Step recording – Akai MPC 2000xl User Manual

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Chapter 4: Editing Sequences

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Inserting an Event

To insert an event, specify the point of insertion in the

Now:

field and press

INSERT

[F4].

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DO IT

CANCEL

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Insert Event

Type:

NOTE

Select the type of event you want to insert from the following:

NOTE, PITCH BEND, CONTROL CHANGE, PROGRAM CHANGE, CH PRESSURE,
POLY PRESSURE, EXCLUSIVE and MIXER.

When EXCLUSIVE is selected, a field displaying the byte volume of the exclusive message to be
entered appears. Set the volume (byte) of the exclusive message you want to enter.

By pressing

DO IT

[F5], you can return to the step edit screen. Since the event set in the Insert

Event window will be inserted, set the parameter with the CURSOR keys and DATA wheel.

It is also possible to insert a note directly from a drum pad or keyboard. For details, refer to the
following “Step Recording.”

Step Recording

On the step edit page displayed by pressing

STEP

[F1] on the main screen, it is possible to use

the drum pad or a MIDI keyboard to step record.

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DELETE INSERT

PLAY

PASTE

COPY

>N: 38/A06 Tun:

0 D: 1 V:

>N: 46/A07 Tun:

0 D: 2 V:

>N: 46/A07 Tun:

0 D: 28 V:

>N: 46/A07 Tun:

0 D: 1 V:

View:

ALL EVENTS

Now:001.01.00

Set the point where you want to enter a note in the

Now:

field and enter the note with a drum pad

or MIDI keyboard connected to MIDI IN. In doing so, the velocity (the strength of the note on) or
the duration (length of the note) is affected by the entered data.

When

Auto Step Increment:

in the Step Edit Options window (see page 64) is set to

YES, during step recording, the

Now:

field points increase by the amount set in the

Timing:

field of the Main Screen each time a note is entered.