QUICKSTART MANUAL ICKSTART MANUAL QUICKSTART MANUAL ENGLISH ::::::::::: 1 - 9 ESPAOL :::::::::: 11- 19 FRANÇAIS ::::::::: 21 - 30 DEUTSCH :::::::::: 31 - 39 ITALIANO :::::::::: 41 - 49 1 QUICKSTART MANUAL (ENGLISH) TABLE OF CONTENTS Basic Information..................................................................................................................................2 Cursor, Cursor buttons ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Field, DATA wheel..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 [SEQUENCE] button.................................................................................................................................................................. 2 [TRACK] button ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 [PARAMS] button ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 MODE button.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Tutorial of the MPC500 .........................................................................................................................2 Playing Back a Demo Song..................................................................................................................3 Playing a Preset Program.....................................................................................................................3 Recording a Performance with the Pads ............................................................................................4 Playing Back Several Sequences in a Series.....................................................................................4 Selecting the sequences in real time ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Playing back the sequences in the selected order ....................................................................................................................... 5 Recording a Sound ...............................................................................................................................5 Preparing the recording............................................................................................................................................................... 5 Starting the recording.................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Assigning the recorded sound to the pad.................................................................................................................................... 6 Loop Playback of the Phrase Sample .................................................................................................7 Adjusting the start/end points of the sample .............................................................................................................................. 7 Recording to a sequence ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Setting the same number of the bars for the sample and the sequence ...................................................................................... 8 Saving the Data .....................................................................................................................................9 Turning Off the Autoload Function .....................................................................................................9 Other Useful Functions ........................................................................................................................9 Q-Link slider ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2 MPC500 Quick Start Guide Welcome to MUSIC PRODUCTION CENTER MPC500. This Quickstart Manual describes the basic operation to get started with the MPC500. For detailed information, see the Operator's Manual. Basic Information Below is the basic information that you need to know to use the MPC500. [DATA] wheel Cursor buttons [PARAMS] button [TRACK] button [SEQUENCE] button [MODE] button Cursor, Cursor buttons The highlighted part on the screen is called the "cursor." You can move the cursor on the screen using four cursor buttons on the panel. Field, DATA wheel The locations, where the cursor can be located, are called "fields." You can change the settings of the selected field, by turning the [DATA] wheel. [SEQUENCE] button This accesses the Main Sequence page. This is the main screen of the MPC500, where you record and play back sequences. You can go back to this page at any time by pressing the [SEQUENCE] button. [TRACK] button This button accesses the Main Track page, where individual sequence tracks can be accessed and recorded to. The currently selected track will be the one used when recording. The Main Track page can be accessed at any time by pressing the [TRACK] button. [PARAMS] button This button will open either the Track Params or Sequence Params page, depending on what section was active when the [PARAMS] button is pressed. MODE button By pressing the [MODE] button and hitting a pad, you can switch modes. The mode that a pad corresponds to is displayed above each pad. Tutorial of the MPC500 The MPC500 consists of the sampler section, where you record and playback sounds, the sequencer section, where you record your performances, and the pads, which you use to play the sounds. You record your performances to the sequencer and play the sounds of the sampler by the recorded sequences. The performance data (MIDI data) is sent from the pads to the sequencer and from sequencer to the sampler, which plays the actual sound from the performance data. 3 Playing Back a Demo Song The MPC500 has a demo song and a preset program in its internal memory and it loads the data automatically when you switch on the unit (Autoload function). To play back a demo song, proceed as follows: 1. Connect headphones to the PHONE jack of the MPC500. For more information about connecting devices, see the "Connecting MPC500 to external device" section of the Operator's Manual (page 95). 