Akai MPC5000 Specifications download pdf (Page 44)

The Sequencer 30

 Setting Tempo

You can set the beats per minute, or tempo, in the MAIN page by selecting the 'BPM' field.

You can set the BPM for a sequence between 30.0 and 300.0 beats per minute.

When the MPC5000 is set to follow an external source via MIDI clock, the 'BPM' field

will display 'EXT', along with the tempo being received in brackets for external

tempo.

You can change the BPM after you create the sequence, or change the BPM

anywhere in a sequence by inserting the tempo change event in the STEP EDIT

mode. (See page 47 for more information.)

 Tap Tempo

You can set the tempo using the [TAP TEMPO] button as well as in the 'Tempo' field.

Press the [TAP TEMPO] button along to the desired tempo, and the MPC5000 will calculate the tempo based on the

timing that you tap. The sequence’s tempo will automatically be set to the tapped value.

The MPC5000 takes the average of four taps of the pad, but you can adjust the number of taps used to calculate BPM in

the 'Tap average' field in OTHER mode.

 Changing Tempo of All Sequences At One Time

You can change the tempo of all sequences to the same tempo at one time. You can change the tempo of each

sequence at any time after you create the sequence, but it is useful to change all the sequence at one time when you

are creating one song with several sequences.

01. In the MAIN page, select the 'BPM' field and press the

[WINDOW] button.

The TEMPO CHANGE window will be displayed.

02. Press [F5] (FIX) button.

The FIX TEMPO window will be displayed.

03. In the 'Fix tempo' field, set the tempo.

04. Press [F5 (DO IT) button.

It changes the tempo of all of the sequences to the value set in the 'Fix Tempo' field.

 About Tempo Change

With the Step Recording feature in the STEP EDIT mode, you can insert tempo changes in a track, so that you can

change the tempo within a sequence. When you use the Tempo Change feature, select the 'BPM' field in the MAIN mode

and press the [WINDOW] button to open the TEMPO CHANGE window and set the 'Tempo change' field to ON.

When you turn the tempo change feature on, the 'BPM' field in the MAIN page will be displayed as below.

The tempo display on the left is the original tempo set for the sequence.

On the right, the tempo you changed with the tempo change event will

be displayed.

The sequence will actually be played at the tempo in the right.

To enter STEP EDIT mode, press [F2] (EDIT) while in the TEMPO

CHANGE window.

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Akai MPC5000 Specifications Page 44