Setting Up The Mixer - Akai MPC 2000XL Operator's Manual

Setting Up the Mixer

Hold down SHIFT and press MIXER (numeric key 7), then select "DRUM 1-4".
The mixer display will appear.
Press SETUP [F4] to display the mixer setup screen.
Mixer setup Mixer setup
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Stereo mix sourch: Stereo mix
Copy pgm mix to drum:YES Copy pgm mix to drum:YES
DRUM 1 DRUM 1
In the Stereo mix source: field set the Stereo Output mixer and in the Indiv/FX
source: field set the Individual Output mixer. The following parameters can be selected for
either one.
PROGRAM
When you select this mode, the mixer or individual output settings change to the settings of
each program.
DRUM
This records the mixer or individual output settings within ALL PROGRAMS (the data exten-
sion when saved is .APS) which applies to all programs and sequences. When you select
this mode, the mixer or individual output settings will not change when the program or
sequence is modified and the DRUM settings will always be applied.
Copy on pgm mix to drum:
To COPY the mixer settings of the program to DRUM when the program assigned to drum
is to be changed by Program Change.
Recording a Mixer Setting to a Sequence
Record Mix Change: enables you to record the revised mixer settings to a sequence
during sequence recording.
Mixer setup Mixer setup
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Stereo mix sourch:PROGRAM Stereo mix sourch:PROGRAM
Copy pgm mix to drum:YES Copy pgm mix to drum:YES
DRUM 1 DRUM 1
By selecting YES in this field, you can record the mixer setting changes to the sequencer. The
mixing data recorded in the sequencer is displayed as follows in the Step Editing page and can be
edited as another MIDI event.
Mix Change data will be recorded as MIDI Exclusive. The following are the contents of the exclu-
sive data.
F0 47 00 44 45 (Event Type) (Pad Number) (Value) F7
sourch:PROGRAM
INDIV/FX source:PROGRAM INDIV/FX source:PROGRAM
Record mix changes: NO Record mix changes: NO
DRUM 2 DRUM 3 DRUM 2 DRUM 3
INDIV/FX source:PROGRAM INDIV/FX source:PROGRAM
Record mix changes: Record mix changes:
DRUM 2 DRUM 3 DRUM 2 DRUM 3
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Chapter 8: Mixer Functions
Master Level Master Level
0dB
FX drum
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Drum:1
DRUM 4 DRUM 4 SETUP FXedit
Master Level Master Level
0dB
FX drum
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Drum:1
NO
DRUM 4 DRUM 4 SETUP FXedit