Just got new mpc1000, already have bad pads

you know your makin the mpc 1000 seem bad by jus tha pads the only problem is akai didnt glue the graphite sheets too well , over time the sheet will slip and you'll have to reglue it thats the only thing , read on the first forum of the 16 and 17th page on fixing your dead pads.

Antonym wrote:

Took the advice of the people that said to break them in.

DO NOT TAKE THIS ADVICE. the pads don't need "breaking in." i've been inside them. "Breaking them in" literally breaks them. there's nothing to soften or anything in there.

DONT TRY TO BREAK IN YOUR PADS. worst advice ever.

Interesting. They do seem to respond better but I hear what you're saying.
At this point they seem fine for what I need. i just dont want to go through hassle with returning although after I think about it more maybe I will.

seatown350 wrote:you know your makin the mpc 1000 seem bad by jus tha pads the only problem is akai didnt glue the graphite sheets too well , over time the sheet will slip and you'll have to reglue it thats the only thing , read on the first forum of the 16 and 17th page on fixing your dead pads.

My mpc was supposedly brand new tho so I shouldnt have this problem right?

medway wrote:

seatown350 wrote:you know your makin the mpc 1000 seem bad by jus tha pads the only problem is akai didnt glue the graphite sheets too well , over time the sheet will slip and you'll have to reglue it thats the only thing , read on the first forum of the 16 and 17th page on fixing your dead pads.

My mpc was supposedly brand new tho so I shouldnt have this problem right?

since it's a blue model, chances are you might have pads with bad glue. i'm not sure exactly when akai corrected this problem, but theres a chance it was corrected on the black model. just return yours while you can and order a black unit. from everything you mentioned with the pads and that scratch, something don't seem right at all. i'm willing to bet that someone bought and returned the unit you have now.

This pad issue is pretty interesting – and annoying. I work in Japan for a Japanese manufacturing company (not Akai) and I deal a lot with quality assurance and engineering issues. If the problem is just a problem with a defective adhesive as everyone is speculating (and if Akai is aware of it), there is really no reason why they wouldn’t implement a corrective action (i.e. change to another kind of glue). It makes sense from a business standpoint because it’s not going to cost them a lot of money to change the glue. However, if it’s really a design issue – for example, if this is the first time they’ve used this pad design and no matter what glue they change to they eventually have the same issue, then there is a big chance that they will bury their heads in the sand and try to avoid having to implement a costly design change. Which would basically mean, they made a poor engineering decision meant to save them a few dollars per unit and are now basically selling knowingly defective products. The crappy thing about that is that they are only financially liable for the 1 yr warranty. That means they do the math and think, what’s going to cost me more, changing the design or having to pay for the repairs on all of the returns. I bet you that there aren’t many people returning their MPC’s within a year. Anyway, I emailed Akai and asked them if they have corrected the issue. Of course, I haven’t gotten any response. I’ll try emailing them here in Japan if anyone has an email address. This sucks, I really want to pick up an MPC-1000…I think everyone with an MPC should write an email to Akai and complain. The only thing that will make them change is a lot of pressure from their customers. Japanese manufacturing companies are not very proactive in fixing issues like this from my experience.

i love my mpc1000 but i need a mpc that will last forever the mpc2500 is a better mpc1000 but aint worth the cost

im thinking of getting another Mpc2000xl and install the Mcd Reader

and on my mpc1000 i just tap pad 10 and it hits 127 im pretty much punching like 5 pads and they hit 94

quit complaining about your pads and fix them, goddamn. it's not even something that we should be wondering about anymore. we KNOW what's wrong with them, we KNOW how to fix them, so just DO it.

don't buy 2000xl's anymore. just don't. not unless they drop waaay down in the price range where you cna't justify not buying one.

fix your pads, quit wondering what the cause is, because WE KNOW ALREADY.

i don't mean to be mad but it's frustrating when i've been inside my mpc and have fixed my pads and when i know the cause/problem/solution to the pad issue and people are still complaining....

Antonym wrote:return it, but read through the pad replacement option on vst. those pads are better quality, but they'll eventually break too.

I bet the price of the 1k plus the replacement pads wouldnt be far off a 2500, lol

then just fix them and laugh at how simple it was.

Just a quick comment and of course everyone will do what they want to in the end anyway...

If your MPC is newer than 1 year, it will still be under factory warranty and Akai will have to (by law) fix or replace the pads for free. Consumers have VERY strong rights in this respect.

If you open up your MPC for ANY reason during this period, it voids the warranty completely. I don't know how Akai manages this because I've never opened up an MPC, but most manufacturers put "tracks" to tell if something has been opened. For example a small seal or bit of adhesive of some sort. If it's broken they will know you have been inside and will deny your warranty claim.

Of course if your unit is out of warranty, then it's a whole other story.

Just food for thought. Good luck.

if it is under warrantee, odds are AKAI will replace the bad pads with the new pads, which use a better adhesive. however, these will break eventually too. keep all of this in mind.

its kinda crazy going and trying to tamper with pads

no, it's not. in fact, you're crazy for suggesting that it is.

Antonym wrote:if it is under warrantee, odds are AKAI will replace the bad pads with the new pads, which use a better adhesive. however, these will break eventually too. keep all of this in mind.

Just a quick question for you. How did you get the info that Akai has changed to a better adhesive. I'm not doubting you. I'm just wondering because I emailed Akai and didn't get a response.

Peace.