Akai MINIAK

TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOX CONTENTS....................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 1: CONNECTIONS ............................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2: FIRST SESSION............................................................... 3
A TOUR OF THE MINIAK ..................................................................... 3
THE MINIAK'S TOP PANEL ................................................................. 3
KEY CONCEPTS ................................................................................... 4
PLAY THE PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 4
SWITCH OCTAVES............................................................................... 5
EXPLORE THE BUILT-IN SEQUENCES.............................................. 5
EXPLORE THE RHYTHMS ................................................................... 6
EXPLORE THE MULTIS ....................................................................... 6
RECORD SOME PHRASES.................................................................. 7
CONNECT EXTERNAL INSTRUMENTS.............................................. 7
CHAPTER 3: SEQUENCES .................................................................... 8
PLAYING SEQUENCES........................................................................ 8
SEQUENCE TYPES: ARPEGGIOS & SEQUENCES........................... 8
EDITING SEQUENCES ......................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 4: RHYTHMS ......................................................................... 14
PLAYING RHYTHMS............................................................................. 14
EDITING RHYTHMS .............................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 5: MULTIS.............................................................................. 19
PLAYING MULTIS ................................................................................. 19
MULTI COMPONENTS.......................................................................... 19
EDITING MULTIS .................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 6: PROGRAMS...................................................................... 26
WHAT IS A PROGRAM? ...................................................................... 26
HOW THE MINIAK MAKES SOUND .................................................... 26
MODULATION ....................................................................................... 27
PLAYING PROGRAMS ......................................................................... 28
EDITING PROGRAMS........................................................................... 28
CHAPTER 7: CONFIGURATION ........................................................... 47
[CONFIG] ............................................................................................... 47
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS....................................................... 47
CHAPTER 8: MIDI.................................................................................... 49
WHAT IS MIDI? ..................................................................................... 49
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .................................................... 51
TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................. 53
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................ 55