Chapter 1: Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Top Panel..................................................................................................................................................................................................1
Front Panel ...............................................................................................................................................................................................4
Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Bottom Panel............................................................................................................................................................................................5
Hooking Up Your MPC500......................................................................................................................................................... 6
MPC500 Basic Concepts and Terminology............................................................................................................................... 7
Sequence...................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Track.........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Song..........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Sample......................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Drum Pad..................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Program ....................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Note Number, Velocity, and Length........................................................................................................................................................8
RAM.........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Memory Card ...........................................................................................................................................................................................8
Operating Modes.......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Sequence Mode ([Sequence]) ..................................................................................................................................................................8
Track Mode ([Track]) ..............................................................................................................................................................................8
Slider Mode ([Mode] + [Pad1]) ...............................................................................................................................................................8
Load Mode ([Mode] + [Pad2]) ................................................................................................................................................................8
Save Mode ([Mode] + [Pad3]).................................................................................................................................................................8
Record Mode ([Mode] + [Pad4]) .............................................................................................................................................................8
Trim Mode ([Mode] + [Pad5]).................................................................................................................................................................9
Program Mode ([Mode] + [Pad6])...........................................................................................................................................................9
MIDI/Sync Mode ([Mode] + [Pad7]) ......................................................................................................................................................9
Other Mode ([Mode] + [Pad8]) ...............................................................................................................................................................9
Effect Mode ([Mode] + [Pad9])...............................................................................................................................................................9
Seq Edit Mode ([Mode] + [Pad10]).........................................................................................................................................................9
Step Edit Mode ([Mode] + [Pad11])........................................................................................................................................................9
Song Mode ([Mode] + [Pad12]) ..............................................................................................................................................................9
Params Mode ([Params]) .........................................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Basic Operation ............................................................................................................. 11
Main Sequence Page ..............................................................................................................................................................................11
Main Track Page ....................................................................................................................................................................................11
Cursor, Cursor Buttons, Field, Data Wheel...........................................................................................................................................11
Params Button ........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Mode Button...........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Setting Names ........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Renaming a Sequence ............................................................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Sequence feature ........................................................................................................... 13
Main Sequence Page .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
'Now' Field .............................................................................................................................................................................................13
Tempo.....................................................................................................................................................................................................13
'Pad Bank' Field......................................................................................................................................................................................13
'Sequence' Field......................................................................................................................................................................................13
Main Track Page ....................................................................................................................................................................................14
Track Number/Name Field ....................................................................................................................................................................14
Recording the Performance ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Playing Back a Sequence .......................................................................................................................................................................15
Repeat Playback of a Sequence .............................................................................................................................................................15
Other Useful Features for Recording Sequences.................................................................................................................... 16
Undo and Redo Feature..........................................................................................................................................................................16
Erase .......................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Deleting In Real Time............................................................................................................................................................................16
Deleting From the Erase Screen ............................................................................................................................................................16
Timing Correct Feature ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Realtime Timing Correction ..................................................................................................................................................................19
Timing Correction of Previously Recorded Events...............................................................................................................................19
Click/Metronome ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
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Count In..................................................................................................................................................................................................19
In Play ....................................................................................................................................................................................................19
In Record................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Rate.........................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Sound......................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Note Repeat Feature .................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Sequence Params........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Setting the Length of a Sequence ..........................................................................................................................................................21
Setting the Time Signature of the Sequence..........................................................................................................................................21
Setting the Loop for a Sequence ............................................................................................................................................................22
Extending the Sequence Length Automatically ....................................................................................................................................22
Changing the Default Settings ...............................................................................................................................................................22
Changing the Sequence Name ...............................................................................................................................................................23
Copying a Sequence...............................................................................................................................................................................23
Deleting a Sequence...............................................................................................................................................................................23
Handling the Duration (The Length of a Note) At the Loop Boundary................................................................................................24
Track Mode Parameters............................................................................................................................................................ 25
Setting the Track Type...........................................................................................................................................................................25
Selecting a Program ...............................................................................................................................................................................25
Track Mute Feature................................................................................................................................................................................25
Setting the MIDI Output Channel..........................................................................................................................................................26
Changing a Track Name ........................................................................................................................................................................26
Changing the Default Name for a Track................................................................................................................................................26
Copying a Track.....................................................................................................................................................................................26
Deleting a Track.....................................................................................................................................................................................27
Deleting All Tracks................................................................................................................................................................................27
Setting the User Default Name ..............................................................................................................................................................27
The MIDI Sequencer Feature................................................................................................................................................... 28
About MIDI............................................................................................................................................................................................28
About The MIDI Sequencer...................................................................................................................................................................28
Connecting your midi devices................................................................................................................................................... 29
Handling the Sustain Pedal....................................................................................................................................................... 30
Chapter 4: Editing sequences ......................................................................................................... 31
Seq Edit Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Copy Events ...........................................................................................................................................................................................31
Move Events...........................................................................................................................................................................................34
Transpose ...............................................................................................................................................................................................35
