Akai mpc2000 Manual Do Utilizador

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Chapter 1: Introduction

The following is a summary of some of the advanced features of the
MPC2000.

• Large 248 x 60 dot LCD display with graphics.
• 6 function keys under the LCD display provide various functions on

each page.

• Built-in 1.44 megabyte floppy disk drive to store both sequence and

sound data.

• By pressing the OPEN WINDOW key at the parameter you want to

edit, you are allowed to make more detailed parameter settings.  It
is not necessary to switch between different modes as in the case of
conventional devices to make detail settings.

• Built-in SCSI interface for storing data to external hard disk.

• 16-bit, 44.1kHz stereo sampling.
• High capacity sound memory: 2 megabytes standard (22 seconds

mono or 11 seconds stereo), expandable to 32 megabytes with SIMM
memory.

• Digital sampling input for direct recording from digital sources with

IB-M208P (optional) board.

• 128 sounds (samples) may be held in memory at one time.
• 32 simultaneous playback voices.
• The envelope or filter can be set for each sound.
• Optional multi-effects generator EB16* for versatile effects.
• Sample files may be loaded from Akai S1000 and S3000 disks.
• IB-M208P (optional) enables you to mix and output internal sam-

pler sounds from 8 individual outputs.

• A maximum of 24 programs (sound assignments and sound param-

eter settings) can be created.

• A selection between polyphonic (multiple sounds are overlaid when

the same sound is played continuously) or mono (the second sound
silences the first).

• It is possible to stop the playing of a sound with another sound.  This

is used to simulate the open close effect of the hi hat.

• It is possible to copy a part of a sound as a separate sound or paste a

sound to a section of a sound.  It is also possible to mute or reverse
part of a sound.

• One MIDI note can play three sounds.  The sounds can be played

simultaneously, switched by velocity, or with the NOTE VARIA-
TION slider.

• Loop settings can be made to a sound.
• The velocity can change the playback pitch..
• When phrase sampling, it is possible to calculate the tempo of the

phrase from the length of the sound loop.

• Since the sound wave patterns are displayed, it is possible to edit

the sound while watching the wave pattern.  It is also possible to
zoom the wave pattern.