Akai mpc3000 Manuel D’Utilisation

• The 

<Select disk>

 soft key:

This soft key has the same function as in the Save Sequence screen
described above.

A number of parameters in the MPC3000 are not saved in SEQ,
ALL, SND, PGM, or APS files. These settings, called system pa-
rameters, are retained in a special memory that doesn’t lose its
contents when the power is turned off. These settings include:

• Names for all 64 MIDI channels
• Master tempo
• BPM/FPB select and frames per second select
• MIDI Input Filter settings
• Default settings for initializing sequences

 . . .and many more (see the Appendix for a complete list).

These settings can be saved to disk in a file called a parameter file,
which has the file extension PAR. To save a parameter file, select 6
(

System parameters

) from the DISK key menu. The following

screen will appear:

======== Save System Parameters ========
File name:File_name          Size:    2K
Disk:HARD DISK PART A        Free:  793K

========================================
<Do it>                  <Select disk>

The fields and soft keys are:

• The 

File name

 field:

Enter the name for the file in this field. The name can be changed in
the same way as the Sequence Name field in the Play/Record screen.
The file’s extension will be PAR.

• The 

Disk

, 

Size

, and 

Free

 fields:

These fields have the same functions as in the Save Sequence screen
described above.

• The 

<Do it>

 soft key:

Press this key to save the file to disk.

• The 

<Select disk>

 soft key:

This soft key has the same function as in the Save Sequence screen
described above.