By saltmcgault
Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:54 am
@marceloasherq smart move.
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saltmcgault wrote:Here is a great places to start.
https://www.mpc-tutor.com/files/mpc-man ... manual.pdf
until you get jjos this will cover a ton of questions you may have. Seriously though jjos128xl would be the best route for you operating system and the screen is very easy to install. It's worth it. If you do buy jjos128xl do not drill a 3/8" hole in your faceplate for the contrast pod like a dumbass (me). The new XLCD screen doesn't come with a contrast pod anymore. For the prestocked drums I really wasn't a fan. You have a sampler now. Get to digging record drum breaks, kicks, snares etc. etc. that you like. Make your own library of sounds.
Have fun with that thing its a beast.
selecta jo wrote:hello!
how did you listen to the samples from the previous owner? did you plug in headphones or used the main outs? possibly he had the individual outs hooked up also and you heard some sounds over that way in his video?
selecta jo wrote:the samples that you can play with the pads have to be loaded from the storage (cf-card, internal harddrive or the around 16mb worth of internal memory) and then be assigned to programs where you specify which sample is played with which pad.
to backup those samples you can connect the mpc to your computer via usb - then you can mount either the harddrive or the cf-card (if there is any in the front) and access all stored data on there.
read up in the manual how to choose the active storage device in the load/save/usb menu. remember to always safe eject (or thrash the device if you are on a mac) before pulling the usb connection.
all the samples stored either on cf-card or on the harddrive are independant from the os, so even if you do a factory reset those sounds will still be there. this is also true for any stored programs.
the only place that possibly can be overwritten is the internal 16mb where some of the jj os store stuff (read on that in the jj sub forum!). also that area could possibly hold user samples if the previous owner stored something there (most often to use them with the autoload function to have some standard sounds ready loaded upon powering the machine).
have fun learning your new machine and be prepared to fiddle around a bit to get it set up for your live performances.
peace, jo
saltmcgault wrote:https://www.amazon.com/QUMOX-Compact-Memory-Adapter-Reader/dp/B019REDBY6/ref=sr_1_7?hvadid=78683855420060&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=sd+card+to+cf+card+adapter&qid=1555447343&s=gateway&sr=8-7
If I were you I would grab 1 if not 2 of these. I wish I would have known about these adapters as soon as they came out.
saltmcgault wrote:https://www.amazon.com/QUMOX-Compact-Memory-Adapter-Reader/dp/B019REDBY6/ref=sr_1_7?hvadid=78683855420060&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=sd+card+to+cf+card+adapter&qid=1555447343&s=gateway&sr=8-7
If I were you I would grab 1 if not 2 of these. I wish I would have known about these adapters as soon as they came out.
tapedeck wrote:install a hard drive and just use via usb
marceloasherq wrote:tapedeck wrote:install a hard drive and just use via usb
And if I'm reading this one website right, I can install JJOS remotely through a CF card plugged into my MacBook and the MPC plugged in to my MacBook via USB?
tapedeck wrote:i dont see why you couldn't just drag and drop the jjos file onto a harddrive on the mpc, via usb, and install that way
marceloasherq wrote:Good thought. Having a difficult time locating an IDE hard drive in my area. Looks like all local shops only sell SATA drives. So with a CF slot that needs replacing and no IDE drives as far as the eye can see, it looks like I will have to delay my gratification in using this device to its fuller capacity.