Akai mpc2000 User Manual
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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
13.Press CLOSE[F4] to close the Count/Metronome window and you
will return to the main window.
14.Start recording by pressing the OVER DUB key while holding
down the REC key. After one bar count, the bar.beat.tick numbers
in the Now: field will start to increase. Play the drum pads to the
click. When the two bars have been recorded, the numbers will
automatically return to the first bar and the mode will return to
overdub mode allowing you to repeatedly overdub.
in the Now: field will start to increase. Play the drum pads to the
click. When the two bars have been recorded, the numbers will
automatically return to the first bar and the mode will return to
overdub mode allowing you to repeatedly overdub.
15.To finish recording, press the STOP key. You can play back the
sequence loop by pressing the PLAY START key.
Example 3: Multi-track Recording
This is an example of multi-track recording to the MPC2000 se-
quencer using an external MIDI sound source in addition to the inter-
nal drum sound source.
quencer using an external MIDI sound source in addition to the inter-
nal drum sound source.
1. Refer to the example on page 12 and connect the MIDI device to
the MPC2000, turn the MPC2000 on and load the drum sounds
from the attached sound disk. (Refer to the chapter “Disk Opera-
tion” for details on how to load the sounds.) When you have fin-
ished loading, check to see if the drum sounds can be played back
by playing the drum pads.
from the attached sound disk. (Refer to the chapter “Disk Opera-
tion” for details on how to load the sounds.) When you have fin-
ished loading, check to see if the drum sounds can be played back
by playing the drum pads.
2. Use the drum pads to record the drum sound in the same manner
as in Example 1.
3. Select the Tr: field with the cursor and select a track which is not
used by rotating the DATA wheel to the right.
4. Select the Track Type field with the cursor and select the MIDI by
rotating the DATA wheel to the left.