Akai MPC 1000 - Manual (Page 42)

MPC1000 v2 Operator’s Manual rev 1.0
32 Chapter 5: Step Edit
Basic operation
Event list
When the cursor is in the Now field or View field,
pressing the down cursor key moves the cursor to
the event list.
You can scroll through the event list with the up
and down cursor keys. When the cursor is in the
event time field, you can scroll through the list by
turning the DATA wheel.
When the cursor is in the event time field, pressing
the left cursor key moves the cursor to the Now field.
In the event list, you can select several events at one
time by pressing the down cursor key while hold-
ing the [SHIFT] key.
[F1] (T.C.) key
This key works the same as the [F1] (T.C.) key in
the MAIN page. You can set the timing correction.
For more information, see the “Timing correct fea-
ture” section on page 15.
[F2] (TRACK) key
Pressing this key displays the window to change
tracks until you release the key. You can select a
track without switching back to the MAIN page.
[F6] (PLAY) key
Pressing this key plays back the selected event.
Editing method
In the step edit page, the events in the track are
listed. You can select the event with up/down cur-
sor keys and the field with right/left cursor keys.
You can change the value in the field by turning
the DATA wheel.
Events
Pad event
This is the event that is recorded when you hit the pads
in the DRUM track.
Pad field
Note variation field
Duration field
Velocity field
P (pad) field
You can set the pad number in this field.
Note variation field
In the above picture, the area that displays “T” is the
note variation field. You can select the type of note
variation data to record with the Q-Link sliders.
T Tune (pitch)
F Filter
L Layer
A Attack time
D Decay time
About the note variation
Note variation data, which is used for the Q-Link sliders or 16LEV-
ELS function, is the information used to control the sound of a
pad, and is saved in the track along with the pad event. With the
note variation data, you can switch the sounds of the pad even
when you are playing back the same pad.
Note variation value field
In this field, displayed to the right of the note varia-
tion field, you can set the note variation value.
D (duration) field
You can specify the length of a note.
V (velocity) field
You can set the velocity of the pad.