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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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switch from Record to Overdub mode at the moment the

sequence loops back—this will prevent accidental erasure of

any notes just recorded. In the event that the bar to loop to is

bar number 2 or higher and the sequence is in Record or

Overdub mode the MPC60 will automatically switch to Play

mode at the moment the sequence loops back to the

specified bar.

The Track Data area (lines 4–6):

• The Active Track field (Trk: 1

-(unused) in the example screen):

This field displays the active track number within the sequence. The

active track is the track that, when Record or Overdub mode is entered,

will be recorded into from the MIDI keyboard or pads. Also, if the Soft

thru field is on (described in the “MIDI Functions” chapter of this manual)

and the pads or MIDI keyboard is played, the played notes will be sent

out over MIDI in real time using the active track’s MIDI channel and port

assignments. Only one track can be active at a time.

• The Track Name field (Trk: 1-(unused)

in the example screen)

This field has no on-screen title, but is the 16-character name of the

active track, and is located directly to the right of the active track number.

It is changed in the same manner as the sequence name, detailed

above.

• The Type field:

This is a choice field with two options—MIDI and DRUM:

1. MIDI: Select this option if you want to record normal non-drum

MIDI data from an external MIDI keyboard into the selected

track. MIDI tracks do not use the internal sound generator or

pads.

2. DRUM: Select this option if you want to record drum data into

the selected track. Drum tracks are the same as MIDI tracks

except for the following:

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

generator.

B. You can record drum notes into the track using the

front panel pads.

C. In sequence editing screens, note events in drum

tracks are visually identified and selected not by note

number only (as are MIDI tracks), but also by the pad

number and sound name currently assigned to the

displayed note number.

D. Drum tracks are not affected by the Transpose

function.

• The Track On/Off field (On:YES

in the example screen):

This choice field turns the output of the active track on (YES) or off (NO).

Pressing SOFT KEY 1 toggles the field’s state between YES and NO.

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