** Original Subject: RE: MPC Query
** Original Sender: "Roger Linn" <[email protected]>
** Original Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:34:11 -0400

** Original Message follows...

Hi M*****,

The tight timing of the MPC is due to the fact that there is zero delay
between the sequencer and sound generator. It's all one big software
program, so when the sequencer part of the software says it's time to
play a note, the sound generator part of the software does it
immediately. There's no MIDI delay, no delays due to computer OS timing
priorities, no delays due to MIDI interface timing irregularities, and
no delays due to an external sound generator's software responding
slowly to MIDI.

There were no special tricks in the MPC software for specific drums. The
code was simply written so that sounds are played exactly when the
sequencer says that are to be played.

I hope this answers your question adequately.

Best regards,

Roger Linn