AKAI MPC4000 Reference Manual

Reference Manual

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

Important Notice

The material in this document is copyright to AKAI professional M.I. Corp., and may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company.

LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY POLICY All the software provided with, or purchased especially for, AKAI professional products has been tested for functionality. AKAI professional M.I. Corp. will make its best efforts to correct reported software defects for future releases subject to technical practicabilities. AKAI professional M.I. Corp. makes no warranty or representation either expressed or implied with respect to the system's performance or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will AKAI professional M.I. Corp. be liable for direct or indirect damages arising from any defect in the software or its documentation. Further, AKAI professional M.I. Corp. will not accept any liability for any programs, sounds, audio recording or sequences stored in or used with AKAI professional products, including the cost of recovery of such data. The warranties, remedies and disclaimers above are exclusive and take precedence over all others, oral or written, express or implied, to the extent permitted by law in the geographical area of the product's use. No employee of AKAI professional M.I. Corp., agent, distributor or employee of an agent or distributor is authorised to offer any variation from this policy.

WARNING!!

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

THE SYMBOLS ARE RULED BY UL STANDARDS (U.S.A.)

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure; that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intented to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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Lithium battery

This product uses a lithium battery for memory backup. The lithium battery should only be replaced by qualified service personnel. Improper handling may cause risk of explosion.

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WARNING: WHEN USING ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

WARNING

The MPC4000 is designed to be used in a standard household environment. Power requirements for electrical equipment vary from area to area. Please ensure that your MPC4000

meets the power requirements in your area. If in doubt, consult a qualified electrician or AKAI professional dealer.

120 VAC @ 60 Hz for USA and Canada 220~240 VAC @ 50 Hz for Europe 240 VAC @ 50 Hz for Australia

PROTECTING YOURSELF AND THE MPC4000

• Never touch the AC plug with wet hands.

• Always disconnect the MPC4000 from the power supply by pulling on the plug, not the cord.

• Allow only an AKAI professional dealer or qualified professional engineer to repair or reassemble the MPC4000. Apart from voiding the warranty, unauthorized engineers might touch live internal parts and receive a serious electrical shock. There are no user serviceable parts inside.

• Do not put, or allow anyone to put any object, especially metal objects, into the MPC4000.

• Use only a household AC power supply. Never use a DC power supply.

• If water or any other liquid is spilled into or onto the MPC4000, disconnect the power, and call your dealer.

• Make sure that the unit is well-ventilated, and away from direct sunlight.

• To avoid damage to internal circuitry, as well as the external finish, keep the MPC4000 away from sources of direct heat (stoves, radiators, etc.).

• Avoid using aerosol insecticides, etc. near the MPC4000. They may damage the surface, and may ignite.

• Do not use denatured alcohol, thinner or similar chemicals to clean the MPC4000. They will damage the finish.

• Modification of this equipment is dangerous, and can result in the functions of the MPC4000 being impaired. Never attempt to modify the equipment in any way.

• Make sure that the MPC4000 is always well-supported when in use (either in a speciallydesigned equipment rack, or on a firm level surface).

• In order to assure optimum performance of your MPC4000, select the setup location carefully, and make sure the equipment is used properly. Avoid setting up the MPC4000 in the following locations:

1. In a humid or dusty environment

2. In a room with poor ventilation

3. On a surface which is not horizontal

4. Inside a vehicle such as a car, where it will be subject to vibration

5. In an extremely hot or cold environment

For U.K. customers only

WARNING

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED

IMPORTANT

This equipment is fitted with an approved non-rewireable UK mains plug. To change the fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows:

1) Remove the fuse cover and old fuse.

2) Fit a new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp A.S.T.A or BSI approved type.

3) Refit the fuse cover. If the AC mains plug fitted to the lead supplied with this equipment is not suitable for your type of

AC outlet sockets, it should be changed to an AC mains lead, complete with moulded plug, to the appropriate type. If this is not possible, the plug should be cut off and a correct one fitted to suit the AC outlet. This should be fused at 5 Amps.

If a plug without a fuse is used, the fuse at the distribution board should NOT BE GREATER than 5 Amp.

PLEASE NOTE: THE SEVERED PLUG MUST BE DESTROYED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE

SHOCK HAZARD SHOULD IT BE INSERTED INTO A 13 AMP SOCKET ELSEWHERE.

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

GREEN and YELLOW — Earth BLUE — Neutral BROWN — Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, please proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured GREEN and YELLOW must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter E or with the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or coloured GREEN and YELLOW.

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED

Ensure that all the terminals are securely tightened and no loose strands of wire exist. Before replacing the plug cover, make certain the cord grip is clamped over the outer sheath of the

lead and not simply over the wires.

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FCC WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

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AVIS POUR LES ACHETEURS CANADIENS DU MPC4000

Le présent appareil numérique n’ément pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la Class B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

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This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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VENTILATION

Do not prevent the unit’s ventilation, especially by placing the unit on soft carpet, in a narrow space, or by placing objects on the unit’s chassis—top, side, or rear panels. Always keep the unit’s chassis at least 10 centimeters from any other objects.

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CHANGES OR MODIFICA TIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE MANUF ACTURER FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.

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The AKAI professional MPC4000 is a computer-based device, and as such contains and uses software in ROMs. This software, and all related documentation, including this Operator’s Manual, contain proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws. All rights are reserved. No part of the software or its documentation may be copied, transferred or modified. You may not modify , adapt, translate, lease, distribute, resell for profit or create derivative works based on the software and its related documentation or any part thereof without prior written consent from AKAI professional M.I. Corp., Yokohama, Japan.

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Contents

MPC400 Reference Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How to use this reference manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Main mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Main page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Recording/playing a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Recording a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Customizing the metronome sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Inserting a tempo change in the middle of a sequence . . . . . . . 13

Cutting/inserting/copying measures of a sequence. . . . . . . . . . 14

Transposing the entire sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Copying a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Deleting a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Copying a track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Deleting a track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Customizing the default settings for a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Applying timing correction to an already-recorded track. . . . . 21

Rewriting the velocity of note events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Rewriting the duration of note events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Transposing a recorded track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Customizing the default settings for each track number. . . . . . 25

Changing the track number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Separating a track by MIDI channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Erasing all muted tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Making program change transmission settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Performing auto punch-in/out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Simul Play function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Naming the external devices connected

to the MIDI OUT connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

TR list/Out 1 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Listing the track output destinations (Out 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

TR list/Out 2 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Listing the track output destinations (Out 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

TR list/PARAMS page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Listing the track parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sequence edit mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Sequence edit page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the graphic editor to edit a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Step-recording note events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Deleting MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Moving MIDI events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Copying/cutting MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Pasting MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Simultaneously editing values in a selected region. . . . . . . . . . 47

Inserting continuously-variable events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Step edit mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Step edit page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the event list to edit a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Copying/cutting MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Pasting MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Song mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Creating a song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

MISC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Setup page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Making other settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Sync page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Making synchronization-related settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Synchronizing the MPC4000 to an external device . . . . . . . . . 76

Synchronizing an external device to the MPC4000 . . . . . . . . . 77

MIDI mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Routing page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Changing the routing of MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Filter page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Filtering the incoming MIDI events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Event page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Monitoring MIDI events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Save page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Saving data to a storage device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Saving all sequences and songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Saving an individual sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Saving samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Saving programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Saving multis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Disk utility page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Managing files on a storage device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Deleting a file from a storage device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Formatting a storage device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Load mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Load page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Loading data from a storage device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Loading an ALL file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Loading an individual sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Loading samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Loading programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Loading multis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Finding a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Global page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Making overall settings for the MPC4000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Setting the internal clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Returning the MPC4000 to the factory-set condition. . . . . . . 116

Memory page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Viewing the amount of free memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Conﬁguration page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Setting the digital output sync source and the SCSI ID etc. . . . . . . 119

Foot switch page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Making foot switch settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Multi mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

List page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Selecting a multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Creating a new multi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Copying a multi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Deleting a multi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Assigning a multi number to a multi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Mix page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Editing the mix parameters of each part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Adding parts to a multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Deleting a part from a multi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Assigning a program to each part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

MIDI page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Making MIDI-related settings for each part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Using program change messages

to switch programs for the parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Span page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Specifying the range of notes played by each part . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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Mixer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Part page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Adjusting the mix parameters for each part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Effect mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Select page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Specifying the effect type and routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Switching the effects to stereo input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Edit page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Editing the effect parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Mix page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Adjusting the effect output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Applying effects to each part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Recording a sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Recording a new sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Applying Q-FX while you sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Sample mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

List page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Viewing the sample list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Copying a sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Deleting a sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Trim/Loop page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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Trimming or looping a sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Making various settings for a sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Setting various points while the sample plays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Automatically detecting the start/end points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Automatically detecting the loop points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Applying crossfading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Resampling with Q-FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Region page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Dividing a sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Dividing a sample into multiple regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Adjusting the region start/region end points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Using the divided samples to create a sequence/program . . . . 179

Adjusting the tempo of a sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Using commands to edit a sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

List page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Viewing a list of programs in internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

■Creating a new program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

■Assigning a program change number to a program. . . . . . . . . 193

■Copying a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

■Deleting a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

■Converting the program type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

■Merging two programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Key group mix page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Editing the mix parameters of a program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

■Adding new key groups (Key group programs) . . . . . . . . . . . 200

■Copying a key group (Key group programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

■Deleting a key group (Key group programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

■Sorting the key groups displayed in the sample list

(Key group programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

■Copying note number parameters to another note number

(Drum programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

■Making program modulation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

■Viewing information on samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Pitch page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Specifying the tuning or zone of a key group or note number. . . . . 207

■Specifying the key range of a key group

(Key group programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

■Specifying mute groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Edit 1 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Adjusting the pitch, filter, and amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

■Filter types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Edit 2 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Adjusting the program LFOs and auxiliary envelope . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Zone page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Editing the zone 1–4 parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

■Switching between zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

MISC. page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Editing parameters common to the entire program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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■Making portamento settings (Key group programs). . . . . . . . 225

■Specifying the temperament of a program

(Key group programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Assign page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Assigning note numbers to pads (Drum programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

The Q-LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Q-LINK setup page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Assigning parameters to the Q-LINK knobs/sliders . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

■Assigning parameters to the Q-LINK knobs/sliders. . . . . . . . 231

Q-Link sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Recording and playing movements of the Q-LINK knobs and sliders . . . 232

■Recording and playing knob/slider movements . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Track Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Track Mute page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Using pads to mute tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

■Using the pads to control track muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Edit page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Editing track mute operations that were recorded in a sequence. . . 238

■Editing mute operations that you recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Next Sequence function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Next Sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Using the pads to switch sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

■Using the pads to switch sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Pad Assign Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Current page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Changing the note number and sample assignment for each pad . . 243

Sensitivity page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Other popup windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Name/Rename popup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Inputting a name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Locate popup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Performing auto locate operations and making transport settings. . 248

Appendix: Installing storage devices (for service engineers) . . 251

Check the included items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Opening the top panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Installing a drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

MPC400 Reference Manual

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Main mode

Main page

Recording/playing a sequence

To access this page........[MAIN] key

You can use the pads or an external MIDI keyboard to record performance data (MIDI events) in a sequence, or play back a recorded sequence.

A Position bar block B Now block C Sequence block D Track block E Simul block

Functions

• [F2] key (TR LIST)

Displays the TR List (Track List) Out 1 page.

• [F3] key (TRACK –)

Selects the previous-numbered track for operations.

• [F4] key (TRACK +)

Selects the next-numbered track for operations.

• [F5] key (MUTE)

Mutes the currently selected track.

• [F6] key (SOLO)

Mutes all other tracks, and plays only the currently-playing track.

Position bar block

This bar indicates the current location within the sequence.

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A Bar display

This bar indicates the current location within the sequence.

B symbols

These symbols indicate the loop region that you speciﬁed in the loop region ﬁeld of the sequence block.

C symbol

This symbol indicates the punch-in point. This will appear if auto punch-in is enabled.

D symbol

This symbol indicates the punch-out point. This will appear if auto punch-out is enabled.

Now block

This indicates the current location within the sequence.

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A Now ﬁeld

Shows the current location within the sequence, in units of measures/beats/ticks. When the cursor is at each ﬁeld, you can move the current location in units of measures/beats/10 ticks/1 tick.

B Time ﬁeld

Shows the time of the current location within the sequence. If loop playback is occurring, this shows the time from when playback began until now.

C TC ﬁeld

Selects the unit for timing correction (quantization). You can choose from the following units.

1/8...........................8th note (minimum unit 480 ticks)

1/8[3]......................8th note triplets (minimum unit 320 ticks)

1/16.........................16th note (minimum unit 240 ticks)

1/16[3]....................16th note triplets (minimum unit 160 ticks)

1/32.........................32nd note (minimum unit 120 ticks)

1/32[3]....................32nd note triplets (minimum unit 80 ticks)

1/64.........................64th note (minimum unit 60 ticks)

1/64[3]....................64th note triplets (minimum unit 40 ticks)

OFF[96]..................1/96th note resolution (minimum unit 10 ticks)

OFF ........................Timing correction will not be used (minimum unit 1 tick)

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D Swing ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of swing, in a range of 50–75 (%). The value of this ﬁeld indicates the length of the upbeats in proportion to the length of one beat. As you increase this value, note ev ents located on the upbeats will be moved further back, producing a greater sense of swing.

This ﬁeld will be displayed only if the Timing Correct ﬁeld is set to 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, or 1/64. If you move the cursor to the TC ﬁeld ( [WINDOW] key, the Timing Correct popup window will

appear, allowing you to apply timing correction to note events that have already been recorded.

3) or the Swing ﬁeld (4) and press the

E Metronome ﬁeld

Switches the metronome on/off. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDO W] key, the Metronome popup

window will appear, allowing you to make various settings for the metronome.

Main mode

Sequence block

Here you can select the sequence that you want to record or play back, and make v arious settings for the sequence such as the number of measures and the time signature.

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A Seq ﬁeld

Selects the sequence that will be recorded or played. If you turn the [JOG] dial to select a different sequence while a sequence is playing, playback will switch to the newly selected sequence when the current sequence has been played to the end. (This is called the Next Sequence function.) The sequence to be played next is shown in the Simul Play block.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDO W] k ey , the Sequence popup window will appear, allowing you to copy or delete a sequence, or specify the initial settings.

B Tempo ﬁeld

According to the setting of the SEQ/MASTER ﬁeld ( speciﬁc to that sequence or the tempo that is common to all sequences.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Tempo Change popup window will appear, allowing you to insert tempo changes into the sequence.

C Init ﬁeld

Displays the base tempo that will be used when using the Tempo Change function. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if the Tempo Change ﬁeld is turned on in the T empo Change popup window.

4), this ﬁeld sets either the tempo

D SEQ/MASTER ﬁeld

Selects the tempo source for the sequence. If you select SEQ, the tempo speciﬁc to that sequence will be used. If you select MASTER, the tempo currently displayed in the Tempo ﬁeld will apply to all

sequences. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Tempo Change

popup window will appear.

E Loop ﬁeld

Turns looping on/off. If this ﬁeld is on, pressing the [PLAY START] key will make the sequence play back from the loop-start location.

F Loop region ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the loop region in measure units. Specify the loop-start at the left of the “–”, and the end of the loop region in the right ﬁeld.

G Time signature ﬁeld

Displays the time signature of the sequence. When you turn the [JOG] dial, the Change Time Signature popup windo w will appear , allowing you to specify the time signature of the sequence.

H Bars ﬁeld

Modiﬁes the number of measures in the sequence. When you turn the [JOG] dial, the Change Bars popup window will appear , allowing you to specify the number of measures in the sequence.

I A.PUNCH ﬁeld

Turn auto punch-in/out on/off.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDO W] key, the Auto Punch In/Out popup window will appear, allowing you to specify the punch-in/punch-out points.

J Sync ﬁeld

Turns synchronization with external devices on/off. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] ke y , the Sync In/Out popup windo w will appear , allowing you make synchronization-related settings.

Hint: Synchronization-related settings can also be made in the MISC. mode Sync page.

