Akai mpc2000 User Manual

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Chapter 8: Creating and Editing Sounds

Set the BEAT LOOP FUNCTION in the right side of the Sound Pa-
rameter Screen.

The BEAT LOOP FUNCTION executes phrase sampling and is used
to synchronize the tempo of two phrase samples playing in a loop.
Phrases will start to slip out of synch when multiple phrase samples
playing in a loop are overdubbed and played back in different tempo.
In order to solve this, it is necessary to change the pitch of each
sample and synchronize the tempo.
Since the Beat Loop function calculates the loop bar length, this set-
ting does not affect one-shot sounds.

• Beat:

This sets the beat of the phrase sample playing in a loop.  For ex-
ample, in a four beat sample piece, if the length is four beats (to a
bar), enter 4.

• Sample tempo:

This synchronizes with the length of the loop.  When the loop of the
phrase sample is played to a precise beat, the original tempo of the
sound is displayed.

• New tempo:

The tempo of the sound is determined by the tune settings on the
left.  To synchronize the tempo with other sounds, refer to this field
as you set the Tune: field on the left.  To match the tempo of the
two phrases, set New tempo: in the Tune: field to the same
value.