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Terminologies in MPC1000

These are the basic terminologies you need to know to operate the MPC1000:

Sequence

Sequence is the most basic unit that you use when you create

data with the MPC 1000. The data from the MIDI keyboard or

pads will be recorded to each track in a sequence.

A sequence has 64 tracks, each of which can hold performance

data. You can create up to 99 sequences. The length of a

sequence can be set from 1 bar to 999 bars. You can create a

whole song with one sequence; however you can also create a

song with a combination of several short sequences with the

Song feature.

Track

A sequence has 64 tracks. Each track can record separate

performance data. For example, you can record instruments

separately on each track (ex. Piano sound in track 1, Bass on

Track 2, Organ on Track 3,etc…). You can record one track at a

time; however, you can play back already-recorded tracks while

recording a new track. Each track has the track mute setting

(whether play back the contents of the track or not).

For example you record two Piano solos on Track 1 and Track4 and compare them using mute function.

Performance data will be recorded on a track as a MIDI event. It does not record sounds directly on a track.

Song

With the song feature, you can play back sequences in a certain

order. You can set the order and number of sequences to play

back freely. This is useful when you wish to play back several

songs in a row, or when you are creating a song with a

combination of several sequence data.

With the MPC1000, you can create up to 20 songs. When you

arrange sequences into a song, assign them to each step in the

song. A step is like a “container” of sequences. A song has 250 steps.

Sample

With the MPC1000, sound data that is loaded into the unit is called a sample. A sample is loaded to the

MPC1000 when you record in RECORD mode, load from a memory card, or transfer from PC through USB. You

can change the start/end point of a sample or set loop in TRIM mode. To play back sounds, you need to assign

samples to pads in PROGRAM mode. There are 2 kinds of samples: Stereo sample (2-channel sample with left

and right channels), and Mono sample (1-channel sample).

Drum Pad

The MPC1000 has 16 pads. You can play a sample that is assigned to a pad by hitting the pad. The MPC1000

has 4 pad banks that you can assign separate samples to. You can switch those 4 pad banks using the [PAD

BANK] key, so you can use up to 64 pads. To assign samples to the pads, use the PROGRAM mode. The

performance of the pad can be recorded to a track in a sequence.

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