Chapter 6

Playing & recording

Record, overdub, quantise, repeat — and play scales from the pads.

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6.1Recording sequences
6.2Tempo
6.3Timing Correct
6.4Metronome
6.5Note Repeat
6.6Full Level and User Level
6.716 Level
6.8Pad Perform
6.9Arpeggiator
6.10Erase and Clear Track
6.11Automation

6.1BasicsManual Recording a Drum Sequence p.13, Transport & Recording Controls p.363, Pull-Down Menu p.69

Recording sequences

Recording takes two presses: one button arms the sequence and another sets it rolling. The arming button is the choice that matters. REC | RECALL starts a fresh take that can remove what is already there, while OVERDUB layers new events on top of what you have.

Record a take

In Main Mode, make sure SEQ REC ARM at the bottom of the screen is on.
Press REC | RECALL to arm the sequence, or OVERDUB if you want to keep what is already recorded.
Press PLAY to start from the playhead, or PLAY START | METRONOME to start from the sequence’s start point.
Wait out the count-in. The manual’s tutorial gets one bar of metronome before recording begins, and Metronome has the settings that control it.
Play the pads. Taking one pad at a time is easier while you are getting used to them.
Keep going if you like. Once a REC | RECALL take has played through the sequence once (two bars in the tutorial), the MPC switches to Overdub by itself and keeps looping, so you can add more parts without stopping.
Press STOP | RETURN when you are done.

Transport keys

REC | RECALL: Arms the sequence for recording. Recording starts when you press PLAY or PLAY START | METRONOME.
OVERDUB: Enables Overdub, so you record without overwriting events already there. Works before or during recording.
PLAY: Plays the sequence from the playhead’s current position.
PLAY START | METRONOME: Plays the sequence from its start point.
STOP | RETURN: Stops playback.
Double-press STOP | RETURN: Silences audio that keeps sounding after a note has stopped playing.
SHIFT + STOP | RETURN: Returns the playhead to 1:1:0.
SHIFT + REC | RECALL: Recalls MIDI notes you played recently with recording off and inserts them into the current sequence.
UNDO | REDO: Erases every event from the current take, back to when you pressed PLAY or PLAY START | METRONOME. The button flashes while recording.While recording
UNDO | REDO: Undoes the last event or events you recorded.Playback stopped

Rec or Overdub?

Arm with	What is already recorded	When you can use it
`REC \| RECALL`	Can be lost (see the warning below). The take turns into an overdub after one pass.	Press it to arm, then start with `PLAY` or `PLAY START \| METRONOME`.
`OVERDUB`	Stays. New events are added alongside it.	Before or during recording.

Recall something you played without recording

Select the track you want the notes on. The MPC has been capturing MIDI events in the background.
Press SHIFT + REC | RECALL, or tap Retro Rec in the pull-down menu, to capture the notes you just played.

Recording settings in Preferences

Rec Arm Behavior — whether arming a track disarms the others (Single) or adds it to a group (Multi).
Place Events Recorded During Count-In at Start Point — whether pads hit during the pre-count land at the start of the recording.
Note Length (Recording) — what happens to a note held past the end of the sequence.
Record Pad Aftertouch Events — whether pad pressure is recorded.

All four live in Preferences: Sequencer. The MIDI Rec Erase button in the Grid Settings window also decides whether new MIDI replaces or overdubs what is there. To record into the linear timeline, see Recording arrangements.

6.2BasicsManual Transport & Recording Controls p.363, Creating a Song p.36, Sequence Section p.109

Tempo

Every sequence stores its own tempo, and the project has a separate global tempo as well. One switch decides which you hear: while playback follows the global tempo, each sequence’s own BPM is ignored. Projects use the sequence tempo unless you change that.

Key combinations

TAP TEMPO | GLOBAL: Sets a new tempo in BPM from the rate you tap the button.
SHIFT + TAP TEMPO | GLOBAL: Switches the selected sequence between its own tempo (button lit amber) and the global tempo (button lit red).

