form. This method has the advantage of being able to change the
assignments of keyboard note numbers to drums at any time without
affecting the sequence data. (These two assignment functions are
accessed by pressing the MIDI key and selecting option 2.)
THE ONLY FACTOR WHICH DETERMINES WHETHER A TRACK
IS A "DRUMS" OR "NON-DRUMS" TRACK, AND THEREFORE
WHETHER OR NOT THESE CONVERSIONS ARE DONE IS THE
TRACK'S OUTPUT MIDI CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT - IF IT IS
ASSIGNED TO THE SAME CHANNEL AS THE INTERNAL DRUMS
(NORMALLY 16), IT IS A "DRUMS" TRACK; IF IT IS NOT
ASSIGNED TO THE SAME CHANNEL AS THE INTERNAL DRUMS,
IT IS A "NON-DRUMS" TRACK.
Because the aforementioned note number conversions are only
performed on "drums" tracks, it is important that you DO NOT do the
following:
• DO NOT record a drums track , then change its midi channel
assignment to a channel other than 16. Otherwise, when the
sequence is played, midi note numbers 0 - 31 will play instead of
the correctly assigned note numbers.
• DO NOT record a non-drums track, then change its midi channel
assignment to "16". Otherwise, when the sequence is played,
keyboard note numbers below 32 will be translated to the assigned
drum note numbers, and notes above 31 will not play at all.
There are some functions in the MPC60 which treat a "drums" track
differently than a "non-drums" track. For example, the screen which is
displayed when the ERASE key is pressed is different for "drums" and
"non-drums" tracks. Other examples are the STEP EDIT screen and the
TRANSPOSE function.
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