Akai MPD32 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW.................................................................................... 1
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW...................................................................................... 3
HOOKUP DIAGRAM ............................................................................................... 4
DISPLAYING INFORMATION ................................................................................. 6
NOTE................................................................................................................. 6
NOTE AFTERTOUCH (Channel Pressure) ........................................................ 6
CONTROL CHANGE ......................................................................................... 6
CONTROL AFTERTOUCH ................................................................................ 7
MIDI MACHINE CONTROL COMMAND (MMC) ................................................ 7
PREVIEWING .................................................................................................... 7
ABOUT MODES ...................................................................................................... 8
PRESET MODE ....................................................................................................... 9
PAGE 1 – LOAD PRESET ................................................................................. 9
PAGE 2 – SAVE/COPY PRESET ...................................................................... 9
PAGE 3 – NAME PRESET................................................................................. 9
EDIT MODE ........................................................................................................... 10
EDIT MODE PARAMETERS...................................................................... 11
EDITING THE PADS........................................................................................ 12
NOTE PARAMETERS................................................................................ 13
PROGRAM CHANGE PARAMETERS....................................................... 14
EDITING KNOBS, FADERS AND EXPRESSION PEDAL................................ 15
CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS........................................................ 16
AFTERTOUCH PARAMETERS ................................................................. 17
INCREMENT/DECREMENT PARAMETERS (knobs only)......................... 18
EDITING BUTTONS......................................................................................... 19
CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS........................................................ 19
PROGRAM CHANGE PARAMETERS....................................................... 20
EDITING NOTE REPEAT ................................................................................ 21
NOTE REPEAT BUTTON MODE............................................................... 22
NOTE REPEAT PARAMETERS – GATE, SWING..................................... 22
EDITING TIME DIVISION ................................................................................ 23
DEFAULT TIME DIVISION......................................................................... 23
BUTTON MODE......................................................................................... 23
EDITING TRANSPORT CONTROL ................................................................. 24
EDITING TAP TEMPO..................................................................................... 24
EDITING FOOTSWITCH INPUTS.................................................................... 25
CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS........................................................ 25
DRUM PAD PARAMETERS ...................................................................... 26
OTHER FUNCTIONS................................................................................. 26
GLOBAL MODE .................................................................................................... 27
KILL MIDI – Page1........................................................................................... 27
MIDI COMMON CHANNEL – Page 2............................................................... 27
LCD CONTRAST – Page 3 .............................................................................. 28
PAD SENSITIVITY – Page 4............................................................................ 28
PAD VELOCITY CURVE – Page 5................................................................... 28
PAD THRESHOLD – Page 6............................................................................ 29
MIDI CLOCK – Page 7..................................................................................... 29
TAP TEMPO AVERAGE – Page 8 ................................................................... 29
SAVE SETUP – Page 9 ................................................................................... 30
SYSEX TX – Page 10 ...................................................................................... 30
VERSION – Page 11........................................................................................ 30
PROGRAM CHANGE MODE ................................................................................ 31
PROG CHANGE (Program Change)................................................................ 31
PROG+BANK (Program Change with Bank Change)....................................... 31
RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULTS..................................................................... 32
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.................................................................... 33
TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................... 34
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................ 35
CONTACT INFORMATION.................................................................................... 35

Akai MPD32 Specifications

General

Mixer section	-
Product color	Black
Drum pads backlight	Yes
Number of drum pads	16
Display type	LCD
USB connector type	USB Type-B
Power supply type	USB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	384 mm
Width	308 mm
Height	64 mm