Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 126

COMMENT: Occasionally you may see the message
lyzing sequence. Please wait...
line of the screen, asking that you wait briefly while the
MPC3000 does some thinking. This occurs after you make
changes in the song, but only if the song contains a large
number of different sequences. Once this process is done, all
subsequent fast-forward, rewind, and locate operations will
be immediate.
COMMENT: If you notice a timing irregularity in your song
at the point of transition from one sequence to another, the
problem may be due to the assignments of the
the Play/Record screen) for the sequence that plays immedi-
ately after the timing irregularity. If a sequence containing
these program assignments is played in Song mode (or if the
sequence is selected manually while the MPC3000 is play-
ing), the sequence's program assignments are sent out at the
moment that the sequence starts to play in the song. This can
present a problem, because most synthesizers require time to
change programs, which can cause any notes existing at the
start of the new sequence to be delayed. This delay is brief in
most synthesizers, but is usually enough to cause a timing
irregularity when it occurs at the start of a sequence. To
avoid this problem, don't assign program changes to se-
quences that you are using in Song mode. If you need to use
program changes within the song, make sure that no notes
exist at the start of the sequences that contain the program
changes. Another alternative is to insert MIDI Program
Change commands within the sequences in the song at
locations where no notes exist.
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Chapter 5: Song Mode
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