Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By elfer_ Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:36 pm
Hello.
I bought a second hand 4000 is not what happens but I have problems with "MULTIS". When I boot the machine I'm going to delete the automatically generated multi me, I give when I press DELETE and DO IT MPC is blocking me and I have to turn off the machine.
I have also found that when I save a project on the hard disk then another day recovery from the hard drive and when loading the "Multi 1" remains unchanged blocked the progress bar stops and does not continue, forcing me off again the machine.
I tried removing the RAM modules and hard disk but the problem persists. I tried also with the three operating systems that exist in akaipro (1.6, 1.7 and 1.71) but not solved.
The truth is that I'm desperate now.
Let's see if anyone knows because I may be happening.
Thank you very much.
Greetings from Spain.
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By dabmeister Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:05 pm
I know this ain't much help, but I wish I could give you some insight on what's ailing your 4k.

I've never experienced any symptoms like this so all I can ask would be....do you think climate (moisture) could have cause this?

Or maybe shock damage to the unit. Meaning an accidental hard fall or drop that might have caused internal board damage or something of sorts?

Not knowing any of these type of conditions makes it hard to pinpoint a solution to your problem.

Also is this a white akai pro (pre-numark) or blue numark 4k which would kinda lead to some speculation that something internal (defective mainboard maybe) could be the culprit to this problem?
By elfer_ Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:54 pm
Apparently the machine has no impact damage. Not be supported if damp. What seems is being in a smoky environment because the knobs are a bit yellow.
I tried even to change the button battery but the problem persists.
By the way, is white MPC4000
Do not think ...
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By dabmeister Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:13 am
elfer_ wrote:Apparently the machine has no impact damage. Not be supported if damp. What seems is being in a smoky environment because the knobs are a bit yellow.
I tried even to change the button battery but the problem persists.
By the way, is white MPC4000
Do not think ...


Maybe a good thorough internal cleaning is all that's needed if the unit has been exposed to a significant amount of smoke.

That and maybe huge amounts of dust have plagued the inside to the point where it's starting to produce errors and whatnot.
By elfer_ Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:49 am
Yesterday I got a screen "fatal error" with some code to duplicate the "Multi 1. Restart the machine, went back to duplicate the "Multi 1" and repeated the "FATAL ERROR. " Tonight when I get home I put the entire code that appears.
It gets ugly
By elfer_ Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:49 am
No, I have the card installed outlets. I opened the machine and all was apparently well connected.
What I find most strange is that the problems only occur around MULTIS. Do not let me delete "Multi 1" will not let me duplicate, crashes when saved by a beat on the hard disk ...
All problems MULTIS
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By MoreBuck$ Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:51 am
can't you just change the name of the Multi you are using, saving under different name?
By elfer_ Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:28 am
Yes, but rename the "Multi 1" crashes the machine when I try to delete it or when I try to load it from the hard disk.
As I said yesterday, when trying to duplicate any of the "Multis" crashes the machine and I get the following error screen

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Now the thing and if that seems more serious.
Did you ever had this happen?
Thank you very much
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By dabmeister Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:09 pm
elfer_ wrote:Yes, but rename the "Multi 1" crashes the machine when I try to delete it or when I try to load it from the hard disk.
As I said yesterday, when trying to duplicate any of the "Multis" crashes the machine and I get the following error screen

Image

Now the thing and if that seems more serious.
Did you ever had this happen?
Thank you very much


Elf, maybe give a shot at replacing the hard drive. Because if you get the normal akai logo and it says searching for disks when it first boots up & everything seems normal, it could very well be that your hard drive has crashed or is defective.

It looks this way since you can't retrieve, access, or store anything without this error occuring...right?

I'd give that some consideration before seeking repair service.
By elfer_ Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:42 am
Tomorrow I get a new hard drive and new RAM I bought. I'll try to see if installing it solves the problem.
Looking for information found someone who was wrong and said something like that could also be due to problems with the card effects. I'll try to disconnect also to see if it can be.
I already see that this story ...
Thank you very much.
By grassroots Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:58 am
remember that you can use a usb stick in the front of the machine also - don't need to use the internal drive. see if you can create a new multi and save it successfully onto usb.