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NAVIGATING PROGRAM CHANGE MODE

1. Press the [PROGRAM CHANGE] button.
2. On Page 1, use the [VALUE] dial to select a Prog
Change or Prog+Bank message on and press
[ENTER].
3. On Page 2, use the [<] and [>] buttons to move
through the different options and use the {VALUE]
dial to change them.
4. Press [ENTER] to send the message.
PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
A Program Change, often referred to as a
Patch Change, is a MIDI message used for
sending data to devices to cause them to
change to a new program.
There are two different types of Program
Change messages on the MPD26:
PROG CHANGE – This event will transmit
a regular Program Change message (0-
127) to your DAW or an external device,
allowing you to switch between 128
different program banks.
PROG+BANK – This event transmits a Program Change message (0-127), along with a Bank L (Least
Significant Byte) Change message (0-127) and a Bank M (Most Significant Byte) Change message (0-126),
which allows access of up to 16384 different program banks. You can use PROG+BANK if your DAW or
external device supports LSB and MSB.

PROG CHANGE (Program Change)

PROG CHANGE allows you to transmit a regular Program Change
message.
1. Select PROG CHANGE with the [VALUE] dial.
2. Press [ENTER] to see the next page of parameters.
3. Press the [<] button to access the MIDI CH field – this is the MIDI
Channel which will be used to transmit the Program Change
message. You can change the MIDI Channel by turning the
[VALUE] dial. Then, press [>] to go to the next field.
4. In the PROG field, choose the program number with the [VALUE]
dial.
5. Press [ENTER] to send the Program Change message.

PROG+BANK (Program Change with Bank Change)

PROG+BANK allows you to send a Program Change with Bank
Change message to your DAW or external sound module.
1. Select PROG+BANK with the [VALUE] dial.
2. Press [ENTER] to see the next page of parameters.
3. Press the [<] button to access the MIDI CH field – this is the MIDI
Channel which will be used to transmit the message. You can
change the MIDI Channel by turning the [VALUE] dial. Then,
press [>] to go to the next field.
4. In the PROG field, choose the program number with the [VALUE]
dial. Press [>] to go to the next field.
5. In the BANK M field, select the MSB (Most Significant Byte) of
information. Press [>] to go to the next field.
6. In the BANK L field, select the LSB (Least Significant Byte) of
information.
7. Press [ENTER] to send the Bank and Program event.