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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

How Sequences are Organized

A sequence is the most basic unit for creating on the MPC2000XL. The performance data from a

MIDI keyboard or pad is recorded on each track within a sequence. Each sequence has 64 tracks,

to which performance data can be recorded. It is possible to create up to 99 sequences.

There are two main ways to create music on the MPC2000XL. One way is to create a long se-

quence as a whole song, the other way is to create short sequences and join them together to

make a song. Therefore, a sequence can be a long piece of more than 100 bars or a two-bar drum

loop

One sequence as a whole piece.

A multiple sequence piece (setting short sequences with the Song function).

There are 64 tracks in a sequence to which individual performances can be recorded to. For

example, track 1 could be the piano, track 2 could be the bass, and track 3 the organ. Normally,

each track is recorded one at a time.

It is also possible to record a new track while playing previously recorded tracks. Each track can

be turned on or off individually.

You can record different piano solos to track 1 and track 2 and compare the combination with the

other tracks.

You can select either a Drum track or MIDI track. The drum track plays the recorded data of the

internal sampler. The MIDI track plays the sound of the external MIDI sound source connected to

MIDI OUT.

In order for the sequencer to play external synthesizers, you must send the notes from the A/B

MIDI channels (16 MIDI channels for each of the 2 MIDI output jacks). On the MPC2000XL, each

track can be independently assigned to one of these 32 output MIDI channels.

Track 01

Track 02

Track 03

Track 64

Piano

Bass

Organ

(Unused)

Sequence

SONG

Sequence

SONG

Sequence Sequence Sequence

Seq.

Sequence

1 2 ... 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... 207 208

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