Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 47

Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
should be set to the desired frame rate.
• The Active Tempo field (
ample):
This is the active playing tempo. If the sequence contains tempo
changes, this shows the active tempo at the current sequence
position displayed in the
• The Tempo Source field (
example):
This is a choice field with two options:
1. SEQ (sequence): Within each sequence is a unique tempo
setting. If this option is selected, the sequence's unique
tempo is used in the Active Tempo field. In this case,
whenever the active sequence number is changed, the
newly selected sequence's tempo immediately appears in
the Active Tempo field. When playing sequences, this is
useful if you want each newly selected sequence to play
at its own preset tempo. The sequence's tempo is saved to
disk when a sequence is saved.
MAS
2. (master): The master tempo is a single tempo setting
that applies to all sequences and songs. When playing
sequences this is useful if you always want each newly
selected sequence to play at the same tempo. This tempo
setting is not saved in the sequence file.
• The Time Signature field (
This field shows the time signature of the current bar (displayed in
the Now field) of the active sequence. It is for display only and
cannot be changed. For information on how to change the time
signature of a bar or to insert time signature changes, see the
"Editing Sequences" chapter of this manual.
• The Bars field:
This shows the total number of bars in the active sequence. It is for
display only and cannot be changed.
Loop
• The field:
This is a choice field with two options:
1. OFF :
If this option is selected, the sequence stops playing when
it reaches its end. However, if in Record mode, recording
continues past the end, adding one measure (at the time
signature of the last bar) onto the end of the sequence as
each new bar is entered, until the sequence is stopped.
2. TO BAR 1
If this option is selected, when the sequence plays to the
end, it immediately loops back to the bar number
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field.
(SEQ) (SEQ)
BPM:120.0 (SEQ) (SEQ) (SEQ)
Sig: 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4 4 4 4 4 4/
in the above example):
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in the above ex-
in the above