Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
By ntalec Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:20 pm
Anyone have a working MPC-60 MIDI utility disk (that's the disk for loading SMF into the upgraded 60) ?
The one on the Linn website does work, it's corrupt.
I have talked to others who downloaded it and also had problems.
Thanks
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By Huggie Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:15 am
Yeah, I downloaded that file and it didn't work either.

Maybe it's the way you make the floppy.

I have an old Mac (OS9) with a floppy drive in it . I formatted the floppy in the 60 and then copied the "m60_mf.sys" file onto it on my old Mac. No joy.

I also have a Mac G4 (OSX) and I have been trying to use an external USB floppy drive to Xfer files to and from my Mac and MPC60. I tried doing the same with this set-up as well. Still no joy!

My G4 ext usb floppy set-up doesn't work for xfering .pgm and .snd files anyway. I have more success with the old mac(OS9). Although it is limited success.

By ntalec Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:23 am
It's definitely something wrong with the file itself not the diskettes.
I just wish I knew where my actual disk that used to be included with the V3.xx software was.

By elmacaco Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:47 am
Ask saint Helena.

By fobedafied Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:30 am
is there a version of the file in the YAHOO MPC60 USER GROUP? check there...

By elmacaco Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:32 am
Nope.

By ntalec Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:48 am
Well Forat has the disk for $10 so it looks like I won't have to get rid of the 60.
Not being able to load SMF's was going to put an end to his career.

By elmacaco Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:36 pm
Damn dude, you harsh.

Can you grab an image of it and help some of us out? ;)

By ntalec Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:18 pm
Sometimes I have to work on other MPC or other sequencers and bring it back here to work with it.
I'm just pissed that Linn Designs hasn't answered a email in months.