Organizing Samples And Editing Note Events - Akai MPC User Manual

Organizing Samples and Editing Note Events

We recommend doing some naming and editing before recording further. Let's use the software, which is
easier for editing.
The collection of drum samples you loaded earlier (and their respective pad assignments) are arranged in
a Program. Let's rename the exisiting Program as we'll want to create more Programs later on. Right-
click Program 001 in the Project Information panel, and select Rename. Name the Program (e.g.,
Drums), and click OK.
Right-click the name of a sample (e.g., Bassdrum-01), and select Rename. Enter a suitable name for the
sample (e.g., Bass Drum 1 or Kick 1). Repeat this for the other samples in the Program. This will help
keep your Program organized as you add more samples to it.
In the grid, you can see your recorded note events. Click and drag a note to move it to a different position.
By default, you can position notes only by quantization values, defined by the Time Correct value. You
can change the value by clicking the Time Correct drop-down menu. We recommend working with 8 or
16 values. Hold down your keyboard's Shift key and use the arrow keys to nudge events without
restricting ("snapping") them to the grid.
Hold down your keyboard's Control key (Windows) or Command key (Mac OS X) and click and drag a
note to copy it. Double-click a note to delete it.
Velocity data can be easily edited in the velocity lane below the grid. Click a note event or place the
mouse over a velocity bar in the lane. A small round handle will appear at the top of the velocity bar.
Move the mouse vertically to change its value.
Let's make some basic edits to the sound of the Sequence.
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