Akai MPC 2000xl - Manual (Page 129)

Chapter 7: Creating and Editing Programs
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To initialize a pad assign, select the Pad assign: field and press the OPEN WINDOW key.
The pad assign of the currently selected program will be initialized if you select PROGRAM with
the DATA wheel. By selecting MASTER , the master assign is initialized and all the programs set
to MASTER are initialized.
To initialize, press DO IT [F5].
Deleting unused sounds from the memory
You can delete all unused sounds (sounds not assigned to programs) from memory.
Press PURGE [F4].
The number of sounds not being used by the programs is displayed at the bottom of the message.
Press DO IT [F6] to delete the unused sounds.
The Pad Assign / Initialize Pad Assign Modes
Select the pad assign mode in the Pad assign: field.
Pad assign: field, the pad assignment is stored as the master assign and can be adapted to
other programs.
PROGRAM Stores the pad assigns for each individual program.
MASTER Adapts the master assign to this program.
CAUTION: The master pad assign can be changed from any program when MASTER is
displayed in the Pad assign: field, but note that the change will effect all
the programs set to MASTER .
• Prog name:
Tap a drum pad or rotate the DATA wheel to display the name window.
Input the name and press
ENTER [F5] to save the new name.
While this window is open, the program can be played according to the parameters assigned.
Press DO IT [F5] when you have finished entering all the data.
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Pgm: 1-NewPgm-A
PLAY ASSIGN PARAMS AUTO
Pad:A01=Note:37 Pad assign: PROGRAM
Note:60=Snd:OFF
Mode:NORMAL
DRUM PURGE
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......................................................................................................... ............................ CLOSE DO IT
Initialize Pad Assign Initialize Pad Assign
Initialize pad assign: Initialize pad assign: PROGRAM
PARAMS
Pressing DO IT will erase Pressing DO IT will erase
all sounds not used in
all sounds not used in
any program in memory.
any program in memory.
8 sounds not used in any program. 8 sounds not used in any program.
DRUM DO IT DO IT PURGE ASSIGN