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Akai Mpc2000 (Midi Production Center)

AKAI MPC2000
MIDI PRODUCTION CENTER

The following is a summary of the advanced features of the AKAI MPC2000,
which include a built in sampler, sequencer and more.

Here is a detailed general description of the AKAI MPC2000.

Large 248 x 60 dot LCD display with graphics.
6 functions keys under the LCD display provide various functions on each page.
Built-in 1.44 megabyte floppy disk drive to store both sequences and sound data.
Built-in SCSI interface for storing data to external hard disk.

Here is a detailed description of the AKAI MPC2000's built in sampler.

16-bit, 44.1kHz stereo sampling
High capacity sound memory: 2 megabytes standard (22 seconds mono or 11 seconds
stereo), expandable to 32 megabytes with SIMM memory.
Digital sampling input for direct recording from digital sources with IB-M208P board.
128 sounds (samples) may be held in memory at one time.
32 simultaneous playback voices.
The envelope or filter can be set for each sound.
Optional multi-effects generator EB16 for versatile effects.
Sample files may be loaded from AKAI S1000 and S3000 disks.
IB-M208P (optional) enables you to mix and output internal sampler sounds from 8
individual outputs.
A maximum of 24 programs (sound assignments and sound parameter settings) can be
created.
A selection between poloyphonic (multiple sounds are overlaid when the same sound
is played continuously) or mono (the second sound silences the first).
It is possible to stop the playing of a sound with another sound. This is used to
simulate the open close effect of the hi hat.
It is possible to copy a part of a sound as a separate sound or paste a sound to a
section of a sound. It is also possible to mute or reverse part of a sound.
One MIDI note can play three sounds. The sounds can be played simultaneously,
switched by velocity, or with the NOTE VARIATION slider.
Loop settings can be made to a sound
The velocity can change the playback pitch.
When phrase sampling, it is...