So My MPC just froze on me IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOT BEAT

ok working on this beat for like a good hour..
all of a sudden my shit FROZE i was trying to just copy a TRACK over to an empty track when my 4000 straight up froze.. im running the latest o.s


has this ever happened to any of yall??

what do you do in this case, any other option out there besides pressin the power off button

damn i think ima have to save my work, as soon as i get done doing something adding a drum kick, lil synth, etc shit is WACK bump it back to the drawing board!

I am probably to late to help you, but, try using akSys to transfer your work before hitting the power button. That might work.

IloveMuzik wrote:ok working on this beat for like a good hour..
all of a sudden my **** FROZE i was trying to just copy a TRACK over to an empty track when my 4000 straight up froze.. im running the latest o.s


has this ever happened to any of yall??

what do you do in this case, any other option out there besides pressin the power off button

damn i think ima have to save my work, as soon as i get done doing something adding a drum kick, lil synth, etc **** is WACK bump it back to the drawing board!

Follow what adrian said and for the record it never happened to ME.

That it froze is either a bug in the OS that probably wont ever get fixed or its your ram sticks that has problems... Id take out the rams and put them in a PC and run memtest (google it) on them.

Also make sure the ram sticks are 100% compatible with the 4k.

And that ak.sys tip is very good! And easy to forget

outta curiosity. which 4000 do you have all blue or white ?

that happend to me on 1.50 os what os are you using?

also check the cmos 3v battery and/or the internal harddisk and replace them.
had freezes almost every day since i got the mpc. since replacing the battery+harddisk i have no probs (so far). running 1.71

yeah, i have the same probs with a brandnew mpc4000 plus since yesterday. the machine is unused and brandnew with the akai standards plus the 8 analog outputs.

but the sequencer crashed after 2-5 minutes with "undefined instruction" or "data abort" - that sucks.

i have load some programs from the akai cd - arp odyssey or minimoog - and recording some sequences and use the jog wheel sometimes and can wait for a crash.

will send the mpc back to my dealer, i have a 24 months warranty.

heimelektronik wrote:yeah, i have the same probs with a brandnew mpc4000 plus since yesterday. the machine is unused and brandnew with the akai standards plus the 8 analog outputs.

but the sequencer crashed after 2-5 minutes with "undefined instruction" or "data abort" - that sucks.

i have load some programs from the akai cd - arp odyssey or minimoog - and recording some sequences and use the jog wheel sometimes and can wait for a crash.

will send the mpc back to my dealer, i have a 24 months warranty.

I personally would try to upload the newest OS. I doubt they are shipping the 4000 with the latest OS... what version did it come with?


Dave

the mpc has 1.71, last os - i've made a new installation after 5 crashes but its the same sh**.

heimelektronik

heimelektronik wrote:yeah, i have the same probs with a brandnew mpc4000 plus since yesterday. the machine is unused and brandnew with the akai standards plus the 8 analog outputs.

but the sequencer crashed after 2-5 minutes with "undefined instruction" or "data abort" - that sucks.

i have load some programs from the akai cd - arp odyssey or minimoog - and recording some sequences and use the jog wheel sometimes and can wait for a crash.

will send the mpc back to my dealer, i have a 24 months warranty.

Right move it`s your unit no matter how many times you reinstall the O.S. sent in as soon as possible and meanwhile work on whatever interests you till it comes back guitar, piano, synths, or DAW..

no no no man, i will work with my oldschool equipment in the meantime like TR-808 and 909, Memorymoog, Jupiter-8, System 100, Elka Synthex, RSF Kobol, Oberheim OB-1 and my other great stuff.

but we have a very professionell Akai service in good old germany - for those who know - next week i have a refurbished brandnew MPC 4000 on my desk.........i hope so.

peace.

heimelektronik

www.electronic-corporation.org

heimelektronik wrote:no no no man, i will work with my oldschool equipment in the meantime like TR-808 and 909, Memorymoog, Jupiter-8, System 100, Elka Synthex, RSF Kobol, Oberheim OB-1 and my other great stuff.

but we have a very professionell Akai service in good old germany - for those who know - next week i have a refurbished brandnew MPC 4000 on my desk.........i hope so.

peace.

heimelektronik

http://www.electronic-corporation.org

Peace.. I enjoy my 808/Memorymoog combo myself Makes great techno and electro.

I just checked your site out and your music is right down my alley. You'll enjoy the 4000

Check out the Q-Link Sequence functions, it's like having a Modular Step Sequencer for your variety of
parameters available for Programs and FX.


Cheers,
Dave

These days, If my mind says "Damn, thats Hot", it also says, "Damn, Time To Save".

Ohhh Elektro! Its mainly what I listen to these days cause hiphop is so wack now. And no I dont mean electrohouse. I like a couple of the MAS2008 songs! Grew up on electro-hiphop and "regular" hiphop so I always loved it and got reintroduced to it around 1995/1996 with the dopplereffekt releases etc... Man Im surprised to see other ppl in here that likes it! Makes me happy!