Just as it is on the unit, storing, loading and naming presets is simple and quick in the software. However, there´s no real limit to the number of presets you can store as the hardware comes supplied with the Vyzex editor/librarian application. The MPD32 has 30 preset slots available in its memory, with each preset containing a total snapshot of the controller assignments and ranges. The knobs are also smooth and their placement means that they´re not crammed in between rows of other knobs and switches (as is so often the case) making them easy to access, an important factor when you want to get creative with a mix or synth. Though the faders have a shorter throw than those commonly found on mixing desks, they are smooth, sturdy and have enough track to ride levels in a worthwhile fashion.
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This gives the user 24 level faders, pan pots and mutes. Just as the pads have four banks, so the controllers (faders, knobs and switches) have their own Control Bank switches so you can select one of the three available banks. Customising the MPD32 to control any other DAW or soft synth is simple. Tap Tempo and Time Division switches come into play here too, though tempo can be set per preset (ie, global setup) or to incoming MIDI clock.Īs a DAW controller, the unit is supplied with setups for a range of popular sequencers and soft synths (Live, Cubase, Sonar, Reason, Arturia´s synths, BFD and more), and the CD-ROM contains a selection of device map templates for these applications to make the setting up pretty much instant. The repeating can be assigned to either momentary or toggling behaviours, and Gate and Swing parameters are on the next edit page to make the most of those repeats.
#AKAI MPD 24 OR 26 FULL#
The Full Level switch enables you to set all the pads to send velocity at 127, and 16 Levels maps the last pressed pad´s note number to all 16 pads with the velocity numbers increasing up the pads from 7 to 127.Īgain, from the MPC side there is the Note Repeat function, which does what it says. The 16 pads are extended by the four pad bank switches that allow for four sets of pad assignments - this is one of the functions that really helped the MPCs become such renowned performance tools.
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The MIDI programming side of the MPD32 keeps many of the familiar MPC functions. All CC ranges can be set (ie, minimum and maximum values), which is essential to prevent overshooting on filter resonance control, for instance, or limiting DAW fader throws to peak at 0dB. The pads and switches can be used to send program change messages, while the knobs and faders can be assigned to control aftertouch. Apart from a few global settings, most of the editing only involves one screen on the backlit display, which is accessed by pressing the Edit button after tweaking the knob/fader/ switch in question.
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We worried that it might be difficult to get all the pads, knobs and faders doing what we wanted, but it turns out to be easy. The controls all feel solid enough to endure a fair battering and the layout is quick to navigate, though the plastic chassis is a little uninspiring. The pads, faders and switches feel just like they always have on the MPCs, though the knobs have been altered as they can now rotate continuously.
#AKAI MPD 24 OR 26 SOFTWARE#
These can communicate transport information with software via four different protocols: CC number, MMC, MIDI/ SysEx, and a MIDI/MMC combination. The final controls come in the form of a transport section (record, play, stop, forward and rewind).
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Of course ‘wide ranging´ can also mean ‘confusing´, and this is where a well-made menu/edit system can make all the difference - a point that shall be addressed once we´ve taken a tour of the broad interface.Īs well as the 16 MPC-style pads, eight rotary knobs and eight faders (with eight lit toggle switches beneath) there are three more input possibilities: rear jack sockets for one expression pedal and two footswitches.