CharlesRandolph wrote:I don't agree with that statement at all. Some people use the MPC 2000XL for midi and saving midi data so you don't need 64gig CF or SD card. Some don't need more than 1.44 mb of sounds to create, and they don't want to use floppy anymore. So it really depends on what they want to do and how they work.
Lampdog wrote:richie wasn't being serious. richie is a sarcastic (I am too btw) but very helpful muhfucca imo.
richie wrote:
I really wish you'd proof read before hitting submit.
The cost of a stock Gotek Floppy emulator is the same price as a Startech IDE CF card reader.
Providing a justification to pay the same price to do less with your machine will never make sense to anyone.
CharlesRandolph wrote:Is the Startech IDE CF card reader hot swappable?
richie wrote:
The Startech IDE CF card reader is not hot swappable as it operates as an IDE pass thru essentially having the XL think it has a hard drive installed.
The card itself can however be removed with the unit off and read on both PC and MAC without issues due to the XL formatting the card to FAT.
If you are looking for hot swap, the best route cost and option wise is to get a SCSI2SD. It'll cost you about $75 shipped.
richie wrote:Are you still trying to push that you made the better choice than what I am advising?
CharlesRandolph wrote:I don't agree with that statement at all. Some people use the MPC 2000XL for midi and saving midi data so you don't need 64gig CF or SD card. Some don't need more than 1.44 mb of sounds to create, and they don't want to use floppy anymore. So it really depends on what they want to do and how they work.
JackBunyan wrote:Hi guys, been loving my mpc 2000xl for years and think its time for a few upgrades. I am looking to install the EB16fx board and possibly the USB floppy emulator.
JackBunyan wrote:If anyone in uk knows of how to get these items cheaper than ebay etc then please let me know !
Also if anyone knows of any way (no matter how expensive) to allow my MPC2000xl to step sequence then please let me know, this is the only thing i wish it had !
CharlesRandolph wrote:I made a choice based on my what I wanted and how I use the machine. Which is MIDI as I stated in my post.
richie wrote:
So you want the ability to hot swap a thumb drive with an inferior format because of "MIDI"
Okay, got it.
CharlesRandolph wrote: I didn't agree with you calling a person a retard, not on the choice of storage mediums.
richie wrote:Yeah I suppose I could have used other pejorative terms such as stupid head, dummy, moron, etc.
richie wrote:Lampdog wrote:richie wasn't being serious. richie is a sarcastic (I am too btw) but very helpful muhfucca imo.
Nah, I legitimately know for certain that you are mentally retarded to choose a Gotek over a card reader in an XL.
Lampdog wrote:First thing I did was get an atapi (hot swap) mcd for my 2kxl. It was one of the best decisions ever for my 2kxl. Floppy emulator wasn't even a consideration. MCD more flexible/capable imo.
