Akai MPC1000 Operation Manual - Page 24
Setting the time signature of the sequence, Setting tempo, Tap tempo feature
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Sequence feature Setting the time signature of the sequence By default, the time of a sequence is set to the quadruple time (4/4), but you can change the setting. 01. In the MAIN page, select Tsig field. The Tsig field displays the current value. 02. Turn the DATA wheel or press the [WINDOW] key. The Change Tsig window will open up. The upper part of the screen indicates the number of bars. The currently selected time is displayed below it. 03. Select the desired time signature, and set to this. Select the bar to change the time with the right/left cursor keys and change the time with DATA wheel. will be displayed under the time display at the bar to which you changed the setting. 04. Press [F5] (DO IT) key That changes the time signature of the bars and closes the window. Setting tempo You can set the tempo in the (Tempo) field of the MAIN page. You can set the tempo for a sequence between 30.0 and 300.0. You can change the tempo after you create the sequence. You can also change the tempo in the sequence by inserting the tempo change event in the STEP EDIT mode. Tap tempo feature You can set the tempo using the [TAP TEMPO] key as well as in the (Tempo) field. Tap the [TAP TEMPO] key to the desired tempo. The MPC1000 will calculate the tempo starting with the timing that you tap with the [TAP TEMPO] key, and set the sequence's tempo to that. The MPC1000 takes the average interval of 4 taps of the [TAP TEMPO] key. You can set the number of taps used to calculate the tempo in the Tap average field in the MISC. page in OTHER mode. Changing tempo of all sequences at one time You can change the tempo of all sequences to the same tempo at one time. You can change the tempo of each sequence at any time after you create the sequence, but it is useful to change all the sequence at one time when you are creating one song with several sequences. 01. In the MAIN page, select (Tempo) field and press the [WINDOW] key. The Tempo Change window will open. 02. Press [F5] (FIX) key. The Fix Tempo window will open. 03. In the Fix tempo field, set the tempo. 04. Press [F3] (DO IT) key. It changes the tempo of all of the sequences to the value set in the Fix tempo field. -16-