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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1
Welcome! ......................................................................................................................... 2
Features .......................................................................................................................... 3
What’s Different From the MPC60? .............................................................................. 6
If You Already Know the MPC60 ...................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: The Basics ........................................................................................................... 13
Hooking Up Your System ............................................................................................. 14
Getting Around on the MPC3000 ................................................................................ 15
The Cursor, Cursor Keys, Data Fields, and Command Keys ........................ 15
The Numeric Keypad, Data Entry Control, and [+] & [–] Keys .................... 16
The Soft Keys ................................................................................................... 17
The HELP key .................................................................................................. 18
Definitions: Sequence, Track, Song, Sound, Pad, Note Number, and Program ....... 19
Loading and Playing Sounds and Programs ............................................................... 22
Playing the Pads, the PAD BANK, & FULL LEVEL Keys ........................... 22
Selecting Programs .......................................................................................... 23
The Note Variation Slider, ASSIGN and AFTER keys .................................. 24
The 16 LEVELS key ......................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3: Recording Sequences ....................................................................................... 29
How Sequences are Organized .................................................................................... 30
The MAIN SCREEN Key & Play/Record Screen ........................................................ 32
The Play/Record Keys .................................................................................................. 39
Sequence Recording Example 1: A Looped Drum Pattern ......................................... 42
Sequence Recording Example 2: A Multitrack Sequence ........................................... 44
The TIMING CORRECT Key: Correcting Timing Errors, Swing Timing ................ 49
The Note Repeat Feature ................................................................................ 52
Tempo and the TEMPO/SYNC Key ............................................................................. 53
Mid-Sequence Tempo Changes ........................................................................ 56
The TAP TEMPO Key ...................................................................................... 58
The WAIT FOR and COUNT IN Keys ........................................................................ 59
The AUTO PUNCH Key .............................................................................................. 60
The SIMUL SEQUENCE Key ..................................................................................... 62
The OTHER Key ........................................................................................................... 63
Metronome, Foot Switches, and Free Sequence Memory .............................. 63
Initializing System Parameters ...................................................................... 66
The Record 16 Channels Function: Multichannel Recording ........................ 67
Recording MIDI System-Exclusive Data .................................................................... 70
Chapter 4: Editing Sequences ............................................................................................ 71
The ERASE Key ........................................................................................................... 72
Erasing Notes in Real Time While in Overdub Mode .................................... 72
Erasing Notes or Other Events While Stopped .............................................. 72
Initializing a Sequence .................................................................................... 75
The SEQ EDIT Key ...................................................................................................... 77
Viewing and Changing Time Signature .......................................................... 77
Rearranging the Track Order .......................................................................... 78
Inserting Blank Bars Into a Sequence ............................................................ 79
Deleting Bars From a Sequence ...................................................................... 80
Copying Bars (All Tracks) ............................................................................... 81