Akai mpc2000 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
Setting the Tempo
Set the tempo of the sequence.
: Move the cursor to a field and set the tempo by rotating the DATA
wheel.
Enter 4 digits if you are using the numeric pad to enter.  For example,
to set the value to 120.5, enter “1205.”  In this case, the tempo is con-
firmed when the fourth digit is entered.  To set the value to 88.5, enter
“885” and press the ENTER key to confirm the entry.
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note: If you do not press the ENTER key and move to other fields
or pages, the entered data will be ignored and the tempo
will not change.
Tempo Change Window
Select a tempo field and open the Tempo Change window by pressing
the OPEN WINDOW key.
• Tempo Change:
Set the tempo change ON or OFF.
• bar.beat.tick
This is the point where the bar.beat.tick tempo change event is in-
serted.
• %:
Set the tempo change event to the ratio of the original sequence
tempo set in the main screen.
:
Set the tempo change event using an absolute value.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
CAUTION:The %: and the  : affect each other and the value
of either will automatically change when a value
is entered to one of the two.