Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
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By Summer2000 Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:42 am
I want to buy an external USB2 DVD-RW/ CDR-RW burner for my computer and the 4K as well (if it supports it that is). But before I pick it up, I'd like to know if anyone here has managed to burn a CD-R or RW using a DVD burner? I'm pretty sure we won't be able to burn DVD's but will the 4K read and write regular CD's from a DVD burner?
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By Summer2000 Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:24 am
How about writing CD's?
Can someone w/ a DVD burner confirm this?
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By ikke Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:01 pm
Yes. This is possible. But the MPC acts weird when a DVD is hooked up and Sean said it was not advisable.
So I wouldnt do it... And whats the advantage anyway?
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By ikke Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:06 pm
[off topic]

For you who doont know yet:
An USB hub does work with the MPC4k! So you can hook up a qwerty keyboard, an USB stick, an USB HD, an USB cdrw, you can give USB gear power (like mentioned in previous thread) etc etc... all thru the single rectangle USB port on tha front of the 4k.

[/off topic]

:wink:
Last edited by ikke on Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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By Summer2000 Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:09 pm
ikke wrote:... And whats the advantage anyway?


Well like I said in another post: I'd like to buy a USB DVD/CD burner for my computer and the 4K because I want to replace the CD burner that's in the 4k with a hard drive instead.
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By ikke Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:33 pm
i wouldnt do that. I did this also in the beginning and things went wrong :shock:
Instead invest another 50 bucks or so in an external USB cdrw drive for your MPC. And use the DVD for the compy only and only for the compy.

:!: MPC4k has USB 1.1. Allmost all USB DVD drives are USB 2.0 and MPC doesnt support DVD :!: Seriously, get it out of your head! :lol:
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By Summer2000 Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:57 pm
And try it I will!!! :mrgreen: Once I do, I'll report back with my findings.

Thanks for backing me up LT.
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By ikke Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:58 pm
whats wronge with u dude?? I am the calmest man around. I was just giving the guy my opinion. :?

And what does oppressive means?



WTF??! :roll: