The Pad Assign Mode And Initialize; The Pad Assign/Initialize Pad Assign Modes; Deleting Unused Sounds From The Memory - Akai MPC 2000XL Operator's Manual

Chapter 7: Creating and Editing Programs
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Prog name:
Tap a drum pad or rotate the DATA wheel to display the name window.
Input the name and press ENTER [F5] to save the new name.
While this window is open, the program can be played according to the parameters assigned.
Press DO IT [F5] when you have finished entering all the data.
The Pad Assign / Initialize Pad Assign Modes
Select the pad assign mode in the Pad assign: field.
Pgm:
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Pad:A01=Note:37
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Note:60=Snd:OFF
Mode:NORMAL
ASSIGN
Pad assign: field, the pad assignment is stored as the master assign and can be adapted to
other programs.
PROGRAM
MASTER
CAUTION: The master pad assign can be changed from any program when MASTER is
displayed in the Pad assign: field, but note that the change will effect all
the programs set to MASTER .
To initialize a pad assign, select the Pad assign: field and press the OPEN WINDOW key.
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The pad assign of the currently selected program will be initialized if you select PROGRAM with
the DATA wheel. By selecting MASTER, the master assign is initialized and all the programs set
to MASTER are initialized.
To initialize, press DO IT [F5].

Deleting unused sounds from the memory

You can delete all unused sounds (sounds not assigned to programs) from memory.
Press PURGE [F4].
The number of sounds not being used by the programs is displayed at the bottom of the message.
ASSIGN
Press DO IT [F6] to delete the unused sounds.
1-NewPgm-A
PARAMS DRUM
Stores the pad assigns for each individual program.
Adapts the master assign to this program.
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Initialize Pad Assign Initialize Pad Assign
Initialize pad Initialize pad assign:
Pressing DO IT will erase Pressing DO IT will erase
all sounds not used in all sounds not used in
any program in memory. any program in memory.
8 sounds not used in any program. 8 sounds not used in any program.
PARAMS DRUM
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Pad assign:PROGRAM
PURGE AUTO PLAY
assign:PROGRAM
CLOSE DO IT
PURGE DO IT DO IT