For the people who have had POPS!

Okay just got a monster power 3500, but the rack sits to far form the 2500's power cord. Do you think this would add to the problem if I go with:

A 10ft power cord

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or a extension cord

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Thanks!

Fist Full of Dollaz wrote:more people have pops than not is all I'm saying

You can't state that so easily. Only people who have problems tend to post it in a forum. The few here that don't have this problem and still tell it are a minority within all the 2500 owners I think. Comments in product related forums tend to distort the image of a product, usually to the bad side. Still it is too serious a problem to be ignored.


Stilo.

If you guys list that exact conditions that you use the MPC and the things that you were doing to get the pops...then maybe we can get to the route of the problem. Until then...some have problems and some don't. I am glad to be on the side with no problems. I hope to get you all hear as well.

I do use the effects during composition (they are not that great for anything else). I use the filters as well.

So will we find the source of this problem..or just keep going in circles saying the same thing?

I tried to remember what I did special when it happened, but don't have many hard facts to come up with. I know I had recorded something prior to it. I also know I had no MIDI nor Digital In/Out connected. I'm still waiting for the next occasion that it happens, so I can pin it down more exactly. Maybe it has really to do with something outside the MPC.



Stilo.

Well, they does make it hard to trouble shoot. When you are trying to get some kind of tech support, there is specific info that is needed.

1. Type of RAM
2. Make/model hard drive
3. CD burner installed?
4. USB port connected to PC
5. Pops occur when playing samples?
6. Pops occur while the sequencer is stopped?
7. Source of samples? Recorded into the MPC or loaded from disk?
8. Effects or filters used?
9. Anything connected to the input thru?
10. What is used to monitor the MPCs audio (mixer, powered monitors, etc)
11. Pops coming from stereo outs or individual outs?


These would be the kind of questions that would need to be answered.

jahrome wrote:Well, they does make it hard to trouble shoot. When you are trying to get some kind of tech support, there is specific info that is needed.

1. Type of RAM
2. Make/model hard drive
3. CD burner installed?
4. USB port connected to PC
5. Pops occur when playing samples?
6. Pops occur while the sequencer is stopped?
7. Source of samples? Recorded into the MPC or loaded from disk?
8. Effects or filters used?
9. Anything connected to the input thru?
10. What is used to monitor the MPCs audio (mixer, powered monitors, etc)
11. Pops coming from stereo outs or individual outs?


These would be the kind of questions that would need to be answered.

1. Akai Ram
2. Toshiba 40gig
3. No Cd burner
4. both connected and not connected
5. when playing sequences with drums and samples
6. No only while playing
7. Recorded in through analog
8. yes all filters, and typically reverb and delay effects used
9. no input thru off
10. yamaha mixer, protools digi 002, samson powered monitors
11. for me only from stereo outs
12. no midi used

1 akai ram128
2 toshiba 40 gig
3 no burner
4 noticed only twice and both times USB was NOT plugged in.
5 yes
6 no
7 both
8 Yes main comp and Eq send reverb and eq
9 no
10 Main Stereo outs straight into mia sound card into soundforge
11 Stereo outs but noticed in headphones also
It happened randomly on two different SEQ. I have not had it happen since I reformated both drives and reorganized my root folder.

Fist Full of Dollaz wrote:5. when playing sequences with drums and samples

I strongly believe that your drums are also samples, Fist


As for my setup:

1. Akai RAM
2. Toshiba 40GB MK4026GAX
3. No CD-Drive
4. No USB connected
5. Not sure, because the pops are too low in volume compared to the samples
6. Definitely YES
7. Recorded samples
8. maybe
9. maybe (Record In connected)
10. Analog mixer, Stereo Amp
11. Only Stereo outs used

And additionally:
12. No Digital In/Out connected
13. No MIDI connected

im having seriously having problems w/ midi pops.....

I've had mine since December and haven't heard a single pop. I use mines w/ samples and midi. I've never connected mines w/ a usb cable to the computer cause i have a CF card reader on my computer.

Haven't used the old beast in a while also haven't noticed any pops lately

for the most part the I got the pops from my sample based music
I have an emu 1820 M and i had the digital inputs and analog outputs plugged in
Since the OS update haven't noticed any pops
but i have noticed other weird sh@t!

The hell is a pop???

I think there is some correlation b/w the USB and the MPC f**king up. Not just the pops but f**king up in general....

jahrome wrote:Well, they does make it hard to trouble shoot. When you are trying to get some kind of tech support, there is specific info that is needed.

1. Type of RAM
2. Make/model hard drive
3. CD burner installed?
4. USB port connected to PC
5. Pops occur when playing samples?
6. Pops occur while the sequencer is stopped?
7. Source of samples? Recorded into the MPC or loaded from disk?
8. Effects or filters used?
9. Anything connected to the input thru?
10. What is used to monitor the MPCs audio (mixer, powered monitors, etc)
11. Pops coming from stereo outs or individual outs?


These would be the kind of questions that would need to be answered.

I dont get any pops of any kind, but I thought Id post so you can compare.

1. akai128
2. travelstar 80gb
3. no
4. yes, i unplug it when not using it
5. no
6. no
7. both
8. main comp and Eq / send fx's as well
9. yep - vestax dj mixer
10. analogue mixer - st amp - hi fi spkers
11. neither

1. Akai 128
2. Seagate 60G
3. no CD
4. USB yes
5. Pops occur when playing samples YES
6. Pops occur while the sequencer is stopped NO
7. Source of samples? Recorded into the MPC or loaded from disk? BOTH
8. Effects or filters used? YES BOTH
9. Anything connected to the input thru? YES
10. Powered Monitor
11. Pops coming from stereo outs or individual outs? Stereo Outs