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Chapter 2: The Basics

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============ Select Program ===========A

Active program: 1-PROGRAM_NAME

========== Assign Note:41/A08 ==========

Sound:BIG_BAD_DRUM Mode:NORMAL

General MIDI name for note:LO FLOR TOM

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

<Play>

2. Move the cursor to the Active Program field. It should display 1. Select

program 2 using the data entry knob.

3. Play the sounds in program 2: Select Pad Bank A and play the

sounds, then select Pad Bank B and play the sounds, then play bank

C, then bank D.

4. Repeat step 3, except select program 3 and play the sounds. Repeat

this procedure to hear the other programs.

5. To return to the Play/Record screen, press MAIN SCREEN.

The Note Variation Slider (the new name for the Hihat Decay

Slider) andAFTER key

In Version 3 software, the MPC60’s Hihat Decay Slider is called the Note

Variation Slider because its function is expanded beyond merely altering

the decay of the hihat sound as in Version 2 software.

The Note Variation slider can now be used in real time to change the

tuning, attack, or decay of a sound played from a single pad. Once the

slider is assigned to single pad and parameter, moving the slider while

playing the pad will cause the sound’s tuning, attack, or decay to be

determined by the current slider position.

Here are some examples of uses of Note Variation:

1. The slider can control decay for a hi-hat sound. This would simulate

the action of a drummer’s hi-hat pedal, allowing a unique hi-hat decay

time each time the pad is played.

2. The slider can be assigned to tuning for a tom tom sound. By moving

the slider while playing the tom pad, a wide range of tom tunings is

possible.

3. The slider can control a sound’s attack time (the amount of time it

takes to fade in). This is useful for adding subtle variations to a sound

or producing special effects.

How to Assign the Note Variation Slider

To assign the Note Variation Slider to a pad and parameter, press the

SOUNDS key, then 3. The following screen will appear:

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