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The Upper section contains the MPC’s tabs as well as further control for selecting Programs,
Sequences, Songs, etc. depending on the selected mode tab on the left. This section is always
visible.
 The different modes are described in detail in the next chapters.
X To select a mode with the MPC hardware, press the corresponding button.
To select a mode within the MPC software, click on the corresponding tab. You can choose from
Main, Program Edit, Program Mixer, Track Mixer, Track View, Song, Next Seq, Sample Record,
Sample Edit, Pad Mute, Track Mute and Step Seq. Depending on the selected mode some Upper
section functions can change.
With the PROGRAM (PROG) pop-up menu, you can select one of your created programs in the
currently loaded Project.
With the SEQ (SEQUENCE) pop-up menu, you can select one of the 128 sequenc es in the
currently loaded Project.
X Click on the STEP SEQ button of your MPC hardware and use the cursor to navigate to the
Seq field. Use the data dial or the -/+ buttons to select the desired Sequence.
In the MPC software, click the name display or the small triangle to open a
pop-up menu to select the desired sequence. The SEQUENCE pop-up
menu is only available when Main, Program Mixer, Track Mixer, Track View or Step Seq tab is
selected.
X Click on the PROG EDIT button of your MPC hardware and use the data dial or the -/+ buttons
to select the desired Program. This can also be done in the PGM field on the MAIN page.
In the MPC software, click the name display or the small triangle to open a
pop-up menu to select the desired program. The PROGRAM pop-up menu
is only available when Program Edit or Program Mixer tab is selected.
With the SONG pop-up menu, you can select one of the 32 songs in the currently loaded Project.
X Click on the SONG button of your MPC hardware and use the cursor to navigate to the Song
field. Use the data dial or the -/+ buttons to select the desired Song.
In the MPC software, click the name display or the small triangle to open a
pop-up menu to select the desired song. The SONG pop-up menu is only available when the
Song tab is selected. Read more about songs on Page 63.
The Screen Scroll button lets you toggle between Scroll mode and Page mode.
Depending on the zoom setting, Scroll mode will make the grid display "turn over" to
follow the song position marker, whereas Page mode will make the screen scroll along in
the background, keeping the song position marker centered.
X Click on the SHIFT + WINDOW/FULL SCREEN buttons of your MPC hardware to toggle
between fullscreen for the grid and the divided view with grid and main view.
In the MPC software, click on the Half View mode button to toggle between fullscreen for
the grid and the divided view with grid and main view.