Heat can cope with USB 1.1 speeds as there are only 4 audio channels to send.
But I’ll leave this topic at that, I dont want to start an argument
So, did you try the replacement film from Elektron? Please tell us your latest discoveries!
Unfortunately the sheet didn’t arrive me yet but it’s still in progress. As soon as it arrives me I will let you know.
Believe it or not, got the Sheet today! Will assemble it later and let you know.
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Yes they did. Its not that complicated if you want to do it by yourself.
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For everyone, the new sheet I got from Elektron works like a charm! The Rytm is now back on the road to spoil some fancy ears.
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This seriously works? How dramatic a difference is it? Performance mutes and scenes all work?
Yes it works seriously. Mute, Track select, Chromatic, Scene and Performance work like it should. I did not do any calibration, just installed it, started the device and finish.
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But how is the velocity response?
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Its working like it should.
EDIT: Ahhh sorry I thought this whole time you got a different sheet from a third-party! My bad. I just saw now you’re referring to the sheet Elektron sent.
Anyway very cool a fix can be so easily managed.
Id still like to know what a different sheet will do…
Its the same Sheet I got from Elektron. The Sheet I had before was used. I bought the Device from someone. The new Sheet I got is still working perfect. The Sheet from before was a nightmare, unusable.
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Yeah see my edit above.
Sweet. Glad that worked for you!!
Ah ok I see. Normaly every Sheet should work. The Task there is just to make it fit to the Device. The original Sheet from Elektron for the Rytm has much different Dimensions then all the other Sheets available out there, eg. from MPC Stuff.
If you get one somewhere for less Money just attach it to your existing Sheet from Elektron. I think it’s a bit of handcraft work but still possible. Or try to get some new Sheet from Elektron. Not sure how much it costs. But I believe it’s not that expensive.
My pads have never had any issues but this is still great news.
Maybe a solid manufacturer out there will make a more responsive one for the rytm someday.
Does the new sheet from Elektron match the velocity performance of the NI sheet in your video? Because that was a very impressive improvement, (at least compared to my Rytm’s velocity response!)
Is this about MK1 or MK2?
Can you record a video of how the pads respond to different velocities?
On my machine (MK1), it feels like I only have three levels of velocity:
- I hit the pad too light, so it doesn’t trigger
- I hit the pad strong enough, so a sound plays at low velocity.
- I hit the pad as strong as I can and it reaches above average velocity.
Would love to see the nuances that you are able to achieve.
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Thanks @dschiller for sharing your experience. On my Rytm MK1 the pads startet to have issues after 4 years. So I have contacted customer support and asked for a new carbon layer sheet. They charged 15€ incl. shipping and it arrived after two days. After exchanging the sheet the pads are all working again 
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Great!!
Does anybody know if these carbon pads also available for the AR mk2?
Or is it maybe the same pad for both?