Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 68

29.97 DROP
This is the standard for NTSC color television in the United
States. Using this mode, the tempo range of the MPC3000 is
from 59.7 to 6.0 FPB.
COMMENT: In the MPC60 version 2 software, this
selection was erroneously called 30DROP, although it
was actually 29.97 frames per second drop frame
time code. Sorry.
25
(25 frames per second):
This is the standard for European television (PAL /SECAM
standard). Using this mode, the tempo range of the
MPC3000 is from 50.0 to 5.0 FPB.
24 (24 frames per second):
This is the standard for film. However, since film is usually
transferred to video for scoring, the composer still works
with the video standard frame rates. Using this mode, the
tempo range of the MPC3000 is from 48.0 to 5.0 FPB.
• The Tap averaging
This parameter is used in conjunction with the TAP TEMPO key.
The TAP TEMPO key is used for quick setting of the playing tempo
by repeatedly tapping 1/4-notes on the key at the desired tempo.
(This is described further in the section "The Tap Tempo key.")
Repeated taps are averaged to help reduce timing errors; this field
sets the number of taps that must be played successively before the
tempo is recalculated. The options are:
2
taps:
The tempo is recalculated after only two taps. This should
be used only if your timing is very good, or if you want to set
the new tempo roughly.
3 taps:
Initially, the tempo is recalculated after the first two taps. If
you continue to tap successive 1/4-notes, the tempo is
continuously recalculated by averaging the last three
successive tap intervals. This is a good average setting.
4
taps:
Initially, the tempo is recalculated after the first two taps. If
you tap a third time, the tempo will be recalculated using an
average of the three taps. If you continue to tap successive 1/
4-notes, the tempo is continuously recalculated on each
successive tap by averaging the last four successive tap
intervals. This is very useful if your timing is not very
accurate, because it smoothes out your timing errors.
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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
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