so who here owns an MPC?
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Me, I'm on the MPC1000 and I'm just wondering: Anyone else got it and using the hacked OS that those Japanes dudes made? What new functions are there? I'm gonna install it some day and try it but I'm just wary of any problems that might arise...
The site is here:
MPC1000 hacked OS
The site is here:
MPC1000 hacked OS
I have an MPC1000 with JJ/OS, it's a great improvement on the Akai OS, if you don't like it you can re-install the original. It's a bargain considering it's only $30 with free updates for life !!!
I have an MPC1000 with JJ/OS, it's a great improvement on the Akai OS, if you don't like it you can re-install the original. It's a bargain considering it's only $30 with free updates for life !!!
Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely try it out. Something to hold me over until I buy one of those 50 replicators from RZA... My people are working on it.
I used to get this all the time until I stopped saving "all sequences". I haven't got a disk read error AT ALL since I saved each sequence as .MID. A rep at Akai (after a long talk) admitted to me there is a flaw in their OS that will cause the disk read error's if you save "all sequence". I used to know the steps to re-create the problem, but it's been so long since I had this issues it's left my brain. The key was it was all based around saving all sequences. Try saving .MID one by one (yes a pain, I know) and it should get rid of that problem. I have NEVER had a read error on a floppy or zip disk in which I saved .mid and I've been doing that for maybe 3 years now. Before that it would be maybe 20% of my disks got that error.
Yep, I always use .MID. I haven't used .ALL since I first started using the MP in 2000, but I still get these crappy disk read errors. I usually don't have more than 1-2 sequences per beat, so it's not that big a deal for me to save each sequence. I Must get card reader ASAP! What OS are you running on yours?
Mine's is running 1.14, but once I get the card reader, I think I should move up to 1.20.
I used to get this all the time until I stopped saving "all sequences". I haven't got a disk read error AT ALL since I saved each sequence as .MID. A rep at Akai (after a long talk) admitted to me there is a flaw in their OS that will cause the disk read error's if you save "all sequence". I used to know the steps to re-create the problem, but it's been so long since I had this issues it's left my brain. The key was it was all based around saving all sequences. Try saving .MID one by one (yes a pain, I know) and it should get rid of that problem. I have NEVER had a read error on a floppy or zip disk in which I saved .mid and I've been doing that for maybe 3 years now. Before that it would be maybe 20% of my disks got that error.
Yep, I always use .MID. I haven't used .ALL since I first started using the MP in 2000, but I still get these crappy disk read errors. I usually don't have more than 1-2 sequences per beat, so it's not that big a deal for me to save each sequence. I Must get card reader ASAP! What OS are you running on yours?
Mine's is running 1.14, but once I get the card reader, I think I should move up to 1.20.
you could save some loot and get a SCSI hard drive on the cheap. I think the 2kxl can only support a 20 gig.
MPC 60 MKII with a SCSI hard drive. Wish I had the CF Reader, but 4 gigs is more space than I'll ever need, and it's so much faster than floppies. Still working on getting the Ableton + MPC combo working how I want it and really mastering the editing functions on the MPC.
well i have a pcd 25. and i found one new online. last one left. bought it for around $300. it hurt since just months earlier i bought one on ebay for $15.
but that one gave out on me and i couldnt find a replacement for months. im actually glad i went with a new one.
and on the internal card reader on the 60, i havent seen too many cats try it, at least not online. i told forat what i wanted to do and he asked if he could work on mine since he hadnt had anyone request to put an internal in the 60. he wanted to fiddle with it to see wassup with the settings and what not. everything came out straight. i dont believe there was anything different that needed to be done other than termination.
yo if you dont mind me askin, what hard drive do you use with the 60? ive been wanting to get a backup for this card reader and that may be exactly what im needin.
The hard drive I got with another sampler that I bought used an ended up selling (Roland VP-9000, hated it). I don't have a clue what model or brand, but it works. My understanding is that as long as it's the older kind of SCSI (SCSI 100 I think??) and not one of the newer kinds, you're good to go. Mine formatted real strangely though - the drive hung up during part of the formatting, but I turned it off and suddenly everything was working perfectly. I'm crossing my fingers - I'll probably get an old PowerPC Mac to backup the drive.
Oh yeah, and no matter how big the drive, you can only ever access 4 GBs at most, and each partition has to be 27 megs. But you know this from the card reader.
Oh yeah, and no matter how big the drive, you can only ever access 4 GBs at most, and each partition has to be 27 megs. But you know this from the card reader.
the 25 works for the 2000 so i would assume it works with the xl. if you want to go through the headache i went through to find one, have at it
since you have the xl, you can use the pcd 47 with no problem. they sell at various prices on ebay. seen them for for 40-100
and yo if you can get a look at that harddrive, let me know. if its in an external case, open that ho up and look at the back of the drive. you should be able to see the brand and part#
holla
to go with it. Armrest
i saw someone on the mpc forums a few months back sellin one for 250 or so
i saw an akai mixer that went with the mpc 60/3000 on ebay last month. never saw it before. not sure how rare or how good it is but it was definitely interesting.
if i can find the listing ill post the pic
i own a 60, 3000, 2000, and a 2000xl. if your really into mpcs, then you know they all sound and feel a little different. its all preference. to me the 3000 sounds the best, but the 2000xl is just so damn fast and easy to use. i will never mess with the mpcs that are being made now (500, 1000, 2500) beacause NUMARK OWNS AKAI NOW. AND NUMARK IS GARBAGE.
to go with it. Armrest
i saw someone on the mpc forums a few months back sellin one for 250 or so
i saw an akai mixer that went with the mpc 60/3000 on ebay last month. never saw it before. not sure how rare or how good it is but it was definitely interesting.
if i can find the listing ill post the pic
wait, is that the 12 track, that uses beta tapes, from the late 80s? beautiful machine... but only for leaning elbows on and running signal thru, right? or do you intend on recording to beta 12 track? uber-retro steez.
