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Chapter 7 : Functions of a pad

The MPC1000 has 16 drum pads. The pads perform various function besides making sounds when hit.

In this section, you will learn about various functions of the pad.

Playing with pads

By assigning the sounds in memory to a pad, you can play those sounds.

Below are some useful functions when playing with pads.

Switching pad banks

The MPC1000 has 16 pads, but you can play up to 64 samples by switching between the four pad banks.

The LED of the currently selected pad bank (from banks A through D) is turned on. By pressing the desired

[PAD BANK] key, you can switch pad banks.

Full level function (FULL LEVEL key)

You can control the level of the sound by the velocity used to hit the pads, but if you press the [FULL LEVEL]

key, the MPC1000 will play the sample at the maximum level regardless of the velocity.

If you press the [FULL LEVEL] key, the LED will be lit, and the full level function will be activated. To deactivate

this function, press the [FULL LEVEL] key again.

16 level function (16LEVELS key)

You can play a sound using 16 parameter levels assigned to the 16 pads.

01. Hit the pad that you wish to play in 16 levels.

02. Press the [16 LEVELS] key.

The Assign 16 Levels window will be displayed.

The Pad field displays the pad you selected in step 1.

03. In the Type field, select the type of the parameter that you wish to play in 16 levels.

You can select the following parameters;

VELOCITY The MPC1000 will play the velocity in 16 levels.

TUNE The MPC1000 will play the pitch in 16 levels by semitone.

FILTER The MPC1000 will play the filter cutoff value in 16 levels.

LAYER The MPC1000 will play the layer value in 16 levels.

DECAY The MPC1000 will play the decay value in 16 levels.

ATTACK The MPC1000 will play the attack value in 16 levels.

When TUNE is selected, the Original key pad field will be displays. In this field, you can specify the pad that

plays the original key pad.

04. Press the [F5] (TurnON) key.

The window closes and the LED of the [16 LEVELS] key is turned on, which indicates you can play in 16

levels. Pressing the [16 LEVELS] key turns its LED off and deactivates the 16 levels function.

Tips: When you select VELOCITY in the Type field, the velocity of the pad event can be played in 16 levels, but if

you select an option other than VELOCITY, the note variation value will be played in 16 levels. The note

variation data can change the value of a specific parameter when you play the pad’s sample. For example, if

you select TUNE in the Type field, when you hit the pad, the note variation data of TUNE will be sent to the

sampler section with the pad event, and the TUNE value will be changed according to the pad you played.

During Sequence recording, the Note variation data will be recorded with the note event and you can play

back the sequence exactly what was played. The note variation value is also used for the Q- Link slider

function.

Function of a pad

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