Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
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By sonseelye Tue May 19, 2009 12:32 pm
^^^heres a couple ideas
if you take the face directly to a screen printing shop they can make a template and a film...
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if you take it to say "ginkos" they will have a printer big enough for you to just print it out.
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you can have it screen printed wich is probably the most expensive..
By master-ceo Wed May 20, 2009 1:17 am
kustom-get-money wrote:so I got my cursor back ..just put it back together

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Hell Yeah!!!!

Thats Dope!
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By Explicit- Thu May 28, 2009 5:34 pm
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The endcaps where painted by Sonseelye. Dude did a beautiful job. Very clean job with the texture and color of his work. I was impressed.

The only thing is... I like how it looks from the top view but from the sides Im not really taken by it. Give me some ideas guys.
I got double sets of everything (buttons, knobs and endcaps) so trail and error aint an issue. :lol:

If you guys need work done I highly recommend Sonseelye. Dude contacted me very fast, packaged my endcaps well and sent me the tracking number aswell. The paint job it self is great aswell.

I got double sets of everything so trail and error aint an issue.
peace
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By 64hz Thu May 28, 2009 5:48 pm
I really like that MPC Explicit! Maybe you could do some of tribal thing on the side?
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By Explicit- Thu May 28, 2009 6:05 pm
64hz wrote:I really like that MPC Explicit! Maybe you could do some of tribal thing on the side?

I was thinking about getting my name done like on my screen but on the endcaps.

Having it done in black text or sending them back to Sonseelye and have him do them in black and green. 8)
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By mr_debauch Thu May 28, 2009 6:45 pm
yeah and maybe the plastic frame for the card slot could be green also.
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By sonseelye Thu May 28, 2009 7:02 pm
i think it looks dope,,but if anything i would do what pound said,,that would set the whole thing off..

EDIT: oh and thanks for trusting me and letting me do them!!!
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By Explicit- Thu May 28, 2009 7:12 pm
poundaproblem wrote:What would make it complete is a green outline around the pads. Notice how the pads are surrounded by a glossier black coat. Run a small border around the black with green. Maybe 1/4" thick.

Damn thats a dope idea. :mrgreen: I like that...
hmmm I think this calls for Sonseelye. Give me some time to think about it and I will hit you up. I know your up for it.

mr_debauch wrote:yeah and maybe the plastic frame for the card slot could be green also.

I wanted to do that myself but I couldnt take off the card slot frame... Sh1t doesnt want to come off and when i use force it starts bending like its going to break. :oops:
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By mr_debauch Thu May 28, 2009 7:15 pm
really? I would have thought they come off ... probably from the inside you have to detach it somehow, because they have spares for sale on the parts websites so I would assume they can come off in some sort of non-destructive way.


maybe you could find a way to paint it without taking it off... though I dont recommend it.
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By Explicit- Thu May 28, 2009 7:21 pm
mr_debauch wrote:really? I would have thought they come off ... probably from the inside you have to detach it somehow, because they have spares for sale on the parts websites so I would assume they can come off in some sort of non-destructive way.


maybe you could find a way to paint it without taking it off... though I dont recommend it.

I will look at it again... It has to come off somehow. Anybody know a secret that I dont know? :lol:
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By mr_debauch Thu May 28, 2009 7:35 pm
well if it's anything like floppy faceplates, cd rom ones.. blank plates to cover the hole... or any of that... there would be plastic hook like clips that hold it from the inside of the case.
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By sonseelye Thu May 28, 2009 8:48 pm
Explicit- wrote:
mr_debauch wrote:really? I would have thought they come off ... probably from the inside you have to detach it somehow, because they have spares for sale on the parts websites so I would assume they can come off in some sort of non-destructive way.


maybe you could find a way to paint it without taking it off... though I dont recommend it.

I will look at it again... It has to come off somehow. Anybody know a secret that I dont know? :lol:

take the three screws out of the bottom and the 2 out of the front then snap it out from behind..very easy.

edit: you have to take ur endcaps off also
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By DJ Hellfire Thu May 28, 2009 8:54 pm
Explicit- wrote:
The only thing is... I like how it looks from the top view but from the sides Im not really taken by it. Give me some ideas guys.



I guess it's just like I thought, the end caps would be too much green. I think it looks dope as is though. Maybe you can spray the same Explicit graphic on there that's on your splash screen. Paint the E P L I C I T all black, but for the X, make it an X out lined in black so the center of the X is the green cap background! Some major exacto knife work would be involved though!