[F2] (Track); [F6] (Play); Events; Pad Event - Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual

48 STEP EDIT Mode

[F2] (TRACK)

Pressing and holding this button displays the window to change tracks. Using this button, you can select a track without
switching back to the MAIN page.

[F6] (PLAY)

Pressing this button will audition the selected event.

Events

Pad Event

This is the event that is recorded when you hit the pads in the DRUM track.
'P (pad)' field
You can set the pad number in this field.
'Note Variation' field
In the above picture, the area that displays 'T' is the 'Note
Variation' field. You can select the type of note variation data to
record with the Q-LINK sliders.
T
F
L
A
D
P
Q
V
R
X
Tip: Note variation data, which is used for the Q-LINK sliders or [16 LEVELS] function, is the information used to control
the sound of a pad, and is saved in the track along with the pad event. With the note variation data, you can switch the
sounds of the pad even when you are playing back the same pad.
'Note variation value' field
In this field, displayed to the right of the 'Note Variation' field, you can set the note variation value.
'D (duration)' field
Here, you can set the duration of notes and pad events. This parameter determines how long the pad or MIDI note is held. The value
is displayed in MIDI Ticks.
'V (velocity)' field
Here, you can set the velocity of a pad. Velocity is a measure of how hard the pad was hit. The velocity is shown in 127 steps, with
127 the maximum. This can be used to play sounds softer, louder, or control the filter cutoff etc. For more information on velocity, see
'Note Number, Velocity, and Length' on page 15.

Note Event

This is a MIDI note event.
'N (Note number)' field
You can set the note number in this field. A note number indicates the location on a keyboard as a numbers, with the middle C of the
piano as note number 60.
'D (duration)' field
You can specify how long a note is held (length of a note). In the MIDI standard, pressing a key is called 'Note on', releasing a key is
called 'Note off'. In this field, you will set the time from Note on to Note off.
Tune (pitch)
Filter
Layer
Attack time
Decay time
Pan
Resonance
Level
Release
Effect Send
'Pad' field
'Duration' field
'Note Variation' field
'Velocity' field