MPC Key Series | How To Play The Pads And Keys At The Same Time In Standalone Mode

1. Create two tracks: one Plugin Track and one Drum Program Track.


2. Press the Menu button, navigate to the second page and tap Key Ranges.


3. You’ll see two key range bars corresponding to the tracks you created in Step 1. Hold the Shift button to temporarily reveal the Drum Split option in the bottom-left corner of the screen.



4. Tap Drum Split to automatically assign the key range of your Drum Program to Pads 1–16.


5. Hold down the Shift button while tapping both Rec Arm buttons pointed out in yellow below so that they are red.



6. Strike your MPC Key's pads and press some keys. You should now hear the sounds you assigned to your tracks in step 1.

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