i gotta a quick question (i think...)... I've got an akai mpd24 hooked up to reaper, triggering off samples i've got loaded into guru. Works well, in that hitting the pads triggers the sounds. How do you set it up so the sample continues to play when you are depressing the pad, and stops playing when you let go of the pad? Im doing this for live performance, so i would want it to exhibit this behaviour for this particular reaper program, and then have it go back to default when i open up another. Can i do this with the equipment i have???

that's more of a guru question, ain't it?

yup, it could very well be. is there a special midi term for the function/behavior i am referring to?

Not exactly sure what you're trying to do but I looked into this for my pad controller (korg padkontrol) recently. I hope similar principles apply with the akai controller as well. Generally, when you press a pad, a 'note on' midi message is being transmitted, followed by a 'note off' when you release the pad and the sound stops. In the Korg, you can configure the pad to act as a switch so that you press it once and release it and only a 'note on' is sent. If you press it again and release it, then a 'note off' is sent. You need to check the akai documentation for similar functionality. That's just one way to do it, at the controller level.

thanks evan and gofer!