Akai MPC Live User Manual

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AIR Tube Drive
This effect is designed to reproduce the sound of an
overdriven tube amplifier.
Parameter Value Range Default Value
Drive 0–100% 0%
Headroom -30.0 – 0.0 dB -15.0 dB
Saturation 0–100% 50%
Output -20.0 – +20.0 dB 0.0 dB
Decimator
Decimator down-samples the incoming signal by removing
bits from the digital signal. The difference between
decimation and resampling is that Decimator does not use
any filtering to mask or correct digital artifacts. The result is
an effect ranging from mild to almost completely pure digital
distortion, dependin
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on the settin
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and the source material.
Parameter
V
alue Range Default Value
Dry/Wet 0–100 (dry–wet) 100
Decimate 0–100 0
Bit Reducer 4–32 32
Distortion Amp
This effect is designed to reproduce the sound of a tube
amplifier at high volumes.
Parameter
V
alue Range Default Value
Dry/Wet 0–100 (dry–wet) 100
Drive 0–100 50
Tone 0–100 50
Dynamics 0–100 50
Output 0–100 50
Distortion Custom
This effect is a highly customized distortion, capable of a
wide range of useable sounds.
Parameter Value Range Default Value
Dry/Wet 0–100 (dry–wet) 100
Drive 0–100 50
+Soft 5–75 2
+Clip 5–50 25
–Soft 5–75 2
–Clip 5–50 25
Low -18.0 – 18.0 dB 0.0
Mid -18.0 – 18.0 dB 0.0
Hi
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h -18.0 – 18.0 dB 0.0
Output -18.0 – 18.0 dB 50

Akai MPC Live Specifications

General

Built-in display	Yes
Mixer section	-
Product color	Black
Number of drum pads	16
Built-in optical drive	No
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Audio (L/R) out	2
Headphone outputs	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	3
Headphone connectivity	3.5 mm
Cables included	USB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	223 mm
Width	410 mm
Height	67.5 mm
Weight	2721.55 g