Saving And Loading A Sequence; Saving All Sequences/Songs - Akai MPC4000 User Manual

Chapter 3—Creating and editing a sequence
F
Chfield/Device field: Indicates the MIDI channel and device name to which each track is being out-
put. This field will be displayed if OUT A–OUT D/INT-A/INT-B are selected as the output destination.
G
Part number/program field: Indicates the part number and program name to which each track is being
output. This field will be displayed if PART is selected as the output destination.
• Out2 page
For each track, this displays the Out2 field setting (output destination setting, part number or MIDI channel
setting), the track type, and mute on/off.
• PARAMS page
This page displays the program change number, transpose, duration/velocity offset value, and effect send
level for each track.
E
Out field: Indicates the MIDI event output status of the track.
4. Move the cursor to the No./Name field of the desired page, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the
track whose settings you want to edit.
5. Repeatedly press the CURSOR [ ® ] key to select the parameter you want to edit.
Hint: You can use the CURSOR [ π ]/[ † ]/[
6. Turn the [JOG] dial to change the setting.
The setting will take effect as soon as you change it. As necessary, repeat steps 3—5 to edit the settings for
other items or other tracks.

Saving and loading a sequence

This section explains how you can save a sequence from memory to an internal or external storage device,
or load an existing sequence from a storage device into memory.

Saving all sequences/songs

Here's how to save all sequences/songs from the internal memory of the MPC4000 to a storage device. This
method lets you back up all data of the sequencer section as a single file (an ALL file).
1. Press the [SAVE] key.
The Save page will appear. In this page you can store data from internal memory to a storage device. Use
the Type field to specify the type of data that you want to save.
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A
Out2 field: Indicates the setting of the Out2
field for each track.
Ch: The field/device field and part num-
ber/program field are the same as for Out1.
A
Pgm field: Indicates the program change
number that will be transmitted when you play
back the sequence.
B
Trans field: Indicates the transposition set-
ting for each track.
C
Dura% field: Indicates the duration offset
value as a percentage.
D
Velo%: Indicates the velocity offset value as
a percentage.
® ] keys to move the cursor directly to a field.