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By C-Rider! Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:58 am
Any one have any suggestions how to get my 4K to see my office keyboard so I can name my seq. etc. by typing instead of the old school way? I went into Global but I didn't see anything. Thanks.
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By feline1 Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:11 pm
There are no settings to make - any class complient USB 1.1 keyboard should work if you plug it in to the USB socket on the FRONT of the MCP4000
(as explained in the MPC4000 User Guide).
By C-Rider! Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:20 pm
But pluggin it in is the easy part. Maybe someone else will see this thread give other suggestions thanks again.
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By feline1 Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:57 pm
Anyone else with any "other" suggestions is a delusional crack-head with is leading you down the garden path.

I have told you the correct information, that's all the is to it. :roll:

By drumtrack Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:20 pm
dude how do you knwo that for sure? maybe that office brand is incompatible??
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By MPC USER GUY Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:46 am
Hello C-Rider!
When you say "Office" keyboard, are you referring to the connection interface "PS/2" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_connector or a brand of USB keyboard? Because if you are using a PS/2 to USB converter,http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=776087 it will not work.

I agree 100% with feline1 that the keyboard must be USB 1.1 compliant
and that all you need to do is to plug it in to the front USB "A" PORT(The rear port is a "B" slave port-used for the computer connection).-no drivers, no settings.

I personally use Saitek's Eclipse USB 1.0 KEYBOARD with the nice blue glow:http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/eclispekey.htm

If you need the QWERTY layout for the MPC4000, unless you already have it, it's here at AKAI:
http://www.akaipro.com/documents/MPC4000/Additional_docs/MPC4000_QWERTY.zip

Good Luck! :D
Just trying to help,
MPC USER GUY 8)
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By feline1 Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:12 am
drumtrack wrote:dude how do you knwo that for sure? maybe that office brand is incompatible??


I know that for sure because it says it in the MPC4000 User Guide: it has to be USB 1.1 class complient.

If the "office keyboard" he is trying to use is not USB 1.1 class complient, then it will not work.
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By kenzmac Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:11 pm
feline1 wrote: ..... it has to be USB 1.1 class complient.

Is USB 2.0 automatically complient with 1.1? Just thought I'd ask before buying one.
Thanks.
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By feline1 Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:31 pm
It's the other way round:
USB 1.1 is automatically complient with USB 2.0...

By fader-pro Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:15 pm
feline1 wrote:
drumtrack wrote:dude how do you knwo that for sure? maybe that office brand is incompatible??


I know that for sure because it says it in the MPC4000 User Guide: it has to be USB 1.1 class complient.

If the "office keyboard" he is trying to use is not USB 1.1 class complient, then it will not work.
The end.


Well, we all know the MPC users guide is never to be questioned.....