Akai MPC Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 152)

to 1; to control the decay from a midi keyboard's foot controller, set it to 4.

Normally, this field is set to 20.

• The FUNCTION OF `16 LEVELS' field:

This field is used to determine the function of the front panel 16 LEVELS

key. It is a choice field and has two options: 16 VOLUMES and 16

TUNINGS:

1. : If 16 VOLUMES is selected, the 16 LEVELS key will cause a

single sound to play from all 16 pads, but at 16 fixed dynamic

levels with the softest level on the lower leftmost pad and the

loudest level on the upper rightmost pad.

2. If 16 TUNINGS is selected, the front panel key allows a

specific drum to play at 16 chromatic tunings- one for each of

the 16 pads, from -120 to +30, in increments of 1 semitone.

If this mode is active and the pads are played while recording,

these tunings are remembered within the sequence. After

recording, the tuning of each note may be adjusted in Step

edit mode. This is explained further in the Step edit section of

this document.

NOTE 1: The 16 TUNINGS feature does not operate on the hihat.

NOTE 2: As explained in the section of the manual about sampling, the

MPC60 performs its tuning all digitally without any distortion, but

substantial distortion may be heard if a drum is tuned which was recorded at

too high a level. This new mufti-pitch mode will make it more noticeable on

many of your sounds because it instantly plays the drum at any of 16 tunings.

The only solution to eliminate this distortion is to re-sample the problem

sound at a lower level.

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