By Kalou
Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:26 am
Hello all,
I recently picked up a 4000 (had a few before so nice to go back to it). One of the appealing things about this unit was it was essentially new old stock. Only opened, I'm told by the seller, to test the machine before selling.
It is in very good condition, and I can believe that it's not been used, or at least has had very minimal use. But the problem is the pads. Apart from pad 1 you really need to whack them to get full 127 level. And that's with the pad sensitivity turned right up to 200%.
Previously I've read about cleaning the sensor sheet but the sheet in this should be clean. And it's not had wear. So my q is do the sheets loose sensitivity regardless of whether they are used or no i.e. would an MPC sitting in a box for 15 years come out of hibernation with a degraded sensor sheet. It's extra strange to me because pad 1 seems to be fine.
All thoughts welcome!
I recently picked up a 4000 (had a few before so nice to go back to it). One of the appealing things about this unit was it was essentially new old stock. Only opened, I'm told by the seller, to test the machine before selling.
It is in very good condition, and I can believe that it's not been used, or at least has had very minimal use. But the problem is the pads. Apart from pad 1 you really need to whack them to get full 127 level. And that's with the pad sensitivity turned right up to 200%.
Previously I've read about cleaning the sensor sheet but the sheet in this should be clean. And it's not had wear. So my q is do the sheets loose sensitivity regardless of whether they are used or no i.e. would an MPC sitting in a box for 15 years come out of hibernation with a degraded sensor sheet. It's extra strange to me because pad 1 seems to be fine.
All thoughts welcome!