Akai MPD26 Oxygen Equipment User Manual


 
USING THE MPD26 WITH ARKAOS VJ
Arkaos is a visual effects program that allows you to trigger video, still and flash clips from a
MIDI source. This program is and other VJ applications are actually very well suited for using
the MPD26.
This preset is not specific to Arkaos but is designed to allow you to quickly customize your Arkaos presets.
Pads – The pads have been programmed to be latched or toggled on and off. This allows you to assign backgrounds, overlay clips or fx
that will run until you hit the pad a second time to turn it off. You can use the NOTE REPEAT function to retrigger your video at timed
intervals. By playing with the GATE TIME on NOTE REPEAT you can set how long the note stays on before retriggering. By setting a
short GATE TIME the clip or effect will flash on and then off quickly. With a long GATE TIME of 99, the note off and note on are very
close so it looks like the clip is looping.
Controllers – the controllers are set from 1 - 6 (knobs) and 9-14 (faders).
The MPD26 makes a great VJ controller. Dig in and discover the possibilities.