Akai MPK88 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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MIDI PORT/CHANNEL FIELD
PLAY MODE FIELD
EDITING FOOTSWITCH PEDAL INPUTS
The footswitch inputs on the rear of the MPK61/MPK88 can be used in a variety of different ways. For example,
footswitches can be used as a conventional MIDI CC switches. In addition, footswitches may be used to trigger
specific pads on the top panel (for example, to play out a kick drum sequence). Lastly, footswitches may be used to
remotely enable and disable specific functions on the MPK61/MPK88, such as Note Repeat, Time Division, Tap
Tempo, Bank Change, Play/Stop, Arp On/Off, Arp Latch, Play/Record or Sustain.
1. To edit footswitch input settings, press [EDIT] to enter Edit Mode.
2. Now press down on the footswitch to select it for editing.
3. You will see Page 1 displayed on the screen (shown on the left).
4. Select the event type for the footswitch by turning the [VALUE] dial.
5. Press [ENTER] to accept change and view page 2 parameters, if
available.
CONTROL CHANGE PARAMETERS
The following parameters can be accessed is you select “Control Change” as the footswitch event type.
MIDI CHANNEL FIELD
This field sets the MIDI Port and Channel which the footswitch will use to
transmit messages. You can assign the footswitch 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 the footswitch 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.
3. Press [>] button to select the next field.
Note: When not used via USB, only footswitch messages assigned to port A
will be transmitted via the 5-pin MIDI port on the back of the MPK61/MPK88.
CONTROL CHANGE FIELD
In this field you can set which Control Change Number the footswitch will
transmit when it is pressed.
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.
PLAY MODE
Here, you can select whether the footswitch transmits MIDI CC information in a
momentary (MOM) way, where pressing the footswitch outputs 127 and
releasing it transmits 0, or in a toggle (TGL) way where the first press outputs
127 and the second press transmits 0.
1. Press [>] to select Play Mode field.
2. While in Play Mode field, use [VALUE] dial to select desired Play Mode.
When finished editing, press [ENTER] to save or [<] to cancel the changes.
SELECT FOOTSWITCH EVENT TYPE
CONTROL CHANGE FIELD