Akai MPC 60 User Manual

Section 2: The Basics
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2.5 The SOFT KEYS (1 - 4)
In the upper right corner of the front panel are four buttons labeled SOFT
KEY 1, SOFT KEY 2, SOFT KEY 3 and SOFT KEY 4. The functions of
these buttons change from one screen to another and are always displayed
on the lowest line of the screen. For example, while the PLAY/RECORD
screen (accessed by pressing the MAIN SCREEN button) is showing. notice
the lowest line:
There are four titles enclosed in angle brackets ("<" and ">"). The titles are
<Trak=ON >, <Solo=OFF>, <Tmpo=SEQ> and <SortTrks>. These
four titles indicate the functions of the four soft keys, but only while this
screen is showing. Each of the many functions in the MPC60 displays a
unique screen of data, and the lowest line of each of these screens indicates
the function of the 4 soft keys while that screen is showing. Demonstrate
this by pressing the ERASE key, then the TIMING CORRECT key, then
MAIN SCREEN to return to the PLAY/RECORD screen. Some screens
have less than four active soft keys and some have none.

Akai MPC 60 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Akai
Model	MPC 60
Release Year	1988
Sampling Rate	40 kHz
Bit Depth	12-bit
Polyphony	16 voices
Memory	750 KB (expandable to 1.5 MB)
Storage	3.5" floppy disk drive
Type	Sampler/Sequencer
Sequencer	Yes
Pads	16 velocity-sensitive pads
MIDI	In/Out/Thru
Maximum Sampling Time	13.1 seconds
Display	LCD
Outputs	8 individual outputs, stereo output
Inputs	2 inputs