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AKAI - APC40 MKII  

SAMPLER




KEY

ACTION

S SHIFT
Hold this button down to access secondary actions as described in the SHIFT ACTION column.
1 PADS 1-40
Trigger Sample 1 to Sample 40 of the selected Sampler Bank.
Depending on the selected Trigger mode, hold SHIFT and then use the same PAD to stop the playing Sample

The RGB leds of the PADs will automatically get the color of the Sample assigned to a slot (bright when playing and dark if not) and will be turned off if no Sample is assigned to a slot.
2 SCENE
Row selection. Use these buttons to select a row 1 to 5. The LED of the button will be turned on white when a row is selected. Other functions as described further, depend on which row is selected. Use the same button to turn off the selected row (default status - blue LED)
3 CLIP STOP
Use these buttons 1 to 8, to stop the Samples playing in column 1 to 8.
Use the STOP ALL CLIPS button to stop all the currently playing Samples
4 A|B, #, S, ●
# : The numbered buttons 1 to 8 half the size of the Sampler Loop (if a Sample is in Loop mode) for the 8 Samples of the selected row.
A|B : These buttons double the size of the Sampler Loop (if a Sample is in Loop mode) for the 8 Samples of the selected row.
S : Use these buttons to set a Sample to Loop or Drop mode for the 8 Samples of the selected row.
● : Use these buttons to record Output (Master Deck) to a new Sample and automatically save it to the Recording Bank to one of the 8 slots designated by the selected row.. If no row is selected, all 8 buttons will record Output to a new Sample and automatically stored to the Recording Sampler folder.

There is no functionality for the #,A|B and S buttons if no row is selected.
5 CLIP VOLUME 1-8
When no row is selected, adjust the Volume of all the Samples in a Column (1 to 8).
When a row is selected, adjust the Volume of each one of the 8 Samples in the selected row
6 GROUP VOLUME 1-8
Adjust the Volume of a Sampler Group (1 to 8). Up to 8 Volume Groups can be controlled.
7 BANK SELECT
LEFT : Select the previous Sampler Bank.
RIGHT : Select the next available Sampler Bank
UP : Select the previous Trigger mode (On/Off, Hold, Stutter and Unmute)
DOWN : Select the next Trigger mode (On/Off, Hold, Stutter and Unmute)
8 BANK MODE
Enables Sampler Bank mode while pressed.
9 BANK 1-8
While the BANK MODE button is pressed, use these 8 numbered buttons to select a Sampler Bank (1 to 8).
Effects