The Song Key And Song Mode Screen - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

The SONG Key and Song Mode Screen

To enter Song mode, press the SONG key. The Song Mode screen
will appear:
=============== Song mode ==============
Song: 1-(unused)
Song starts at SMPTE#:00:00:00:00.00
========= Contents of step:
Sqnc: 1-(unused)
Bars: 0
===== Now:001.01.00 (00:00:00:00) ======
<Ins/Del> <Conv2Seq>
While this screen is showing, the MPC3000 is in Song mode, mean-
ing that if play is entered, the active song will play instead of the
active sequence.
All of the Play/Record keys except RECORD and OVERDUB operate
on the active song. PLAY START plays the active song from the
start; PLAY plays the active song from the current location in the
Now field; the REWIND, FAST FORWARD, and LOCATE keys
change the position within the song.
A detailed description of each of the on-screen fields and soft keys is
given below:
• The Song field:
This field selects the current song number (1-20). There are 20
songs, each containing its own list of 250 steps.
• The Song Name field (
This field has no title but exists directly to the right of the song
number. It is the 16-character name of the active song. Changing
the song name is done in the same manner as changing the se-
quence name in the Play/Record screen.
• The Loop field:
This field indicates what will occur when the current song plays all
the way to its end. There are two options:
1. OFF : The song stops playing.
2. TO STEP 1
shown directly to the right of the word
number can be changed by moving the cursor to it and
changing it.
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Loop:TO STEP
Reps(0=end): 1
Tempo:120.0 BPM
<Step-1> <Step+1>
Song: 1-(unused) (unused) (unused) (unused) (unused)
: The song loops back to the step number
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