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MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0
All the samples which are not assigned to the program will be deleted at the same time.
Setting the Program Change Number
You can switch the programs assigned to a track within the sequence by setting the program change numbers in each program. You do not
have to set the program change numbers if you do not need to switch the programs. To switch the programs, program change events are
used. You can enter these events in the STEP EDIT mode. For more information about entering the program change events, see "Chapter 5:
STEP EDIT mode" on page 41.
1. In the 'Edit select' field of the PROGRAM page, select Program number
2. In the 'Program name' field on the left, select the program you wish to assign a program change number to.
3. In the 'Program number' field on the right, choose the program number you would like this program to respond to.
If a track has a program change event with the same number set in this field, the MPC500 will switch the program at the event while playing
back the sequence. If you do not wish to switch the program during the playback, leave this field set to OFF.
Setting a MIDI Note Number to the Pads
The performance data you made by hitting the MPC500’s pads is sent to the internal sampler and sequencer section directly. You can also
send the data as a MIDI signal at the same time. The performance data will be sent as MIDI note information. To do so, you need to
determine which MIDI note to send out when you hit each pad.
Also, when you load sequence data, which was created with the external sequencer, to the MPC500 and play the internal sampler section,
you have to determine which pad to play by the MIDI note number in the sequence data.
1. In the 'Edit select' field of the PROGRAM page, select Note assign. The Note assign page will be displayed.
2. Select the desired pad by hitting it.
3. The note number of the selected pad will appear on the left.
4. Select the note number with the [DATA] wheel.
NOTE: Setting note numbers can be useful when dealing with external MIDI modules. Many MIDI sound modules can contain banks of
samples which may be assigned to different note numbers – or keys on a MIDI keyboard. For example, if you are using the MPC500 to
control a drum kit on an external sound module using MIDI, each drum hit will have a particular MIDI note associated with it. So to
trigger a particular drum hit, you would need to send the specific MIDI Note On associated with the hit.
To Reset the Setting to the Default
1. In the 'Edit select' field of the PROGRAM page, select Assign reset. The Assign reset page will be displayed.
2. Press the [DO IT] button to confirm.
All the notes assigned to the pads will be reset to the default setting.
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