Global Controls - Akai Professional AFX Guia Del Usuario

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Connections
1. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to
connect this USB port to your computer.
The computer's USB port provides ample
power to AFX. This connection is also
used to send and receive MIDI data to and
from your computer.
2. Kensington
Kensington lock slot to secure AFX to a
table or other surface.
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Global Controls

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Important: These controls affect all decks in
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the software.
3. Shift: Press and hold this button to access
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the secondary functions (in red lettering) of
other controls on AFX.
4. Touch: Press this button to activate the
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functions of AFX's touch-capacitive knobs:
the FX 1 Knob, FX 2 Knob, FX 3 Knob,
Beat Knobs, and Parameter Knob. When
the Touch button is activated, touch any
of these knobs to activate or deactivate
their corresponding functions momentarily.
5. Quantize: Press this button to activate or
deactivate Quantize, which "snaps" your
cue points and loops to your Beatgrids.
6. FX1 Button, FX2 Button, FX3 Button:
These buttons have different functions on
each Deck depending on the current FX
Mode: Single-FX Mode or Multi-FX Mode.
7. FX1 Knob, FX2 Knob, FX3 Knob: These
knobs have different functions on each
Deck depending on the current FX Mode:
Single-FX Mode or Multi-FX Mode.
8. Tap / FX Mode: Tap this button repeatedly
at the desired tempo to set the rate of the
effects' low-frequency oscillators (LFOs).
Press and hold this button to reset Beat
Multiplier to the Deck's BPM. Press and
hold Shift and then press this button to
switch between Single-FX Mode and
Multi-FX Mode.
9. Beat Knob: Turn this knob to set the Time
Division for the selected effects.
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Lock: You may use this