DIY mpc 60 memory upgrade

http://blog.retrosynth.net/

looking for the cheapest upgrade, I found this page.

It seems really interesting! easy ? I don't know
what do you guys think ?

cool

he also has those infamous jumper settings on there http://blog.retrosynth.net/archives/2005/08/fun_with_akai_m.html

wow, I'm on retrosynth alot , I had no idea cary was a 60 user.

kersey wrote:http://blog.retrosynth.net/

looking for the cheapest upgrade, I found this page.

It seems really interesting! easy ? I don't know
what do you guys think ?

A cleaner modification than another that was seen on this list recently.

DIY at your own risk

Rohan.

with the right tools it doesn't seem that hard to do, except maybe desoldering the original chips ?

I'd like to try it, but in case I mess up and damage the board, I guess that original memory board would be more expensive to replace than the regular upgrade...

yeah that is definitely a cleaner look than my brazillian hack as you called it
i want to try to get it lookin like that one

No one on the forums has tried this have they?
I am about to order the New OS and the ram is kinda expensive. Dont know if this is a good idea though.
If anyone has successfuly done this let us know.

M

Dabzznsgva wrote:Dont know if this is a good idea though.

If you have the ability to do it why not? But really $100 to double the memory of a sampler is a fair price.

If someone wanted me to do this to their 60 I would charge more than $100. Its a lot of work.

just get the board.

"If someone wanted me to do this to their 60 I would charge more than $100. Its a lot of work"

Not only that, since you would also be working near sensitive and posibly irreplaceable components, there is a bit of risk. Not just risk that you might damage something (which you can eat that yourself) but risk in that the owner may come back and claim that something is now wrong. Then you have to spend time proving them wrong or fixing some other "problem" at your own expense.

rite...

but if you buy more memory for the 60, it won't push the resale price up that much

best thing to do then is to sell them separately

"won't push the resale price "

Yeah, everytime I buy or hack an upgrade that will make my music life better, the first thing I ask myself is, "how much can i get when I fail as a musician and need to dump the equipment so I can pay my cell phone bill?"

Resale value is a horrible reason to buy something (unless of course, being a middleman is your profession and not being a musician).

well money doesn't grow on trees over here...

I've lost a lot of cash on expensive akai, emu upgrades in the past, so I do think about that. It's a bit like car options in a way, no one cares for them when buying a s/h car (that's why I uses cassettes )
That 100 $ board I can pay for with 2 hours of djing, but an investment is an investment, and you do have to think about resale, especially when music isn't your full time job.
Thats one of the reasons that made me choose the 60, since I'm sure those MPC1ks and 2ks (w /options!) won't be much more than an S2000 when it'll be time to move to the MPC3000 (or feed my family!).

Is heat from soldering iron enough to destroy components on the circuit board? Just wondering.
Diminished return on investments. How much are you willing to pay for what you love to do?

I think heat can do damage!

I'm willing to spend as much as I can, but that's not much, that's why I always buy old gear. (and of course I don't upgrade it to sell it for more cash! it has to be a necessity...)