Akai MPC 5000 Reference Manual page 108

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The Sample Edit window will be displayed.
Normalizing will start. It may take some time to process depending on the length of the sample.
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The Sample Edit window will be displayed.
The MPC5000 will begin processing the sample. It may take some time to process depending on the length of the sample.
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The Sample Edit window will be displayed.
By default, the tempo of the selected Sequence is displayed. If you do not know the tempo of the selected sample, you can use the DETECT
TEMPO page to find out the tempo.
I. Set the start point and the end point of the sample to match the length of one bar at 4/4.
II. In the Sample Edit window, press [F2] (TEMPO).
III. Press the [F5] (DO IT) button.
The window will go back to the Sample Edit window and the calculated tempo in the DETECT TEMPO will be set automatically in the
'Original tempo' field.