my conclusion: the mpc1000 build is....

incredibly solid.

yes, yes. it is. here's why.

there are only 3 real trouble spots i've heard of, and only 2 have i experienced.

1 - obviously, the pads. however, they are REALLY easy to fix well, as i'm currently doing.

2 - the data dial. i always hear kids saying shit like "it's like a toy." i'm experiencing issues with it right now where it's less accurate and less predictable. i'm looking into how to fix it, and i'm sure i will. it just seems that the gear is a little off. not a problem.

3- the buttons. i have not had a problem with them at all, and they look REALLY sturdy.

i think i remember one kid saying his qlink was broken as well, but i also think he had messed it up somehow.

anyway, EVERYTHIGN else is incredibly sturdy. it's sturdier than my laptop. so let it be known that the issues at hand are REALLY minor. bad pads? bite the bullet and replace em, swap em at guitar center, or just FIX em.

peace.

nym

yo like all my pads were effed up, the graphite was off the sensor on 6 out of 7 so far and it still worked decent...after i fix it i think it'll be sick. unfortunately i'm using an elmer's glue stick for this cuz i don't have any hot glue.

peace
nym

yo NYM, since you open up your mpc regularily, is there a way you can, or someone else that does, to get a step by step pad replacement instructions with pictures?

with pictures, no, but most definitely step by step.

right now, i'm taking EVERY pad off and gluing the graphite back in place. you gotta make sure there's air in between graphiet and sensor. use rubbery glue.

more later after i see how this works.
peace
nym

Yeah , the mpc is pretty solid.
It dropped out of my backpack a while ago onto a concrete floor and the only thing broken was one of those crappy side-panels.

Antonym wrote:with pictures, no, but most definitely step by step.

right now, i'm taking EVERY pad off and gluing the graphite back in place. you gotta make sure there's air in between graphiet and sensor. use rubbery glue.

more later after i see how this works.
peace
nym

yeah i'd recommend a small amount of rubbery glue, something like silicone sealer, at each corner of the graphite square, or even a thin line right round the edge of the graphite square. make sure the surfaces are grease free first tho, otherwise it'll come off again!

all i had was elmer's school gluestick...hahah

hey, i'm not saying that won't work, just don't cry yourself to sleep at night wondering why your pads have broken again!

actually i think it's gonna work pretty well. haha and if i does, i'll be able to laugh even harder at the kids i beat in battles, saying shit son my mpc is held together with elmer's glue and i still beat you

and let me just say a man's not a man til he takes apart an mpc 1000 pad for pad and fixes every single one...i swear i've been doing this shit for 4 hours

Antonym wrote:and let me just say a man's not a man til he takes apart an mpc 1000 pad for pad and fixes every single one...i swear i've been doing this **** for 4 hours

now i know you been sniffin' all the other glue.

Antonym wrote:yo like all my pads were effed up, the graphite was off the sensor on 6 out of 7 so far and it still worked decent...

what kind of problems did you have with the pads before you decided to fix them? did they not trigger at all or did they trigger without anyone hiting the pads or....
what where the symptoms?
i've started to notice som double triggering on mine so... that's why im asking...
have you com up with a remedy for the toydatadial yet?

wow.

i just fixed ALL but 1 of my pads, and that's the one i'm gonna have to rreplace i think because it's pretty much ****.

my pads are now literally perfect.

no i haven't come up with a dial solution yet, but if the need arises, i will

Could you explain how you fixed your pads? i need to fix some of mine too
also are there any instructions somewhere on how to take the mpc apart? is it easy to do?

thanks!

taking apart your mpc: unscrew, be delicate, and keep all your parts well organized. don't have static.

fixing pads: ok. this is INCREDIBLY time consuming but honestly RESTORES YOUR PADS TO 100% PERFECT CONDITION.

get your whole pad assembly off. take care when getting the wire off the main body and the qlink2.

now, separate the pads from the metal. all of them. this takes a lot of unhooking, metal bending, and work. use tweezers and BE GENTLE.

pry the metal off and take the rubber pads off your pads that aren't functioning well. odds are, the graphite has come loose. if the graphite is broken, cut an equal sized piece of paper and use really really thin superglue to glue the graphite bits back in a square shape. this should work.

if your graphite is just removed though, you'll be able to see in the four corners of the pad sensor where the glue went.

take a dab of a rubbery glue (i used gluestick, which worked fine) and put small dabs in each corner. worry more about using too little as opposed to too much. then set the graphite back in place. make sure that there's a TINY bit of air in between graphite and pad.

let it dry, continue to do this to any others that need it.

next, when the glue has dried, GO BACK and using a very fine knife, screwdriver or something tiny and daub in more glue along the corners, acting as support. you get me?

let this dry and then reassemble your pad. this process will take about 4 hours if you take an adderol and WILL RETURN YOUR MPC TO PERFECT QUALITY, NO JOKE.

i was completely amazed and utterly thrilled when i did this. it worked so well. for the first time since my pads went bad i played a drum solo without using FULL VELOCITY.

it's so sweet.