Akai MPC 3000 User Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.........................................................................................................1
Welcome! ......................................................................................................................... 2
Features .......................................................................................................................... 3
What’s Different From the MPC60?.............................................................................. 6
If You Already Know the MPC60 ...................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: The Basics...........................................................................................................13
Hooking Up Your System............................................................................................. 14
Getting Around on the MPC3000 ................................................................................ 15
The Cursor, Cursor Keys, Data Fields, and Command Keys ........................ 15
The Numeric Keypad, Data Entry Control, and [+] & [–] Keys .................... 16
The Soft Keys ................................................................................................... 17
The HELP key .................................................................................................. 18
Definitions: Sequence, Track, Song, Sound, Pad, Note Number, and Program ....... 19
Loading and Playing Sounds and Programs............................................................... 22
Playing the Pads, the PAD BANK, & FULL LEVEL Keys ........................... 22
Selecting Programs .......................................................................................... 23
The Note Variation Slider, ASSIGN and AFTER keys.................................. 24
The 16 LEVELS key......................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3: Recording Sequences....................................................................................... 29
How Sequences are Organized .................................................................................... 30
The MAIN SCREEN Key & Play/Record Screen........................................................ 32
The Play/Record Keys .................................................................................................. 39
Sequence Recording Example 1: A Looped Drum Pattern......................................... 42
Sequence Recording Example 2: A Multitrack Sequence........................................... 44
The TIMING CORRECT Key: Correcting Timing Errors, Swing Timing ................ 49
The Note Repeat Feature ................................................................................ 52
Tempo and the TEMPO/SYNC Key............................................................................. 53
Mid-Sequence Tempo Changes........................................................................ 56
The TAP TEMPO Key...................................................................................... 58
The WAIT FOR and COUNT IN Keys ........................................................................ 59
The AUTO PUNCH Key .............................................................................................. 60
The SIMUL SEQUENCE Key ..................................................................................... 62
The OTHER Key........................................................................................................... 63
Metronome, Foot Switches, and Free Sequence Memory .............................. 63
Initializing System Parameters ...................................................................... 66
The Record 16 Channels Function: Multichannel Recording ........................ 67
Recording MIDI System-Exclusive Data .................................................................... 70
Chapter 4: Editing Sequences ............................................................................................ 71
The ERASE Key ........................................................................................................... 72
Erasing Notes in Real Time While in Overdub Mode .................................... 72
Erasing Notes or Other Events While Stopped.............................................. 72
Initializing a Sequence .................................................................................... 75
The SEQ EDIT Key ...................................................................................................... 77
Viewing and Changing Time Signature.......................................................... 77
Rearranging the Track Order.......................................................................... 78
Inserting Blank Bars Into a Sequence............................................................ 79
Deleting Bars From a Sequence ...................................................................... 80
Copying Bars (All Tracks) ............................................................................... 81

Akai MPC 3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Akai
Model	MPC 3000
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English