By Antonym
Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:05 am
OPTION DESCRIPTIONS:
1 - the velostat fix. i send you an envelope of velostat for free (it's dirt cheap) which you glue to the underbelly of your pads. This works for a while, very well, in fact. ask distortedtekno, i mailed him a strip of velostat that'll last him a while. each velostat package will give enough for 32 pads, ie 2 changeous. the velostat fix is NOT permenant, but it's meant to hold people over in dire straits. this is a do it yourself endeavor that utilizes the original akai design/pads.
2 - the conductive rubber fix. i send you a package containing conductive rubber ala Frank Eventoff, creator of the original mpc/interlink FSR. you adhere this over the pad sensor with--yes--a bit of black electrical tape. this entails taking apart your entire pad assembly in order to replace the existing conductive element. this solution is also DIY and utilizes the original akai design/pads. i don't have a price on the conductive rubber yet. there is a chance that this option will not be offered if for some reason i can't get Eventoff to hook me up with the rubber, but i think he will.
3 - the new sensor/pad solution. This is the first of the 2 options you have to send your machine to me. i will be putting brand new, non-akai pressure transducing sensors into your mpc. these are inastomeric sensors, self contained units that will not break. they have a lifespan similar to interlink FSRs. i will also be giving you custom molded pads, hand cast at my own home. these pads will be specifically tailored to complement the sensor. you ship me your mpc, i fix it as quickly as i can and then i ship it back.
4 - DELUX - the same as number 3 - you ship me your mpc and i do my job - but i get fancy. there's an aspect of personalization involved - ie imprinted lettering/small images on the pad surfaces. ideas include letters, numbers 1-16, an eyeball or hieroglyphic, a marijuana leaf...etc. since this is cosmetic it won't cost much more.
i know i haven't included pricings here, but that will depend largely on materials and this poll - the interest yall show and the numbers i will get will impact how much i will charge. i'm not trying to make serious bank here - i've already spent a lot of money and even more time doing all this research and experimentation, if anything i'd be happy to break even.
you are the folks who are gonna make this all worthwhile to me, not only because the potential for me to get compensated for my work, but also the more altruistic "i helped people" feeling i'll get from happy mpc1000 users banging their pads with wild abandon, remembering with humour the good old days when they thought about selling their mpcs because of the pads.
but let's be real - besides the lovey dovey nice guy bs, this is VERY important to me on a professional and institutional level - not as a business, but for the experience/notoriety. i'm a junior at a public college in fairfax, va. an english major. i love to write, as many of you could attest to by my at times completely rediculous posts, but i love to make beats and fool with electronics more. much, much more.
i'm applying to Mills college in san francisco for grad school in a year and a half. this place has a tremendous electronic music program - and part of it involves instrument building and electronics work. there is the potential here for me to really make my mark and have a bangin' portfolio to show the admissions folks at mills. so this whole mpc1000 mod thing is important to me most of all for that reason.
the poll is self explanitory--what kind of solution are you personally most interested in?
also, what kind of names do you think i should give to this project?
this isn't a thread for complaints about the pads, bickering about different mpcs. this is strictly about the 1k pad problem, as well as those who just want to make their mpcs better. if you have nothing constructive to say, get the **** out and stop trying to rain on the parade.
this is the best news for the 1k since the jj os, and i'm not afraid to say it because, as el-p said in "stepfather factory," i'm not only the inventor, i'm a client. i will be the first person to get this thing done and working, the guinea pig. i'm like the guy in spiderman i who injects himself with that green sht, except i won't nearly kill macy gray with pumpkin bombs
anyway vote and comment, please!
nym
involuntary akai technician
1 - the velostat fix. i send you an envelope of velostat for free (it's dirt cheap) which you glue to the underbelly of your pads. This works for a while, very well, in fact. ask distortedtekno, i mailed him a strip of velostat that'll last him a while. each velostat package will give enough for 32 pads, ie 2 changeous. the velostat fix is NOT permenant, but it's meant to hold people over in dire straits. this is a do it yourself endeavor that utilizes the original akai design/pads.
2 - the conductive rubber fix. i send you a package containing conductive rubber ala Frank Eventoff, creator of the original mpc/interlink FSR. you adhere this over the pad sensor with--yes--a bit of black electrical tape. this entails taking apart your entire pad assembly in order to replace the existing conductive element. this solution is also DIY and utilizes the original akai design/pads. i don't have a price on the conductive rubber yet. there is a chance that this option will not be offered if for some reason i can't get Eventoff to hook me up with the rubber, but i think he will.
3 - the new sensor/pad solution. This is the first of the 2 options you have to send your machine to me. i will be putting brand new, non-akai pressure transducing sensors into your mpc. these are inastomeric sensors, self contained units that will not break. they have a lifespan similar to interlink FSRs. i will also be giving you custom molded pads, hand cast at my own home. these pads will be specifically tailored to complement the sensor. you ship me your mpc, i fix it as quickly as i can and then i ship it back.
4 - DELUX - the same as number 3 - you ship me your mpc and i do my job - but i get fancy. there's an aspect of personalization involved - ie imprinted lettering/small images on the pad surfaces. ideas include letters, numbers 1-16, an eyeball or hieroglyphic, a marijuana leaf...etc. since this is cosmetic it won't cost much more.
i know i haven't included pricings here, but that will depend largely on materials and this poll - the interest yall show and the numbers i will get will impact how much i will charge. i'm not trying to make serious bank here - i've already spent a lot of money and even more time doing all this research and experimentation, if anything i'd be happy to break even.
you are the folks who are gonna make this all worthwhile to me, not only because the potential for me to get compensated for my work, but also the more altruistic "i helped people" feeling i'll get from happy mpc1000 users banging their pads with wild abandon, remembering with humour the good old days when they thought about selling their mpcs because of the pads.
but let's be real - besides the lovey dovey nice guy bs, this is VERY important to me on a professional and institutional level - not as a business, but for the experience/notoriety. i'm a junior at a public college in fairfax, va. an english major. i love to write, as many of you could attest to by my at times completely rediculous posts, but i love to make beats and fool with electronics more. much, much more.
i'm applying to Mills college in san francisco for grad school in a year and a half. this place has a tremendous electronic music program - and part of it involves instrument building and electronics work. there is the potential here for me to really make my mark and have a bangin' portfolio to show the admissions folks at mills. so this whole mpc1000 mod thing is important to me most of all for that reason.
the poll is self explanitory--what kind of solution are you personally most interested in?
also, what kind of names do you think i should give to this project?
this isn't a thread for complaints about the pads, bickering about different mpcs. this is strictly about the 1k pad problem, as well as those who just want to make their mpcs better. if you have nothing constructive to say, get the **** out and stop trying to rain on the parade.
this is the best news for the 1k since the jj os, and i'm not afraid to say it because, as el-p said in "stepfather factory," i'm not only the inventor, i'm a client. i will be the first person to get this thing done and working, the guinea pig. i'm like the guy in spiderman i who injects himself with that green sht, except i won't nearly kill macy gray with pumpkin bombs
anyway vote and comment, please!
nym
involuntary akai technician
Last edited by Antonym on Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
