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Chapter 11: MIDI Function

they aren’t. If you are using a single keyboard synthesizer (the

keyboard and sound generator are together in one unit), this field

should be set to OFF (or set the keyboard’s Local Control to OFF). In

this case, there is no need for incoming MIDI notes to be immedi-

ately sent out to the synthesizer’s sound generator because it is

already receiving notes directly from its keyboard. If you are using a

MIDI master keyboard and separate synthesizer modules, set this

field to ON. This way, the notes played on the keyboard will play the

synthesizer modules in real time.

COMMENT: When the MIDI thru field is set to ON, be

careful to avoid a MIDI feedback loop in your external MIDI

cables and devices. A MIDI feedback loop occurs when an

output MIDI message, because of some incorrect external

MIDI connection, is immediately sent back to the input, then

it is immediately sent back out (because the MIDI thru

field is ON), then back in, then back out, etc. If this occurs,

the MPC3000 could stop operating until one of the MIDI

cables is disconnected. To avoid this, be very careful in

connecting your external MIDI cables and devices to prevent

a direct signal path from the MPC3000’s MIDI output to its

MIDI input.

• The Assign Note Var slider to controller field:

The function of the Note Variation Slider can be remotely duplicated

by any external MIDI device sending MIDI control change mes-

sages. Set this field to the number (0-127) of the incoming controller

that you want to affect the current slider value. For example, to use

a MIDI keyboard’s modulation wheel to duplicate the function of the

Note Variation Slider, connect the keyboard’s MIDI output to the

MPC3000’s MIDI input and set this field to 1, which is the MIDI

controller number for the keyboard’s modulation wheel.

• The Convert sustain pedal to duration field:

In all other sequencers, sustain pedal messages (MIDI controller 64)

are recorded as received into the sequence along with the notes.

This presents the following problems:

1. If you delete or erase a section of the sequence that

contained a Sustain Off message, all notes after that

location will be sustained until the next Sustain On

message.

2. If you play two or more tracks into the same MIDI output

channel and only one track has sustain pedal informa-

tion, the notes on the other tracks will also be sustained.

3. If you merge a track with sustain pedal information into a

track without sustain pedal information, notes on the

resultant track will be sustained.

4. If you overdub notes into a track containing sustain pedal

information, the new notes will be sustained.

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