Akai mpc3000 Manuel D’Utilisation

To enter Song mode, press the SONG key. The Song Mode screen
will appear:

=============== Song mode ==============
Song: 1-(unused)         Loop:TO STEP  1
Song starts at SMPTE#:00:00:00:00.00
========= Contents of step:  1 =========
Sqnc: 1-(unused)         Reps(0=end): 1
Bars: 0                  Tempo:120.0 BPM
===== Now:001.01.00 (00:00:00:00) ======
<Ins/Del> <Conv2Seq>  <Step-1> <Step+1>

While this screen is showing, the MPC3000 is in Song mode, mean-
ing that if play is entered, the active song will play instead of the
active sequence.

All of the Play/Record keys except RECORD and OVERDUB operate
on the active song. PLAY START plays the active song from the
start; PLAY plays the active song from the current location in the

Now

 field; the REWIND, FAST FORWARD, and LOCATE keys

change the position within the song.

A detailed description of each of the on-screen fields and soft keys is
given below:

• The 

Song

 field:

This field selects the current song number (1-20). There are 20
songs, each containing its own list of 250 steps.

• The Song Name field (

Song: 1-(unused)

(unused)

(unused)

(unused)

(unused)

):

This field has no title but exists directly to the right of the song
number. It is the 16-character name of the active song. Changing
the song name is done in the same manner as changing the se-
quence name in the Play/Record screen.

• The 

Loop

 field:

This field indicates what will occur when the current song plays all
the way to its end. There are two options:

1. 

OFF

: The song stops playing.

2. 

TO STEP 1

: The song loops back to the step number

shown directly to the right of the word 

STEP

. This step

number can be changed by moving the cursor to it and
changing it.