Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 170

ALL
(the entire sound)
ZONE (from the start to the end of the zone)
TEMP (the current contents of the temporary storage area)
BEFORE ZONE
start)
AFTER ZONE
BEFR SOFT ST
start)
AFTR SFT END
end)
COMMENT: Because of the way the MPC3000 internally
plays sounds, up to approximately 20 milliseconds (ran-
domly) of the end of a sound is not heard. Take this into
account when playing a portion of a sound. For example,
when playing a region from 001.000.00 to 002.000.00, you
may only hear all but the last 20 milliseconds of this region.
• The Do field:
This field works in conjunction with the
field, used to select one of a number of editing operations that will
be performed when the
COPY ZONE->TEMP
temporary storage area)
INS TMP->ZON ST
storage area and insert them at the address shown in the
Zone st
field)
INS TMP->ZN END
storage area and insert them at the address shown in the
Zone end
DELETE ZONE
the gap)
SILENCE ZONE
REVERSE ZONE
COMMENT: The contents of the temporary storage area are
lost whenever the Edit Sound screen is exited.
<Play X>
• The soft key:
This soft key works in conjunction with the
pressed, it plays the portion of the sound that is currently displayed
Play X
in the field.
• The <Do> soft key:
This soft key works in conjunction with the
it performs the action currently selected in the
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(the portion of the sound before the zone
(the portion of the sound after the zone end)
(the portion of the sound before the soft
(the portion of the sound after the soft
<Do>
<Do>
soft key is pressed. The options are:
(copy the contents of the zone to the
(copy the contents of the temporary
(copy the contents of the temporary
field)
(delete the contents of the zone and close
(silence the contents of the zone)
(reverse the contents of the zone)
Play X
Do
soft key. It is a choice
field. When
field. When pressed,
Do
field.