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By Bathmutz Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:11 pm
Hi all,

I just started working with the mpc 2000xl and also the S2000, coming from the mpc1000, where saving a beat was never a problem. Now that I'm working with floppy disks I have to think about a much I can store on a single floppy disk.

So, how do I calculate how much I can store on a 1.44 mb disk?

Sampling all in mono.

MPC2000 XL: 44.1 kHz samplerate

S2000: 22.05 kHz samplerate

Thanks!

ps. I'm not planning on installing zip/hd drives or cf-cardreaders.
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By Lampdog Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:46 pm
Pg 193, 2kxl manual.

Sound Generator
•Sampling rate................................44.1kHz (frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz)
•Sampling capacity..........................2MB standard (21.9 seconds mono
or 10.9 seconds stereo), expandable to 32MB.
•Data format...................................16-bit linear
•Dynamic filtering............................12dB/Octave dynamic resonant lowpass
filter per voice
•Maximum sounds in memory...........256
•Number of sound programs.............24
•Sound assignments per program......64
•Simultaneous voices.......................3
By ntalec Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:23 pm
The 2kxl will span multiple disk so why are you concerned with how much a floppy holds?

Also You can throw a reader in the XL for around $25 or less, you will pay more than that in pain and suffering trying to use floppies.
Why would you want to go that route?
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By Lampdog Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:06 pm
I'd advise taking heed to ntalec advice.

I have a 2kxl. I went from floppy to zip to mcd.
Best thing thing I'd ever done for my 2kxl.
Words can't describe.