Akai MPC-60 v2.0 Owners Manual.pdf - Fdiskc
36 3.3 The PLAY/RECORD screen - the main operating mode of the MPC60 When the MPC60 is first powered on (with the STUDIO SET and SYSTEM ALL disk in the drive), the following screen appears after the disk has loaded: Note: It is also possible to turn on the MPC60 without any disk in the drive. In this case, no sounds or sequences will be loaded and the MPC60 may be used as a sequences only. At this point, the device is in its standard operating mode, in which all recording and playing of sequences is done. On this screen are presented many data fields useful to the process of real-time recording. A detailed description of each of the data fields and soft keys follows: If this message appears, it means that the currently selected sequence is ready to be recorded into. If the "(Record ready)" message is not displayed and you want to record into the current sequence, press either the RECORD or OVERDUB keys once, and the "(Record ready)" indicator will be added to the title line, indicating that the current sequence is ready to be recorded into. Remember that selecting a different sequence and then reselecting the original one will remove the "(Record ready)" message. • The SQNC field: This field displays the active sequence number, from 1 to 99. This is the sequence which will play when either the PLAY START or PLAY keys is pressed. The MPC60 holds up to 99 sequences in memory at one time.
Section 3: Recording sequences 37 The "sequence name" field: This is the 16 character name for the current sequence. This field has no on-screen title, but is located directly to the right of the SQNC field. To change the sequence name, move the cursor to this field and turn the DATA CONTROL one step in either direction. This will cause the keys which have the alphabetic letters printed next to them to change to their alpha functions. To indicate that this alpha mode is active, the cursor changes from the normal blinking block to a blinking underline. Now change the name by typing in the letters printed above the keys. Use the ERASE key as a space, and the TAP TEMPO key to change between upper and lower case. The left and right cursor keys do not type letters, but allow you to move backwards and forwards in the name. For punctuation, position the cursor where you want the character to appear, and rotate the DATA CONTROL knob until you see the character you want, then press the right cursor key to move on to the next position. This process applies to all names that you enter into the MPC60 (sequences, songs, sounds, etc.). When finished, press ENTER and the cursor will return to a blinking block at the beginning of the field, indicating that the alpha keys have returned to their normal functions. Note: If the DATA CONTROL is not turned while the cursor is in this field, moving the cursor one position to the left or right will move to the previous or next data field - not the adjacent character position within the sequence name. If no sequence data exists, the name is always "(Unused)". Once any data is recorded into the sequence, the name defaults to "SEQXX" with "XX" being the number of the sequence. • The TMPO field This is the playing tempo. Additional tempo parameters are available by pressing the TEMPO/SYNC key. • The BPM field (Tempo display method) This right half of the tempo field is actually a separate field. This field indicates the tempo display method. One of two options may be selected: BPM (Beats Per Minute) or FPB (Frames Per Beat). If set to FPB, the fractional portion of the tempo field denotes 1/8s instead of 1/lOs, as in Beats per minute. • The TSIG field (Time signature): This field shows the time signature of the current bar of the active sequence. It is for display only and cannot be changed. To change the time signature of a bar or to insert time signature changes, read the section of the manual entitled "Editing sequences". • The BARS field: This shows shows the total number of bars in the active sequence. It is for display only and cannot be changed.
86 These two screens allow a specif
88 4.3 The EDIT key The EDIT key en
90 onto the end). If set to TO BAR
92 The on-screen fields are: • Th
94 track. In this function, only th
96 NOTE 3: If the copied data is lo
98 • SOFT KEY 1- : Pressing this
100 This is a choice field with 2 o
102 LOCATE keys. As this value chan
104 4.4.2 Using STEP EDIT Using STE
106 settings in the TUNE DRUMS scre
108 current step will be played (ou
110 4.5 The EDIT LOOP key This func
112 4.6 The TRANSPOSE key This func
Section 5: Song Mode
Section 5: Song mode 117 5.2 The So
Section 5: Song mode 119 5.3 An exa
Section 5: Song mode 121 Converting
124 6.1 Overview The MPC60 may hold
126 6.2 Sampling a new sound This f
128 • The METER field: This is a
130 more than you need, because you
132 always one higher than the last
134 • The ALSO PLAYS field: This
136 As the screen warns, pressing
138 • The FADEOUT(MSECS) field: T
140 2. MASTER: In addition to the s
142 6.6 Assigning the 8 assignable
144 • The MIDI OUTPUT field: This
146 Sending a Midi sample dump to a
148 6.8 Triggering a sound from an
150 3. MASTER: There is a single se
152 to 1; to control the decay from
154 7.1 Overview The MPC60 has a bu
156 7.2 Saving a sequence This func
158 7.4 Saving a drum sound This fu
160 If you press SOFT KEY 1, , the
162 (Step edit options screen) •
164 To save a parameter file: 1. As
166 • If an ALL file is selected
168 As the screen warns, loading th
170 7.8 Formatting a disk This func
172 7.10 "Attention" messages encou
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
Section 8: Syncing to tape and othe
198 9.1 Overview The MIDI key provi
200 While one of these event types
202 • The DEFAULT CHAN field: Eac
204 9.3 External drum triggering, t
206 NOTE: Because "NONE" is the def
208 of this field. If only one ME-3
210 9. 5 The Midi implementation ch
212 01000111 Akai ID (47H) 0000xxxx
214 10.1 Features Here is a list of
216 Sampler section: • 32 drums m
218 218 • Assignable mix outputs:
SECTION 11: INDEX
Fadeout time (sounds), 6.2, 6.3 FAS
Syncing to Midi Clock and Song Posi