usb 2.0 transfer rate in mpc 5000

hi guys,

I've just finished loading my sample library (40 Gb) to my mpc5000... so... if my macbook is usb2 and the mpc is usb2, how is possible that it took about 10 hours to transfer 40 Gb?

I'm very worried since it would be important for me to make a backup of the mpc HD from time to time... but I can't wait 10 hours for a backup!

is this an issue of MY mpc or you are having the same issue?

According to user reports, the 5000 has very slow saving and loading. It probably won't utilize all the speed of USB 2.0 because the 5k save load speed is a bottleneck. Transfer speeds seem to be about the same as the old MPC 4000.

Damn thats alot of samples!!!.

I remember it took me about 2.5hrs to do about 15gb.

Cat3 wrote:hi guys,

I've just finished loading my sample library (40 Gb) to my mpc5000... so... if my macbook is usb2 and the mpc is usb2, how is possible that it took about 10 hours to transfer 40 Gb?

I'm very worried since it would be important for me to make a backup of the mpc HD from time to time... but I can't wait 10 hours for a backup!

is this an issue of MY mpc or you are having the same issue?

How long should it have taken to move 40 Gig of files from one machine to another using USB 2.0?

DAMN! that was al lot

When you connect an external HD to a modern Mac or PC via USB2, transferring 40GB of data should take about 20-30 minutes. The maximum transfer rate of USB2 is theoretically 480 MegaBit per second, that's about 60MByte of data per second (1byte=8bits)...

Askia Shaheed wrote:quote]

How long should it have taken to move 40 Gig of files from one machine to another using USB 2.0?

acoustiventure wrote:When you connect an external HD to a modern Mac or PC via USB2, transferring 40GB of data should take about 20-30 minutes. The maximum transfer rate of USB2 is theoretically 480 MegaBit per second, that's about 60MByte of data per second (1byte=8bits)...

Askia Shaheed wrote:quote]

How long should it have taken to move 40 Gig of files from one machine to another using USB 2.0?

confirmed. hey, akai, why should you tell that usb 2.0 has been implemented if the transfer rate is actually ten time slower than the full-speed usb 2.0?

mhhhh... this is my first mpc... I have it from less than a couple of weeks and already love it... and I already hate akai for their numerous mistakes...

The latest hardware samplers don't take full advantage of USB 2.0. Even still, the 10 hours IS ridiculous. 2-4 hours should be the max when compared to current hardware samplers. MPC 5k is really slow for a newer sampler.

I've been using Chronosync on my macs to back up. It scans your mounted drives and only backs up files that have been modified or added since the last sync. Much quicker than dumping the entire drive over each time.

http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/c ... rview.html


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boomspot wrote:I've been using Chronosync on my macs to back up. It scans your mounted drives and only backs up files that have been modified or added since the last sync. Much quicker than dumping the entire drive over each time.

http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/c ... rview.html


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hey many thanks for this!!!!

maybe it's possible to backup the same way with TimeMachine... just to save 40 $...

Time machine is nowhere near as flexible.

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see also viewtopic.php?f=29&t=110034

Cat3 wrote:hi guys,

I've just finished loading my sample library (40 Gb) to my mpc5000... so... if my macbook is usb2 and the mpc is usb2, how is possible that it took about 10 hours to transfer 40 Gb?

I'm very worried since it would be important for me to make a backup of the mpc HD from time to time... but I can't wait 10 hours for a backup!

is this an issue of MY mpc or you are having the same issue?

40GB isn't small man