Akai MPC Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 52)

Now, record the drums on track 1:

1. Move the cursor to the TRAK field and select 1 (Enter) to make track

number 1 active. We are going to record the drums on track 1.

2. Move the cursor to the upper CH field (5th line) and select "16"

(ENTER), then select "A" in the field immediately to the right, to assign

the output of track 1 to midi channel 16 (the channel of the internal

drums) and to midi output jack 1. (It doesn't really matter which output

jack we assign it to because it this case we are not using any additional

external drum generator. Regardless of the output jack selection, by

assigning this track to channel 16, it is now a "drums" track.)

3. While holding OVERDUB, press PLAY START. The OVERDUB and

PLAY lights should go on, and the metronome should be heard through

the stereo outputs. The metronome will play on 1/4 notes, with a louder

sound at the start of each bar. Also, the NOW display will be constantly

changing to reflect the current position within the sequence.

4. Record the drum part by playing the drum pads in time to the

metronome. Every time the four bar pattern loops back to the start, any

drums recorded on the last pass will be heard at the position they were

recorded, except that any timing errors will have been corrected. Keep

adding drums until your drum part is complete.

5. If you accidently played one or two wrong notes, you may erase them

without affecting any other notes just recorded by following these steps:

A) While still in OVERDUB mode, hold down the ERASE key.

B) Just before the wrong notes are about to play, hold that drum's

pad down, then quickly release it when the wrong notes have

passed.

C) Release the ERASE key. The wrong notes have now been

permanently erased from the sequence.

6. Press STOP.

Next, overdub the percussion part on track 2:

1. Move the cursor to the TRAK field and type 2 (ENTER) to make

track 2 active.

2. Move the cursor to the upper CH field (5th line) and type "16"

(ENTER), then select "A" in the field immediately to the right, to select

midi channel 16A as the output channel for track 2. By assigning this

track to channel 16, it is now a "drums" track.

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