Once I seen the mixed drums floppy disk and the two little scratches at the bottom. I realized I just bought your MPC 2000. What a coincidence that these are the first tutorials I am watching 😂.
I was going to message you to let you know about my tutorials, guess you beat me to it haha. If you have any questions about the machine or even about music production, please feel free to message me. Thank you!
I got tired of spending money on computer programs to flip tracks. Tired of systems crashing. Copped me a old school mpc and this tutorial, man... it made me realize how much of a beast this old school machine is. Your tutorial put me in a position to dam near master this machine in a couple of hours. You really did a great job with explaining and simplifying how to dig into the functions. You are truly appreciated man! GREAT JOB !!! Thank you!
For sure, i sold my 2500 few years ago to Switch on a 100% daw set up.. but i miss something! So gonna get a clean beautiful 2k xl soon! Cant wait to put my hands back on this killer machine
Hey man, thanks for these tutorials, they are very concise and easy to follow. I really appreciate the help and I'm sure a lot of other people do too, so big up to that. Just wondering if you you could do one on the basics of step editing? I'm trying to work that out at the moment and haven't found a video on it. Once again, thanks for the time and energy you've put into helping others out. Nice one. PEAAACE.
Not sure if you're still on here man but I managed to go from not knowing anything at all to doing some serious stuff within a week. Great tutorials and thanks for all the help!
Thanks bro for the video .. but i have a question my mpc 2000xl wit zip drive..this just started.. when i load my beat or samples.. sumtimes my driver will keep reading till it caps out and gives me.. ? ??????? Then im fucked cuz i have to restart my mpc.. pleaze help....
+Shlomo Shekelmaster Yes, you can save multiple songs/projects/programs on one zip disk. I believe you can save about 15-20 full projects on 1 disk depending on how many samples and sounds you use per song.
hi, will it split the different sounds by saving the beat like this, in order to mix them in a computer? Also is it enough with the memory of the floppy to save an entire beat? Thanks for your tutorials, you are beeing very useful to me
+Mathew - La Kaverna In order to mix the sounds, you need to record them into the computer to their own individual tracks. Usually, one floppy is not enough to save an entire beat. You'll need to use a few floppies or you can get a scsi drive and some zip disks. Zip disks can save about 15-20 full beats.
Hey, very helpful videos! got a question. ive got a 100mb zip disc that worked fine, i could load it with sounds from my computer thru external usb zip-drive and load it to my mpc2000xl, i could save things also. then i watched this video and formated the zip-disc. and now my computer cant read read the disc at all. it says the disc has to be formated, so i try to do it on the computer but it only says, could not finish formating.. sorry if my english is not good i hope that u answer! THANKS!
i got my mpc 2000 2 days ago . it might be a stupid question but i still need help. so , the os 1.72 is on a floppy disk but if i want to use another floppy disk , it says : no system file! what should i do? im a total noob haha please help :)
If I can throw this out there as Well, I'd like to see a video maybe of how to connect both (not at the same time) a "real" keyboard with MIDI as well as a MIDI "controller" styled keyboard that uses the computerbased synth sounds. Like how either keyboard style works with the mpc 2000. If that makes any sense?
Totally Cool Bro! You are very professional and badass beat Master on the MPC-2000 Dog! Very helpful. I am going Akai and cone from all Roland S-Series Sampling Kings! So you got me groovin' some Cool ass dope beats! Thanks Kwelar!! Rock Hard MPC Master Video Tutorial Filmaker !!!!
+lacuevadelvampiro No. You need to have a floppy disk or a zip disk in, to save on the mpc. You don't need a disk if you sample something and don't plan on saving it, though.
Kwelar I watched the video and formatted the hard disc. I just tried to boot up the mpc but it says no system file.What do I need to do to get it back to normal.
+Robert Lancey I think it's the same process with a flash drive as it is with a zip drive. You go into disk mode and save your project and/or sounds to whatever form of memory you are using like zip, floppy, compact flash, etc.
I followed the instructions, at least I think so. But when I restarted the MPC and loaded my floppy with my sequence, all the tracks (kicks, snare, hi hat, etc,) were consolidated into one track. Is there a way around this or did I do something wrong?
