Akai Professional MPC Key 61 Schnellstartanleitung Seite 5

11. Stop / Return: Press this button to stop playback. Double-press this button to immediately
stop all sound.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to stop playback and return the playhead to the
Loop Start value.
12. Play: Press this button to play the sequence from the audio pointer's current position.
13. Play Start: Press this button to play the sequence from its start point.
14. Edit / XYFX: Press this button to view Program Edit Mode, which contains all parameters
for editing your programs.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view XYFX Mode, which turns the touchscreen
into an XY pad where each axis represents the range of an effect parameter. As you touch
or move your finger on the touchscreen, the current position will determine the current value
of the two parameters. You can use this mode to create interesting effect automation on
your tracks.
15. Grid / Step Seq: Press this button to enter Grid View Mode, where you can view and edit
the note events of each track of a sequence in a project and their velocities.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view Step Sequencer Mode where you can
create or edit sequences by using the pads as "step buttons," simulating the experience of
a traditional step-sequencer-style drum machine.
16. Mix / Pad: Press this button to view the Track Mixer where you can set levels, stereo
panning, and other settings for your tracks, programs, returns, submixes, and masters.
Press and hold Shift and then press this button to view the Pad Mixer where you can set a
program's levels, stereo panning, routing, and effects.
17. Mute / Pad: Press this button to view Track Mute Mode where you can easily mute tracks
within a sequence or set mute groups for each track.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view Pad Mute Mode where you can easily
mute pads within a program or set mute groups for each pad within a program.
18. Automation Read/Write / Off: Press this button to toggle the Global Automation state
between Read and Write.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to disable or enable Global Automation.
19. Keyboard Control / MIDI Control: Press this button to view the Keyboard Control menu,
where you can customize the functions of the keyboard and wheels, including velocity
response, routing, MIDI assignments, ranges and more.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view MIDI Control Mode, where you can use
the device as a MIDI controller and customize what MIDI messages are sent from the
hardware controls.
20. Sample Edit / Sampler: Press this button to view Sample Edit Mode where you can edit
your samples using various functions and processes.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to view the Sampler where you can record audio
samples to use in your projects.
21. Timing Correct / On/Off: Press this button to open the Timing Correct window, which
contains various settings to help quantize the events in your sequence.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to turn Timing Correct on and off.
22. Undo / Redo: Press this button to undo your last action.
Press and hold Shift and press this button to redo the last action you undid.
23. Shift: Press and hold this button to access some buttons' secondary functions (indicated
by white writing).
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