Selecting Sounds - Akai Professional MPC KEY 61 Guia De Inicio Rapido

Selecting Sounds

To get started with MPC Key 61's array of built-in instruments:
1. When MPC Key 61 is first powered on, press the Empty Project button on the Demo Screen
to create a new project. Tracks 1–8 will automatically be populated with Plugin Programs in
this new project.
2. Press the Sounds button to open the Instruments menu. Alternatively, tap the Sounds icon
when viewing the Main Mode on the display.
3. On the Instruments page, you will see a list of the available plugins for MPC Key 61. Tap the
plugin name to open the preset categories for the selected plugin, and then tap the category
name to view the presets in that category.
To move back to the previous page, tap the  icon in the upper-left corner of the
touchscreen.
4. Tap the preset name to load it to the track. You can also use the arrows at the bottom of the
display to move to the previous or next preset.
To return to the Instruments home page, tap the X icon in the upper-left corner of the
touchscreen.
To return to Main Mode, press the Main button.
Editing Sounds
To edit a selected plugin preset:
1. From the Instruments page, tap the Edit Instrument button at the bottom of the display to
switch to Program Edit Mode, where you will see a graphical representation of the plugin
interface. Alternatively, you can press the Edit button on the MPC Key 61 hardware at any
time.
2. Use the tabs at the bottom of the screen to view different pages of parameters for each
plugin.
3. Plugin parameters can be edited directly from the touchscreen, or you can use the Q-Link
knobs to adjust the highlighted parameters. Tap the Q-Link button on the MPC Key 61
hardware to change which column of parameters the Q-Link Knobs currently control.
To enable automation for recording parameter adjustments, tap the automation icon in the
upper-right corner of the touchscreen. Alternatively, press the Automation Read/Write button
on the MPC Key 61 hardware to toggle between the modes. When automation write is enabled,
you can adjust parameters while you are recording or playing back for an expressive
performance that can be saved and replayed. Set the automation state to read to play back
your adjustments.
To save your edited plugin preset, tap the save disk icon at the top of the display.
To load a saved plugin preset, tap the folder icon at the top of the display.
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