K Sequence Trans. ﬁeld

Transposes the playback pitch of all INST type tracks in the sequence. (This does not affect the note ev ents recorded in the tracks.) Positi v e settings will cause a # to appear at the left of the ﬁeld, and negative settings will cause a b to appear.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Transpose Permanent popup window will appear, allowing you to convert the pitch of the note events recorded in the INST tracks.

Track block

Here you can select the track that you want to record, and specify the output destination and other settings for the recorded MIDI events.

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A Trk ﬁeld

Selects the track that your operations will affect. If you press the [WINDOW] key, the Track popup windo w will appear , allo wing you to assign a name to the track, erase/cop y a track, or specify default settings.

B Type ﬁeld

Selects one of the following two types for the currently selected track.

DRUM....................The currently selected track will be used as a DRUM type track. Y ou

can use the matrix display to edit the note events recorded in this type of track.

INST.......................The currently selected track will be used as an INST type track. You

can use the piano roll display to edit the note events recorded in this type of track.

C Mute ﬁeld

Switches muting on/off for the currently selected track. A symbol indicates tracks for which muting is on, and a symbol indicates tracks for which muting is off. If you press the [WINDOW] ke y , the Erase All Muted T racks popup windo w will appear,

allowing you to erase all currently muted tracks.

D Out1 ﬁeld

Selects the output destination of the track. Y ou can select the follo wing output destinations.

PART......................A speciﬁc part of the sampler section.

MIDI A–D..............[MIDI OUT A]–[MIDI OUT D] connector

INT-A/INT-B..........Virtual MIDI port A or B of the sampler section

Main mode

Depending on the value you select, one of the following ﬁelds will appear at the right of the PART ﬁeld.

OUT1 ﬁeld display Field Content

PART Part ﬁeld (left of ﬁeld) Selects the destination part number.

Program ﬁeld (right of ﬁeld)

MIDI A–D Ch ﬁeld Selects MIDI channel 1–16 or ANY as the

Device ﬁeld Displays the device name for the MIDI

INT-A/B Ch ﬁeld Selects MIDI channel 1–16 or ANY as the

If you select PART

If you select OUT-A–D

Displays the program name assigned to the part.

output destination.

channel selected in the Ch ﬁeld.

output destination.

If you select INT-A/B

Hint: If you select ANY for the Ch ﬁeld, the MIDI c hannel that was input to the track will also be used as the output channel. If you press the [WINDO W] key at the Device ﬁeld, the Device List popup window will appear, allowing you to edit the device name.

E Out2 ﬁeld

Selects the second output destination of the track. You can choose from the same output destinations as the Out1 ﬁeld, or OFF.

F Pgm change ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the program change number that will be sent to the output destination of the track. The program change number you specify here will be transmitted when you press the [PLA Y START] ke y , or when the sequence is switched while using the Next Sequence function or Song function. If this setting is OFF , a program change will not be transmitted.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Program Change popup window will appear.

G Trans. ﬁeld

Transposes the playback of the selected track upward or do wnward in a range of –12–+12 semitones. (The note events recorded in the track will not be af fected.) This ﬁeld will be displayed only if the track type is INST.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Transpose Permanent popup window will appear, allowing you to rewrite the pitches of the note events recorded in the track.

H Duration ﬁeld

This lets you apply a relative adjustment during playback to the duration (note length) of the note events recorded in the selected track. (This does not af fect the note e vents recorded in the track.) The range is 1–200%. With a setting of 100% the durations will be unchanged.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Edit Duration popup window will appear, allowing you to rewrite the durations of the note events recorded in the track.

I Velocity ﬁeld

This lets you apply a relative adjustment during playback to the note-on velocities of the note events recorded in the selected track. (This does not affect the note events recorded in the track.) The range is 1–200%. With a setting of 100%, the velocities will be unchanged.

If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDO W] ke y , the Edit Velocity window will appear, allowing you to rewrite the velocities of the note events recorded in the track.

J Track monitor

The indicators ( ) and bars in this area provide a realtime display of the state of MIDI event transmission and reception for this track. When a MIDI event is transmitted or

received, the will blink. When a note event is transmitted or received, the height of the bar will indicate the velocity value.

Simul Play block

This lets you play the currently selected sequence simultaneously with another sequence/song.

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A Simul play ﬁeld

Switches the Simul Play function on/off. If this is on, the SEQ/SONG ﬁeld will be displayed at the right of this ﬁeld.

B SEQ/SONG ﬁeld

Selects the type of data that will be played simultaneously.

C Sequence/song number

Turn the [JOG] dial to select the data that will be played simultaneously. You can select any sequence or song that is loaded into the memory of the MPC4000.

Hint: If you select another sequence in the Seq ﬁeld while Simul Play is occurring, the current sequence will play to the end, and then playback will switch to the next-selected sequence (the Next Sequence function). The sequence to be played back next will be displayed in the Simul Play block.

■Recording a sequence

Here’s how to use the pads or your MIDI keyboard to record a performance into a sequence track.

1. Access the Main page.

2. Move the cursor to the Seq ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select an empty

sequence.

The empty sequence will have default settings of time signature = 4/4, number of measures = 2, and tempo = 120.

3. To change the number of measures, move the cursor to the Bars ﬁeld, and turn

the [JOG] dial.

The Change Bars popup window will appear.

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A Current bars ﬁeld

Displays the current number of measures.

B New bars ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the number of measures to which the sequence will be changed.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

D [F4] key (BAR EDIT)

Displays the Edit Bars popup window, where you can edit the sequence in units of measures.

E [F6] key (DO IT)

Finalizes the changes you have made.

4. Move the cursor to the New bars ﬁeld, turn the [JOG] dial to select the number

of measures, and press the [F6] key (DO IT) to finalize the setting.

When you ﬁnalize the number of measures, the popup window will close.

5. To change the time signature of the sequence, move the cursor to the time signature ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial.

The Change Time Signature popup window will appear.

A Measure number

Displays the measure numbers within the sequence.

B Time signature ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the time signature of the sequence.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

D [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the time signature change.

6. Move the cursor to the time signature ﬁeld, turn the [JOG] dial to specify the time signature, and press the [F6] key (DO IT).

You can set the time signature in a range of 1/4–16/4, 1/8–16/8, 1/16–16/16, or 1/32–32/32. When you execute, the popup window will close.

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Hint: The time signature is speciﬁed independently for each measure. A “–” symbol will be displayed below the time signature ﬁeld of measur es that you modiﬁed. By holding down the [SHIFT] key and pressing the CURSOR [ change the time signature of the selected measures in a single operation.

] key, you can select multiple measures, and

7. Make settings as desired for the other fields of the Sequence block.

8. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track that you want to record.

9. Move the cursor to the Out1 ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the output destination for the track.

10. Perform the following steps according to the output destination you selected.

If you selected PART

Use the Part ﬁeld to select the part number, and use the program ﬁeld to select the pro- gram that you want to play.

When you select a program, the Program List popup window will appear.

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A Program ﬁeld

Displays the programs in the memory of the MPC4000. The cursor indicates the program you have selected.

B Type ﬁeld

Indicates the type of the program.

C Prog. ﬁeld

Indicates the program change number assigned to that program.

D [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

E [F6] key (SELECT)

Finalizes the program selection.

If you selected OUT-A–OUT-D

Use the Ch ﬁeld to select the output destination MIDI channel.

If you selected INT-A/INT-B

Use the CH ﬁeld to select the output destination MIDI channel.

11. Strike the pads to verify that you can play the desired program or MIDI sound module.

12. Move the cursor to the TC ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the note value that will be the minimum timing interval recorded in the track.

Hint: While you are pressing the [TIMING CORRECT] key, the cursor will temporarily move to the TC ﬁeld re gardless of the curr ent cursor location. You can hold down this ke y and turn the [JOG] dial to adjust the setting.

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13. Hold down the [REC] key and press the [PLAY] key.

Sequence recording will begin.

14. Perform using the pads or your MIDI keyboard.

Hint: On the MPC4000, MIDI events r eceived from the MIDI IN connector or generated by the pads are input to the track as “omni on.” If the data being recorded contains multiple MIDI channels, the events will be recorded with their channel information preserved.

15. To stop recording, press the [STOP] key.

■Customizing the metronome sound

You can change the metronome sound, and adjust the way in which it sounds.

1. Move the cursor to the metronome ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Metronome popup window will appear.

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A Count in ﬁeld

Speciﬁes whether a one-measure count will be inserted when you record/play a sequence. You can choose OFF (no count), REC ONLY (insert a count only when recording), or REC+PLAY (insert a count when recording/playing).

B Rate ﬁeld

Selects the note value at which the metronome will sound. You can choose from a range of 1/4 (quarter notes)–1/32(3) (32nd note triplets).

C In play ﬁeld

Switches the metronome on/off for sequence playback.

D In rec ﬁeld

Switches the metronome on/off for sequence recording.

E Wait for keys ﬁeld

If this ﬁeld is on, sequence recording/playback will begin the moment a MIDI event is received from the pads or an external MIDI device.

F Sound ﬁeld

Selects the metronome sound. The content below this ﬁeld will change depending on your selection.

G [F1] key (CLOSE)

Finalizes your settings and closes the popup window.

2. Move the cursor to the Sound ﬁeld, and select the metronome sound from the

following choices.

According to the sound that you select, the ﬁelds that are displayed will change as follows.

If you selected CLICK (“blip blip blip blip”)

• Volume ﬁeld.................Speciﬁes the volume of the metronome sound.

• Output ﬁeld..................Indicates the output destination of the metronome sound.

If you selected PART (a speciﬁc part of the sampler section)

• Part ﬁeld.......................Selects the part number.

• Accent ﬁeld..................Speciﬁes the note number and velocity for accented beats.

• Normal ﬁeld................ Speciﬁes the note number and velocity for unaccented beats.

MIDI (an externally-connected MIDI device)

• Port ﬁeld...................... Selects the MIDI connector.

• Ch ﬁeld........................ Selects the MIDI channel.

• Accent ﬁeld................. Speciﬁes the note number and velocity for accented beats.

• Normal ﬁeld................ Speciﬁes the note number and velocity for unaccented beats.

3. Make settings for the fields displayed below the Sound ﬁeld.

4. When you have finished making settings, press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

5. Make sure that the metronome ﬁeld is turned on.

If it is off, turn the [JOG] dial to switch it on.

■Inserting a tempo change in the middle of a sequence

Here’s ho w to insert a tempo change e vent in a middle of a sequence to change the tempo during the sequence.

1. Move the cursor to the tempo ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Tempo change popup window will appear.

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A Tempo change ﬁeld

Switches the tempo change function on/off.

B Initial tempo ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the reference tempo used by the tempo change function. The tempo that results from this change will be calculated automatically according to the ratio between the value of this ﬁeld and the value of the Change ﬁeld.

C SEQ/MASTER ﬁeld

Selects the tempo source.

D Event number

Displays the event number of the tempo change event.

E Location ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the location at which the tempo change event is placed.

F Change ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of tempo change relative to the Initial tempo.

G Tempo ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the tempo.

H [F1] key (CLOSE)

Closes the popup window.

I [F4] key (DELETE)

Deletes the selected tempo change event.

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J [F5] key (NOW)

Inserts a tempo change event at the current location of the sequence.

K [F6] key (INSERT)

Inputs a tempo change event at the same location as the selected event.

2. Move the cursor to the Tempo change ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to switch it

on.

When the Tempo change ﬁeld is on, the tempo change events you specify in this popup window will be valid.

3. Move the cursor to any row of the Location ﬁeld, and press the [F6] key

(INSERT).

A tempo change event will be input at the same location as the selected event.

Hint: If you press the [F5] key (NOW) instead of the [F6] key, the tempo change event will be input at the current location of the sequence.

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4. Use the [JOG] dial and the CURSOR[

]/[®] keys to specify the location

(measure/beat/tick) at which you want to input the tempo change.

Hint: You cannot input the tempo change before or after the preceding or following tempo change.

5. Move the cursor to the Tempo ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the

tempo value that you want to insert.

6. If you want to delete a tempo change event that you inserted, move the cursor to the corresponding event, and press the [F4] key (DELETE).

7. When you have finished inputting tempo change events, press the [F1] key (CLOSE) to close the popup window.

■Cutting/inserting/copying measures of a sequence

Here’s how to cut/insert/copy measures of a sequence.

1. Move the cursor to the Bars ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Edit Bars popup window will appear . In this popup windo w , you can insert measures into the sequence, or cut or copy the sequence data in measure units.

2. Move the cursor to the Edit ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the following editing methods.

INSERT..................Insert blank measures at the desired location.

DELETE ................Delete a speciﬁed range of measures.

COPY.....................Copy measures from any sequence.

3. Turn the [JOG] dial to set the various fields in the popup window, according to the editing method you selected.

If you selected INSERT

• After bar ﬁeld ..............Specify the measure number at which the measures will be

inserted. The measures will be inserted after the measure you select here.

• Number of bars ﬁeld....Specify the number of measures that will be inserted.

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• Time signature ﬁeld.... Specify the time signature of the measures that will be

inserted.

If you selected DELETE

• First bar....................... Specify the ﬁrst measure number that will be deleted.

• Last bar....................... Specify the last measure number that will be deleted.

If you selected COPY

• From Seq ﬁeld............. Select the sequence from which you want to copy measures.

• To Seq ﬁeld ................. Select the copy-destination sequence.

• First bar ﬁeld/Last bar ﬁeld..........Specify the beginning and end of the measures that

will be copied.

• After bar ﬁeld/Copies ﬁeld ..........Specify the measure number at which the measures

will be pasted, and the number of times the measures will be pasted.

4. To execute the editing operation, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

■Transposing the entire sequence

Here’s how to transpose all INST type tracks in the sequence. Executing this transpose operation will rewrite the pitch (note number) of the note events.

1. Move the cursor to the Sequence trans ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Transpose Permanent popup window will appear.

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A Transpose amount ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of transposition in a range of –12–+12 semitones.

B Time ﬁeld

Selects the time axis region for which transposition will occur.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

D [F6] key (FIX)

Executes the transposition.

2. Move the cursor to the Transpose amount ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to

adjust the transpose amount.

3. Move the cursor to the left side of the Time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial

specify the location where transposition will start.

4. Move the cursor to the right side of the Time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial

specify the location where transposition will end.

5. To execute the transposition, press the [F6] key (FIX).

Note: This transpose operation will affect only INST type tracks.

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■Copying a sequence

Here’s how to copy a sequence from memory to an empty sequence.

1. Move the cursor to the Seq ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Sequence popup window will appear.

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A Sequence name ﬁeld

Edits the sequence name.

B Default name ﬁeld

Edits the default sequence name.

C [F1] key (CLOSE)

Closes the popup window.

D [F2] key (DEFAULT)

Registers the various settings of the sequence as the def ault v alues for an empty sequence.

E [F4] key (DELETE)

Opens the Delete Sequence window, where you can delete a sequence.

F [F6] key (COPY)

Opens the Copy Sequence window, where you can copy a sequence.

2. Press the [F6] key (COPY).

The Copy Sequence popup window will appear.

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A Copy source ﬁeld

Selects the copy-source sequence.

B Copy destination ﬁeld

Selects the copy-destination sequence.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Closes the popup window.

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D [F3] key (PARAMS)

Copies only settings such as the number of measures in the sequence, and the time signature. The MIDI events will not be copied.

E [F5] key (DO IT)

Executes the copy.

3. Move the cursor to the Copy source ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the

copy-source sequence.

4. Move the cursor to the Copy destination ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select

the copy-destination sequence.

As the copy-destination, you may select a sequence in which MIDI events have already been recorded. In this case, executing the copy will cause the cop y-destination sequence to be overwritten (replaced) by the copy-source sequence.

5. To execute the copy, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

■Deleting a sequence

Here’s how to delete a speciﬁc sequence in memory. Once you delete a sequence, that sequence cannot be recovered to its original state. Please use this operation with caution.

1. Move the cursor to the Seq ﬁeld.

2. Press the [WINDOW] key.

The Sequence popup window will appear.

3. Press the [F4] key (DELETE).

The Delete Sequence popup window will appear.

