Sample Layer Crossfade; Panning Individual Samples; Tuning And Root Note - Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual

05. To select different keygroups, select the number field to the left
of the sample list as indicated on the right and scroll with the
[DATA] wheel.
you can also select MULTI, to allow for editing all keygroups at once.
Tip: you can also select keygroups two convenient ways. Select a Keygroup directly by pressing and holding the
[SHIFT] button and striking a pad. Keygroups will be selected by number. In other words, striking pad 16 will select
keygroup #16. Striking a pad a second time will select keygroups beyond 64 (IE striking pad #1 2x will select keygroup
#65).
To select a keygroup you are currently playing, press and hold [LOCATE] while pressing a pad or pressing a MIDI note
on an external keyboard. Additional presses of the same key will cycle through all of the keygroups that the particular
note belongs to.

Sample Layer Crossfade

Samples can be crossfaded to add realism to a velocity switch. This can
yield smoother transitions between samples in a particular Keygroup.
Turn on Crossfading for a Keygroup, do the following:
01. Select one of the Sample Slots.
02. Press the [WINDOW] button
the PLAY MODE window will be displayed.
03. Select the 'Crossfade' field and set this field to 'ON'
Tip: Crossfading between two samples will use two voices, so if this feature is not required, turning off Crossfading will
yield better performance.

Panning Individual Samples

While in the PLAY MODE Window, samples can individually panned. To
pan samples, select and edit the 'PAN' field for each of the 4 sample
layers.

Tuning and Root Note

Samples in Keygroups can individually be tuned like in a sample program,
and additionally, the root note can be set, or the keygroup can
automatically be set to look to the sample for its root note if the original
note data was stored in the sample you are mapping.
To change a sample's root note setting, do the following:
01. Select the TUNE Field on the PROGRAM Page.
02. Press the [WINDOW] key.
The PITCH FUNCTION Window will be displayed.
03. In the 'Root' Column, set the root note of the sample.
Any note can be set here, or select 'AS SAMPLE' to use the samples default pitch. You can also set the root note by hitting a key on a MIDI
keyboard.
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