I've been using card readers for years and bought them at any time I needed on the second hand market for as little as $5. I have many of them here in all kinds of equipment from Emu and Akai S-samplers to MPC's. For years, I had many posts on several forums about using them and how much better they were than Zips. I received very few comments or inquiries about them, but now that Akai Pro is selling a Card Reader equipped MPC, I have emails coming out my arse about card readers. Seems that everyone now wants one. So here is a FAQ.