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Akai MPC 60 User Manual

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Section 3: Recording sequences 53
3. Enter OVERDUB mode again by holding OVERDUB and
pressing PLAY START.
4. Record the percussion part by playing the PERC1 through PERC4 pads
in time to the drums already recorded on track 1. Keep adding drums
until your percussion part is complete.
5. If any mistakes were made, use either of the two erase methods
described above. Don't worry - they won't erase information on other
tracks - they only erase notes from the active track unless you specify
otherwise.
Next, overdub the bass part on track 3:
1. Press MAIN SCREEN to return to the PLAY/RECORD screen.
2. Move the cursor to the TRAK field and type "3" (ENTER) to make
track 3 active.
3. Move the cursor to the CH field and type "1"(ENTER), then select "A"
in the field immediately to the right, to select midi channel lA as the
output channel for track 3. Because a channel other than 16 has been
selected, this track is now a "non-drums" track.
4. If you play the midi keyboard now, the bass synthesizer should sound. If
not, check the midi connections, check the setting of the MIDI SOFT
THRU field, and re-check the previous three steps.
5. Press the COUNT IN key - the light will go on. This will cause the
metronome to play one bar before the sequence plays to cue you to start
playing.
6. Enter OVERDUB mode by holding OVERDUB and pressing
PLAY START.
7. Once the COUNT IN bar has passed, record your bass part in time to the
drums and percussion parts.
8. Press STOP and press COUNT IN again to turn it off.
9. If you make a mistake while recording, you may correct it by
"punching-in" the new note:
A) Hold the "<" key (rewind) until the NOW field shows a
location about one bar before the mistake.
B) Press PLAY. The sequence will start playing from the
position shown in the NOW display.
C) Just before the wrong note plays, press RECORD and PLAY
simultaneously to enter RECORD mode (existing notes are
erased while new notes are recorded) then

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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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