Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By LADiego Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:23 pm
craveone wrote:forgot to post...i received my external cfcard reader in the mail this past saturday for my mpc2000.... i got home unwrapped it, plugged it all in... i was nervous when i turned it all on, hoping it would work...to my surprise, it booted up like a champ!!! this thing has made my work flow so much quicker...i no longer worry about how to make the sample only take up a small portion of the floppy disc..or have to load a full floppy of drums before even starting a sequence...this drive has made my life so much easier!!! lol


That is awesome!

Where or who did you purchase it from?

And is it hot-swap or non-hotswap ?
By craveone Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:46 pm
LADiego wrote:
craveone wrote:forgot to post...i received my external cfcard reader in the mail this past saturday for my mpc2000.... i got home unwrapped it, plugged it all in... i was nervous when i turned it all on, hoping it would work...to my surprise, it booted up like a champ!!! this thing has made my work flow so much quicker...i no longer worry about how to make the sample only take up a small portion of the floppy disc..or have to load a full floppy of drums before even starting a sequence...this drive has made my life so much easier!!! lol


That is awesome!

Where or who did you purchase it from?

And is it hot-swap or non-hotswap ?


its the CFcard reader from http://mpcstoragesolutions.com/

"Lowest price for a Hot Swap Card Reader

Complete & Available as pictured. Limit One per customer!

100% Compatible and hot-swappable and recognized on scsi id 2 only on the pcmcia slot. You will receive what is pictured in an external sturdy plastic case. For MPC2000 (OS1.72) or MPC2000XL (OS1.14), use any size card up to 16GB. Maximum memory will vary with other sampler's os. 7 Day money back.

* If interested, send us your paypal e-mail address, sampler info, and your location. We will send you an invoice thru Paypal. International customers, send your country location to determine shipping cost.

** Tested and confirmed with MPC2000, MPC2000XL, S6000, Roland S760. SD/PCMCIA Adapter Card required but must be purchased elsewhere."

its awesome...and they have excellent customer service...
By LADiego Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:45 pm
oh yeah . . . mpcstoragesolution.com

I've bought close to a dozen hot-swap card readers from them. Nice folks.