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Handling the sustain pedal

In this section, you will learn how to set the option to handle the sustain pedal information when you are

connecting the MPC1000 to the external MIDI keyboard to use it as a MIDI sequencer.

Sustain pedal data is a MIDI event used to make the sound continue after a key on the keyboard is released.

Usually a foot switch controls this data. The keyboard sends out Sustain pedal data as separate event from

note event, so normally the sequencer recognize this data as separate data. However, when you are

overdubbing on a short sequence loop, it might be better to convert the sustain pedal data to the recorded

note’s duration (the length of the note).. For example, if you record the sustain pedal data as it is, once you

press the sustain pedal during the loop, the sustain will be applied to all the data after that. If you convert the

sustain pedal data to a note’s duration, the movement of the sustain pedal will not affect the other notes.

Thus, the MPC1000 is set to convert the sustain pedal data to a note’s duration by default, but you can change

the setting to record the data as the sustain pedal data.

01. Press the [MODE] key and then the [PAD 10] (OTHER) key.

It switches to OTHER mode.

02. Press [F2] (MISC.) key.

The MISC. page will be displayed.

03. In the Sustain pedal to duration field, select the option how to handle sustain pedal.

YES The MPC1000 converts the sustain pedal information into duration.

NO The MPC1000 records the sustain pedal information as it is.

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