Initializing System Parameters - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

Initializing System Parameters

<Rec 16 chs>
• The
Pressing this soft key presents a screen used for setting up multi-
channel recording. This is described in the section "The Record 16
Channels Function: Multichannel Recording", later in this chapter.
There are a number of parameters in the MPC3000 that are not
saved in SEQ, ALL, SND, PGM, or APS disk files. These settings,
called system parameters, are retained in a special memory that
doesn't lose its contents when the power is turned off. These settings
include:
• Names for all 64 MIDI channels
• Master tempo
• BPM/FPB select and frames per second select
• MIDI Input Filter settings
• Default settings for initializing sequences
. . .and many more (see the Appendix for a complete list).
To initialize these system parameters to their factory preset state,
press the OTHER key, then select the
following screen will appear:
==== Initialize Parameter File Data ====
Initialize:ALL PAR FILE DATA
========================================
<Do it>
The fields and soft keys are:
Initialize
• The field:
This choice field is used to select whether all or only some of the
system parameters will be initialized. The options are:
ALL PAR FILE DATA
PAD TO NOTE ASSIGNMENTS
MIDI INPUT FILTER
MIDI CHANNEL NAMES
MISC. SINGLE DATA FIELDS
<Do it>
• The soft key:
Pressing this soft key initializes the selected data.
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soft key:
<Init PAR> soft key. The