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A Delete sequence ﬁeld

Selects the sequence that you want to delete.

B [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

C [F3] key (DEL ALL)

Opens the Delete ALL Sequence popup window, which lets you delete all sequences from the memory of the MPC4000. When this popup windo w is displayed, you can press the [F6] key (DO IT) to delete all sequences.

D [F6] key (DO IT)

Deletes the speciﬁed sequence.

4. Move the cursor to the Delete Sequence ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select

the sequence that you want to delete.

5. To delete the sequence, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The deleted sequence will return to a blank state.

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■Copying a track

Here’s how the settings and MIDI events recorded in a track within a sequence can be copied to another track.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Track popup window will appear.

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A Track name ﬁeld

Edits the track name.

B Trk ﬁeld

Selects the track whose settings will be memorized as the default.

C Default name ﬁeld

Edits the default name for the track you selected in the Trk ﬁeld (

D [F1] key (CLOSE)

Closes the popup window.

E [F2] key (DEFAULT)

Memorizes the settings of the track you selected in the T rk ﬁeld (

F [F3] key (SEPARATE)

Opens the Separate by MIDI popup window.

G [F4] key (DELETE)

Opens the Delete Track popup window.

H [F5] key (SORT)

Opens the Change Track Order popup window.

I [F6] key (COPY)

Opens the Copy Track popup window.

2. Press the [F6] key (COPY).

The Copy Track popup window will appear.

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A Copy source ﬁeld

Selects the copy-source track.

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B Copy destination ﬁeld

Selects the copy-destination track.

C Mode ﬁeld

Speciﬁes whether any data existing in the copy-destination track will be overwritten (REPLACE), or merged with the copied data (MERGE).

D [F1] key (CANCEL)

Closes the popup window.

E [F5] key (DO IT)

Executes the copy.

3. Move the cursor to the Copy source ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the

copy-source track.

4. Move the cursor to the Copy destination ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select

an empty track.

5. To execute the copy, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

If desired, a track that already contains MIDI data may be selected as the copy-destination. In this case, use the Mode ﬁeld to select REPLACE (overwrite) or MERGE (combine), and then press the [F5] key (DO IT).

■Deleting a track

Here’s how to delete a speciﬁc track from the sequence.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Track popup window will appear.

2. Press the [F4] key (DELETE).

The Delete TRACK popup window will appear.

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A Delete track ﬁeld

Selects the track that will be deleted.

B [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

C [F3] key (DEL ALL)

Opens the Delete ALL Tracks popup window, where you can delete all tracks of the currently selected sequence. When this popup window is displayed, you can press the [F6] key (DO IT) to delete the entire sequence.

D [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the track deletion.

3. Move the cursor to the Delete track ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the

track that you want to delete.

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4. To execute the deletion, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The contents that were recorded in the track will be deleted, and the track will return to an empty state.

■Customizing the default settings for a sequence

Y ou can customize the def ault settings (number of measures, time signature, tempo, loop on/off, etc.) that are used when you select an empty sequence, and specify the default name that is assigned when you record data in an empty sequence.

1. Select an empty sequence, move the cursor to the Sequence block, and set each item to the value that you want to specify as the default.

The following items can be stored as default settings for a sequence.

• Tempo

• Time signature

• Number of measures

• Loop on/off

• Transpose

• Settings for each track

2. Press the [WINDOW] key.

The Sequence popup window will appear.

A Sequence name ﬁeld

Displays the name of the currently selected sequence. You can turn the [JOG] dial to access the RENAME popup window and edit the sequence name.

B Default name ﬁeld

Edits the default sequence name that will be assigned when you create a sequence.

3. Move the cursor to the Default name ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial.

The Rename popup window will appear.

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4. Use the [JOG] dial, CURSOR [ sequence name, and press the [F6] key (ENTER).

The sequence name you specify here, with the addition of an automatically incremented number, will be assigned automatically when you record MIDI events into an empty sequence.

5. Press the [F2] key (DEFAULT).

The sequence settings and sequence name will be memorized as the default settings for when you select an empty sequence.

Hint: The above operations will not affect sequences in which events have already been recorded. If you want to restor e these default settings to the factory-set values, hold down the [SHIFT] key and press the [F2] key (DEFAULT).

]/[®] keys, and panel keys to specify the default

6. To finish the procedure and close the popup window, press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

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■Applying timing correction to an already-recorded track

You can apply timing correction to a track that has already been recorded. Executing this operation will rewrite the timings of the note events.

1. Play back the sequence, and verify the track, measure location, and range of notes (or pads) to which you want to apply timing correction.

Hint: You can press the [SEQ EDIT] ke y to access the Sequence Edit page, and use the matrix display or piano-roll display to verify the location or range of the note events.

2. Move the cursor to the TC ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Timing Correct popup window will appear.

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A TC ﬁeld

Selects the unit of timing correction.

B Swing ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of swing.

C Shift timing ﬁeld

Selects the direction in which the entire sequence will be shifted. If you select EARLIER, the sequence will be shifted toward the beginning. If you select LATER, the sequence will be shifted toward the end. Use the Shift amount ﬁeld to adjust the amount of shift.

D Shift amount ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of shift for the entire sequence, in tick units. The maximum value that you can set for this ﬁeld will be half of the value you specify in the TC ﬁeld.

E Track ﬁeld

Selects the track that will be affected.

F Time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the start and end locations of the region to which timing correct will be applied, in units of measures/beats/ticks. Timing correct will not affect note data outside this region.

G Notes/Pad ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the range of note numbers/pad numbers to which timing correct will be applied.

H [F1] key (CLOSE)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

I [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the timing correct operation.

3. Move the cursor to the Track ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track to which you want to apply timing correct.

If you select track number 0 (All tracks), all tracks in the sequence will be affected.

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4. Move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld, and specify the region to which timing

correct will be applied.

5. Perform the following operations as appropriate for the type of track.

For a DRUMS type track

Move the cursor to the Pad ﬁeld, and press the pad to which you want to apply timing correct. The corresponding pad number will be displayed in the ﬁeld, and will be selected for editing.

For an INST type track

Move the cursor to the Notes ﬁeld, and on your MIDI ke yboard, simultaneously press the highest and lowest notes of the region that you want to select.

The note number at the left of the ﬁeld will be the lowest note of the range to which timing correct will be applied, and the note number at the right will be the highest note.

You can also turn the [JOG] dial to change the settings of the Notes ﬁeld.

6. Press the [PLAY] key to play back the sequence.

You will be able to audition the sequence with the timing correct settings applied.

Note: While auditioning, timing correct will be applied to the entire sequence, r egardless of the settings of the Time ﬁeld.

7. Adjust the settings of the TC ﬁeld or Swing ﬁeld to modify how timing correct is

applied.

When you are satisﬁed with your adjustments, press the [STOP] key to stop the sequence.

8. To execute timing correct, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

When the note events have been rewritten, the popup window will close.

Note: Y ou can also execute the T iming Correct operation fr om the Sequence Edit page or Step Edit page. You can return to the previous state by pressing the [UNDO SEQ] key immediately after executing Timing Correct.

■Rewriting the velocity of note events

Here’s how to increase or decrease the velocity of the note events recorded in a track. Executing this operation will rewrite the velocity values of the note events.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track in

which you want to modify the velocity.

2. Move the cursor to the Velocity ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Edit Velocity popup window will appear.

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A Edit type ﬁeld

Selects the way in which velocity values will be altered.

B Value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount by which the velocity values will be altered.

C Time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the region in which the velocity values will be altered.

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D Notes/Pad ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the note numbers/pad numbers for which the velocity values will be rewritten.

E [F1] key (CANCEL)

Closes the popup window.

F [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the velocity change operation.

3. Move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the region of time in which the velocity values will be rewritten.

4. Move the cursor to the Notes/Pad ﬁeld, and select the note numbers/pad numbers for which the velocity will be rewritten.

You can also use your MIDI keyboard or the pads to specify this.

5. Move the cursor to the Edit type ﬁeld, and select one of the following ways in which the velocity will be altered.

ADD VALUE.......... The value speciﬁed in the

SUB VALUE..........The value speciﬁed in the Value ﬁeld will be subtracted from the cur-

rent value.

MULT VAL%.........The current value will be increased or decreased by the proportion

speciﬁed in the Value ﬁeld.

SET TO VAL..........The velocity values will all be set to the value speciﬁed in the Value

ﬁeld.

6. Move the cursor to the Value ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to adjust the amount by which the velocity values will be altered.

7. To execute the velocity change, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

When the data has been rewritten, the popup window will close.

Hint: Y ou can return to the pre vious state by pressing the [UNDO SEQ] key immediately after executing this operation.

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will be added to the current value.

■Rewriting the duration of note events

Here’s how to increase or decrease the duration of the note events recorded in a track. Executing this operation will rewrite the durations of the note events.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track in which you want to modify the duration.

2. Move the cursor to the Duration ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Edit Duration popup window will appear.

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A Edit type ﬁeld

Selects the way in which duration will be altered.

B Value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount by which the duration will be altered.

C Time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the region in which the duration will be altered.

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D Notes/Pad ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the note numbers/pad numbers for which the duration will be rewritten.

E [F1] key (CANCEL)

Closes the popup window.

F [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the change in duration.

3. Move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the region

of time in which the duration will be rewritten.

The left side of the Time ﬁeld speciﬁes the starting location, and the right side speciﬁes the ending location.

4. Move the cursor to the Notes/Pad ﬁeld, and select the note numbers/pad

numbers for which the duration will be rewritten.

You can also use your MIDI keyboard or the pads to specify this.

5. Move the cursor to the Edit type ﬁeld, and select one of the following ways in

which the duration will be altered.

ADD VALUE.........The value speciﬁed in the Value ﬁeld will be added to the current

duration.

SUB VALUE..........The value speciﬁed in the Value ﬁeld will be subtracted from the cur-

rent duration.

MULT VAL%.........The current duration will be increased or decreased by the propor-

tion speciﬁed in the Value ﬁeld.

SET TO VAL..........The duration values will all be set to the value speciﬁed in the Value

ﬁeld.

6. Move the cursor to the Value ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to adjust the amount

by which the duration will be altered.

7. To execute the duration change, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

When the data has been rewritten, the popup window will close.

Hint: Y ou can return to the pre vious state by pressing the [UNDO SEQ] key immediately after executing this operation.

■Transposing a recorded track

Here’s how to transpose an INST type track that you recorded. When you execute this transpose operation, the pitch (note number) of the note events will be rewritten.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track that

you want to transpose.

2. Move the cursor to the Trans. ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Transpose Permanent popup window will appear.

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A Transpose amount ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the transpose amount over a range of –12–+12 semitones.

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B Time ﬁeld

Selects the region of time for which the pitch will be transposed.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

D [F4] key (ALL)

Transposes all INST type tracks by the v alue speciﬁed in the Transpose ﬁeld of the Main page.

E [F6] key (FIX)

Executes the transpose operation.

3. Move the cursor to the Transpose amount ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the amount of transposition.

4. Move the cursor to the left Time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the starting location for the transposition.

5. Move the cursor to the right Time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the ending location for the transposition.

6. To execute the transposition, press the [F6] key (FIX).

■Customizing the default settings for each track number

For each track number, you can independently specify the default settings (track type, output destination, etc.) that will be used when you select an empty track.

For example, if you specify that track number 1 have a track name = Drums, type = DRUM, output destination = part 1, and that track number 2 have a track name = Bass, type = INST , output destination = part 2, you w ould be able to use the same track conﬁguration every time you select a new sequence.

1. Select an empty track, move the cursor to the Track block, and set each field to the values that you want to use as the defaults.

You can specify default values for the following settings of a track.

• Track type

• Amount of relative change for velocity/duration

• Program change on/off

• Output destination

• Mute on/off

2. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Track popup window will appear.

A Track name ﬁeld

Indicates the name of the currently selected track.

B Trk ﬁeld

Selects the track number for which you will specify default settings.

C Default name ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the default track name.

3. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track number for which you want to specify default settings.

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4. Move the cursor to the Default name ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to input the

default name.

5. Press the [F2] key (DEFAULT).

The track settings and track name will be memorized as the default settings for that track number.

Hint: This procedure will not affect tracks in which events have already been recorded. If you hold down the [SHIFT] key and pr ess the [F2] ke y, the state of the currently selected track will be memorized as the default setting for all empty tracks.

6. To end the procedure and close the popup window, press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

■Changing the track number

Here’s ho w to change the track number of a track to a dif ferent track number in the sequence.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Track popup window will appear.

2. Press the [F5] key (SORT).

The Change Track Order popup window will appear.

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A Seq ﬁeld

Indicates the sequence that is selected for operations.

B Track ﬁeld

Indicates the track numbers/track name that are included in the sequence selected in the Seq ﬁeld (

C Type ﬁeld

Indicates the type and output destination of the track.

D [F1] key (CLOSE)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

E [F6] key (SELECT)

Selects the track.

3. Move the cursor to the Track ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the track

that you want to move.

4. Press the [F6] key (SELECT).

That track will be selected. When you select the track, the function of the [F6] key will change to INSERT.

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5. Turn the [JOG] dial to select the location into which the track will be inserted.

6. To finalize the changed track number, press the [F5] key (INSERT).

■Separating a track by MIDI channels

Here’s how a track containing multiple MIDI channels can be separated by MIDI channel.

1. Move the cursor to the Trk ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Track popup window will appear.

2. Press the [F3] key (SEPARATE).

The Separate by Midi popup window will appear.

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A Ch ﬁeld

Indicates the MIDI channels within the track.

B Track ﬁeld

Selects the track numbers into which those MIDI channels will be separated.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

D [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the separation.

3. Move the cursor to the Ch ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the MIDI channel for which you want to select a destination track.

4. Press the CURSOR [ channel.

5. Turn the [JOG] dial to select the track into which that MIDI channel will be placed.

If you select a track that already contains MIDI events, e xecuting this Separate operation will overwrite those MIDI events.

6. Use the same procedure to specify the destination track for the other MIDI channels.

7. To execute the separation, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

] key to move the cursor to the Track ﬁeld for that MIDI

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■Erasing all muted tracks

Here’s how to erase all tracks for which muting is currently turned on.

1. Check the muted status of the tracks in the sequence.

2. Move the cursor to the Mute ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Erase All Muted Tracks popup window will appear.

A [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

B [F6] key (DO IT)

Execute the erasure.

3. To execute, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

■Making program change transmission settings

Here’s how to make settings related to program change transmission, such as selecting the program change number that is sent to the output destination of a track, and enabling or disabling transmission of program change events recorded within a track.

1. Move the cursor to the Pgm Change ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Program Change popup window will appear.

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A Bank select ﬁeld

Switches transmission on/off for bank select messages.

B MSB ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the bank select MSB (control change #0) value that will be sent to the output destination of the track.

C LSB ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the bank select LSB (control change #32) value that will be sent to the output destination of the track.

D Program change ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the program change number that will be sent to the output destination of the track.

E Transmit program changes in this track ﬁeld

Speciﬁes whether program change events within the track will be transmitted. Program change events will be transmitted if you select YES, and will be ignored if you select NO.

F [F1] key (CLOSE)

Updates the settings and closes the popup window.

2. Set each field as desired.

3. To update the settings, press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

■Performing auto punch-in/out

Here’s how to use auto punch-in/out to automate sequence recording.

1. Select the sequence that you want to record.

2. Move the cursor to the A.Punch ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Auto Punch In/Out popup window will appear.

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Main page

A Type ﬁeld

Selects the way in which auto punch-in/out will be performed: PUNCH IN ONLY (automate only punch-in), PUNCH OUT ONLY (automate only punch-out), or PUNCH IN-OUT (automate punch-in/out).

B In time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the punch-in point.

C Out time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the punch-out point.

D [F1] key (CLOSE)

Finalizes the settings and closes the popup window.

3. Make sure that the Type ﬁeld is set to PUNCH IN-OUT.

If you want to perform only punch-in or punch-out, move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to select PUNCH IN ONLY or PUNCH OUT ONLY.

The graphic in the center of the popup window will change according to the punch-in/out type you select.

4. Move the cursor to the In time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the punch-in point.

The punch-in point is indicated by a symbol in the position bar of the Main page.

