Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By woodenhead Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:33 am
is there a way to input drums in the grid edit mode live, like in the old Roland gear or is it only possible to cut copy and past.

thanks for any input you can give me
By Clint Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:55 pm
Let me ask a question here...

What happened when you tried it to see if it works?
By woodenhead Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:17 pm
i was unable to make that happen... therefore i asked the question... was that not clear ?

when i am scrolling through the grid with the jog wheel i am able to delete notes one by one but am unable to add notes in the same fashion.

i have read the manual and tried several different methods but am unable to achieve the desired effect.

i am simply posting hear thinking that one of "you" may have a definitive answer.

thanks for any feedback
By kaybee Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:57 pm
i was unable to make that happen... therefore i asked the question... was that not clear ?


:lol:
By Clint Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:05 am
The answer is no, you can't enter notes in grid edit mode while the sequencer is running.

But you can step record which is not what you want.

XoX style step sequencing is possible on the 4000 if you know how...

But first, do you have any useful tips to share with us?
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By DJ A-Sharp Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:27 am
I think the closest to the Roland drum machines/gear is when you enter the 4000's Graphic Editor when editing a track. In the main page, select a drum-type track and press the [SEQ EDIT] key to access the Sequence and the grid will pop up. However this is one of the "edit" modes. The grid is not available in "record" mode.

It will look like this:

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The pic of grid above is from the MPC4000's USER GUIDE which is different from the MPC4000's REFERENCE MANUAL.


PEACE!!!
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By Clint Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:51 am
Step recording at 1/16 is the closest/ simplest you'll get to X0X style note entry without too much work, check it out.

Cannot be done with the sequencer running, you manually enter one step onto the grid at a time.