MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0
12 Level Function ([12 Levels] Button).................................................................................................................................... 53
Setting the Track Mute with Pads............................................................................................................................................54
Track Mute Page ....................................................................................................................................................................................54
Chapter 8: Q-Link slider...................................................................................................................57
'Pad' Field ...............................................................................................................................................................................................57
'Parameter' Field .....................................................................................................................................................................................57
'Pad Bank' Field......................................................................................................................................................................................57
Low and High Field ...............................................................................................................................................................................57
Chapter 9: Using the MPC500 with external devices.....................................................................59
Sync with the MPC500 as the Master ......................................................................................................................................59
Sync with the MPC500 as the Slave .........................................................................................................................................59
Connecting the MPC500 to a MIDI Keyboard....................................................................................................................... 60
Setting the MIDI Input...........................................................................................................................................................................60
Setting Local Control .............................................................................................................................................................................61
Assigning MIDI Note Numbers to the Pads ..........................................................................................................................................61
Chapter 10: Recording.....................................................................................................................63
Recording a Sample ................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Preparing the recording..........................................................................................................................................................................63
Recording the Main Out............................................................................................................................................................ 64
Preparing the recording..........................................................................................................................................................................64
Recording Options .................................................................................................................................................................................65
Chapter 11: Editing a sample ..........................................................................................................67
Setting the Start / End Points for the Sample .........................................................................................................................67
Adjusting the Start Point ........................................................................................................................................................................67
Adjusting the End Point .........................................................................................................................................................................67
Additional Pad functions........................................................................................................................................................................67
Setting the Loop .....................................................................................................................................................................................67
Advanced Editing ....................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Discard ...................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Extract ....................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Normalize ...............................................................................................................................................................................................69
Reverse ...................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Stretch.....................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Copy Sample ..........................................................................................................................................................................................70
Delete Sample ........................................................................................................................................................................................70
About Patched Phrase ............................................................................................................................................................................71
Chapter 12: Program Mode..............................................................................................................73
Creating a Program ...................................................................................................................................................................73
Assigning/Reassigning Samples to the Pads .........................................................................................................................................73
Playing the Sample While the Pad Is Being Hit ....................................................................................................................................74
Playing Several Samples with One Pad.................................................................................................................................................74
Setting the Volume, Pan and the Tuning For a Sample ........................................................................................................................75
Setting the Envelope for a Pad...............................................................................................................................................................75
Editing the Sound of a Sample .................................................................................................................................................76
Setting the Filter.....................................................................................................................................................................................76
Modifications Using Velocity .................................................................................................................................................... 77
Changing the Sample Volume with Velocity ........................................................................................................................................77
Switching Between Samples Using Velocity ........................................................................................................................................77
Changing the Sample Pitch with Velocity.............................................................................................................................................78
Changing the Envelope Attack with Velocity .......................................................................................................................................78
Changing the Sample's Start Time with Velocity..................................................................................................................................78
Controlling the Sound with Velocity .....................................................................................................................................................78
Voice Overlap .............................................................................................................................................................................79
Setting the Mute Group.............................................................................................................................................................79
