Question re: line outs

As I search for a new drum machine, I've been reading through the manual of the MPC 1000, as well as the PX7 Command Station and others.

Any way, I haven't been able to figure this out from the literature. The MPC 1000 has a stereo pair of outs in addition to 4 mono line outs. Can the stereo pair be used the same as the 4 other outs?
My primary use would be programming drum sequences in the MPC, then recording the kit to separate tracks in Pro Tools. Track 1: kick, Track 2: snare, ect. Can I count on 6 outs, or does the stereo pair have another use?

yes, you can always use the stereo pairs (on any sound module) as mono outs by simply panning the signal hard left or hard right

Thank you.

One more potentially silly question:
Would panning sounds on tracks in the MPC effect the sound's location when I record it to Pro Tools? For example, if I sent a kick, panned hard left from one of the stereo outs, would it end up in the center or hard left in Pro Tool's stereo field?

you would have to record it onto a mono track in protools.

I do all my drums in mono.

Are you saying that panning in the MPC wouldn't affect the sound's location in Pro Tools?

Yes and no, it depends how you record it. If you record to a stereo track in PT and the source of the recording is panned left or right even though the source is mono then the result will be a stereo track with most or all of the recorded data on the left or right and you won't be able to change the position of the track in the stereo field without converting it to mono. The best thing to do is just record according to the source, if there is stereo information in the source then record a stereo track, if there isn't any stereo data then just record in mono. I always place all my mono tracks in the center when tracking to make sure I'm getting the strongest signal possible. If you record a track that is panned hard left into PT the signal won't be as strong as if it were panned dead center.