Thinking about getting the HD, just a few questions.

Im sick of crappy CF cards and wanna upgrade but have a few Q's.

1. Is the hard drive hard to install ?.
2. Can you use a 8 GB CF card with the MPC 2500 ?.
3. Just double checking 80Gb Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00 IED 5400rmp 2.5" laptop HD will word with the MPC ?.
4. Will putting in the HD void the warnennty ?.
5. i searched and could not find instructions on installing the hard drive ?

Cheers.

Page 132 of the manual....sorry guys

Phunnymoney wrote:3. Just double checking 80Gb Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00 IED 5400rmp 2.5" laptop HD will word with the MPC ?.

If Akai has it on the list, why shouldn't it?

Phunnymoney wrote:4. Will putting in the HD void the warnennty ?.

Technically yes. But you don't need to break any seals to install it, so nobody would notice anyway.

Cheers _Stilo_, thats what i though cause its just that front panel. Also can i use a 8gb FC card ?.

Phunnymoney wrote:Cheers _Stilo_, thats what i though cause its just that front panel. Also can i use a 8gb FC card ?.

someone correct me if i'm wrong, but the 2500 can only detect up to 2gb CF cards.

A couple thought about the harddrive.

~If you use JJ, i think its more of a hassle to switch operating systems back and forth, cause you really need to backup the HD.

~If you gig with the MPC, its gonna be heavier, and not only that but more delicate, since a HD involves mechanical moving parts, vs. a solid-state CF card.

~I also sample from things off the computer, CDs/mp3s (sometime's you can't find the vinyl) and I might do some specific sound editting. Its way easier to pop the card in a reader attached to the computer than to use the usb connection on the mpc. Plus my computer and MP aren't sitting right next to eachtother, so the card makes sense. I got a reader for free from school, so that smoothed out my workflow like woah.

~You may find it ridiculously tiresome to search a whole hard drive's worth of info on the MPC's smallish file system explorer. I find that having projects on one 2gb card and my drum/sounds library on another card is very organized and clean. Perhaps its because I customize drum programs for each new project, and so i save only what I need in my project's folder on the project card. If i need more sounds, bam, grab my 'library card' and audition. And of course, all the musical samples are in my project folder.

But jeeez im getting way to specific to what I do. I'd just think about the hassle to back things up if you change/upgrade the OS. And the gigging, because I take my MP when I DJ, and I'm always worried about banging it up. Those 2500s are big puppies.

Whatever works for you!

DJ Nicklolai wrote:A couple thought about the harddrive.

~If you use JJ, i think its more of a hassle to switch operating systems back and forth, cause you really need to backup the HD.

~If you gig with the MPC, its gonna be heavier, and not only that but more delicate, since a HD involves mechanical moving parts, vs. a solid-state CF card.

~I also sample from things off the computer, CDs/mp3s (sometime's you can't find the vinyl) and I might do some specific sound editting. Its way easier to pop the card in a reader attached to the computer than to use the usb connection on the mpc. Plus my computer and MP aren't sitting right next to eachtother, so the card makes sense. I got a reader for free from school, so that smoothed out my workflow like woah.

~You may find it ridiculously tiresome to search a whole hard drive's worth of info on the MPC's smallish file system explorer. I find that having projects on one 2gb card and my drum/sounds library on another card is very organized and clean. Perhaps its because I customize drum programs for each new project, and so i save only what I need in my project's folder on the project card. If i need more sounds, bam, grab my 'library card' and audition. And of course, all the musical samples are in my project folder.

Those arguments all sound like you wanna justify not buying a HD for whatever real reason. It's heavier with the HD....c'mon! And notebook HDs are made to be transported constantly, I think they will cope with that.

Getting the same amount of storage space in CF cards will cost you a multiple. And if you keep a well-organized system, finding files on a HD can be easy as well.

what can i say. i guess i don't need 80 GB for my samples. seriously, though, i think the cards are dope.

i can share my projects with my friends who have the 1000. a lot nicer than taking my whole sh*t over there. portability.

people love having the more of everything, lots of space, lots of samples they probably never use. audio tracks ups the need for space, surely. but the rawest material comes from stuff like madlib's sp303, so how much space makes how many nice beats?

oh and weight/freight makes a big difference if you're already lugging 2 1200s, a mixer, and a couple crates. not even considering the PA

Well, it's a matter of preference, of course.

But seriously...a HD of 100 g in an MPC weighing 6 kg, how much of a difference do you think that makes?

I pasted this from an old thread i had started

http://mpc-forums.com/posting.php?mode= ... t&p=720629



I Just purchased a 120 GB seagate 2.5 inch laptop harddrive. The price was $80

Downloaded the akai mpc 2500 user manual and looked up in the Table of Contents how to install a hd, page 122.

Followed the instructions





JJ OS sure formated it quickly, and the names weren't really too f'ed up either.

I transfered over 8.6 GB of drum samples and it took 4 hrs and 45 minuites via USB.

rokuez wrote:I pasted this from an old thread i had started

http://mpc-forums.com/posting.php?mode= ... t&p=720629

You must change the link, it goes to Edit mode and only you can open that link.