MAIN Screen may a most basically and high frequency screen in AKAI MPC.
And, I mention about “The way of looking and how to use theAKAI MPC’s Main Screen” in this article. (I tailing about it with AKAI MPC 2500 by way of example.)
A way of looking at Main Screen’s basically part
Display of Main Screen
AKAI MPC can jump to Main Screen from almost screen with push [MAIN button] on. And, AKAI MPC (2500)’s Main Screen is like the following.
Now:001.01.01
Sq:□□□ LOOP:□□
♩:□□.□ Tsig:□/□ Bars:□□
Tr:01 V%:□□□ Mute:□□
Type:□□□□ Pgm:□□□ Midi:□□
Meaning of each paragraph
The meaning of each paragraph about AKAI MPC’s Main Screen is like the following.
| Paragraph | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Now | Play back position. |
| Sq | Sequence. You select sequence No. that you want to edit. |
| LOOP | You can select ON/OFF of sequence’s loop. Selected “ON”, sequence’s loop became effective. |
| ♩ | You can assignment tempo of track（BPM）. |
| Tsig | You can assignment 4/4 3/4 etc… |
| Bars | You assignment how bars use for the 1 sequence. |
| Tr | You select track No. within the limits of 01~64 that you want to edit in sequence. |
| V% | ? |
| Mute | You can check and select mute ON/OFF of each tracks |
| Type | You can select DRUM or MIDI. |
| Pgm | You select program to selected track. |
| Midi | You can control Midi ON/OFF. |
How to use each “F key” on Main Screen
Also, F keys (1~6) are arrangement in under the AKAI MPC（2500）’s Main Screen. And, each keys assigned each parameter like the following.
- F!→T.C.
- F2→Click
- F3→TR-
- F4→TR+
- F5→MUTE
- F6→SOLO
F1: T.C.
T.C. meaning the Timing Collect. And display of T.C. is like the following.
NOTE Value:□□□ Swing%:□□□
Shift Timing:□□□ Amount:□□□
Detail of each paragraph is like the following.
| Paragraph | Meaning |
|---|---|
| NOTE Value | You can assignment OFF or within the limits of 1/8~1/32(3). If selected OFF, Timing Collect function is ineffective. |
| Timing Shift | You can select EARLIER or LATER. |
| Swing% | If you selected NOTE Value:1/8, 1/16, 32/1, you can assignment within the limits of 50~75. |
| Amount | If Swing% function is effective, you can use this function、You can assignment timing early or later within the limits of 0~23.
For example）
If you assignment like the above and type the date at 「Time:001.01.01」, time become to the 「001.01.10」 automatically. |
F2: Click
Click/Metronome. You can select the click sound’s ON or OFF. Screen of Click is like the following.
Counting:□□□ In Play:□□□
RATE:□□□ In Rec:□□□
Detail of each paragraph is like the following.
| Paragraph | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Counting | You can select click sound’s ON/OFF. You can select from “OFF”, “REC ONLY”, REC+PLAY. |
| RATE | You can assignment within the limits of 1/4~1/32(3). |
| In Play | You can select click sound’s ON/OFF in the playing sequence. |
| In Rec | You can select click sound’s ON/OFF in the recording sound. |
F3: TR-
You can display track that previous the selecting track.（For example: If you push F3 on in selecting Tr2, Tr2 change to the Tr1.）
F4: TR+
You can display track that next the selecting track.（For example: If you push F4 on in selecting Tr1, Tr1 change to the Tr2.）
F5: MUTE
You can select MUTE ON or OFF that you selected track.
F6: SOLO
You can play solo that you selected track.
