FIX YOUR DEAD PADS - PICS & INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE

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hey Antonym please get back to me asap,almost all my pads are shot to shIt,due to the fact i bought my 1000 used on ebay and the kid/guy sen't me a MPC with &*cK#D PAds,so i am really getting frustrated and i am about to buy the VELOSTAT and VINYL materials and make it myself,seriously like only 2 pads work like they should,i can't even use my MPC,it really sucks ,everyone please forgive my frustration,so Antonym if you can hit me up at [email protected] , so maybe we can discuss some type of arrangement or something,i would deeply appreciate it.

thank you very much (this forum is and has been a great help)

peace love and blessings to all

ROCiSM

hey if you want i can mail you some velostat, i have tons and it would save you money. you can use it to patch up your pads from now until v day

email me at ascaife-gmu.edu if i don't email you within the day.

I'm new here and I'm new to the akai mpc1000. I just recently purchased one and one of the pads is dead. I saw this post about fixing them but was unable to view the step by step pics. Is there any other way I can view these?

monophonic wrote:In order to get to know the MPC a little better, I felt like opening it. (maybe that doesn't make sense to you, but it does to me . Besides, a little cleanup can't hurt. Now I happen to have my trusty Coolpix990 nearby, so I took pictures of the whole procedure. And added some green circles where something needs to be done. Think of it as an addendum to the original post.

I wanted to inspect the carbon in my pads, so after reading the 1st post, here's what I think: once you remove the grey rubber pad from the base, there is no way to get the pad back under the black-metal-frame that used to hold it [pic 15].. So if you want to restore the pad to their factory-like state, you have to remove the whole pad board [pic 07] and use a knife to loosen the black-frame clips [pic 15] and fit the pad under it. I did just that. When the pad finally was back in place, I used pliers to tighten the frame around the pad. I covered the pliers with some black duck take to avoid damaging the black-metal-frame [last pic]. Notice the contact points of the pliers with the pad.. when you apply pressure that way, the pad will fit nicely and feel solid just like it was.

For those of you who think this is a redundant post, it's cool.. As for the others who have had issues with their MPCs but weren't sure/didn't have the courage to open their box.. here ya go! Now anyone* can do it.

Highlights:
-there's 9 screws to open MPC: 6 external + 1 flat one near Compact Flash [pic 06] + 2 underneath Compact Flash cover [pic 06].
-4 that hold the pad board + 2 cables
-2 that hold each pad + 1 cable

hope this helps at least 1 person out there. peace.
M.J.

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FOR SLOW PEOPLE, YOU WELCOME....

Thanx xman911. you're post was very helpful. What do I do if the carbon paper is damaged underneath my pads?

yO Antonym Hit me UP at [email protected] the address you GAve me Didn't woRk....i really NeeD to PUrchasE the replacemNT desiGn,i'M tirED oF heLPiNG oUT akaI aND makING thEM DOugh,i ratHEr Put casH iN Your POcket so Hit me UP PLeasE...

peace Brother

peace love and blessings

ROCiSM

good ish here, between this and the thread about your experiments with the velostat shit i feel like i'm a pro from 2 hours straight forum reading.

Just for clarification, the easiest fix with this velostat ish is to simply cut 16 pad-sized pieces, lay them on top of the sensor, and put the pads back on? i don't mind crackin this bastard open and replacing the velostat every few months if i need to, so if i can just cut up slices and stick em under the pads instead of the graphite then i'll be a happy camper. had this thing since the first week it came out, and my pads reflect that.

good ish tho, youre a champion

i don't mind crackin this bastard open and replacing the velostat every few months if i need to, so if i can just cut up slices and stick em under the pads instead of the graphite then i'll be a happy camper.

yeah that's a pain though
i don'tk now if velostat will last 4 months
but it'll definitely hold you over til the pad design is finished
want me to mail you some for free?

Yo Nym,
Need to get some of that velostat from you as well, hit me up yo!

pm me addresses. this will be free, just realize it wont last forever and remember to do yourself a favor and buy my pad solution when it's done.

the Antonym PaD SOlutioN (APS InstallAtioN) leT me KNOW whEN its REAdY PLeasE,becuaSE its SOundiNg reallY gOOD right NOW...

haha good.
i'm very excited. can't wait to start using my mpc1000 again.

yo ANt..!!! VAlentiNES doNE pasSeD alreaDy... iS tHE APS installatioN readY..

lil bit more patience please!

is it ready? is it? is it?