User Guide

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Chapter 6: Creating and Editing Programs
What Are Programs?
A program is a collection of sounds assigned to 64 note numbers. It is
possible to set the envelope or filter on each note number individually.
It is possible to create 24 programs on the MPC2000.
The sound is played back by a pad or MIDI note only when it is as-
signed to a note number in a program. For example, when note num-
ber 36 is assigned to pad A02, it is possible to play the snare drum by
playing pad A02 by assigning the snare drum sound to note number
36.
35
BASS DRUM
Envelope, tune, filter...
Note Number Sound
36
SNARE DRUM
Envelope, tune, filter...
37
TOMTOM
Envelope, tune, filter...
38
HIHAT
Envelope, tune, filter...
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- -Envelope, tune, filter...
ProgramPad
Sequence
MIDI keyboard
Pad
A01
A02
Note
35
36
Track
01 (Note Data)
02 (Note Data)
MIDI
Note Data
MIDI
Note Data
MIDI
Note Data
Sound Memory
Maximum 128 sounds
Assign
Play a pad and record.
Record from a MIDI keyboard.
To play the pad like a rhythm machine and record the drum pattern,
it is possible to record the timing of the pad being played as sequence
by changing to sequence record mode and playing the pad. Here, the
note number assigned to the pad will be played as a sequence instead
of the original pad data. When the sequence is played back, the sound
corresponding to the note data recorded on the track will play. (If a
snare drum sound is assigned to note number 36, the snare drum
sound will play back to the timing of the recording of the notes of note
number 36 when the sequence is played.)
By selecting program in PROGRAM mode, it is possible to instantly
switch the program. Also, it is possible to switch using MIDI program
change.