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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Welcome!
Since its release in 1988, the MPC60 MIDI Production Center has
earned a reputation not only as the world’s greatest drum machine
but also as a powerful sequencer for those who desire an alternative
to the complexity and confusion of computer sequencers.
But over the years users asked for more: 16-bit stereo sampling,
more sample memory, enhanced sound design features, faster
sequence processing, enhanced sequence recording and editing
features, SCSI, and much more. The MPC3000 fulfills the majority
of the requests we received. And in keeping with the MPC60’s
tradition of ease of use, we have tried our best to implement these
new features in the most intuitive way possible.
Since the advent of sequencers I have tracked their evolution with
great interest and in my view, sequencers have evolved to a point
where they are now a legitimate instrument on their own. Many of
today’s musicians could be better described as sequencer players
than as keyboardists or guitarists. Album credits often read “pro-
gramming by...” to denote a musician who has used a sequencer to
create the backing track for a recording. These new musicians think
and compose in terms of total arrangement as opposed to single
instruments. In many ways, the sequencers panel and display
screens are their strings and keys, allowing them to reach heights of
creativity never before possible.
In this light, I like to think of the MPC3000 as the piano or violin of
our time, and of you as an MPC3000ist. In the same way a violinist’s
style is identified by his or her vibrato and phrasing, your MPC3000
virtuosity may be identified by your particular swing settings, your
creative use of Note Repeat, or your real-time use of the Note
Variation feature. As an MPC3000ist, if you find the instrument
useful in your creative process, please let the world know. Next time
you perform on a recording, ask to be credited not with, “Keyboards
played by...” or “Programming by...” but rather with, “MPC3000
played by....”
Thanks for buying the MPC3000. I hope you enjoy using it as much
as we have enjoyed creating it.
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