Setting The Volume, Pan And The Tuning For A Sample; Setting The Envelope For A Pad - Akai MPC 500 User Manual

Setting the Volume, Pan and the Tuning For a Sample

You can set the volume, stereo positioning (Pan) and tuning for samples that are assigned to the pads.
1. In PROGRAM mode, hit the pad you wish to change.
The pad number displayed in the 'Pad number' field will change according to the pad that you hit.
2. In the 'Edit select' field, choose Sample level.
Here, you can adjust the volume ('Level' field) and pan ('Pan' field) of each level in the selected Pad. You can adjust the volume to the
desired level while checking the level by hitting pad.
3. In the 'Edit select' field, choose Sample tune.
The 'Tune' field has two fields divided by a decimal point. The 2 digits on the left set the tuning by semitones. The 2 digits on the right
changes the tuning by cents (100 cents = 1 semitone).
4. Adjust the pitch to the desired level while checking the tune by hitting pad.

Setting the Envelope for a Pad

If you play a note on a piano (or most other acoustic instruments), you'll hear a burst of sound energy as the hammer strikes the string,
followed by lower level of loudness as you hold down the note and let the string ring out, which fades quickly as soon as you release the
note and the damper is applied. The MPC500 models this behavior using envelopes. Each pad can have its own envelope.
Setting the Amp Envelope
1. In PROGRAM mode, hit the pad you wish to edit.
The pad number displayed in the 'Pad number' field will change according to the pad that you hit.
2. In the 'Edit select' field, select Attack.
You can set the sample's attack time in this field. The larger the value, the longer it will take for the sound to start. (Fade in)
3. In the 'Edit select' field, select Decay
You can set the sample's decay time in this field. The larger you set the value, the slower the fade out becomes. You can also set the start
point that decay will start fading out in the 'Mode' (decay modulation) field. The behavior of decay is changed by a combination of the
'Mode' field and 'Play mode' field.
Strt - The decay will begin right after the attack time set in the 'Attack' field.
End - The start point of the decay will be set so that the fade out will end at the sample's end point.
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