Main mode

5. In the same way, move the cursor to the Out time ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial

to set the punch-out point.

The punch-in point is indicated by a symbol in the position bar of the Main page.

6. Press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

7. Make sure that the setting of the A.Punch ﬁeld is ON.

8. Hold down the [REC] key, and press the [PLAY] key (or [PLAY START] key) to perform the sequence record operation.

When you perform the record operation, the [PLAY] key LED will light, the [REC] key LED will blink, and the sequence will begin playing.

When you reach the punch-in point, the [REC] key LED will change from blinking to lit, and recording will begin.

When you reach the punch-out point, the [REC] key will go dark, and playback will resume.

9. When you are finished recording, press the [STOP] key.

10. Move the cursor to the A.Punch ﬁeld, and change the setting to OFF.

Auto punch-in/out will be disabled.

■Using the Simul Play function

Simul Play is a function that simultaneously plays the currently selected sequence and another sequence/song that you specify.

1. Move the cursor to the Seq ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the sequence that you want to play back simultaneously.

2. Move the cursor to the Simul play ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to switch it ON.

The Simul Play function will be enabled.

3. Move the cursor to the SEQ/SONG ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the type of data (sequence or song) that you want to play back simultaneously.

4. Move the cursor to the sequence/song number, and turn the [JOG] dial select the sequence/song that you want to play back simultaneously.

This completes preparations for Simul Play.

5. Press the [PLAY] key to play back the sequence.

Hint: If during Simul Play you select a different sequence in the Seq ﬁeld of the Sequence block, the current sequence will play to the end, and then playback will switch to the next sequence (the Next Sequence function). The Simul Play block will show the sequence that will be played next.

Main page

■Naming the external devices connected to the MIDI OUT connectors

You can assign a name to the external device(s) connected to the [MIDI OUT A]–[MIDI OUT D] connectors. A separate device name can be speciﬁed for each MIDI channel.

1. Access the Main page, and make sure that the Out1 ﬁeld is set in the range of

MIDI A–D.

2. Move the cursor to the Device ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Device List popup window will appear.

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A Out ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI connector A–D for which you want to edit the device names.

B MIDI channel

Displays MIDI channels 1–16 for the MIDI connector you selected in the Out ﬁeld.

C Device names

Displays the device names for MIDI channels 1–16.

D [F1] key (CLOSE)

Finalizes the settings and closes the popup window.

3. Move the cursor to the Out ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the MIDI

connector that is connected to the device(s) you want to name.

4. Move the cursor to the device name you want to edit, and turn the [JOG] dial.

The Rename popup window will appear.

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5. Use the CURSOR[ name, and press the [F6] key (ENTER).

6. In the same way, edit the device names for the other MIDI channels.

7. When you are finished editing the device names, press the [F1] key (CLOSE) to close the popup window.

]/[®]keys, [JOG] dial, and panel keys to edit the device

Main mode

TR list/Out 1 page

Listing the track output destinations (Out 1)

Here you can view a list of the output destinations (Out 1) for the tracks in the currently selected sequence.

To access this page........[MAIN] key → [F2] key (TR LIST)

A Track list block

Functions

• [F1] key (MAIN)

Displays the main page.

• [F3] key (OUT 2)

Displays the TR List/Out 2 page.

• [F4] key (PARAMS)

Displays the TR List/PARAMS page.

• [F5] key (MUTE)

Mutes the currently selected track.

• [F6] key (SOLO)

Solos the track that is selected in the track list.

Track list block

This block lists the tracks in the currently selected sequence.

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A No./Name ﬁeld

Displays the track numbers/track names. When the cursor is located at the track number , you can turn the [JOG] dial to scroll the track list.

You can press the [WINDOW] key to access the Track popup window.

B Type ﬁeld

Turn the [JOG] dial to select the type of track (DRUM or INST). A DRUM type track is indicated by a symbol, and an INST type track is indicated by a symbol.

C Mute ﬁeld

Switches the mute on/off status of the track. A track that is on is indicated by a symbol, and a track that is off is indicated by a symbol. By holding down the [SHIFT]

key and using the CURSOR [ the [JOG] dial to switch the on/off state for multiple tracks at once.

]/[†] keys to select multiple on/off ﬁelds, you can turn

TR list/Out 1 page

D Out1 ﬁeld

Selects the main output destination for each track.

E Channel/part ﬁeld

Selects the channel number or part number that will be the output destination. The de vice name or program name is shown at the right of the ﬁeld.

Main mode

TR list/Out 2 page

Listing the track output destinations (Out 2)

Here you can view a list of the output destinations (Out 2) for the tracks in the currently selected sequence.

To access this page......... [MAIN] key → [F2] key (TR LIST) → [F3] key (OUT 2)

A Track list block

Functions

• [F1] key (MAIN)

Displays the main page.

• [F2] key (OUT 1)

Displays the TR List/Out 1 page.

• [F4] key (PARAMS)

Displays the TR List/PARAMS page.

• [F5] key (MUTE)

Mutes the currently selected track.

• [F6] key (SOLO)

Solos the track that is selected in the track list.

Track list block

This block lists the tracks in the currently selected sequence.

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A Out 2 ﬁeld

Selects the sub output destination for each track.

B Channel/part ﬁeld

According to the setting of the Out2 ﬁeld, this displays the channel number/part number in the same way as in the Out1 page. If the Out2 ﬁeld is turned OFF, nothing will be displayed.

TR list/PARAMS page

Listing the track parameters

Here you can view a list of settings such as transpose and duration for each track in the currently selected sequence.

To access this page ....... [MAIN] key → [F2] key (TR LIST) → [F4] key

A Track list block

Functions

• [F1] key (MAIN)

Displays the Main page.

• [F2] key (OUT 1)

Displays the TR List/Out 1 page.

• [F3] key (OUT 2)

Displays the TR List/Out 2 page

• [F5] key (MUTE)

Mutes the currently selected track.

• [F6] key (SOLO)

Solos the track that is selected in the track list.

TR list/PARAMS page

(PARAMS)

Track list block

This lists the tracks in the currently selected sequence.

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A Pgm ﬁeld

Displays the program change on/off status. The Program change popup window will appear if you press the [WINDOW] key.

B Trans ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the transposition for each track. Changing this value will not affect the events recorded in the track.

The Transpose Permanent popup window will appear if you press the [WINDOW] key.

Main mode

C Dura% ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of relative change in duration for each track. Changing this value will not affect the events recorded in the track.

The Edit Duration popup window will appear if you press the [WINDOW] key.

D Velo% ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the amount of relative change in velocity for each track. Changing this value will not affect the events recorded in the track.

The Edit Velocity popup window will appear if you press the [WINDOW] key.

Sequence edit mode

Sequence edit page

Using the graphic editor to edit a sequence

Here’s how to use the graphic editor to edit the MIDI events recorded in a track.

To access this page ....... [SEQ EDIT] key

Sequence edit page

A Track block B Now block C Graphic editor block D View block

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Functions

• [F1] key (OPTION)

Displays the Step Edit Option popup window, where you can make option settings for step input.

• [F2] key (MOVE)

Displays the MOVE block, where you can move the selected MIDI event to a different location.

• [F3] key (COPY)

Copies the selected MIDI event. If you ha ve selected more than one e vent, the Copy Data popup window will appear.

• [F4] key (CUT)

Cuts the selected MIDI event. If you have selected more than one event, the Cut Data popup window will appear.

• [F5] key (PASTE)/(EDIT)

Displays the Paste Data popup window, which lets you paste MIDI events from the clipboard or from a phrase library.

If multiple MIDI events are selected in the graphic editor, the function assigned to this key will be different, and the Edit Multiple popup window will appear.

• [F6] key (PLAY)/(INSERT)

Plays the selected region. During step input, the INSER T function will be assigned to this key, and the Insert Event popup window will appear.

Track block

Here you can select the track that you want to edit, and switch settings such as tempo and timing correct.

Sequence edit mode

A Track ﬁeld

Turn the [JOG] dial to select the track that you w ant to edit. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Track popup window will appear.

B Tempo ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the tempo of the sequence. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Tempo Change popup window will appear.

C SEQ/MAS ﬁeld

Selects the timing source of the sequence.

D Timing correct ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the timing correct setting. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Timing Correct popup window will appear.

E Swing ﬁeld

Modiﬁes the amount of swing. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if the T iming correct ﬁeld is set to a value of 1/8 or 1/16. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Timing Correct popup window will appear.

Now block

This area indicates the current location within the sequence.

A Now ﬁeld

Indicates or changes the current location within the sequence.

Graphic editor block

This area provides a graphic display of the MIDI events recorded in the track. The contents of the display will depend on the type of track you are editing, and on the type of MIDI events that are shown.

Hint: When the cursor is located in the graphic editor, use the CURSOR[√]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to select the editing location or re gion. T o mo ve the cursor to a differ ent block, use the BLOCK CURSOR [

]/[†] keys.

Matrix display

This block will appear if you select NOTES in the View ﬁeld for a DRUM type track.

A Time ruler

Displays the time axis of the track. The numbers above the ruler are the measure numbers. The markings in the ruler are the minimum units by which you can select e vents to be edited. Use the Timing Correct ﬁeld to specify the resolution of these markings.

Sequence edit page

B Pad number

Indicates the pad numbers. You can use the [PAD BANK] keys to switch the pad bank that is shown in the matrix.

C Grid

Speciﬁes the editing region. If one or more note events exist within a grid location, a ● symbol will be displayed. The Timing correct ﬁeld of the Track block sets the horizontal resolution of the grid.

D Vertical marker

This is used to indicate the current location or to select a grid. The grid at which the horizontal and vertical markers intersect is selected for editing.

To extend the selected region, hold down the [SHIFT] key and using the CURSOR [

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]/[®] keys.

E Horizontal marker

This is used to select the pad number for editing. T o extend the selected region, hold do wn the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

keys. To simultaneously select two or more pad numbers that are not adjacent in the display,

hold down the [SHIFT] key and press two or more pads.

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Piano-roll display

This block will be displayed if you select NOTES in the V ie w ﬁeld for an INST type track.

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A Time ruler

Displays the time axis of the track. The markings in the ruler are the minimum units by which you can select a region.

B Note number

Indicates the note numbers in the track.

C Vertical marker

This is used to indicate the current location or to select note events. T o extend the selected re gion, hold do wn the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

keys.

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]/[®]

D Horizontal marker

This used to select the pad number for editing. T o extend the selected region, hold do wn the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

keys.

E Note events

The note events recorded in the track are displayed here as bars. The length of the bar indicates the duration of the note. Events whose beginning (note-on) falls within the selected region will be selected for editing.

]/[†]

Sequence edit mode

Graph display

This block will be displayed if you select other than note events (i.e., control changes or pitch bend, etc.) in the View ﬁeld for a DRUM or INST type track.

A Graph display

Displays the continuously-variable events recorded in the track. The horizontal dimension is the time axis, and the vertical dimension is the value of the continuously-v ariable event.

B Time ruler

Displays the time axis of the track. The markings in the ruler are the minimum units by which you can select a region.

C Marker

This is used to indicate the current location or to select continuously-variable events. T o extend the selected re gion, hold do wn the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

keys.

Event list display

When the cursor is located in the graphic editor, you can press the [WINDOW] key to view an event list containing only the currently selected events.

A Event list block

Displays the events included in the selected region. To delete an event, use the cursor to select a MIDI event and then press the [F4] key

(DELETE). To select multiple events, hold down the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

keys (or turn the [JOG] dial). To return to the previous block display, press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

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]/[®]

]/[†]

View block

This area selects the type of MIDI events displayed in the graphic editor.

Sequence edit page

A View ﬁeld

Selects the type of MIDI events that will be displayed in the graphic editor . Y ou can select the following types of MIDI events.

• NOTES (note events)

• PITCH BEND (pitch bend)

• CONTROL CHANGE (control change)

• CH PRESSURE (channel pressure)

• POLY PRESSURE (polyphonic key pressure) If you select control change or polyphonic key pressure, you can use the ﬁeld at the right

to specify the control change number or note number.

B MIDI ch ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI channel(s) that will be displayed in the graphic editor. This is convenient when multiple channels of MIDI events are recorded in the track, and you w ant to view only a speciﬁc channel.

■Step-recording note events

Here’s how to step-record note events from the pads or your MIDI keyboard.

1. Access the Main page, and select the sequence that you want to step-record.

2. Select the track that you want to step-record, and specify the output destination.

3. Access the Sequence Edit page.

4. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to change the setting to NOTES.

The graphic editor will display either the matrix or the piano-roll, depending on the type of track you selected.

5. Press the [F1] key (OPTION).

The Step Edit Option popup window will appear.

A Duration of recorded notes ﬁeld

Selects the way in which the duration of the step-recorded note events will be speciﬁed.

B Auto step increment on key release ﬁeld

Speciﬁes whether the current location will be advanced after you input a note event (YES), or whether you will remain at that the location (NO).

C [F1] key (CLOSE)

Updates the settings and closes the popup window.

6. Move the cursor to the Duration of recorded notes ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the following ways in which to specify the duration.

Sequence edit mode

• TC VALUE ..................The setting of the Timing correct ﬁeld will specify the dura-

• AS PLAYED................The duration of the note event will depend on the length of

7. Move the cursor to the Auto Step increment on key release ﬁeld, and turn the

[JOG] dial to set the value to YES.

8. Press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

The settings will be ﬁnalized, and the popup window will close.

9. Move the cursor to the Timing correct ﬁeld, and set the timing correct value to

the shortest note value that you want to record.

This will change the resolution for the horizontal axis of the matrix or piano roll display.

10. Move the cursor to the measure/beat/tick of the Now ﬁeld, and specify the

location at which you will begin step-recording.

11. Press the [REC] key or the [OVER DUB] key.

The [OVER DUB] key LED will light, and you are now ready to begin step-recording.

12. Strike a pad (or play a note on your MIDI keyboard).

A note event will be input, and the current location will advance according to the length of the note value speciﬁed in the Timing correct ﬁeld. The velocity value will be input according to the velocity with which you struck the pad or played your MIDI keyboard.

tion. The value at the right of the ﬁeld indicates the proportion of the duration relative to the timing correct value. If this is set to 100%, the duration will match the number of ticks in the TC ﬁeld.

time that you hold down the pad or MIDI keyboard.

Hint: When you press the [TIMING CORRECT] key, the cursor will move to the T iming correct ﬁeld re gardless of the current location of the cursor. While you hold down this key, you can use the [JOG] dial to adjust the value.

Hint: If you adjusted the value at the right of TC VALUE in step 6, the duration of the recorded note event will be determined according to that proportion.

13. If you want to input a rest, press the STEP [

] key.

The current location will advance according to the timing correct note value.

14. Continue step-recording the rest of the notes in the same way.

If you reach the end of the sequence and want to continue step-recording from the beginning of the sequence, move the cursor to the Now ﬁeld, and use the [JOG] dial to change the current location.

15. When you are finished step-recording, press the [STOP] key.

Step-recording will end.

Hint: During step-recording, the function assigned to the [F6] key will change to INSERT. To insert a note event at a given location, use the graphic editor to specify that location and press the [F6] k ey. (The timing correct value will determine the duration of the note event.)

■Deleting MIDI events

1. Select the track that contains the MIDI event(s) you want to delete.

2. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial so that the MIDI

event you want to delete is shown in the graphic editor.

If you selected control change or polyphonic key pressure, use the right side of the View ﬁeld to select the control change number or note number that you want to see.

3. Move the cursor to the graphic editor, and select the region of MIDI events you want to delete.

When the cursor is located in the graphic editor, you can select a re gion by holding down the [SHIFT] key and using the CURSOR[

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]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to extend the selection.

Sequence edit page

4. Press the [F4] key (CUT).

If you had selected a single grid, pressing this key will delete the data and copy it to the clipboard.

If you had selected a region, the Cut Data dialog box will appear.

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A Time ﬁeld

Displays the region of the time axis (left/right) from which data will be deleted.

B Notes ﬁeld

Displays the region of note numbers (up/down) that will be deleted.

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the Delete operation and closes the popup window.

