Akai MPC 60, Operator'S Manual, Page: 79 / 228

Section 3: Recording sequences
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2. Go to the SYNC screen and set the MPC60 to sync to "MIDI CLOCK
W/SONG POSITION POINTER". Also, set the MIDI field to "1" (if the
external sequences was connected to midi input 1).
3. Press the OTHER key, then select SOFT KEY 2, <Record 16 chs>,
which causes the following screen to be displayed:
This screen allows you to select the sequence to be recorded into, and the
time signature of the new sequence which will be created. As the screen
states, pressing <Proceed> will completely erase the contents of the selected
sequence.
4. Enter the desired data into these fields and when finished, press the
<Proceed> soft key. The following screen will appear:
This is the screen from which the actual recording will take place. You have
now created a new sequence containing one bar of the time signature you
entered in the previous screen.
The first 16 tracks have been assigned to midi channels 1 through 16 as
described above. Assuming channel 16 is the assigned "drums" channel,
track 16 is therefore assigned as the only "drums" track. Because of this, you
should transfer any drum data on channel 16 and check to see that the
note-to-drum assignments of the external sequence match the assignments
in the MPC60. These can be changed by pressing the MIDI key and
selecting option 2.
The tempo value is taken from the current master tempo if MASTER tempo
mode is active, or from the tempo setting in the CREATE SEQUENCE
screen if SEQUENCE tempo mode is currently active. This tempo setting
may be changed.
The LOOP field is forced to "OFF" and cannot be changed while in this
screen. This is necessary because loop recording is not permitted during 16
channel record mode. As is normal when