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Section 8: Syncing to tape and other devices

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7.Move the cursor to the upper left field, MODE and select the option

MIDI TIME CODE.

8. Move the cursor to the SEQUENCE STARTS AT SMPTE# field

and enter the number of the incoming Midi Time Code location you

want your sequence to start at. If you don't know, use

00:00:10:00.00. This will cause your sequence to start at a location

10 seconds after the start of the incoming Midi Time Code signal.

This will allow you to record some additional parts to that first 10

seconds if you later decide to. This setting only applies to the active

sequence, so be sure that the sequence you intend to use is selected

before setting this parameter.

9. Press the MAIN SCREEN key.

10. Set all levels to record the MPC60 to tape.

11. Start the external device generating the Midi Time Code. Once the

time code has played for 10 seconds (if the SEQUENCE STARTS

AT SMPTE# has been set to 10 seconds), the MPC60 will

automatically start playing from the beginning and will not stop

until the sequence has completed. To stop it early, press the STOP

key on the MPC60.

12. To shift the playback earlier or later by any amount, adjust the

SEQUENCE STARTS AT SMPTE# field to an earlier or later location.

NOTE: When playing a sequence from bar 1 in response to incoming Midi Time

Code, the timing of the first note in bar 1 may be slightly late. To get around this

problem, insert a blank bar at the start of the sequence (or song). This will cause

the late timing to occur within the initial blank bar, so that the timing is stable

well before the notes (starting in the second

bar) start playing.

To play back a "Song" (Song mode) in sync to the Midi Time

Code signal:

To play back a "Song" in sync to the MIDI TIME CODE signal, follow the

above instructions, except select the SONG MODE screen before receiving the

SMPTE signal. This way, the active song will play instead of the active

sequence. To set the starting SMPTE number for the song, use the SONG

STARTS AT SMPTE# field in the Song screen.

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