Major pad issue/ fault - please help!

Really hoping someone can help here! I have the 2500 and recently the pads have started playing up....firstly often they won't respond when hit, it seems to be the 9-12 row but others seem to be affected. If I go into pad sensitivity I can see that after hitting it (trial and error) it will sometimes stay on until after I keep hitting it it will turn off. This is also affecting the mode selection. It will also sometimes play one of those pads when I press note repeat when in stop!!! The mode and main buttons often don't respond again until I try with trial and error. Does anybody have any idea what's going on here? Is it a short somewhere? Pad sensors? I really don't want to buy new sensors if it might be another problem (which the problem with other buttons is making me think it could be). I would appreciate any advice people. Peace

take out the ram expansion and see if the errors still occur. also check for loose or damaged cables.

**** wrote:take out the ram expansion and see if the errors still occur. also check for loose or damaged cables.

hey, just tried the ram..no joy..i already opened it up to see if anything was going on and it seemed fine. i gave it a clean whilst it was open. pads 9-12 just wont work right. occasionally they do or they play another pad. any ideas?

Which OS?

Have you tried "hold Erase + Power on"?

Jungleman wrote:Which OS?

Have you tried "hold Erase + Power on"?

hey, yeah tried all that kind of stuff which is why im so stuck! im running the free jj os. if i go into the sensitivity menu (which can take me ten minutes to do!!!) some pads will just stay on when presses (if you see what i mean?). also i find it hard to get 16 levels to come on and the main and mode buttons often need banging until they work!?

seriously? no one can help with this, no one has similar experiences!!?? i am by no means a neewbie to mpc's and am not afraid to get my hands dirty..so im not asking some dumb ass questions here..come on community! i think i will bite the bullet and order a new sensor, if anyone is interested in knowing the results then please do let me know. peace

i def would like to hear whats wrong with it;

and one last thing before you send it out, have you tried unistalling the jjos and putting the akai one in and seeing if you have the same problem? then re installing the jjos after that.

hey, yeah i tried all that. seriously everything! im waiting on new sensors any day, i reckon that will sort it as i really have tried everything else. il post back with the results!

its the sensors for sure man. be there done that. Replace the sensors and you'll be back in business. trust.

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I'm happy to report all is back to normal! If anyone is looking for any sensors then holla. Peace