4 stero to 8 monto patch cord not working on 1000

I bought is? at no longer allows tha patch cable that has four stero jacks on one end and eight mono jacks (every other one labeled ring or tip) on the other end. Akai manual says if I pan my mixer channels hard left and hard right, I shoud be able to get 8 outs from the four para outs on mpc 1000 in this manner, but It's not working. Was something changed in jjos this? has anyone has success with this method?


thanks

~Jon

the four assignable outs are mono. you have to use mono patchcables.
then you can adjust in your mpc mixer the outputchannels (L/OUT) to "ST" > Main Out,
"12" > out 1 and 2 = Stereo, "34" > out 3 and 4 = Stereo,
"1", "2", "3", "4" > out 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 = every is Mono.

For example;
mono out 1, to mono in 1 at your mixer, mono out 2 to mono in 2 at your mixer,
then pan the channels hard left and hard right.

Yeah i figured that out last night, but the manual is very misleading, read this excerpt:

01. In the MIXER mode, press the [F2] (L/OUT) key.
The Level/OUT page will be displayed.
Each column indicates pad 1 though 16 from the left
and the currently selected pad is highlighted. The display
at the top is the field, where you where you will
assign a specific pad to a specific assignable ouput.
02. Hit the desired pad.
The column for the selected pad will now be highlighted.
03. Press the up cursor key.
You can change the setting by turning the DATA wheel.
ST The pad will be output to the stereo out.
1/2 The pad will be output to the assignable
mix out 1/2.
3/4 The pad will be output to the assignable
mix out 3/4.
Tips : The output setting is made in stereo pairs. If you wish to
output eight monaural signals separately from the eight assignable
mix outs, use the pan settings in the L/PAN page. For example, to
use the assignable mix out 1/2 as two mono outs, in the L/OUT
page, set the output to 1/2 and set the pan setting of the pad you
wish to output from the out 1 and 2 to L and R respectively.

it DOES say 8 MONAURAUL outs doesn't it? Makes you wonder. And I blew $35.00 on a 4stero to 8 mono patch cable for nothing......... sheesh!

doesn't anyone agreee that this is a very misleading passage from the manual? How would YOU interpret this?
Do you think they copy/pasted half of their footnotes from the 2500 manual or what?

Its a typo. Maybe it is a paste from the 2500 manual, but the reality is all you have to do is look at the back of your 1k...

Thanks for helping me accept the fact that there are only 4 outputs. I still feel betrayed by the manual.

Its technically 6 outputs Stereo L/R and the 4 assignable outs. The cable you bought is pretty useless. That would be used more for like inserts on a physical mixer. Just return it and get the correct cables and you'll be fine. Just remember the assignables are unbalanced

I'm still using the cable, I can only use the outputs on the other end that are marked "tip" so it really only works as a four channel snake for me. That's all I really needed I guess. They don't make a six channel snake do they?

you wouldnt need a 6 channel snake, you would still use an 8 channel snake. 2 for the main outs, 4 for the assignables and 2 for the record inputs. But no, to my knowledge they dont make a 6 channel

oh, yeah, inputs too, good thinking! 8 channels would be nice