Linear And Logarithmic Displays; Linking The Loop Point To The Start Point; Auto Phrase Loop; Popup List For Samples - Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual

LINEAR and LOGARITHMIC Displays

The vertical axis indicates the waveform's level. Normally, the waveform display is set to LINEAR, which displays the
sample level as it is. However, some parts (fade out part etc...) may not be displayed as the waveform if the level is too
low. In this case, you can switch to the LOG (logarithmic) display by pressing the [F5] (LOG) button and you can see
the parts whose level is low. When you switch to the LOG mode, the display in the [F5] button will change to LINEAR.
To switch back to the LINEAR mode, press the [F5] button again.

Linking the Loop Point to the Start Point

When you loop the whole sample (ex: loop the phrase sample to the rhythm), it is better to set the start and loop point
to the same value so that you can change both points at the same time.
01. In the LOOP page, select the '(start/loop link)' field.
02. Turn the [DATA] wheel and set the field to (locked by the key).
Loop point is set to the value of the start point. If you change the loop point later, the start point will be changed as well and vice versa.
If you reset the 'start/loop link' field, you can set the start point and loop point separately.

Auto Phrase Loop

You can make a loop automatically match the tempo of the phrase sample.
01. In TRIM mode, press the [F2] (LOOP) button.
The LOOP page will be displayed.
02. In the 'Lp' field, set the loop start point of the phrase sample.
03. Press the [F5] (AUTO L) button.
The Auto Phrase Loop window will be displayed. In the Tempo' field, the tempo of the phrase sample is displayed with calculated by the
MPC5000. Set the tempo if you know it.
In 'Beat' field, set the number of beat you wish to loop. For example, if you want to loop 1 bar of 4/4, set to 4.
Note: You cannot set the beat number longer than the length of the sample.
[F4] (Cancel):
You can cancel the Auto Phrase Loop by pressing this button.
04. Press the [F5] (DO IT) button.
The MPC5000 will start the Auto Phrase Loop.
Note: Depending upon the sample, such as a single snare hit, the tempo may not be calculated correctly.

Popup List for Samples

When selecting Samples to edit in TRIM Mode, all samples in
memory are displayed in a scrollable list. Press any pad to audition
the highlighted sample. To close this window, press the [F4]
(CLOSE) button.
TIP: You can easily navigate to the beginning or the end of this list
by holding the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [UP] or [DOWN]
arrows, and pressing a letter using the [NUMERIC] keypad will jump
to the first item alphabetically corresponding to that letter. .

Convert Patched Phrases to Sliced Samples

Patched phrases can be converted directly to Sliced Samples. To
slice a patched phrase into its individual sections, do the following:
01. Select the Patched Phrase you wish to slice and press the
[F4] (CONVRT) button.
Create New Program
If you set this to YES, the MPC5000 makes a Program where
each region is assigned to pads, from PAD A01 – A16, in order.
02. Press [F5] (DO IT).
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