D [F3] key (DELETE)

Executes the Delete operation.

5. Verify that the Time ﬁeld shows the time axis region you selected in step 3.

Hint: You can move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld and make ﬁne adjustments to the selected region of the time axis.

6. If you are deleting note events, make sure that the Notes ﬁeld shows the range

of note numbers you want to delete.

Hint: You can move the cursor to the Notes ﬁeld and make ﬁne adjustments to the selected range of note numbers.

7. To execute the deletion, press the [F3] key (DELETE).

The MIDI events will be deleted, and the popup window will close.

■Moving MIDI events

The MIDI event(s) selected in the graphic editor can be mo ved left/right (in the time axis) or up/down (to change the note number).

1. Select the track that contains the MIDI event(s) you want to move.

2. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial so that the graphic

editor shows the MIDI event(s) you want to move.

If you selected control change or polyphonic key pressure, use the right side of the View ﬁeld to select the control change number or note number that you want to see.

3. Move the cursor to the graphic editor, and select the region of MIDI events you want to move.

When the cursor is located in the graphic editor, you can select a re gion by holding down

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the [SHIFT] key and using the CURSOR [[

4. Press the [F2] key (MOVE).

]/[®]]/[π]/[†] keys to extend the selection.

Sequence edit mode

The screen will switch to the piano-roll display, and various ﬁelds will appear , allowing you to specify the move-destination of the MIDI e vent(s), and ho w the mov e will be handled.

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A Move ﬁeld

Selects the direction in which the data will be moved.

B From ﬁeld

Indicates the current location of the move-source MIDI event. If you have selected multiple MIDI events, this indicates the location of the ﬁrst event. If the Move ﬁeld ( set to NOTE, this selects the note number.

C to ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the move-destination location. If you hav e selected multiple MIDI events, this indicates the move-destination of the ﬁrst event. If the Move ﬁeld ( this selects the note number.

1) is set to NOTE,

D Mode ﬁeld

Selects how processing will be performed if note events exist in both the move-source and move-destination.

E [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and returns the block to the normal display.

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F [F2] key (DO IT)

Executes the MIDI event Move operation.

G [F3] key (–)

Moves the selected region toward the beginning of the track, in steps of one tick.

H [F4] key (+)

Moves the selected region toward the end of the track, in steps of one tick.

5. Move the cursor to the Move ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the

following ways in which the data will be moved.

TIME......................Move along the time axis (left/right)

NOTE.....................Move the note number (up/down)

You will be able to select NOTE only if you have selected note events in an INST type track.

6. Move the cursor to the to ﬁeld, and specify the move-destination for the MIDI

events.

7. As necessary, move the cursor to the Mode ﬁeld, and select one of the following

to specify how processing will be performed if note events exist in both the move-source and move-destination.

MERGE..................Existing note events will remain, and the move-source note events

will be added.

REPLACE..............Existing note events will be erased, and overwritten by the

move-source events.

8. Press the [F2] key (DO IT) to execute the move.

Sequence edit page

■Copying/cutting MIDI events

A phrase (MIDI events) selected in the graphic editor can be cut/copied and placed in the clipboard or phrase library.

Hint: The clipboard contains only the content that was most recently copied or cut. The contents of the clipboard will be lost when the power is turned off.

1. Select the track that contains the phrase you want to cut or copy.

2. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to make the graphic editor show the MIDI events you want to cut or copy.

If you selected control change or polyphonic key pressure, use the right side of the View ﬁeld to select the control change number or note number that you want to see.

3. Move the cursor to the graphic editor, and select the region of MIDI events you want to cut or copy.

When the cursor is located in the graphic editor, you can select a re gion by holding down

√

the [SHIFT] key and using the CURSOR[

4. If you want to keep the original events, press the [F3] key (COPY). If you want to delete the original events, press the [F4] key (CUT).

The Copy Data or Cut Data popup window will appear , according to the ke y you pressed.

]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to extend the selection.

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A Time ﬁeld

Adjusts the time region that will be copied or cut.

B Notes ﬁeld

Adjusts the note numberspad numbers that will be copied or cut. This ﬁeld will not be displayed if you are copying MIDI events other than note events.

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C New Name ﬁeld

Edits the name of the new phrase library.

D [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

E [F5] key (LIBRARY)

Saves the copied or cut MIDI events to the phrase library.

Sequence edit mode

F [F6] key (CLIP BD)

Places the copied or cut MIDI events in the clipboard.

G [F3] key (DELETE)

Only deletes the data without copying it.

5. As necessary, move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld and the Notes ﬁeld, and adjust

the region to be copied.

6. If you want to place the copied/cut MIDI events in the clipboard, press the [F6] key (CLIP BD).

The MIDI events in the selected region will be placed in the clipboard.

7. If you want to save the copied/cut MIDI events in the phrase library, move the cursor to the New name ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to access the RENAME popup window.

8. Specify the desired library name, and press the [F6] key (ENTER).

9. To save the data to the library, press the [F5] key (LIBRARY).

The copied data will be saved in the phrase library under the name you speciﬁed in the New Name ﬁeld.

■Pasting MIDI events

MIDI events that you saved in the clipboard or the phrase library can be pasted into the desired track.

1. Select the track into which you want to paste MIDI events.

2. Move the cursor to the graphic editor, and move the marker to the starting location where you want to paste the events.

3. Press the [F5] key (PASTE).

The Paste Data popup window will appear.

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A Phrase Library ﬁeld

Lists the phrase libraries saved in ﬂash ROM.

B Paste event ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI events that you want to paste from the phrase library.

C Paste Mode ﬁeld

Selects how processing will occur if MIDI events already exists in the paste-destination.

D Copies ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the number of times the data will be copied.

E Free ﬁeld

Displays the amount of free phrase library memory.

F [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

Sequence edit page

G [F2] key (RENAME)

Displays the Rename popup window, allowing you to edit the name of the phrase library.

H [F3] key (DELETE)

Deletes the phrase library that you selected in the Phrase Library ﬁeld.

I [F4] key (PLAY)

Plays the phrase library that you selected in the Phrase Library ﬁeld.

J [F5] key (LIBRARY)

Pastes the phrase library that you selected in the Phrase Library ﬁeld.

K [F6] key (CLIP BD)

Pastes the contents of the clipboard.

4. Move the cursor to the Paste event ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of

the following choices for the MIDI events that will be pasted.

• NOTE.......................... Paste only the note events from the clipboard or the selected

phrase library.

• ALL............................. Paste all MIDI events from the clipboard or the selected

phrase library.

5. Move the cursor to the Paste Mode ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one

of the following ways in which the data will be pasted.

• REPLA CE................... If the same type of MIDI events exist in the paste-destination,

the pasted data will overwrite the existing data.

• MERGE...................... The contents of the phrase library will be added to the exist-

ing MIDI events.

6. If necessary, move the cursor to the Copies ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to

specify the number of times the data will be copied.

7. If you want to paste MIDI events that you placed in the clipboard, press the [F6] key (CLIP BD).

The data will be pasted, and the popup window will close.

8. If you want to paste a phrase library, move the cursor to the Phrase Library and turn the [JOG] dial to select the phrase library you want to paste.

9. If you want to paste the selected phrase, press the [F5] key (LIBRARY).

The data will be pasted, and the popup window will close.

Note: If you have speciﬁed a region in the graphic editor, the [F5] key will operate as the EDIT key.

■Simultaneously editing values in a selected region

Here’s how the value of MIDI events in a selected region can be edited simultaneously.

1. Select the track that contains the events you want to edit.

2. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the MIDI events you want to edit.

If you select control change or polyphonic key pressure, use the right side of the View ﬁeld to select the control change numbers or note numbers you want to view.

3. Move the cursor to the graphic editor, and select the region of MIDI events you want to edit.

The function assigned to the [F5] key will change to EDIT. When the cursor is located in the graphic editor, you can hold down the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

√

]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to select a region by extending the selected location.

Sequence edit mode

4. Press the [F5] key (EDIT).

The Edit Multiple popup window will appear.

2 3 4

A Edit ﬁeld

Selects the element of MIDI data that will be modiﬁed. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if you selected note events.

B Edit type ﬁeld

Selects the way in which the data will be modiﬁed.

C Value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the adjustment value.

D Time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the region in which data will be modiﬁed.

E Notes ﬁeld

Indicates the range of note events that will be modiﬁed. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if you have selected note events.

F [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

G [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the editing operation.

5. If you selected note events in step 2, move the cursor to the Edit ﬁeld, and turn

the [JOG] dial to select one of the following elements to edit.

• VELOCITY.................Edit the velocities of the note events in the selected region.

• DURATION.................Edit the durations of the note events in the selected region.

6. Move the cursor to Edit type, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the following methods by which the value will be modified.

• ADD VALUE...............Add the Value ﬁeld setting to each current value.

• SUB VALUE................Subtract the Value ﬁeld setting from each current value.

• MULT VAL% ..............Multiply each current value by the Value ﬁeld setting.

• SET TO VALUE..........Set each current value to the Value ﬁeld setting.

7. Move the cursor to the Value ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to set the value.

8. Press the [F6] key (DO IT) to execute the change.

Sequence edit page

■Inserting continuously-variable events

Here’s how to insert continuously-variable events (such as control changes) into the desired track. You can insert a series of continuously-variable events by specifying the desired values for the starting and ending locations.

1. Select the sequence/track into which you want to insert events.

2. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to make the graphic

editor show the continuously-variable event you want to insert.

If you select control change or polyphonic key pressure, use the right part of the V iew ﬁeld to select the control change number or note number that you want to see.

3. Move the cursor to the graphic editor, and select the region into which you want to insert events.

When the cursor is located in the graphic editor , you can specify a region by holding do wn

√

the [SHIFT] key and using the CURSOR[

4. Press the [OVER DUB] key.

Y ou will no w be able to perform step-recording, and the function assigned to the [F6] key will change to INSERT.

5. Press the [F6] key (INSERT).

The Insert Event popup window will appear. The ﬁelds that are displayed will depend on the event you selected in step 2.

]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to extend the selection.

PITCH BEND

• Time ﬁeld

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted. The left side of the Time ﬁeld shows the starting location of the inserted ev ents, and the right side sho ws the ending location.

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value of the pitch bend ev ents that will be inserted. If you hav e speciﬁed a region, this speciﬁes the pitch bend value that will be inserted at the starting point.

• End value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Interval ﬁeld

Selects the spacing of the pitch bend events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Curve ﬁeld

Selects either LINEAR, LOGARITHM, or EXPONENTIAL as the curve by which the pitch bend values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Graph display

Displays a curve showing the pitch bend v alues that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

CONTROL CHANGE

• Time ﬁeld

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted. The left side of the T ime ﬁeld shows the starting location of the inserted ev ents, and the right side sho ws the ending location.

Sequence edit mode

• Control number ﬁeld

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

• End value ﬁeld

• Interval ﬁeld

• Curve ﬁeld

• Graph display

CH PRESSURE

• Time ﬁeld

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

• End value ﬁeld

• Interval ﬁeld

• Curve ﬁeld

• Graph display

POLY PRESSURE

• Time ﬁeld

• Note ﬁeld

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

• End value ﬁeld

Selects the control change number.

Speciﬁes the value of the control change ev ents that will be inserted. If you hav e speciﬁed a region, this speciﬁes the value of the control change that will be inserted at the starting point.

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Selects the spacing of the control change events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Selects the curve by which the control change values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Displays a curve showing the control change v alues that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted. The left side of the Time ﬁeld shows the starting location of the inserted ev ents, and the right side sho ws the ending location.

Speciﬁes the value of the channel pressure events that will be inserted. If you have speciﬁed a region, this speciﬁes the channel pressure value that will be inserted at the starting point.

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Selects the spacing of the channel pressure events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Selects the curve by which the channel pressure values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Displays a curve showing the channel pressure values that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted. The left side of the Time ﬁeld shows the starting location of the inserted ev ents, and the right side sho ws the ending location.

Selects the polyphonic key pressure note number.

Speciﬁes the value of the polyphonic key pressure e v ents that will be inserted. If you have speciﬁed a region, this speciﬁes the polyphonic key pressure value that will be inserted at the starting point.

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

Sequence edit page

• Interval ﬁeld

Selects the spacing of the polyphonic key pressure events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Curve ﬁeld

Selects the curve by which the polyphonic key pressure values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Graph display

Displays a curve showing the polyphonic key pressure values that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

6. Make sure that the Time ﬁeld is set to the desired region.

If you want to adjust the region, mov e the cursor to the T ime ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the starting and ending locations.

Hint: You can insert a single event by setting the left and right Time ﬁelds to the same value.

7. Set the various fields to specify the event(s) you want to insert.

8. To execute the insertion, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

Step edit mode

Step edit page

Using the event list to edit a sequence

You can use the event list to edit MIDI events recorded in a sequence.

To access this page........[STEP EDIT] key

A Track block B Now block C Event list block D View block

Functions

• [F1] key (OPTION)

Opens the Step Edit Option popup window, where you can make option settings for step-recording.

• [F2] key (MOVE)

Moves the location of the selected MIDI event(s).

• [F3] key (COPY)

Copies the selected MIDI event(s). If you have selected multiple events, the Copy Data popup window will appear.

• [F4] key (CUT)

Cuts the selected MIDI event(s). If you ha ve selected multiple ev ents, the Cut Data popup window will appear.

• [F5] key (PASTE)/(EDIT)

Opens the Paste Data popup window , which lets you paste pre viously-sav ed MIDI events from the clipboard or phrase library. If you have selected multiple MIDI events in the event list, the function assigned to this ke y will change, and the Event Edit popup window will appear.

• [F6] key (PLAY)/(INSERT)

Plays the selected region. During step-recording, the function assigned to this key will change to INSERT, which inserts MIDI events.

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Track block

Here you can select the track that you want to edit, and switch the tempo and timing correct settings.

Now block

This indicates the current location within the sequence.

Event list block

This displays an event list showing the MIDI events recorded in the track.

Hint: When the cursor is located in the event list, you can use the CURSOR [π]/[†] keys to select the event or re gion that you want to edit. Use the BLOCK CURSOR [ to a different block.

Step edit page

]/[†] keys to move the cursor

A Event list

Shows the MIDI ev ents recorded in the track. The event at which the cursor is located is selected for editing. You can select multiple events by holding do wn the [SHIFT] key and pressing the CURSOR [

B Time ﬁeld

Shows the location at which each MIDI event is recorded, in measures/beats/ticks.

C Channel ﬁeld

Shows the MIDI channel of each MIDI event in the track. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if a MIDI connector or an internal virtual port is selected as the output destination of the track, and the output destination MIDI channel is set to ANY.

D Event ﬁeld

Shows the type of each recorded MIDI ev ent, and its value(s). The follo wing MIDI events may be shown here.

Note events

]/[†] keys.

From the left, these are the note number, D (duration), and V (velocity) ﬁelds.

Pitch bend

The value is displayed at the right.

Program change

The value is displayed at the right.

Control change

From the left, these are the C:XXX (control change number), value, and bar ﬁelds.

Channel key pressure

From the left, these are the value and bar ﬁelds.

Step edit mode

View block

Polyphonic key pressure

From the left, these are the note number, value, and bar ﬁelds.

System exclusive

The system exclusive message is displayed in hexadecimal form.

This selects the type of MIDI event that will be displayed in the graphic editor.

A View ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI events that will be displayed in the event list.

• ALL EVENTS.............All MIDI events

• NOTES ........................Note events

• PITCH BEND..............Pitch bend

• CONTROL CHANGE.Control change

• PROGRAM CHANGEProgram change

• CH. PRESSURE..........Channel key pressure

• POLY PRESSURE ......Polyphonic key pressure

• EXCLUSIVE...............System exclusive

If you selected control change or polyphonic key pressure, specify the control change number or note number at the right of the View ﬁeld.

B MIDI ch ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI channel that will be displayed in the event list. If you select ALL, e vents of all channels recorded in the track will be displayed.

Step-recording note events

Here’s how to step-record note events from the pads or your MIDI keyboard.

