standard effects on XL

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standard effects on XL

By namotu Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:37 am
does the mpc2000xl come standard with a low pass, band pass, and high pass filter? or do you have the purchase the efx board to obtain those effects...?

thanks
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Re: standard effects on XL

By kebzer Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:14 am
The only standard filter on the XL is the low-pass. All other EQ settings come with the optional EB-16 FX board, but I can't say that it is easy to use.
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Re: standard effects on XL

By Ben.H Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:34 pm
personally i found the eb16 way overpriced.. i sold that guy on a while back.
For filters i would look into some free vst stuff

Re: standard effects on XL

By namotu Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:09 pm
damn, i was hoping there would at least be a high pass as well. theres also that akai rackmount thing, the Z series or something?

i guess that could compensate for the lack of filters, seein as the effects board seems like a b*tch to use
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Re: standard effects on XL

By Lampdog Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:14 am
What effects that are on the eb16 are spoken about in the 2kxl manual.

Re: standard effects on XL

By namotu Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:47 am
where can i find a link for the 2kxl manual as a file or pdf or something? i don't own one yet, so im just lookin for pre-purchase info
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Re: standard effects on XL

By mr_debauch Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:06 am
namotu wrote:damn, i was hoping there would at least be a high pass as well. theres also that akai rackmount thing, the Z series or something?

i guess that could compensate for the lack of filters, seein as the effects board seems like a b*tch to use



i believe you are talking about the mfc42

I had the chance to get one of those for 150 canadian dollars but at the time I didn't have the money... too damn bad because I like the idea behind it.

I think it would be nice for someone to make a detailed review thread on that filter (if it hasn't already been done)
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Re: standard effects on XL

By kebzer Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:39 am
A friend of mine has the MFC. It is a good piece of gear, but it is way too overpriced for just a stand alone filter. And it doesn't sound that great for that price too.
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Re: standard effects on XL

By zbigi Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:47 am
i couldn't really live without the echo on eb16 and the filter thing. two things that get a lot of use. other than that not a lot you can do with it. well there's that thing with making your kick thump with modulation feedback with zero color.

overpriced but still usefull i mean i gotta have delay.

Re: standard effects on XL

By oraziodelcore Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:02 pm
namotu wrote:where can i find a link for the 2kxl manual as a file or pdf or something? i don't own one yet, so im just lookin for pre-purchase info



The EB16 is the optional effects board for the MPC2000(XL).

It consists of 2 multi-fx and 2 reverbs.

Multi-fx:

Distortion
4-band filter (more like an EQ)
Modulation:
Phaser
Flanger
Chorus
Rotary
Speaker
Modulation/Auto Pan
Pitch Shifter
Pitch Shifter and Feedback
Delay/Echo: Mono L, Mono L+R, X-Over L&R, Stereo
Reverb:
Hall, Room
Large Hall
Small Hall
Large Room
Small Room
Gate: Gated 1, Gated 2
Reverse



- quoted from
http://www.mpc2000xl.com/eb16.htm

you can find more info there:

www.midicase.com

peace
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Re: standard effects on XL

By Coz Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:19 pm
kebzer wrote:A friend of mine has the MFC. It is a good piece of gear, but it is way too overpriced for just a stand alone filter. And it doesn't sound that great for that price too.


I haven't used mine in years but I remember it distorting way too easily and also not sounding that great. The Sherman Filterbank is supposed to kick the shit out of most hardware filters.

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By MPCHunter Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:01 pm
namotu wrote:where can i find a link for the 2kxl manual as a file or pdf or something? i don't own one yet, so im just lookin for pre-purchase info


You can find the 2000XL manual at www.akaipro.com in the Documents and Downloads section.

Re: standard effects on XL

By oraziodelcore Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:40 pm
Coz wrote:
kebzer wrote:A friend of mine has the MFC. It is a good piece of gear, but it is way too overpriced for just a stand alone filter. And it doesn't sound that great for that price too.


I haven't used mine in years but I remember it distorting way too easily and also not sounding that great. The Sherman Filterbank is supposed to kick the **** out of most hardware filters.


I read somewhere that the akai mfc42 were sopposed to be an low cost alternative to sherman filterbank.
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Re: standard effects on XL

By Coz Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:23 pm
oraziodelcore wrote: I read somewhere that the akai mfc42 were sopposed to be an low cost alternative to sherman filterbank.


When I bought mine there wasn't that much of a difference in price... I wish i'd just saved a bit more and gone for the best instead, although the mfc42 looks good mounted onto an 2000xl. :)
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Re: standard effects on XL

By Lampdog Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:05 pm
namotu wrote:where can i find a link for the 2kxl manual as a file or pdf or something? i don't own one yet, so im just lookin for pre-purchase info

http://www.forat.com/service

.....scroll down until you find it.
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