MPC-60, play a sample twice as slow? how?

Hi all. I have a few questions and hope you can help me out.

*I played a break twice as fast and recorded it into my mpc-60I
I was wondering if I could let the mpc60 plaback the break
twice as slow?

*Whenever I record samples and they are assigned to a pad.
They are multi-timbral (I guess, i'm new to these terms)
If I hit the same pad twice or more it wil play the same sound simultanously. I find it rather annoying when I try to edit the end-start points of a sample Is there a [off] for this?

*Can I use a zipdrive or hd with my mpc-60?
Any other useable storage suggestions for my samples?

* Can I use ReCcyle with my mpc-60? how?
Theres a serial connector on the back, 25 pins.
Can I use this? What is it for?

*Can I use DS-HD floppys for my this old DS-DD drive?

*I hooked up my turntable to this machine, and I wonder,
When I play a record and not recording just listening (sound goes thru
my mpc and to the amp+speakers), Is what I hear already that 12 bit /
40KHz sound?

uhh, read the manual and the FAQ on top of this board, joing the Yahoo group and before you post on that group read and search the archives...

most of this is basic, relax, expiriment and you'll ge it

*I played a break twice as fast and recorded it into my mpc-60I
I was wondering if I could let the mpc60 plaback the break
twice as slow?

Twice as slow? You mean its original speed? Tune it to -50.

*Whenever I record samples and they are assigned to a pad.
They are multi-timbral (I guess, i'm new to these terms)
If I hit the same pad twice or more it wil play the same sound simultanously. I find it rather annoying when I try to edit the end-start points of a sample Is there a [off] for this?

Change the sound to Mono.

*Can I use a zipdrive or hd with my mpc-60?
Any other useable storage suggestions for my samples?

Yes you can use both. You can also use a card reader. That's what I use. It's a lot more faster and reliable than zips and floppies, and I prefer it over a HD. If you decide to use one, do a search in this forum about the info. I think only two or three people here have got it to work on a 60, me being one of them. So make sure you know what you're doing before you buy one.

* Can I use ReCcyle with my mpc-60? how?
Theres a serial connector on the back, 25 pins.
Can I use this? What is it for?

The serial connecter might be SCSI, it might not. You need to look up some stuff about the 60 and find out for yourself. You can not hook your 60 up to a computer via the SCSI though. It won't work. Only way you can use your 60 with a computer is via MIDI.

*Can I use DS-HD floppys for my this old DS-DD drive?

I wouldn't do that. I guess they work but I heard you will ruin the drive if you use HD floppy disks.

*I hooked up my turntable to this machine, and I wonder,
When I play a record and not recording just listening (sound goes thru
my mpc and to the amp+speakers), Is what I hear already that 12 bit /
40KHz sound?

I have no idea. Probably not...

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