DRUM PAD PARAMETERS

If you choose “Drum Pad” as the event type for the footswitch, page 2 allows you to select which pad will be triggered with the footswitch.

1.Turn [VALUE] dial to select the desired pad.

2.Press [ENTER] to accept the setting or [<] to cancel.

DRUM PAD NUMBER

OTHER FUNCTIONS

As we mentioned previously, a footswitch may also be used to engage and disengage specific functions on the MPK61/MPK88. Simply select which function you would like to control with the footswitch:

NOTE REPEAT – footswitch will turn Note Repeat feature on and off.

TIME DIV – footswitch will enable and disable Time Division.

TAP TEMPO – footswitch will work as a Tap Tempo button.

BANK CHANGE – footswitch will cycle through the 3 different control banks.

PLAY/STOP – footswitch will be used as a Start / Stop button.

PLAY/RECORD – footswitch will be used as a Play / Record button.

ARP ON/OFF – footswitch will enable and disable the Arpeggiator.

ARP LATCH – footswitch will be used as an Arp Latch button.

SUSTAIN – footswitch will be used as a Sustain pedal.

EDITING EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT

You can think of the expression pedal input on the MPK61/MPK88 as another fader, for the purposes of this manual. Refer to ‘Editing Knobs and Faders’ section for information on editing the expression pedal input.

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Akai MPK61, MPK88 manual Editing Expression Pedal Input, Drum PAD Parameters, Other Functions