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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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Initializing System Parameters

There are a number of parameters in the MPC60 that are not saved in

SEQ, ALL, SND, PGM, or APS disk files. These settings, called system

parameters, are retained in a special memory that doesn’t lose its

contents when the power is turned off. These settings include:

• Names for all 64 MIDI channels

• Master tempo

• BPM/FPB select and frames per second select

• MIDI Input Filter settings

• Default settings for initializing sequences

. . .and many more (see the Appendix for a complete list).

To initialize these system parameters to their factory preset state, press

the OTHER key, then select the <Init PAR> soft key. The following

screen will appear:

==== Initialize Parameter File Data ===A

Initialize:ALL PAR FILE DATA

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

<Do it>

The fields and soft keys are:

• The Initialize field:

This choice field is used to select whether all or only some of the system

parameters will be initialized. The options are:

ALL PAR FILE DATA

PAD TO NOTE ASSIGNMENTS

MIDI INPUT FILTER

MIDI CHANNEL NAMES

MISC. SINGLE DATA FIELDS

• The <Do it> soft key:

Pressing this soft key initializes the selected data.

The Record 16 Channels Function: Multichannel Recording

In its normal operating mode the MPC60 can only record one track at a

time. There is, however, a special mode of recording that allows you to

record on all 16 MIDI channels at once. This is very useful when

transferring sequences to the MPC60 from other sequencers. This

feature works by recording the 16 incoming MIDI channels into the first

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