Akai MPC 500 User Manual page 75

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Chapter 11: Editing a sample
1. Scroll through the 'Parameter' field to select the Loop parameter. Set the Loop parameter to On.
2. Next, scroll through the 'Parameter' field to select 'Loop st'.
When the loop feature is on, the MPC500 first plays the part from the start point to the loop start point, which is set here, then to the end of
the sample, and then plays the part from the loop point set in the LOOP page to the end point repeatedly.
Note: If you set the pad to ONE SHOT in PROGRAM mode, the MPC500 will play the sample assigned to that pad like when the loop is off,
even when the loop feature is on. When you use the loop feature, set the pad's play mode to NOTE ON. For more information, see the
"Playing the Sample While the Pad Is Being Hit" section in the page 74.
St Link
In order to speed up editing, the loop and trim start points can be linked. To activate St link, scroll the 'Parameter' field to display
St link.
When turning this On, the loop st and trim st parameters will always be the same value. Changing one will affect the other.
When this parameter is Off, Loop st and Trim st will operate independently.
Tune
In the 'Tune' field, you can set the sample's pitch.
The 2 digits in the left is semitones, the 2 digits in the right is cents (100 cents = 1 semitone). A sample can be pitched up or
down 24 semitones. You can change the pitch in the PROGRAM mode as well. The changes you made in the Sample window
will be applied to the actual sample. So if you assign one sample to several pads, or use one sample in several programs, the
change will be applied to all of them. To change the sample of a specific pad, use PROGRAM mode.
Name
In this field, the sample's name can be edited. Up to 10 characters can be used.
When Name is selected on the lower line, you can change sample name by moving the cursor to the upper line. Use the [DATA]
wheel, and type with the pads to edit the Name of the sample.
MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0