12 Chapter 2: Basic Operation
MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0
Entering Letters with [Data] Wheel
You can change letters selected with a cursor by turning the [DATA] wheel in the 'Sequence name' window. Move the cursor with thr
RIGHT/LEFT cursor button and enter letters. You can enter letters using both the [DATA] wheel and pads.
Entering Letters with a Pad
Three letters are assigned to each pad. Each pad hit cycles through the three letters. For example:
Hit pad 1 once - [A] is entered in place of the cursor
Hit pad 1 again - [B] is entered instead of [A]
Hit pad 1 again - [C] is entered instead of [B]
Hit pad 1 again - [A] is entered again instead of [C].....
The cursor will automatically accept the letter entered and move to the next position after a one-second pause.
Entering Numbers with the Numeric Button
When the [NUMERIC] button is pressed and held down, each pad will enter a numeric value corresponding to the number in the upper
right-hand corner of each pad.
Pads 1 through 9 correspond to numbers 1 to 9 and Pad 10 corresponds to number 0. Pad 11 can be used to switch between negative and
positive values. Each pad hit will move the cursor to the right.
Below, we will describe how to enter "Bass 01" instead of "Sequence01".
1. Press and hold the [SHIFT] button to make the first letter capitalized.
Pressing the [SHIFT] button while pressing a pad will capitalize the letter.
2. Hit Pad 1 twice.
Hitting Pad 1 once enters A, twice enters B. Each time you hit the pad, the letter switches between A, B and C.
3. Press the RIGHT cursor button to move the cursor to the right. You can also just wait, as the cursor will move after a
one-second pause.
If you enter the next letter using a different pad, the cursor will move to the right automatically. However, when you enter the letters which
are assigned to the same pad, you need to either press the RIGHT cursor button to move the cursor manually, or wait one second for the
cursor to move automatically. In this example, A and B are assigned to the same pad. So, you need to move the cursor manually.
4. Press the Pad 7 to select an "S"
Note that the cursor automatically moved to the right when you hit a new pad.
5. Press the RIGHT cursor button and move the cursor to the right.
Since we need a second "S", we need to move the cursor manually.
6. Press Pad 7 to enter the second "S".
7. Next, press Pad 12.
[PAD12] will enter a blank space.
8. Now press and hold the [NUMERIC] button.
The pads can now be used to enter numerical values.
9. Press Pad 10 to enter a "0".
Note that the cursor automatically moves to the right.
10. Press Pad 1 to enter a "1".
11. Release the [NUMERIC] button.
12. Press the [DO IT] button.
This will accept your new name. Pressing the [CANCEL] button will restore the original name, and no changes will be made.
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