Assigning Pads To Note Numbers - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

Chapter 11: MIDI Function

Assigning Pads to Note Numbers

In the MPC3000, sounds in programs and drum notes in sequences
are assigned not to pad numbers but to MIDI note numbers in the
range 35-98. Each of the 64 pad/bank combinations (A01-D16) is
assigned to a unique MIDI note number (35-98) and it is the pad's
assigned note number that is sent to the sound generator, se-
quencer, and/or MIDI output when the pad is played. In other
words, the MIDI note number is the basic unit of communication
between the different sections of the MPC3000 and the outside
world. This communication is shown graphically in the following
diagram.
Pad
Pad number to
MIDI note number
assignment*
*MIDI key, option 1
As you can see from the diagram, hitting a pad will generate a pad
number, which is then converted into a MIDI note number. This
note number can then trigger a sound in the Sound Generator
section, be recorded by the Sequencer section, and/or go out the
MIDI output. Similarly, note numbers coming in from the MIDI
input can trigger a sound and/or be recorded into the sequencer. And
note numbers played back by the sequencer can trigger internal
sounds and/or go out the MIDI output.
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MPC3000
Sequencer
section
MIDI note
number
MPC3000
Sound Generator
section
MIDI in
MIDI out