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Chapter 9: Saving and Loading From Disk

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========= Load SET or ST1 File ========A

Use the same assignments for loading SEQ

or ALL files. If confused, just load it.

-------- Conversion Table ----------

MPC60 Pad:HIHT-CLSD (A01)

Becomes note:56 (Gen MIDI:COWBELL )

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

In MPC60 Version 2 SET or ST1 files, sounds were assigned to one of

32 pad names (HIHT-CLSD, HIHT-MEDM, HIHT-OPEN, SNR1, SNR2 ...

DR15, and DR16.) In the Version 3 software, SET and ST1 files are not

used. Instead, programs are used to hold sound assignments. But in

programs, sounds are assigned to one of 64 note numbers (35–98)

instead of to pad names. Therefore, in order to load the SET or ST1 file,

these pad assignments must be converted to note number assignments.

This is done automatically when <Load file> is pressed in the screen

above. Assignments are made according to the conversion table

displayed in the lower part of the screen. The conversion table consists

of two fields:

• The MPC60 pad field:

Select one of the 32 MPC60 Version 2 pad names in this field.

For convenience, the pad number is shown to the right.

• The Becomes note field:

This field shows the note number to which the displayed pad

name assignment will be converted. There is a unique note

number assignment for each of the 32 MPC60 pad names. To

change the note number assignment, edit the contents of this

field. For convenience in deciding which note number to use, the

General MIDI instrument assignment for the displayed note

number is shown to the right.

It is not necessary to edit the table. Your Version 1 or 2 SET or ST1 file

will load and play just fine if you press <Load it> without editing the table.

The only reason to edit the table is if you want the resulting program’s

note number-to-sound assignments to correspond to specific

instruments. By default, Version 2 pad names will be translated to

General MIDI note numbers having the same instrument name. For

example, a sound assigned to the Version 2 pad BASS will be translated

by default to note number 36, which has a General MIDI assignment of

Bass Drum 1. It is desirable to use General MIDI note number

assignments because this is the standard for instrument note number

assignments played over MIDI.

This conversion table is also used to convert Version 2 SEQ or ALL files,

in which case the sound assignments are converted from pad numbers

to note numbers. If you modify the conversion table, make sure that the

same settings are used when loading any Version 2 SEQ or ALL files

that you plan to use with the converted SET or ST1 files.

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