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Ok guys, I just got a used MPC 1000 (black) not too long ago and I'm having some weird issues. I've had a 2000 XL for years but the 1000 is making me scratch my head. I'm not sure where to start, so I'll just kind of mention everything that comes to mind:
1. I finally figured out how to turn the factory sample + sequences autoload off, but is there any way to actually delete the factory sounds and sequences altogether?
2. I am running JJOS 3.12, which is the newest free version. (I think?)
3. I bought the 1000 used and I can only assume that the pads/sensors need replacing, because 2 of them only work unless I slam the pad, and many others seem to trigger a sample really fast over and over again, almost like I'm holding the note repeat button. My top left pad, for example, will sound all glitchy and weird if I lightly press on the pad, and when I release pads, there is a sort of short decay sound. The only way I can get pads to not multi-trigger is by tapping them quickly and precisely, but even if I do that, I can still get the glitchy sound sometimes. Has anyone experienced this?
4. A friend gave me a CF card when I got my 1000, and he already had a TR-808 KIT folder on it. Within the folder, there is a .PGM file that is supposed to load the entire kit to the pads. If I go to each sample individually, I can preview the sound just fine by using F-button that corresponds to "play" on the screen. The samples play just fine. However, I can not get the samples to play elsewhere. If I load the program.. no sound. If I try loading the samples to pads individually, no sound. What is up with this?
5. Can anyone explain to me how to set up an autoload folder? I basically want my 1000 to default to a sampled 808 kit upon booting up. I never want to see the factory sequences or samples again.
6. If I am attempting to preview sounds on the load screens and cannot hear a sample, is this likely because it was recorded above 16-bit? I have tons of sampled drum machine kits, but it seems like only some of them will allow me to preview and use them.
7. What exactly are the advantages of having JJOS? From what I can tell, it doesn't seem as though JJOS really offers much more than the stock Akai OS that I had initially. Can someone give me a list or link me somewhere?
Aside from these issues, I think that the MPC 1000 is a pretty sweet machine aside from the shitty pads. Eventually I'm going to buy a 2500 because it appears as though the 1000's are constantly prone to hardware failure.
1. I finally figured out how to turn the factory sample + sequences autoload off, but is there any way to actually delete the factory sounds and sequences altogether?
2. I am running JJOS 3.12, which is the newest free version. (I think?)
3. I bought the 1000 used and I can only assume that the pads/sensors need replacing, because 2 of them only work unless I slam the pad, and many others seem to trigger a sample really fast over and over again, almost like I'm holding the note repeat button. My top left pad, for example, will sound all glitchy and weird if I lightly press on the pad, and when I release pads, there is a sort of short decay sound. The only way I can get pads to not multi-trigger is by tapping them quickly and precisely, but even if I do that, I can still get the glitchy sound sometimes. Has anyone experienced this?
4. A friend gave me a CF card when I got my 1000, and he already had a TR-808 KIT folder on it. Within the folder, there is a .PGM file that is supposed to load the entire kit to the pads. If I go to each sample individually, I can preview the sound just fine by using F-button that corresponds to "play" on the screen. The samples play just fine. However, I can not get the samples to play elsewhere. If I load the program.. no sound. If I try loading the samples to pads individually, no sound. What is up with this?
5. Can anyone explain to me how to set up an autoload folder? I basically want my 1000 to default to a sampled 808 kit upon booting up. I never want to see the factory sequences or samples again.
6. If I am attempting to preview sounds on the load screens and cannot hear a sample, is this likely because it was recorded above 16-bit? I have tons of sampled drum machine kits, but it seems like only some of them will allow me to preview and use them.
7. What exactly are the advantages of having JJOS? From what I can tell, it doesn't seem as though JJOS really offers much more than the stock Akai OS that I had initially. Can someone give me a list or link me somewhere?
Aside from these issues, I think that the MPC 1000 is a pretty sweet machine aside from the shitty pads. Eventually I'm going to buy a 2500 because it appears as though the 1000's are constantly prone to hardware failure.