1. Access the Main page, and select the sequence that you want to step-record.

2. Select the track that you want to step-record, and specify the output destination.

3. Access the Step Edit page.

4. Press the [F1] key (OPTION).

The Step Edit Option popup window will appear, allowing you to make option settings for step-recording. For details on this popup window, refer to page 41.

5. Set the fields of the popup window, and press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

Your settings will be ﬁnalized, and the popup window will close.

6. Move the cursor to the Timing correct ﬁeld, and set the timing correct value to the shortest note value that you want to record.

7. Move the cursor to the measure/beat/tick of the Now ﬁeld, and specify the location at which you will begin step-recording.

Step edit page

8. Press the [REC] key or the [OVER DUB] key.

The [OVER DUB] key LED will light, step-recording will be enabled.

9. Strike the pads (or play your MIDI keyboard).

Note events will be input. The velocity values will be input according to how strongly you strike the pads or play your MIDI keyboard.

The settings you made in step 5 will determine what happens after an event has been input, and the duration value.

10. When you want to input a rest, press the STEP [

The current location will advance by the timing correct note value.

11. Step-record additional notes in the same way.

12. When you are finished step-recording, press the [STOP] key.

Step-recording will be disabled.

Hint: During step-recording, the function assigned to the [F6] key will change to INSERT. You can use the Now ﬁeld to specify a location, and press the [F6] key to insert an event there.

] key.

Moving MIDI events

Here’s how the MIDI events you select in the event list can be moved in the time axis.

1. Move the cursor to the event list block, and select the MIDI event(s) that you want to move.

By using the [SHIFT] key and the CURSOR [ multiple MIDI events, you can move a selected region in one operation.

2. Press the [F2] key (MOVE).

The display of the view block will change, showing ﬁelds that let you mak e settings such as the move-destination for the MIDI events.

]/[†] keys (or the [JOG] dial) to select

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A Move ﬁeld

Selects the direction in which the MIDI events will be moved. When you are moving MIDI events in step edit mode, you can only select TIME (time axis) movement.

B From ﬁeld

Indicates the current location of the move-source MIDI event. If you have selected multiple MIDI events, this indicates the location of the ﬁrst event.

C to ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the move-destination location. If you hav e selected multiple MIDI events, this indicates the move-destination of the ﬁrst event.

D Mode ﬁeld

Selects how processing will be performed if note events exist in both the move-source and move-destination.

E [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and returns the block to the normal display.

F [F2] key (DO IT)

Executes the MIDI event Move operation.

G [F3] key (–)

Moves the selected region toward the beginning of the track, in steps of one tick.

Step edit mode

3. Move the cursor to the to ﬁeld, and specify the move-destination for the MIDI

4. As necessary, move the cursor to the Mode ﬁeld, and select one of the following

5. Press the [F2] key (DO IT) to execute the move.

■Copying/cutting MIDI events

1. Select the track that contains the phrase you want to cut or copy.

2. If you want to cut/copy only specific types of MIDI events, move the cursor to

3. Move the cursor to the event list, and select the MIDI event(s) you want to cut

4. If you want to keep the original events, press the [F3] key (COPY). If you want

H [F4] key (+)

Moves the selected region toward the end of the track, in steps of one tick.

events.

to specify how processing will be performed if note events exist in both the move-source and move-destination.

MERGE..................Existing note events will remain, and the move-source note events

will be added.

REPLACE..............Existing note events will be erased, and overwritten by the

move-source events.

MIDI events selected in the event list can be cut/copied and placed in the clipboard.

Hint: The clipboard contains only the content that was most recently copied or cut. The contents of the clipboard will be lost when the power is turned off.

the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to make the event list show only the MIDI events you want to cut or copy.

If you selected control change or polyphonic key pressure, use the right side of the View ﬁeld to select the control change number or note number that you want to see.

or copy.

When the cursor is located in the event list, you can select multiple MIDI e v ents by hold-

ing down the [SHIFT] key and using the [

to delete the original events, press the [F4] key (CUT).

The selected events will be placed in the clipboard. If you selected multiple events, the Copy Data/Cut Data popup window will appear. For details on each ﬁeld of the popup window, refer to page 45.

]/[†] keys.

5. If you are cutting/copying multiple events, make sure that the Time ﬁeld and Notes ﬁeld show the selected region.

You can also edit the value of these ﬁelds to make ﬁne adjustments to the region that will be cut or copied.

Step edit page

6. To place the selected region in the clipboard, press the [F6] key (CLIP BD).

The MIDI events in the selected region will be placed in the clipboard.

Hint: The data that was copied/cut fr om the e vent list can be saved in a phrase library if you pr ess the [F5] key (LIBRARY) instead of the [F6] key. For details on saving data to a phrase library, refer to page 46.

■Pasting MIDI events

MIDI events that you saved in the clipboard or the phrase library can be pasted into the desired track.

1. Select the track into which you want to paste MIDI events.

2. Move the cursor to the Now ﬁeld, and move the current location to the starting

point at which you want to paste the events.

3. Press the [F5] key (PASTE).

The Paste Data popup window will appear . F or details on the ﬁelds of the popup window , refer to page 46

4. Set the various fields so that the MIDI data will be pasted as you wish.

5. If you want to paste MIDI events that you placed in the clipboard, press the [F6] key (CLIP BD).

The data will be pasted, and the popup window will close.

6. If you want to paste a phrase library, move the cursor to the Phrase Library ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to select the phrase library you want to paste.

7. If you want to paste the selected phrase, press the [F5] key (LIBRARY).

The data will be pasted, and the popup window will close.

Simultaneously editing values in a selected region

Here’s how the value of multiple MIDI events can be edited simultaneously.

1. Move the cursor to the View ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the MIDI events you want to edit.

2. Move the cursor to the Event List block, and use the [SHIFT] key and CURSOR

]/[†] keys to select the region that you want to edit.

[

The function assigned to the [F5] key will change to EDIT.

3. Press the [F5] key (EDIT).

Step edit mode

The Edit Multiple popup window will appear.

1 2 3

4 5

A Type ﬁeld

Selects the type of MIDI event that will be edited.

B Edit ﬁeld

Selects the element of MIDI data that will be modiﬁed. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if you selected note events.

C Edit type ﬁeld

Selects the way in which the data will be modiﬁed.

D Value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the adjustment value.

E Time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the region in which data will be modiﬁed.

F Notes ﬁeld

Indicates the range of note events that will be modiﬁed. This ﬁeld will be displayed only if you have selected note events.

G [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

H [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the editing operation.

4. If you are editing note events, move the cursor to the Edit ﬁeld, and turn the

[JOG] dial to select one of the following elements to edit.

VELOCITY............Edit the velocities of the note events in the selected region.

DURATION ...........Edit the durations of the note events in the selected region.

5. Move the cursor to Edit type ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the

following methods by which the value will be modified.

• ADD VALUE...............Add the Value ﬁeld setting to each current value.

• SUB VALUE................Subtract the Value ﬁeld setting from each current value.

• MULT VAL% ..............Multiply each current value by the Value ﬁeld setting.

• SET TO VALUE..........Set each current value to the Value ﬁeld setting.

6. Move the cursor to the Value ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to set the value of the Edit type ﬁeld.

7. Press the [F6] key (DO IT) to execute the change.

Step edit page

Inserting note events

Here’s how to insert note data into a track.

1. Select the sequence/track into which you want to insert note events.

2. Move the cursor to the Now ﬁeld, and move the current location to the location

at which you want to insert a note event.

3. Press the [OVER DUB] key.

Now you are ready to step-record. During step-recording, the function assigned to the [F6] key will change to INSERT.

4. Press the [F6] key (INSERT).

The Insert Event popup window will appear.

A Type ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI event that will be inserted.

5. Move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select NOTE.

If the Type ﬁeld is set to NOTE, you will be able to insert note events. When you select NOTE, the following ﬁelds will appear.

• Time ﬁeld

Indicates the location at which the note event will be inserted.

• Note ﬁeld

Selects the note number that will be inserted.

6. Make sure that the Time ﬁeld is set to the location at which you want to insert

the note event.

While the cursor is at this ﬁeld, you can turn the [JOG] dial to adjust the input location.

7. Move the cursor to the Note ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the note

number you want to insert.

8. To insert the note number, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

The note event will be inserted, and the popup window will close.

Inserting continuously-variable events or program change events

Here’s how to insert continuously-variable events (such as control changes) or program change events into the desired track. You can insert a series of continuously-variable events by specifying the desired values for the starting and ending locations.

1. Select the sequence/track into which you want to insert events.

2. Press the [OVER DUB] key.

Y ou will enter step-recording mode, and the function assigned to the [F6] k ey will change to INSERT.

3. Press the [F6] key (INSERT).

The Insert Event popup window will appear.

4. Move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the

following as the type of MIDI event that you want to insert.

Step edit mode

PITCH BEND............................. Pitch bend

CONTROL CHANGE................ Control change

PROGRAM Change.................... Program change

CH PRESSURE.......................... Channel key pressure

POLY PRESSURE...................... Polyphonic key pressure

The ﬁelds that are displayed will depend on the event you selected.

PITCH BEND

• Time ﬁeld

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted. If you are inserting multiple events in a single operation, the left side of the Time ﬁeld shows the starting location of the inserted events, and the right side shows the ending location.

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value of the pitch bend ev ents that will be inserted. If you hav e speciﬁed a region, this speciﬁes the pitch bend value that will be inserted at the starting point.

• End value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Interval ﬁeld

Selects the spacing of the pitch bend events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Curve ﬁeld

Selects either LINEAR, LOGARITHM, or EXPONENTIAL as the curve by which the pitch bend values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Graph display

Displays a curve showing the pitch bend v alues that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

CONTROL CHANGE

• Time ﬁeld

• Control number ﬁeld

Selects the control change number.

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

• End value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Interval ﬁeld

Selects the spacing of the control change events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Curve ﬁeld

Selects the curve by which the control change values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Graph display

Displays a curve showing the control change v alues that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

PROGRAM CHANGE

• Time ﬁeld

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted.

Step edit page

• Program number ﬁeld

Selects the program change number that will be inserted.

CH PRESSURE

• Time ﬁeld

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value of the channel pressure events that will be inserted. If you have speciﬁed a region, this speciﬁes the channel pressure value that will be inserted at the starting point.

• End value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Interval ﬁeld

Selects the spacing of the channel pressure events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Curve ﬁeld

Selects the curve by which the channel pressure values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Graph display

Displays a curve showing the channel pressure values that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

POLY PRESSURE

• Time ﬁeld

Indicates the location at which the data will be inserted. The left side of the Time ﬁeld shows the starting location of the inserted ev ents, and the right side sho ws the ending location.

• Note ﬁeld

Selects the polyphonic key pressure note number.

• Value (Start value) ﬁeld

• End value ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the value that will be inserted at the ending point. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Interval ﬁeld

Selects the spacing of the polyphonic key pressure events that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Curve ﬁeld

Selects the curve by which the polyphonic key pressure values will change. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

• Graph display

Displays a curve showing the polyphonic key pressure values that will be inserted. (Displayed only if you speciﬁed a region.)

5. Perform the following steps according to the MIDI events you want to insert.

To insert continuously-variable events

Move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld. Use the left side to ﬁeld to set the starting location to events to be inserted, and the right side to specify the ending location.

To insert a program change event

Move the cursor to the Time ﬁeld, and specify the location at which the event will be inserted.

Step edit mode

6. Set the various fields to specify the event(s) you want to insert.

7. To execute the insertion, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

Inserting a system exclusive message

1. Select the sequence/track into which you want to insert a system exclusive

2. Press the [OVER DUB] key.

3. Press the [F6] key (INSERT).

4. Move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to change the setting

Hint: You can insert a single event by setting the left and right values of the Time ﬁeld to the same location.

Here’s how to insert a system exclusive message into a recorded track.

message.

Step-recording will be enabled, and the function assigned to the [F6] key will change to INSERT.

The Insert Event popup window will appear.

to EXCLUSIVE.

The popup window display will change as follows.

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A Type ﬁeld

Selects the type of MIDI event that will be inserted.

B Time ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the location at which the system exclusive message will be inserted.

C Byte ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the number of bytes in the system exclusive message.

D Data ﬁeld

The upper row of this ﬁeld selects the byte number for which you can input a hexadecimal value. If there are more than 15 bytes, you can scroll the display.

E [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

F [F6] key (DO IT)

Inserts the system exclusive message. Input hexadecimal values in the lower part of the ﬁeld.

5. Move the cursor to the (measures/beats/ticks) at which you want to insert the system exclusive message.

6. Move the cursor to the Byte ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the number of bytes (the number of hexadecimal values) in the system exclusive message.

7. Move the cursor to data ﬁeld “2” (the second byte), and turn the [JOG] dial to input a hexadecimal value into the system exclusive message.

Hint: The system exclusive message will always start with F0 and end with [F7].

Time ﬁeld

, and specify the location

Step edit page

8. Press the CURSOR [®] key to move to the next field, and specify the next hexadecimal value in the same way.

9. Repeat the preceding step to finish inputting all of the hexadecimal values.

10. To finalize the system exclusive message you specified, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

Song mode

Song page

Creating a song

To access this page........[SONG] key

Sequences you create can be arranged in the desired playback order to create a song.

A Position bar block B Now block C Song block D Sequence list block

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Functions

• [F1]/[F2] keys (CONVERT TO SEQ)

Displays the Convert Song to Sequence popup windo w, where a song you created can be converted into a sequence.

• [F3] key (COPY)

Copies the selected step to the clipboard.

• [F4] key (DELETE)/(SUDDEN)

Deletes the selected step. If you press this key while a song is playing, the playback will proceed immediately to the next step even if you were in the middle of a step.

• [F5] key (INSERT)

Inserts the same content as the selected step into the location of the selected step.

• [F6] key (PASTE)/(NEXT)

Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected step. If you press this key while a song is playing, the playback will proceed to the next step when it reaches the end of the sequence, even if there were one or more repeats remaining.

Position bar block

This bar indicates the current location within the song.

A Bar display

Indicates the current location within the song.

Now block

Indicates the current location within the song in units of measures/beats/ticks and in time.

A Now ﬁeld

Indicates the current location within the song in units of measures/beats/ticks. When the cursor is at each of these ﬁelds, you can turn the [JOG] dial to move the current location in steps of measures/beats/ten ticks/one tick.

B Time ﬁeld

Indicates the current time location within the song.

Song block

Here you can select the song to be created or played, and turn tempo and looping on/off.

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A Song ﬁeld

Selects the song that will be played or created. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Song popup window will appear.

Song page

B Tempo ﬁeld

Sets the tempo of the song in a range of 30–300 BPM. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] key, the Tempo popup window will appear.

C SEQ/MAS ﬁeld

Selects the tempo source according to which the song will play. If you select SEQ, the tempo speciﬁed for each sequence will be valid. If you select

MAS, all sequences in the song will play back at the tempo speciﬁed by the tempo ﬁeld. Even if you select MAS, tempo change events that were input within the sequence are

still valid. In this case, these events will adjust the tempo proportionally, relative to the master tempo.

D Loop ﬁeld

Switches looping on/off. When playback reaches the end of the song, it will return to the beginning and resume if loop is turned on.

Sequence list block

Here you can assign a sequence to each step of the song.

Hint: When the cursor is located in the sequence list, use the CURSOR [√]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to select the ﬁeld that you want to set. Use the BLOCK CURSOR [

]/[†] keys to move the cur sor to another block.

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A Start bar ﬁeld

Indicates the measure number at which the step will start.

B Step ﬁeld

Indicates the step number.

Song mode

C Sequence ﬁeld

Selects the sequence that will play at that step. The step that displays (end of song) indicates the end of the song.

D Bars ﬁeld

Indicates the number of measures in the sequence selected for that step. If you move the cursor to this ﬁeld and press the [WINDOW] ke y, the Copy and Replace popup window will appear.

E Repeats ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the number of times that the step will be repeated. If you set this to HOLD, that step will play back repeatedly until you press the [F6] key (NEXT). In this case, the Start bar ﬁeld of the subsequent steps will change to “–”.

Creating a song

Here’s how to arrange sequences within the memory of the MPC4000 to create a new song.

1. Create or load sequences so that memory contains the sequences you want to use in your new song.

2. Access the Song page.

3. Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select an empty song number.

