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2. Press the ERASE key, then select SOFT KEY 2
(
<Initialize>
). The following screen will appear:
========== Initialize Sequence =========
Select sequence: 2-(unused)
===== General =====
Bars:
2
Sig: 4/ 4
BPM:120.0 (SEQ)
Loop:TO BAR
========================================
<Do it>
4. Enter 4 in the
Bars
screen will reappear, showing that the sequence has been initial-
ized to 4 bars of 4/4.
COMMENT: Whenever you select an empty sequence followed
by pressing either RECORD or OVERDUB, the sequence will
be initialized using the settings in this screen. Now that you
have changed these settings to 4 bars of 4/4, looped, when-
ever you now select an empty sequence in the Play/Record
screen and press either RECORD or OVERDUB, the se-
quence will be initialized instantly to 4 bars of 4/4, looped,
instead of the factory default of 2 bars of 4/4, looped. These
settings, as well as the contents of many other data fields in
the MPC3000, are remembered when the power is turned off,
so this new default will remain in effect until changed.
Now, record the drums on track 1:
1. Move the cursor to the
track number 1 active.
Type
2. Set the
field to
3. While holding RECORD, press PLAY START. The RECORD and
PLAY keys' lights should go on, and the metronome should be
heard through the stereo outputs. The metronome will play on 1/
4-notes, with a louder sound at the start of each bar. Also, the
Now
field will be changing constantly to reflect the current
position within the sequence.
4. Record the bass drum and snare drum parts by playing the pads
labeled with those names. Notice that when the sequence loops
back to bar 1, Record mode automatically changes to Overdub
mode so that the new part won't get erased. Notice also that
every time the four-bar pattern loops back to the start, any
drums recorded on the last pass will be heard at the position they
were recorded, except that your notes will have been moved to
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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
==== Track: 1 ====
Status:UNUSED
Type:DRUM
1
Chn:OFF
<Track->
field then press
<Do it>
Trk
field and select 1 (Enter) to make
DRUM
.
Pgm:OFF
& OFF
<Track+>
. The Play/Record

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