Akai MPC User Manual

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Pad Colors
There’s now an easier to way to set the colors of
the pads in your Program.
To open the Pad Color window, click the Edit
Menu, select Program, and select Pad Color.
The Program field shows the Program whose
pad colors you are setting. To select a different
Program, close this window, select a different
Program, and then open the window again.
To select a pad to edit, click it on the right, or
press it on your MPC hardware.
To select how the pad lights will display, click the Display As field:
• Off: The pads will be unlit whether you are playing them or not.
• Classic Velocity: The pads will be unlit while you are not playing them. When you press them, they
will light with colors according to the velocity: red indicates a high velocity, yellow indicates a low
velocity.
• Fixed: The pads will be lit with their assigned colors whether you are playing them or not.
• Off->Velocity: The pads will be unlit when you are not playing them. When you press them, they
will light with their assigned color with a brightness that corresponds with the velocity.
• Dim->Velocity: The pads will be dimly lit when you are not playing them. When you press them,
they will light with their assigned color with a brightness that corresponds with the velocity.
• Bright->Velocity: The pads will be brightly lit when you are not playing them. When you press
them, they will light with their assigned color with a brightness that corresponds with the velocity.

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