+Conrad Gonzalez Not sure.. Along with saving your sounds and sequences, did you save a program too? A program is basically all the information used in your beat such as the bmp, the specific pads where you assigned your sounds to, any effects or volume changes, etc.
Hi. Mr.Kwelar. I just went trough your those MPC2K tutorial video. I have to say thanks to you millions of times. Your tutorial is the best, Actually very very helpful to me who recently bought the 2K at affordable price.(8para out and CF card slot !）. Also the sample sounds you make is nice and your voice is very cool ! I enjoyed a lot and learned a lot.Thank you so much ! Best regards. KOJI The Planet Stoned from Tokyo Japan.
So what if you run out of space on your disc and you put in a new disc. Shouldn't you format it 1st? And if so, can you go back and format it without losing what you just made?
+dray10talents Yes, you have to format the disk first before you save on it. If you already have stuff saved on it, you can't reformat it without losing what you had saved on it before.
Michael Parrish You probably can. I wouldn't do it just because you run the risk of over writing the OS file on the start up disk. I'd keep the OS file on its own disk just to be safe.
Yea cuz i've tried saving some samples onto it and it just says "write protect". I know I can get floppy disks on ebay or amazon, but i'm kinda thinking what's the point if these things are just obsolete nowadays anyways. Is there anything else I can install in place of that zip disk drive? Thanks.
I think this might be what you are looking for www.mpcstuff.com/akai-mpc-2000-compact-flash-drive-kit-external-scsi-mcd-hotswappable/ I might have to cop this for myself, haha.
+Michael Parrish i know these are old too but i like using the Iomega Jaz drives. The discs can hold 1 or 2gb .. i did a entire LP on one disc. Peace Fam.
As far as saving on or with the MPC itself, no, unless you upgrade the MPC and install a flash card drive. To be honest I don't really save anything on floppy or hard disk anymore. I've lost sooo many beats using floppies because they can easily become corrupt and just stop working sometimes for no reason. What I do now is just record 4 bar loops of every instrument, sample, etc.; to separate tracks in my DAW and arrange the loops in there and save my beats there also. That way I can store all of my project files on an external hard drive. I'm not sure about saving multiple projects on a floppy disk due to limited memory but if your using zip disks you definitely can. Hope that helps, Peace!
Once I seen the mixed drums floppy disk and the two little scratches at the bottom. I realized I just bought your MPC 2000. What a coincidence that these are the first tutorials I am watching 😂.
I was going to message you to let you know about my tutorials, guess you beat me to it haha.
If you have any questions about the machine or even about music production, please feel free to message me.
Thank you!
thats gold haha
@@lofilukelukoala8121 frrr
I' m new to mpc 2000 and your vids helped me a lot, thanks man and keep up the good work !
Thanks bro your videos help so much especially if you have understanding issues
I got tired of spending money on computer programs to flip tracks. Tired of systems crashing. Copped me a old school mpc and this tutorial, man... it made me realize how much of a beast this old school machine is. Your tutorial put me in a position to dam near master this machine in a couple of hours. You really did a great job with explaining and simplifying how to dig into the functions. You are truly appreciated man!
GREAT JOB !!!
Thank you!
For sure, i sold my 2500 few years ago to Switch on a 100% daw set up.. but i miss something! So gonna get a clean beautiful 2k xl soon! Cant wait to put my hands back on this killer machine
Thanks bro.... your videos are greatly appreciated for real 🙌🏿👌🏿
Awesome series bro keep them tips and tricks coming
Hey man, thanks for these tutorials, they are very concise and easy to follow.
I really appreciate the help and I'm sure a lot of other people do too, so big up to that.
Just wondering if you you could do one on the basics of step editing?
I'm trying to work that out at the moment and haven't found a video on it.
Once again, thanks for the time and energy you've put into helping others out.
Nice one.
PEAAACE.
Thank you.
Thanks for the tutorial I was missing the "save all programs & sounds" option and wondered how to store samples.
