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Chapter 1: Introduction
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• The new Edit Note Number Assignment feature permits
reassigning specific drum notes from one note number
(instrument) to another.
• The Count In feature may now be set to activate only before
recording.
• The Punch In feature may now be set to punch-in only or
punch-out only.
• New MIDI Local Mode internally disconnects the pads from the
sound generator. This is useful when using the pads and sound
generator with external sequencers.
General Changes
• Floppy disk capacity is expanded to 1.44 megabytes.
• Built-in SCSI interface allows data to be saved to and loaded from
external hard disk.
• Faster internal computer (16MHz V53—equivalent to a 80286) for
improved timing accuracy in complex sequences and enhanced
timing response to MIDI input.
• Many screens are changed and some functions moved in order to
make operation simpler and more intuitive.
If You Already Know the MPC60
Most of the operational differences between the MPC60 and
MPC3000 should be relatively simple to understand for MPC60
users, but some changes are more complex than others. Here is
additional information about the more complex changes to the
MPC3000.
The new Programs system
The MPC3000 uses a new system of sound assignments called
programs. A program is a set of 64 sound assignments and
sound modifying parameters. There are 24 different programs,
each with a unique set of sound assignments to a common
bank of up to 128 sounds in memory. Only one program may
be active at a time. As result of this new system, changing a
pad’s assignment from one sound to another is done merely by
changing the contents of a data field. Changing from one
entire set of sound assignments to another is done by changing
the active program number. In addition to the sound
assignments, each program contains a unique set of sound
modifying parameters for each sound assignment. These
parameters include envelope, tuning, velocity modulation,