Akai LPD8 User manual

LPD8 WIRELESS Operation Guide
(1) USB Connection
Connect USB cable from AD13 to a host machine.
(2) 8 Velocity Sensitive Pads
Used to produce velocity sensitive NOTE or CC values, and Program Change.
Pads are also used with the SELECT and NR CONFIG buttons.
(3) 8 Assignable Knobs
Used to produce MIDI CC messages.
(4) SELECT
Press and hold SHIFT, then press a pad to set an option. Options set using SELECT have white
boxes around the text above each pad.
(5) BANK A/B
Used to change which bank of pads are available to the user. Green = Bank A, Red = Bank B.
(6) FULL LEVEL
Forces the pads to send MIDI NOTE messages at full velocity no matter how hard or softly the
pad is hit.
(7) NR CONFIG
Press and hold NR CONFIG, then press a pad to set an option for NOTE REPEAT. Options set
using NR CONFIG are printed above the top-right corner of each pad.
(8) TAP TEMPO
Tap this button multiple times to set a tempo for NOTE REPEAT. The LED should blink at the
same rate as the currently set tempo.

(9) NOTE REPEAT
Press and hold NOTE REPEAT, then press and hold a pad. The pad will output constant NOTE
ON/OFF combos at a rate specified by the tempo.
(10) POWER Type Switch
Determines the power mode of AD13. When set to USB the unit will only operate if it receives
power from a computer or other USB power source. When set to BATT the unit will only operate
if there are batteries with charge present; BATT should also disable the USB connection.
Connecting Bluetooth
1) Open your master device’s Bluetooth LE connection dialog
2) Power AD13 by USB or BATT
3) Press and hold SELECT, then press PAD 4 (PAIR)
> PAD 4 LED will begin blinking
4) “Akai LPD8 Wireless”should now appear as a device that can be paired