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Akai MPC 60 User Manual

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Now, record the drums on track 1:
1. Move the cursor to the TRAK field and select 1 (Enter) to make track
number 1 active. We are going to record the drums on track 1.
2. Move the cursor to the upper CH field (5th line) and select "16"
(ENTER), then select "A" in the field immediately to the right, to assign
the output of track 1 to midi channel 16 (the channel of the internal
drums) and to midi output jack 1. (It doesn't really matter which output
jack we assign it to because it this case we are not using any additional
external drum generator. Regardless of the output jack selection, by
assigning this track to channel 16, it is now a "drums" track.)
3. While holding OVERDUB, press PLAY START. The OVERDUB and
PLAY lights should go on, and the metronome should be heard through
the stereo outputs. The metronome will play on 1/4 notes, with a louder
sound at the start of each bar. Also, the NOW display will be constantly
changing to reflect the current position within the sequence.
4. Record the drum part by playing the drum pads in time to the
metronome. Every time the four bar pattern loops back to the start, any
drums recorded on the last pass will be heard at the position they were
recorded, except that any timing errors will have been corrected. Keep
adding drums until your drum part is complete.
5. If you accidently played one or two wrong notes, you may erase them
without affecting any other notes just recorded by following these steps:
A) While still in OVERDUB mode, hold down the ERASE key.
B) Just before the wrong notes are about to play, hold that drum's
pad down, then quickly release it when the wrong notes have
passed.
C) Release the ERASE key. The wrong notes have now been
permanently erased from the sequence.
6. Press STOP.
Next, overdub the percussion part on track 2:
1. Move the cursor to the TRAK field and type 2 (ENTER) to make
track 2 active.
2. Move the cursor to the upper CH field (5th line) and type "16"
(ENTER), then select "A" in the field immediately to the right, to select
midi channel 16A as the output channel for track 2. By assigning this
track to channel 16, it is now a "drums" track.
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Akai MPC 60 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ManufacturerAkai
ModelMPC 60
Release Year1988
Sampling Rate40 kHz
Bit Depth12-bit
Polyphony16 voices
Memory750 KB (expandable to 1.5 MB)
Storage3.5" floppy disk drive
TypeSampler/Sequencer
SequencerYes
Pads16 velocity-sensitive pads
MIDIIn/Out/Thru
Maximum Sampling Time13.1 seconds
DisplayLCD
Outputs8 individual outputs, stereo output
Inputs2 inputs

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