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)

Dimensions: 266mm x 175mm x 44mm

Weight: 1.34 kg

Power requirement: 12v DC 600mA (negative tip)

Battery life: Approximately 4.5 hours of continuous use with LCD backlight ON.

Sound Generator
Sampling rate: 44.1kHz

Memory capacity: 16MB standard (11.5MB for sound memory), expandable to 128MB

Recording time: 136sec. (16MB, MONO) or 24m28sec. (128MB, MONO)

Memory expansion slot: 1 x for optional EXM128

Data format: 16-bit linear

Polyphony: up to 32 (dependent on processing)

Dynamic filtering: 2-pole lowpass filter per voice

Preset sound memory: 5MB

Number of programs: 24

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: 96 parts per 1/4-note

Sequences: 99

Tracks per sequence: 48

MIDI output channels: 16

Song mode: 20 songs, 250 steps per song

Drum pad: 12 (velocity and pressure sensitive)

Drum pad banks: 4

Sync mode: MIDI clock

Inputs/Outputs
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

MIDI inputs: 1 x 5-pin DIN

MIDI outputs: 1 x 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.)

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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