Akai MPC5000 Specifications download pdf (Page 75)

Chapter 7: SONG Mode

In SONG mode, you can set the order of multiple sequences and play them in a series. SONG mode is useful when you

are creating a song by combining short sequences. You can check the structure of an entire song while working, so you

can finish the song easily.

You can also perform direct to Hard Disk recordings here in SONG mode as well. For more on Hard Disk recording, see

HD RECORD on page 67.

Note: MIDI recording is disabled in SONG Mode.

Structure of a song

The MPC5000 can handle up to 20 songs. Each song has 250 steps. You can

create a song by assigning sequences to each step in the list. For each step, you

can assign a sequence, and also set the number of times the MPC5000 should

repeat the sequence. You can create a song in the SONG mode, which can be

accessed by pressing [MODE] and [PAD 15].

Screens

 Now' field

The time display on the upper left corner on the screen is the 'Now' field. The 'Now' field always displays the current

position of a sequence. This is the same as the 'Now' field in the MAIN page.

 'Song' field

You can set the song number in this field. The song name will be displayed to the right of the number. If there is an

unused song, it is displayed as (unused).

 Step list

The list that is displayed below the 'Now' field and the 'Song' field is the step list, which is used to assign the sequences

to each step. Pressing the down cursor button when the 'Now' field or the 'Song' field is selected moves the cursor to

the step list. When there are many steps with different sequences assigned, you can scroll through the list with the

up/down cursor buttons. Pressing the left cursor button in the 'Step' field of the step list moves the cursor to the 'Now'

field.

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Akai MPC5000 Specifications Page 75