Shift Timing ...........................................................................................................................................................................................36
Edit Velocity ..........................................................................................................................................................................................36
Edit Duration..........................................................................................................................................................................................37
Timing Correct .......................................................................................................................................................................................37
Track Move ............................................................................................................................................................................................38
Copy Bars...............................................................................................................................................................................................38
Insert Bars ..............................................................................................................................................................................................39
Delete Bars .............................................................................................................................................................................................39
Fix Tempo ..............................................................................................................................................................................................40
Chapter 5: STEP EDIT mode............................................................................................................ 41
A note about playing events...................................................................................................................................................................41
About Step Edit .......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
'Now' Field .............................................................................................................................................................................................41
'Track' Field............................................................................................................................................................................................41
'Pad Bank' Field......................................................................................................................................................................................41
'Parameter' Field.....................................................................................................................................................................................41
Step Recording .......................................................................................................................................................................................47
Chapter 6: SONG mode.................................................................................................................... 49
'Edit Select' Field....................................................................................................................................................................................49
Creating a Song ......................................................................................................................................................................................50
Chapter 7: Functions of a pad ......................................................................................................... 53
Playing With Pads..................................................................................................................................................................................53
Switching Pad Banks .............................................................................................................................................................................53
Full Level Function ([Full Level] Button) ............................................................................................................................... 53
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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
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Additional Program Editing ..................................................................................................................................................... 80
Changing the Program Name.................................................................................................................................................................80
Copying a Program ................................................................................................................................................................................80
Deleting a Program ................................................................................................................................................................................80
Delete All the Unused Samples at the Same Time (Purge)...................................................................................................................80
Setting the Program Change Number ....................................................................................................................................................81
Setting a MIDI Note Number to the Pads..............................................................................................................................................81
To Reset the Setting to the Default........................................................................................................................................................81
Chapter 13: Effects........................................................................................................................... 83
Applying Fx1 to a Specific Pad Sound..................................................................................................................................... 83
Applying Fx2 to a Specific Pad Sound..................................................................................................................................... 83
Applying Effects of Fx2 to Fx1 ................................................................................................................................................. 84
Editing Effects ............................................................................................................................................................................ 84
Bit Grunger.............................................................................................................................................................................................84
4 Band EQ (4 Band Equalizer) ..............................................................................................................................................................85
Compressor ............................................................................................................................................................................................85
Phase Shifter...........................................................................................................................................................................................86
Tremolo ..................................................................................................................................................................................................86
AutoPan..................................................................................................................................................................................................86
Reverb ....................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Delay ......................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Chorus and Flanger ................................................................................................................................................................................88
Using Master Effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Editing the Master Effects ........................................................................................................................................................ 88
4 Band EQ ..............................................................................................................................................................................................88
Compressor ............................................................................................................................................................................................89
Selecting the Effect Set .............................................................................................................................................................. 89
Copying the Effect Set ...........................................................................................................................................................................89
Resetting the Effect Set..........................................................................................................................................................................89
Chapter 14: Save / Load................................................................................................................... 91
Saving Your Work ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Selecting the Destination .......................................................................................................................................................................91
Creating a New Folder ...........................................................................................................................................................................91
Saving a Sample.....................................................................................................................................................................................92
Saving a Program ...................................................................................................................................................................................92
Saving a Sequence .................................................................................................................................................................................93
Saving All Sequences and Songs...........................................................................................................................................................94
Saving All Programs and Samples at the Same Time ...........................................................................................................................94
Saving All Data in Memory at the Same Time .....................................................................................................................................95
Creating the Autoload Folder.................................................................................................................................................................95
Replacing the Sounds and Sequences in the Internal Flash Memory ...................................................................................................96
Loading a File ............................................................................................................................................................................. 97
Selecting a File.......................................................................................................................................................................................97
Loading a Sample...................................................................................................................................................................................97
Loading a Program.................................................................................................................................................................................98
Loading a Sequence ...............................................................................................................................................................................98
Loading the All File ...............................................................................................................................................................................99
Loading an Individual Sequence from the All File ...............................................................................................................................99
Loading a Project ...................................................................................................................................................................................99
Loading a Folder ....................................................................................................................................................................................99
Deleting a File ......................................................................................................................................................................................100
Setting the Autoload Function .............................................................................................................................................................100
Formatting the Memory Card ..............................................................................................................................................................100
Saving Data to the Internal Flash Memory..........................................................................................................................................101
Chapter 15 Connecting the MPC500 to your computer ............................................................... 103
Windows 2000/Me/Xp.........................................................................................................................................................................103
Macintosh.............................................................................................................................................................................................103
Chapter 16: Other settings ............................................................................................................ 105
Adjusting the Master Level..................................................................................................................................................................105
Adjustment of Pad Sensitivity and Velocity Curve.............................................................................................................................105
Initialize To Factory Default................................................................................................................................................................106