Akai MPC 1000 - Manual (Page 62)

MPC1000 v2 Operator’s Manual rev 1.0
52 Chapter 10: Recording a sample
OUT. Before going back to the RECORD mode,
set the program and sequence so that the desired
sound will be output from the STEREO OUT.
02. Press the [MODE] key and then [PAD 5] (RECORD)
to display the RECORD page.
03. Select the Input field and select MAIN OUT.
04. Select the Mode field and select STEREO or MONO.
05. Select the Time field and set the recording time.
Note : When the MAIN OUT is selected, you cannot adjust the
recording level When the MAIN OUT is selected, the recording
level is decided by the setting of Master level in the GLOBAL
page of the OTHER mode. The initial setting of the Master level
is –12dB as the output sound will not distort when many samples
are played back simultaneously. If you record one sample through
MAIN OUT with this setting, the recorded sample level is lower
than the original sample level. In this case, if you set the Master
level to 0dB, the recorded sample level is same as the original
sample level.
Note: When MAIN OUT is selected, the level meter is not displayed.
For the next steps, proceed as described in the “Start-
ing the recording” section on page 50.
Other Features
Monitoring feature
In the Monitor field of the RECORD page, you can deter-
mine if you want to monitor the input signal (output the
signal from the STEREO OUT) in RECORD mode or not.
ON You can monitor the input signal. This
is useful when you record sounds di-
rectly from the CD player.
OFF You cannot monitor the input signal. For
example: when you send the signal to
the MPC1000 through a mixer, both the
source sound and the monitored sound
may be sent to the mixer. To avoid this,
you should set this to OFF.
Peak hold/Reset peak feature
The level meter in the RECORD page has the peak hold
feature. This is a useful feature for adjusting the signal
level during recording. Normally, the display of the
level meter changes in real time according to the level
of the incoming signal. However, the peak hold dis-
plays the maximum level and keep the level even when
the level decreases.
To reset the peak hold display, press the [F1] [F2] (RE-
SET PEAK) key in the RECORD page.
Sample Memory Window
When you press the [WINDOW] key in the RECORD
page, the Sample Memory window will be displayed.
The Free memory field displays the time you can record
with the current memory. Below it, the status of the
memory is indicated as bar graph.
Below the bar graph, the total amount of the RAM in
the MPC1000 is displayed.