Not sure if you're still on here man but I managed to go from not knowing anything at all to doing some serious stuff within a week. Great tutorials and thanks for all the help!
+Blake Thomas Thats good to hear man! Glad these videos were useful to you.
Yeah that's exactly what it does clicking and doesn't load much on my samples do you think It has to do with my zip disk..? Or driver..?
Thks for this tutorial series, one of the simplest and most usefull on TH-cam
Thanks bro for the video .. but i have a question my mpc 2000xl wit zip drive..this just started.. when i load my beat or samples.. sumtimes my driver will keep reading till it caps out and gives me.. ? ??????? Then im fucked cuz i have to restart my mpc.. pleaze help....
if i have a external zip drive am i only able to save 1 project/song per zip disk? or can i save multiple tracks/sequences onto one zip disk
great video btw helped me lots.
+Shlomo Shekelmaster Yes, you can save multiple songs/projects/programs on one zip disk. I believe you can save about 15-20 full projects on 1 disk depending on how many samples and sounds you use per song.
that's dope man thanks for the info!
is this va 2000 or 2000xl cause i dont see theese options
I did it right but none of my sounds saved
hi, will it split the different sounds by saving the beat like this, in order to mix them in a computer? Also is it enough with the memory of the floppy to save an entire beat?
Thanks for your tutorials, you are beeing very useful to me
+Mathew - La Kaverna In order to mix the sounds, you need to record them into the computer to their own individual tracks.
Usually, one floppy is not enough to save an entire beat. You'll need to use a few floppies or you can get a scsi drive and some zip disks. Zip disks can save about 15-20 full beats.
Hey, very helpful videos!
got a question. ive got a 100mb zip disc that worked fine, i could load it with sounds from my computer thru external usb zip-drive and load it to my mpc2000xl, i could save things also. then i watched this video and formated the zip-disc. and now my computer cant read read the disc at all. it says the disc has to be formated, so i try to do it on the computer but it only says, could not finish formating..
sorry if my english is not good
i hope that u answer! THANKS!
i got my mpc 2000 2 days ago . it might be a stupid question but i still need help. so , the os 1.72 is on a floppy disk but if i want to use another floppy disk , it says : no system file!
what should i do? im a total noob haha please help :)
Can i load wav files on my Mpc
Hey whats up channelsill, how do I connect my 100 iomega zip drive to my mpc 2000xl...it seem like it dont read it
Thx for this oooone
+Matic Beats No problem homie!
I hadn't saved on my MP in years. this video helped refresh me. thanks.
+thomas matthews No problem Thomas, glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Also, can I save multiple projects to one device (floppy disk, ect.) ?
Great tutorial. Just a tad bit fast for me. But I'll watch them more than once. Thank you.
If I can throw this out there as Well, I'd like to see a video maybe of how to connect both (not at the same time) a "real" keyboard with MIDI as well as a MIDI "controller" styled keyboard that uses the computerbased synth sounds. Like how either keyboard style works with the mpc 2000. If that makes any sense?
Totally Cool Bro! You are very professional and badass beat Master on the MPC-2000 Dog! Very helpful. I am going Akai and cone from all Roland S-Series Sampling Kings! So you got me groovin' some Cool ass dope beats! Thanks Kwelar!! Rock Hard MPC Master Video Tutorial Filmaker !!!!
hey, i don't have a zip disk in my disk drive. Is it possible to "keep" something with out a zip disk? Thanks
+lacuevadelvampiro No. You need to have a floppy disk or a zip disk in, to save on the mpc. You don't need a disk if you sample something and don't plan on saving it, though.
Kwelar I watched the video and formatted the hard disc. I just tried to boot up the mpc but it says no system file.What do I need to do to get it back to normal.
Kwelar
If I have a Compact Flash drive do I save a project onto that?
+Robert Lancey I think it's the same process with a flash drive as it is with a zip drive. You go into disk mode and save your project and/or sounds to whatever form of memory you are using like zip, floppy, compact flash, etc.
I followed the instructions, at least I think so. But when I restarted the MPC and loaded my floppy with my sequence, all the tracks (kicks, snare, hi hat, etc,) were consolidated into one track. Is there a way around this or did I do something wrong?
