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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17. MAIN / TRACK – Press this button to view the Main screen in the display and software. Hold
down SHIFT and press this button to view the Track View screen in the display and
software.
18. BROWSER / SAVE – Press this button to view the file browser in the display. Hold down
SHIFT and press this button to save the current Project (including its samples, Programs,
Sequences, and Songs).
19. PROG EDIT / Q-LINK – Press this button to view the Program Edit screen in the display and
software. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to assign a parameter to a Q-LINK KNOB:
use the CURSOR BUTTONS to select the desired Q-LINK KNOB, then use the DATA DIAL
or -/+ buttons to select the desired parameter.
20. PROG MIX / TRACK MIX – Press this button to view the Program Mixer screen in the
display and software. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to view the Track Mixer screen
in the display and software.
21. SEQ EDIT / EFFECTS – Press this button to enter Sequence Edit mode. Hold down SHIFT
and press this button to enter Effects mode, where you can select and route effects as well
as edit effects' parameters.
22. SAMPLE EDIT / SAMPLE REC – Press this button to view the Sample Edit screen in the
display and software. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to view the Sample Record
screen in the display and MPC software.
23. SONG / OTHER – Press this button to view the Song screen in the display and software.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to enter Other mode, which allows you to set: the
minimum number of taps for the TAP TEMPO button; pad threshold, sensitivity, and curve;
the footswitches' messages; and the Program Change target.
24. STEP SEQ – Press this button to view the Step Sequence screen in the display and
software.
25. NEXT SEQ – Press this button to view the Next Sequence screen in the display and
software.
26. TRACK MUTE / PAD MUTE – Press this button to view the Track Mute screen in the display
and software. Hold SHIFT and press this button to view the Pad Mute screen.
27. WINDOW / FULL SCREEN – When this button is lit, it means the selected field in the
display contains additional functions; press this button to access them. Use the F-
BUTTONS, CURSOR BUTTONS, and DATA DIAL or -/+ buttons to execute (or cancel)
these additional functions. Hold SHIFT and press this button to switch between Full Screen
and Half Screen modes. In Full Screen mode, the workspace occupies the whole screen. In
Half Screen mode, the parameter controls (Q-Link knobs, pads, Sequence and Track
information, Project Information, etc.) are shown underneath the workspace.
28. PROJECT / FOLDER 1 – Press this button to view only Project files in the File Browser.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to select the Browser's Folder 1 shortcut.
29. SEQUENCE / FOLDER 2 – Press this button to view only Sequence files in the File
Browser. Hold down SHIFT and press this button to select the Browser's Folder 2 shortcut.
30. PROGRAM / FOLDER 3 – Press this button to view only Program files in the File Browser.
Hold down SHIFT and press this button to select the Browser's Folder 3 shortcut.
31. SAMPLE / FOLDER 4 – Press this button to view only Sample files in the File Browser. Hold
down SHIFT and press this button to select the Browser's Folder 4 shortcut.
32. NO FILTER / FOLDER 5 – Press this button to view all files in the File Browser. Hold down
SHIFT and press this button to select the Browser's Folder 5 shortcut.