maschine is cool but I miss my mpc 60II

whats up y'all . after years of using the 60II before it died on me. I was trying to decide on either coppin another 60 or a mpc ren instead i went with maschine since the mpc ren was taking for ever to drop and after a few months of messing with maschine to me it just ain't got that phat sound like the 60 or 3000 has. I even tried to midi a s950 to my machine setup which did give some really good results . but i just like ease of making beats in the 60 i recently got an offer to trade maschine for a mpc 60 with 3.10os installed . only thing is the it has only one working midi port does any know if this is an easy fix or should i pass on the trade. im mainly gonna build my tracks in the 60 than record to logic and lay down my keys or live bass in logic.

I have no experience with the 60 as far as owning or repairing one. But parts do appear to be scarce. Perhaps a broken parts unit to cannibalize would be something to look into.

With Maschine mkII out what's a used mkI package really worth used? Seems $300 or so would be the neighborhood. MPC 60 needing some repair but sounds reasonably functional (I'm hoping you would have at least one working set of MIDI I/O).

Did you keep the s950? There's always the option of copping a 2000/XL as long as the screens good. I paid $400 for a minty XL last year, so even if you sold Maschine for cash you would still likely get near enough to go for a 2000 or XL. I'm only suggesting this as you have the gritty sample engine if you kept the s950.

Hopefully others can provide info on potentially repairing that 60.

yeah i still got it .My cousin gave the 950 for free .

As far as replacing the midi ports goes, your best best is to look out for a donor machine or get someone like Bruce Forat to have a look at it. Off the shelf parts for an MPC60 are virtually non-existent at this point as you probably know.

With a decent midi patchbay/ thru-box, one midi output is all you need, but as you don't plan on sequencing hardware synths route that single midi output into the Mac or the S-950 and you're good.

Having just one midi output on the 60 is not a deal breaker.

I think the midi outs can be fixed somehow. perhaps only the optocouplers are dead or the problem is just some cold solder joints....

clint thanks for the diagram . and flub once i get it im gonna give bruce a call he helped me do a couple fixes on the 60II I had before. he's good ppl's always cracks me up and drops hella knowledge on me about the mpc 60 and 3000. mp fam im comein back home lol