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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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the main tempo setting (either SEQUENCE or MASTER) is

changed.

• The Tempo field:

This field displays the new tempo at which the sequence will play

once the tempo change is active. This number is automatically

computed from the displayed percentage of change multiplied by

the main playing tempo (either MASTER or SEQUENCE).

To view the entire list of tempo changes, simply modify the Change# field

and notice the different settings of the other three fields as you change it.

Even if no changes have been entered, every sequence has one

change—to 100% at bar 1. This is because the current tempo setting is

always returned to when the sequence plays bar 1, whether it does so by

playing from the start or by looping back to the start.

To insert a new tempo change, enter the location within the sequence

where you want the change to occur into the Location for inserted

change field, which is a bar.beat.tick field. Then press the <Insert New>

soft key. Immediately, a new tempo change will be inserted into the list,

displayed on the screen with a default value in the %Change field of

100%. You must now enter a percentage of the main starting tempo. As

you enter the percentage, the Tempo field will show the actual tempo.

For example, to insert a tempo change to 60 BPM at bar 5 from a main

starting tempo of 120 BPM, you must insert a tempo change with a value

of 50% at bar 5 (120 BPM X 50% = 60 BPM).

To delete the currently displayed tempo change, press the <Delete> soft

key.

The field at the top of the screen, Tempo changes, is a choice field with

two options: ON and OFF. If set to ON, tempo changes are used; if set to

OFF, all tempo changes within the sequence are ignored.

The TAP TEMPO Key

The TAP TEMPO key allows the tempo to be set quickly by tapping two

beats (1/4-notes) on the TAP TEMPO key. After two taps, the MPC60

automatically assumes the two taps to be 1/4-notes and recalculates a

new tempo to match those 1/4-notes.

For example, to change to a tempo of 80 BPM quickly, tap two 1/4-notes

at a tempo of approximately 80 BPM on the TAP TEMPO key. After the

second tap, the new tempo will appear in the Active Tempo field of the

Play/Record screen. This can also be done while the sequence is

playing.

Normally, only two taps are required before the MPC60 recalculates the

new tempo. However, it is possible to set this feature so that it

recalculates the tempo by averaging the last three (or four) successive

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