Setting The Root Note Of A Sample; Other Editing Functions; Normalize; Reverse - Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual

106 Sample Editing: TRIM Mode

Setting the Root Note of a Sample

With a sample selected in TRIM mode, pressing the [WINDOW] button
will open the SAMPLE page. Here, a sample's Root Note can be edited.
This Root Note parameter selects at what note the sample will play at
true pitch when in a Keygroup Program.
This field can be edited by using the [DATA] wheel, or by pressing a note
on your MIDI Keyboard.

Other editing functions

NORMALIZE

When you assign a sample recorded at low level, its playback level will also be low. You can set the levels of pads in the
MIXER mode, but you have to set some pads to a lower level. With the normalize function you can increase the sample
level to the highest level possible without being distorted.
Tips: If you do not like the results of your sample edit, the edit can be undone by pressing the [UNDO] button. To redo
the change, press the [UNDO] button again.
06. In the 'Sample' field, select the sample you wish to normalize.
07. Press [F6] (EDIT).
The Sample Edit window will be displayed.
08. In the 'Edit' field, select NORMALIZE.
09. Press [F5] (DO IT).
Normalizing will start. It may take some time to process depending on the length of the sample.

REVERSE

This function allows you to reverse the selected sample.
Tips: If you do not like the results of your sample edit, the edit can be undone by pressing the [UNDO] button. To redo
the change, press the [UNDO] button again.
01. In the 'Sample' field, select the sample you wish to reverse.
02. Press [F6] (EDIT).
The Sample Edit window will be displayed.
03. In the 'Edit' field, select REVERSE.
04. Press [F5] (DO IT).
The MPC5000 will begin processing the sample. It may take some time to process depending on the length of the sample.

TIME STRETCH

With the Time Stretch function, you can lengthen or shorten the selected sample without changing the pitch. This is
useful when you want to match one sample to another which has different tempo.
01. In the 'Sample' field, select the sample you wish to TIME STRECH.
02. Press [F6] (EDIT).
The Sample Edit window will be displayed.
03. In the 'Edit' field, select TIMESTRETCH.
04. In the 'Original tempo' field, set the sample's original tempo.
By default, the tempo of the selected Sequence is displayed. If you do not know the tempo of the selected sample, you can use the DETECT
TEMPO page to find out the tempo.
Using the DETECT TEMPO
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Set the start point and the end point of the sample to match the length of one bar at 4/4.
In the Sample Edit window, press [F2] (TEMPO).
Press the [F5] (DO IT) button.