Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
By elogical4now Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:19 am
I've read several post about data wheel noise and the fact that many MPC2500 users just don't like the feel of it. However, I have not seen any complaints about the data wheel skippiing.
For instance, I have to turn my data wheel 2,3 or even 4 times before it changes the value of the field that I am editing. Is anyone else having a similar experience? If so, what did you do to remedy it?

Thanks
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By Antonym Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:39 am
how long have you had it? how aggressively have you used it? you can get a replacement encoder for 8 bucks at vst.
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By Upright Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:47 am
Yeah, but only when I turn it really slow...and it only skips like one click at the most. Most of the time it works just fine though even when I turn it slow.

By elogical4now Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:10 am
Antonym wrote:how long have you had it? how aggressively have you used it? you can get a replacement encoder for 8 bucks at vst.


I've had it about a week. I bought it used from the original owner who had it
for 6 months.

Antonym, is the replacement encoder the actual knob (data wheel) that you turn or something that works inconjunction with the data wheel?
The reason I ask is because it seems like the data wheel is fine, but maybe something underneath it is causing it to skip.

By elogical4now Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:14 am
Upright wrote:Yeah, but only when I turn it really slow...and it only skips like one click at the most. Most of the time it works just fine though even when I turn it slow.


Mine seems to skip with slow turns and fast ones.

Thanks for responding. It lets me know that others may have similar issues.
I think I'll look into that encoder that Antonym mentioned.
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By Antonym Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:16 am
the encoder is the gadget under the wheel. the user before may have gotten rough w/ it.

By elogical4now Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:21 am
Antonym wrote:the encoder is the gadget under the wheel. the user before may have gotten rough w/ it.


Hopefully, that's what the problem stems from.

Thanks, again.
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By dablunt Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:59 pm
Upright wrote:Yeah, but only when I turn it really slow...and it only skips like one click at the most. Most of the time it works just fine though even when I turn it slow.

same as.