yes...
in the mpc60(os version 3.1 anyways), you assign sounds to MIDI NOTE NUMBERS, not pads... then you assign the one of the 64 pads(16 pads each bank, with 4 seperate banks... ) to a MIDI NOTE NUMBER that coincides with the sound you want to play on that particular pad... you do not directly assign a sound to a pad, the interface between the pads and the sounds is the MIDI NOTE NUMBERS!!! im not sure if this is the same with other OS versions on the MPC60 or not, but i assume that it is the same on all MPCs since MPC does stand for: MIDI PRODUCTION CENTER!
i just recently figured this out, but.... i think that the key is to set up your pads and midi note numbers in a nice sequential order or configuration so that it is easy for you to remember which note number corresponds to which pad in your MASTER settings... it all starts to make more sense(after the initial difficulties/trials and errors) when you start to use the MPC with an external sampler, then the importance of MIDI NOTE NUMBERS becomes more apparent... in the MPC60 you can program your MIDI NOTE NUMBERS in 2 modes, MASTER & PROGRAM... ive only used the MASTER mode so far since it will make every program that you create have the same configuration/layout... i havent figured out a reason to or had the need to program the MIDI NOTE NUMBERS differently for seperate PROGRAMS yet, but im sure it will come in handy down the road when i get a bit deeper into the machine...
i hope this helps
