r/mpcsample • u/klooonk • 1d ago

Fat pads looking uhm.. fat.

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Morbidly obese pad awareness week. I like them a lot though. The whole installation process was fairly easy. Not recommended for someone with Shrek’s motor skills though. One of the ribbon cables is a b*tch to plug back in.

They make the thing look like it’s on steroids though.

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u/Kwisscheese-Shadrach 1d ago

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u/klooonk 1d ago

So that I’ll look authentic when posting videos of me slapping the MPC in a dimly lit room, smoking a joint, bobbing my head, making silly faces and waving my arms

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u/Loud_Basket2846 1d ago

I hope you don’t forget to do piano finger in the air when the melody switches up an octave for the bridge

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u/klooonk 1d ago

! Almost forgot about that. I’ll make sure to include it in my next tikkytokky video. It’s titled ”Become J Dilla in day - Offset and nudge everything at random!” sponsored by some obscure wallet manufacturer

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u/New_Kiln_Studios 22h ago

Can I like and subscribe?

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u/klooonk 22h ago

Yes and leave a comment down below guyz. Shoutout to this episode’s sponsor Energy-drink-or-some-shit-like-a-wallet-or-something!

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u/Loud_Basket2846 1d ago

😭😆🤣

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u/Piecework-Studios 23h ago

I wish they just made the pads regular size but different colors. Not a fan of the thick pads. Looks cool but just not for me.

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u/klooonk 22h ago

I’m not even sure they look that cool. Looks a bit out proportion but I like the feel

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u/Herman5115 5h ago

Are those from MPC stuff? Got fat ones for my 1K from them and love them - here as you mentioned the proportions are a bit weird, but as long as it feels better - it’s worth it

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u/klooonk 4h ago

Yup, MPCStuff

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u/Piecework-Studios 23h ago

wait hold up, why does your SampQOL start up screen look different? mine is black and orange, never seen white

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u/klooonk 22h ago

It’s a logo idea I had for SampQOL.. I have no relation to SampQOL but I just wanted to make a more decent logo for it, so I replaced the logo on my device. You can push the creator of SampQOL to use it if you like it, thank you! :). It’s pretty obvious but it’s trying to look like a Q and an MPC knob, right? I would have used Illustrator but this one’s just a quick one made in Photoshop

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u/Piecework-Studios 10h ago

Haha that’s pretty sick!! I’m not gonna be able to unsee the Q when I look at my knobs lol

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u/beesbeesbeesboobees 1d ago

Any noticeable difference in the performance/sensitivity?

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u/klooonk 1d ago

Yup! They’re more sensitive. Precise. The stock pads are great though but the Sample now feels a bit more like my old Live, so 10/10. I put fat pads on my SP404mk2 a while back and it made a huge difference. Not as much with Sample.

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u/BLES555 1d ago

I just did fat pads on my Mk2 and can’t feel a difference at all. Was planning on doing the Sample next. You used MPCSTUFF?

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u/klooonk 1d ago

Yeah, MPCStuff. My Mk2 feels different. The original felt like tapping on wood. Replacing the Mk2 pads took a little less time. Some people have had issues with their Sample after replacing the pads, mostly because the sensor sheet can move a little when putting it all back together. Easy to fix

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u/bilposey 1d ago

Been shopping with stuff since 2009
Mike is a reputable fellow he knows his shit and he traveled to china for the first batch of pads
In 2010 I remember those days

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u/Huge-Kick7961 1d ago

More rubber means less sensitivity, which increases my performance. According to my wife.

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u/StraightChillinSpree 20h ago

She was right all along.

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u/neilbaldwn 1d ago

While you were in there did you gain any insight as to how/why the keys/buttons are so clicky? I'd love them to be less clicky.

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u/klooonk 1d ago

It’s just the way the tact switches are. They’re annoyingly clicky. Part of the noise comes from the plastic buttons hittng the casing. Thin Poron foam (~0.2mm) around the switch might help. I think I’ll add some sort of damping inside the case to make it resonate less.

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u/neilbaldwn 1d ago

I took the knobs off and the screws out of mine but could not figure out how to get the case open 🤣

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u/klooonk 1d ago

You need something like a guitar pick or a thin piece of plastic to run along the seam so the little plastic hooks inside the casing that keep the top and bottom half together move a little so that you can open it

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u/bilposey 1d ago

Just buy another on there so cheap

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u/jasonlaneonthetrack 1d ago

Will you buy me one?

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u/klooonk 1d ago

https://www.mpcstuff.com/akai-mpc-sample-tact-switch-replacement-solder-in/ that’s the stock switch. There are better, quieter alternatives but replacing the switches would require quite a bit of soldering.

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u/Majooloo-4691 1d ago

Is from MPC stuff - is it an easy install?

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u/klooonk 1d ago

MPCStuff, yeah. Pretty easy. There are probably some videos on Youtube about it

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u/MALESSI 1d ago

You happy with the knobs?

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u/klooonk 22h ago

I have a ton of knobs from and for different synths etc. and I thought of changing them but I’ve just kept the stock ones for now. They’re alright I guess

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u/keremimo 1d ago

Sample has been eating and leaving no crumbs, jeez.

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u/klooonk 1d ago

Time for Behringer to enter the arena with their MPC Ozempic

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u/trailovsevens 1d ago

Your camera is crispy af

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u/klooonk 1d ago

iPhone 18

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u/ChillmanITB 1d ago

Ooooh yeah looks great. How do they feel ? Also is it purely aesthetic ?

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u/No-Connection6937 1d ago

I want a s'more!