About Modes - Akai MPK25 Kurzanleitung

ABOUT MODES

The MPK25 has four different modes of operation.
corresponding button on the MPK25. Following is a short description of each mode:
Preset Mode
Edit Mode
Global Mode
Program Change Mode
This mode allows you to load, save and copy Presets.
collection of information about how different knobs and pads will behave.
Using Presets allows you to save different configurations so you can quickly
load them when you need them, without having to reprogram the MPK25
every time.
This mode allows you to edit the configuration of the MPK25. Edit Mode is a
powerful tool for customizing your set-up.
changes to how the keyboard, pads, knobs and other features are behaving.
For example, you may wish to have a knob transmit only a limited range of
MIDI data, or you may wish to have a pad that transmits on a different MIDI
Channel. You can change these and other various parameters in Edit Mode.
See the PRESET parameter table for a full listing of parameters.
This mode allows you to set global parameters and make general changes to
how your MPK25 is functioning.
change how the pads respond to the touch, or change the brightness of the
LCD screen. The parameters that you can modify in Global Mode also
include controller resets, MIDI Common Channel, Pad Velocity Curve, Pad
Threshold, Keyboard Transposition, and more. See Global Mode on Page 12
for a full list of the menus.
This mode allows you to transmit various Program Change messages. In
this mode, you can tell your DAW or an external device to switch to a
different program bank of sounds.
manually switch between different programs on your DAW or external device.
Each mode can be accessed by pressing the
For example, in Global Mode you can
This way, you can avoid having to
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In this mode, you can make