Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview; Upper Side Of Top Panel - Akai MPC 2500 Operator's Manual

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Welcome to MUSIC PRODUCTION CENTER MPC2500. This operator's manual describes how to use an MPC2500.
Please read this manual before you start using your MPC2500, and keep it in a safe place so that you can refer to it as needed.
In this manual, the names of the knobs and keys on panels and plugs are located in square brackets, as follows: [name] .

Overview

This chapter describes the name of each part and the function, and explains how to make connections and terminologies for the MPC2500.
Upper-side of Top Panel
01. Display
This is the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) with back-
light. You can adjust the contrast of the LCD by
turning the DATA wheel while holding in the
[SHIFT] key.
02. [INPUT THRU] key
You can mix the Input signal of [RECORD IN] to the
Play-back sound from the MPC2500. For more infor-
mation, see the "INPUT THRU" feature on page 94.
03. [REC GAIN] knob:
It controls the recording level of the incoming sig-
nal from [RECORD IN]. It cannot control the digi-
tal input level.
04. [MAIN VOLUME] knob:
It controls the levels of [STEREO OUT] and
[PHONES] (headphone).
05. [F1] through [F6] keys:
These keys are used to call up pages at the bottom
of the display, or to execute the feature assigned to
the key. The available feature depends on the cur-
rently displayed screen.
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06. PAD BANK [A] through [D] keys:
Use these keys to switch between pad banks A, B,
C, D. The LED above currently selected pad bank
will be lit.
07. [FULL LEVEL] key:
When turned on (LED is lit), the MPC2500 always
plays back at the maximum velocity (127).
08. [16 LEVELS] key:
When turned on, you can use 16 pads to change
the selected pad's velocity and tune in 16 steps.
For more information, see the "16 Level function"
section on page 46.
09. [NEXT SEQ] key
This key calls up the NEXT SEQ page, where you
can switch sequences with pads. For more infor-
mation, see the "Selecting the sequence to play with
pad" section on page 48.
10. [TRACK MUTE] key
This key calls up the TRACK MUTE page where
you can mute a track with pads. For more infor-
mation, see the "Selecting track mute with pads"
section on page 47.
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