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By hfinal Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:56 pm
I'm considering upgrading from the 1000 to the 2500, and I hear a lot of people saying I should buy the 2000xl mcd instead - mostly because of the pads.

Now I thought all mpc pads EXCEPT 1k pads were the same?

(Ive searched already)

Thx
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By M.ic P.ro C.rusher Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:06 pm
Should be. Same size at least, but I don't know if the newer ones are better or worse or equal to the old school ones in terms of quality.

Peace1
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By cre8tive Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:10 pm
They are ALL the same except the 1000.

1. 4000
2. 2500
3. 3000
4. 2000XL
5. 2000

Never used a 60 so I cant say.
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By Smoove03 Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:33 pm
i dont know but these black pads i just ordered get dirty real quick :x
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By M.ic P.ro C.rusher Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:38 pm
Smoove03 wrote:i dont know but these black pads i just ordered get dirty real quick :x


I thought they would (mine are on the way). Prolly why they're the least exspensive pads VST offers. Oh well, live and learn. Time for a dust cover for the MPC :D
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By Smoove03 Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:48 pm
lol yea i know man. they were pretty cheap. i was excited when i got them, but they were dusty before i got them home lol! yea but a few days later man, there's dust on them that i cant get off. maybe with some kind of cleaner, but i cant just wipe it off (since they're rubber)..
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By M.ic P.ro C.rusher Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:38 pm
Smoove03 wrote:lol yea i know man. they were pretty cheap. i was excited when i got them, but they were dusty before i got them home lol! yea but a few days later man, there's dust on them that i cant get off. maybe with some kind of cleaner, but i cant just wipe it off (since they're rubber)..


You try a VERY SLIGHTLY dampened facecloth? How about treating the rubber with a li'l (VERY VERY LI'L) bit of cooking oil? Makes rubber less grippy/hard to wipe.
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By Jacpot Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:48 pm
I use wet facial cloth too. works great on dirty pads
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By enotide Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:00 pm
Smoove03 wrote:i dont know but these black pads i just ordered get dirty real quick :x


I noticed that too, they already had $#!t on em out of the box.
They look sweet with my All Black 2KXL though.
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By Smoove03 Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:46 pm
enotide wrote:
Smoove03 wrote:i dont know but these black pads i just ordered get dirty real quick :x


I noticed that too, they already had $#!t on em out of the box.
They look sweet with my All Black 2KXL though.


yea i bet they do look nice! thanks mic pro and jacs for the tips. ill try that sometime. its not a huge problem, its just not very attractive having white spots of dust all over my pads... :)