Akai mpc3000 Manuel D’Utilisation

The MPC3000 is both a linear-type sequencer and a pattern-ori-
ented sequencer. The following examples use short, looped se-
quences and are therefore examples of pattern-oriented recording.
To record linearly, simply set the 

Loop

 field (in the Play/Record

screen) to OFF. Then, the sequence length will automatically in-
crease as you record past the existing end. See the description of the

Loop

 field to learn more about this.

The following is a step-by-step example of how to record a repeating
two-bar drum sequence:

1. Load some sounds into sound memory by loading a program file

from one of the sound disks included with your MPC3000. If you
don’t know how to do this, see the chapter “Saving To and Load-
ing From Disk”.

2. Press MAIN SCREEN to view the Play/Record screen.

3. Move the cursor to the 

Seq

 field and select 1 (ENTER) or any

other empty sequence.

4. The upper line of the screen should display:

====== Play/Record (Record ready) ======

If not, press either the RECORD or OVERDUB keys once. This will

make the current sequence ready for recording.

5. Set the 

Trk

 field to 1 and the 

Type

 field to DRUM.

6. While holding RECORD, press PLAY START. The RECORD and

PLAY lights should go on, and the metronome should be heard
through the stereo outputs. The metronome will play on 1/4-
notes, with a louder click at the start of each bar. Also, the Now
display will be constantly changing to reflect the current position
within the sequence. If you want to adjust the tempo, move the
cursor to the Active Tempo field (to the right of the word 

BPM

 in

the upper left corner) and enter the desired tempo.

7. Start recording your drum pattern by playing the drum pads in

time to the metronome. Since no specific format of time signature
or number of bars has been entered, the sequence format defaults
to two bars of 4/4 time signature. When the two-bar pattern loops
back to the start, Record mode switches automatically to