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How to Transfer Music From an MPC 5000 to a Computer

The Akai Music Production Center (MPC) 5000 is a comprehensive piece of equipment used for sampling music and arranging samples into sequences. The MPC is widely used in beatmaking, especially in hip hop. The MPC 5000 stores sound files in the WAV format, and saves sequence data in separate files. You can easily upload all of these files to your computer for further processing or manipulation.

Things You'll Need

  • USB cable
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Instructions

    • 1

      Turn on the MPC 5000 and make sure that the memory card is in the device.

    • 2

      Press the "MODE" key.

    • 3

      Press "Pad 3" to enter Disk Mode.

    • 4

      Press "F4" to enter the USB transfer page.

    • 5

      Connect the MPC to your computer using a USB cable.

    • 6

      Press the "F6" button to mount the MPC with your computer. Make sure it is detected by your computer -- it should appear as an external hard disk, viewable in the same way as any other external storage device.

    • 7

      Open the corresponding folder to view the MPC files.

    • 8

      Copy and paste the desired files to your computer's hard drive.

    • 9

      Disable the MPC on your computer once you are done transferring files. On Mac OS X, drag it to the Trash; on Windows, do this on the taskbar.

    • 10

      Disconnect the USB cable from both devices.

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