Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By JDSY Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:17 am
Hey!

I found the way to save / overwrite the flash ROM in a mpc 500 on this site a few years back.

There's this special way to achieve it.

This is good because you can avoid having the shitty preset demo thing on your MPC all the time.

Can someone link me to the step by steps?

JD
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By JDSY Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:21 am
MPC500 options:
Formatting the CF Card:
1. MODE+SAVE[PAD 3]
2. Scroll the wheel all the way to the right.
3. Press 12 LEVELS/DO IT, you're done.

Deleting everything off the Internal memory:
1. MODE+SAVE[PAD 3]
2. Scroll the wheel 6 steps to the right, it should say
"SAVE:To internal/All sq&song|pg&smpl"
3. Press 12 LEVELS/DO IT twice.
4. Something will pop up saying "Replace memory/Press REC bttn", press the REC/Record button.
5. When it's done erasing the flash at 100% TURN THE MACHINE OFF ASAP!, then you're done.

Connecting the CF card reader on your MPC500 to the PC:
1. MODE+SAVE[PAD 3]
2. Scroll the wheel 2 steps to the right until it says [USB :] on the screen.
3. If you have your USB cord connected to the MPC and PC it will open up a new drive displayed in My Computer. Done.

Purging/deleting samples you didn't enable on any pads off your CF card:
1. MODE+PROGRAM[PAD 6]
2. Scroll the wheel all the way to the right.
3. It will say "Purge unused/Press DO IT"
4. Press 12 LEVELS/DO IT. You're done.

That's all you'll need to know I guess, besides learning how to play the damn thing. RTFM BTW FTW!