Akai MPC 1000 Operator's Manual page 29

[WINDOW] key to open the Tempo Change window
and set the Tempo change field to ON.
When you turn the tempo change feature on, the
(Tempo) field in the MAIN page will be displayed as
below.
The tempo display on the left is the original tempo
set for the sequence. On the right, the tempo you
changed with the tempo change event will be dis-
played. The sequence will actually be played at the
tempo in the right.
To move to the STEP EDIT mode, press [F2] (EDIT)
key in the Tempo Change window.
Setting the loop for a sequence
By default, the MPC1000 has the sequence loop feature
on. It is useful when you create a short sequence. With
the sequence loop feature, you can overdub a new per-
formance while playing back a sequence repeatedly.
However, when you are working on a long song, cre-
ated as a single sequence, it may be better to loop only
the part of the song that needs to be changed. Also, when
you wish to play freely without worrying about the bars
or times, it is better to turn the loop feature off. In this
section you will learn how to set the loop feature.
01. In the MAIN page, select the Loop field.
You can switch the sequence loop features ON/OFF
by turning the DATA wheel.
In this field, you can only set the loop at ON/OFF.
You can set the start/end points of the loop in the
Loop window.
02. Press the [WINDOW] key.
The Loop window will open. The MPC1000 will re-
peat the part you set in the First bar and Last bar fields.
If you set END in the Last bar field, the last bar of the
sequence is always the end of the loop. Even if you
edit a sequence and change its length, the last bar of
the sequence is still the end of the loop.
The Number of bars field displays the length of the
bars to loop. The Last bar field and the Number of
bars field work together. Changing the value in the
Last bar field also changes the value in the Number
of bars field.
03. Press [F4] (CLOSE) key.
This closes the window and goes back to MAIN page.
Extending the sequence length automatically
Usually, the length of a sequence is set based on
the value of the Bars field in the MAIN page. How-
ever, when you are recording/overdubbing with
the Loop field set to OFF, the length of a sequence
will be extended automatically. For example, when
the Bars field is set to 2, If you start recording with
the loop field set to OFF, the recording will con-
tinue after second bar until you press the [STOP]
key. And the number of the bar when you actually
pressed the [STOP] key will be set as the new length
for the sequence. This is useful when you do not
know the length of the song.
Tips: When you press the [PLAY START] key when the First bar
is not 1, the MPC1000 will start the playback from the bar set in
the First bar field instead of from the beginning of the sequence.
Changing the default settings
Some settings for a sequence (such as number of the
bars, time, tempo, loop) are automatically set to the
default setting when you create a new sequence. You
can change the default settings for your convenience.
01. In the MAIN page, set the Loop field, field, Tsig field,
Bars field as you like.
02. Select the Sq field and press the [WINDOW] key.
The Sequence window will open.
03. Press [F3] (USER) key.
The User Default window will open.
04. Press [F5] (DO IT) key.
The values currently set in the Loop, , Tsig, Bars
field in the MAIN page will be saved as default
setting. The Next time you create a new sequence,
these values are applied.
Changing the sequence name
01. In the Sq field in the MAIN page, select a sequence
that you wish to change the name of.
02. Press the [WINDOW] key.
The Sequence windows will open.
03. In the Sequence name field, enter the new name.
For more information for setting the name, see the
"Setting the name" section on Page 10.
04. Press [F4] (CLOSE) key.
It closes the window and goes back to MAIN page.
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