2. Switch on the MPC500. When you switch on the MPC500, it displays the start-up screen and then starts loading the internal data automatically. After the data is loaded, it displays the Sequence Main page. 3. Make sure that "01-DJ-Hip_Hop" is selected in the Sq field and press the [PLAY START] button. Pressing the [PLAY START] button will start playback of the demo song from the beginning. To stop the playback, press the [STOP] button. When you press the [PLAY] button, the MPC500 will start the playback at the point you stopped last time. After you finish playing back the "01- DJ-Hip_Hop" sequence, try to play back another song. You can select a song by turning the [DATA] wheel in the 'Sq' field. Playing a Preset Program Next, let's try to play the preset program using the pads. You can play the program that is selected in the 'Program assign' field of the Track Main page by hitting the pad. 4. Select any of the (unused) sequences in the Sq field. 5. Press the [TRACK] button. This will select the Track Main page. 6. 7. 8. Press the [PARAMS] button to enter the Track Params. Scroll the top parameter field with the [DATA] wheel to select 'Program assign'. In the Program select field, select the program that you wish to play. You can select any program in memory by turning the [DATA] wheel in the Program assign field. 9. Hit the pad. The MPC500 will play the preset program. You can play up to 48 pads by switching between pad bank A through D, but the samples may not be assigned to all the pads. 4 Recording a Performance with the Pads To record the performance to a sequence using the internal preset program, proceed as follows. 1. 2. Press the [SEQUENCE] button to display the Main Sequence page. In the Sq field, select a sequence to which you wish to record the performance. You can select any sequence for recording a performance; but here, select a sequence that says "unused". 3. 4. Press the [TRACK] button to display the Main Track page. In the Tr field, select a track on which you wish to record the performance. The performance data will be recorded on a track in the sequence. You can select any track, but here select "Tr: A1". 5. Press the [PARAMS] button, and select a program you wish to play. For more details on selecting presets, see "Playing a Preset Program" on page 3 of this guide. 6. Press the [PLAY START] button while holding the [REC] button. The recording will start after 4 counts. 7. Play the pads to the click sounds. By default, the sequence is set to 2 bars. After recording for 2 bars, the MPC500 will start playing back the recorded performance. If you make another performance with pads, you can add the performance to the currently recorded one. This is called "over dub". 8. 9. You can stop the over dub by pressing [STOP] button. Press the [PLAY] button to play the recorded performance. 10. If you do not like the performance, you can start a new recording by pressing the [REC]+[PLAY START] buttons. This cancels the currently recorded performance data and starts a new recording. 11. To add the recording to the already recorded data, press the [PLAY START] button while holding the [OVER DUB] button. This plays back the currently recorded performance and you can add the new performance by hitting pads. Deleting only a specific pad 1. 2. Start the overdub by pressing the [PLAY START] button while holding the [OVER DUB] button. Hold the pad that you wish to delete, while holding the [ERASE] button. Press and hold the [ERASE] button and hit the pad you wish to delete. By pressing the pad at the right point, you can delete specific pad hits from the recording. If you select another sequence in the Sq field, you can record a new performance separately. By playing back those sequences, you can create one whole song. Tip: You can set the length of the sequence in the Bar field, and the time signature in the Tsig field. For more information, see the "Chapter 3: Sequence feature" section of the Operator's Manual. (page 19) 3. Playing Back Several Sequences in a Series There are two ways to play back several sequences in a series. You can either select the sequence to be played in real time, or set the order of the sequences in SONG mode. Selecting the sequences in real time 1. In the Sq field in the Main Sequence page, select the sequence you wish to play first. 5 2. 3. Press the [PLAY START] button to start the playback of the sequence. Select the Sq field during play back, and select the next sequence to play. Selecting a sequence in the Sq field during the playback will change the display as shown After playing back the currently selected sequence to the end, the MPC500 will start playing back the sequence you selected in the next sequence field. By repeating this step, you can play back several sequences continuously. Playing back the sequences in the selected order To play back the sequences in a predetermined order, use SONG mode. 1. Press the [MODE] button and then [PAD 12] (SONG). This brings up the SONG page, where you can set the order of the sequences to be played. 2. 3. In the Song select field, choose a song whose name is (unused). Scroll with the [DATA] wheel to select the Assign seq. You will see the following page: 4. 5. 6. In the Sequence field, move the cursor to End of song and select the sequence to play first using the [DATA] wheel. Select the Step field and choose step 2. In the Sequence field, select End of song and choose the sequence that you want played back next. Assign the sequences in the desired order by repeating steps 3 and 4. 7. Press the [PLAY START] button. The assigned sequence will be played in the selected order. Tip: For more information about the SONG mode, see the "Chapter 6: Song mode" section of the Operator's Manual. (page 79) Recording a Sound In this section, you will learn how to assign and play recorded sounds with the pads, instead of using the internal preset. Below is how to record an analog signal from a CD player connected to the INPUT on the rear panel of the MPC500. Note: Th ...