AKAI MPK Mini MK2 manual

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    User Guide English ( 3 – 5 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 6 – 8 ) Guide d'utilisation Français ( 9 – 11 ) Guida per l'uso Italiano ( 12 – 14 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 15 – 17 ) Appendix English ( 18 )[...]

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    3 User Guide (English) Introduction Box Contents MPK mini USB Cable MPK mini Editor (download) Software Download Card User Guide Safety & Warra nty Manu al Support For the la test information abo ut this product (s ystem requireme nts, compatibility info rmation, etc.) and product registration, vi sit akaipro.c om/mpkmin i . For additional pr o[...]

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    4 Features Top Panel 1 2 3 4 56 7 888 8 888 8 91 0 1 1 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 4 1. USB Port: Use a standard U SB cable to connect this USB port to a USB p ort on you r computer. The co mputer's USB port will prov ide power to MPK mini. This connect ion is also used to sen d and receive M IDI data to and fr om your comput er. 2. Susta[...]

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    5 o Rand (Random) : Notes will sound in random orde r. o Latch: The Arpeggia tor will continue to ar peggiate the no tes even after yo u lift your fingers. While holding do wn the keys, y ou can add more notes to the arpeggiated chord by pressi ng down additional keys. If you press the k eys, release them, and then press down a n ew combination of [...]

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    6 Guía del usuario (Español) Introducción Contenido de la caja MPK mini Cable USB Editor del MPK mini (descargar) Tarjeta de des carga de so ftware Guía del usuario Manual sobre l a seguridad y g arantía Soporte Para obte ner la información más reciente ac erca de este pro ducto (requisitos de sistema, informació n de compatibilidad, etc. )[...]

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    7 Características Panel superior 1 2 3 4 56 7 888 8 888 8 91 0 1 1 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 4 1. Puerto USB: Utilice un cable USB est ándar para conect ar este puert o a un puerto USB en su ordenad or. El puerto USB del ordenado r proporciona alimentaci ón al MPK mini. Esta conexión ta mbién se utiliza para enviar y recibir datos MIDI [...]

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    8 o Incl (Inclusivo ) : Las notas su enan desd e la más baj a a la má s alta y lue go vuelven a la m ás baja. Las not as más baj a y más alta su enan dos veces en el cambio de senti do. o Excl (Exclusi vo) : La s notas su enan desd e la más b aja a la m ás alta y l uego vuelven a la más baja. Las notas más baja y m ás alta suenan solo una[...]

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    9 Guide d'utilisation (Français) Présentation Contenu de la boîte MPK mini Câble USB MPK mini Editor (à télécharger) Carte de téléch argement d e logiciel Guide d'utilisation Consignes de sécurité et inform ations concer nant la garantie Assistance technique Pour les toute s dernières inf ormations con cernant ce prod uit (con[...]

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    10 Caractéristiques Panneau supérieur 1 2 3 4 56 7 888 8 888 8 91 0 1 1 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 4 1. Port USB : Utilisez un câble USB standard pour relier ce port au por t USB de votre ordinateur. Le port USB d e l'ordinateur perm et d’aliment er le MPK mini. Cett e connexion est également utilisé e pour la transmiss ion de don[...]

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    11 o Incl (Inc lusive) : Les not es joueront de la plus basse à la plus haute, puis r ed e sc e nd ron t. L a n ot e la pl us b as s e e t la note la pl us haute joueront deux fois lors du changement de direction. o Excl (Exclusi ve) : Les notes joueront de la plus basse à la plus haut e, puis redescendront. La note la p l u s b a s s e e t l a n[...]

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    12 Guida rapida (Italiano) Introduzione Contenuti della confezione MPK mini Cavo USB MPK mini Editor (download) Scheda di download del software Guida per l'uso Istruzioni di sicu rezza e garanzia Assistenza Per le ultime informaz ioni in merito a questo prodotto (requisiti di s istema, informazio ni sulla compatibilità , ecc.) e per e ffettua[...]

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    13 Caratteristiche Pannello superiore 1 2 3 4 56 7 888 8 888 8 91 0 1 1 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 4 1. Porta USB: servi rsi di un ca vo USB stand ard per c ollegare quest a porta a una porta U SB del computer. La po rta USB del compute r fo rnirà l’alimenta zione all'MPK mini. Questo collegament o serve anch e a invi are e ricev ere [...]

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    14 o Incl (Incluso): le note suonerann o dalla più bassa al la più alta e vicever sa. Le note più basse e pi ù alte suon eranno due volte al cambio di direzi one. o Excl (Escluso): l e note suoneran no dalla più bassa al la più alta e vice versa. Le note più basse e più al te su oneranno sol o una volta al cambio di direzione. o Order (ordi[...]

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    15 Benutzerhandbuch (Deutsch) Einführung Lieferumfang MPK mini USB Cable MPK mini Editor (Download) Software-Download-K arte Benutzerhandbuch Sicherheitshinweis e und Garantieinformatio nen Kundendienst Für die neuesten Informationen z u diesem Produ kt (Systeman forderungen, In formationen zu r Kompatibilität etc.) und zur Produktregistrierung [...]

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    16 Funktionen Oberseite 1 2 3 4 56 7 888 8 888 8 91 0 1 1 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 4 1. USB-Port: Verwenden Sie ein Standard-USB-Kabel , um diesen USB-Port mit Ihre m Computer zu verbinden. Der US B-Anschluss de s Computers versorgt Ihr M PK mini mit Strom. Diese Verbi ndung wird auch verwen det , um MIDI-Daten vom und zum Comput er zu send[...]

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    17 o Exkl (Exklusiv e) : Die Noten wer den vom tiefst en bis zum höchsten Ton und umgekehrt wiedergegeb en. Die niedrigsten u nd höchsten N oten werden nur einmal beim Richtungswechsel wiedergegeb en. o Reihenfolge: Noten wer den in der Reihenfolge ab gespielt, in der sie ges pielt wurden. o Rand (Random) : Die Noten werden in zufälliger Reihenf[...]

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    18 Appendix (English) Technical Specifications Note Keys 25 velocity-sensitive keys; 10-oct ave range with octave up/down buttons Pads 8 assignable b acklit pads, vel ocity- and pre ssure-sensiti ve; 4 banks Knobs 8 assignable 2 70º knobs X-Y Controller 1 configurable th umbstick with 3 mode s Inputs / Outputs 1 USB port 1 1/4" (6.35mm) TS in[...]

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