+Conrad Gonzalez Not sure.. Along with saving your sounds and sequences, did you save a program too? A program is basically all the information used in your beat such as the bmp, the specific pads where you assigned your sounds to, any effects or volume changes, etc.
i solved the problem ! the floppy disk was broken ! all my other disks worked perfectly . haha but thanks anyway ;)
Cool thanks ! Worked great on my zip 100 scsi
Can you save more then 1 song per partition or can you only save 1 ?
With zip disks you can definitely save more than 1 project per partition. I used to save up to 20 projects per disk.
Great. I have to say.. i'm very tempted to buy 1 after watching your vids
Good look blood! U gettin Me in there str8 off the bench wit no knowledge.....waiting on the tips n tricks series! #respect#
thanks man
love what your doing kwelar your vids are great and you take your time with it which what most dont do we aprecieate you though really.
this was crazy useful...thank you!
Hi. Mr.Kwelar. I just went trough your those MPC2K tutorial video.
I have to say thanks to you millions of times.
Your tutorial is the best, Actually very very helpful to me who recently bought the 2K at affordable price.(8para out and CF card slot !）.
Also the sample sounds you make is nice and your voice is very cool !
I enjoyed a lot and learned a lot.Thank you so much !
Best regards.
KOJI The Planet Stoned from Tokyo Japan.
KOJI Thank you, I appreciate it! Glad these videos were able to help you out.
So what if you run out of space on your disc and you put in a new disc. Shouldn't you format it 1st? And if so, can you go back and format it without losing what you just made?
+dray10talents Yes, you have to format the disk first before you save on it. If you already have stuff saved on it, you can't reformat it without losing what you had saved on it before.
Kwelar thanks bro, I jus returned my mpc 2000xl and got the 2500. The mpc I had had some issues
massive help! thanks for the tut's homie.
Mr Guru,Your Vids Are Great Ive Learned So Much,Continue Proceed..
Once I save how do I play it back on pc?
Thanks boss that was very helpfull
Can i save samples on the original akai sound card zip disk? The one that comes in the mpc already.
Michael Parrish You probably can. I wouldn't do it just because you run the risk of over writing the OS file on the start up disk. I'd keep the OS file on its own disk just to be safe.
Yea cuz i've tried saving some samples onto it and it just says "write protect". I know I can get floppy disks on ebay or amazon, but i'm kinda thinking what's the point if these things are just obsolete nowadays anyways. Is there anything else I can install in place of that zip disk drive? Thanks.
I've seen an mpc 2000 with a flash card drive installed. I'm pretty sure you can find the parts over at mpcstuff.com.
I think this might be what you are looking for
www.mpcstuff.com/akai-mpc-2000-compact-flash-drive-kit-external-scsi-mcd-hotswappable/
I might have to cop this for myself, haha.
+Michael Parrish i know these are old too but i like using the Iomega Jaz drives. The discs can hold 1 or 2gb .. i did a entire LP on one disc. Peace Fam.
Are there any other means of saving? A usb flash drive perhaps?
As far as saving on or with the MPC itself, no, unless you upgrade the MPC and install a flash card drive.
To be honest I don't really save anything on floppy or hard disk anymore. I've lost sooo many beats using floppies because they can easily become corrupt and just stop working sometimes for no reason.
What I do now is just record 4 bar loops of every instrument, sample, etc.; to separate tracks in my DAW and arrange the loops in there and save my beats there also. That way I can store all of my project files on an external hard drive.
I'm not sure about saving multiple projects on a floppy disk due to limited memory but if your using zip disks you definitely can.
Hope that helps, Peace!
+Kwelar Yo what DAW did you use to arrange and what not?
Mel Dizzy I'm using Logic Pro 9, They don't make it anymore, Logic pro X is the new thing now which is basically the same thing I guess.
fasho, thanks bruh
Thanks so much for the tutorials!
Thank you so much! Props!
it says that when i try to load a new disk!
dope beat
Great tutorial man!!
bigg upps, dopeness