Other places to set the tempo

Where	Tempo	Sequence or global
Main Mode, Sequence section	`BPM` field	`Sequence/Global` button under the `BPM` field
Step Sequencer	`BPM` field	`Seq/Gbl` button next to the field
Song Mode	`BPM` column, per step	`Seq/Gbl` button
Pull-down menu	Tap the `BPM` field to open the `Tempo` window	—

Related settings in Preferences

Tap Tempo: How many presses of the tap button it takes before the MPC accepts a new tempo. See Preferences: Hardware.
Flash Tap Tempo Light: Flashes the tap button in time with the tempo when on; leaves it dark when off. See Preferences: Hardware.
BPM Detection Range: The range of BPM values the MPC can detect, including when you tap in a tempo. See Preferences: General.
Default Tempo: The tempo new projects start at. See Preferences: Project Defaults and Project Load/Save.
Default Global Tempo: Applies the default tempo to the global tempo when on, and to sequences when off. See Preferences: Project Defaults and Project Load/Save.

6.3BasicsManual Timing Correct (TC) p.72, TC / On/Off p.362, Toolbar p.107, Pull-Down Menu p.69

Timing Correct

Timing Correct, or TC, pulls events onto a rhythmic grid. It works on note events on MIDI tracks and on regions on audio tracks, though audio tracks only get one of the four correction types.

The window does two jobs: it holds the global on/off switch, and it applies a correction to events you have already recorded when you tap Do It.

Open the Timing Correct window

From	Do this
Main Mode or List Edit Mode	Tap the `TC` field at the top of the screen.
Arrange Mode	Tap the timing correct value above the track headers.
The Step Sequencer or Track Mute Mode	Tap `TC` at the bottom of the screen.
Grid View	Tap the clock icon in the bottom-left corner.
Track View	Hold `SHIFT` and tap `TC` at the bottom of the screen.
Pull-down menu	Tap and hold the TC icon.
Hardware	Press `TC ON/OFF \| CONFIG`.

Key combinations

TC ON/OFF | CONFIG: Opens the Timing Correct window.
SHIFT + TC ON/OFF | CONFIG: Turns global timing correct on or off.
SHIFT + tap the TC icon: Turns global timing correct on or off.Main Mode toolbar

Quantise what you have recorded

If you only want to correct some events, select them first. This has to happen before you open the window (see the note below).
Open the Timing Correct window.
Choose a Type and a Time Division.
Adjust Swing, Shift Timing, Window and Strength to taste.
Set Events to choose what gets corrected.
Tap Do It to apply the settings, or Close to back out.

Type

Type	What moves	Works on
`Start`	The whole note event or audio region slides forward or back, so its start lands on the nearest grid division.	MIDI and audio tracks
`End`	Only the end point moves, stretching or shortening the note to reach the nearest division. The start stays put.	MIDI tracks only
`Length`	Only the end point moves, so that each note’s length is a multiple of the time division, wherever the note sits in the grid. The start stays put.	MIDI tracks only
`Legato`	End points move so that each note sustains until the next begins, giving one unbroken phrase from the first note’s start to the last note’s end. Notes that start together (other than the last ones) end up the same length. Choosing this disables every other option in the window.	MIDI tracks only

The other fields

Global Timing Correct: The on/off button for global timing correct.
Time Division: The grid that events snap to. A T marks a triplet value.
Swing: Shuffles the beat, from a subtle lilt to something extreme.Range 50%–75%
Shift Timing: Moves all events by a number of clock ticks.
Window: The range around each quantise value that gets corrected. Events inside the range are quantised; events outside it are left alone.
Strength: How firmly events are pulled towards the grid. Low values nudge them only part of the way, for a less mechanical feel; high values are strict.
Events: What the correction applies to: All note events, only the Selected ones, or a Range.
From / To: With Events set to Range, the locations the correction covers. You also choose the pads or keys to include.

A Q-Link can control swing too. The Q-Link Swing Control Applies TC Settings on Release setting in Preferences: Sequencer decides whether letting go of the knob applies the swing straight away, or whether you still need this window.

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6.4BasicsManual Metronome (Click/Metro) p.74, Toolbar p.107

Metronome

The metronome gives you a click to play against and, if you want it, a count-in before recording starts. All of its settings sit in one window, called Click/Metro.

Key combinations

SHIFT + PLAY START | METRONOME: Turns the metronome on or off.
SHIFT + tap Metro: Turns the metronome on or off.Main Mode toolbar

Other ways in

Tap Metro at the top of the screen in Main Mode to open the settings.
Tap the Metronome icon in the pull-down menu to turn the click on or off, or tap and hold it to open the settings.

