MPC Level 1 Specification
MPC Level 1 Specification
(multimedia)Minimum requirements are a 16 MHz 386SX with 2 megabytesof RAM, a 30 MB hard disk drive, and a CD-ROM drive witha sustained data transfer rate of 150 KB/s at no more than 40%of CPU bandwidth and reading at least 16 KB blocks. Themaximum average seek time is 1 second and the Mean Time Between Failure 10000 hours. Capability Mode 1.
The computer must have 8-bit digital sound and an 8-notesynthesizer with MIDI playback. Sample rates of 22.05 and11.025 kHz must be supported by no more than 10% of CPUbandwidth, preferably 44.1 kHz at no more than 15% of CPUbandwidth. The synthesizer must support multi-voice,multi-timbral generation of six simultaneous melody notes andtwo simultaneous percussive notes with internal mixingcapabilities to combine input from three sources and presentthe output as a stereo, line-level audio signal at the backpanel.
The video display must have a resolution of at least 640 x480 in 16 colours. MIDI, I/O, and joystick ports must beprevided.
Compare MPC Level 2 Specification.