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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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1. SEQUENCE: Within each sequence is a unique tempo

setting. If this option is selected, this unique sequence tempo

is used. In this case, whenever the active sequence number

is changed, the newly selected sequence’s tempo

immediately becomes active. When playing sequences, this

is useful if you want each newly selected sequence to play at

its own preset tempo. Only the sequence’s tempo is saved to

disk when a sequence is saved.

2. MASTER: The master tempo is a single tempo setting that

applies to all sequences and songs. When playing sequences

this is useful if you want each newly selected sequence to

always play at the same tempo.

• Tempo Display Mode field (BPM/FPB:BPM

This field has the same function as the Tempo Display Mode field in the

Play/Record screen: it determines whether the active tempo is displayed

as Beats Per Minute or Frames Per Beat. It is a choice field with two

options:

1. BPM: The tempo is displayed in Beats Per Minute, with the

digit to the right of the decimal point indicating tenths of a

beat. This is the most common format used to specify a

tempo setting. In this mode, the range of tempo settings in the

MPC60 is from 30 BPM to 300 BPM. Beats Per Minute is also

sometimes referred to as metronome marking, or MM.

2. FPB: This is another way of specifying tempo settings and is

often used in the making of music for film or video

soundtracks, because the tempo is referenced to the number

of film or video frames that pass for every beat of music.

Frames Per Beat is also sometimes referred to as click. If the

FPB setting is in use, the digit to the right of the decimal point

in any of the numeric tempo settings indicates eighths (1/8 of

a frame). The range is from 0 to 7. There are four different

types of FPB tempo, described in the Frames field below.

• The Frames field:

This field selects one of four Frames Per Second standards, used to

calculate the current FPB (frames per beat) setting. It also sets the frame

rate (and therefore affects the tempo) for received SMPTE sync or MIDI

Time Code. The four options are:

30 (30 frames per second, non-drop):

This is the most common frame rate for music production in the

United States. It was also the standard for black and white

television in the U.S. Using this mode, the tempo range of the

MPC60 is from 60.0 to 6.0 FPB.

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