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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
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Sequence Recording Example 2: A Multitrack
Sequence
The following is a step-by-step example of recording a multitrack
sequence with a format of 4 bars of 4/4 time, containing the following
tracks:
Track 1: Drums
Track 2: Percussion
Track 3: Bass
Track 4: Piano
First, set up the instruments:
1. Using the connection diagram in the “Hooking Up Your System”
section (in the “Basics” chapter) as a guideline, connect the MIDI Out
connector of a MIDI keyboard to MIDI Input 1 of the MPC60 and
connect MIDI Output A of the MPC60 to a multitimbral synthesizer
that is set to play both bass and piano sounds simultaneously.
(Alternately, you could connect two synthesizers in a daisy chain, with
the MIDI Thru connector of the first synthesizer connecting to the
MIDI input of the second.)
2. Set up the synthesizer(s) so that a bass sound plays from MIDI
channel 1A and a piano sound plays from MIDI channel 2A. If you are
using a single integrated keyboard, set Local Control on your
keyboard to OFF during this tutorial.
3. If no sounds are loaded into sound memory, load a program file from
disk now. If you don’t know how to do this, see the chapter “Saving To
and Loading From Disk”.
4. The Play/Record screen should be showing. If not, press MAIN
SCREEN.
5. The upper line of the screen should display Play/Record (Record
ready). If not, press either the RECORD or OVERDUB key once. This
will make the current sequence ready for recording.
Next, initialize the sequence to 4 bars of 4/4 time:
1. Move the cursor to the Seq field and select 2 (ENTER) or any other
sequence that is currently empty.
2. Press the ERASE key, then select SOFT KEY 2 (<Initialize>). The
following screen will appear:
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