Akai MPC 1000 - Manual (Page 16)

MPC1000 v2 Operator’s Manual rev 1.0
6 Chapter 1: Introduction
Terminologies in MPC1000
These are the basic terminologies you need to know to operate the MPC1000:
Sequence
Sequence is the most basic unit that you use when you create data with the
MPC1000. The data from the MIDI keyboard or pads will be recorded to
each track in a sequence.
A sequence has 64 tracks, each of which can hold performance data. You can
create up to 99 sequences. The length of a sequence can be set from 1 bar to
999 bars. You can create a whole song with one sequence; however you can
also create a song with a combination of several short sequences with the
Song feature.
Track
A sequence has 64 tracks. Each track can record separate performance data.
For example, you can record instruments separately on each track (ex. Pi-
ano sound in track 1, Bass on Track 2, Organ on Track 3,etc…). You can
record one track at a time; however, you can play back already-recorded
tracks while recording a new track. Each track has the track mute setting
(whether play back the contents of the track or not). For example you record
two Piano solos on Track 1 and Track4 and compare them using mute func-
tion. Performance data will be recorded on a track as a MIDI event. It does
not record sounds directly on a track.
Song
With the song feature, you can play back sequences in a certain order. You
can set the order and number of sequences to play back freely. This is useful
when you wish to play back several songs in a row, or when you are creat-
ing a song with a combination of several sequence data.
With the MPC1000, you can create up to 20 songs. When you arrange se-
quences into a song, assign them to each step in the song. A step is like a
“container” of sequences. A song has 250 steps.