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44 Chapter 5: STEP EDIT mode
MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0
The Poly pressure event is used for aftertouch much like the channel pressure event. The Poly pressure event can be set to a different value
for each individual note, however. Both the 'Note' Field and the 'Value' field can be edited. The full range of MIDI notes and values of 0 to
127 can be selected.
C (Tempo Change)
Tempo change event is used to change the tempo within the sequence.
'Change' and 'Tempo' Field
Here, you can set the amount of the tempo change. The field on the right is the 'Tempo' field. The 'Change' field is a percentage of change
that will be applied to the Sequence tempo. The 'Tempo' field is what the new tempo will be.
For example, say the current sequence's tempo is 120 bpm. Setting a value of 80% to the 'Change' field, the 'Tempo' field will display a new
tempo that is 80% of the sequence's tempo. In this case, the 'Tempo' field will display 96, which is 80% of 120.
QF (Q-Link - Filter)
This represents Note Filter Variation data recorded with the Q-link slider. The 'Note' field will display either Pad or Note information,
depending on the track type. This field is editable with the [DATA] wheel. The 'Value' field selects the frequency of the filter, and has a
range of 0 to 100. When set to 100, the filter will have no affect on the sound. The effect of the filter will increase as the value decreases.
About the note variation
Note variation data, which is used for the Q-Link sliders or the12 LEVELS function, is the information used to control the sound of a pad,
and is saved in the track along with the pad and note events. With the note variation data, you can affect the sounds of a pad even when you
are playing back the same pad.

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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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