By Darran
Thu Jun 26, 2025 12:26 am
Hey everyone,
I recently installed a GoTek USB drive on my MPC 2000XL (replacing the original floppy drive). Installation went smoothly, no problems physically. However, ever since I did the upgrade, I can’t get any sound in or out of the machine.
Here’s what’s happening:
• I sample directly from a turntable setup — the MPC used to pick it up perfectly.
• Now, the input meters barely move, even when sound is coming in.
• There’s no sound coming out, and the pads don’t trigger sound anymore either.
• The weird thing is the MPC does register something coming in (the meters move faintly), just not like before.
• I swapped the GoTek back out and reinstalled the original floppy — but I’m still having the same issue, so the GoTek itself might not be the direct problem.
• I didn’t touch anything else during installation — just swapped the drives.
I’m assuming it’s something simple (I hope), like a blown fuse or a specific part I need to replace, but I have no idea what that would be. I really don’t want to give up on this machine or send it off if I can fix it myself.
Any help, advice, or pointers would be massively appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I recently installed a GoTek USB drive on my MPC 2000XL (replacing the original floppy drive). Installation went smoothly, no problems physically. However, ever since I did the upgrade, I can’t get any sound in or out of the machine.
Here’s what’s happening:
• I sample directly from a turntable setup — the MPC used to pick it up perfectly.
• Now, the input meters barely move, even when sound is coming in.
• There’s no sound coming out, and the pads don’t trigger sound anymore either.
• The weird thing is the MPC does register something coming in (the meters move faintly), just not like before.
• I swapped the GoTek back out and reinstalled the original floppy — but I’m still having the same issue, so the GoTek itself might not be the direct problem.
• I didn’t touch anything else during installation — just swapped the drives.
I’m assuming it’s something simple (I hope), like a blown fuse or a specific part I need to replace, but I have no idea what that would be. I really don’t want to give up on this machine or send it off if I can fix it myself.
Any help, advice, or pointers would be massively appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
