Converting Akai Mpc Files Options

[nestuke]

i have a zip disk with samples from an mpc 2000 and i need to get them onto a s3000xl. unfortunately i dont have access to the mpc 2000. how can i do this using a zip drive attached to my mac, the s3000xl and cubase. (i couldnt find out if halion supports mpc format)
all help is greatly appreciated.

[damann]

ok, this sounds like an emergency.
there's a little program called mpc to aif convert that i could email you before thursday, once converted to aif you could use pretty much anything to then convert to s1/3000 format.
also, interpreter from gallery software. i've succesfully used this to do exactly what you're trying to do.
otherwise, one of two things might work.
1. akai uses a dos format. format a zip as dos, load it into the mac and using resedit or file typer/change file attribute or something similar, manually change the file suffix, get the picture?
2. transferstation or akai's very own mesa might do it!
good luck, later...