User Manual
Table Of Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1. WELCOME TO THE MPC
- 2. OVERVIEW: MPC HARDWARE
- 3. INSTALLING THE MPC SOFTWARE
- 4. QUICK START TUTORIAL
- 4.1 FIRST START
- 4.2 FEEDING THE MPC SOFTWARE
- 4.3 RECORDING A DRUM PATTERN
- 4.4 ORGANIZATION & EDITING
- 4.5 BASIC SOUND EDITS
- 4.6 THE BASSLINE TRACK
- 4.7 WORKING WITH A DRUM LOOP
- 4.8 PAD AND TRACK MUTE
- 4.9 RECORD AND EDIT A SAMPLE
- 4.10 STEP-BY-STEP WITH STEP RECORDING
- 4.11 AUTOMATION
- 4.12 CREATING A SONG
- 4.13 EXPORTING THE WHOLE SONG
- 4.14 WORKING WITH THE MPC AS AN INSTRUMENT PLUGIN
- 5. THE MPC SOFTWARE IN DETAIL
- 5.0 DRUM PROGRAM VS. KEYGROUP PROGRAM
- 5.1 THE FILE BROWSER
- 5.2 THE UPPER SECTION
- 5.3 THE LOWER SECTION
- 5.4 THE GRID
- 5.5 MAIN MODE
- 5.6 PROGRAM EDIT MODE
- 5.7 PROGRAM MIXER MODE
- 5.8 TRACK MIXER MODE
- 5.9 TRACK VIEW MODE
- 5.10 SONG MODE
- 5.11 NEXT SEQUENCE MODE
- 5.12 SAMPLE RECORD MODE
- 5.13 SAMPLE EDIT MODE
- 5.14 PAD MUTE MODE
- 5.15 TRACK MUTE MODE
- 5.16 STEP SEQUENCE MODE
- 5.17 SOFTWARE MENUS
- 6. APPENDIX
- MPC SOFTWARE MANUAL ADDENDUM v1.1
- USING MPC AS AN RTAS PLUGIN
- ROUTING TRACKS TO SEPARATE OUTPUTS IN TRACK MIXERMODE
- EXPORTING SUBMIXES AND OUTPUTS
- USING BANK SELECT AND PROGRAM CHANGE MESSAGES
- ACCESSING NEWLY ADDED WINDOW MODE OPTIONS
- USING YOUR KEYBOARD TO SWITCH BETWEEN THE SELECT ANDDRAW TOOLS
- MIDI OUT PORT SELECTION AS A PLUGIN
- SELECTING PLUGINS AND PRESETS WITH THE HARDWARE
- EDITING SEQUENCE LOOP PARAMETERS WITH HARDWARE
- MPC SOFTWARE MANUAL ADDENDUM v1.3
- PLUGIN ARCHITECTURE REDESIGN
- MODE SELECTION REDESIGN
- MAIN MODE REDESIGN
- TRACK MIXER MODE REDESIGN
- PREFERENCES WINDOW REDESIGN
- LOADING SAMPLES DIRECTLY IN THE GRID AND BATCH-LOADING
- DUPLICATING NOTE EVENTS
- DELETING UNUSED SAMPLES FROM A PROJECT
- CONTROLLING PRO TOOLS TRANSPORT
- MPC HARDWARE: ZOOM CONTROL
- EXPORTING PROJECT ARCHIVES
- IMPORTING APS AND ALL FILES
- SP1200 RING VINTAGE MODE
- MPC STUDIO Q-LINK KNOB INDICATOR
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3.3 INSTALLATION UNDER MAC OS X
How to install the MPC software:
Installation from DVD:
1. Disable any system activity monitoring software or extension. Then insert the MPC DVD into
your computer’s DVD drive.
2. If required, double click on the MPC icon to open the DVD window.
3. Double-click on the MPC Installer icon to load the installation software.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
 After installing the MPC software you need to unlock the program on your computer. Please
refer to the chapter "Unlocking the MPC Software."
Installation of a downloaded Installer File:
1. Refer to the folder where the downloaded MPC zip archive is located.
2. Double-click on the archive file to extract it.
3. Double-click on the MPC Installer DMG icon. This launches a special installation program.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
 After installing the MPC software you need to unlock the program on your computer. Please
refer to the chapter "Unlocking of the MPC Software."