Akai MPK Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


 
11
Using Note Repeat /Arp with the MPD or MPKs Internal
MIDI Clock
1. First turn Sync On for the first input. You will see Sync Type. Drop down
this menu and choose MIDI Clock.
This is telling Ableton to listen to the tempo from your MPD or MPK.
You choose this tempo by either tapping the Tap Tempo button or by
pressing Edit and then Tap Tempo to manually scroll to the desired
BPM. The Tap Tempo light will blink at the chosen tempo.
If you have an external device that sends MIDI clock that you would
rather use as your source for midi clock, connect it to the MPD or
MPKs MIDI in port and choose Sync On for the 3
rd
input.
When you do this you will notice Ableton will switch to Ext where you
normally would see Tap. This confirms it is listening to the external
MIDI clock.