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Akai MPK 49 User Manual

Akai MPK 49
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................1
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW..............................................................................................3
HOOKUP DIAGRAM .......................................................................................................4
DISPLAYING INFORMATION .........................................................................................6
OCTAVE AND TRANSPOSITION.............................................................................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
EDITING THE KEYBOARD .....................................................................................12
KEYBOARD OCTAVE ......................................................................................12
KEYBOARD AFTERTOUCH ............................................................................12
KEYBOARD VELOCITY ...................................................................................12
EDITING THE PADS ...............................................................................................13
NOTE PARAMETERS ......................................................................................14
PROGRAM CHANGE PARAMETERS .............................................................15
EDITING KNOBS AND SLIDERS ...........................................................................16
CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS ..............................................................17
AFTERTOUCH PARAMETERS........................................................................18
INCREMENT/DECREMENT PARAMETERS (knobs only) ..............................19
EDITING BUTTONS ................................................................................................20
CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS ..............................................................20
PROGRAM CHANGE PARAMETERS .............................................................21
EDITING THE ARPEGGIATOR ..............................................................................22
ARPEGGIO PARAMETERS – TYPE, RANGE, BUTTON MODE ....................23
ARPEGGIO PARAMETERS – GATE, SWING .................................................24
EDITING NOTE REPEAT........................................................................................25
NOTE REPEAT BUTTON MODE .....................................................................26
NOTE REPEAT PARAMETERS – GATE, SWING...........................................26
EDITING TIME DIVISION........................................................................................27
DEFAULT TIME DIVISION ...............................................................................27
BUTTON MODE................................................................................................27
EDITING THE PITCH BEND WHEEL .....................................................................28
EDITING THE MODULATION WHEEL ...................................................................29
MIDI CHANNEL ................................................................................................29
MIDI CC ............................................................................................................29
MINIMUM VALUE .............................................................................................29
MAXIMUM VALUE ............................................................................................29
EDITING TRANSPORT CONTROL ........................................................................30
EDITING TAP TEMPO ............................................................................................30
GLOBAL MODE ............................................................................................................31
KILL MIDI – Page1 ..................................................................................................31
MIDI COMMON CHANNEL – Page 2......................................................................31
LCD CONTRAST – Page 3 .....................................................................................32
PAD SENSITIVITY – Page 4 ...................................................................................32
PAD VELOCITY CURVE – Page 5 .........................................................................32
PAD THRESHOLD – Page 6...................................................................................33
KEYBOARD TRANSPOSITION – Page 7...............................................................33
MIDI CLOCK – Page 8 ............................................................................................33
TAP TEMPO AVERAGE – Page 9 ..........................................................................33
SAVE GLOBAL – Page 10 ......................................................................................34
SYSEX TX – Page 11..............................................................................................34
VERSION – Page 12 ...............................................................................................34
PROGRAM CHANGE MODE ........................................................................................35
PROG CHANGE (Program Change).......................................................................35
PROG+BANK (Program Change with Bank Change) .............................................35
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...........................................................................36
TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................37
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................38
CONTACT INFORMATION ...........................................................................................38

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Akai MPK 49 Specifications

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TypeMIDI Keyboard Controller
Knobs8 assignable Q-Link knobs
Faders8 assignable Q-Link faders
ArpeggiatorYes
Transport ControlsYes
Keys49
Pads12 MPC-style pads with velocity and pressure sensitivity
Buttons8
MIDI I/OMIDI In, MIDI Out
USBUSB
DisplayLCD
PowerUSB
Software IncludedAbleton Live Lite
Pedal InputsSustain and Expression

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