After four years of continuous use my Akai MPC 2500 recently began showing signs of malfunction and quickly became unusable. The first symptom I noticed was false triggering of certain pads when recording, and then an inability to switch Programs from the MAIN screen. Shortly thereafter, Pads 3 through 8 became erratic and ultimately unresponsive.
After disassembling the unit and taking a guess at what might be failing, I ordered a replacement Sensitronics pressure sensor from mpcstuff.com and hoped for the best. A couple of days later I was ready to roll the dice on DIY diagnosis and repair. I installed the new hardware with the help of a friend, powered up the unit, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the device once again functioned as normal.
In an era where "planned obsolescence" is arguably the norm, I was pleased to encounter an OEM demonstrating a respectable level of "design for repairability". Hats off to Akai and mpcstuff.com...
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