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Chapter 8: Creating and Editing Sounds

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MPC60 will prompt you afterwards to insert the disk containing

the associated part 2 file. The part 2 file cannot be loaded by

itself. Also, to load one of these two-part “split” MPC60 sound

files into an MPC3000, the MPC3000 must be running software

version 3.12 or higher, available from Roger Linn Design.

• The Pre-Record field:

The MPC60 can record a small amount of time before the level threshold

is exceeded, insuring that even the low level start of the sound is

retained. This field is used to set that amount of pre-record time, in

milliseconds. For example, to record 10 milliseconds before the audio

threshold is exceeded, enter 10 here. The default value here is 1

millisecond, which is adequate for most sharp attack sounds like drums.

COMMENT: When played back, the sound starts playing from

the point at which the threshold was exceeded because the Soft

Start parameter (in the Edit a Sound screen) is automatically set

to the first sample which exceeded the threshold. To hear the

pre-record portion of the sound, you must set the Soft Start field

to an earlier position within the sound.

• The Monitor field:

This choice field has two options: ON and OFF. If ON, the signal from the

sampling input is heard in the stereo mix outputs. If OFF, it is not. If you

are sampling with a microphone in the same room as the speakers,

select OFF to avoid audio feedback. Otherwise, select ON to hear the

incoming signal in the stereo mix.

• The Threshold%(T) field:

This sets the threshold above which recording will begin once <Rec

ready> has been pressed. The range is 0–100% of full scale. A good

setting to start with is 1%. Setting Threshold%(T) to 0 will cause

recording to begin as soon as <Rec ready> is pressed.

• The Record Level field:

This controls a 99 level digital volume control for the sampling input.

There is also a three-position switch on the back panel to select from

three volume ranges.

• The Meter section of the screen:

This is a simulation of an analog record level meter. While this screen is

present, the meter will constantly display the level of the signal at the

input. The threshold setting is graphically represented by a T within the

meter’s range. If the range is exceeded, ! is displayed to the right of the

meter’s range to indicate clipping.

• The <Rec ready> soft key:

Pressing this soft key commands the MPC60 to enter Record Ready

mode and the bottom line of the screen changes to:

Rec lite=ON when sound rec'd... <Cancel>

During this time the MPC60 stands ready to record, waiting for the

incoming audio to exceed the record threshold. Howver, the level meter

does not operate during this time, but rather only before <Rec ready> is

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