Akai MPC 4000 Reference Manual page 75

A Now field
Indicates the current location within the song in units of measures/beats/ticks. When the
cursor is at each of these fields, you can turn the [JOG] dial to move the current location
in steps of measures/beats/ten ticks/one tick.
B Time field
Indicates the current time location within the song.
Song block
Here you can select the song to be created or played, and turn tempo and looping on/off.
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A Song field
Selects the song that will be played or created. If you move the cursor to this field and
press the [WINDOW] key, the Song popup window will appear.
B Tempo field
Sets the tempo of the song in a range of 30–300 BPM. If you move the cursor to this field
and press the [WINDOW] key, the Tempo popup window will appear.
C SEQ/MAS field
Selects the tempo source according to which the song will play.
If you select SEQ, the tempo specified for each sequence will be valid. If you select
MAS, all sequences in the song will play back at the tempo specified by the tempo field.
Even if you select MAS, tempo change events that were input within the sequence are
still valid. In this case, these events will adjust the tempo proportionally, relative to the
master tempo.
D Loop field
Switches looping on/off. When playback reaches the end of the song, it will return to the
beginning and resume if loop is turned on.
Sequence list block
Here you can assign a sequence to each step of the song.
Hint: When the cursor is located in the sequence list, use the CURSOR [ √ ]/[ ® ]/[
the field that you want to set. Use the BLOCK CURSOR [
A Start bar field
Indicates the measure number at which the step will start.
B Step field
Indicates the step number.
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Song page
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