Just ditched my 5000 for a nice 4000!!

Yes I know, im a sucker for buying the 5000! I payed $2500 for that ish and could only sell it for $1750 But I got a like new 4k for $1600. It is different but Im a quick learner. Previously had a 1k and today I tried to transfer all my old programs and sequences from the 1k and 5k to the 4k. I was heartbroken to find out that it doesn't recognize anything . I saw in some previous posts that they were going to fix this in an update. Is this update out? I think I have the current version, 1.7 I think. Holla!

1.71 is the lates one im not sure about your issues
all I can say is give it some time and read the newbie bible
Good luck and enjoy

Sellin' the 5000 is one of the things that you won't regret in your whole godam life Not to mention,your purchase of the 4k

Dr. Lecter wrote:Sellin' the 5000 is one of the things that you won't regret in your whole godam life Not to mention,your purchase of the 4k

cosign!!

Please make sure jahrome see's this thread.

Sorry about the money you lost but look what you gained. The MPC 4000 is a powerful MPC that will take care of your sampling/percussion/sequencing needs....just like every other MPC. If you can't make 'hot' music with it, you can't make 'hot' music with anything. I just hope when Namm comes, you don't try to sell your MPC 4000 for $1200 in an effort to get the MPC 5000XL or the MV 9000.

Also....the MPC 4000 will most likely never support file formats specific to the MPC 1000, 2500, or 5000. It has been discontinued for some time now.

Has there been any talk of any samplers coming from Akai this winter Namm? 5kxl or not?

No talk of new samplers from Akai.

A lot of speculation on the next MV, but I don't think Roland would replace a good product so soon.

Damn! I got an email from Akai tech that said there would be no update for the 4000. Looks like im gonna have to find a way to get a 1k again (which I like btw). Does the 4k accept midi files or something. I was thinking of buying a 1k, resave sequences as midi files and taking it back I also have some sequences that I did on an MV8000 (yes, I get around!) and I am considering doing the same thing. I really need access to my old ish, it's some heat!!

It's no surprise there won't be an update...they've been OOP for years

It will read your midifiles ok
don't know bout the all seqeunce files (havent tried that yet)

Ntuition wrote:Damn! I got an email from Akai tech that said there would be no update for the 4000. Looks like im gonna have to find a way to get a 1k again (which I like btw). Does the 4k accept midi files or something. I was thinking of buying a 1k, resave sequences as midi files and taking it back I also have some sequences that I did on an MV8000 (yes, I get around!) and I am considering doing the same thing. I really need access to my old ish, it's some heat!!

A guy from ChickenSys tech support emailed me and said the Translator will convert my 1K programs into 4k programs!! I emailed him back to see if it can convert seq. and all. files. Wish me luck!!

Ntuition wrote:A guy from ChickenSys tech support emailed me and said the Translator will convert my 1K programs into 4k programs!! I emailed him back to see if it can convert seq. and all. files. Wish me luck!!

It will ATTEMPT to convert them, how good a job it does it another story.

you did yourself a great favor

by getting rid of the 5000, or getting a 4000? Or both? ^^^