Copy Sample; Delete Sample - Akai MPC 500 User Manual

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Chapter 11: Editing a sample
You can select parameters at the left field on the lower line, and set the value at the right field on the lower line.
Origin
This is where you set the original tempo of the sample manually. If you don't know the tempo of the sample, set this value to 100.
New ♪
This is where the new tempo is entered. Time Stretch amount is automatically calculated based on original tempo and new tempo. When
100 is set as the Original tempo field, the value of the New tempo field is set as a percent value.
Preset
The MPC500 uses 18 preset algorithms to carry out the timestretch process, so you can select a preset that nearest resembles your sample's
content. If the results are not to your liking, try experimenting with different presets.
Time stretch Presets:
01. FEM VOX (Female voice)
02. MALE VOX (male voice)
03. LOW MALE VOX (low male voice)
04. VOCAL
05. HFREQ RHYTHM (High frequency Rhythm section)
06. MFREQ RHYTHM (Middle frequency Rhythm section)
07. LFREQ RHYTHM (Low frequency Rhythm section)
08. PERCUSSION
09. LFREQ PERC. (Low frequency Percussion)
10. STACCATO
11. LFREQ SLOW (Low frequency slow music)
12. MUSIC 1
13. MUSIC 2
14. MUSIC 3
15. SOFT PERC. (Soft percussion)
16. HFREQ ORCH. (High frequency Orchestra)
17. LFREQ ORCH. (Low frequency Orchestra)
18. SLOW ORCH. (Slow orchestra)
Adjust
You can use this to 'tweak' the selected preset.
If your selected preset is close to what you're looking for, but still needs a little fine tuning, try a few different settings here until you get the
best result. A (+) value will help improve high frequency and percussive sounds while a (-) value will help improve bass sound. Most of
the time, this can be left at zero.
With the Stretch parameter selected, pressing the [DO IT] button will create a new stretched sample from the existing sample. You will be
prompted to name the new sample and assign it to a Pad and listen to the sample by pressing [PLAY], much like as if the sample was just
recorded. (See "Chapter 12: Program Mode" on page 73 for more information on naming samples and assigning them to pads).

Copy Sample

You can copy a sample and create a new sample. Using the [DATA] wheel, select 'Copy' in the Edit field.
Pressing the [DO IT] button will copy the selected sample. You will be prompted to name the new sample and assign it to a Pad and listen
to the sample by pressing [PLAY], much like as if the sample was just recorded. (See "Chapter 12: Program Mode" on page 73 for more
information on naming samples and assigning them to pads).

Delete Sample

You can remove a sample from the memory of the MPC500. Using the [DATA] wheel, select 'Delete' in the Edit field.
Pressing the [DO IT] button will remove the selected sample from memory and return you to the main Trim mode page.
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