shutting down the mpc 2000

each time i close my mpc 2000 by the button at the back i need to reinstall the os , is that normal or i am not shutting it down the right way ?

its normal.

there's no hard drive whatsoever.

wierd innit? In this day and age . . .

how can i save my beats then ?
sorry for the nobb question just had my mpc today.

yeah no problem - you got me jonesing for my mp here at work . . . . .

you gotta save your beats before you shut it down to either:

a) floppy
b) zip
c) SCSI drive

im assuming youre throwing some sounds on there by sampling or loading through the floppy.

you need to save your .pgm (with sounds) and .mid files. If you make any songs (which you prolly wont for a couple days), or if you have a bunch of sequences that you dont want to sort out you can save the .all (all songs and sequences) file. There is also .aps (all programs and sounds) that you can save.

remember this for the 2k. NEVER EVER save something with motre than 8 letters in the name, whether it be sounds, sequences, or pgm. cause you will run into problems. not all the time but enough to want to get in the habit quick.

Next question? (i got nothing better to do for an hour or so)

hey g, do you have the manual? Don't waste your time reading the XL manual, it won't tell you half of what you need to know. Forat has the original 2k manual on pdf, akai doesn't give a shit about us no more . ...

ya i would really like to have the original 2k , please add me on msn ; [email protected] . Thx man !