Whats so bad about the mpc 1000 pads?

I keep reading on here that everyone wants the new mpc pads and not the old ones....

I had an mpc2000, then an mpc2000xl, and just recently got a used 1000

im pretty sure i dont have the new pads (maybe i do), but i don't notice any difference from my previous mpc's.


just curious really, keep reading everyone talking about the pads.

mpc 1000 w/bad pads was my first mpc..

im dealing with them ok now only because JJOS deletes double hits. . double his happen roughly 40% of the time.. they are a bit hard but im used to them..

right now i cant justify spending the 180$. . well see in the future tho

Bryan Jones wrote: i don't notice any difference from my previous mpc's..

I think you're in the minority here. I never even owned any of the previous MPCs. I just occasionally borrowed the use of a couple 2kxls from friends and I noticed the difference as soon as I opened the 1000 box and laid my fingers on them -- before I even turned the thing on. Hard spot in the center with squishy edges. Not a good sign. It didn't get any better when I turned the thing on. Getting consistent velocity values was just about impossible, especially if you missed the center and hit the squishy -- then it was totally unpredictable. I managed to get enough of a feel for them to avoid the double hit problem (I don't remember ever having that prob with the 2k) but nothing else improved.

I haven't experienced the outright failure that others have, but that's probably because I mostly record external midi and don't bother with them. It doesn't surprise me that they break thou -- the design is flimsy as all hell. Nothing like the 2kXL.

well maybe its because i use full level usually, then i just change volumes later if i need to

thanks for clearing it up though, just curious

hit the squishy!!!

Me Gusta!

But Yeah. The Pads That Come with older model MPCs are pretty Shit...

but they got the job done, didn't they?