Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By MAD T Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:28 pm
hey.
I loaded some sample CDs onto the internal hard drive using ak.sys. Now I want to move them to another folder on the same hard drive. I cannot figure out how to move existing sample CD folders on the internal hard drive to a new folder on the same drive. I think I can drag the individual files to another folder, but not the whole folder. I checked the user manual and the ak.sys manual and didn't see this.

By ddot_SFV Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:11 am
I wasn't even able to drag individual files to different folders. I guess where they land is where they lay. Anybody know? My HD is getting sloppy and needs organizing.
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By strongarmmusic Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:02 pm
load your sample cd in onto your pc first arrange your folders then drag them into akai sys (one folder at a time or a folder that contains all of your new arranged files) then to the 4k thats what i had to do ...

By MAD T Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:09 pm
yea that sucks!!! I started converting my sample CDs into the S5000 format on the PC. While I was converting new CDs, I was transferring the ones I had completed. Whenever I tried to transfer too much (5-6 gig) at once I would have a problem with aksys. It's annoying because after I had transferred about 5 gigs worth of sample Cds, I thought that I wanted to put them in a different folder on the MPC. In order to do that I have to delete all of them, then I have to retransfer them over the USB connection.....no thanks. I'll just live with it. Retarded!

I don't want to complain too much though because we were waiting for a feature (aksys) like this on the EM-U Ultra samplers for several years, and now it won't ever happen.

By lacasanostrarecords.com Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:15 pm
What they should have done is actually install Ethernet connections on the 4000 instead of usb or even better a Firewire port....alot of digital recorders have ethernet to transfer files from the unit to the pc/mac it is faster, easier and more stable than having issues with a USB driver.... and at least if there is issues you might have them after the files are transferred because it is so much quicker.