Changing The Tune And The Tempo Of A Patched Phrase Sample; Editing A Patched Phrase - Akai MPC 2500 Operator's Manual

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Chapter 12: Editing a sample
Changing the tune and the tempo
of a patched phrase sample
If you press the [WINDOW] key in the Sample field of the
TRIM page, the Sample window will be displayed. You can
set the sample name, tune , and the original tempo of the
patched phrase.
Sample name : You can enter a new name.
This sets the pitch of the patched phrase.
Tune:
Original tempo : This sets the tempo of the patched
phrase. The Original tempo setting
is important for playing the
patched phrase correctly. If the
patched phrase sample cannot be
played with the correct tempo, ad-
just the Original tempo.
Pressing [F4] (CLOSE) key will go back to the TRIM page.
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Editing a Patched Phrase

You can extract a region in a Patched phase as a sample or
covert the Patched Phrase to a sample.
01. Select the Patched Phrase in the TRIM page, and
press the [F6] (EDIT) key.
The Patched Phase Edit window will be displayed.
02. In the edit field, select the type you wish to edit.
EXTRACT
This extracts the selected region of the Patched
Phase as a sample.
Region :
You select the number of the region you wish to extract.
New sample :
You can select a new name for the new sample.
[F2] (PLAY) :
You can audition the region by pressing this key.
[F4] (CANCEL):
You can cancel the Extract by pressing this key
03. Press the [F5] (DO IT) key.
The MPC2500 will start processing the Extract, and
then the display will go back to the TRIM page.
RESTORE
This converts the selected Patched Phrase to an or-
dinary sample.
Tempo : This set the tempo of the sample.
[F4] (CANCEL) : You can cancel the Extract pro-
cess by pressing this key
03. Press the [F5] (DO IT) key.
The MPC2500 will begin processing the Restore,
and then the display will go back to the TRIM page.