Saving A Par File (System Parameters) - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

Chapter 9: Saving to and Loading from Disk

Saving a PAR File (System Parameters)

<Select disk>
• The
This soft key has the same function as in the Save Sequence screen
described above.
A number of parameters in the MPC3000 are not saved in SEQ,
ALL, SND, PGM, or APS files. These settings, called system pa-
rameters, are retained in a special memory that doesn't lose its
contents when the power is turned off. These settings include:
• Names for all 64 MIDI channels
• Master tempo
• BPM/FPB select and frames per second select
• MIDI Input Filter settings
• Default settings for initializing sequences
. . .and many more (see the Appendix for a complete list).
These settings can be saved to disk in a file called a parameter file,
which has the file extension PAR. To save a parameter file, select 6
System parameters
(
screen will appear:
======== Save System Parameters ========
File name:File_name
Disk:HARD DISK PART A
========================================
<Do it>
The fields and soft keys are:
File name
• The field:
Enter the name for the file in this field. The name can be changed in
the same way as the Sequence Name field in the Play/Record screen.
The file's extension will be PAR.
• The Disk , Size , and
These fields have the same functions as in the Save Sequence screen
described above.
• The <Do it> soft key:
Press this key to save the file to disk.
• The <Select disk>
This soft key has the same function as in the Save Sequence screen
described above.
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soft key:
) from the DISK key menu. The following
<Select disk>
Free fields:
soft key:
Size: 2K
Free: 793K