Akai Professional MFC KEY 51 Guide D'utilisation Rapide page 4

Features
Top Panel
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1. Display: This full-color multi-touch display shows information relevant to MPC Key 61's
current operation. Touch the display (and use the hardware controls) to control the MPC
interface. See Operation
2. Data Dial: Use this dial to scroll through the available menu options or adjust the parameter
values of the selected field on the display. Pressing the dial also functions as an Enter
button.
3. –/+: Press these buttons to increase or decrease the value of the selected field on the
display.
4. 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. The lights above the Q-Link
button indicate the currently selected column. Press the Q-Link button to change which
column of parameters they currently control.
5. Q-Link Button: Press this button to change which column of parameters the Q-Link Knobs
currently control (indicated by the lights above the button). Each press will select the next
column.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button to view the Q-Link Configuration window.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button again to return to the Main page.
6. </> (Event |</>|): Use these buttons to move the audio pointer left/right, one step at a time.
Press and hold Locate and press one of these buttons to move the audio pointer to the
previous/next event in the sequence grid.
7. Locate: Press this button to open the Locate window, which allows you to quickly jump to
specific points in your project.
Press and hold this button to activate the secondary functions of the </> and <</>> buttons
(i.e., Event |</>| and Start/End, respectively).
8. <</>> (Start/End): Use these buttons to move the audio pointer left/right, one bar at a time.
Press and hold Locate and press one of these buttons to move the audio pointer to the start
or end of the sequence grid.
9. Rec / Recall: Press this button to record-arm the sequence. Press Play or Play Start to start
recording. Recording in this way (rather than using Overdub) erases the events of the current
sequence. After the sequence plays through once while recording, Overdub will be enabled.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to recall recently played MIDI note events when
recording was disabled and insert them into the current sequence.
10. Overdub: Press this button to enable Overdub, which allows you to record note events in a
sequence without overwriting any previously recorded note events. You can enable Overdub
either before or during recording.
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