New mpc2000xl

Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By cooocooo1 Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:39 pm
They come in sizes from 8 mb's up to 1 gig.

I wouldn't run out and buy a new MPC just for the card reader but I'm sure Akai will make the reader available on it's own.
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By outsida.2 Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:13 pm
Im looking to get rid of my 2kxl pretty soon (hoping to grab the 4000) just keeping my options open. I hope akai realeases the card reader, as more storage built directly into my xl would def make me think twice about getting rid of it.
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By JUKE 179r Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:01 pm
At least with the card reader you won't hear the "click" and "whirl" of the disk. And it will access samples quicker from the removable card.
I'm with BRAVO though... Akai needs to seriously update the 2kxl OS.
As for me... the 250mb Zip has been plenty.
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By young_keyz Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:21 am
as far as the software go what o.s. updates could the 2kxl really be able to handle. what i mean is what could be writen into the 2kxl o.s. i myself would just kill for resample so you could just create drum sounds(layering) and just resample them. but i know it can never be put in....right!

By mpc3000 Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:22 am
"And it will access samples quicker from the removable card. "

Not really. I've been using card readers with the MPC series for years. CF cards are pretty slow and some can be slower than Zips. Cards do vary between manufacturer and Simpletech are probably the most recommended for high performance. Read this for more info:
http://www.electrixpro.com/files/pdf/cfc.pdf
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Re: uh

By young_keyz Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:34 am
TicToc wrote:my mpc2000xl has resample...

is yours different?


when i say resample im not talking about sampling the same sound but at a lower bit rate. Im talking about being able to take two sounds that i have layer wth the mpc and sample them both so that i have one new sample. Thats the resample im talking about.

By lo-fi Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:56 pm
Are there any IDE card readers out there that work with the 2000xl?
Or will we have to wait for Akai's own IDE reader (which will probably be overpriced...)

Is it likely that Akai are going to sell this 'new' MPC with an updated OS to enable it to talk to the cardreader?
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By _cc Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:02 am
sampie wrote:Is the sample drop out feature from the mpc1000 gonna be available on the new mpc2000xl mcd?
:shock:


the sample dropout has been corrected in OS 1.06

By mpc3000 Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:59 pm
"Are there any IDE card readers out there that work with the 2000xl? "

I have not found an IDE card reader that does, but I buy SCSI ones for at little as $10 all the time. I have all kinds of card readers lying around, more than I can actually use. IDE or SCSI, the operation is the same.
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