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ENTER PRESET NAME IN 
THIS FIELD 

PRESET NAME 

PRESET NUMBER 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

The MPD26 features different Preset banks which you can load and write to.  When you turn on the MPD26, 
it will automatically go into Preset Mode and Preset 1 will be displayed on the screen.  You can also press 
the [PRESET] button at any time to call up this mode.  In Preset Mode you can load, save/copy and rename 
Presets – each of these functions can be accessed through the 3 different pages.  You can navigate between 
these pages with the [<] and [>] buttons.  

 

 
1.

 

While you are in Preset Mode, you can change Presets with the 
[VALUE] dial below the screen.  Turning the dial increments or 
decrements the current Preset number and displays the screen on 
the right: 

When you do this, you will notice that ‘PRESS ENTER’ will begin to 
blink. 

2.

 

Pressing [ENTER] loads the selected Preset.  Pressing [<] or 
[PRESET] cancels and returns you to the Preset that was last 
selected. 

 

 
In  Preset Mode, you can also save and copy a Preset to a new location.  
This allows you to save any changes that you would have made to the 
Preset in EDIT MODE.

 

 
Note that if you are saving the Preset to the same location (same preset 
number) the screen will display ‘SAVE TO’ and if you are saving to a 
different location (different preset number), the screen will display ‘COPY 
TO’.

 

 
1.

 

While you are in Preset Mode, press [>] until you see the ‘SAVE TO’ 
screen similar to the one shown above.  

2.

 

You can select the location where you want to save the Preset by 
turning the [VALUE] knob. 

 

When you do this, you will notice that ‘PRESS ENTER’ will begin to 
blink.   

3.

 

Press [ENTER] to save current Preset to the destination.  Pressing 
[<] or [PRESET] cancels the operation. 

 

 
While you are in Preset Mode, you can also change the Preset name.  This 
way you can assign specific names to different Presets so you can better 
keep track and quickly access different controller configurations. 

 

1.

 

To name or rename the Preset, press the [>] button until you see 
‘Preset Name’ displayed on the screen. 

 

You will notice that the first letter of the name will begin blinking. 

2.

 

Turn the [VALUE] dial to change the blinking character. 

3.

 

To move between the characters, use [<] and [>]. 

4.

 

When done, press [PRESET] again.  The name will be saved. 

 

DESTINATION 

A Preset is a collection of information about how the MPD26’s faders, 
knobs and pads will behave.  Using Presets allows you to save different 
configurations so you can quickly load them when you need them, without 
having to reprogram the MPD26 every time.