Akai MPC Pet Fence User Manual


 
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Click on the MIDI CH pop-up menu to select the MIDI channel (from 1 to 16) you want to send
data on.
With the PROGRAM pop-up menu, you are able to send a MIDI Program Change (from 1 to 128)
for selecting a particular preset in your MIDI sound generator.
When Plugin is selected as the INSTRUMENT:
X On the MPC hardware, move the cursor to Pgm and use the data dial or the -/+ buttons to
load the desired plugin. Move the cursor to Midi Ch and use the data dial or the -/+ buttons to
select the desired MIDI channel on which the track sequence data is sent to the loaded virtual
instrument plugin.
In the MPC software, click on the PLUG-IN pop-up menu and select
the virtual instrument plugin you want the sequence data should be
sent to. The pop-up list shows you every plugin installed to your
computer that is recognized by the MPC software. Keep in mind that
you have to specify the disk directory where your plugins are located.
This can be done in the MPC Preferences.
Click on the EDIT button to open the user interface of the loaded plugin.
Click on the MIDI CH pop-up menu to select a MIDI channel (from 1 to 16) on which to send data
to the virtual instrument. Keep in mind that most of the virtual instruments are capable of
recognizing data on all incoming MIDI channels. Use this setting when you are working with a
virtual instrument that supports multimode.
With the PROG pop-up menu you are able to select a preset for the loaded virtual instrument.
PROJECT INFORMATION
The Project Information section shows all Programs and samples loaded into the MPC
software’s current project.
You can simply drag & drop a sample from the PROJECT
INFORMATION section onto any pad to assign it. How a sample
can be played and edited depends on the Program. Please refer
also to the chapter "Drum Program vs. Keygroup Program."
Double-click on a sample in the Sample column to load it into the
Sample Edit section. The Sample Edit section will open
automatically.
Right-click on a Program to open a context menu containing the
following options:
Duplicate makes a copy of the selected Program and adds a "-1" to the Program name.
Delete deletes the selected Program. To avoid accidental deletion, a query window opens
for confirmation.
Save saves the current Program to your hard disk. A dialog window opens automatically
where you can choose a data path for saving. Samples will automatically be saved with a
program.
Rename opens a window where you can rename your Program.