Akai mpx820 mixer

Does anyone know if this mixer is any good?

I got one recently as part of a killer deal but it needs a new internal power supply....was wondering if its worth getting fixed




MPX820

This is a 6 rack space Akai MPX820 MIDI Programmable 8 Channel Audio Mixer, 8 Bal. mic i/p\'s, Level, auto fades and other parameters can be stored in memory to produce up to 99 programs and called Via Midi or Via Foot switch to step up & down. This would be a useful mixer for A/V production, small band, guitar or keyboard rig. Volume and presets changes can be made remotely via a pedal and foot switch respectively. You could preset levels for each song and just press a button. The mic inputs have a switchable mic pad 0, -20, -4

doesnt sound like a difficult fix! en anders wil ik hem wel komen halen

of nog beter, komen reparieren?

haha ik niet.. iemand met verstand ervan moet het wel kunnen denk ik!

Simpel soldeerwerk denk ik? Weet ook even niet iemand zo uit mijn hoofd die dat zou kunnen fixen in de buurt van A'dam.

ik ken iemand....dus het komt wel goed...zal even duren want hij woont in leiden...lol...was gewoon nieuwsgierig of het een goede mixer was...maar ik kom wel erachter

to sum up...i can get a mate to fix it....was just curious if its any good.....time will tell once its fixed

i believe the mg mixers from akai are quite good, im guessing this is a later model, so idk

So it gets no power at all?
Are you sure that it needs a new PSU? Its probably only the cable or a blown fuse.

Looks like a nice mixer (couldn't be that bad cause they used it on the Michael Jackson BAD Tour )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilvance/ ... otostream/

peace

it looks dope on a rack along with the S900... that's for sure.

yeah....nice ad!! im sure it must be fine then....if its using components similar to other machines there...

and if its good enough for MJ then its good enough for me

when i turned it on, lights come on....so i guess it aint the fuse....some of the lights on some channels begin to flicker on and off, also if i move the faders this happens too...the guy who sold it to me told me it needed a new power supply....i presumed he knew what he was talking about....even if he didnt know the value of the gear he sold me

how many rack spaces does it take up?...eight?

This is an old topic, but I posted an old training video that I did in 1987 for the MPX-820. It's at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvyS1zv6tNM

Mike McRoberts

mike_mcroberts wrote:This is an old topic, but I posted an old training video that I did in 1987 for the MPX-820. It's at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvyS1zv6tNM

Mike McRoberts

Mike, thanks for that vid - very helpful. I am one of those people that like having a manual around for ref - any chance you know where one is available for download as well? I haven't been having much luck with my google-fu lately...

Cheers!
Paul

Hello and Happy New Year!

Sorry to resurrect such an old post but info on this model is rather scarce.

I got a working MPX-820 unit recently and like it a lot. Sadly, mine comes with the very first firmware version (V1.0), and it only supports scene recall. AFAIK, the latest firmware, V3.0, supports individual parameter change over MIDI and I would like to have this functionality for a particular project (a generative patch).

I have tried contacting AKAI (inMusic), they have responded, but unfortunately they do not have the archive of the former AKAI Professional that sold the mixer. I also tried contacting reverb.com vendors but they couldn't locate the firmware image either.

I am wondering if any of you guys out there could help me out locating the latest firmware and potentially dumping it for me?

Archive.org can sometimes be worth a look!