Akia Professional MPK mini

Question 1

______ Use these buttons to shift the keyboard’s range up or down (up to
____ octaves in either direction).

Answer 1

Octave Down / Up:

four

Question 2

Octave Down / Up:When you are higher or lower than the____, the
corresponding Octave button will light.

Answer 2

center octave

Question 3

Octave Down / Up: Press both Octave buttons simultaneously to

Answer 3

reset the keyboard to the default center octave.

Question 4

_____ Press this button to turn the Arpeggiator on or off.

Answer 4

Arpeggiator On/Off:

Question 5

Arpeggiator On/Off:Pressing it

during a________will stop the arpeggio.

Answer 5

latched arpeggio

Question 6

Arpeggiator On/Off: Hold down Arpeggiator On/Off and press a key on MPK mini’s keyboard to

Answer 6

enter new settings for the Arpeggiator:

Question 7

•Mode: The mode determines ….

Answer 7

how the arpeggiated notes are played back.

Question 8

•Mode

o ___ Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest.

Answer 8

Up:

Question 9

•Mode

o ____Notes will sound from the highest to lowest.

Answer 9

Down:

Question 10

•Mode
o ____ Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest, and then back
down. The lowest and highest notes will sound twice at the directional change.

Answer 10

Incl (Inclusive):

Question 11

•Mode
o Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest, and then back
down. The lowest and highest notes will sound only once at the directional
change.

Answer 11

Excl (Exclusive):

Question 12

•Mode

o Notes will sound in the order they were pressed.

Answer 12

Order:

Question 13

•Mode

o : Notes will sound in random order.

Answer 13

Rand (Random)

Question 14

•Mode
o The Arpeggiator will continue to arpeggiate the notes even after you lift
your fingers.

Answer 14

Latch:

Question 15

•Mode
Latch: While holding down the keys, you can add more notes to the
arpeggiated chord by ___.

Answer 15

pressing down additional keys

Question 16

•Mode
Latch:If you press the keys,
release them, and then press down a new combination of notes, the
Arpeggiator will __ and___

Answer 16

memorize and arpeggiate the new notes.

Question 17

• Octave: Arpeggio octave range (Arp Oct) of ….._,__,_or____ octaves

Answer 17

0, 1, 2, or 3 octaves.

Question 18

• Swing: 50% =

Answer 18

(no swing),

Question 19

• Swing: %’s =

Answer 19

50% ,55%, 57%, 59%, 61%, or 64%.

Question 20

Tap Tempo: Tap this button at the desired rate to determine the tempo of the
_______.

Answer 20

Arpeggiator

Question 21

Tap Tempo: The minimum number of taps required is programmable in the _____

Answer 21

MPK mini

Editor.

Question 22

Tap Tempo: Note: This button is disabled if the Arpeggiator is

Answer 22

synced to an external clock.

Question 23

____: Use this 4-axis thumbstick to send MIDI pitch bend messages or send
MIDI CC messages.

Answer 23

X-Y Controller

Question 24

You can use the free, downloadable ______to assign how

this X-Y Controller functions.

Answer 24

MPK mini Editor

Question 25

can be used to trigger drum hits or other samples in your software.

Answer 25

Pads:

Question 26

The

pads are _____, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play.

Answer 26

velocity-sensitive

Question 27

Pads: You can use the free, downloadable MPK mini Editor to assign what________each pad
(in each pad bank) sends.

Answer 27

MIDI message

Question 28

: Press this button to switch MPK mini’s pads between Pad Bank A or Pad
Bank B. You can use the free, downloadable MPK mini Editor to assign ….

Answer 28

Bank A/B
what MIDI
message each pad (in each pad bank) sends

Question 29

When this button is active, MPK mini’s pads will send MIDI CC messages instead of
MIDI Note On messages. You can use the free, downloadable MPK mini Editor to assign…

Answer 29

CC:

what CC message each pad sends.

Question 30

When this button is active, MPK mini’s pads will send MIDI Program Change messages instead of MIDI Note On messages. You can use the free, downloadable MPK mini Editor to assign

Answer 30

Prog Change:
what Program Change message each pad
sends.

Question 31

: Press this button to activate or deactivate _____Mode in which the pads always play at a maximum velocity (127), no matter how hard or soft you hit them.

Answer 31

Full Level

Question 32

: Press and hold this button while striking a pad to cause the pad to
retrigger at a rate based on the current…..and…settings

Answer 32

Note Repeat

Tempo and Time Division settings.

Question 33

Assignable Knobs: Each 270º knob sends a _____ message. You can use the free,
downloadable MPK mini Editor to assign what ____sends.

Answer 33

MIDI CC

CC message each knob

Question 34

: Hold down this button and press Pad 5, Pad 6, Pad 7, or Pad 8 to select
the Program whose number is printed above that pad (Prog 1, Prog 2, Prog 3, or Prog
4).

Answer 34

Prog Select