Look at this beauty!!!
On this quest to obtain and fix my coveted Akai MPC 60ii there were a couple setbacks, and now I can say it has all been totally worth it! This journey started with buying a crappy looking 60ii from a kid from Texas on eBay for cheap. When I got it, worked perfectly fine. I left it on, playing a sequence for a whole day (my used MPC test đ) and it was all good. Inputs and out puts were kind of scratchy but nothing too bad. Then came the time to open her up and start adding things. Then I was faced with the 3 worst words when it come to buying old school gear: Rust & Water Damage! I almost cried. I knew it would be difficult to get this thing how I wanted it. But then I looked at current prices for the 60 and thought âI have a lot of room to play withâ
So the quest started. Kanamit, the renown MPC wizard fixed all of my internal issues (side note: I actually taught him how to use the MPC about 14-15 years ago....yep, i do this đhit for real đ)
He fixed:
-Updated OS to MPC 3000 os
-All tact switches/buttons
-Indictator lights for full level, etc
-Sample Inputs
-Stereo outputs (still may need another board to fix 8 outs)
-Headphone Jack
-installed SCSI
-new LCD screen
-and fixed whatever I screwed up trying to fix, lol
Last piece of the puzzle was the top metal plate that had rusted god knows how long ago. I was going to send it to Forat or Maybe GhostinMPC, both of which I talked to. Then lightning struck. Someone on eBay was selling the plate I needed, in pristine condition. Now you have this:
My journey is almost complete! Havenât decided if I want to put a USB on it or find a way to use sd cards(if possible)
All in all Iâm excited to have a great piece of history in great condition. We will see what the future holds, but it was totally worth it to go the long way around.
