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Akai MPC 500 User Manual

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MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0
Additional Program Editing ..................................................................................................................................................... 80
Changing the Program Name.................................................................................................................................................................80
Copying a Program ................................................................................................................................................................................80
Deleting a Program ................................................................................................................................................................................80
Delete All the Unused Samples at the Same Time (Purge)...................................................................................................................80
Setting the Program Change Number ....................................................................................................................................................81
Setting a MIDI Note Number to the Pads..............................................................................................................................................81
To Reset the Setting to the Default ........................................................................................................................................................81
Chapter 13: Effects...........................................................................................................................83
Applying Fx1 to a Specific Pad Sound.....................................................................................................................................83
Applying Fx2 to a Specific Pad Sound.....................................................................................................................................83
Applying Effects of Fx2 to Fx1 ................................................................................................................................................. 84
Editing Effects ............................................................................................................................................................................84
Bit Grunger.............................................................................................................................................................................................84
4 Band EQ (4 Band Equalizer) ..............................................................................................................................................................85
Compressor ............................................................................................................................................................................................85
Phase Shifter...........................................................................................................................................................................................86
Tremolo ..................................................................................................................................................................................................86
AutoPan..................................................................................................................................................................................................86
Reverb ....................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Delay ......................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Chorus and Flanger ................................................................................................................................................................................88
Using Master Effects..................................................................................................................................................................88
Editing the Master Effects ........................................................................................................................................................ 88
4 Band EQ ..............................................................................................................................................................................................88
Compressor ............................................................................................................................................................................................89
Selecting the Effect Set .............................................................................................................................................................. 89
Copying the Effect Set ...........................................................................................................................................................................89
Resetting the Effect Set..........................................................................................................................................................................89
Chapter 14: Save / Load...................................................................................................................91
Saving Your Work .....................................................................................................................................................................91
Selecting the Destination .......................................................................................................................................................................91
Creating a New Folder ...........................................................................................................................................................................91
Saving a Sample.....................................................................................................................................................................................92
Saving a Program ...................................................................................................................................................................................92
Saving a Sequence .................................................................................................................................................................................93
Saving All Sequences and Songs...........................................................................................................................................................94
Saving All Programs and Samples at the Same Time ...........................................................................................................................94
Saving All Data in Memory at the Same Time .....................................................................................................................................95
Creating the Autoload Folder.................................................................................................................................................................95
Replacing the Sounds and Sequences in the Internal Flash Memory ...................................................................................................96
Loading a File ............................................................................................................................................................................. 97
Selecting a File .......................................................................................................................................................................................97
Loading a Sample...................................................................................................................................................................................97
Loading a Program.................................................................................................................................................................................98
Loading a Sequence ...............................................................................................................................................................................98
Loading the All File ...............................................................................................................................................................................99
Loading an Individual Sequence from the All File ...............................................................................................................................99
Loading a Project ...................................................................................................................................................................................99
Loading a Folder ....................................................................................................................................................................................99
Deleting a File ......................................................................................................................................................................................100
Setting the Autoload Function .............................................................................................................................................................100
Formatting the Memory Card ..............................................................................................................................................................100
Saving Data to the Internal Flash Memory..........................................................................................................................................101
Chapter 15 Connecting the MPC500 to your computer............................................................... 103
Windows 2000/Me/Xp.........................................................................................................................................................................103
Macintosh.............................................................................................................................................................................................103
Chapter 16: Other settings ............................................................................................................105
Adjusting the Master Level..................................................................................................................................................................105
Adjustment of Pad Sensitivity and Velocity Curve.............................................................................................................................105
Initialize To Factory Default................................................................................................................................................................106

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Akai MPC 500 Specifications

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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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