djkillakraze wrote::twisted: Okay herez the deal.....know that this is my first mpc and all I really dont undestand the basics of the MPKC 4k...I fully dont understand the differnences between a Sequence, Program, and Multis. For example my first entire beat contains 5 tracks in 1 Sequence and thats it. And from reading the manual I understand that a multi can contain several programs with part#'s and a program can contain sequences which contains tracks. What the hell does all that mean. ...?Why do you need to use mutiple sequences or pgrms or multis?... I know that a track can be either inst and drum.( I know that inst is used for piano but when do you use it when you record live midi or a piano sample. ) Also I know programs as a whole can be inst or drum...what the differnence here...?? All help apprecited 
Because of the vast range of possibilities on the MPC4k, its often neccessary to use lots of programs/ parts. The two types of Program are KEYGROUP - where sample(s) are spanned across the musical keyboard and DRUM - where the sample(s) are assigned to 1 pad.
Programs dont contain sequences - Programs are only associated with the organisation of Samples. You can play back a Sequence using any Program, and it will sound different accordingly... For example if you Recorded a Piano part using 1 Piano Multisample from a sample cd, you could then load up a different piano multisample Program and assign that to the PART instead. You can also do this with drum programs, but unless you standardise where you put your kicks, snares and hats etc then It Probably wont play back properly.
Sequences contain tracks so that you can easily find and mute / unmute different elements of the sequences, for example, I would usually have all Drum parts (hi hat, Kick, Snare etc) recorded on different tracks so that I can easily solo / mute them. I also Build up a sequence until it has all the parts I need for an entire song, then copy the Sequence (after naming all the tracks) Each one of these copied sequences can then be named something like "intro" "chorus" "Break" "Verse" etc.. and the tracks that are not relevant to this section are either muted or Deleted.
The difference between whether a track is an Inst. Or Drum Track, Doesn't Change how the track will playback.. It Simply changes what type of editor is opened when you press Seq. Edit. The obvious advantage for using Inst. when you have sustained parts (not just triggering information, but specific duration events) is that the "piano roll" editor gives you a Graphic representation of these events.
Sorry if the above explaination is a little complicated, Its harder to come up with a reliable system of explaining the MPC4k and the distinctions between the various Internal sections, than it is to use it.. If you want any more specific info on any of this, just ask, but the above should give you an overview. Hope it helps.. good luck
