Playing Several Samples With One Pad; Switching Between Samples Using Velocity - Akai MPC1000 Operator's Manual

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Playing several samples with one pad

You can assign up to 4 samples to one pad. When you assign more than one sample to a pad, you can play several
samples by hitting one pad.
01. In the SAMPLE page of the PROGRAM mode, select the desired pad.
The pad number display in the left of the screen will change according to the pad you hit.
The Pgm field in the upper left corner displays the name of the currently selected program. You can change
the currently selected program in the Pgm field.
02. Select the 1 field and select the sample to assign to the pad.
You can select the samples currently saved in the MPC1000's memory by turning the DATA wheel.
03. Select the 2 field and select the sample to assign it to the pad.
When you hit the pad, both samples, which are assigned to the pad in the 1 field and the 2 fields, will be
played at the same time.
04. Assign the samples to the 3 and 4 fields if necessary.

Switching between samples using velocity

When you assign more than one sample to a pad, you can switch between samples by the velocity used to hit the
pad.
01. In the SAMPLE page of the PROGRAM mode, select the desired pad by hitting it.
02. Assign the samples to the 1 field and the 2 field.
0 3 . S e l e c t t h e Range field in t h e same row with t h e 1 f i e l d , and s e t t h e velocity range t o
trigger the sample assigned to the field.
The Range field has two fields to set the upper and the lower limits. You can set the lower limit in the left field
and the upper limit in the right field. Here, set the upper limit (the right field) to 63.
0 4 . S e l e c t t h e Range field in t h e same row with t h e 2 f i e l d , and s e t t h e velocity range t o
trigger the sample assigned to the field.
In this example, set the lower limit (the left field) to 64.
05. Check the result by hitting the pad.
If you hit the pad strongly, the MPC1000 will play the sample assigned to the 2 field. If you hit the pad weakly,
the MPC1000 will play the sample assigned to the 1 field.
Tips: The pressure used to hit the pad will be displayed in the 128 steps (0 to 127). The maximum level is 127. This
is the same with the "MIDI velocity", which indicates the pressure used to play the keyboard.
Tips: You can also use the Q- Link slider to switch layers. For more information, see the "Q-Link Slider" section on
page 44.
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