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    User Guide English ( 3 – 6 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 7 – 10 ) Guide d'utilisation Français ( 11 – 14 ) Guida per l'uso Italiano ( 15 – 18 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 19 – 22 ) Appendix English (23)[...]

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    3 User Guide (English) Introduction MPC Element brings powerful music-making capability to your computer in a slimline des ign that's made to produce. You get cutting-edge features, including MPC Note Repeat and Swing, along with the all-new MPC Essentials softwa re—decades of music produ ction expertise calibrated so you can make music that[...]

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    4 2. Connect Follow this sequence of steps whenever y ou use MPC Element wi th your computer: 1. Connect MPC Element's USB port to a free U SB port on your computer, using a full-speed or high-speed USB cable. Windows users : The first time your computer de tects MPC Element as a connected device, you'll see some Found New Hardware dialog[...]

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    5 Features 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 1. USB Port: Use the included USB cable to connect this USB port to an availa ble USB port on your computer. This co nnection allows MPC Eleme nt to send/receive MIDI data to/from the software. 2. MIDI In: Use the included 1/8"-MIDI adapter and a five-pin MIDI cable to connect th[...]

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    6 9. Overdub: Press this button and simultaneously press Play or Play Start to enable Overdub. This allows you to record note ev ents in a Sequence withou t overwriting any previously r ecorded note events. You ca n enable Overdub either before or during recording. 10. Undo: Press this button to undo your last action. 11. Erase: As a Sequ ence is p[...]

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    7 Guía del usuario (Español) Introducción MPC Element brinda una poderosa capacidad de producción mu sical a su computadora en un diseño esbelto hecho para produ cir. Obtendrá funciones de última generación, incluidas MPC Note Repeat (Repetición de not a) y Swing, junto con el totalm ente nuevo software MP C Essentials —décadas de peric[...]

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    8 2. Conexión Siga esta secuencia de pasos toda ve z que use MPC Eleme nt con su computa dora: 1. Conecte el puerto USB del MPC Element a un puerto USB de la computadora, con un cable USB "full-speed" (de máxima velocidad) o de alta velocidad. Usuarios de Windows : La primera vez que su computadora det ecta el MPC Element como dispositi[...]

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    9 Características 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 1. Puerto USB para la computadora: Use el cable USB incluido para c onectar este puerto USB a un puerto USB disp onible en la computador a. Esta conexión permite que el MPC Element envíe y reciba datos MIDI hacia y desde el software. 2. Entrada MIDI: Use un cable MIDI de cin[...]

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    10 8. Grabar: Pulse este botón p ara preparar la grabación d e la secuencia. Pulse Play (Reproducir) o Play Start (Reproducir des de inicio) par a comenzar la grabación. Al grabar de esta manera (e n lugar de usar Overdub), se borran los eventos de la secuencia actual. Después de que la secuencia se repro duce una vez durante la grabación, se [...]

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    11 Guide d’utilisation (Français) Présentation MPC Element fournit à votre ordinateur toute la capa cité et la puissance nécessaire s à la production musicale dans un design ultra com pact. Vous obte nez les fonctions les plus évoluées, incluant Note Repeat et Swing MPC, e t le tout nouveau logiciel MPC Essentials, qui vous offre l’équ[...]

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    12 2. Schéma de connexion Suivez ces étapes dans l’ordre toutes les fois que vous employez le MPC Element avec votre ordinateur : 1. Utilisez un câble USB pleine ou haute vitesse pour brancher le port USB du MPC Element au port USB d'un ordinateur. Utilisateurs Windows : La première fois que vou s branchez le MPC Element à un ordinateur[...]

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    13 Caractéristiques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 1. Port USB ordinateur : Utilisez le câble USB inclus pour relier ce port au port USB d’un ordinateur. Ce raccordement per met au MPC Element d’envoyer/de recevoir des données MIDI à/du logiciel. 2. MIDI In : Branchez un câble MIDI doté de cinq broches de raccor dem[...]

