What are programs – Akai MPC 2000xl User Manual

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Chapter 7: Creating and Editing Programs

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What Are Programs?

A program is a collection of sounds assigned to 64 note numbers (notes 35-98). You can set the
envelope and filter for each note number individually and create up to 24 programs.
Four programs can be played back at the same time.

A sound can only be played back (using the drum pads or MIDI keyboard) when it is assigned to a
note number in a program. For example, when note number 36 is assigned to pad A02 (pad bank
A/pad 2), you can play a snare drum from this pad by assigning a snare drum sound to note
number 36.
The preset note numbers for the drum pads are as follows:

PAD A

PAD B

PAD C

PAD D

Pad 1-16 = 35 - 50

Pad 1-16 = 51 - 66

Pad 1-16 = 67 - 82

Pad 1-16 = 83 - 98

To play the pad like a rhythm machine and record the drum pattern, you can record the timing of
the pad being played as sequence data by changing to sequence record mode and playing the
pad. Here, the note number assigned to the pad will be played as a sequence instead of the
original pad data. When the sequence is played back, the sound corresponding to the notes
recorded on the track will play. (If a snare drum is assigned to note number 36, the snare drum will
sound to the timing of the recording of notes 36 when the sequence is played.)

By selecting program in the PROGRAM mode, it is possible to instantly switch the program. Also,
it is possible to switch using MIDI program change data.

CAUTION: All program data will be lost when you turn the power off, so be sure to

save wanted programs to disk.

Pad
A01
A02
.
.
.

Note number

Sound

Note
35
36
.
.
.

Sequence

Track
01
02
.
.
.

(Note Data)
(Note Data)
.
.
.

MIDI keyboard

Program

Sound memory

Maximum 256 sounds

Pad

MIDI

Note Data

MIDI

Note Data

MIDI

Note Data

Assign

Envelope, tune, filter. . .

BASS DRUM

SNARE DRUM

TOM TOM

HI HAT

. . .

Play a pad and record

Record from a MIDI keyboard