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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4.12 CREATING A SONG
In the last few chapters, we have learned how to record tracks. But how can we create a song
from our track recordings? The next steps will guide you!
Make sure that you have recorded some tracks. All of your tracks combined are called a
Sequence. You can create a new Sequence by clicking on the Main tab button and use the SEQ
pop-up menu above the Grid to select a new, empty sequence.
Within a Sequence, you can record notes and automation
data. In addition, you can use the copy and paste functions
from the Edit menu to copy existing tracks to new ones.
Click on the Song tab to open Song Mode. Each Sequence
is assigned to a pad. Click and hold a pad with the desired
Sequence, then drag and drop it onto the Sequence Playlist
to the left of the pads. You can also drop it onto the
workspace above the pads, if you prefer working in a
horizontal arrangement. You can easily enter repeats
(RPTS) or drag and drop sequences in the playlist to exchange them.
4.13 EXPORTING THE WHOLE SONG
Want to share your new song with your friends?
All you need to do is to export the complete song. Open the File menu and navigate to Export.
Here you need to select As Audio Mixdown.
In the Audio Mixdown window, you can select your mixdown settings. Set the length of your
song from Start to End. As the song will most probably be uploaded to the internet, select the
mp3 file format option. Choose a path for saving the file and click OK to start exporting the song.
4.14 WORKING WITH THE MPC AS AN INSTRUMENT PLUGIN
Are you working with an audio sequencer? Then you can integrate the MPC software as an
instrument plugin in addition to your production tools.
 If you want to know how to load an virtual instrument in your sequencer, please refer to your
sequencer’s manual.
Once the MPC software plugin is loaded, it automatically synchronizes with your host sequencer
software. When you start your sequencer, the MPC software starts to play back at the same time.
The MPC plugin offers the same features and functionality as the standalone software version.
IMPORTANT!
 For more information about all the features and functionality of the MPC software, we
recommend reading the rest of this manual.