Faulty MPC 1000, which parts should I change ?
Hello everyone,
A couple of years ago I've bought an used MPC 1000 (free JJOS) to use as the main sequencer in my live shows.
I've had quite a few problems, always found workarounds but today I'm bringing back the MPC as the center of the live and would like to try and fix a few of the problems, I'm willing to order parts etc but I'm not sure about what's causing the different things, so I was hoping some of you had the same experiences and were able to fix it!
Here's what's wrong :
- Stereo output is faulty, volume can disappear suddenly (I tried cleaning the pcb years ago but ended using Mono Outs, which is ok but i'm losing the fx section)
- In the mixer section, pan will often go crazy, jumping far right or left (that's very annoying and I'm assuming the q-link have something to do with it but I haven't found a fix yet, don't know how to position them to prevent this from happening, I which I could disable them controlling the mixer)
- MIDI IN 1 is buggy when MPC is being controlled on one channel and other channels (synths) are also receiving notes, it's looks like it's overloaded and skips notes. (doesn't happen on MIDI IN 2 )
- Also pads are tired but I don't really care about it. Except if it might induce problems elsewhere.
Hope someone has knowledge about those specifics problems. I'd really like to save it. But maybe it would be easier to buy another one :/
Thanks!