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By d00d Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:36 pm
How about a reference on the different file types making up for epic jams?!?! Might be fun to stir things up a bit... (pinnable reference topic?)


MPC 2.0 File Types

.xpj - XML project data file list, settings, etc.
.sxq - binary pre-build sequences shipped with MPC 2.0
.xpm - XML list of the samples list settings
.xal - XML sequence, sample, songs definitions
.xpm - sequence samples songs
.mcn - XML midi controller definitions
.json - JSON cache presets?
.mpcpattern - JSON pattern presets?
.wav, .mp3 - audio file (duh)
.png - project graphic/icon

file types identified by walking /Library/Application Support/Akai/MPC/Content
all but .sxq files are plain text and "can" be edited, but "should" they? :wink:
use this info at your own risk, standard disclaimers apply :wink:
additions, corrections, clarifications appreciated
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By rookie Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:22 pm
My experience with that on a Mac is, that the computer can't read the floppy disk, so it never even made to the AkaI software. It only ask do I want to format the disk :oops:
By d00d Thu May 31, 2018 9:30 pm
anybody figure out how to parse .sxq sequence files yet?

:hmmm: