Playing The Track You Created; Changing The Pitch Of The Program You Created; Adjusting The Tempo Of The Phrase - Akai MPC4000 User Manual

Chapter 8—Recording and editing samples
7. Press the [F6] key (DO IT).
The SLICE SAMPLE command will be executed, and a program of the same name as the selected sample
will be created. Also, a track with the same name as the sample will be created in the selected sequence.

Playing the track you created

Here's how the new track you created using the SLICE SAMPLE command can be used to play the newly
created program.
1. Press the [MAIN] key to access the Main page.
2. Select the sequence and track.
A track with the same name as the original sample has been created in the selected sequence. The program
that was newly created by SLICE SAMPLE will be assigned to the part that is selected as the output desti-
nation of this track.
3. Play the pads.
You can use the pads to separately play the samples that were divided into regions.
4. Press the [PLAY] key to play back the sequence.
A phrase will play that is essentially the same as the sample before you executed SLICE SAMPLE.
You can use the pads or a MIDI keyboard to edit and overdub the data of this track in the same way as data
you recorded conventionally. When you change the tempo of the sequence, the tempo of the phrase will also
change.

Changing the pitch of the program you created

Now let's change the pitch of the program you created using the SLICE SAMPLE command.
1. Press the [PROGRAM] key, and then press the [F2] key (KG MIX).
The Key Group Mix page will appear.
2. Move the cursor to the Tune field, and adjust the pitch of the program.
Hint: A program created by executing the SLICE SAMPLE command can be edited in the same way as a con-
ventional program.

Adjusting the tempo of the phrase

You can adjust the tempo of the sample by changing the tuning or applying time-stretch.
1. In the Region page, move the cursor to the Sample field, and select a sample.
2. Press the [F4] key (BPM).
The BPM Match popup window will appear, where you can adjust the length or pitch of the sample accord-
ing to the BPM value you specify.
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Type field: Selects the way in which the tempo will be changed.
3. Move the cursor to the Section field, and select the section from which the Current tempo will
be calculated.
4. Move the cursor to the Beat field, and input the number of beats in the section you selected in
the Section field.
When you set the Section field and the Beat field, the tempo calculated from those values will be displayed
in the Current tempo field.
5. Move the cursor to the Type field, and select one of the following two choices to specify how the
tempo of the sample will be changed.
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A
Current tempo field: This is the base tempo
from which the tempo adjustment will be
made. This value is calculated automatically,
according to the settings of the Section field
and Beat field, below.
B
Section field: Selects the section from which
the Current tempo will be calculated.
C
Beat field: Specifies the number of beats in the
section that you selected in the Section field.