Akai MPC-3000 v3.0 Owners Manual.pdf - Fdiskc

Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction .........................................................................................................1Welcome! ......................................................................................................................... 2Features .......................................................................................................................... 3What’s Different From the MPC60? .............................................................................. 6If You Already Know the MPC60 ...................................................................... 8Chapter 2: The Basics...........................................................................................................13Hooking Up Your System............................................................................................. 14Getting Around on the MPC3000 ................................................................................ 15The Cursor, Cursor Keys, Data Fields, and Command Keys ........................ 15The Numeric Keypad, Data Entry Control, and [+] & [–] Keys .................... 16The Soft Keys ................................................................................................... 17The HELP key .................................................................................................. 18Definitions: Sequence, Track, Song, Sound, Pad, Note Number, and Program ....... 19Loading and Playing Sounds and Programs ............................................................... 22Playing the Pads, the PAD BANK, & FULL LEVEL Keys ........................... 22Selecting Programs .......................................................................................... 23The Note Variation Slider, ASSIGN and AFTER keys .................................. 24The 16 LEVELS key......................................................................................... 26Chapter 3: Recording Sequences....................................................................................... 29How Sequences are Organized .................................................................................... 30The MAIN SCREEN Key & Play/Record Screen ........................................................ 32The Play/Record Keys .................................................................................................. 39Sequence Recording Example 1: A Looped Drum Pattern ......................................... 42Sequence Recording Example 2: A Multitrack Sequence........................................... 44The TIMING CORRECT Key: Correcting Timing Errors, Swing Timing ................ 49The Note Repeat Feature ................................................................................ 52Tempo and the TEMPO/SYNC Key............................................................................. 53Mid-Sequence Tempo Changes........................................................................ 56The TAP TEMPO Key ...................................................................................... 58The WAIT FOR and COUNT IN Keys ........................................................................ 59The AUTO PUNCH Key .............................................................................................. 60The SIMUL SEQUENCE Key ..................................................................................... 62The OTHER Key........................................................................................................... 63Metronome, Foot Switches, and Free Sequence Memory .............................. 63Initializing System Parameters ...................................................................... 66The Record 16 Channels Function: Multichannel Recording ........................ 67Recording MIDI System-Exclusive Data .................................................................... 70Chapter 4: Editing Sequences ............................................................................................ 71The ERASE Key ........................................................................................................... 72Erasing Notes in Real Time While in Overdub Mode .................................... 72Erasing Notes or Other Events While Stopped .............................................. 72Initializing a Sequence .................................................................................... 75The SEQ EDIT Key ...................................................................................................... 77Viewing and Changing Time Signature.......................................................... 77Rearranging the Track Order .......................................................................... 78Inserting Blank Bars Into a Sequence ............................................................ 79Deleting Bars From a Sequence ...................................................................... 80Copying Bars (All Tracks) ............................................................................... 81vii