tap tempo

its on my 1000, i read the manual and i still dont get it...the numbers change everytiem i tap it....can you elaborate?

dream but dont sleep

It will change, it's measuring the tempo you tap it at. So try and keep an even tempo, clean taps.
You can change how many taps it takes to respond from 2 to 4, which can help: Mode=Other, the Misc page. This prevents false tempo changes from hitting the Note Repeat button twice by mistake.

(It's a FAQ, see http://stereoroid.com/sounds/mpc1000/faq.php for more FAQs)