User manual AKAI MPC4000

[. . . ] User Guide 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. [. . . ] The new multi will be selected. Hint: You can also switch multis in the Multi field that appears in the Mix page, MIDI page, or Span page. 52 Copying a multi Copying a multi Here's how to copy a multi within the internal memory of the MPC4000. Move the cursor to the multi list, and press the [WINDOW] key. The Copy Multi popup window will appear. A Copy Source field: Selects the copy-source 1 2 multi. B New name field: Specifies a name for the copied multi. 4. Move the cursor to the Copy Source field, and select the multi that you want to copy. Move the cursor to the New name field, and specify a name for the copied multi. Refer to page 13 for details on how to input characters. To execute the copy, press the [F5] key (DO IT). A new multi will be created with the name you specified in step 5, and the data will be copied. Deleting a multi Here's how to delete a multi from internal memory. Move the cursor to the multi list, and press the [WINDOW] key. The Delete Multi popup window will appear. A Delete multi field: Selects the multi that will 1 be deleted. B [F3] key (DEL ALL): Displays the Delete ALL Multis popup window, where you can delete all multis from the MPC4000's internal memory. C [F5] key ( 2 3 4 TAGGED): Deletes each multi that you specified by a mark in the Tag field of the list page. D [F6] key (DO IT): Deletes the multi that you specified in the Delete multi field. 4. Move the cursor to the Delete Multi field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the multi that you want to delete. To execute the delete operation, press the [F6] key (DO IT). Hint: If you press the [F3] key (DEL ALL), all multis will be deleted from internal memory. ) If you assigned marks in the Tag field of the list page to specify the multis that you want to delete, you can press the [F5] key ( TAGGED) to delete all the multis you specified. 53 Chapter 5--Using multis and parts Saving or loading a multi You can save or load multis/parts to or from a storage device. Saving a multi Here's how to save a multi from internal memory to an internal or external storage device. Since all multis in internal memory will be lost when you turn off the power, you must use this procedure to save any multis that you want to keep. The Save page will appear. 2 A Disk information: Indicates the storage device that is selected as the save-destination. B Type field: Selects the type of data that will be stored. 3 1 C Disk field: Selects the save-destination storage device. D Save field: Indicates the folder within the save-destination storage device. E File list block: Displays the folder structure within the selected storage device. 4 5 2. Move the cursor to the Type field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select SAVE MULTIs. When you select SAVE MULTIs, the following parts of the display will change. 1 2 A Data list: Shows the data in the MPC4000's internal memory. B Size field: Indicates the size of each multi. 3. Move the cursor to the Disk field and turn the [JOG] dial. The Disk List popup window will appear. 4. Move the cursor to the storage device on which you want to store the multi, and press the [F6] key (SELECT). That device will be selected as the store-destination device, and the popup window will close. Move the cursor to the data list, and use the CURSOR []/[] keys to move the cursor to the multi that you want to save. The multi to which you move the cursor will be selected for saving. [. . . ] G Send MMC field: Selects the [MIDI OUT] connector from which MMC messages will be transmitted. Hint: This setting can also be made in the Sync page ([MISC. ] key [F2] key). 3. If you want to use MIDI clock as the synchronization signal, move the cursor to the MIDI clock field, and select the MIDI connector from which MIDI clock will be transmitted. If you select MIDI clock, you must make sure that the time signature of the MPC4000 sequence/song matches the time signature of the external device. If they do not match, locate operations cannot be performed accurately. [. . . ]