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Akai MPC 500 Supplementary Guide

Akai MPC 500
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Parameter Map
MAIN SEQUENCE mode
This is the first screen seen on power up. This page is displayed when MAIN SEQUENCE button
is pressed.
Now
Displays the current time of the sequence by bar and beat
Tempo
Displays the sequence tempo. When slaved to midi clock, this field is displayed as EXT
Pad bank
Displays which of the four pad banks is active.
Sequence
Displays the current sequence number and sequence name.
Next sequence
Selecting a new sequence while playing will start the next selected sequence at the end of
the current sequence. [Step >] button changes sequences immediately. [< Step] button
cancels Next sequence.
MAIN TRACK mode
Displayed when MAIN TRACK key is pressed.
Now
Displays the current time of the sequence by bar and beat
Tempo
Displays the sequence tempo. When slaved to midi clock, this field is displayed as EXT
Pad bank
Displays which of the four pad banks is active.
Track
Displays the currently selected track number and name. Each sequence has 48 tracks, numbered
A1-12, B1-12, C1-12, D1-12
SEQUENCE PARAMS
Accessed by pressing the [PARAMS] button while on the MAIN SEQUENCE page
Sequence loop
The sequence will be repeated between the selected bars.
1st
Selects the start of the Sequence loop. When OFF is selected, sequence loop function is off.
Last
Selects the last bar of sequence loop. When END is selected, Last bar is always set to
sequence end regardless sequence length.
Sequence length
Sets the current sequences length. Increasing the length of the sequence adds blank bars. Decreasing
the length of the sequence truncates the ending bars.
Now
This shows current length of selected sequence. This field is display only.
New
Sets the new length of the selected sequence. Increasing the length of the sequence adds
blank bars. Decreasing the length of the sequence truncates the ending bars.
Press [DO IT]
to execute the selected function.
Time signature
Sets the time signature. Time signature can be set per bar.
Bar
Displays the bar to be edited.
Time signature
field
Displays the time signature of the currently selected bar. The following values are available:
1/4...16/4, 1/8...16/8, 1/16...16/16, 1/32...32/32. Press [DO IT] to execute the selected
function.
Sequence name
Allows the name of the current sequence to be set. For more information on naming, see page XXX
Copy sequence
Used to create a duplicate of the selected sequence in another sequence location.
The following fields can be scrolled between them by selecting the field directly.
To
Selects the location the sequence is to be copied to. Press [DO IT] to execute the selected
function.
Fr
Selects the sequence to be copied from. This field defaults to the current sequence.
Delete sequence
Removes the current sequence from memory.
Sq
Selects the sequence to be deleted. Press [DO IT] to execute the selected function.
DELETE ALL
Available when scrolling past sequence 99. Pressing [DO IT] will open a
confirmation screen. Press [DO IT] again to delete all sequences from
memory.
User Default
This memorizes the setup of current sequence as the default for new sequences in this session. This
default will be saved along with the All Sequences and Songs file. The following fields can be
scrolled between them by selecting the field directly.
Memorize this
Sq
The default name, number of the bars, time signature, tempo, and loop are automatically set
to the currently selected sequences value as default when you create a new sequence. Press
[DO IT] to execute the selected function.
Use default
The default name, number of the bars, time signature, tempo, and loop are automatically set
to the factory default when you create a new sequence. Press [DO IT] to execute the selected
function.
TRACK PARAMS
Accessed by pressing the [PARAMS] button while on the MAIN TRACK page. Track parameters
are set for each track independently.
Program assign
Assigns an internal sound to a track.
Tr
Selects the track to be edited.
Program
Selects a program from memory. When OFF is selected, the internal sound is not played.
Mute track
Sets whether the currently selected track will play.
Tr
Selects the track to be edited.
Mute
YES or NO. Selects whether the currently selected track will play.
MIDI channel
Determines which midi channel this track will use to send midi data. Default is OFF.
Tr
Selects the track to be edited.
Midi channel
Selects one of the 16 midi channels this track will send information on. When this field is
set to OFF, no midi will be sent on this track.

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Akai MPC 500 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Polyphony32 voices
Sampling Frequency44.1 kHz
Sampling Bit Depth16-bit
DisplayBacklit LCD
Pads12 velocity and pressure sensitive pads
StorageCompactFlash card
MIDIIn/Out
Power Supply6 AA batteries or AC adapter
ConnectivityUSB

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