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KEY FEATURES
• 16 pressure and velocity-sensitive MPC pads with four banks each
• MPC technologies include Note Repeat, Swing, 16 Level, Full Level, and Tap Tempo
• 12 software parameters on assignable Q-Link knobs and faders
• Dedicated transport controls transmit MMC, MIDI Clock or MIDI CC messages to DAW and
sequencing applications
• MIDI output over USB and traditional MIDI I/O for controlling software and hardware
• Backlit, easy-to-read screen
• USB bus powered, class compliant: plug and play with one USB cable
• Comes with Editor Librarian software
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
1. Connect a USB cable from your computer to the MPD26. The unit will be powered through the USB
connection. Alternatively, if you do not wish to use a computer in your setup or if you wish to power the
MPD26 externally, please plug in an optional Akai MP6-1 (6V-1A DC) power adapter.
2. If you would like to use an external sound module, connect a 5-pin MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of
the MPD26 to the MIDI IN of the external device.
3. If you would like to use another MIDI controller in your setup, connect a 5-pin MIDI cable from the MIDI
OUT of the external MIDI device to the MIDI IN of the MPD26.
A NOTE ABOUT USING THE MPD2
WITH SOFTWARE:
1. Make sure that all external devices
are connected to the MPD26 and
that the MPD26 is connected to your
computer, using the included USB
cable, before opening any software
applications on your computer with
which you might want to use the
MPD26. If the unit is not plugged in
before, your software application
might not recognize the MPD26 as
an available device.
2. In your software application, you will
need to set the MPD26 as a default
MIDI input device. This is usually
done in the MIDI section of the
Preferences menu.
COMPUTER
EXTERNAL SOUND
MODULE
EXTERNAL MIDI
DEVICE
POWER (optional,
not included)
