Akai MPC Pet Fence User Manual


 
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Parameters of the MIDI Tab
The Active Midi Inputs displays the
active installed MIDI inputs on your
computer system. When the MPC
hardware is connected and powered on,
the available ports as well as the MPC
Public port are displayed. The Midi
Mapping lets you define the four Midi
Out Port A to D. Here you can select the
MIDI output your sequencer data is
routed to.
Parameters of the Plugins Tab
Here you can choose up to four data
paths on your hard disk where the MPC
software will look for installed VST or AU
(Mac only) effect plugins. These plugins
can be used as insert or send effects
within your MPC software.
Click on the button to the right of the
data path field to select a desired data
path. After setting up a new data path,
we recommend using the Scan New function. When you make settings for the first time, you
should click on the Rescan All button to perform a complete scan of all selected plugin data
paths. If you are working on a Mac computer, we recommend checking the Use AudioUnits
option. This enables you to use also the AudioUnit plugin format.
Parameters of the Auto Load Tab
The Auto Load File function allows you
to choose an autoload file on your hard
disk so the MPC software automatically
loads your desired settings on start-up.
This file can be a Project (.xpj) as well as
a Program (.xpm).
You can also select a Template File which allows you to choose a Sequence template to start
from when you create a new Sequence.
Parameters of the Sequencer Tab
Here you can activate the following
options:
Instant Track Mute - The MPC
software has the ability to mute
tracks using two different
methods. If this option is
deactivated, Note On messages
will be ignored. This is how legacy
MPCs' machines track muting
worked. This method allows samples and notes that are playing to finish playing through
their entire length. This is useful when using loops, and you want to have a loop finish
playing to the end of a measure, then not play the next time the sequence loops. If Instant