Mpc 2000 Sample Storage Options ?

hok-2 wrote:Can anyone recommend a type of jazz drive?

Jaz drives are an Iomega product, a larger capacity hard disk based version of a Zip drive, and probably close to as unreliable as Zips, I would not recommend them at all.

hok-2 wrote:Yeah i've been recording samples with long delays and 16 bar bslines
Other than that I chop out the silence as close as possible.
so you could be right.

But my floppy is not solid
It loads the operation system
and I've got it backed up on my computer, and I have a usb floppy drive

MAybe it's my particular atmosphere, but My disks corrupt in seconds.


My beat programs can fit on 2 disks
On my s3000 it's cool

So I think "make it better'

so you're making a bass line elsewhere and sampling the entire bass line into the mpc? i assume what's happening is that you have a bassline that is too long to fit on one disc, and to my knowledge the mpc is not going to be able to save one long ass sample onto two discs by itself. you have to cut it down to 8 or 4 bars and you should be fine. but also, why not make your bass line in the mpc? you sample a bass sound and throw that **** on 16 levels. you'll save so much space.

I hear you Ronjay, but cus I play the bass it's important to me to get a more live take.
I've been recording efected sounds and other memory heavy type samples.

And I agree it is a bit backward.
I'l get a desk at some point.

What do you store your beats on ?

Jaz drives are an Iomega product, a larger capacity hard disk based version of a Zip drive, and probably close to as unreliable as Zips, I would not recommend them at all.[/quote]

I've bought a External Scsi caddy
I just haven't decided what to put in it.
One guy was saying external hard drives are noisy, but that would only be while they load?

I agree cf cards sound ideal, but the prices are ridiculous.

I suppose it depends what your definition of ridiculous prices are.


To go along with your existing external SCSI drive case...

Approx $150 for the new RaizinMonster SCSI-CF card reader doesn't seem that bad.

If you can find a cheap Acard SCSI-IDE/ATAPI bridge second hand, you can use that with a cheap (under $25) IDE card reader for non-hotswap card operation, or a more expensive ATAPI card reader (if compatible) for hotswap operation.

Not sure what other SCSI-IDE/ATAPI bridges are compatible, have not really looked into it that much.

The Microtech/SCM PCD series SCSI card readers sometimes come up for sale second hand, but not sure which exact model is the best choice for an MPC2000, have not really taken much notice of the,.

SimonInAustralia wrote:...
To go along with your existing external SCSI drive case...

Approx $150 for the new RaizinMonster SCSI-CF card reader doesn't seem that bad.

If you can find a cheap Acard SCSI-IDE/ATAPI bridge second hand, you can use that with a cheap (under $25) IDE card reader for non-hotswap card operation, or a more expensive ATAPI card reader (if compatible) for hotswap operation.

I agree with Simon, I think that RaizinMonster SCSI-CF card reader seems to be the best option for you.
It's shame that MPC-2000 classic doesn't have internal SCSI port.

hok-2 wrote:I hear you Ronjay, but cus I play the bass it's important to me to get a more live take.
I've been recording efected sounds and other memory heavy type samples.

And I agree it is a bit backward.
I'l get a desk at some point.

What do you store your beats on ?

I have an mpcstoragesolutions external hard drive, but I still back everything up onto floppies because i'm paranoid about it crashing some day. i also have a bunch of stuff saved on jaz discs but ive gone through two jaz drives already and they don't seem reliable. I basically trust floppies only. although i wouldn't mind using an sd card if i had one for the 2k classic.
lately though i've been recording everything into logic anyway so it's saved there as well.

i recommend recording 2 or 4 bars of your bass lines at a time. that way when you save you have your bass line spread out into multiple samples that each fit within the space of one disc.

Hey guys I was wanting to know is there any way of expanding your inputs for the SCSI. I have an external hard drive and a zip drive but want to be able to have both connected to the MPC at the same time. Any info would be much appreciated!!

Is it an MPC2000 or a MPC2000XL?

You can have up to 7 devices connected to a SCSI port, set to different SCSI IDs, with termination enabled at both ends of the SCSI bus (MPC SCSI interface has termination enabled at the MPC end), if they have two connectors on each device case so that they can be linked, or at least one of the cases in your situation.

Cheers man that's exactly what I was looking to know. I have the xl is there a difference?

Same in terms of external SCSI, just different external SCSI connectors on the rear of the MPC2000 (DB25) vs MPC2000XL (HD50).

The MPC2000 only has the external SCSI port, while the MPC2000XL adds internal SCSI and IDE/ATAPI ports.

The SCSI ID of the MPC SCSI interface is SCSI ID 6, so you can't use that SCSI ID for any connected SCSI devices.