD EDITING SUSTAIN PEDAL INPUT The footswitch input on the rear of the MPK25 can be used in a variety of

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

33 MIDI COMMON CHANNEL FIELD GLOBAL MODE In Global Mode, you can send global messages and make general changes to the way that your MPK25 functio

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

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

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 MPK25, inclu

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

38 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question: Does the MPK25 have internal sounds? Answer: No. The MPK25 is a MIDI-controller, which means that it d

39 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Please make sure that the MPK25 is connected to your computer and that the computer is powered on.

40 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Display custom LCD w/ backlight Dimensions (WxDxH) 477 mm x 359 mm x 88 mm Weight 3.4 kg Power ~100mA, 5V D

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1 FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1. LCD – The display is used for navigating menus, displaying data, and affecting change on MPK25’s options and parame

2 13. 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

3 REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1234 56 78 1. DC POWER ADAPTER INPUT – Plug in a MP6–1 power adapter if you do not wish to power the MPK25 through the U

4 HOOKUP DIAGRAM Please refer to the following scenario for connecting the MPK25. COMPUTER EXTERNAL

5 A NOTE ABOUT USING THE MPK25 WITH SOFTWARE 1. Make sure that the MPK25 and all external devices are connect