Tempo And The Tempo/Sync Key - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

Tempo and the TEMPO/SYNC Key

Many of the functions in the MPC3000 are associated with control-
ling the playing tempo. First, there is the Tempo field in the Play/
Record screen (shown below in bold):
============== Play/Record =============
Seq: 1-(unused)
Sig: 4/ 4 Bars:
============== Track Data ==============
Trk: 1-(unused)
Chn:OFF-(off)
===== Now:001.01.00 (00:00:00:00) ======
<Tk on/off> <Solo=OFF> <Track-> <Track+>
To change the tempo at any time while playing or recording se-
quences, move the cursor to the Tempo field and change it with the
data knob or the numeric keypad.
The Tempo screen
To display the Tempo screen, press the TEMPO/SYNC key:
================ Tempo =================
Tempo:120.0
============= Display mode =============
BPM/FPB:BPM
============== Tap Tempo ===============
Tap averaging:3
========================================
<SyncScreen ><TempoChanges>
This screen presents most of the parameters that are associated
with tempo. A detailed description of the individual screen fields and
soft keys follows:
• The Tempo field:
This is the active playing tempo. It is either the sequence's assigned
tempo or the master tempo, depending on the setting of the
source field. This has the same function as the Active Tempo field
in the Play/Record screen except that this field doesn't display
tempo changes.
• The Tempo source
This field has the same function as the Tempo Source field in the
Play/Record screen: It determines whether the sequence's
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BPM:120.0
0 Loop:TO BAR
Type:DRUM On:YES
& OFF Vel%:100 Pgm:OFF
Tempo source:SEQUENCE
Frames:30 DROP
field:
120.0 120.0
120.0 (SEQ) 120.0
1
Tempo