Akai MPD26 User Manual

CTORY PRESET

DOCUMENTATION

PRESET # PROGRAM
1 Live For use with Ableton Live.

2 Reason

3 Cubase
4 Sonar For use with Cakewalk Sonar
5 FL Studio
6 ApplidAc For use with Applied Acoustics’ String Studio and Ultra Analog.

7 Arturia

8 FxPanBFD For use with Fxpansion's BFD software.
9 FxPanGuru
10 GMedia For use with GMedia Softsynths

11 RobPapen

12 Stylus

13 Virsyn

14 GM Drums
15 ArkaosVJ For use with ArkaosVJ Software

16 Chromatic Standard General MIDI chromatic and controller mapping.
17-30 default

The presets included are only intended to be a starting point for your use. All of these software programs allow incredible amounts of
control and by using multiple MIDI channels, controllers, pad modes and program changes, you can easily create some incredible
music.
Enjoy.

This preset supports the Reason Remote protocol with supplied codec
files. To use Reason with the Remote protocol, you will need to instal l
the supplied Reason codec files. Each module in Reaso n will
automatically map itself to the MPD26’s controllers. This is extremely
powerful as it allows you to use a single MPD26 preset to control all of
the modules in Reason. See “Using the MPD26 with Reason” section for
information on installing the Reason Remote codecs and mappings.
For use with Steinberg’s Cubase DAW. See “Using the MPD26 with
Cubase” for information on preset mappings.

For use with FL Studio 8. See “Using the MPD26 with FL Studio” for
more information.

For use with Arturia software synth modules, such as Arp2600V, CS80V,
Moog Modular V, and Minimoog V. See “Using the MPD26 with Arturia
Synths” for information on preset mappings.

For use with FXpansion’s GURU. See “Using the MPD26 with
FXpansion’s GURU” for information on preset mappings.

For use with Rob Papen synths, such as ConcreteFX's Blu e and Predator.
See “Using the MPD26 with Rob Papen Synths” for information on
preset mappings.
For use with Spectrasonics’ Stylus RMX. See “Using the MPD26 with
Stylus RMX” for information on preset mappings.
For use with Virsyn synths, such as Tera 3. See “Using the MPD26 with
Virsyn Synths” for information on preset mappings.
Standard General MIDI drum and controller mapping. Good for general
drum use.

A Generic Template for personal customization

USING THE MPD26 WITH REASON

Reason is a software program that allows for vast control of its parameters. The
problem with having a lot of controllable items is the limit of physical space and the
cost of building hardware controllers that can accommodate hundreds or thousands
of controllers. The people at Propellerheads have developed a way to remap a single
control surface to each of the modules in Reason. This protocol is called Reason

Remote.

We have included all the files necessary to enable Reason to find the MPD26 and map its controls to whatever module
you have selected in the sequencer.

To begin using the MPD26 with Reason, you will need to make sure that you have version 3.0.5 or greater for the Mac or
version 3.0.4 or later for the PC. Please note that the MPD26 is also compatible with Reason 4.

1. To install the Reason Remote codecs and remote maps, run the Reason Remote installer for your particular
computer and it will auto-install the folders into the right locations.

2. After you have installed the Reason Remote codecs, select Preset number 2 – “Reason” – on your MPD26.
Press the [VALUE] dial to load the preset.

If you have edited MPD26’s presets and are unable to load the Reason preset, use the supplied Vyzex

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Editor to load the Factory Preset Bank and “PUT” or download the factory preset bank into the MPD26.

3. Start up Reason and the software will automatically find the MPD26
controller. Within Reason, click on [Preferences] and look under
[Control Surfaces and Keyboards]. You should see the Akai MPD26
icon with a green check mark. If it is not checked, click the “Use with
Reason” button.

The MPD26 preset for Reason makes use of pad banks A, B and C for playing
notes. With these three pad banks you get a 3-octave range of pitch control.

Pad bank D is configured to be used as a control bank. This pad bank allows
you to use the pads as switches for certain features.

The mapped parameters are shown in the graphic above.

EXAMPLES:

 When you are controlling Redrum or Matrix, pads D1-D4 correspond to

the Bank A, B, C, D buttons in the pattern section. Pads D9-12 will
allow you to select between patterns 1-4 and pads D5-8 allow you to
select between patterns 5-8.

The next few pages feature a full table of the mapping functions. Please refer
to this table for information on how the MPD26 controls map to each individual module in Reason. You can always
change how controllers are mapped by modifying the “MPD26.remotemap” file. This will allow you to customize how
Reason and your MPD26 work.

AKAI MPD26 PRESET MAPPINGS