Count-In and Enable

Value	`Count-In`: the pre-count	`Enable`: the click itself
`Off`	No pre-count.	No click.
`Play`	Not an option.	During playback only.
`Record`	When recording only.	During recording only.
`Record + Play`	When recording and when playing back.	During recording and playback.

The other controls

Rate: The time division of the click. T marks a triplet value. Auto follows the denominator of the current time signature.Range Auto, 1/4, 1/4T, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32, 1/32T
Sound: The sound the click uses.Range Sidestick 1, Sidestick 2, Clap, Metroclick, Shake, Tambourine, MPC Click
Volume: A knob on the screen that sets the level of the click.
On/Off: A button in the window that turns the metronome on or off.
Output: Which outputs carry the click.Range Out 1,2, Out 3,4, or an individual Out 1–4

To decide what happens to pads you hit during the count-in, see Place Events Recorded During Count-In at Start Point in Preferences: Sequencer.

6.5BasicsManual Pad & Q-Link Controls p.361, Recording a Drum Sequence p.13, Arpeggiator p.81

Note Repeat

Note Repeat turns a held pad into a steady stream of hits, which makes it a quick way to play hi-hat patterns. The rate comes from the current tempo and the Timing Correct settings (Timing Correct).

Key combinations

Hold NOTE REPEAT | LATCH + PAD: Triggers that pad’s sample repeatedly.
SHIFT + NOTE REPEAT | LATCH: Latches Note Repeat, so you no longer have to hold the button.
NOTE REPEAT | LATCH: Unlatches Note Repeat.While latched

Add triplet hi-hats to a beat

Start recording (Recording sequences).
Press and hold NOTE REPEAT | LATCH.
Tap 1/16 and T at the bottom of the screen to choose triplet sixteenths.
Press your hi-hat pad for as long as you want the hits to continue.

On a Plugin, Keygroup, MIDI or CV track, hold NOTE REPEAT | LATCH and tap Arp at the bottom right of the screen to reach the Arpeggiator, which offers Note Repeat as one of its actions.

6.6BasicsManual Pad & Q-Link Controls p.361, Project Defaults p.63

Full Level and User Level

Normally the pads respond to how hard you play them. Full Level and User Level switch that off and give every hit one fixed velocity, which helps when you want a steady, even part.

Key combinations

FULL LEVEL | USER LEVEL: Turns Full Level on or off. While on, pads always play at the maximum velocity of 127.
SHIFT + FULL LEVEL | USER LEVEL: Turns User Level on or off. Its velocity starts at Half Level (64).
Hold FULL LEVEL | USER LEVEL: Sets the custom velocity that User Level uses.

Defaults for new projects

Enable Pads User Level By Default: When checked, all pads play at the user level by default. Unchecked, they use the standard velocity response. See Preferences: Project Defaults and Project Load/Save.
Default Pads User Level Velocity: The velocity pads use when the setting above is on. See Preferences: Project Defaults and Project Load/Save.

For a range of fixed velocities across the pads rather than one, use 16 Level.

6.7IntermediateManual 16 Level p.77, Pad & Q-Link Controls p.361

16 Level

16 Level temporarily spreads one sound across all 16 pads. They all send the same note number as the original pad, but one parameter of your choice is fixed at a value that climbs with the pad number: PAD 1 gives the minimum, PAD 16 the maximum, however hard you hit them.

The sound that gets copied is the selected pad: A01 by default, or the last pad you hit.

Key combinations

16 LEVELS | NOTES: Turns 16 Level on or off and opens the 16 Levels screen.
Hold 16 LEVELS | NOTES + PAD: Selects the pad to spread across all 16.16 Levels window open
SHIFT + PAD: Chooses the pad that plays the original pitch of the sample.16 Levels, Type set to Tune

Type

Type	What the 16 pads do
`Velocity`	Play at fixed velocities, rising with the pad number.
`Tune`	Play at different tunings. Use the `Original Pad` field to choose which pad plays the sample at its original pitch.
`Filter`	Play at fixed filter values, rising with the pad number.
`Layer`	On pads with several samples, play each layer according to its `Velocity Start` and `Velocity End` settings.
`Slice`	On pads with several slices, play each slice in order, starting at `PAD 1`.
`Articulation`	`PAD 1` plays the sample unchanged; `PAD 2`–`PAD 16` play the first 15 entries in the `Articulation` list (Effects tab).
`Attack`	Play at fixed attack values, rising with the pad number.
`Decay`	Play at fixed decay values, rising with the pad number.
`Probability`	Set how likely the note is to play, from lowest to highest.
`Ratchet`	Play at increasing ratchet subdivisions.

