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Chapter 2: The Basics
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Definitions: Sequence, Track, Song, Sound, Pad,
Note Number, and Program
Here are some definitions of terms used in the MPC3000 that you
should know:
Sequence
A sequence can be thought of as a segment of multitrack tape of
variable length. Depending on the sequence contents, it could be a
two-bar repeating drum pattern, an eight-bar verse, or an entire
200-bar multitrack composition with time signature and tempo
changes. The MPC3000 holds 99 sequences in memory at one time.
Normally, only one sequence can play at one time, unless the Simul
Sequence feature is on, which allows two sequences or one sequence
and one song to play simultaneously.
Track
Within each of the 99 sequences are 99 tracks that contain the
actual MIDI events. These can be thought of as the tracks on a
multitrack tape recorder—they each contain a specific instrument or
piece of the total arrangement, but they all play simultaneously. For
example, track 1 could be drums, track 2 percussion, track 3 bass,
track 4 piano, track 5 horns, track 6 more horns, etc. Each track can
be assigned as a Drum track or a MIDI track, but not both. MIDI
tracks contain normal MIDI data recorded from the MIDI input and
played out through the MIDI output. Drum tracks are the same as
MIDI tracks except for the following:
1. The output of the track plays to the internal drum sound
generator.
2. You can record drum notes into the track using the front
panel pads.
3. In sequence editing screens, note events in drum tracks
are visually identified and selected not by note number
only as in MIDI tracks, but also by the pad number and
sound name currently assigned to the displayed note
number.
4. Drum tracks are not affected by the Transpose function.
Song
A song is a list of sequences that play consecutively, with each
sequence representing a section of a composition. In the MPC3000
there are 20 songs, each having up to 250 steps. Each step holds
one sequence and can repeat a specified number of times before the
song moves to the next step.
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