Akai MPC live 2 - Page 6

Part 3: Recording a Sequence with the MPC
Recording a Drum Track:
On the buons below the screen hit
Shi+Menu/browse
• Scroll through or search for different
drum kits.
• Use the
play
buon at the boom to
hear a kit sample.
• Press
load
to load that drum kit to your
pads.
• Click on the 4 intersecng lines on the
side bar to enter
grid mode.
• Press the
tap buon
3 mes at your
preferred tempo to set the bpm.
• Press the
Rec buon
to record-arm the
sequence.
• Press the
Play buon
to start the
actual recording. You will hear the
count-in for one measure before the
recording starts.
• You can add more drum parts to this
track, so don’t feel the need to get
everything in one take. Use the
Overdub
buon instead of record to
add to the track instead of overwring
what was previously recorded.
Overdub lets you record addional
note events over the exisng
sequence.
While in grid mode, the colorful dashes
represent notes. Use these tools in grid view to
edit your drum track:
• The
pencil
icon adds notes.
• The
eraser
deletes notes.
• The
select box
allows you to select a
single note or a group of notes and
move them up or down to change the
sound or le or right to change the
rhythm.
• The
magnifying glass
allows you to
zoom in and out.