Recording A Drum Sequence - Akai MPC TOUCH User Manual

Recording a Drum Sequence

Now that your drum kit is set up, let's record a drum sequence.
1. Press the Rec button to activate Record Mode.
2. To start the actual recording, press the Play button. The pre-count will count one measure before
the software starts to record. We recommend recording only one sound (pad) at a time, especially if
you are not familiar with playing drums on the pads.
3. Play a simple bass drum pattern. The note events you just recorded will automatically be placed in
the grid (in this case, on 16
recording will enter Overdub Mode automatically; the sequence plays again from the beginning and
keeps looping, allowing you to record further notes. Don't stop the recording!
4. Play the snare drum part, then a hi-hat part.
5. When you're done recording, press the Stop button.
If you start recording again on this sequence, keep in mind that the pads you play in your new recording
will automatically replace existing notes played with the same pads. To prevent this, you can start again
from Step 1 but press the Overdub button instead of the Rec button. Overdub lets you record additional
note events over the existing Sequence.
The Undo button functions differently while in Record Mode. Normally, pressing Undo will undo just the
last event. When there is an event to undo, the Undo button will be lit solid. While recording, the Undo
button will flash. In this case, pressing Undo will erase all events from that recording (i.e., since Play or
Play Start was pressed).
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notes). The initial measure length is two bars. After the two bars, the
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