MPC1000: Repair and Restoration 

Absolutely, I got you fam: I use a Hakko FX888D. For me, this is a good quality relatively inexpensive soldering iron: www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ Any type of 60/40 Rosin Core Solder should do. I like using 0.8mm: www.amazon.com/dp/B06XX27KZ1/ If you're new to soldering, I would HIGHLY suggest this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6rmErwU5E-k.html Best of luck and thank you so much for watching!

It's not a difficult repair if you have a decent soldering iron! Just make sure you desolder the right pins lol. It can get confusing when you flip the board over

Appreciate that! I had fun picking those colors. Thanks for watching 🙏🏽

Thank you! What really helps is having a decent soldering iron. I think a LOT of people assume they’re bad at soldering when in reality their equipment is bad. Use a clean strip of wick, apply heat with the iron, and wait until you see the solder melt and get absorbed. Be sure to clean with alcohol afterward. Thanks so much for watching!

@@sumawav i do this, i have a good iron. been soldering stuff for 20 years now :D i just never was good at desoldering, it always get stick at the edge of the pad. there's always a tiny lil amount that's left stuck to the pad and the leg of the component. you just have the gift it seems :D great job! i'm also planning a 1k restoration from a busted up model i found for cheap. gonna be a fun project.

*gently presses fingertips together* "Good, good...."

@@sumawav I’ve maybe found a fix for the OG pads. Mines is over 15 years old. Stock pads. I’m now on the last row of the fix. It worked on the first pad. Now hopefully it continues to work. I’m so tired of clicking on FL studio 🤦🏿‍♂️. If this works maybe an MPC 1 might be next!

Maaaan, I need one badly. Which one do you have and would you recommend it?

Thanks so much! I'm glad the videos are helpful. I bet your main volume potentiometer is either dirty or going bad. Especially since you CAN make it work if you tweak them main volume. What you can do is spray some a small amount of DeoxIT on the volume potentiometer and turn it back and forth a bunch of times. Be sure to clean up with alcohol afterwards. Sometimes dust can get into the pot and build up over time. DeoxIT along with turning the pot can help clear that up. If that doesn't work, it might be time to replace the volume pot. Mpc-stuff carries a replacement part: www.mpcstuff.com/mpc-1000-main-volume-encoder-pot/ Also, does the sound cut out if you jiggle the cables attached to stereo out? If so, that could mean your 1/4 in jacks might also have a loose connection. Best of luck!

@@sumawav Thank you for the answer! I tried to apply the DeoxIT, it seems to make it a little better to find the stereo but it's still cutting a lot around the 40% area, above that seems to be cleaner though (but I'm a bit scared for the live ). Jiggling the cables attached to stereo out doesn't change anything, I guess the pot is the faulty one. I just don't know if it's really dirty or just going bad. Anyway, thank you for the help :) !

Thanks for watching! I found the alps/alpine part on mouser: www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/688-SKHHAK

Mpc-stuff.com sells them! Thanks for watching 🙏🏽

Probably not, that would be a major modification. A better option would be to use a midi controller and map a button to start/stop.

It's more likely your output jacks are going bad. Does the headphone out work?

@@sumawav no completely dead too. I tested it wit multi meter and jacks are fine. I’m think analog chip or amp chip

daaaamn, that's a much more serious problem. mpc-stuff has entire replacement boards but they're pricey

Maybe! Bad outputs are a common problem - usually from wear and tear from plugging/unplugging cables. In many cases resoldering the joints will fix it. However, if the unit was dropped or had water damage, the repair may not be so easy or impossible. You're best bet is to get as much info about the unit as you can. Also, I've never worked on the audio outputs of an MPC1000 so i'm not sure how big of a task it would be to fix.