User manual AKAI MPC1000

[. . . ] WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Important Notice The material in this document is copyright to AKAI professional M. I. Corp. , and may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company. LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY POLICY All the software provided with, or purchased especially for, AKAI professional products has been tested for functionality. will make its best efforts to correct reported software defects for future releases subject to technical practicabilities. [. . . ] It will not be sent to the internal sound module. The MIDI output of the MPC1000 will be sent back to the MIDI keyboard, which will plays the keyboards sound module. For more information about the setting of your MIDI keyboard's local control, see the keyboard's operation manual. MIDI keyboard SOUND MPC1000 If your MIDI keyboard does not have a local control setting, deactivate the MPC1000's soft through function. In this case, the MPC1000 will output only the data that is recorded on the track, not the incoming MIDI signal. However, if you do this, you cannot use some MPC1000 features, such as note repeat. Select the MIDI/SYNC mode by pressing the [MODE] key and hitting the [PAD 9] (MIDI/SYNC). Select the Soft thru field and select OFF. The soft thru field determines how to output the incoming MIDI signal. You can select the following options: OFF AS TRACK The MPC1000 will not output the incoming MIDI signal. The MPC1000 refers to the MIDI channel setting of the sequence's track. The channel information of the incoming MIDI signal will be replaced with the MIDI channel set in the track. -46- Using the MPC1000 with external devices OMNI- A OMNI- B OMNI- AB The MPC1000 will output the incoming MIDI data as it is from MIDI OUT A. The MPC1000 will output the incoming MIDI data as it is from MIDI OUT B. The MPC1000 will output the incoming MIDI data as it is from both MIDI OUT A and B. Setting the MIDI input Normally, the MPC1000 can receive the incoming MIDI data regardless of the MIDI channel, so you do not have to worry about the MIDI channel of the connected MIDI devices. You can change the setting to receive only the data on a specific MIDI channel. S e l e c t t h e M I D I / S Y N C mode b y pressing t h e [ M O D E ] k e y and hitting t h e [PAD 9 ] (MIDI/SYNC). S e l e c t t h e A c t i v e t r a c k r e c e i v e channel field and s e l e c t t h e M I D I channel from which you wish to receive the data. If you set this field to ALL, the MPC1000 will receive all channels. If you select any channel from 1 to 15, the MPC1000 will receive only the selected channel. -47- Recording a sample Chapter 10 : Recording a sample In this chapter, you will lean how to record from an analog external device (CD player's analog output, microphone, etc. . . ) so that you can play the sound by hitting the pads. Preparing the recording 0 1 . Connect t h e external d e v i c e to the RECORD IN, which is located on the MPC1000's rear panel. The format of the analog input of the MPC1000 is standard phone jack. If your device's format is different, you will need an adapter. Press the [MODE] key and then [PAD 5] (RECORD). [. . . ] The MPC1000 can output up to 32 sounds simultaneously. There is the great difference in the level when you play single sample and play 32 sounds. If you increase the value in the Mater level field, you can increase the entire level of the MPC1000 to create more powerful sound with less noise. However, if you playback many sounds at the same time, the level may be overloaded, which may cause distortion. [. . . ]