Tutorial Of The Mpc2500; Playing Back A Demo Song; Playing A Preset Program - Akai Professional MPC 2500 Guia De Inicio Rapido

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Tutorial of the MPC2500

The MPC2500 consists of the sampler section, where you record and playback
the sound, the sequencer section, where you record the performance, and the
pads, which you use to play the sounds. You record your performance to the
sequencer and play the sounds of the sampler using the recorded sequences.
The performance data (MIDI data) is sent from the pads to the sequencer and
from the sequencer to the sampler. The sampler plays the actual sound from
the performance data.

Playing back a demo song

The MPC2500 has a demo song and a preset program in its internal memory and it loads the data automatically when you turn
on the unit. This is called Autoload function. To play back a demo song, proceed as follows:
01. Connect headphones to the PHONES jack of the MPC2500.
For more information about connecting devices, see the "Connecting MPC2500 to external Audio/MIDI
device" section of the Operator's Manual (page 6).
02. Turn on the MPC2500.
When you turn on the MPC2500, it displays the start-up screen and then loads the internal data automatically.
After the data is loaded, the MAIN page is displayed.
03. Make sure that "01-KEEN BEETZ!!!" is selected in the Sq field and press the [ PLAY START ] button.
Pressing the [ PLAY START ] button starts playback of the demo song. To stop playback, press the
[ STOP ] button. When you press the [ PLAY ] button again, the MPC2500 will start playback at the point
where you last stopped.
After you finish playing back "01- KEEN BEETZ!!!", try to play 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 selected in the Pgm field of the MAIN
page by hitting the pad.
01. Select any of the (unused) sequences in the Sq field.
(Unused) means that the sequence is not yet used.
02. Use the cursor buttons to switch to the Pgm field and select the program that you wish to play.
You can select the program by turning the [ DATA ] wheel while in the Pgm field.
03. Hit the pad. The MPC2500 will play the preset program.
You can play up to 64 pads by switching between pad bank A through D, but samples may not be assigned to
all the pads.
STEREO OUT
PADS SAMPLER
SEQUENCER
PHONES