Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
By manji Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:18 am
Hey, whats up? I currently have an MPC5k and am considering a straight trade for a 60. I've owned a 60 before and I definitely miss it, so I kinda know what I'm getting into, but something I don't know is if the 60 can read .seq files from the 5k? I'm sure it can't read the pgm files (or can it!?), but rebuilding kits is easy, re-sequencing songs sounds miserable. Any ideas on what a good way to go about this might be?
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By Dan L Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:57 am
I'd want money + MPC 60. Even if it was maxed out I'd have a hard time trading straight up.
I believe you will have to rebuild all of your songs..... Your best bet would be to finish those songs in the 5K before you trade. Just my .02
By micb Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:10 pm
Yeh, I wouldn't imagine there's much (if any) compatibility between the 2, but unless you can find a definitive answer from someone who has done the same as you, I would finish your songs up in the 5k and start from fresh with the 60. I wouldn't wanna risk it. Yeh 5ks seem to go for quite a bit more than 60's man, I wouldnt be doing a straight swap unless the 60 was maxed with scsi and a cf reader.
By manji Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:40 pm
Thats kind of what I was expecting. The songs are about as done as they can be on the 5k, so now is definitely the time. I always get a little twitchy about not being able to go work on something later (even though I hardly ever do). I've also got a z8 sitting here, so I'm not too worried about anything. Anyway, thanks for the quick answers. There is a small chance he'll let me have both for a weekend or something, so I may be able to put a definitive answer on this.