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In 1988, the collaboration between Akai and Roger Linn produced
the Akai MPC60 MIDI Production Center, a full-featured sampling
drum machine and MIDI sequencer with a large 8 line LCD display,
up to 26 seconds of 12 bit non-linear sampling at 40 kHz sampling
rate, 16 simultaneous voices, 2 MIDI inputs and 4 MIDI outputs.
In 1991, the MPC60 was succeeded by the MPC60-II, internally
the same machine but with a headphone jack and a less expensive
case design. Known for its warm sound and exceptional rhythmic feel,
the MPC60 and MPC60-II live on today with the addition of the version
3.10 software upgrade and the Marion Systems SCSI hard disk interface,
both enhancements available for purchase here online.
Version 3.10 Software
for the AKAI MPC60
Expand your MPC60's capabilities by upgrading
to version 3.10 - the software of the MPC3000 made to work on the
MPC60 or MPC60-II. And you can buy
it for only $195.
NOTE: We are out of manuals for the version 3.10 software and
will not be reprinting any more due to the diminishing demand for
this update. However, the entire manual is available as a download
online. Also, we are no
longer including sound disks, but you can download a variety of
sounds to save to MPC-compatible disks online.
Marion Systems MPC-SCSI
Marion Systems' SCSI hard disk interface
for the MPC60 allows you to connect a Zip, Jazz, SyQuest or any
other SCSI hard drive for hard disk save and load 4 times faster
than floppy and far greater capacity per disk. It requires our Version
3.10 Software and you can buy
it for only $300.
Or buy both
Version 3.10 Software and the MPC-SCSI for the bundled, discount
price of $445 -- that's a $50 savings!
Version 3.10 Software
for the AKAI MPC60
Version 3.10 software is the software of the MPC3000
made to work on the MPC60 or MPC60-II. Here are the new features
you get:
LONG SAMPLING -- NO MORE 5 SECOND LIMIT
-- The 5 second limit for new samples is gone, allowing you to samples
individual sounds up to the limits of memory (13 or 26 seconds,
depending on whether or not your MPC60 contains memory expansion.)
And sequence memory is no longer erased before sampling.
STEREO SAMPLING -- Version 3.10 won't put
a stereo sampling input on the back of your MPC60, but it does provide
a method of creating stereo samples. Simply sample the left and
right sides of a stereo sound separately as mono sounds, then a
new screen in the software automatically re-syncs and combines them
to form the stereo sound.
MIDI FILE SAVE AND LOAD -- Load standard
PC-format MIDI file disks or save sequences as MIDI files. Move
sequences between your MPC and PC or Mac sequencers.
READS ALL MPC3000 FILES, INCLUDING STEREO SOUNDS
-- Reads all MPC3000 files, including mono or stereo sounds (saved
to MPC60 floppies) and directly reads MPC3000 hard disks (MPC-SCSI
required). Reads all MPC60 files.
SOUND COMPRESSION DOUBLES SOUND MEMORY
-- This features squeezes any sound into 1/2 the memory space, while
slightly reducing high frequency quality. In an expanded MPC60 (26
seconds) containing all compressed sounds, that's equivalent to
52 seconds of sounds!
VOICE RESTART FOR "SOUND STUTTERING"
-- Sounds may be set to restart when pad is played repeatedly, for
"sound stuttering" effects. Also, sounds may be set to
stop when finger is removed from pad, and any sound may be programmed
to stop any other sound (choked cymbal stops ringing cymbal).
8 DRUM SETS IN MEMORY -- Hold up to 8 drum
sets in memory at once, each with 64 pad assignments from a common
bank of up to 128 sounds. When saved to disk, sounds in drum sets
are now saved as individual sound files, eliminating redundant sound
data on disk when saving sets that share sounds.
4 PAD BANKS FOR 64 PAD ASSIGNMENTS -- Doubles
the number of sounds immediately playable.
HIHAT SLIDER DOUBLES AS REAL TIME TUNING
-- The Hihat Decay Slider may now be assigned to any pad and may
alternatively affect tuning or attack in real time, with all movements
recorded into the sequence.
CUT AND PASTE SAMPLE EDITING -- Any portion
of a sound may be removed and inserted at any point within another
sound with single sample accuracy.
HARD DISK SAVE AND LOAD -- Hard disk save
and load operations are now included and work with all popular removable
hard disks. (This requires the Marion Systems MPC-SCSI hard disk
interface.)
STEP FROM NOTE-TO-NOTE IN STEP EDIT --
In Step Edit, the REWIND [<] and FAST FORWARD [>] keys may
now be used to step to the previous or next event within a track,
regardless of location. Also, you may now cut and paste events.
STREAMLINED MPC3000 SCREEN DISPLAYS --
Screen displays are improved and more intuitive, nearly identical
to the MPC3000. For example, 4 letter pad names are replaced in
screens by full name of sound.
NEW SEQUENCE EDIT FEATURES -- Most sequence
editing functions now permit selection of specific drums to be edited.
The new Shift Timing feature shifts track timing independent of
timing correction. And the new Edit Note Number Assignment feature
permits, for example, all snare notes in a track to be changed to
rimshots or any other sound.
AND LOTS MORE -- Three-level sound stacking
or velocity switch per pad. Simplified interfacing with external
MIDI gear. MIDI Local Mode. Automatic "best sound start"
removes dead space at start of new drum samples. 16 LEVELS provides
16 attack or decay levels. And lots of other stuff!
Version 3.10 Software costs $195 ($95 to registered
owners of our older 1996 V3.0 software, please call us to purchase)
and may be installed in an Akai MPC60, MPC60-II or ASQ10. It comes
on 4 chips and includes a 235 page user manual, installation manual
and 4 new sound disks. Installation is simple -- just remove a few
screws and lift the top panel to expose the 4 software chips, remove
them from their sockets using a blade screwdriver or knife edge,
and plug in the new software chips. Most users install it themselves.
Order your upgrade today!
Marion Systems MPC-SCSI
This SCSI hard disk interface from Tom Oberheim's
Marion Systems allows your MPC60 to save or load to a Zip, Jazz,
SyQuest or any other SCSI hard drive, loading 4 times faster than
floppy and with far greater capacity per disk. (Most users buy a
Zip drive -- each 100 MB Zip disk holds the equivalent of 125 MPC60
floppies!)
The MPC-SCSI costs $300 and may be installed in
an MPC60 or MPC60-II. Installation is a little more difficult than
installing the V3.10 software, requiring the installation of a circuit
board with 2 screws and spacers, then moving 5 connectors to different
locations. The MPC-SCSI requires version 3.10 software to run. Buy
it online!
Or, buy both
Version 3.10 software and the MPC-SCSI for $445 -- $50 off the combined
prices. (Or $355 to registered owners of our older 1996 V3.0 software)
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