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Chapter 3: The new MAIN screen (overview)
Along with version 4.3x came an updated MAIN
screen. This allows you to access some menus and
settings quicker and easier; e.g. Program Edit,
Sequence Settings and MIDI Program Change. Just
highlight a column with the arrow keys and press
[WINDOW] if the button lights up. For further
details about the functions that can be accessed via
Main screen see the cluster below and read on!
Highlight Sq and press [WINDOW] to edit the
sequence's default playback and name settings
(see page 11).
Highlight the time signature column and press
[WINDOW] to enter the time signature settings of
a sequence.
Highlight the BPM field and press [WINDOW] to
enter the Tempo Change screen. Use F-Keys to
navigate through the menus and to apply changes
(see page 12).
Highlight the time display and press [WINDOW] to
change the start time and framerate. Important when
working with a DAW (see page 41).
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Highlight Loop and press [WINDOW] to change the
loop settings for the track. You can loop inside bars!
Press [T.C.] (F1) to change the Timing Correction
settings. Press [Q-LINK] (F3) to link Swing and Shift
Timing to the Q-Link Sliders (see page 13).
Highlight Bars and press [WINDOW] to edit the
length of a sequence.
Press [CLICK] (F2) to enter the Metronome Settings.
Here you can also change the Click Sounds (p. 39).
Highlight Seq and press [WINDOW] to edit MIDI
Program Change (PC) settings. You can select from
a range of 128 pre-defined MIDI Programs (p. 14).
In Main screen press and hold [SHIFT] to get access to the
Input Thru settings [F6] and to quick-jump between Drum
[F3] and Audio Tracks [F4] (see page 15).
Highlight Pgm and press [WINDOW] to enter the
Program Editor. Use F-Keys to navigate through
the menus.
Inside the Program Edior, you can also enter the
Program list. Highlight the program column with [p]
and press [WINDOW]. There you can change the
MIDI PC settings as shown below.
NOTE:
This is just an overview of the functions of
the JJ OS which can be accessed from the
main screen. For detailed descriptions about
the presented features shown above please
refer to the pages mentioned in the text
boxes. If there is no further page mentioned,
please refer to the original AKAI manual,
for this might be a feature already covered.
MPC 1000 v4 Operator’s Manual rev 3.5