Akai MPD26 manual Control Change Field, Minimum Range Field, Maximum Range Field

CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS

The following list of parameters can be accessed if the event type for the knob or fader is set to Control Change.

MIDI CHANNEL FIELD

This field sets the MIDI Port and Channel which the knob or fader will use to transmit messages. You can assign knobs and faders to one of two MIDI Ports, A or B, and to one of 16 MIDI Channels on each port (i.e. A14). You can also assign a knob or fader to use the MIDI Common Channel.

	1.	Press [<] to select MIDI Port/Channel field.
	2.	While in MIDI Port/Channel field, use [VALUE] dial to select desired MIDI
		Port and Channel.
MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD	3.	Press [>] to select the next field.

Note: When not used via USB, only knobs and faders assigned to port A will be transmitted via the 5-pin MIDI port on the back of the MPD26.

CONTROL CHANGE FIELD

In this field you can set which MIDI CC # the knob or fader will transmit when it is used.

1.Use [<] or [>] to select Control Change field.

2.While in Control Change field, use [VALUE] dial to select desired Control Change Number.

3.Press [>] button to select the next field.

Note: To control a parameter in your DAW or sound module with a knob or

CONTROL CHANGE FIELDfader, both the parameter and the physical controller should be set to the same Controller Number.

MINIMUM RANGE FIELD

MINIMUM RANGE FIELD

This field is used to specify the minimum value that the knob or fader can output.

1.Use [<] or [>] to select Minimum Range field.

2.While in Minimum Range field, use [VALUE] dial to select desired minimum value.

3.Press [>] button to select the next field.

Tip: Sometimes you might not want the full 0-127 range of control that a fader automatically defaults to. Often, reducing the value range of the fader might give you more precise control over the parameter it is controlling. For example, if you are using one of the faders to control a synced delay line, there might only be about 10 available values for the sync delay time (1/2, 1/4, 1/8 note, etc.). Therefore, it wouldn’t make much sense to have the fader transmit the full 128 MIDI control values, since this only gives you a tenth of the full fader range. Instead, try setting the maximum value of that fader to 10.

MAXIMUM RANGE FIELD

MAXIMUM RANGE FIELD

This field is used to specify the maximum value that the knob or fader can output.

1.Use the [<] or [>] buttons to select Maximum Range field.

2.While in Maximum Range field, use [VALUE] dial to select desired maximum value.

Tip: Setting the maximum value of a controller lower than the minimum value will cause the knob or fader to behave inversely. For example, if you are controlling an interface or plug-in that operates with a drawbar structure, such as organ instruments, it might be more intuitive to invert your faders.

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