4. Move the cursor to “(end of song)” in the Sequence ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the sequence that you want to play in step 1.

When you select a sequence, the “(end of song)” indication will move to the next step.

5. If you want the sequence selected in step 4 to play more than once, move the cursor to the Repeats ﬁeld of step 1 and use the [JOG] dial to specify the number of repeats.

6. Move the cursor to the Sequence ﬁeld for step 2, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the next sequence.

The Start bar ﬁeld will indicate the starting location of step 2 (the number of measures from the beginning of the song).

7. As described in steps 4–6, specify the desired sequences for the song.

8. If you want to edit your settings, move the cursor to the desired field of that step, and use the [JOG] dial to edit the setting.

9. If necessary, move the cursor to the SEQ/MAS ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to select the tempo source.

10. If you specified MAS as the tempo source, move the cursor to the tempo ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the tempo for the song.

11. To play the song, press the [PLAY] key.

To stop the song, press the [STOP] key.

Hint: In the song page, you can use the STEP [<]/[>] keys or BAR [<<]/[>>] keys perform locate operations.

Editing a song

Here’s how to copy/paste steps within a song, or to insert/delete steps.

1. Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to select the song that you want to edit.

2. Move the cursor to the step that you want to edit.

Song page

When copying or deleting a step, your operation will apply to the step you select here. When inserting or pasting a step, the step will be inserted or pasted at the location of the step you select here.

Hint: When copying/deleting/pasting steps, you can hold down the [SHIFT] key and use the CURSOR [

]/[†] keys to select two or more adjacent steps as the edit region.

3. Use the [F3] key (COPY)–[F6] key (PASTE) to execute the editing function.

Each key has the following function.

• [F3] key (COPY)........ Copies the selected step(s) to the clipboard.

COPY

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B 3 Sequence C 4 Sequence D

• • • •

Clipboard

Sequence C

copied

• [F4] key (DELETE).... Deletes the selected step(s). Subsequent steps will move for-

ward.

DELETE

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B 3 Sequence C 4 Sequence D

• • • •

deleted

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B 3 Sequence D

• • • •

• [F5] key (INSERT)..... Inserts a step with the identical contents at the location of the

currently selected step. Subsequent steps will move backward.

INSERT

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B 3 Sequence C 4 Sequence D

• • • •

inserted

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B 3 Sequence C 4 Sequence C 5 Sequence D

• • • •

• [F6] key (PASTE) ....... Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the location of the cur-

rently selected step. When you execute this, steps later than the paste location will be moved backward. If the clipboard is empty, pressing this key will do nothing.

PASTE

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B 3 Sequence C 4 Sequence D

Clipboard

Sequence X

1 Sequence A 2 Sequence B

3 Sequence X

• • • •

pasted

4 Sequence C 5 Sequence D

• • • •

Song mode

Copying a song

Here’s how to copy a song in memory to a different song number.

1. Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the song

you want to copy.

2. Press the window key.

The Song popup window will appear.

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A Song name ﬁeld

Displays the name of the currently selected song. If you turn the [JOG] dial in this ﬁeld, the Rename popup window will appear, allowing you to edit the song name.

B Default name ﬁeld

Displays the default song name that will be assigned when you create a song. If you turn the [JOG] dial in this ﬁeld, the Rename popup window will appear, allowing you to edit the default song name.

C [F1] key (CLOSE)

Closes the popup window.

D [F4] key (DELETE)

Opens the Delete Song popup window, where you can delete songs.

E [F6] key (COPY)

Opens the Copy Song popup window, where you can copy songs.

3. Press the [F6] key (COPY).

The Copy Song popup window will appear.

A Copy source ﬁeld

Selects the copy-source song.

B Copy destination ﬁeld

Selects the copy-destination song number.

Song page

C [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

D [F5] key (DO IT)

Executes the copy.

4. Move the cursor to the Copy source ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the

copy-source song.

5. Move the cursor to the Copy destination ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select

the copy-destination song number.

6. To execute the copy, press the [F5] key (DO IT).

The window will close automatically when the copy has been completed. If you select an already-existing song number in step 5, the copy-destination song will be

overwritten.

Deleting a song

Here’s how to delete a speciﬁed song from memory, returning it to an empty state.

1. 1Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the song

that you want to delete.

Note: T o avoid deleting an important song by mistake, we recommend that you play bac k the song ﬁrst to conﬁrm that it really is the song you want to delete.

2. Press the [WINDOW] key.

The Song popup window will appear.

3. Press the [F4] key (DELETE).

The Delete Song popup window will appear.

A Delete song ﬁeld

Selects the song that will be deleted.

B [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

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C [F3] key (DEL ALL)

Opens the Delete ALL Song popup window, which lets you delete all songs from memory. Pressing the [F6] key (DO IT) while this window is displayed will delete all songs from memory in a single operation.

D [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the Delete operation.

4. Move the cursor to the Delete song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the

song you want to delete.

Song mode

5. To execute the deletion, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The song you selected in step 4 will return to an empty state. The window will close automatically when the deletion is completed.

Converting a song into a sequence

Here’s how you can convert a completed song into a sequence. When you execute this conversion, the sequences within the song will be combined by track number. This is convenient when you want to add solo parts to a completed song.

1. Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the song

that you want to convert into a sequence.

2. Press the [F1] key or [F2] key (CONVERT TO SEQ).

The Convert Song to Sequence popup window will appear.

A From song ﬁeld

Indicates the song that will be converted.

B To sequence ﬁeld

Selects the sequence number for the resulting sequence.

C Track status ﬁeld

Selects how processing will occur if the sequences in the song contain muted tracks.

D [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

E [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the conversion.

3. Make sure that the song you want to convert into a song is selected in the From song ﬁeld.

4. Move the cursor to the To sequence ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the sequence number into which the song will be converted.

When the popup window ﬁrst appears, the lowest-numbered vacant sequence will be selected. If you select a sequence number that already contains events, the con verted song will be written over that sequence, replacing it.

5. Move the cursor to the Track status ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial select how the tracks will be processed.

• REFERENCED TO 1ST SQ .......The settings for each track in the ﬁrst sequence will

be assigned to the corresponding track of each following sequence.

Song page

• OFF TRACKS IGNORED ..........Tracks in each sequence that are turned off will not

be converted. After conversion, all tracks will be on. (Howev er, there will be no data for the regions in which tracks were off.) Settings such as MIDI output will be the same as for the ﬁrst sequence.

Note: Re gar dless of the method you select, the settings of the sequence selected for step 1 will be used as the track settings (e.g., output destination, tr ac k type , etc.) after conversion. If the sequences later than step 1 have a track order that dif fers from the tr ack order of the step 1 sequence, those steps cannot be converted correctly. In such cases, use the Change Track Order popup window to rearrange the tracks to the same order as the step 1 sequence . (F or details on the Change T rack Or der popup window , refer topage 26.)

6. To execute the conversion, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The window will close automatically when the conversion has been completed.

Enabling/disabling tempo change events

T empo change e vents recorded in a sequence within the song can be enabled or disabled.

1. Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the song for

which you want to make settings.

2. Move the cursor to the tempo ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Tempo popup window will appear.

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A Ignore tempo change events in sequence ﬁeld

Selects whether tempo change events within the sequences included in the song will be ignored.

B Fix tempo ﬁeld

Fixes a standard tempo for all sequences included in the song.

C [F1] key (CLOSE)

Closes the popup window.

D [F6] key (DO IT)

Modiﬁes the tempo of the sequence.

3. Move the cursor to the Ignore tempo change events in sequence ﬁeld, and

select one of the following settings.

YES........................T empo change e vents within sequences included in the song will be

ignored.

NO..........................Tempo change e v ents within sequences included in the song will be

valid. If this ﬁeld is set to NO when the SEQ/MAS ﬁeld is set to MAS, tempo change events will adjust the tempo relative to the tempo speciﬁed in the Tempo ﬁeld.

4. To finalize the setting, press the [F1] key (CLOSE).

Song mode

Setting all tempo values to the tempo of the sequence

This operation sets the basic tempo of each sequence in the song to the same value. When you execute this operation, the basic tempo of each sequence will be rewritten.

1. Move the cursor to the Song ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the song for

which you want to make settings.

2. Move the cursor to the tempo ﬁeld, and press the [WINDOW] key.

The Tempo popup window will appear.

3. Move the cursor to the Fix tempo ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to specify the

desired tempo.

Tempo change events recorded in the sequence will not be affected. The tempo will be proportionally adjusted by the tempo change events, relative to the tempo of the sequence.

4. To rewrite the tempo values, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

MISC mode

Setup page

Making other settings

To access this page ....... [MISC.] key

A Setup block

Functions

• [F2] key (SYNC)

Setup page

Here you can make various settings for the sequencer.

Displays the Sync page.

Setup block

Here you can make various settings such as specifying how events will be processed when you record a sequence in realtime, selecting the receive MIDI channel, and specifying whether program changes will switch sequences.

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A Convert sustain pedal to duration ﬁeld

Selects how sustain pedal (control change #64) will be processed while realtime-recording a sequence.

Choose one of the following settings.

YES........................Sustain pedal on/off will be converted into note durations. (The

duration of the recorded note events will be lengthened.)

NO..........................Sustain pedal will be recorded as normal data.

Hint: This function lets you prevent pr oblems that can occur if a sustain pedal Off event is accidentally erased, causing the sustain pedal to “stick” in the On position.

B Truncate duration ﬁeld

Selects one of the following to specify what will happen if the end of a sequence is reached with a note still On while loop-recording a sequence.

UP TO SEQUENCE LENGTH... The length of the looped sequence will be recorded as

the maximum duration. The duration of the recorded notes will not exceed the length of the sequence.

MISC mode

UP TO SEQUENCE END.......... The duration will automatically be adjusted so that

note-off occurs at the end of the sequence. (The note will not play back across the loop.)

AS RECORDED......................... The note events will be recorded just as you play them.

C Active track receive channel ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI channel(s) that the MPC4000 will receive; either ALL (all MIDI channels) or a speciﬁc channel 1–16. If you select a speciﬁc MIDI channel, incoming MIDI events on other channels will be ignored.

D Sequence change with Pgm change ﬁeld

Selects whether program changes will be used to switch sequences. If this ﬁeld is ON, an incoming program change will select the sequence of the corresponding number.

E Tap averaging ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the number of [TAP TEMPO] key presses that will be used to calculate the tempo. When you press the [TAP TEMPO] key the number of times you specify here, the tempo will be automatically calculated from the average interval between each press.

F Send pad pressure as POLY PRESSURE message ﬁeld

Speciﬁes whether the force with which you press a pad will be transmitted as polyphonic key pressure messages. If this ﬁeld is set to YES, polyphonic key pressure messages will be transmitted.

Sync page

Making synchronization-related settings

Here you can make various settings for synchronization between an e xternal device and the MPC4000.

To access this page ....... [MISC.] key → [F2] key (SYNC)

A Sync In/Sync Out block

Functions

• [F1] key (SETUP)

Displays the Setup page.

Sync page

Sync In/Sync Out block

Here you can make settings for the synchronization signals that the MPC4000 will transmit and receive.

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A Mode ﬁeld

Selects one of the following synchronization signals for reception. Fields for additional settings will appear according to the type of signal you select. The av ailable types of synchronization and their parameters are as follows.

MIDI clock

SYNC in ﬁeld................... Selects the MIDI connector that will receive MIDI clock.

MIDI time code

Sync in ﬁeld ..................... Selects the MIDI connector that will receive MIDI time code

(MTC).

Frame rate ﬁeld ................ Selects the MTC frame rate (the number of frames per sec-

ond) from a range of 24/25/30D/30.

Sequence start time ﬁeld .. Speciﬁes the time code for the beginning of the

sequence/song, in units of hours/minutes/frames/subframes.

SMPTE

Frame rate ﬁeld..................Selects the SMPTE frame range from a range of 24/25/30D/30.

Sequence start time ﬁeld....Speciﬁes the time code for the beginning of the sequence/song.

B Receive MMC (MIDI Machine Control) ﬁeld

Switches MMC reception on/off. If this is ON, the transport of the MPC4000 can be controlled from an MMC-compatible external device.

MISC mode

C MIDI clock ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI connector that will transmit MIDI clock. If you select OFF , MIDI clock will not be transmitted.

D MIDI time code ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI connector that will transmit MTC. If you select OFF, MTC will not be transmitted.

E SMPTE ﬁeld

Switches SMPTE output on/off.

F Frame rate ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the frame rate of the MTC/SMPTE that is transmitted.

G Send MMC (MIDI Machine Control) ﬁeld

Switches MMC transmission on/off. If transmission is ON, the transport of an MMC-compatible external device can be controlled from the MPC4000.

■Synchronizing the MPC4000 to an external device

You can use MIDI clock, MTC, or SMPTE to synchronize the MPC4000 to an external device.

Note: In order to sync hr onize oper ation with an e xternal device, you must also mak e synchronization settings on that external device.

1. Connect the MPC4000 and external device as appropriate for the synchronization method you want to use.

To synchronize to the external device using MIDI clock or MTC

Connect the MPC4000’s [MIDI IN] connector to the e xternal device’ s MIDI OUT connector .

To synchronize to the external device using SMPTE

Connect the MPC4000’s [SMPTE IN] connector to the external device’s SMPTE OUT connector.

2. Access the Sync page and move the cursor to the Mode ﬁeld.

3. Turn the [JOG] dial to select the synchronization signal you want to receive.

• MIDI CLOCK .............Synchronize using MIDI clock.

• MIDI TIME CODE.....Synchronize using MTC (MIDI time code).

• SMPTE........................Synchronize using SMPTE signals.

4. If you selected MIDI clock or MTC in step 3, move the cursor to the Sync in ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to select the MIDI connector that will receive

MIDI clock or MTC.

If you selected MIDI clock, synchronization may not occur correctly if the time signature of the MPC4000’s sequence/song does not match that of the external device.

Also, the MPC4000’s tempo will be ignored, and the tempo data of the external device will be used.

5. If you selected MTC/SMPTE in step 3, move the cursor to the use the [JOG] dial to set the value to match the frame rate of the external device.

Synchronization will not occur correctly if the frame rate does not match that of the external device.

6. If you are synchronizing via MTC/SMPTE, move the cursor to the Sequence start ﬁeld and specify the starting location of the sequence/song as necessary.

7. When you have finished making settings, press the [MAIN] key to access the Main page.

8. Make sure that the cursor is located at Sync, and turn the [JOG] dial to switch the setting of the field ON.

The settings of the Sync In/Sync Out window are valid when the Sync ﬁeld is turned ON. In this state, the MPC4000 will synchronize to an external device.

Frame rate ﬁeld

and

Sync page

9. If you want to synchronize an MPC4000 sequence with the external device, go to the Main page and select the sequence that you want to play.

10. If you want to synchronize an MPC4000 song with the external device, press the [SONG] key and select the song that you want to play.

11. Begin playback on the external device.

The MPC4000 will operate in synchronization with the external device, and will begin playing the sequence or song.

■Synchronizing an external device to the MPC4000

You can use MIDI clock, MTC, or SMPTE to synchronize an external device to the MPC4000.

Note: In order to sync hr onize oper ation with an e xternal device, you must also mak e synchronization settings on that external device.

1. Connect the MPC4000 and external device as appropriate for the synchronization method you want to use.

To synchronize the external device using MIDI clock or MTC

Connect the MPC4000’s [MIDI OUT] connector to the external device’s MIDI IN connector.

To synchronize the external device using SMPTE

Connect the MPC4000’s [SMPTE OUT] connector to the external device’s SMPTE IN connector.

2. Access the Sync page.

3. If you want to use MIDI clock as the synchronization signal, move the cursor to the MIDI clock ﬁeld, and select the MIDI connector that will transmit MIDI clock messages.

If you select MIDI clock, make sure that the time signature of the MPC4000’s sequence/song matches that of the external device. If the time signature does not match, locate operations will not occur correctly.

4. If you want to use MTC as the synchronization signal, move the cursor to the MIDI time code ﬁeld and select the MIDI connector that will transmit MTC messages.

