User manual AKAI MPC4000

[. . . ] User Guide WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Important Notice The material in this document is copyright to AKAI professional M. I. Corp. , and may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company. LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY POLICY All the software provided with, or purchased especially for, AKAI professional products has been tested for functionality. will make its best efforts to correct reported software defects for future releases subject to technical practicabilities. [. . . ] A new multi will be created with the name you specified in step 5, and the data will be copied. Deleting a multi Here's how to delete a multi from internal memory. The Delete Multi popup window will appear. A Delete multi field: Selects the multi that will 1 be deleted. B [F3] key (DEL ALL): Displays the Delete ALL Multis popup window, where you can delete all multis from the MPC4000's internal memory. C [F5] key ( 2 3 4 TAGGED): Deletes each multi that you specified by a mark in the Tag field of the list page. D [F6] key (DO IT): Deletes the multi that you specified in the Delete multi field. 4. Move the cursor to the Delete Multi field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select the multi that you want to delete. To execute the delete operation, press the [F6] key (DO IT). Hint: If you press the [F3] key (DEL ALL), all multis will be deleted from internal memory. ) If you assigned marks in the Tag field of the list page to specify the multis that you want to delete, you can press the [F5] key ( TAGGED) to delete all the multis you specified. 53 Chapter 5--Using multis and parts Saving or loading a multi You can save or load multis/parts to or from a storage device. Saving a multi Here's how to save a multi from internal memory to an internal or external storage device. Since all multis in internal memory will be lost when you turn off the power, you must use this procedure to save any multis that you want to keep. The Save page will appear. 2 A Disk information: Indicates the storage device that is selected as the save-destination. B Type field: Selects the type of data that will be stored. 3 1 C Disk field: Selects the save-destination storage device. D Save field: Indicates the folder within the save-destination storage device. E File list block: Displays the folder structure within the selected storage device. 4 5 2. Move the cursor to the Type field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select SAVE MULTIs. When you select SAVE MULTIs, the following parts of the display will change. 1 2 A Data list: Shows the data in the MPC4000's internal memory. B Size field: Indicates the size of each multi. 3. Move the cursor to the storage device on which you want to store the multi, and press the [F6] key (SELECT). That device will be selected as the store-destination device, and the popup window will close. Move the cursor to the data list, and use the CURSOR []/[] keys to move the cursor to the multi that you want to save. An asterisk * will be displayed in front of the name of any multi that you have modified after it was last saved or loaded. Hint: When the cursor is located in the data list, you can also turn the [JOG] dial to select a multi to save. 6. Move the cursor to the file list block, and select the folder in which you want to save the multi. Use the CURSOR []/[®] keys to move upward or downward through the folder hierarchy, and the CURSOR []/[] keys to select a folder within the same level. Hint: You can press the [F3] key (NEW) to create a new folder in the current level. 7. Press the [F6] key (DO IT). 54 Saving or loading a multi The Save a Multi popup window will appear, where you can execute the save operation. 1 2 A Save field: Specifies how the programs and samples included in the multi will be saved. B Replace same files field: Specifies how identically-named programs or samples existing in the save-destination will be handled. Hint: If the File Exists popup window appears when you press the [F5] key, an identically-named multi already exists on the storage device. Move the cursor to the Save field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select one of the following ways in which the programs/samples will be saved. WITH PROGRAMS & SAMPLES: The programs and samples included in the multi will be saved with it. WITH PROGRAMS: The programs included in the multi will be saved with it. (Samples will not be saved. ) MULTI ONLY: Only the multi will be saved. WITH NEW & MODIFIED: Of the programs/samples included in the multi, only those that were modified after being saved or loaded will be saved. If you selected WITH PROGRAMS & SAMPLES or WITH PROGRAMS in step 8, move the cursor to the Replace same files field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select how the programs/samples will be saved. If you selected other than MULTI ONLY in step 8, the corresponding programs/samples will be saved as well. Loading a multi Here's how to load a multi from a storage device. [. . . ] The Sync In/Out window will appear. A Sync In window: Specifies the synchroniza1 3 4 5 2 6 7 tion signal that the MPC4000 will receive. B Sync Out window: Specifies the synchronization signal that the MPC4000 will transmit. C MIDI clock field: Selects the [MIDI OUT] connector from which MIDI Clock will be transmitted. DMIDI time code field: Selects the [MIDI OUT] connector from which MTC will be transmitted. E SMPTE field: Switches SMPTE transmission on/off. F Frame rate field: Specifies the frame rate used when transmitting MTC or SMPTE. G Send MMC field: Selects the [MIDI OUT] connector from which MMC messages will be transmitted. Hint: This setting can also be made in the Sync page ([MISC. ] key [F2] key). 3. If you want to use MIDI clock as the synchronization signal, move the cursor to the MIDI clock field, and select the MIDI connector from which MIDI clock will be transmitted. [. . . ]