Akai MPC 60, Operator'S Manual, Page: 142 / 228

6.6 Assigning the 8 assignable mix outputs
There are 8 assignable mix outputs on the rear panel. Each may be
assigned to output a single drum or any combination of the 32 drums. For
those users who may at first consider eight individual outputs to be not
enough for certain purposes, the following comments should help in
getting the most usefulness from these outputs:
• These are not individual voice outputs (the MPC60 is a 16 simultaneous
voice sampler), but rather individual mix outputs -each can contain any
combination of the 32 drums, regardless of the tuning settings of the drums.
• One of the reasons for taking each drum into its own input on the
console is to set a different echo send level for each drum. The MPC60's
built-in echo mixer performs this task internally, and echo mixer changes
can be set to occur automatically within a sequence.
• If the echo mixer is not being used, it may be used as a ninth
individual mix output.
• Another reason for taking each drum into its own input on the console
is to set a different EQ for each drum. Many will find that the 18 KHz
bandwidth and low noise of the MPC60 will reduce the need for external
EQ.
To assign which drums are sent to each of the 8 individual mix outputs,
press the SOUNDS key, then type 5 to select the ASSIGN MIX OUTS
option, and the following screen will appear:
To assign a drum to one of the outputs, move the cursor to the field of the
desired drum and enter a number from 1 through 8 (to select output 1
through 8), or "0" if no assignment is desired for that drum. If the BANK 2
light is ON, the second bank of drums is displayed.
NOTE: The assignments of these 8 outputs are saved to disk when any
SET file is saved, and when any SET file is loaded from disk, the existing
settings are replaced by the settings contained in the SET file. Also, the
assignments of these 8 outputs have no effect on the stereo mix or echo
mix.
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