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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5.7 PROGRAM MIXER MODE
In Program Mixer Mode, you can set the levels, stereo panning and effects for of each individual
pad of a program. If a virtual instrument (PlugIn) is selected, this mode will look different.
X To enter Program Mixer Mode, press the PROG MIX button on your MPC hardware.
In the MPC software, click on the Program Mixer tab in the Upper section.
 The Program Mixer offers 128 track channels when using a DRUM program (each for every
pad). If a KEYGROUP program is selected or MIDI or PlugIn is choosen for the instrument, the
Program Mixer offers one channel only.
The Program Mixer works like a regular audio mixer and offers various settings per channel. All
channels’ functionality is identical. If a sample has been assigned to a pad, its name is displayed
right below the channel fader.
The Program Mixer section in the display of the MPC hardware
X To set the routing for a desired channel, click on the F1 button (Route) and use the cursor
buttons to select a desired pad. Use the data dial or -/+ buttons to select the desired output.
With the PAD BANK buttons you can also select different pad banks to select different sets of
16 channels.
In the MPC software, click on ROUTE tab of the desired channel first, then on the pop-up menu at
the bottom the ROUTE tab. Select the desired output (e.g. Out 3,4) to route the audio signal
directly to this output. Keep in mind that to be able to use this function, you will need an audio
interface that is equipped with more than two outputs.
 When working with the MPC Renaissance, Out 1,2 are routed to the STEREO OUT jacks. Out
3,4 are routed to the ASSIGNABLE MIX OUT jacks.
X To set the level for a desired channel, click on the F2 button (Level) and use the
corresponding Q-Link dial for editing. With the PAD BANK buttons you can also select
different pad banks to select different sets of 16 channels.