Akai MPC 2500

MPC2500 Operator’s Manual rev 1.0
Table of contents
Chapter 10: Using the MPC2500
with External devices 52
Sync with the MPC2500 as the master ........................................................... 52
Sync with the MPC2500 as the slave .............................................................. 52
Connecting the MPC2500 to the MIDI keyboard
with the sound module ................................. 53
Setting the MIDI input ..................................................................................... 53
Cutting off the internal sound from a pad (Setting Local Control) .................... 54
Changing sequence by Program Change from an external devices ..................... 54
Chapter 11: Recording a sample 55
Recording the sample - detailed information - .............................................. 57
Recording the digital signal ............................................................................. 57
Recording the MAIN OUT ............................................................................... 57
Recording the internal CD’s sound.................................................................. 58
Other features ................................................................................................. 59
Direct Recording feature .............................................................................. 60
Chapter 12: Editing a sample 63
Setting the start / end points for the samples .................................................. 63
Deleting an unnecessary part from a sample (DISCARD) .............................. 64
Deleting a selected range from sample and moving the data
after the end point towards the start point (DELETE) ....................... 64
Silencing a range selected from a sample(SILENCE) ..................................... 65
Saving part of a sample as a new sample (EXTRACT) ................................... 65
Sample widow feaures .................................................................................... 65
Other editing functions ................................................................................... 66
Dividing a phrase sample to several regions ............................................. 69
Dividing a sample by detecting the attack part of the phrase (AUTO) ..............70
Dividing a sample into regions of equal length (EQUALLY).............................. 71
Adjust the strart / end point of the region ........................................................ 72
Converting divided samples to
SLICED SAMPLE or PATCHED PHRASE ..................... 73
Converting PATCHED PHRASE ...................................................................... 73
Changing the tune and the tempo of a Patched phrase sample ..............................74
Editing a Patched Phrase ................................................................................ 74
Other available edits for Region .......................................................................75