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Chapter 11: MIDI Functions

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Assigning Pads to Note Numbers

In the MPC60, sounds in programs and drum notes in sequences are

assigned not to pad numbers but to MIDI note numbers in the range 35–

98. Each of the 64 pad/bank combinations (A01–D16) is assigned to a

unique MIDI note number (35–98) and it is the pad’s assigned note

number that is sent to the sound generator, sequencer, and/or MIDI

output when the pad is played. In other words, the MIDI note number is

the basic unit of communication between the different sections of the

MPC60 and the outside world. This communication is shown graphically

in the following diagram.

MPC60

Sequencer

section

MPC60

Sound Generator

section

MIDI note

number

MIDI in

MIDI out

Pad

Pad number to

MIDI note number

assignment*

*MIDI key, option 1

As you can see from the diagram, hitting a pad will generate a pad

number, which is then converted into a MIDI note number. This note

number can then trigger a sound in the Sound Generator section, be

recorded by the Sequencer section, and/or go out the MIDI output.

Similarly, note numbers coming in from the MIDI input can trigger a

sound and/or be recorded into the sequencer. And note numbers played

back by the sequencer can trigger internal sounds and/or go out the

MIDI output.

Assigning pads to note numbers is done in the following screen,

accessed by pressing the MIDI key then selecting option 1 (Assign pads

to MIDI note numbers) from the menu:

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