Panel Descriptions; Front Panel - Akai MPC 2000XL Operator's Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

INTEGRATED RHYTHM MACHINE 16 BIT DRUM SAMPLER / MIDI SEQUENCER
F 1 F 2
F 1 F 2
2
7 8 9
MIXER OTHER MIDI /SYNC
4 5 6
3
SAMPLE TRIM PROGRAM
1 2 3
.
SONG MISC LOAD
SHIFT 0 ENTER
SAVE
NOTE
VARIATION
TAP TEMPO
NOTE REPEAT
AF TER
7 9
ASSIGN
UNDO SEQ
ERASE
10
8
STEP
13
EVENT
REC
16 17
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1
LCD
All the function windows are displayed here. This
adjustable display can be tilted to 3 different angles
for clearer viewing.
2
Function keys
These keys execute the function shown on the very
bottom of the display.
Functions surrounded by a rectangular frame
can be executed.
Letters without a surrounding box, indicate the cur-
rently selected page.
Reversed display
jump to that page by pressing the corresponding
key.
3
Numeric keys / Mode keys
These allow you to directly enter numeric data.
Enter numbers with these keys into selected nu-
meric fields and press the ENTER key.
If you are entering numbers with a decimal
1
F 3 F 4 F 5 F 6
6
F 3 F 4 F 5 F
MAIN SCREEN OPEN WINDOW
4 5
DATA
6
CURSOR
12
11
DIGIT
LOCATE
GO TO BAR
14 15
START END
OVER PLAY
STOP PLAY
DUB START
18 19 20
indicates that you can
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21 22
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REC GAIN
FULL LEVEL 16 LEVELS
A /a SPACE MIN
NEXT SEQ TRACK MUTE
A
25 26
DRUMS
#
PA D 13 YZ PA D 14 & PA D 15
PA D 9 QR PA D 10 ST PA D 11
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PA D 5 I J PA D 6 KL PA D 7
PA D 1 AB PA D 2 CD PA D 3
value, enter the number ignoring the decimal point.
(example: 120.5, enter 1205.)
If you make a mistake, it is possible to cancel by
pressing the SHIFT key before the ENTER key.
If you use the CURSOR keys, DATA wheel, or
MAIN SCREEN key while you are entering data
with the numeric keys, the input will be canceled
and the data returns to the status before entry the
entry was made.
By holding the SHIFT key and pressing one of the
numeric keys, the key functions as a Mode key and
allows you to enter the mode indicated under the
key.
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MAIN SCREEN key
This allows you to return from any page to the
MAIN screen (initial screen). The MAIN screen is
the basic screen used to record or play back a se-
quence.
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MAIN VOLUME
MAX MIN MAX
PAD BANK
B C D
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PA D 16
UV PA D 12 WX
MN PA D 8 OP
EF PA D 4 GH