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Chapter 5: Song mode

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An Example of Creating and Playing a Song

The following demonstrates how to use Song mode to create a song on

the MPC60:

1. Record some drum or MIDI data into sequences 1, 2, and 3.

2. Enter Song mode by pressing the SONG MODE key.

3. In the Song field, select an unused song number. An unused song is

indicated as (unused) in the Song Name field.

4. Set the Contents of step field to 1, which sets the active step to step

number1.

5. Select 1 in the Sqnc field, indicating that you want sequence number 1

to play at the start of the song.

6. Select 2 in the Reps field, indicating that you want sequence number 1

to repeat two times before completing step 1.

7. Press <Step+1> to move on to step 2.

8. Select 2 in the Sqnc field and 1 in the Reps field, indicating that you

want sequence 2 to play only once for step 2.

9. Press <Step+1> to move on to step 3.

10. Select 3 in the Sqnc field and 2 in the Reps field, indicating that you

want sequence 3 to play twice for step 3.

11. Press <Step+1> to move on to step 4.

12. Select 0 in the Reps field, indicating that this is the end of your song.

If a 0 already exists here, there is no need to enter it again.

13. Select the TO STEP option in the Loop field and enter a 2 to the right

of the word STEP, indicating that you want the song to loop back to

step 2 once it reaches its end.

14. Press PLAY START. The song will play back as follows:

First, it will play two repetitions of sequence 1;

next, it will play one repetition of sequence 2;

next, it will play two repetitions of sequence 3;

after that, it will repeat steps 2 and 3 indefinitely.

Notice that the Now field always indicates the position within the

song, not the position within each sequence.

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