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Chapter 2: The Basics

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Definitions: Sequence, Track, Song, Sound, Pad,

Note Number, and Program

Here are some definitions of terms used in the MPC60 that you should

know:

Sequence

A sequence can be thought of as a segment of multitrack tape of

variable length. Depending on the sequence contents, it could be a two-

bar repeating drum pattern, an eight-bar verse, or an entire 200-bar

multitrack composition with time signature and tempo changes. The

MPC60 holds 99 sequences in memory at one time. Normally, only one

sequence can play at one time, unless the Second Sequence feature is

on, which allows two sequences or one sequence and one song to play

simultaneously.

Track

Within each of the 99 sequences are 99 tracks that contain the actual

MIDI events. These can be thought of as the tracks on a multitrack tape

recorder—they each contain a specific instrument or piece of the total

arrangement, but they all play simultaneously. For example, track 1

could be drums, track 2 percussion, track 3 bass, track 4 piano, track 5

horns, track 6 more horns, etc. Each track can be assigned as a Drum

track or a MIDI track, but not both. MIDI tracks contain normal MIDI data

recorded from the MIDI input and played out through the MIDI output.

Drum tracks are the same as MIDI tracks except for the following:

1. The output of the track plays the internal drum sound

generator.

2. You can record drum notes into the track using the front panel

pads.

3. In sequence editing screens, note events in drum tracks are

visually identified and selected not just by note number (as

are MIDI tracks), but also by the pad number and sound

name currently assigned to the displayed note number.

4. Drum tracks are not affected by the Transpose function.

Song

A song is a list of sequences that play consecutively, with each

sequence representing a section of a composition. In the MPC60 there

are 20 songs, each having up to 250 steps. Each step holds one

sequence and can repeat a specified number of times before the song

moves to the next step.

1 2 ... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ... 240 241

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