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The Sequencer 38

MIDI Sequencer Features

When you are playing the internal sound module with the pads, you can start recording just by selecting the desired

program in the 'Program' field in the MAIN page. However, the MPC5000 can be used as a MIDI sequencer. By

connecting an external MIDI keyboard to it, you can record the data from the keyboard and control the external sound

module.

About MIDI...

MIDI is a standard for transferring the performance data between electronic instruments regardless of the

manufacturer. Devices are connected using a special cable called MIDI cable. For example, when you connect the

keyboard’s MIDI OUT to MIDI IN of the MIDI sound module, the performance data you made with your keyboard will be

sent to the MIDI sound module, which plays the sound. MIDI can transfer only the performance data, not the actual

sound. To transfer as much data as possible through one MIDI cable, there are MIDI channels. By using a MIDI channel,

you can transfer different performance data to each channel separately. You can transfer the performance data to up to

16 channels. The MIDI channel is very important when you handle MIDI.

You must set the same MIDI channels for both the keyboard and the sound module even if you play the sound from the

keyboard. For example, if the keyboard’s output channel is set to 1, the sound module’s input channel should also be 1.

Some sound modules can receive several channels. In that case, you can assign a separate instrument (Piano, Bass,

Strings etc…) to each separate channel.

About MIDI sequencers…

A MIDI sequencer is a device that can record and play back MIDI data. The MPC5000 can be used as a MIDI sequencer.

When you connect an external MIDI keyboard to use the MPC5000 as a MIDI sequencer, connect the keyboard’s MIDI

OUT to MPC5000’s MIDI IN, and the MPC5000’s MIDI OUT to the external MIDI sound module’s MIDI IN. Thus, you can

record the keyboard performance to the MPC5000 and play sounds from the MIDI sound module. In this section, you

will learn how to record the performance data from the external MIDI keyboard to the MPC5000 and play sounds from

the external sound module.

01. Connect the external MIDI devices as described in the 'Using the MPC5000 with External Devices' section on

Page 185.

Connect the MIDI OUT of the keyboard to the MPC5000’s MIDI IN, and the MPC5000’s MIDI OUT to MIDI IN of the external sound module.

Note: You may still want to connect the MPC5000’s stereo out to a mixer so that you can hear a metronome sound

even when you use the MPC5000 as a MIDI sequencer.

02. In the 'Type' field, select MIDI.

03. In the 'Program' field, select OFF or No.

If you select it to the OFF or No., the MPC5000 does not play internal programs. If you select it to the No. and set MIDI Program number,

MPC5000 transmit the MIDI Program number to the external sound module for selecting the sound in it when the sequence is selected.

04. In the 'MIDI' field, select a MIDI channel.

Here, you set the MIDI channel to send the MIDI data on. Set the same channel as the one on the sound module.

Tip: By default the MPC5000’s input MIDI channel is set to receive all MIDI channels, so you don’t have to set the

channel to the keyboard’s MIDI channel.

05. Play the keyboard to make sure the sound module works.

If you don’t hear any sound, check the connection and make sure you have the correct settings for the keyboard and the sound module.

06. Press the [PLAY START] button while holding the [REC] button.

The recording starts after 4 counts.

07. Play the keyboard in time with the click sound.

By default, sequence is set to 2 bars. After recording for 2 bars, the MPC5000 will start playing back the recorded performance. If you make

another performance with pads, you can add the performance to the currently recorded one. This is called 'overdub'.

08. You can stop overdub by pressing the [STOP] button.

09. Press the [PLAY] button to play the recorded performance.

10. If you don’t like the performance, you can start the new recording by pressing [REC] and [PLAY START].

This cancels the currently recorded performance data and starts the new recording.

11. To add the recording to the already recorded data, press the [PLAY START] button while holding [OVERDUB]

button.

This plays back the currently recorded performance and you can add the new performance by hitting pads.

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