MIDI assigning  (Click the image for a larger version)

Because the Akai MPD 24 has 4 pad banks, it gives you more than enough buttons to map. I have decided to keep my MIDI mapping relatively simple, not only for ease of this article but because it makes using it a lot easier.

Try not to map something to every control on your controller for the sake of it, chances are you will forget what everything does and/or end up pressing something by accident.

Bank A - Cues

I have MIDI mapped four of the five "Set" cue point functions for the left deck on the top row of pads on my MIDI controller, and the corresponding four 'Trigger' cue points to the row below. I have done the same thing for the right deck on the next two pad rows below. In this way i can quickly set and play 8 cue points at the touch of a button.

Bank B - DJ-FX

I have mapped the 6 FX on/off buttons to the two columns on the left in the B bank. I mapped it this way so it corresponds to the 6 dials on the right of the pads. i.e. Top left effect corresponds with the top left dial. The dials control the wet/dryness of the effect.

 Bank C - Loops & Library Navigation

In Bank C I have simply mapped the LOOP in and out buttons to the first two buttons on the top-left. The other two buttons on the right of the first row will change which loop i am currently in. The first button on the second row is the LOOP on/button. In this way I can quickly set loops, change to other loops and turn them on and off.

I have also mapped the library navigation dial to the bottom left dial on my controller.  Also the 'Load to left' and 'Load to right' buttons next to it at the bottom of the pad bank.

Congratulations! You are now controlling Scratch LIVE via MIDI controller :)

If you experience any problems or have any questions please jump onto our help forum here and start a help thread.

Some related links

Wikipedia MIDI article