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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW

1. DC POWER ADAPTER INPUT – Plug in a
1A
DC power adapter if you do not wish to power
the MPK49 through the USB connection.
2. POWER ADAPTER RESTRAINT – You can
secure the power adapter cord to this restraint to
prevent accidental unplugging.
3. USB CONNECTION – Plug a standard USB
cable into this outlet and into the USB port of
your computer.
provide power to the MPK49. This connection is
used to send and receive MIDI data to and from
your computer and may also be used to send
MIDI data from your computer to a device
attached to the MIDI OUT port of the MPK49.
4. MIDI OUT – Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect
the MIDI OUT of the MPK49 to the MIDI IN of an
external device.

FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

1. LCD – The display is used for navigating menus,
displaying data,
MPK49's options and parameters.
2. [VALUE] (Push to Enter) – This dial is used to
increment and decrement Presets, parameter
values and settings. This dial also functions as
an [ENTER] button when it is pressed down.
3. [<] AND [>] BUTTONS – These buttons are
used to navigate through the fields of menus and
options. The [<] button also functions as a
[CANCEL] button.
4. [PRESET] – This button calls up Preset Mode.
You can select and recall different Preset
programs in this mode.
5. [EDIT] – This button calls up Edit Mode, which
allows you to edit the behavior of the keyboard,
pads, knobs, buttons, sliders and default settings
for each preset.
The computer's USB port will
and affecting change
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5. MIDI IN – Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect
the MIDI OUT of an external MIDI device to the
MIDI IN of the MPK49.
6. SUSTAIN PEDAL – Connect a ¼" TS sustain
pedal to this input. We recommend using the
Alesis Sustain Pedal.
7. EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT – Connect a ¼"
TRS expression
recommend using the Alesis F2 expression
pedals.
6. [GLOBAL] – This button calls up Global Mode,
on where MIDI reset commands and global system
preferences are set.
7. [PREVIEW] – This button allows you to see what
value will be sent by a controller, without actually
sending the value. This gives you precise control
over your parameters and helps avoid erroneous
controller data being sent to your devices due to
the physical position of the controller.
especially useful when switching between control
banks where, for example, the physical position
of a slider may not correspond to the last value
sent by the controller. Holding down [PREVIEW]
allows you to view the original value and adjust
the physical position of the slider as necessary
before transmitting any values.
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pedal to this input. We
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