Akai MPC 5000

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QUICKSTART GUIDE (ENGLISH)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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BASIC INFORMATION..............................................................................................................1
1. [MAIN] Button .........................................................................................................1
2. Function buttons - [F1] - [F6] ..................................................................................1
3. Fields, [DATA] wheel ..............................................................................................2
4. Cursor, [CURSOR] Buttons ....................................................................................2
5. [MODE] Button........................................................................................................2
6. [WINDOW] Button...................................................................................................2
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UTORIAL OF THE MPC5000 .................................................................................................3
PLAYING BACK A DEMO SONG................................................................................................3
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LAYING A PRESET PROGRAM................................................................................................3
RECORDING A PERFORMANCE WITH PADS...............................................................................4
Deleting the performance on a specific pad...............................................................4
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LAYING BACK SEVERAL SEQUENCES IN SERIES .....................................................................4
Selecting the Sequence in Real Time........................................................................4
Playing Back the Sequence in the Selected Order ....................................................5
Using the NEXT SEQ button .....................................................................................5
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ECORDING A SAMPLE ..........................................................................................................6
Preparing the recording .............................................................................................6
Starting the recording ................................................................................................6
Assigning the Recorded Sound to a Pad ...................................................................7
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OOPING A PHRASE SAMPLE..................................................................................................8
Adjusting the start/end points of the sample ..............................................................8
Recording to a sequence...........................................................................................8
Setting the Same Number of Sample and Sequence Bars........................................9
Setting the same tempo for sample and the sequence..............................................9
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LAYING SYNTH PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................9
HARD DISK RECORDING ......................................................................................................10
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AVING ..............................................................................................................................11
OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS.................................................................................................11
Arpeggiator..............................................................................................................11
Effects with Tempo Sync .........................................................................................11
Q-Link slider.............................................................................................................11