The Edit Loop Key - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

The EDIT LOOP Key

This function allows a specified number of bars within a sequence to
repeat in a loop while playing or overdubbing. This allows for quick
recording or editing of the looped section. Press EDIT LOOP and the
following screen will be displayed:
============== Edit Loop ===============
Number of Bars:2
========================================
<Turn On>
The screen fields and soft keys are:
• The Number of bars
This field specifies the number of bars that will be looped when the
edit loop is turned on.
• The 1st bar field:
This field specifies the starting bar of the edit loop. The current bar
number is automatically inserted here.
<Turn on>
• The soft key:
Pressing this soft key turns the edit loop on. It also causes the Play/
Record screen to be displayed and the Edit Loop light to go on,
indicating that an edit loop is active.
If EDIT LOOP is again pressed while an edit loop is active, the
same screen will appear, but with two changes:
1. The first two fields are displayed, but all changes are locked out.
2. The bottom line changes to:
<Turn Off> <Undo & off>
If SOFT KEY 1, <Turn off>
will be turned off, returning the sequence to its normal operation.
However, if SOFT KEY 2,
turned off, but all changes made while the loop was on are not used
and the sequence returns to its status before the loop was turned on.
In either case, the Edit Loop light is turned off and the display
returns to the Play/Record screen.
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<Undo & off>
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