Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By La Paz Cruda Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:27 pm
Hello people!:

Some time ago I opened a thread to tell you that was an annoying noise when sampler / sound matter.

I sent Akai for service here in Spain, specifically Barcelona.

After endless waiting 4 months the "solucionarion" and here is back.

At first the noise persisted, because I tried a song that was stored on the hard drive, so I tried to sample directly the same hype that made ​​loud and what was my surprise that the noise disappeared! So on with melodies, percussion and low ...

Now the problem I detect is that the noise is still there when I try to do such a FADE UP, hearing the initial sample and then processed note as if it had happened a rake over it.

When I import from the same USB hype before being sampled NOT got, I also fixed the noise gets.


Mainly I suspected it was the USB board who got the noise, but noticing that when making a SAMPLE SLIDE, a FADE IN / UP also got, I thought it might be the problem of PCB ASSEMBLY OPERATION.

¿Qué pensáis que puedo probar a hacer? ¿Alguna sugerencia? No sé si directamente comprar una placa nueva, que si no estoy mal informado las placas de un Akai Z4 o Z8 también me valen.
He mirado en MPCSTUFF pero me vale 230$ + los gastos de envío que son sobre unos 30$ a España.


Espero solucionar esto pronto, porque estoy empezando a cabrearme, sobretodo cuando por la reparación me han cobrado 237€!!, han tardado 4 meses!!, y encima solamente "han reforzado alguna conexión y soldaduras" según ellos dicen.

También me dijeron que probaron a sustituir la PCB ASSEMBLY ellos mismos, la de un Z8, que el ruido desapareció, y que al volver a poner la mía el ruido se había ido, por eso limpiaron contactos, etc.

Así que quizás haya algo sucio o no sé que más pensar.


Gracias a todos de antemano.

Un saludo. Iván.
By La Paz Cruda Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:12 pm
Sorry for the language cause I'm Spanish and I get along great with the translator hehe.

I talked to the service and they told me that the problem is either in effect or plaque in the CPU board, I searched online and found nothing, can someone tell me where to buy?

Thanks!