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„Pitchbend / Modwheel / Aftertouch

The Pitchbend Range, Modwheel Depth and Aftertouch amount can be set in the PGM page. To access the PGM page, press [F3] (PGM) in Program Mode.

Pitchbend

Pitchbend responds to MIDI Pitchbend, and can be set to have a range of 0-12 semitones

Modwheel>LFO

The Modwheel controls the LFO Depth, and can be set from 0-100% effect.

Aftertouch>Filter

Aftertouch can be set to control filter cutoff, and can be set from 0-100% effect.

Improvements to Sample Programs

The following section details improvements to Sample Programs, most often used for Drums, Loops and Slices.

„Per-Sample Panning

Samples slots can be individually panned. To adjust the panning of a sample, do the following:

01.Select the sample slot you wish to pan.

02.Press the [WINDOW] button.

The PLAY MODE window will be displayed. Each sample slot is represented by the corresponding number.

03.Adjust the 'Pan' Field to change the stereo position of the sample within the selected sample slot.

„Multi Pad Edit

The MPC5000 now has the ability to edit multiple pads at the same time, setting all pads to the same setting. When Multi Pad Edit is active, any change made to a pad will be made to all pads. To activate Multi Pad Edit, do the following:

01.In PROGRAM Mode, Select the 'Pad Number' field as indicated on the right.

02.Scroll with the [DATA] wheel to the left, or press the [-] button.

The 'Pad Number' field will change to 'MULTI' as indicated on the Right.

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Akai MPC5000 Improvements to Sample Programs, „ Pitchbend / Modwheel / Aftertouch, „ Per-Sample Panning, „ Multi Pad Edit