Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 137

Chapter 6: Creating and Editing Programs
used. The advantage of this is that it is only necessary to
adjust the volume and pan, for example, of the main
sound in the mix instead of all three sounds.
Soft keys:
• The <Play> soft key:
Pressing this key has the same effect as playing the selected note
number at full velocity.
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