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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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Tempo and the TEMPO/SYNC Key

Many of the functions in the MPC3000 are associated with control-

ling the playing tempo. First, there is the Tempo field in the Play/

Record screen (shown below in bold):

============== Play/Record =============

Seq: 1-(unused) BPM:

120.0120.0

120.0 (SEQ)

Sig: 4/ 4 Bars: 0 Loop:TO BAR 1

============== Track Data ==============

Trk: 1-(unused) Type:DRUM On:YES

Chn:OFF-(off) & OFF Vel%:100 Pgm:OFF

===== Now:001.01.00 (00:00:00:00) ======

To change the tempo at any time while playing or recording se-

quences, move the cursor to the Tempo field and change it with the

data knob or the numeric keypad.

The Tempo screen

To display the Tempo screen, press the TEMPO/SYNC key:

================ Tempo =================

Tempo:120.0 Tempo source:SEQUENCE

============= Display mode =============

BPM/FPB:BPM Frames:30 DROP

============== Tap Tempo ===============

Tap averaging:3

========================================

This screen presents most of the parameters that are associated

with tempo. A detailed description of the individual screen fields and

soft keys follows:

• The Tempo field:

This is the active playing tempo. It is either the sequence’s assigned

tempo or the master tempo, depending on the setting of the Tempo

source

field. This has the same function as the Active Tempo field

in the Play/Record screen except that this field doesn’t display

tempo changes.

• The Tempo source field:

This field has the same function as the Tempo Source field in the

Play/Record screen: It determines whether the sequence’s

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