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MPC2500 Operator’s Manual rev 1.0
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Note repeat feature
If you press a pad while holding the [NOTE REPEAT]
key, the pad sound will be played repeatedly accord-
ing to the value of the timing correct until you release
the pad. You can also control its velocity by changing
the strength used to press the pad. With the Note re-
peat feature, you can record a difficult phrase to record
in real time, such as 16 beat hi hat, snare roll, etc…
01.
Press the [NOTE REPEAT] key during recording / playback.
02. While holding the [NOTE REPEAT] key, press the
pad to play repeatedly.
The pad’s sound will be played repeatedly accord-
ing to the value of the timing correct until you re-
lease the pad. You can also control its velocity by
changing the strength to press the pad.
While holding down the [NOTE REPEAT] key, the
bottom of display is changed as below. You can
change the Timing correct value directly with press-
ing the [F1] through [F6] key.
The selected Timing correct value is highlighted.
• Note Repeat Hold
You can also lock the “Note Repeat” feature by hold-
ing down the [NOTE REPEAT] key and then press-
ing the [SHIFT] key (or by holding down the
[SHIFT] key and then pressing the [NOTE REPEAT]
key). Pressing the [NOTE REPEAT] key again will
unlock the “Note Repeat” feature.
Punch In/Punch Out feature
You can start the recording in the middle of the sequence
during the playback (“Punch In”).
You can also stop the recording in the middle of the
sequence and resume the playback (“Punch Out”). This
is useful when you re-record the part of the recorded
sequence.
Punch In
Press the [PLAY], or the [PLAY START] key to play
back a sequence. At the point where you wish to start
the recording, press the [REC] key while holding the
[PLAY] key. The MPC2500 will start the recording.
If you press the [OVER DUB] key and the [PLAY]
key instead, the MPC2500 will start the over dubbing.
Punch Out
If you press the [REC], or the [OVER DUB] key dur-
ing the recording/overdubbing, the MPC2500 will stop
the recording/overdubbing and resume the playback.
Auto Locate feature
The [GO TO] key is used to move to a specific position
within a sequence. You can memorize up to three lo-
cate points.
• Saving a Locate point
01. In the MAIN page, press the [GO TO] key while the
sequence is stopped.
The Locate window will open up.
In the Go to field, the now time in the MAIN page
is displayed. You can enter the locate point you wish
to save by using the numeric keys or the DATA
wheel.
02. Move the cursor to either Locate1 – Locate 3 field
and press the [F2] (CAPTUR) key.
• Locating to a saved Locate point
01. In the MAIN page, press the [GO TO] key while the
sequence is stopped.
The Locate window will open up.
02. Move the cursor to either Locate 1 – Locate 3 field
and press the [F5] (GO TO) key.
The Now Time instantly change to the saved Lo-
cate point.
Tips: You can use the Auto Locate feature in both the MAIN
page and in the STEP/GRID mode.
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