Akai MPC Quick Start Manual
Text of the manual
English ( 3 – 8 )
Guía de inicio rápido
Español ( 9 – 15 )
Guide d’utilisation rapide
Français ( 16 – 22 )
Guida rapida
Italiano ( 23 – 29 )
Schnellstart-Anleitung
Deutsch ( 30 – 36 )
Appendix
English ( 38 )
Quickstart Guide (English)
Introduction
Features:
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Standalone MPC—no computer required
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7” (177 mm) full-color multi-touch display
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Also acts as a control surface for MPC
software
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Full-size MIDI input and output
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2 GB of user storage, 2 GB pre-installed
content included
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2 GB of RAM
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Full-size SD card slot
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USB-A 2.0 slot for t
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Navigation & Data Entry Controls
1. Display: This full-color multi-touch display shows information relevant to MPC One’s current
operation. Touch the display (and use the hardware controls) to control the MPC interface. See
Operation to learn how to use
Pad & Q-Link Controls
6. Pads: Use these pads to trigger drum hits or other samples. The pads are velocity-sensitive and
pressure-sensitive, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play. The pads will light
up different colors, depending on how hard you play them (ranging from yellow at a low velocity
to red at the highest velocity). You can also
18. Track Mute / Pad Mute: Press this button to view Track Mute Mode where you can easily mute
tracks within a sequence or set mute groups for each track.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view Pad Mute Mode where you can easily mute
pads within a program or set mute groups for each pad within a program.
19. Next Seq / XYFX: Press this button t