Akai MPC User Manual

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• Mode (Q-Link Knobs only): This determines how the Q-Link Knob will control its parameter.
• When set to Absolute, the Q-Link Knob's current position is what determines its parameter's
value; moving the Q-Link Knob may cause its parameter to "snap" to a new position when using
the Q-Link Knob to control different parameters between different modes.
• When set to Relative, moving the Q-Link Knob will adjust its parameter upward or downward
regardless of its position.
• Low Range (Q-Link Knobs only): This is the Q-Link Knob's lowest possible value (0–127).
• High Range (Q-Link Knobs only): This is the Q-Link Knob's highest possible value (0–127).
• Touch Sense (Q-Link Knobs only): This activates or deactivates the Q-Link Knob's touch-capacitive
circuitry.
• When set to On, you can touch the Q-Link Knob to send a Note On message to the software (this
is how your MPC hardware normally works).
• When set to Off, the Q-Link Knob will not send any Note On messages; it will only send CC
messages when you turn it.
• Touch Note (Q-Link Knobs only): This is the MIDI note number the Q-Link Knob will send to the
software when you touch it (0–127 or C-2 to G8). Touch Sense must be On for this to work.
• Type (buttons only): This determines whether the button will behave as a Momentary switch or
Toggle (latching) switch.
• Note (pads only): This is the MIDI note number the pad will send to the software when you press it
(0–127 or C-2 to G8).
• Bank (pads only): This is the pad bank the pad belongs to. If Set All is On, the pad's messages and
parameters will be identical across all eight banks.
• Velocity (pads only): This determines whether the pad will be velocity-sensitive (On) or not (Off).
When set to Off, pressing the pad will send a note at full-level (127) always.
• Aftertouch (pads only): This determines how the pad's aftertouch (pressure applied to the pad after
the initial press) behaves.
• When set to Off, the pad will not send any aftertouch messages.
• When set to Channel, if you press multiple pads that have this setting, the aftertouch messages
they send will be identical.
• When set to Poly, if you press multiple pads, the aftertouch message each pads sends will be
independent from the others'.
• Set All (pads only): When On, the pad's messages and parameters will be identical across all eight
banks.

Akai MPC Specifications

General

Impedance	16 Ω
Driver unit	50 mm
Magnet type	Neodymium
Ear coupling	Circumaural
Headphone frequency	12 - 24000 Hz
Headphone sensitivity	114 dB
Cable length	2.1 m
Product color	Black, Red, Silver
Wearing style	Head-band
3.5 mm connector	Yes
Connectivity technology	Wired