Akai Professional MPC Studio Guide D'utilisation page 6

Navigation / Data Entry Controls
6. Display: This LCD shows all the information relevant to MPC Studio's current operation.
Much of this information is also shown in the software. Use the Cursor Buttons to
navigate through the display, and use the Data Dial, and –/+ buttons to adjust the
currently selected setting/parameter. Use the Mode buttons to change what page is
shown, and use the F-Buttons to change what tab is shown.
Note: Press and hold Shift and turn the Data Dial to adjust the contrast of the display.
7. F-Buttons: Press one of these buttons to select its corresponding tab, shown above the
button in the display.
8. Cursor Buttons: Use these buttons to navigate through the fields of menus and options
shown in the display.
9. Data Dial: Use this dial to scroll through the available menu options or adjust the
parameter values of the selected field in the display.
10. –/+: Press these buttons to increase/decrease the value of the selected field in the display.
11. Numeric: If the selected field in the display is a number, you can press Numeric and use
the pads as a standard numeric keypad to enter a value. The numbers are printed in green
above the pads.
12. Undo/Redo: Press this button to undo your last action. Hold down Shift and press this
button to redo the last action you undid.
Pad / Q-Link Knob Controls
13. Q-Link Knobs: Use these touch-sensitive knobs to adjust various parameters and
settings. The knobs can control one column of parameters at a time. Use the Scroll Knob
above them to change which column of parameters they currently control.
14. Scroll Knob: Use this knob to change which column of parameters the Q-Link Knobs
currently control.
15. Q-Link Trigger: Hold this button down, then touch one of the Q-Link Knobs to make that
knob's parameter's value jump to its minimum or maximum (depending on the Trig
parameter in the software).
16. Pads: Use these pads to trigger drum hits or other samples in your software. 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). To disable (or re-
enable) these lights, press Pad Assign then F6 (Velo Col).
If the selected field in the display is a number, you can press Numeric and use the pads as a
standard numeric keypad to enter a value. The numbers are printed in green above the pads.
17. Pad Bank Buttons: These 4 buttons switch among Pad Banks A–H (press and hold Shift
to access Banks E–H). Alternatively, double-press one of these buttons. Between these 8
banks with 16 pads per bank, you can access up to 128 MIDI events using the pads.
18. Pad Assign / Pad Copy: Press this button to assign a sample to a pad. In the display, the
4x4 grid that appears represents the 16 pads. Use the Cursor Buttons to navigate
through the grid, and use the Data Dial or –/+ buttons to select a Program (when the
Program field is highlighted) or a sample (when a pad is highlighted).
Hold down Shift and press this button to copy the samples and parameters from one pad
to another. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the From Pad ("source") or To Pads
("destination") field and hit a pad to select it (you can copy to multiple pads). Use the F-
Buttons to confirm or cancel the operation.
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