Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 135

Chapter 6: Creating and Editing Programs
assignments. These fields are used to play one of three
sounds depending on the velocity of the note received:
1. If the received note's velocity is less than or equal
to the value in the first
the sound selected in the
2. If the received note's velocity is greater than the
value in the first
equal to the value in the second
then only the note number selected in the first
use field plays.
3. If the received note's velocity is greater than the
value in the second
sound assigned to the note number selected in the
use
second
(The second
least one higher than the first
In the above example, if you hit pad A01 softly you'll hear
the Soft snare sound. Hit it harder and you'll hear the
Smack snare. Hit even harder and you'll hear the Goliath
snare.
COMMENT: If you only want to switch between 2
sounds, then select the same note number in both
use
fields and use the first
threshold.
COMMENT: Regardless of which pad plays, the
individual program parameter data (tuning, enve-
lope, velocity data, etc.) for each of the three note
numbers are used but only the main note number's
mixer data (mix volume and pan, output assignment,
and output/effects mix level) are used. The advan-
tage of this is that it is only necessary to adjust the
volume and pan, for example, of the main sound in
the mix instead of all three sounds.
4. DCY SW (decay switch):
This option permits one of three sounds to play depend-
ing on the value of the
Velocity, Tune..." screen. However, if any drum notes
contain Note Variation decay data, it will override the
Decay
field's for that note only. (The Envelope, Velocity,
Tune... screen is accessed by pressing the PROGRAM/
SOUNDS key and selecting option 2.)
If selected, the screen appears the same as if the
SW option above were selected, except that in this case
one of three sounds will play depending on the current
envelope decay setting instead of the note's velocity
setting:
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If over
Sound field plays.
If over
field but less than or
If over
If over field, then only the
field plays.
If over
field is limited to values at
If over
If over
Decay
field in the "Envelope,
field, then only
field,
field.)
field to set the
VEL