Akai mpc2000 User Manual

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Chapter 8: Creating and Editing Sounds

Set the loop of the sound.  Set this mode to play loops such as a phrase
sample.

Press TRIM (or 5 on the numeric pad) while holding SHIFT and dis-
play the LOOP mode screen by pressing LOOP[F2].

• To:

This sets the turn of the loop. Select the To: field with the cursor
and change the value with the DATA wheel.  It is possible to change
the value to an extremely large number by selecting the digit with
the DIGIT wheel.  It is also possible to directly enter a number with
the numeric pad and confirm it by pressing the ENTER key.

• Lngth:

This sets the length of the loop. Select the Lngth: field with the
cursor and change the value with the DATA wheel.  It is possible to
change the value to an extremely large number by selecting the
digit with the DIGIT wheel.  It is also possible to directly enter a
number with the numeric pad and confirm it by pressing the EN-
TER key.

Loop length

To point

End point

Start point

• Loop:

This turns the loop ON or OFF.

Press FIT[F5] to display the Fit to length window.
This function enables you to set the loop to the same length as the
sample set in TRIM mode.  Press DO IT[F5] in the Fit to length
window to execute this function.

By pressing PLAY X[F6], the currently selected sound will play back
at full velocity according to the settings in the PLAY X: field.  For
details refer to “TRIM Mode.”