Four ways to choose the pad while the window is open

Hold 16 LEVELS | NOTES and press the pad.
Uncheck the 16 Levels box to pause the feature, press the pad, then check the box again.
Tap the Pad field, then use DATA DIAL or – and +.
Double-tap the Pad field and tap the pad in the list.

6.8BasicsManual Pad Perform p.78, Pad & Q-Link Controls p.361

Pad Perform

Pad Perform turns the pads into a musical instrument by laying out scales, chords or chord progressions across them, and it stays active in any mode. It works on keygroup, MIDI, plugin and CV tracks. You can open the window on a drum track, but it has no effect there.

The touchscreen shows how the current pad bank is mapped. Press a pad bank button to see and play the rest of the map (Pads and pad banks).

Key combinations

SHIFT + 16 LEVELS | NOTES: Opens the Pad Perform window.
SHIFT + tap 1-3-5: Sets Type to Chords and Chord to 1-3-5 (major/minor).Pad Perform window
SHIFT + tap 1-4-5: Sets Type to Chords and Chord to 1-4-5 (sus4).Pad Perform window
SHIFT + tap 1-3-5-7: Sets Type to Chords and Chord to 1-3-5-7 (major7/minor7).Pad Perform window
SHIFT + tap 1-3-5-7b: Sets Type to Chords and Chord to 1-3-5-7b (dominant).Pad Perform window
SHIFT + tap Note –/+: Shifts the pad map down or up a semitone, moving Root Note by a half-step.Pad Perform window

You can also tap the Pad Perform icon in the Track section of Main Mode. Along the bottom of the window, Notes, Chords and Progressions set the Type directly, and Octave –/+ moves the whole map down or up an octave.

Type

Type	Each pad plays
`Chromatic`	A note, one semitone higher per pad. Pads in the chosen scale are lit; pads between scale degrees are unlit.
`Notes`	A note, one scale degree higher per pad.
`Chords`	A chord in the key set by the scale, with its root one scale degree higher per pad.
`Chromatic Chords`	A chord with its root one scale degree higher per pad, but any chord type is allowed, whatever the key. It is `Chords` with more freedom to step outside the key.
`Progressions`	One chord of a progression. Play the pads in order or out of it to sketch a song quickly. The `Chord` field sets which chords are available.
`Custom`	A note you assign yourself.

Scale and octave

Root Note: Where the scale starts, as pitch and register. Any chromatic note across the range of the pads is available. The root pad lights differently and is highlighted on screen, so you can see where each octave begins.
Scale Type: The scale or mode built on the root note. Disabled when Type is Progressions.Range Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Chromatic, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian, Blues (minor), Major Bebop, Flamenco, Gypsy, Hungarian Gypsy, Persian, Pentatonic Major, Pentatonic Minor, Whole Tone

Chord (Chords and Chromatic Chords only)

Type	Available chords
`Chords`	`1-3-5` (major/minor), `1-4-5` (sus4), `1-2-5` (sus2), `1-3-5-7` (major7/minor7), `1-3-5-7b` (dominant). The numbers are the scale degrees counted from the pad’s root.
`Chromatic Chords`	`Major`, `Minor`, `Sus2`, `Sus4`, `Major7`, `Minor7`, `Major9`, `Minor9`, `Augmented`, `Diminished`

Banks

Setting	How the map carries across pad banks
`Continuous`	Each bank carries on from the last: `Pad 01` is one scale degree above `Pad 16` of the previous bank.
`Start on Root`	`Pad 01` is the scale’s root on every bank.

Build a custom note map

Set Type to Custom.
Tap Edit Note Map.
Tap a pad, or use the Pad field, to select it.
Set its note with the MIDI Note field. Repeat for the other pads.
Tap Close, the X, or anywhere outside the window to finish.

If you would rather start from a preset, Custom also offers Chromatic C1, Chromatic C2 and Classic MPC.

