Assigning sounds to notes, Auto chromatic assignement – Akai MPC 2000xl User Manual

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Chapter 7: Creating and Editing Programs

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Assigning Sounds to Notes

This assigns sounds to note numbers.

Select the

Note:

field with the CURSOR keys and select the note number that you want to

assign with the DATA wheel.

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Pgm:

1-NewPgm-A

PLAY

ASSIGN

PARAMS

AUTO

Pad:A01=Note:37

Pad assign:PROGRAM

Note:60=Snd:

OFF

Mode:NORMAL

DRUM

PURGE

Select the

Snd:

field by pressing the CURSOR RIGHT key and select the sound you want to

assign by rotating the DATA wheel.

When the value in the pad field is changed, the note number assigned to that pad will automati-
cally appear in the

Note:

field .

When the cursor is in the

Snd:

field, it is possible to change the

Pad:

field by playing one of the

pads. When the

Pad:

field is changed, the

Note:

field will also automatically be changed.

This way, you can continuously set the sound assignments without moving the cursor.

When the cursor is in the

Snd:

field, pressing OPEN WINDOW displays the Sound window to

show the relevant information. Please refer to Creating and Editing Sounds for details.

Auto Chromatic Assignement

To automatically assign sounds in semi-tone steps to the 64 drum pads (PAD A01 - D16) – note
range 35 - 98 on a MIDI keyboard.

Hold SHIFT and press PROGRAM (numeric key 6), select

DRUM 1- 4

and press

AUTO

[F5].

In the

Source

and

Original key

fields, the display characters show the MIDI note

number and drum pad number:

60/C05

is MIDI note 60/pad bank C, drum pad number 5.

•

Source:

Select the sound and MIDI note number to be assigned here. You can select the sound with
the drum pads or the DATA wheel (the name of the sound also appears).

Note: The parameters of the sound selected here will be copied to each note.

•

Original key:

Select the note on the MIDI keyboard/drum pad which will play the original pitch of the
sound.

•

Tune:

To apply offset to the original pitch. This setting will affect each note.

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CANCEL

DO IT

Auto Chromatic Assignment

Source:

60/C05

:OFF

Original key:67/C01

Tune:

Program name:NewPgm_B