Akai MPD24 Drums User Manual


 
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PAD VELOCITY CURVE - Page 5
Adjust pad curve
in this field
A PAD VELOCITY CURVE describes how your MPD24 is
outputting MIDI velocities when you hit a pad, based on a certain
ratio of the input / output velocity that characterizes the particular
curve. The Pad Velocity Curve feature is intended to help you
customize and adjust your MPD24 to your particular playing style
and can add expressivity and control to your performance. If you
find it difficult to achieve a comfortable velocity range for your
playing style (you can not get a velocity of 127 even if you hit the
Pad very hard, or vice versa, you get velocity 127 easily even if
you hit the Pad softly) you can adjust the velocity curve as
desired.
MIDI
VELOCITY
WEAK STRENGTH OF STRONG
HITTING PAD
1. In GLOBAL MODE, use [ > ]
button to scroll to PadCurve.
2. Turn [VALUE] dial to select one
of the four curves – A, B, C, or D.
3. Press [ENTER] to select desired
curve.
SAVE GLOBAL - Page 6
SAVE GLOBAL allows you to save all of the global parameters
on the MPD24, including LCD Contrast, Pad Velocity Curve, Pad
Sensitivity, MIDI Common Channel, Preset and SysEx
information.
When you optimize the MPD24 to best suit your performance, you
should use this option to save all of these settings so they will
automatically be loaded next time you turn on the MPD24.
1. While in GLOBAL MODE, use [ > ] button to scroll to
Globals. You will see ‘SAVE SETUP’ displayed on the
screen.
2. Press [ENTER] to save all the global settings on the
MPD24.