Akai MPC 1000 Operator's Manual page 13

9. [TAP TEMPO/NOTE REPEAT] key:
You can set a tempo by tapping this key to the de-
sired tempo (TAP TEMPO feature). Also, by hold-
ing a pad while pressing this key, you can repeat a
note according to the setting in T.C. (NOTE REPEAT
feature). For more information, see the "Tap Tempo
feature" section on page 18, and the "Note Repeat
feature" section on page 17.
10. [DATA] wheel:
This changes the value of the currently selected field.
11. [NUMERIC] key:
If you press this key in any field, allowing you to
enter numbers, the LED will blink and you can en-
ter numbers using pads.
12. [MODE] key:
When you press this key (LED will blink), you can
switch modes with pads.
13. [CURSOR] key: ( /
You can move the highlighted cursor up and down
on the screen to select a field. In the value field, you
can switch digits by pressing
[SHIFT] key.
14. [MAIN] key:
Pressing this key displays MAIN mode, regardless
the current mode.
15. [WINDOW] key:
Pressing this key, when the LED is lit, displays a
pop up window where you can make a detailed
setting of the field.
16. [UNDO SEQ] key:
When you record a sequence, the LED of this key
will light up. Pressing this key, when the LED is lit,
resets the system to its status before recording, and
LED will be turned off.
17. [SHIFT] key:
You can use various features with a combination of
another key.
18. [BAR] key: ( < / > )
You can move sequences by bar. When you press
</> keys holding the [SHIFT] key, you can step
through sequences according to the value of the tim-
ing correct setting.
19. [PLAY START] key:
Plays a sequence from the start if LOOP:OFF.
If LOOP:ON plays sequence from loop start. Press
[SHIFT] + [PLAY START] to go to start of sequence.
/ / )
/ keys, holding
20. [REC] key:
Pressing the [PLAY START] key or the [PLAY] key
holding this key starts recording to a sequence. Any
event that is already recorded on the track will be
replaced with new events.
You can punch in by pressing the [PLAY] + [REC]
key while playing back a sequence, and punch out
by pressing the [REC] key during recording.
For more information, see the "Punch In/Punch Out
feature" section on page 17.
21. [OVER DUB] key:
This key is basically the same as the [REC] key, but
it adds new events to the current events (over dub).
You can punch in by pressing the [PLAY] + [OVER
DUB] keys while playing back a sequence, and
punch out by pressing the [OVER DUB] key while
over dubbing.
22. [STOP] key:
This key stops the play back/recording of a se-
quence. If you hit this key 3 times quickly, you can
stop all sound playing back.
23. [PLAY] key:
This key starts the play back of a sequence from its
current position. Pressing the [SHIFT] + [PLAY] keys
moves to the end of the sequence.
24. Display:
This is the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) with backlight.
25. [F1] through [F6] keys:
These keys are used to call up pages to the bottom
of the display, or to execute the feature assigned to
the key. The available feature depends on the cur-
rently displayed screen.
26. [PAD1] through [PAD16]:
These are the drum pads to play the internal sam-
pler. The pressure/strength you use to hit the pad
controls the level of the sound. In TRACK MUTE
mode, you can select a track and, in NEXT SEQ mode,
you can select a sequence with a pad. You can also
use these pads to select modes or to enter letters.
27. [AFTER] key:
When you turn on this key, the information of the
Q-Link slider recorded on a track replaces the cur-
rent value of the slider. For more information, see
page 45.
28. [Q1] and [Q2] sliders
These sliders control the sound according to the
setting in the SLIDER mode. For more information,
see the "Q-Link slider" section on page 44.
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