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Section 5: Song mode
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5.2 The Song Mode screen
To enter song mode, press the SONG MODE key. The following
screen will appear:
While this screen is showing, the MPC60 is in SONG mode, meaning that
if play is entered, the active song will play instead of the active sequence.
All of the PLAY/RECORD keys operate on the active song: PLAY
START plays the active song from the start; PLAY plays the active song
from the current contents of the NOW field; and "<<", "<", ">", “>>",
and LOCATE change the position within the song.
A detailed description of each of the on-screen fields and soft keys is given
below:
• The SONG field:
This field selects the current song number (1 - 20). There are 20 songs,
each containing a unique list of 256 steps.
• (The song name field - untitled):
This field has no title but exists directly to the right of the song number.
It is the 16 character name for the active song. Changing the song name is
done in the same way as changing the sequence name in the Play/record
screen.
• The LOOP field:
This field indicates what will occur when the current song plays all the way
to its end. There are two options:
1. OFF : The song stops playing.
2. LOOP TO STEP 1: The song loops back to the step number
shown directly to the right of the word STEP. This step
number may be changed by moving the cursor to it and
changing it.
• The SONG STARTS AT SMPTE# field:
This 5 part field sets the SMPTE number associated with the exact
beginning of the song. Sometimes called "SMPTE offset", this is the