Add your own progressions

Create your progressions in the MPC software on a computer. It saves .progression files in C:\Program Files\Akai Pro\MPC\Progressions and/or C:\ProgramData\Akai\MPC\Progressions on Windows, or ~/Library/Application Support/Akai/MPC/Progressions on macOS.
Make a folder named Progressions at the root level of an external storage device.
Copy the .progression files into it and connect the device to the MPC. It scans the folder and adds them to the list of progressions.

You can also build a progression on the MPC itself from a melodic MIDI track, with Convert to Progression in Grid View.

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Arpeggiator

The arpeggiator handles melodic tracks. Hold a chord and it plays the notes back as a pattern or rhythm; hold one note and it can run a whole phrase, transposed to whichever note you are holding. It can also behave as a traditional note repeat.

Open it

Select a Plugin, Keygroup, MIDI or CV track.
Press and hold NOTE REPEAT | LATCH, then tap Arp at the bottom right of the screen.
Check Enable to turn the arpeggiator on, and check Latch as well if you want to latch it. Tap either box again to turn it off.

Key combinations

Hold NOTE REPEAT | LATCH + tap Arp: Opens the Arpeggiator window.Plugin, Keygroup, MIDI or CV track

Action

Action	What it does	Its own section
`Arp`	Hold a chord and it plays a pattern built from the held notes.	`Arp mode`
`Note Repeat`	Traditional note repeat.	—
`Rhythm`	Hold a chord and it plays the held notes in a rhythmic pattern.	`Rhythm`
`Pattern`	Hold one note and a melodic phrase plays. Change the note and the phrase transposes with it.	`Pattern`

Setup

Action: The kind of arpeggiator, as in the table above.Range Arp, Note Repeat, Rhythm, Pattern
Time Division: The note value of each step, including triplet (T) variations. Not available when Action is Pattern.Range 1/1–1/64
Note Length: How long the note plays within each step.Range 1–100%
Velocity: The velocity of the arpeggiated notes.Range As played, From first note, Accented, Full, 3/4, Half, 1/4
Swing: Shuffles the arpeggiator, from subtle to extreme.Range 50%–75%

Arp mode (Action set to Arp)

Arp Pattern: How the arpeggiator steps through the held notes.
Octaves: How many octaves of the held notes it cycles through.
Variation: Adds rhythmic variation to the chosen pattern.

Rhythm and Pattern

Rhythm Pattern: With Action set to Rhythm, the pattern played while you hold notes.
Pattern: With Action set to Pattern, the phrase that plays.

Settings

Sustain Pedal Latches: Lets a connected sustain pedal control latching.
Latch Mode: What the sustain pedal does.Range Reset, Add

Probability

Accent (%): The percentage chance that any given arpeggio note gets an accent.
Normal (%): The percentage chance that any given arpeggio note plays with normal articulation.

Arpeggiator modifiers

Channel Pressure: Channel Pressure from an external MIDI controller becomes a modifier control.
Expression: Expression (MIDI CC #11) from an external MIDI controller becomes a modifier control.
Aftertouch: Aftertouch becomes a modifier control, from the pads or from an external MIDI controller.
Mod Wheel: Modulation (MIDI CC #1) from an external MIDI controller becomes a modifier control.

Arpeggiator modifier settings: what those controls change

Check this box	Limit field	Range	Example
`Modify Time Division`	`Max Amount`	1–4	`1/8` with a limit of 2 can rise through `1/8T` to `1/16`, the next two higher divisions.
`Modify Octaves`	`Extra Octaves`	1–4	`Octaves` at 1 with a limit of 2 can reach 3 octaves in total.
`Modify Note Length`	`Max Amount (%)`	1–100%	`Note Length` at 50% with a limit of 20% can reach 60%.
`Modify Swing`	`Max Amount (%)`	1–50%	Swing at 50% with a limit of 20% can reach 60%.
`Modify Variation`	`Max Amount`	1–4	`Variation` 1 with a limit of 2 can reach `Variation` 3.
`Modify Probability`	`Max Amount (%)`	1–100%	Probability at 50% with a limit of 20% can reach 60%.

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6.10BasicsManual Erase p.84, Transport & Recording Controls p.363, Sequence Section p.110

Erase and Clear Track

There are three levels of clean-up here. While a sequence plays, hold the button and press a pad to take out hits as they come round, without stopping. With playback stopped, the Erase window removes chosen events from a chosen stretch of time. Clear Track wipes the current track.

