Modifications Using Velocity; Changing The Sample Volume With Velocity; Switching Between Samples Using Velocity - Akai MPC 500 User Manual

Modifications Using Velocity

The following section will show modifications possible using velocity.

Changing the Sample Volume with Velocity

You can control the sample volume by velocity (how hard you hit the pad). With this feature, you can play the pads like real drums; when
you hit the pad strongly, the sound will be loud and vice versa.
1. While in PROGRAM mode, hit the pad you wish to edit.
The pad number display in the 'Pad' field will change according to the pad you hit.
2. In the 'Edit select' field, scroll to Velocity>Level.
3. Adjust the field to the desired value while checking the level by hitting the desired pad. The 'Depth' field value
describes how much dynamic range the sample will have when triggered with different velocities.
If you set this field to 0, the sample will be played back at the maximum level regardless of the amount of pressure. The larger you set the
value, the bigger the difference of the level will be as you hit the pad softer and harder. You can set the more detailed setting for a sample
volume by using the other parameters the Amp Envelope. For more information about setting them, see "Setting the Amp Envelope" on
page 75.

Switching Between Samples Using Velocity

When you assign more than one sample to a pad, you can switch between samples depending on the velocity used to hit the pad. This way,
if you hit the pad softer you can trigger one sound and if you hit the pad harder you can trigger another.
1. In PROGRAM mode, hit the pad you wish to change.
The pad number displayed in the 'Pad number' field will change according to the pad that you hit.
2. Assign two samples to the program, one to Layer one (L1) and one to Layer two (L2).
3. In the 'Edit select' field, scroll to the 'Velocity range' field, and select Layer 1 (L1)
4. The Range field has two fields to set the upper and the lower limits. You can set the lower limit in the left field and
the upper limit in the right field. Here, set the upper limit (the right field) to 63.
5. In the 'Layer' field, select Layer two ('L2'), and set the velocity range to trigger the sample assigned to the layer. In
this example, set the lower limit (the left field) to 64.
6. Check the result by hitting the pad.
If you hit the pad strongly, the MPC500 will play the sample assigned Layer two. If you hit the pad softly, the MPC500 will play the
sample assigned to Layer 1.
Tip: The pressure used to hit the pad will be displayed in 128 steps (0 to 127). The maximum level is 127. This is the same with the "MIDI
velocity", which indicates the pressure used to play the keyboard.
Tip: You can also use the Q- Link slider to switch layers. For more information, see the "Chapter 8: Q-Link slider " section on page 57.
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