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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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Sequence Recording Example 2: A Multitrack

Sequence

The following is a step-by-step example of recording a multitrack

sequence with a format of 4 bars of 4/4 time, containing the follow-

ing tracks:

Track 1: Drums

Track 2: Percussion

Track 3: Bass

Track 4: Piano

First, set up the instruments:

1. Using the connection diagram in the “Hooking Up Your System”

section (in the “Basics” chapter) as a guideline, connect the MIDI

Out connector of a MIDI keyboard to MIDI Input 1 of the

MPC3000 and connect MIDI Output A of the MPC3000 to a

multitimbral synthesizer that is set to play both bass and piano

sounds simultaneously. (Alternately, you could connect two

synthesizers in a daisy chain, with the MIDI thru connector of

the first synthesizer connecting to the MIDI input of the second.)

2. Set up the synthesizer(s) so that a bass sound plays from MIDI

channel 1A and a piano sound plays from MIDI channel 2A. If

you are using a single integrated keyboard, set Local Control on

your keyboard to OFF during this tutorial.

3. If no sounds are loaded into sound memory, load a program file

from one of the sound disks included with your MPC3000. If you

don’t know how to do this, see the chapter “Saving To and Load-

ing From Disk”.

4. The Play/Record screen should be showing. If not, press MAIN

SCREEN.

5. The upper line of the screen should display Play/Record

(Record ready)

. If not, press either the RECORD or OVER-

DUB key once. This will make the current sequence ready for

recording.

Next, initialize the sequence to 4 bars of 4/4 time:

1. Move the cursor to the Seq field and select 2 (ENTER) or any

other sequence that is currently empty.

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