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    14 8. Touche Rec : Appuyez sur cette touche afin de prépare r la séquence pour l’enregistrement. Appuyez sur la touche Play ou Play Start pour lancer l'enregistrement. Procéder à l’ enregistremen t de cette manière (a u lieu d’utiliser la fonction Overdub) supprim e les évén ements de la séquence en co urs. Une fois que la séque[...]

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    15 Guida per l'uso (Italiano) Introduzione L'MPC Element porta una potente capacità di cr eazione musicale al vostro com puter in un design ultra snello creato per pro durre. Avrete a disposizione funzioni all'avanguardia, incluse MPC Note Repeat e Swing, oltre al nuo vi ssimo software MPC Essentials — decenni di esperienza nell&a[...]

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    16 2. Collegamento Seguire questa sequenza di passaggi ogni volta c he si utilizza l'MPC Element c on il computer: 1. Collegare la porta USB dell'MPC Element ad una porta USB libera del computer, servendosi di un cavo USB a piena velocità o ad alta velocità. Utenti Windows: la prima volta che il computer individua l'MPC Element com[...]

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    17 Caratteristiche 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 1. Porta USB del computer: Servirsi del cavo USB i n dotazione per coll egare questa porta USB ad una porta USB disponib ile a livello del computer. Questo collegamento consente a ll'MPC Element di i nviare/ricevere dati MIDI da/verso il software. 2. Ingresso MIDI: Servir[...]

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    18 8. Rec: Premere questo tasto per armare la registrazione della sequenza. Premere Play o Play Start per in iziare la registrazion e. Registrando in quest o modo (anziché utilizz ando Overdub) si can cellano gli ev enti della Sequenz a corrente. Dopo che la Se quenza vi ene suon ata una volta dura nte la registrazione, Overdub viene attivato. 9. [...]

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    19 Benutzerhandbuch (Deutsch) Einführung MPC Element bietet leistungsstarke Features fü r die Musikprodukt ion auf Ihrem Computer und ein schlankes Design für Ihre Produktionen. Sie erhalten topaktuelle Funktionen, wi e MPC Note Repeat und Swing sowie die brandneue MPC Essentials Software - Jahrzehntelange Erfahrungen in der Musikproduktion wurd[...]

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    20 2. Anschliessen Wenn Sie das MPC Element mit Ihrem Com puter verbinden möchten, fol gen Sie immer dieser Abfolge von Schritte n: 1. Verbinden Sie den USB-Anschluss von MP C El ement mit einem freien USB-Anschluss Ihres Computers, indem Sie ein Full-Speed oder High-Speed-Kabel verwenden. Windows-Benut zer: Erkennt Ihr Computer das MPC Element zu[...]

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    21 Funktionen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 1. USB-Anschluss: Verwenden Sie das mitgelief erte USB-Kabel, um diesen Anschluss an einen freien USB-Anschluss Ihres Computers anzuschl ießen. Über diese Ve rbindung kann das MPC El ement MIDI-Daten mit der Software austauschen. 2. MIDI In: Verwenden Sie ein handelsübliches, f?[...]

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    22 8. Rec: Drücken Sie diese Taste, um die Seque nz zum Aufnehmen scharf zu stellen. Drücken Sie Wiedergabe oder Wiedergabe Vo m Startpunkt, um die Aufnahme zu starten. Wenn Sie auf diese Weise auf nehmen (anstelle vo n Overdub), werden die Ereignisse der aktuellen Sequenz gelö scht. Nachdem die Sequenz währe nd der Aufnahme einmal durchgespiel[...]

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    23 Appendix (English) Specifications Pads 16 velocity-sensitive with aftertouch, backlit by velocity Power USB-bus-powered Connections 1/8" MIDI input 1/8" MIDI output USB 1.1 port Dimensions (width x depth x height) (excluding cables) 10.6" x 8.1" x 0.55" 270 mm x 205 mm x 14 mm Weight (excluding cables) 1.95 lbs. 0.88 kg [...]

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