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Trim mode – Akai MPC 2000xl User Manual

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Chapter 6: Creating and Editing Sounds

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TRIM Mode

This allows you to trim a sound by selecting new start and end points. The wave pattern of the
entire sound is displayed and the area between the start and end points will be displayed in white
on a blue background.

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PLAY X

PLAY X

EDIT

TRIM

St:

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End:

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View:LEFT

ZONE

LOOP

PARAMS

Snd:

loop_1

(ST)

PLAY X:ALL

PLAY X:ALL

St:

Set the start point where you want the sound to start from when played back by selecting
the

St:

field with the cursor and changing the value with the DATA wheel. You can enter

large numbers by entering a number with the numeric pad and then pressing ENTER.
You can also use the NOTE VARIATION slider while holding the SHIFT key.

End:

Set the end point where you want the sound to end when played back by selecting the

End:

field with the cursor and changing the value with the DATA wheel. You can enter

large numbers by entering a number with the numeric pad and then pressing ENTER.
You can also use the NOTE VARIATION slider while holding the SHIFT key.

View:

If the sound is in stereo, select whether to display on LEFT or RIGHT channel.

To play back the currently selected sound at full velocity according to the

PLAY X:

field on the

top right of the screen, press

PLAY X

[F6].

ALL

This plays back the entire sound regardless of the start or end point
settings.

ZONE

This plays back the range between the start and end point that has
been set in the ZONE screen.

BEFOR ST

This plays back the sound before the start point that has been set in
the TRIM screen.

BEFORE TO

This plays back the sound before the TO (Loop to) point that has been
set in the LOOP screen.

AFTR END

This plays back the sound after the end point, that has been set in the
TRIM screen.