STAgE fRyTe wrote:the media cards what type of files do they save your beats as when u save whole songs?
and can u transfer beeats to a media card reader on your computer with the support files?
how many beats can u save on a 64mb card? estimate?
does the 4000 offer anything better as far recording and quantizing the beats and sound?
your first question.... the files saved on the on the mpc/CF card/hard drive are seq/pgm/prj files. they can only be read by an mpc. (more specifically, the 1000 files can be read by the 1k and the 2.5k) and the samples are .wav files. in order to get them to be playable on your computer, you either have to resample your seq/song withing the mpc then transfer your completed resampled song to your computer then it can be played in media player (or whatever player you have on your computer)
second question... there are no
SUPPORT files
third question.... that all depends on you. just be aware that with any mpc, when you save a sequence or pattern, all you are saving is midi data. and that data is pointing to the samples/sounds you are using. so to answer your question, that would depend on how big your samples are. but on a 64mg file, you can get quite a few "beats" on there.
and your last question.... i wouldn't even compare the 4000 to the 1000. they are totally 2 different machines with totally different features and options. but both (in its own right) can hold its weight against anything. what the 1000 claims it can do,
it can do.
finally, my word of advice.... go to akai's website and download the 1k manual and just start reading.
