Akai MPC 60, Operator'S Manual, Page: 104 / 228

4.4.2 Using STEP EDIT
Using STEP EDIT is simple:
1. Use the FAST FORWARD, REWIND, or LOCATE functions
to find the desired approximate location (or just play the
sequence until you hear the desired location, then press STOP);
2. Press STEP EDIT. The NOW field will change to the nearest
timing correct location (usually the nearest 1J16 note), and any
notes existing in the active track at that location will be
displayed on the screen.
3. You can now edit any of the data fields for any of the displayed
notes by moving the cursor to the desired field and editing it.
Also, any notes played will be recorded at this location and
immediately displayed on the screen.
4. To view other locations within the sequence, use the FAST
FORWARD, REWIND, or LOCATE functions, just as you
would while the PLAY/RECORD screen is displayed.
5. Once you're finished, press MAIN SCREEN to return to the
PLAY/RECORD screen.
NOTE 1: The "<" and ">" keys cause the current position of the sequence
to move backward or forward one 1/16 note (one "step"). To change this
distance, change the NOTE VALUE field in the TIMING CORRECT
screen.
NOTE 2: The STEP EDIT screen only displays notes which exist at the the
exact location displayed in the NOW field. This can sometimes cause
confusion. For example, in a sequence containing a series of 1/32 notes
playing a major scale, if you are stepping through the sequence one 1/16
note at a time by repeatedly pressing the ">" key, you will hear only the odd
numbered notes in the scale with each new key press- the even numbered
1/32 notes will be
hidden
between the 1/16 notes. In order to view all of the
1/32 notes, you must change the NOTE VALUE field in the TIMING
CORRECT screen to "1/32". Then you will view each successive 1/32 note
in the scale as you repeatedly press the ">" key.
NOTE 3: If the current SHUFFLE setting is other than 50%, pressing the
"<" and ">" keys will move to locations which fall on
shuffled
1/16 notes. If
at this time you are editing a sequence which contains 1/16 notes recorded at
a shuffle setting of 50%, the even numbered 1/16 notes will NOT be heard
as you step through the sequence, because only notes existing in shuffled
1/16 note locations will be viewed. This same rule applies to the SHIFT
TIMING function- if the SHIFT AMOUNT field is set to "0" and you are
editing a sequence which was recorded while the SHIFT AMOUNT field
was set to any amount other than "0", none of the notes will be seen as you
step through the sequence, because these notes fall on
shifted
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