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Chapter 2: The Basics

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The Play/Record screen is one of many display screens available on the

MPC60. Most of the panel keys present a unique screen, and each

screen has its own unique data fields. Try pressing a few of the different

keys in the Commands section of the panel, such as DISK or

TEMPO/SYNC.

The Numeric Keypad, Data Entry Knob, and [+] & [–] Keys

Make sure that the Play/Record screen is showing. If not, press MAIN

SCREEN.

To change the data in a data field, move the cursor to the field and type

in the new number using the numeric keypad, followed by ENTER. For

example, to change to sequence number 2:

1. Move the cursor to the Seq field in the upper left corner;

2. Type 2, followed by the ENTER key.

Notice that the sequence name (located immediately to the right of the

sequence number) now changes automatically, because it must now

display the name of sequence 2.

Another use of the numeric keypad is to select from a list of menu

options presented on the screen. For example, pressing the SOUNDS

key causes the following menu to be displayed:

===== Programs ===== ===== Sounds ====A

1.Sel pgm, asn snds 5.Sample new sound

2.Envel,veloc,tune.. 6.Edit sound

3.Note Variation Sldr 7.Renam,cpy,delete

4.Copy, initialize 8.Audio trigger

========================================

Select option:

When a screen like this is displayed, you are expected to select one of

the options by pressing a single number—it is not necessary to press

ENTER afterwards. Press MAIN SCREEN to return to the Play/Record

screen.

Another way of changing on-screen data is to use the data entry knob.

While the cursor is in a data field, if the data entry knob is rotated one

step to the right, the on-screen number will increment. If the data entry

knob is rotated one step to the left, the on-screen number will

decrement. Continuously turning the data entry knob will repeatedly

increment or decrement the on-screen value. It is not necessary to press

ENTER after turning the data entry knob.

There is a special type of data field called a choice field. Fields of this

type do not contain numeric data, but rather a specific number of preset

text selections, though only one can be active at a time. In this case, the

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