Why the worst Data Wheel.

yup the jog weel is horrible. cheap plasticy feel on that b***. Mostly I just use the +/- buttons

I havent gotten my 2500 as of yet but should be getting it next week, but when I went into guitar center and messed with one and saw how bad the wheel was it kinda made me regret getting rid of my 4000. The good thing is that it has the [-] and [+] buttons. So we shall see how much that will help.

after all the stuff i read about the 4000,i happily spent my money on the 2500,ignoring the jog,,,,,,im on a mission to fix this jog,,so once i figure it out i will post a how to with whats needed!!

i agree, the data wheel isn't the greatest. im just glad i still had it under warrenty because i had to send it in to get fix because it would no long scroll thru the menu's.

My new 2500 should be arriving tomorrow, so yeah, if anyone can come up with a mod to replace it i'll be chuffed.

^^can u get the service manual?

would be interested in the 2000 service manual.

and ,yes, the jog wheels after the 2000 classick are all crap....

i dont have a problem with the jog wheel on my 2500
i will have a problem if it breaks, but i am very careful with my audio equipment

if someone figures out how to mod the 2000xl jog wheel (or something comparable) onto the 2500, please post links

sonseelye wrote:^^can u get the service manual?

Maxillaa wrote:would be interested in the 2000 service manual.

and ,yes, the jog wheels after the 2000 classick are all ****....

The majority of the service manuals, including both the 2k and 2k5, are in this thread (assuming current links. I downloaded the 2k5 one the other day so that should still be good.)


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^^yep there all good links,i just got the 2000xl 2500 500 service manuals..and im looking for a way to get the 2000xl style on the 2500 but i cant find the numbers for the potentiometer and the parts numbers aint doin jack for me,,so im still lookin.

I'll have a quick look myself in a bit if you like. My head is in the middle of a massive file-renaming session at the moment...

OK the 2kXL manual isn't much use as it doesn't list the component (like it does with ICs etc) and is only the main schematics. Is there another unit that uses a decent mod wheel that would probably fit that is worth checking?

The jog wheel used in the 2k5 is an Alps SRGPSJ0500. Now I can't find this on their site but they do have other in the SRGP range. I would suggest emailing Alps and letting them know when your issue is and the model number in use and see if they can suggest anything. I would myself but haven't yet had an issue or even had my unit apart (although I do need to as Pad5 is sticking.)

alps sucks..and the only reason ur finding alps is because they use the same part number to the rotary encoder ....what i need is the potieometer numbers of the encoder,,i can find the part number,but what good is it?..im trying to find a permanent substitute not a replacement. if you could figure out the voltage and amps of the encoder its self,that would be much appreciated,,thanx for helpin!!

Anybody in here who is complaining about their Data Wheel on the 2500 must have broken theirs.

My MPC 2500 turns with every click. No reason to complain here.

^^you know what,,,it seems like the more samples i put on my card the funnier the reaction of the jog gets.
or if im flippin through folders instead of samples then it acts funny also...so im guessing this huge problem has to do a lot with the os and not actually the wheel...i mean i would rather have the 2000xl style encoder on it but it works and thats what matters(for now)..