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Akai MPC 500 Supplementary Guide

Akai MPC 500
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Pads
Selects which pads are to be edited. Default is ALL. Each pad is able to be
individually selected by hitting them. Multiple pads can be selected.
In
Selects the time where the events to be edited start
Out
Selects the time where the events to be edited end.
Mode
Selects how the duration of the selected events will be edited.
Amount
Selects the amount of change to be applied.
DO IT
Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the selected operation.
Timing correct
Edit
Selects the Sequence (S) and track (T) to be edited.
Pads
Selects which pads are to be edited. Default is ALL. Each pad is able to be
individually selected by hitting them. Multiple pads can be selected.
In
Selects the time where the events to be edited start
Out
Selects the time where the events to be edited end.
TC
Selects to what value note the timing correct should be applied..
Swing%
Selects the amount of swing to be applied.
DO IT
Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the selected operation.
Track move
Moves the current track to a new location. Press the [DO IT] button to access the 'Tr'
parameter.
Tr
Selects the track that the current track will be moved to. Press the [DO IT] button to
execute the selected operation.
Copy bars
Copies a selection of bars to a new location.
From
Selects the sequence (S) the bars should be copied from.
To
Selects the sequence the bars should be copied to.
First
Selects the bar where the copying should begin.
Last
Selects the bar where the copying should end.
After
Selects which bar the new bars should be copied after.
Copies
Selects how many copies of the selected bars should be pasted in.
DO IT
Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the selected operation.
Insert bars
Inserts blank bars into a sequence.
Edit
Selects the sequence (S) the bars should be inserted into.
After
Selects which bar the new bars should be inserted after.
Bars
Selects how many bars are to be inserted.
Tsig
Determines the time signature of the bars to be inserted.
DO IT
Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the selected operation.
Delete bars
Deletes bars from a sequence.
Edit
Selects the sequence (S) the bars should be deleted from.
First
Selects the first bar to be deleted.
Last
Selects the last bar to be deleted.
DO IT
Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the selected operation.
Fix tempo
Sets the tempo of all sequences in memory to the same value.
Tempo
Selects the tempo the sequences will be changed to.
DO IT
Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the selected operation.
STEP EDIT mode
Accessible by pressing [MODE] + [PAD 11] (STEP EDIT). The following parameters can be
selected by scrolling the parameter directly.
Now
Displays the current time of the sequence by bar, beat and clock.
T:
Track selection. Determines which track is being viewed.
Pad Bank
Selects which pad bank is played when the pads are hit. Selectable directly by pressing one of the
four PAD BANK buttons. This field is present on all STEP EDIT pages.
Step
Individual events are viewed here. For a list of Event abbreviations, see Chapter XXX STEP
EDIT on page XXX.
Scroll icon
Indicates whether there are more events to view in the current location.
Event field
Displays the event type being viewed. For a list of Event abbreviations, see
Chapter XXX STEP EDIT on page XXX.
Value field
Each event type has specific parameters that can be edited. This field can be
selected directly to scroll through different parameters. Values for each can be set
on the right. For a list of Events and their editable values, see Chapter XXX STEP
EDIT on page XXX.
Delt
Press the [DO IT] button to delete the event currently selected.
Move
When move is selected, the selected event can be moved by scrolling the 'Now' field and choosing
a new location. Press the [DO IT] button while on this page to execute the move operation.
Inst
Insert. When selected, press [DO IT ] to insert the event type selected in the 'Event type' field.

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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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