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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 MPD218 USB Cable Software Download Cards User Guide Safety & Warra nty Manu al Important: Visit akaipr o.com and find the webpage for MPD218 to download the MPD218 Editor Software and Preset Docu mentation. Support For the la test information abo ut this product (s ystem requireme nts, compatibil[...]
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4 Features 1 2 33 33 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to conne ct this USB port to y our comput er. The computer’s USB port p rovides ample power to MPD218. This connectio n is al so used to send and recei ve MIDI data to an d from your co mputer. 2. Kensington ® Lock: You may use this Kensington lock slot to secure the M[...]
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5 8. Note Repeat: Press a nd hold this button while st riking a pad to cause the pad to retrigger at a rat e based on the current tempo an d Time Division settings. Tip: You can sync Note R epeat to an int ernal or ext ernal MIDI clock source. See the description for Note Repea t Configurat ion (NR Config ) to learn how to do this. 9. Note Repeat C[...]
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6 Guía del usuario (Español) Introducción Contenido de la caja MPD218 Cable USB Tarjetas de des carga de so ftware Guía del usuario Manual sobre l a seguridad y g arantía Importante: Visi te en akaipro.c om la página corresp ondiente al MPD218 para descarga r el software de edi ción y la docu mentación de lo s presets d el MPD218. Soporte P[...]
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7 Características 1 2 33 33 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Puerto USB: Utilice un cable USB estánd ar para conecta r este puerto USB a su ordenador. El puerto USB de la computador a suministr a suficient e alimentaci ón al MPD218. Esta conexión también se utiliza para enviar y recibir datos MIDI desde y hacia su ordenador. 2. Bloqueo Kensington ® : Pu[...]
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8 8. Repetici ón de nota: Mantenga pulsad o este botó n mientras gol pea un pad, p ara hacer que redispare a un ritmo basado en el tempo y l a división de ti empo actuales. Consejo: Puede sin croniza r la repeti ción de n ota con un a fuent e de rel oj MIDI int erna o externa. Consulte en la descr ipción la Con figuración de Repeti ción de N[...]
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9 Guide d’utilisation (Français) Présentation Contenu de la boîte MPD218 Câble USB Cartes de télé chargement de l ogiciel Guide d’utilisation Consignes de sécurité et inform ations concer nant la garantie Important : Visit ez akaipro.com pour trouver la p age Web du MPD218 afin de téléch arger la documentation pour le logiciel d’éd[...]
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10 Caractéristiques 1 2 33 33 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Port USB : Utilisez un câble USB afin de relier ce port USB au port USB d’un ordinateur. Le port USB de l’ordinateur permet d’ alimenter le MPD218. Cette connex ion est également utilisée pour la transmission de données MIDI vers et depuis votre ordinateur. 2. Verrou Kensington : Cet em[...]
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11 8. Note Repeat : Maintenir cette touche tout en frappa nt un pad permet de redéclencher le pad en fonction des paramètres du tempo et de la division te mporelle. Astuce : La fonction Not e Repeat peut é galement être sync hronisée à une sou rce d’horloge MIDI interne ou exte rne. Veuillez co nsulter la sec tion Configuration de la foncti[...]
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12 Guida per l’uso (Italiano) Introduzione Contenuti della confezione MPD218 Cavo USB Schede di download del software Guida per l’uso Istruzioni di sicu rezza e garanzia Importante: recarsi su akai pro.com e trovare la pagin a web dedicata all’ MPD218 per scaricare il software dell’MPD218 Ed itor e la docume ntazione sui Pres et. Assistenza[...]
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13 Caratteristiche 1 2 33 33 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Porta USB: servirsi di un cavo USB st andard per col legare questa p orta USB al computer. La porta US B del computer forn irà l’alimentazion e all’MPD218. Questo collegament o serve anch e a invi are e ricev ere dati MIDI da e verso il compute r. 2. Lucchetto Kensington ® : servirsi di quest[...]
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14 8. Note Repeat: tenen do premuto questo tast o quan do si batte un pad, questo verrà riattivato ad un a percentuale b asata sull e impostazi oni attuali di tempo e Time Divi sion. Suggerimento: Note Repeat può esse re sincroni zzato ad un a sorgent e MIDI Clock i nterna o esterna. Si ve da la descrizione relativa alla Configuraz ione Note Repe[...]
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15 Benutzerhandbuch (Deutsch) Einführung Lieferumfang MPD218 USB-Kabel Software-Download-K arten Benutzerhandbuch Sicherheitsh inweise und Garantieinforma tionen Wichtig: Besuchen Sie akaipro.com und navigieren Si e zur MPD218 -Webse ite, um die MPD218 Editor Software und die Pres et-Dokumentation h erunterzuladen. Kundendienst Für die neuesten I[...]
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16 Funktionen 1 2 33 33 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. USB-Port: Verwenden Sie ein handel sübliches USB-Kabel, um diesen USB-Port mit Ihrem Computer zu verbinden. Der U SB-Port des Co mputers versorgt das MPD218 mit ausreichend St rom. Dies e Verbindung wird auch verwend et, um MIDI-D aten vom und zum Computer zu senden und zu empfangen. 2. Kensington ® L[...]
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17 8. Note Repeat: W enn Sie diese Ta ste gedrückt hal ten, während Sie auf ein P ad drücken, wird das Pad imme r wieder getrigg ert - und zwar entsprech end des aktuel len Tempos und der Zeiteinteilungseinstellungen. Tipp: Sie könn en Note Repeat a uch mit einer in ternen oder ext ernen MIDI-Clo ck-Quelle synchronisi eren. Siehe Be schreibung [...]
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18 Appendix (English) Technical Specifications Pads 16 velocity- and pre ssure-sen sitive pad s, red-backlit 3 banks acces sible via Pad Bank button Knobs 6 360° assignable potentiomet ers 3 banks acces sible via Control Bank button Buttons 6 buttons Connections 1 USB port 1 Kensington lock Power via USB conne ction Dimensions (width x depth x hei[...]
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