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 )
User Guide (English) Introduction Box Contents MPD218 USB Cable Software Download Cards User Guide Safety & Warranty Manual Important: Visit akaipro.com and find the webpage for MPD218 to download the MPD218 Editor Software and Preset Documentation. Support For the latest information about this product (system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit: akaipro.com. For additional product support, visit: akaipro.com/support. Quick Start 1.
Features 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 5 3 10 9 6 8 1. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to connect this USB port to your computer. The computer’s USB port provides ample power to MPD218. This connection is also used to send and receive MIDI data to and from your computer. 2. Kensington Lock: You may use this Kensington lock slot to secure the MPD218 to a table or other surface. 3. Potentiometers: Use these 360º knobs to send continuous controller messages to your software or external MIDI device. 4.
8. Note Repeat: Press and hold this button while striking a pad to cause the pad to retrigger at a rate based on the current tempo and Time Division settings. Tip: You can sync Note Repeat to an internal or external MIDI clock source. See the description for Note Repeat Configuration (NR Config) to learn how to do this. 9. Note Repeat Configuration (NR Config): Press this button and then press a pad to select its secondary function (printed next to the pad number).