5. If you want to use SMPTE as the synchronization signal, move the cursor to the SMPTE ﬁeld and turn the setting ON.

6. If you are using MTC/SMPTE, move the cursor to the Frame rate ﬁeld and use the [JOG] dial to set the frame rate to match that of the external device.

If the frame rates of the MPC4000 and the external device do not match, correct synchronization will not be possible.

7. When you have finished making settings, access the Main page.

8. Make sure that the cursor is located at the Sync ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to switch the setting ON.

9. Make settings on the external device so that it will follow the type of synchronization signal you selected in steps 3–5, and put it in playback-ready mode.

10. If you want the external device to synchronize to an MPC4000 sequence, go to the Main page and select the sequence that you want to play.

11. If you want the external device to synchronize to an MPC4000 song, press the [SONG] key and select the song that you want to play.

12. Press the [PLAY] key to play back the sequence/song.

The external device will operate in synchronization with the MPC4000. If you perform a locate operation on the MPC4000, the external device will also change its location.

MIDI mode

Routing page

Changing the routing of MIDI events

To access this page........[MIDI] key

A Routing block

Functions

• [F2] key (FILTER)

• [F3] key (EVENT)

• [F6] key (PANIC)

Here you can changing the routing of the MIDI events that are input from the [MIDI IN I] and [MIDI IN II] connectors or generated by the pads.

Displays the Filter page.

Displays the Event page.

Sends All Note Off, Reset All Controllers, Damper Off, and Bend 0 messages from the MIDI connectors.

Routing block

Here you can change the destination of the MIDI events that are input from the [MIDI IN I]/[MIDI IN II] connectors or generated by the pads.

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A Block diagram

Displays the current routing of MIDI messages.

B MIDI in-I ﬁeld

Selects one of the following as the destination of the MIDI e v ents recei v ed at the [MIDI IN I] connector.

INT-A.....................Virtual MIDI port A of the sampler section

SEQUENCER........The sequencer section

C MIDI in-II ﬁeld

Selects one of the following as the destination of the MIDI e v ents recei v ed at the [MIDI IN II] connector.

Routing page

INT-B .....................Virtual MIDI port B of the sampler section

SEQUENCER........The sequencer section

D Drum pad ﬁeld

Selects one of the following as the destination of the MIDI e vents generated by the pads.

INT-A.....................Virtual MIDI port A of the sampler section

OUT-A....................MIDI OUT A

SEQUENCER........The sequencer section

MIDI mode

Filter page

Filtering the incoming MIDI events

To access this page........[MIDI] key → [F2] key (FILTER)

Here you can ﬁlter out speciﬁc MIDI events that are being input from the [MIDI IN I] and [MIDI IN II] connectors.

A MIDI input ﬁlter block B Event block

Functions

• [F1] key (ROUTING)

Displays the Routing page.

• [F3] key (EVENT)

Displays the Event page.

• [F6] key (PANIC)

Sends All Note Off, Reset All Controllers, Damper Off, and Bend 0 messages from the MIDI connectors.

MIDI input ﬁlter block

Here you can select the input connector for which you will make settings, and switch the MIDI ﬁlter on/off.

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A MIDI in ﬁeld

Selects either I ([MIDI IN I] connector) or II ([MIDI IN II] connector) as the connector for which you will make settings. You can make ﬁlter settings independently for each connector.

B Filter ﬁeld

Switches MIDI ﬁltering on/off for the selected connector.

Input block

Here you can select the type of MIDI event and the MIDI channel to be ﬁltered.

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Filter page

A Event type ﬁeld

Indicates the various type of MIDI ev ent. When the cursor is in this ﬁeld, you can scroll the display.

B ALL ﬁeld

By turning the [JOG] dial in this ﬁeld you can switch the symbols on/off for all channels.

C 1–16 ﬁeld

Indicates MIDI channels 1–16. By turning the [JOG] dial you can switch the symbol on/off. The corresponding MIDI event will be ﬁltered out from channels for which this symbol is displayed.

MIDI mode

Event page

Monitoring MIDI events

To access this page........[MIDI] key → [F3] key (EVENT)

Here you can view a list of MIDI events for the speciﬁed channel.

A MIDI event monitor block

Functions

• [F1] key (ROUTING)

Displays the Routing page.

• [F2] key (FILTER)

Displays the Filter page.

• [F6] key (CLEAR)

Clears the list display.

MIDI event monitor block

This displays a list of the MIDI events that are being transmitted or recei v ed on the speciﬁed channel.

A MIDI monitor ﬁeld

Selects one of the following as the MIDI connector/port whose MIDI e vents will be monitored.

MIDI IN I...............[MIDI IN I] connector

MIDI IN II..............[MIDI IN II] connector

MIDI OUT-A .........[MIDI OUT A] connector

MIDI OUT-B..........[MIDI OUT B] connector

MIDI OUT-C..........[MIDI OUT C] connector

MIDI OUT-D .........[MIDI OUT D] connector

INT-A.....................Virtual MIDI port A of the sampler section

INT-B.....................Virtual MIDI port B of the sampler section

Event page

B View channel ﬁeld

Selects the MIDI channel(s) that will be displayed in the list, from a range of 1–16 or ALL (all MIDI channels). By selecting ALL, you can monitor all MIDI events that are being transmitted or received via the selected MIDI connector or port.

C List ﬁeld

Displays the MIDI events that are being transmitted or received. The MIDI event displayed at the “Latest>” indicator is the event that was transmitted or received most recently.

Save mode

Save page

Saving data to a storage device

A Type block B Disk information block C Data list block

Here you can save various types of data from internal memory to an external storage device.

D Disk block E File list block

Functions

• [F2] key (UTILITY)

Displays the Disk Utility page.

• [F3] key ( NEW)

Creates a new folder in the selected level of the ﬁle list.

• [F5] key (MULTIPLE)

Displays a popup window where you can save multiple items of data. You can use this function if you have selected samples/programs/multis as the data to be saved.

• [F6] key (DO IT)

Executes the Save operation.

Type block

Selects the type of data that will be saved to the storage device.

A Type ﬁeld

Selects the type of ﬁle to be saved, from the following choices.

• SAVE SEQUENCE .......................... Save an individual sequence.

• SAVE ALL SEQs AND SONGs....... Save all sequences and songs (ALL ﬁle).

• SAVE SAMPLEs.............................. Save one or more samples.

• SAVE PROGRAMs.......................... Save one or more programs.

• SAVE MULTIs .................................Save one or more multis.

Disk information block

This area shows various information about the storage device that is selected as the save-destination.

A Device ﬁeld

An icon indicates the type of device that is selected. The w ay in which the de vice is connected is shown below this icon.

• INTERNAL................ Internal A T A device

• USB............................. USB device

• SCSI0–7...................... SCSI device (the number following “SCSI” indicates the

SCSI ID)

Save page

B Type ﬁeld

Indicates the format type of the storage device.

C Free ﬁeld

Indicates the amount of free space on the selected storage device.

Data list block

In this area you can select the internal memory data that will be saved. The contents of this block will depend on what you selected in the Type block.

Disk block

Here you can select the save-destination storage device.

A Disk ﬁeld

Selects the save-destination storage device. When you turn the [JOG] dial in this ﬁeld, the Device List popup window will appear.

Hint: If you press the [WINDO W] key in the Disk ﬁeld, the Disk Information popup window will appear . In this popup window you can view detailed information about the storage device selected by the cur sor , such as the name of the vendor and the system version.

Save mode

File list block

Here you can select the save-destination folder.

A File list

Displays the internal hierarchy of the storage device. The left side of the list shows the level in which the save-destination folder is located, and the right side of the list shows

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the contents of the save-destination folder. Use the CURSOR [

between levels, and use the CURSOR [ level or to select a ﬁle. Existing ﬁ les are shown by the follo wing icons in the ﬁle list block.

ALL icon...........................ALL file (all sequences and songs)

]/[†] keys to mov e between folders in the same

]/[®] keys to move

MID icon...........................Individual sequence file

SAMPLE icon.............Sample file

PROGRAM icon.......Program file

MULTI icon..................Multi file

B Save field

Indicates the name of the folder that is selected as the save-destination.

Hint: In the ﬁle list block, use the CURSOR[√]/[®]/[π]/[†] keys to move between levels and to select ﬁles. When you want to move to a different block, use the BLOCK CURSOR [ When you execute the Save operation, the ﬁle will be saved in the folder that is selected in the left side of the ﬁle list (i.e., the level whose contents are shown in the right side of the ﬁle list).

]/[†] keys.

■Saving all sequences and songs

Here’s how to save all data of the sequencer section as a single ALL ﬁle on the storage device.

1. In the Save page, move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to

select SAVE ALL SEQs AND SONGs.

The data list block will change to a display like the following.

A File name ﬁeld

Speciﬁes the name of the ALL ﬁle that will be saved.

B Size ﬁeld

Indicates the size of the ALL ﬁle that will be saved.

2. Move the cursor to the File name ﬁeld, and input a name for the file.

Save page

3. Move the cursor to the Disk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to open the Disk List popup window.

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A Media ﬁeld

Indicates the type of storage device.

B Name ﬁeld

Indicates the volume name of the storage device.

C Device ﬁeld

Indicates the way in which the storage device is connected.

D Free ﬁeld

Indicates the free space on the storage device.

E [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

F [F3] key (UPDATE)

Updates the displayed information. Use this if a storage device that should be connected is not shown in the display.

G [F4] key ( )

Ejects the media if removable storage such as a CD-ROM or Zip drive is selected.

H [F6] key (SELECT)

Finalizes your selection of a storage device.

4. 4Move the cursor to the storage device that you want to use, and press the [F6] key (SELECT).

The save-destination storage device will be selected, and the popup window will close.

5. In the file list block, select the save-destination folder.

Hint: When you execute the Save operation, the ﬁle will be saved in the folder that is selected in the left side of the ﬁle list (i.e., the level whose contents are shown in the right side of the ﬁle list).

6. To execute the Save operation, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The data will be saved in the speciﬁed folder as an ALL ﬁle.

Save mode

If an identically-named ﬁle already exists in the save-destination folder, the File Exists popup window will appear.

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A [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

B [F3] key (RENAME)

Changes the ﬁle name and saves the ﬁle.

C [F5] key (REPLACE)

Overwrites the ﬁle (i.e., the existing ﬁle will be lost). Either press the [F3] key (REN AME) to change the name of the ﬁle, or press the [F5] key

(REPLACE) to overwrite the existing ﬁle.

■Saving an individual sequence

Here’s how to save an individual sequence from memory to a storage device.

1. In the Save page, move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to

select SAVE SEQUENCE.

The data list block will change to a display like the following.

A Sequence list ﬁeld

Lists the sequences that are in memory.

B MIDI ﬁle type ﬁeld

Selects the type of ﬁle that will be saved; either 0 (SMF format 0) or 1 (SMF format 1).

C Size ﬁeld

Indicates the size of the sequence.

2. Move the cursor to the Disk ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to open the Disk List

popup window.

3. Move the cursor to the storage device on which you want to save the data, and press the [F6] key (SELECT).

That storage device will be selected as the save-destination, and the popup window will close.

Save page

4. Move the cursor to the data list, and use the CURSOR [π]/[†] keys to move the cursor to the sequence that you want to save.

When the cursor is in the data list, you can also turn the [JOG] dial to select a sequence.

5. In the file list block, select the folder in which you want to save the data.

6. To execute the Save operation, press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The individual sequence will be saved in the selected folder. If an identically-named ﬁle already exists in the save-destination folder, the File Exists

popup window will appear when you execute the Save operation. Either press the [F3] key (RENAME) to change the name of the ﬁ le, or press the [F5] key (REPLA CE) to ov erwrite the existing ﬁle.

■Saving samples

Here’s how to save one or more samples from memory to a storage device.

1. In the Save page, move the cursor to the Type ﬁeld and turn the [JOG] dial to select SAVE SAMPLEs.

The data list block will change to a display like the following.

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A Sample list ﬁeld

Lists the samples that are in internal memory.

B Tag ﬁeld

Assigns a tag to individual samples, selecting them for saving.

C Sample ﬁeld

Lists the samples in memory (and displays information about the samples). If you are saving a single sample, the sample selected in this ﬁeld is the one that will be saved.

D Size ﬁeld

Indicates the size of the sample.

Hint: The * symbol in fr ont of the sample name indicates that the sample has been edited after it was last saved or loaded. If you press the [WINDO W] k ey in the Tag ﬁeld, a popup window will appear in which you can clear all tags at once.

2. If you want to save a single sample, move the cursor to the sample list ﬁeld, and select the sample that you want to save.

3. If you want to save two or more samples, move the cursor to the Tag ﬁeld and assign a tag to each sample you want to save.

4. Move the cursor to the Disk ﬁeld, and turn the [JOG] dial to open the Disk List popup window.

5. Move the cursor to the storage device on which you want to save the data, and press the [F6] key (SELECT).

That storage device will be selected as the save-destination, and the popup window will close.

Save mode

6. In the file list block, select the folder in which the data will be saved.

Hint: When you execute the Save operation, the ﬁle(s) will be saved in the folder that is selected in the left side of the ﬁle list (i.e., the level whose contents are shown in the right side of the ﬁle list).

● To save a single sample

7. To save a single sample, make sure that the appropriate sample is selected in

the sample list ﬁeld, and press the [F6] key (DO IT).

The selected sample will be saved to the storage device.

● To save multiple samples

8. To save two or more samples at once, press the [F5] key (MULTIPLE) after step 6.

The Save Multiple Samples popup window will appear.

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A Replace same samples ﬁeld

Speciﬁes what will be done if an identically-named ﬁle exists in the save-destination.

B [F1] key (CANCEL)

Cancels the operation and closes the popup window.

C [F3] key ( TAGGED)

Saves only tagged samples, and closes the popup window.

D [F4] key (MODIFY)

Saves only samples indicated by the * symbol, and closes the popup window.

E [F6] key (ALL)

Saves all samples, and closes the popup window.

9. Move the cursor to the Replace same samples ﬁeld, and select one of the

following to specify what will be done if an identically-named file exists in the save-destination.

YES........................The saved data will overwrite the existing data.

NO..........................Identically-named data will not be saved.

10. According to the type of samples that you want to save, press the [F3] key ( TAGGED)–[F6] key (ALL).

The selected samples will be saved to the storage device.

AKAI MPC4000 Reference Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

MPC400 Reference Manual

How to use this reference manual

Main mode

Main page

Recording/playing a sequence

■Recording a sequence

■Customizing the metronome sound

■Inserting a tempo change in the middle of a sequence

■Cutting/inserting/copying measures of a sequence

■Transposing the entire sequence

■Copying a sequence

■Deleting a sequence

■Copying a track

■Deleting a track

■Customizing the default settings for a sequence

■Applying timing correction to an already-recorded track

■Rewriting the velocity of note events

■Rewriting the duration of note events

■Transposing a recorded track

■Customizing the default settings for each track number

■Changing the track number

■Separating a track by MIDI channels

■Erasing all muted tracks

■Making program change transmission settings

■Performing auto punch-in/out

■Using the Simul Play function

■Naming the external devices connected to the MIDI OUT connectors

TR list/Out 1 page

Listing the track output destinations (Out 1)

TR list/Out 2 page

Listing the track output destinations (Out 2)

TR list/PARAMS page

Listing the track parameters

Sequence edit mode

Sequence edit page

Using the graphic editor to edit a sequence

■Step-recording note events

■Deleting MIDI events

■Moving MIDI events

■Copying/cutting MIDI events

■Pasting MIDI events

■Simultaneously editing values in a selected region

■Inserting continuously-variable events

Step edit mode

Step edit page

Using the event list to edit a sequence

■Copying/cutting MIDI events

■Pasting MIDI events

Song mode

Song page

Creating a song

MISC mode

Setup page

Making other settings

Sync page

Making synchronization-related settings

■Synchronizing the MPC4000 to an external device

■Synchronizing an external device to the MPC4000

MIDI mode

Routing page

Changing the routing of MIDI events

Filter page

Filtering the incoming MIDI events

Event page

Monitoring MIDI events

Save mode

Save page

Saving data to a storage device

■Saving all sequences and songs

■Saving an individual sequence

■Saving samples