Playing A Song; [F5] (Sudden); [F6] (Next); Other Features In Song Mode - Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual

Playing a song

You can play the song by pressing [PLAY START]. To play from the middle of the song, select the position that you wish
to start the playback, using the cursor, and press [PLAY].
During the playback, the function buttons will change as follows.

[F5] (SUDDEN)

If you press this button during the playback, the MPC5000 will skip to the next step before it finishes the current
sequence, or when no next step has been choosen, pressing the button will make the MPC5000 jump immediately to
the start of the already playing sequence.

[F6] (NEXT)

If you press this button during the play back, the MPC5000 will skip to the next step after it finishes playing back the
current sequence regardless of the number of repeats in the 'Reps' field.
Tip: If HOLD is selected for a step in the 'Reps' field, the MPC5000 will not go to the next step until you press the [F5]
(SUDDEN) button or the [F6] (NEXT) button.

Other features in SONG Mode

Changing the song name

01. In the 'Song' field of the SONG page, select a song that you wish to change the name of.
02. Press [WINDOW].
The Song window will be displayed.
03. In the 'Song name' field, enter the new name.
For more information for setting the name, see the 'Setting Names' section on Page
20.
04. Press [F4] (CLOSE).
It closes the window and goes back to the SONG page.

Copying a song

To copy a song to another song, proceed as follows.
01. In the 'Song' field of the SONG mode, select a song that you wish to copy.
02. Press [WINDOW].
The Song window will be displayed.
03. Press [F5] (COPY).
The Copy Song window will be displayed.
04. In the 'Song' field (below), select a song that you wish to copy the selected song to.
05. Press [F3] (DO IT).
The MPC5000 will start copying the song. To cancel the operation, press [F4] (CANCEL) instead.

Deleting a song

To remove the selected song from the memory of MPC5000, proceed as follows.
01. In the 'Song' field of the SONG mode, select a song that you wish to delete.
02. Press [WINDOW]
The Song window will be displayed.
03. Press [F2] (DELETE)
The Delete Song window will be displayed.
04. Press [F5] (DO IT)
This deletes the selected song and changes its name to 'unused'.
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