Akai MPK88 User Manual

 

MIDI PORT 

AND CHANNEL 

NOTE 

INDICATOR 

NOTE 

VELOCITY 

VELOCITY IS 
ALSO DISPLAYED 
WITH BAR METER. 

MIDI NOTE 

NUMBER 

PAD BANK 

AFTERTOUCH 
VALUE 

AFTERTOUCH 
VALUE IS ALSO 
DISPLAYED WITH BAR 

METER 

MIDI PORT 
AND CHANNEL 

CONTROL CHANGE 
INDICATOR 

CONTROL CHANGE 

VALUE 

VALUE IS ALSO 
DISPLAYED WITH 
BAR METER. 

CONTROL CHANGE 
NUMBER 

PAD BANK 

OCTAVE SHIFT 

TRANSPOSITION 

 

As you are working with the MPK61/MPK88, the LCD will help you keep track of what values and parameters 
are entered and sent to external devices.  There are several kinds of information that the MPK61/MPK88 will 
display while in use:  OCTAVE, TRANSPOSITION, NOTE, AFTERTOUCH (Channel Pressure), CONTROL 
CHANGE, MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC), and PREVIEW MODE information. 
 

 
When using the keyboard, the LCD will display the 
current octave and any transposition setting which 
you may have applied. 
 
Note:   The octave settings will apply to individual 
presets while transposition will affect all presets 
globally. 
 

 
When a PAD  is hit, the MPK61/MPK88 will output 
MIDI Note On messages to trigger sounds on your 
DAW or external device.  Each pad can have a MIDI 
Note Number associated with it.  When you hit a 
pad, the screen will display the MIDI Note Number, 
the MIDI Port and Channel which the pad is using, 
as well as the pad bank and velocity (how hard you 
hit the pad). 
 

 

information on MIDI Notes and Pads. 
 

 
When enabled, AFTERTOUCH is MIDI data sent 
when pressure is applied to one of the pads after it 
has been struck and while it is being held down.  It 
will be displayed on the far right of the display as 
you apply pressure to the pad. 

 

 

 
When a KNOB or FADER is used, the 
MPK61/MPK88 will output MIDI Control Change 
data.  This data is used to change certain 
parameters on your DAW or external sound module.  
When you move a knob or fader, the screen will 
indicate the Control Change (CC) Number, value, 
and MIDI Channel.