No pad sensitivity values lower than 10?

I just picked up a very nice condition MPC2000XL with no issues that I'm aware of, but I can't get any pad to send a value less than 10, regardless of whether I use the stock pads or a new set of fat pads with V2 Corx. (I haven't checked the actual MIDI out data, but the MPC itself is never showing me a level less than 10.)

Every single pad (stock or fat) can trigger values between 10 and 127. I cannot for the life of me squeeze out a single-digit value. I checked the screen where you can set velocity level, and they're set to "100," which as far as I know means they should respond to the full range.

Am I doing something wrong, or is this expected behavior and no cause for concern? If it is an issue, and nothing that can be fixed in the settings, would this be solved with a new sensor array? Seems weird...

It's normal
You'll have to live with it

*Pilchard* wrote:It's normal
You'll have to live with it

I really appreciate your confirming this, as I was going out of my mind.

Any idea why this is -- is it simply that they decided that any lighter pressure couldn't reliably be determined?

As to living with it, I actually don't know that it's a problem in practice...I was simply trying to verify that all the controls functioned correctly, and this reading seemed strange (and I couldn't find any reference to it in my searches).

I wouldn't worry about the values that show up. It's more important that you are happy with the way it feels and sounds when you use it.
If you find the pad is too loud maybe you are not pressing the others hard enough in comparison.
Don't forget there is also an inbuilt mixer you can use to adjust the relative volumes further.

btw. lowest pad on the 16 levels seems to give me a velocity of 7.

Yep, 10 is the lowest I can get as well.

Thanks guys for the confirmation -- I feel much better. And yes, I get a reading of 7 for the lowest pad on 16 levels. Sounds like my unit is working just as expected then. I really appreciate the help!