Assigning sounds to notes, Auto chromatic assignement – Akai MPC 2000xl User Manual
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Chapter 7: Creating and Editing Programs
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Assigning Sounds to Notes
This assigns sounds to note numbers.
Select the
Note:
field with the CURSOR keys and select the note number that you want to
assign with the DATA wheel.
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Pgm:
1-NewPgm-A
PLAY
ASSIGN
PARAMS
AUTO
Pad:A01=Note:37
Pad assign:PROGRAM
Pad assign:PROGRAM
Note:60=Snd:
OFF
Mode:NORMAL
DRUM
PURGE
Select the
Snd:
field by pressing the CURSOR RIGHT key and select the sound you want to
assign by rotating the DATA wheel.
When the value in the pad field is changed, the note number assigned to that pad will automati-
cally appear in the
Note:
field .
When the cursor is in the
Snd:
field, it is possible to change the
Pad:
field by playing one of the
pads. When the
Pad:
field is changed, the
Note:
field will also automatically be changed.
This way, you can continuously set the sound assignments without moving the cursor.
When the cursor is in the
Snd:
field, pressing OPEN WINDOW displays the Sound window to
show the relevant information. Please refer to Creating and Editing Sounds for details.
Auto Chromatic Assignement
To automatically assign sounds in semi-tone steps to the 64 drum pads (PAD A01 - D16) – note
range 35 - 98 on a MIDI keyboard.
Hold SHIFT and press PROGRAM (numeric key 6), select
DRUM 1- 4
and press
AUTO
[F5].
In the
Source
and
Original key
fields, the display characters show the MIDI note
number and drum pad number:
60/C05
is MIDI note 60/pad bank C, drum pad number 5.
•
Source:
Select the sound and MIDI note number to be assigned here. You can select the sound with
the drum pads or the DATA wheel (the name of the sound also appears).
Note: The parameters of the sound selected here will be copied to each note.
•
Original key:
Select the note on the MIDI keyboard/drum pad which will play the original pitch of the
sound.
•
Tune:
To apply offset to the original pitch. This setting will affect each note.
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CANCEL
DO IT
Auto Chromatic Assignment
Auto Chromatic Assignment
Source:
60/C05
:OFF
Original key:67/C01
Tune:
0
Program name:NewPgm_B