Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs

By spectre Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:19 am
I don't have a 3000 but I was checkin this out. Out of curiousity... what is "Star-Title" and what is "Hard-Burn"?

By mpc3000le Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:41 am
spectre wrote:I don't have a 3000 but I was checkin this out. Out of curiousity... what is "Star-Title" and what is "Hard-Burn"?


The web site is clear enough for those folks who have chosen either so far.

EXTRA CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS are shown in the products page:

www.mansell-labs.com/products , go have a look :-)

Regardless though...

Here is a more detailed description of HARD-BURN:

The MPC3000 parameter options you have chosen stay in memory due to the backup battery on your MPC3000 main board. ( battery backed NV-RAM )

Your options could be lost if:

1: there was an accidental system parameter load of a PAR file created on
another machine into your machine without you realising ( as part of an
autoload from some one elses disk )

2: the NV-RAM battery on the mainboard went dead ... ( note that these
batteries are certified for about 3 years but in reality last a lot longer
than that )

3: you accidently INIT-ALL PARAMETERS at which point the existing ( Hard
burnt ) factory defaults are reverted to.

The "HARD-BURN" option is simply there for those people who want their
machine to revert to "their chosen state" at any time regardless of the 3
points mentioned above.

The STAR-TITLE option.

Custom text display display performed during manufacture to the MAIN SCREEN title text.

Hope this is of help.

Rohan

By dutch Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:43 am
mpc3000le wrote:
spectre wrote:I don't have a 3000 but I was checkin this out. Out of curiousity... what is "Star-Title" and what is "Hard-Burn"?


The web site is clear enough for those folks who have chosen either so far.

EXTRA CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS are shown in the products page:

www.mansell-labs.com/products , go have a look :-)

Regardless though...

Here is a more detailed description of HARD-BURN:

The MPC3000 parameter options you have chosen stay in memory due to the backup battery on your MPC3000 main board. ( battery backed NV-RAM )

Your options could be lost if:

1: there was an accidental system parameter load of a PAR file created on
another machine into your machine without you realising ( as part of an
autoload from some one elses disk )

2: the NV-RAM battery on the mainboard went dead ... ( note that these
batteries are certified for about 3 years but in reality last a lot longer
than that )

3: you accidently INIT-ALL PARAMETERS at which point the existing ( Hard
burnt ) factory defaults are reverted to.

The "HARD-BURN" option is simply there for those people who want their
machine to revert to "their chosen state" at any time regardless of the 3
points mentioned above.

The STAR-TITLE option.

Custom text display display performed during manufacture to the MAIN SCREEN title text.

Hope this is of help.

Rohan




Thanks for clearing that up now that helps me make the right choice on which options to get
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By Philly Stress Sat May 05, 2007 7:02 am
Does this upgrade make it easier to record mixer movements in a sequence??

By mpc3000le Mon May 07, 2007 4:16 am
Philly Stress wrote:Does this upgrade make it easier to record mixer movements in a sequence??


Same answer here as the response to your PM:

Given that there is a new function:

"Stay in MIXER on PLAY/PLAY START" allows all mixer screens to remain open when PLAY/PLAY START is pressed.

Some of us have never had problems with the mixer automation recording.

So ... Subjective answer ? Maybe ? Yes ?
...or not, depending on how you use the machine.

Rohan.

By Rich Sanford Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:23 am
Just wanted to post a quick "two thumbs up" for Mansell Labs new OS. I installed it this morning, powered up the MPC and started KICKING straight away. I can't recommend it highly enough. Rohan is totally in tune with the way people use their MPCs, and the changes he's made are PERFECT for speeding up your workflow and bringing the machine that little bit closer to absolute perfection.

By zeusmajor Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:04 am
I was just wondering about the Copy a SCSI disk function. I have an internally mounted zip drive and an additional external zip drive. Is there anything else I have to do besides connect my drive to the back of the 3K then power it on with another hybrid partitioned disk in it?

By mpc3000le Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:17 am
zeusmajor wrote:I was just wondering about the Copy a SCSI disk function. I have an internally mounted zip drive and an additional external zip drive. Is there anything else I have to do besides connect my drive to the back of the 3K then power it on with another hybrid partitioned disk in it?


The SCSI copier is a "sector duplicator".

The SCSI copier does not care about the file system type as it is duplicating the drive contents on a sector by sector basis.

If the source disk happens to contain a file system then that will be duplicated sector for sector onto the target disk.

EG:

Source disk:
Drive 1, SCSI ID 5, ZIP100 - Containing an MPC3000 formatted disk.

Target disk:
Drive 2, SCSI ID 6, ZIP100 - Containing a blank disk. ( or not blank, doesn't matter as it will be over-written with the source disk contents )

Activate the SCSI copier.

Select the source and target with care as you are about to overwrite the target disk contents with an exact mirror of your source drive.

As you're a registered user I am happy to give you more assistance with this function via private email.

Rohan.

By zeusmajor Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:45 am
Thanks alot! :D

By deegood Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:14 am
Who has the latest os and how is it? I'm yet to use a 3000 so I don't know how the others were but I'm close to purchasing one and I'm curious as to how dedicated 3k users are digging it. Thanks
By innerclock Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:57 pm
Just in case anyone was still unsure about just how astounding this update is - I have 2 x MPC-3000s - both have the Mansell Labs upgrade - aside from all the extra radical timing stuff you can do with the triplet swing settings - the real value in being able to tighten up the sample start time of every pad while the sequence is running so you can actually hear the change in feel while making subtle changes is well worth three times the cost alone. There are not many classic boxes out there getting worthwhile updates and feature additions 10 years after they were released - we are lucky to have Mansell Labs on the planet - if you own a 3K - do it - you will not be dissapointed.

By deegood Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:33 pm
How easy is the installation? How good is the compression? Thanks

By innerclock Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:42 pm
Easy fit - 8 screws, pop the hood, flat blade screwdriver under the old 2 x chips and gently lever them free of the sockets. Place Vailixi Chips in sockets and push firmly into place. Replace screws and power up - couldn't be simpler. Compression does as intended - Hi Fi 3K to Lo Fi 60...... regards - David

By presto Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:31 pm
ordered the chips, can't wait!

will review it when i fired them up!

By deegood Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:50 pm
Soon and very soon