Key combinations

Hold ERASE | CLEAR TRACK + PAD: Deletes that pad’s note event at the current playback position.During playback
ERASE | CLEAR TRACK: Opens the Erase window.Playback stopped
SHIFT + ERASE | CLEAR TRACK: Opens the Clear Track window. Tap Clear to go ahead or Cancel to back out.

You can also reach the Erase window from Main Mode: tap the pencil icon on the right edge of the Sequence section, then tap Erase.

The Erase window

Sequence: The sequence to erase from.
Track: The track to erase within that sequence.
Bar, Beat, Tick: The time range. The left fields set where it starts and the right fields set where it ends.

Erase options

Option	What goes	Track types
`All`	Every pad event in the time range, and its settings are reset.	MIDI and audio
`Automation`	Only automation in the time range. Use the `Parameter` field to choose which type.	MIDI and audio
`Note`	Only the pad events you pick. Press pads in the diagram of the eight pad banks to select or deselect their notes.	MIDI only
`Except Note`	Everything except the note events you pick, chosen the same way.	MIDI only

Erase part of a track

Stop playback and press ERASE | CLEAR TRACK.
Choose the Sequence and Track.
Set the start and end of the time range.
Choose an erase option, and pick the pads or parameter if it asks for them.
Tap Do It to confirm. To back out, tap the X, Cancel, or anywhere outside the window.

To remove single notes with more precision, use Grid View or List Edit Mode.

6.11IntermediateManual Automation p.75, Recording Automation with the XY Pad p.35, Pull-Down Menu p.69

Automation

Automation records your parameter changes into the sequence, so a filter sweep or effect move plays back by itself. Each track is either writing automation, reading it, or ignoring it, and you can change that for the whole project or for one track.

The G2 has no dedicated automation button, so you set these states on the touchscreen.

Where the buttons are

Button	Where	What it changes
Global automation	The toolbar of modes such as Main Mode and Arrange Mode, and the pull-down menu	Every track in the project. Tapping it makes all tracks match, even if they were set differently.
Track automation	Channel strips, as in Main Mode and Track Mixer	That track only.

The three states

State	Button colour	Behaviour
`Read` (R)	Green	Plays existing automation and records nothing. Use it to protect your automation from accidental changes while recording.
`Write` (W)	Red	Records automation. On the global button, this overwrites what is there. Take care not to touch the XY pad or any Q-Link assigned to an automatable parameter by accident.
Off	—	Ignores the automation data.

Key combinations

SHIFT + tap the global automation button: Turns global automation off. Tap the button again to turn it back on.
SHIFT + tap the track automation button: Turns that track’s automation off.

Record automation to a track

Set the global or track automation button to Write (W).
For MIDI CC automation only: check that SEQ REC ARM at the bottom of Main Mode is on, then press OVERDUB to arm recording.
Press PLAY to start.
Move the Q-Links or the XY pad, or adjust controls on the screen.
Press STOP | RETURN to finish.
Set the button back to Read (R) to hear what you recorded.

Automate an effect with the XY pad

Press SHIFT + NEXT SEQ | XYFX to open XYFX Mode (XYFX Mode).
Tap the XYFX Location field and select Track to put the effect on the current track.
The first time you do this in a project, tap Insert XYFX when prompted.
Tap Setup to show the panel that controls how the XY pad behaves.
Double-tap the Preset field and tap an effect. The list holds XYFX Mode’s own effects rather than every MPC effect.
Drag Attack, Release and Wet/Dry to taste. Below them you can see what the X and Y axes control.
Tap the automation button until it is red, which is Write (W).
Press PLAY START | METRONOME to start recording.
Move your finger over the XY pad. Both axes get recorded. To hold a position, tap Latch in the lower-left corner while you are touching the pad; the marker then stays until you touch elsewhere or tap Latch again.
Press STOP | RETURN when you are done.
Tap the automation button to choose the green Read (R), so the track plays back what you recorded.

Clear automation from a track

Press ERASE | CLEAR TRACK, or tap the Sequence Edit pencil icon in Main Mode and select Erase.
Select Automation as the erase type.
Choose the automation parameters to erase and set the time frame.
Tap Do It. Only the current sequence is affected.

To draw, edit or delete individual automation events by hand, use the lane in Grid View, List Edit Mode or the Step Sequencer.

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