Akai MPC 4000 User Manual

Contents
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■ Making portamento settings (Key group programs) . . . . . . . . 225
■ Specifying the temperament of a program
(Key group programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Assign page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Assigning note numbers to pads (Drum programs). . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
The Q-LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Q-LINK setup page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Assigning parameters to the Q-LINK knobs/sliders . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
■ Assigning parameters to the Q-LINK knobs/sliders . . . . . . . . 231
Q-Link sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Recording and playing movements of the Q-LINK knobs and sliders . . . 232
■ Recording and playing knob/slider movements . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Track Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Track Mute page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Using pads to mute tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
■ Using the pads to control track muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Edit page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Editing track mute operations that were recorded in a sequence. . . 238
■ Editing mute operations that you recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Next Sequence function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Next Sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Using the pads to switch sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
■ Using the pads to switch sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Pad Assign Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Current page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Changing the note number and sample assignment for each pad . . 243
Sensitivity page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Other popup windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Name/Rename popup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Inputting a name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Locate popup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Performing auto locate operations and making transport settings. . 248
Appendix: Installing storage devices (for service engineers) . . 251
Check the included items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Opening the top panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Installing a drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Akai MPC 4000 Specifications

General

Polyphony	64 voices
RAM	272 MB (expandable to 512 MB)
Pads	16 velocity and pressure-sensitive pads
MIDI	2 MIDI inputs, 4 MIDI outputs
Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz
Display	240x64 backlit LCD
Effects	4 internal effects processors
Storage	Internal Hard Drive
Sequencer	300, 000 notes capacity
Filter	Multi-mode filter (Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, Band Boost, Band Reject)