Anyone help a new 5000 owner?

Hi guys,

Can anyone offer any advice.

I have an MPC 5000 that I got cheaper as a few pads are not working. I took it to bits and the sensor board doesnt trigger on certain places so im guessing a new sensor board is in order. Mind pads seems to be failing at a rapid rate. Started off with 2 and now 6 have gone! Guessing I put it back wrong?

To bypass the pads I plugged in a MIDI keyboard to make sure my keyboard can trigger the pads but the keys on my keyboard don't play in order. They do for the synth section of the 5000 proving its getting the correct MIDI info from my synth, but im talking samples here.

For EG no matter what program I use key D# doesn't seem to trigger anything at all. Is this normal?

Im quite worried there is something way more wrong with my 5000 than just the pad sensor board. Perhaps im just panicking but I just paid £550 for this so it wasn't cheap, to me anyhow.


Also, is there anywhere in the UK you can buy a new pad sensor board from. So far I can only find then in the US and import tax and how long customs hold onto things makes that a pain.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

major tom wrote:Also, is there anywhere in the UK you can buy a new pad sensor board from. So far I can only find then in the US and import tax and how long customs hold onto things makes that a pain.

The only place I know of in the UK that can supply new sensor sheets is Cimple Solutions, based in Park Royal, London. However they get their supplies from MPCStuff in the US and add a pretty steep markup to the cost. They actually sent me some 'customer return' pad sensors when i paid for a new pair, they were no good out the box...

Your best best is to get pad sensors from Mike at MPCStuff. Even with shipping it will be cheaper than going to Cimple Solutions who don't routinely carry stock. MPCStuff will usually class your purchase as a 'gift' which allows free passage thru customs.