Setting up the mixer, Recording a mixer setting to a sequence – Akai MPC 2000xl User Manual

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Chapter 8: Mixer Functions

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Setting Up the Mixer

Hold down SHIFT and press MIXER (numeric key 7), then select “DRUM 1-4”.
The mixer display will appear.
Press

SETUP

[F4] to display the mixer setup screen.

DRUM 2

DRUM 2 DRUM 3

DRUM 3

SETUP

FXedit

DRUM 4

DRUM 1

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Mixer setup

Stereo mix sourch:

PROGRAM

INDIV/FX source:PROGRAM

Copy pgm mix to drum:YES

Record mix changes: NO

Master Level

0dB

FX drum

Drum:1

In the

Stereo mix source:

field set the Stereo Output mixer and in the

Indiv/FX

source:

field set the Individual Output mixer. The following parameters can be selected for

either one.

PROGRAM

When you select this mode, the mixer or individual output settings change to the settings of
each program.

DRUM

This records the mixer or individual output settings within ALL PROGRAMS (the data exten-
sion when saved is .APS) which applies to all programs and sequences. When you select
this mode, the mixer or individual output settings will not change when the program or
sequence is modified and the DRUM settings will always be applied.

Copy on pgm mix to drum:

To COPY the mixer settings of the program to DRUM when the program assigned to drum
is to be changed by Program Change.

Recording a Mixer Setting to a Sequence

Record Mix Change: enables you to record the revised mixer settings to a sequence
during sequence recording.

By selecting YES in this field, you can record the mixer setting changes to the sequencer. The
mixing data recorded in the sequencer is displayed as follows in the Step Editing page and can be
edited as another MIDI event.

Mix Change data will be recorded as MIDI Exclusive. The following are the contents of the exclu-
sive data.

F0 47 00 44 45 (Event Type) (Pad Number) (Value) F7

DRUM 2

DRUM 2 DRUM 3

DRUM 3

SETUP

FXedit

DRUM 4

DRUM 1

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Mixer setup

Stereo mix sourch:PROGRAM

INDIV/FX source:PROGRAM

Copy pgm mix to drum:YES

Record mix changes:

Master Level

0dB

FX drum

Drum:1