The MPC500 combines a 48–Track MIDI Sequencer and a 32–voice Stereo
Digital Sampler, with 12 velocity and pressure sensitive rubber pads.
16MB of on–board memory comes standard and can be expanded up to 128 MB
of RAM. When connected to a Mac or PC via its built–in USB port, you
can simply drag & drop data between the computer and the MPC500's
CF card. Compatible with other MPC products, the MPC500 extends users'
studios to fit in with their mobile lifestyles.
- Battery powered (6 AA’s) or AC powered (with included power
adaptor)
- Pattern–based 48–track sequencer with 16 MIDI channels
- 32–voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM
- Velocity and pressure sensitive pads for responsive, accurate
programming
- 12 Levels function: one sound on all pads with varied level or
tuning per pad
- Built–in Compact Flash drive and USB port (Mass Storage Class)
- Support for standard WAV files and MIDI sequences
- Built–in Analog I/O, headphone output, and MIDI In/Out
- Internal sounds in Flash
- 4–way sample layering and velocity switching per pad
- 1 low pass filter with resonance per voice
- On–board effects: 2 stereo effects and a Master effect
Specifications
| Sound
Generator |
Data
format: 16-bit linear WAV |
| Sampling
rate: 44.1 kHz |
| Memory:
16MB standard (11.5MB sound memory), expandable to 128MB with EXM128
option |
| Preset
sound memory: 5MB Flash |
| Recording
time: 136 sec (16MB mono) 24m28sec (128MB mono) |
| Polyphony:
32-voice |
| Dynamic
filtering: 2-pole lowpass filter per voice |
| Number
of active programs: 24 (with 48 pads per program) |
| Effects |
Effects:
2 stereo effects and Master effect |
| Effect
type: Chorus, Flanger, Bit grunger, 4 band EQ, Compressor, Phase
shifter, Tremolo, Flying pan, Reverb, Delay |
| Master
effect: 4 band EQ, Compressor |
| Sequencer |
Maximum
events: 100,000 notes |
| Resolution:
96ppq |
| 99
Sequences |
| 48
Tracks per sequence |
| 16 MIDI
output channels (16 channels x 1 output ports) |
| Song
mode: 20 songs, 250 steps per song |
| MIDI
Clock Sync: Master/Slave |
| Drumpads |
12
velocity and pressure sensitive pads |
| 4 pad
banks |
| Connections |
Record
input (L and R): 1/4-inch stereo phone x 2, pseudo balanced -40dBu,
input impedance 9k ohm; Max. Input level: +10dBu |
| Stereo
output (L and R): 1/4-inch phone x 2 pseudo balanced +11dBu, output
impedance 1k Ohms; Max. Output level: +5 dBu |
| Phones
output: 1/4-inch stereo phone x 1, 200mW / 100 ohms |
| Headphone
Output: stereo jack x 1 |
| Digital
Output: RCA x 1, SPDIF |
| MIDI: 1
x MIDI In and 1 x MIDI Out [both 5-pin DIN] |
| USB:
Slave connector x 1, USB MASS STORAGE CLASS support (Windows 2000/ME/XP
or later version, or Mac OS 9.x/10.x or later version.) |
| General |
Display:
2 x 16 character LCD w/back light |
| Memory
card slot:Compact Flash (The size of the compact flash card that MPC500
can handle is from32MB to 2GB) |
Power
Supply: 12v DC 600mA (negative tip)
|
| Battery
life: Approximately 4.5 hours of continuous use with LCD backlight ON. |
Dimensions
(W x H x D):
266mm x 175mm x 44mm |
| Weight:
1.34 kg |
| Data
Compatibility |
MPC1000:
SEQ, WAV, PGM |
| MPC2000/2000XL:
SEQ, WAV, SND, PGM (Most parameters of PGM file can be loaded.) |
| MPC2500:
SEQ, WAV, PGM |
| MPC4000:
SEQ, WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.) |
| MPC3000:
SND (THRU Computer) |
| Z4/Z8:
WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.) |
| S5000/6000:
WAV only (THRU Computer |
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