Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 236

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If you ever forget these instructions, just press the
from MIDI> soft key. It's in the screen accessed by pressing the
MIDI key and selecting option 2.
I want to use the MPC3000's pads to program drum parts on an
external sequencer, but I can't get any of the MIDI outputs to send
note-on messages when I play the pads. How do I do it?
1. In the Play/Record screen, set the
Type
track that has a
the desired output MIDI channel and port.
2. In the MIDI key, option 1 screen, you can change the note num-
bers assigned to each pad if desired.
3. If you are simultaneously using the pads to program the external
sequencer and using the MPC3000's sound generator to receive
from the external sequencer, then set both the
Local mode
fields to
accessed by pressing the MIDI key and selecting option 2.
When I play a key on my keyboard synthesizer while connected to
the MPC3000, two voices play in my keyboard for every one key
pressed. Why?
When you play a key on the syntheizer keyboard, it plays the note
internally and also sends a note over MIDI to the MPC3000.
Because the MPC3000's
that note is immediately sent back out to the keyboard, causing it to
play the same note again. To solve this problem, turn
off (press the MIDI key, then select option 2) or disable Local Con-
trol on your keyboard synthesizer.
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Type field to
DRUM
of . Then, set the track's
OFF
. These fields are in the screen
Soft thru
feature is normally set to
<Play snds
DRUM or select a
Chn
field to
Soft thru and
ON
,
Soft thru